What Happens After Death? What is the Soul (Ātman)?
Human Body To the wise, this frame of flesh and bone Is not mere dust — it is the throne Where Soul dwells , serene, supreme, The heart and source of every dream. Three gates before the seeker shine — To Heaven, Freedom, Bliss divine; But turned astray, the path declines, To hell’s abyss where fire pines. O blessed birth! — this human frame, A chance to rise beyond all name; For gods may reign, yet bound remain, While man may break his mortal chain. ★ This body, the gross one, is fashioned from the five great elements. Mind and intellect, the five vital airs, and the five organs of knowledge —United with the five organs of action — together form the subtle body. This subtle body is verily the eternal abode of the eternal soul , The self-luminous and independent one. An enlightened being or self-aware person does not fear death because they know that death is not the end of life , but rather a new phase and a fresh beginning in the soul's journey . 🔯 The Journey ...