Questions pertaining to the soul.
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Is the "I" consciousness from the body or from the soul
Where does the sense of "I" (i.e. the sense of self-awareness) originate from? Is it from the physical body (the brain) or is it from the spiritual soul which wears the body (as brought down in Shaarei Kedusha)?
Perhaps an example to show the…
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Is Aryeh Kaplan's definition of the self in Jewish Meditation accurate ("nothingness" chapter)?
Let me preface this question by stating that I'm Jewish with a background in Zen Buddhism. Eastern philosophy was my first introduction to spirituality coming from an atheistic/materialistic worldview. However, I've been studying Judaism, and I'm…
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What is a human?
In the secular world, a human being is mostly thought of as consisting of a body and some kind of spiritual component. A lot of the current understanding of how these "parts" interact comes from the greek period - I think. The Human consisting of a…
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Is one permitted to go to a haunted house for entertainment according to halocha
Is it permitted al pi halacha to visit a haunted house for fun or curiosity. And or is it a sakonas nefoshos.
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Can neshamos "communicate" with each other directly while we're alive
I was thinking about the confinement that the Derech Hashem discusses of the neshamos (spiritual creations) within the physical body. I'm guessing/assuming (feel free to connect) that spritual creations can be aware of one another and…
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Does Judaism say that souls can or cannot be destroyed?
Does Judaism say that souls can or cannot be destroyed? Just asking because I was raised a Christian, and it didn't make any sense to me, at all, that a "soul" could be destroyed. All I know is that's an important part of Buddhism.
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Is it possible for a person to become so evil that they lose their soul? Like is it possible for a person to be missing their soul?
Occasionally, you hear people talk about people who commit horribly evil acts. They say things like "they have no soul", or "they're so rotten they literally gave away their soul". That made me wonder: is it possible for a person to actually lose…
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Where is evidence to support Jews have a different soul from non-Jews in Torah?
At what point in the Neshamah: Levels of Soul Consciousness is the separation between Jews and Non-Jews?
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Gain and loss of a Jewish soul - the delineations
If a human gains a Jewish soul at conversion, when does one lose it? Is it reasonable to say if one no longer places faith in Ad---i one loses it? Is a Jewish atheist much of a Jew, with respect to how the faith interprets it?
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Do a goy (gentile), and/or an animal have ALL of these - Nefesh-Ruach-Neshama-Chaya-Yechida
Can someone please give me a clear source as to whether or not a goy (gentile), and/or an animal have ALL OF THESE FIVE Nefesh-Ruach-Neshama-Chaya-Yechida. (More specifically looking for sources about the last two).
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Is the soul tied and can one break that tie?
I have heard that the soul is tied to your wife or husband, but if so, can you break off that "soul-tie" ?
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