The moment our soul atman leaves the dead body... it immediately tries to manifest a new body. This is only possible if matching parents are available on Mother Earth. The transfer from one manifestation to another is through the residual balance of karma. If matching parents are not available the soul atman either goes to heaven or hell.

Heaven if the residual balance of karma is positive and hell if negative! Heaven as understood by most human beings is not something to be desired of. Heaven exists in the core of the sun where temperatures exceed millions of degrees centigrade. This is the best place for a soul to hibernate in between. Hell also exists in the periphery of the sun where temperatures are less.

Under no circumstances a soul atman is permitted to leave the confines of one mortal world... the entire solar system. The escape from the solar system becomes possible when the human being gains enlightenment (kaivalya jnana) and finally salvation (moksha). It is then the liberated soul atman can go to the kingdom of God (aka Baikuntha in Hinduism) that exists somewhere in the centre of the Cosmos... a place of no return!

Every liberated soul is free to roam the whole Cosmos. Any human being through proper prayers can invoke a liberated soul like Mahavira, Gautama Buddha, Jesus Christ or Prophet Mohammed and seek ones blessings. Also no soul atman can directly go from heaven or hell to the kingdom of God. It is only when a human being gains enlightenment... the soul finally liberates forever!

Essay by: Kaivalya Jnani... One who realized self in his life time!

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Define Soul
A soul (aka atman in Hinduism) is pure cosmic energy... much beyond the comprehension of most human beings! The spirit as detailed in Christianity and our soul atman within means the same. The definition of soul atman has been wrongly interpreted in Christianity. It is our soul atman that manifests the human form to work out its karma... remove impurities within!

Human Soul
The human Soul... the cosmic spirit... a cluster of pure celestial energy is not different from soul atman within an insect, plant or an animal! The only variance being the level of purity! The human form is the highest manifest stage in the cosmic life cycle of soul atman within. It is the human soul that has manifested the body and not vice versa.

Do Animals have a Soul
If we try to understand the complete analogy of the spiritual system... the cosmic system built by God Almighty... all becomes absolutely clear! Whether animals have a soul atman or insects have a soul atman within is not further debatable! We only need to understand why God made the Cosmos in the first place!

Define Soul Spirit
The soul and the spirit mean the same. The soul atman is of the form of pure cosmic energy! The spirit within every human being... the soul atman within our heart is God Almighty in minuscule form... the essence of all being the same! To remove the dross within (impurities within) every soul atman manifests a cycle of 8.4 million manifestations to work out its karma. It is our soul atman that has manifested the body and not vice versa.

Reincarnation of Soul
I not only believe that our soul atman lives on after the death of the body... I am practically a living example of that! Having realized God in 1993... I reached the last leg of cosmic life... the 8.4 millionth manifestation! This is my last life as a soul atman! Having gained absolute purity I have nowhere else to go but to the kingdom of God (aka Baikuntha in Hinduism). I have reached the Mount Everest of my spiritual pursuit!

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