Samaira Bangatufts university, Tufts University · startups and sidequests

My Daily Spiritual Reminder

8 Aug 2023 · 1 min

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In this brief monologue, the speaker affirms that the true self is the soul, which merely inhabits a physical body that serves as a temporary garment. The body is likened to clothing that is discarded at death, while the soul moves on to a new body in the next lifetime. Emphasizing the distinction between soul and body, the speaker argues that daily attention should be given to nurturing the soul. To that end, they describe a personal routine of spending the first hour each morning chanting, praying, listening to spiritual discourses, and studying scriptures, presenting this practice as their most significant spiritual realization and an invitation for listeners to consider similar devotion.

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One thing that I keep reminding myself of is that my real identity is that of a soul which is simply residing inside this body. As long as there's soul inside this body, everyone will come and ask, how are you? How do you do? But as soon as the soul leaves this body, which is during death, even loved ones who hugged and kissed the body will send it to the graveyard to be burned. So what is our true identity really? Well, this body is certainly not our true identity. This body is It is just a dress worn over the soul, and just like we discard old clothes and wear fresh clothes every day, the soul discards this body and takes a new body each passing lifetime. Shouldn't we spend some time every day to nourish our soul? I personally spend the first hour of my day for the well-being of my soul by chanting, praying, listening to spiritual discourses, and studying the scriptures. This has been my biggest spiritual realization, and I just felt like sharing it with you.