The soul is actually the size of a ten thousandth of the tip of a hair, because it is a spiritual atom. It is self-luminous, because a radiance emanates from its spiritual body which envelops it, giving it the appearance of a very pretty luminous ball, of an immaculate whiteness. That’s why seeing it is a wonder.
The spiritual soul alone illuminates the consciousness, the whole body. Consciousness is the concrete proof of the presence of the soul in the body.
Consciousness is a manifestation of the soul, the major principle, the essence of the spiritual soul, the main energy of the soul, it is the soul itself. The soul is present in the heart of the living being, the celestial being, the human being, the animal and the vegetable, it is the source of all the energies that support the body, whatever the form. The energy of the soul is diffused throughout the body, such is the consciousness, and it is thanks to the latter diffused throughout the body that the soul manifests its omnipresence in the body in which it is found and which it keeps alive by its vital force. Consciousness is also the perception that one has of being, which allows us to say «I am».
The soul is the pure consciousness that expresses itself. It is the vital force, the active principle that allows the body to live and move. She is the true Self, the conscious Self and the true Ego. The true spiritual memory as well as the true intelligence are two other major principles of the soul, because it is in it that they are found and nowhere else. It gives the body its beauty and life.
Real intelligence, mind and consciousness in their pure form are inherent in God’s distinct spiritual soul. This makes it possible to affirm with certainty that the brain of the material body is not the centre of intelligence, and that it is the consciousness of the soul that determines the intelligence of its acts.
Located in the heart, it dispenses its energy to the whole body. Blood cells, which carry oxygen stored in the lungs, draw their energy from the soul. This is why blood ceases to flow and perform its functions as soon as the soul leaves the body.
In truth, it is the vital force that gives the soul its power, and the latter rests in the individual soul and on the Supreme Soul, God, and it is through the presence of this vital force that the body develops and grows. Also, beyond the existence of the body, are the Supreme Soul and the individual soul, both reside in the heart of the living being, human or animal.
This is the first milestone of spiritual knowledge. The body exists through the presence of the Supreme Lord who activates the senses as well as the mind, and allows the individual soul, tiny fragment, integral part of the Divine Person, Krishna, to use it at its convenience.
The spiritual soul is by nature an asexual spiritual entity, and is therefore neither masculine nor feminine. It has no past, no present, no future, and does not age like the body, for it is eternally young, nor does it breed offspring. Being by nature of spiritual essence, a tiny piece, an integral part of Lord Krishna, the soul must detach itself from matter and return to the spiritual world, where it came from, and where its original dwelling is. This is the true purpose of existence.