Posted in Soul on Nov 30th, 2008 Comments Off
Q After death, will the soul be taken immediately or after some time by Yamadutas to hell (non devotees) and after receiving the punishment and put into another gross body will the soul be given sometime to stay with the family members or with the dead body? – Sridhar
A The time elapsed before a soul [...]
Q. If we see a paralysis patient, we could see that he/ she had lost conciousness of half of his/her body and the cause of this is brain damage or some other material problem or misfunctioning of an organ. By this, it is seen that conciousness is determined through working and not working of organs. [...]
Posted in Soul on May 3rd, 2008 Comments Off
Q. There is one shloka in Bhagvad Gita where Krishna says to Arjuna, “Never was there a time that you didn’t exists nor shall you cease to exist ….” .
There are few other shlokas like in one the Lord says, “I am the seed giving father of all living entities ….” and other one wherein he [...]
Posted in Soul on Aug 28th, 2007 Comments Off
Q. If a person undergoes heart transplant then what happens to the soul?
- Jagram Bhadoria
A. Just as you get up from one chair and sit on another chair the soul leaves the previous heart and occupies the new heart. As by changing the chair the person is not changed similarly by changing the heart the soul [...]
Posted in Soul on Aug 17th, 2007 Comments Off
Q. What is the difference between jivatma and paramatma? What is the size, colour and shape of both?
- Shrinivasa Prasad
A. The Jivatma is atomic. (One ten thousandth the tip of the hair)(Anu). Paramatma is Infinite (Vibhu).
Example: A drop of sea water(Jiva). The Ocean(Paramatma). They are one in quality but different in quantity.
Posted in Soul on Aug 17th, 2007 Comments Off
Q. Please give some reference from the scriptures mentioning that the soul is always active.
- Sita Priya devi dasi
A. Here is the shloka no. 3.5 from Bhagavad-Gita As it is with complete translation and purport by His Divine A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
      na hi kaścit ksanam api
     jÄtu tisthaty akarma-krt
     kÄryate hy avaÅ›ah karma
     sarvah prakrti-jair gunaih
TRANSLATION
Everyone is forced [...]