Friday, October 10, 2014

Spirit, Soul, Mind, Body


Words matter. The reason words matter is that words are conduits of meaning. Words when properly used have an uncanny ability to describe reality.

At the same time it must be admitted that words are not often used for this purpose.

With this in mind let's look at some over-used words in some limited contexts.

For the purpose of this exercise let us consider "Spirit" as the pure awareness which is the substrate of all life. "Soul" we will declare as the matrix of genetic preprograms that determine the inherent appetites and inclinations which guide and torture the organism in it's passage through existence. "Mind" is the resonant awareness and it's seeming individuality made inevitable by "Spirit" and "Soul" in the physical existence of a "Body".

The seat of "Identity" can reside in any of the above mentioned organs of existence.