Knowing This

The Existence of Spirit

As we approach the end of this physical life, the big question is, what happens upon our physical death? The ancient Greeks and most religious traditions affirm the immortality of the soul and the spirit, agreeing that there is life after death. But as to what form this afterlife takes, there are many opinions.

—[World Scripture II. Universal Peace Federation, 2011] p. 182 

The Bhagavad Gita 2:23-25

Religions all over the world attest the reality of the spirit world and our own spiritual reality, that we are a spirit and that we have a body… There are many scriptural texts with a similar message. In Hinduism, the Bhagavad-Gita 2:23-25 describes the eternal nature of the soul.

—Dietrich F. Seidel and Jennifer P. Tanabe, Ph.D. [Eternal Life in the Spirit World, New York (November 2017)] p. 24.

Additional Bhagavad Gita Quotes

“He is the source of light in all luminaries, and is entirely beyond the darkness of ignorance. He is knowledge, the object of knowledge, and the goal of knowledge. He dwells within the hearts of all living beings.”

—Sri Krishna [BG 13.18].

Weapons cannot shred the soul, nor can fire burn it. Water cannot wet it, nor can the wind dry it.

—Sri Krishna [BG 2.23].

The soul is unbreakable and incombustible; it can neither be dampened nor dried. It is everlasting, in all places, unalterable, immutable, and primordial.

—Sri Krishna [BG 2.24].

The soul is spoken of as invisible, inconceivable, and unchangeable. Knowing this, you should not grieve for the body.

—Sri Krishna [BG 2.25].