The soul is a portion of the Divine like a wave rising from the sea, or sparks and flames emerging from the Fire or as Rays coming from the Sun. It is of the same essence and potential as the Divine. But to realise its full potential it must discover its unity with the Divine. If the wave feels cut off from the sea (though it is never cut off in reality) then it has a limited existence and a limited power. But when it knows that it is always connected with the sea then it fears nothing and shares the unlimited force and joy of the ocean.
The soul is like the seed of the Divine in us. It grows through the process of rebirth into the full knowledge and power of the Divine.
In other words the soul is like the little chip or the real information coaded and loaded in an inner space. This ‘information’ in the form of the Divine Energy is never destroyed. It contains within it, coaded secretly, our past as well as the blueprint of the future. In fact all that is noble, high, pure, beautiful and divine in quality comes from the soul. As the soul develops and we become conscious of the soul we too grow in these divine qualities such as wisdom, courage, true love, sympathy, compassion, peace, joy, strength, spirit of service and sacrifice, harmony, real goodness, seeking for God etc. When the soul is undeveloped then the person also, regardless of his or her outer achievements remains inwardly undeveloped. To find the soul is to find the royal door that can lead us to God. It is the key to all that makes humanity beautiful and noble and high.
Affectionately,
Alok Da
