The Soul, the Self does not exist as an individual within the universe. The Soul is the cause of the universe and it itself is uncaused.+

Ashtavakra Gita: ~ Know the Soul, the Self to be One and in this way enter into the state of dissolution."

Many Soul theories are based on the dualistic perspective. The duality is merely an illusion. Thus, all dualistic theories are falsehoods because they are based on the false self (ego) within the false experience.

If the whole universe in which we exist is created out of single stuff then the many Souls within the universe are also created out of single stuff. That single stuff is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

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All the individuals exist within the universe, which is the dualistic illusion or Maya. The Soul, the Self does not exist as an individual within the illusory universe. The Soul, the Self is the cause of the illusory universe and it, itself is uncaused.

People think every individual has a Soul but it is not so. The Soul is universal because it is unborn and eternal.  It is unborn eternal because it is a formless, timeless, and spaceless existence.

The Soul is one but individuals are many. There are no separate individual Souls. No one has seen the Soul of a man. You can only say that you have seen different bodies. The Soul is one but individuals are many. Many Souls idea is a religious idea.

People believe the Soul is within the physical body but in reality, the Soul is hidden by the universe because the universe is merely an illusion created out of the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. 

Advaita means the Soul, the one without the second. There is no scope for the second Soul. Advaita is ekathma vada.

Sage Sankara asks his opponents "How do you know there are separate individual Souls? Have you seen the Soul of a man? You can only say that you have seen different bodies. To say more is to misuse language. Therefore, I call you liars unless you give proof, which is impossible. 

Rig Veda: ~ 'Prajnanam Brahma'- Consciousness is the ultimate reality or Brahman or God in truth.

Do not accept any other God other than the Soul. The Soul is God in truth. Nothing is real but the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

Nothing matters but realizing God in truth. God in truth, is everywhere and in everything. Let these words be inscribed in your subconscious.

God in truth, is hidden by the illusory universe. God in truth alone, is real and eternal, and all else is an illusion.

Brahman is merely a word to indicate the ultimate truth or God in truth. The ultimate truth itself is God in truth.

People are not aware of the fact that there is no individual God exists, apart from the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

Thus, the Soul is the true Self. If there is no Soul, then there is no physical body, no ego, no universe, no religion, and no personal Gods.

People think that there must be a creator of this universe. If one thinks physical entity or the ego as the Self, then there is a creator, but if one thinks of the Soul as the Self, then there is nothing that exists other than the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

Even Rig Veda: ~ The Atman is the cause; Atman is the support of all that exists in this universe. May ye never turn away from the Atman, the Self. May ye never accept another God in place of the Atman nor worship other than the Atman?" (10:48, 5)

So, it proves the Soul is not an individual but it is the support of all that exists in this universe.

The Soul is not limited to an individual. The individuals are many but the Soul is one. The individual exists within the universe. The Soul is the cause of the universe and it, itself is uncaused.

The Soul is not within the human body. The universe is created out of single stuff. That single stuff is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. Thus, whatever the universe contains is bound to be the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

All the Gurus propagated that the Soul is within the human body or heart this is a great mistake.

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People who argue that the Soul does not exist are not aware of the fact that their own existence is dependent on the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

One should not conclude because some great thinker said so or some philosophy says so. Without consciousness, the mind, which is present in the form of the universe ceases to exist. Man ceases to exist without the universe.

The universe ceases to exist without the Soul, the Self. The Soul can exist with or without the universe. The universe itself is a dualistic illusion.

Religious Gods are not God in truth. The Bible says “God is a Spirit, and they that worship God must worship God in spirit and in truth. Rig Veda says may ye never accept another God in place of the Atman (Spirit) nor worship other than the Atman. 

It is of no use arguing with religious believers because they think of what they know as the ultimate truth.

Whatever is real in the world in which we exist is God. All that is real in the world in which we exist is the Soul, the  Self.

Realizing the Self, which is the Soul, we discover the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness is the ultimate reality or Brahman or God in truth.   Consciousness is hidden by the ‘I’ which is a dualistic illusion.

Even The Bhagavad Gita says: ~ Brahmano hi pratisthaham ~ Brahman (God in truth) is considered the all-pervading consciousness, which is the basis of all the animate and inanimate entities and material. (14.27).

When Bhagavad Gita says God is considered the all-pervading consciousness which is the basis of all the animate and inanimate entities and material then nothing has to be accepted as God other than consciousness.

Even Brihadaranyaka Upanishad: ~ Brahman (God in truth) is in the form of the Athma, and it is indeed Athma itself.

Those who indulge in a perverted argument from their own standpoint and opinion are not seeking the truth, which is beyond form, time, and space. They just want to exhibit their accumulated knowledge accumulated from here and there. They think what they know is the ultimate truth.

They think whatever they propagate is the ultimate truth. The question never occurs to them, “Is what I know is really the truth?

That is why Jesus said: ~ Do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you. (Matthew -7:6)

~ Jesus meant knowledge of Spirit or God or Self-knowledge or Advaitic wisdom.

Spirituality has nothing to do with religion. Spirituality is based on the Spirit, the real God whereas religion is based on the false self within the false experience.

The Bible says: ~ “God is a Spirit, and they that worship God must worship Godin spirit and in truth (John 4:24)”,

God is not physical. God is the Spirit. God is the Soul, the Self. God is birthless and deathless because God is a formless, timeless, and spaceless existence.

Birth, life, and death happen within the illusory world, which is created out of God, and is present in the form of the Spirit. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar