Body- the physical, sensory mundane world of food, water, ground,
dirt, rotten bodies, flowers etc.
Soul- Love, Loyalty, friendship, imagination.
Mind- The communicator, the maths, science- numbers.
Even when trying to draw clear distinction(as above) its still hard. They seem like knotted strands of existence and sense and reality. Its hard for me to draw the line and i’m a virgo- meaning vigos are the organisers and labelers. Masters of classification. Not excluding anyone- generally. It is important, In a practical sense if nothing else. If you cant tell one from the other all sorts of problems arrise. Relationships for example; if you cant tell the difference between spirit and body you cant tell the difference between love and lust.
Socially the general lines of distinction are…confused. Big time. Know yourself.
Hello, I happen also to be a virgo (though I am somewhat undecided about astrology), and I agree with what you say, except that I find clear distinctions and correlations between the first three definitions above. These go as follows:
As relating to one another to describe reality as a human experience through form, meaning, and process:
Form: The physical, geometric, and structural portions of the universe.
Body: The physical, geometric, and structural portions of the self.
Meaning: The element of correlation that adds definition to form and process. Thought, imagination, idiosyncrasy.
Soul: The elementary force of life that adds form and process to the universe through meaning. Thought, imagination, idiosyncrasy.
Process: The force/element of change and impermanance, of which all forces are born.
Mind- The combination of the soul to form and structural body in order to understand and modify process with meaning.
So in my philosophy, anything, whether that be a thing or event, can be correlated to itself, and all other things through form, meaning, and process. I believe that observation is an integral part of the universe. I believe that the universe requires meaning to function correctly, and life is the avenue of producing meaning through thought.
Souls and minds do not exist independently. They’re just names for complicated manifestations of our neurological physiology. I use three distinctions as well, mind, body, and emotion, but I don’t pretend they’re really seperate. It’s just a convenient organizational structure for determining value, since all of my experiences thus far can be categorized as positive or negative relative to at least one of the three.
asleep might be something like… 10% body 0% mind 90% soul?
i Do think we fluctuate in differeing degrees between them. However i don not think it can accuratly be represented by percentages, really. As accutness in awareness can be similtaniose on 2 or 3 levels
Don’t you think its over emphasis on material. There was a point in history where the emphasis was on the spirit, now its on material. You’ve replaced one unknown with another. We know no more about matter then we do about metaphysical concepts. Matter has become divine.
Well said undergroundman… however it is an extreamly varying thing from person to person…I dont think its wise to dwell in any one form of existence for too long. Existence being spirit, mind, body. We need all of them.