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Top Souls Of The Righteous

What are the "Souls Of The Righteous" and how do I get one?

To understand what the Souls Of The Righteous are, you must first understand the basics of the teachings of the specific religions most of these people follow.

This subject is extremely long so I have condensed it into something manageable to read.

I am not saying that you must follow any kind of religion, but as a general rule, most people who strive for to get a Soul Of The Righteous do follow one form of doctrine or another.

Even amongst the good religions, there is a lot of mis-information and even dis-information so I will implore you to do the following if you are a genuine seeker:

Seek the Truth with ALL of your heart.

You may not understand this now, but if you do this, then the "Truth" will align with you and show you the invisible path to your destiny.

There is a ton of information on this website which will help you IF you are a genuine seeker.

One Truth is that you do NOT need to belong to a group or sect, because the Path to God is within your own Heart, you just have to genuinely L@@K and the first step is to UNLEARN a lot of what you have been told.

This is not easy, but it is being done by thousands of people all around the world every day. is a good starting point for you.

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Top Buddhism

Please Note that the information "will" vary between different schools of thought. I hope that this gives you a good starting point to aim for.

The concept of is based on the "evolution" of the soul and in often cases, the devolution of the soul as it is regressed back to an animal body - and if bad enough, even terminated.

Buddhism does not teach the existence of an eternal, unchanging soul as it considers the soul (atman) to be in a "constantly state of flux".

The Nine Consciousnesses

  • First you have the basic 5 common Sensory Consciousnesses: Sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch.
  • The Sixth "Mano" Consciousness integrates sensory perceptions and thoughts, collates the data and makes judgments.
  • The Seventh (Manas) Consciousness is the seat of the ego, arrogance, narcissistic tendencies, and attachments to physicality.
  • The Eighth (Alaya) Consciousness is where all of your thoughts, speech and actions are recorded and this affects you future destiny.
  • Ninth (Amala) Consciousness is the highest and most pure consciousness or more commonly referred to as the "Buddha-nature" that is unaffected by negative karma. However to reach this level, you cannot have any serious negative Karma.

Four Paths of Enlightenment

These 4 stages involve purification and liberation through which a person moves in order to end their cycle of rebirth.

I would add here that it is possible for a person to dissolve their negative Karma (within reason) by reciteing Psalms every day. More information on the page.

  1. Sotapanna (स्रोतापन्न): Srotas means stream, flow or current (Sanskrit) and Apanna means someone who has attained or reached their goal. This is the "Stream" (path) which leads to Nirvana and can only be reached after the person has erased doubt, the ego-self and attachments.
  2. Sakadagami (सकृदागामिन्): Sakṛt ("once") + agamin ("returning") and in Buddhist philosophy it refers to a person who has attained the second stage of enlightenment and will be reborn into the human world only one more time. (Caveat: If they do not mess it up).
  3. Anagami (अनागामिन्) means "non-returning" or "one who does not come back" to this level and may then ascend to Nirvana.
  4. Arhat (अर्हत्) A fully enlightened person who has overcome all "tests" and will not be reborn again.

Six Levels Of Rebirth ↟↟

Buddhism describes 6 potential realms where your soul (atman) may be reborn based on Karma, which are then organized into 31 levels of existence.

Summary

Buddhism does not believe in a permanent "unchanging" soul, instead it sees the soul as constantly evolving or devolving dependent upon a persons actions and even inactions where applicable.

Rainbow Body

The following is a brief introduction to the "Rainbow Body" (Sambhogakaya सम्भोगकाय) where the body converts into pure light at the time of death.

The reason that it is called the "Rainbow Body" is because "sometimes" after death, some people convert into a visible rainbow as their body literally dissolves - sometimes in minutes and sometimes over a period of days.

The practice of doing this predates Buddhism and goes back (at least) to the ancient Tibetan Bon religious (not New Bon) traditions and was most notably demonstrated by PadmaSambhava (AKA: Guru Rinpoche).

This is not a simple event and requires many years (decades) of specialized meditations (like trekcho and togal) and specific diets, plus the knowledge of how to unlock the spritual energy from the food you eat along the way.

The "Rainbow Body" is a high-level spiritual attainment found in Tibetan Buddhism, particularly within Dzogchen traditions.

It must also be pointed out that while many people try and attain this level, most fail and often end up with or worse.

Those who partially succeed in attaining this level have often been seen to shrink dramatically in some cases, after death, as the light which sustained them in physicality is released and leaves.

Think of it like air (light) leaving a balloon and just leaving the "shell or husk".

Not the same as...

The Rainbow Body is Not The Same As when you visually see someones soul leave their body after they die.

I am not saying or implying that Rainbow Body people are sentient beings, only that they have reached a level most of us have never even dreamed of.

Bodhisattva

And then you have the


Top Hinduism

Please Note that the information "will" vary between different schools of thought. I hope that this gives you a good starting point to aim for.

Hindu scripture classifies souls into 3 types based on their current liberation status.

As stated above, the information may vary between different schools of Hinduism (Advaita Vedanta, Samkhya, etc.), but - similar to Buddhism - the core idea is the evolution of the Self (soul / atman) from base ignorance to eternal perfection.

Basic Soul: Jada Shakti

Found in inanimate objects, bacteria, plants, and simple organisms, where individuality is minimal.

Represented as unconscious energy such as inanimate objects which are sometimes described as manifestations of Jada-shakti.

Chit Shakti: (conscious energy) is the opposite of Jada Shakti.

People who are very bad (eg: mass murderers, those who cause harm to hundreds and thousands etc) are recorded as being down graded back to the Basic Soul level as a plant and the worse ones end up as rocks.

This "Basic Soul concept" is recorded in Vedic teachings, Kabbalah and even the Maya have this as a teaching.

The Evolving Soul:

The Evolving Soul develops by gathering karmic experiences in animal forms, eventually advancing to human form where self-knowledge is possible.

People may also be sent BACK to this level for various sins (crimes) which may be anything from giving false or misleading information to murder. A quick example for you is the famous of which there are several variations but they all contain the same theme.

Baddha Soul

Baddha and Not Buddha.

Bound Souls (Baddha): Are souls trapped in the constant cycle of (rebirth and death) because of their attached to material life and desires.

The worst offenders are those who revel in physicality from gluttony of material "things" like food and money through to excessive sex.

These people dwell in physicality with no (or little) spiritual ambitions and thus they must return back repeatedly. This is much worse than most people realize.

You see, this planet is constantly being "reset" (rebooted) and the society you live in today is a glimpse of what is possible.

Unfortunately, most of human existence is living in mud huts and being eaten by wild animals. For women, it can (and usually is) much worse.

Recorded as part of Islamic history, women could not go to the toilet during the day (for fear of being raped) so they had to go at night when many were raped anyway. (references listed )

Human Soul: (Atmajnana)

This is the intellectual soul which allows you to move from gross ignorance to self-knowledge and is the foundation for self-enlightenment.

This can only be done if you study books like:

You must engage your brain and take it outside its comfort zone. You can only do this by challenging what you think you know.

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is also a very important component of this "growth".

Liberated Souls: (Muktha)

Souls which have freed themselves of the cycle of rebirth and enjoy spiritual bliss, having attained Moksha (or Mukti) and is the ultimate goal in Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism.

There are 4 paths to reach this stage and they are:

  1. Karma Yoga (The path of selfless Actions ie: charity)
  2. Bhakti Yoga (The Path of Devotion)
  3. Raja Yoga (The Path of Meditation)
  4. Jnana Yoga (The Path of Knowledge)

The Human soul is no different from a soul in an insect, plant, animal or rock except that a human soul has more potential to spiritually ascend than the soul in insect, plant, animal or rock.

I case you do not understand this, think of it like this, What is everything in the universe made up of? (including your body)

This energy is not linear, but rather it is comprised of countless numbers of souls (like the biggest jigsaw puzzle you can imagine).

Eternal Souls: (Nithya)

These are souls which have never been bound by physical life and are eternally in service to the divine (ie: angelic beings).

Unlike our souls, these "Eternal Souls" do not need to journey through different Cosmic Planes of existence - called Lokas - based on its Karma - nor do they need to as people, animals or lower life-forms.

In most cases, they have specific "duties" to perform and that is the sole reason for their creation.

FYI: There are , 7 Lokas Up and 7 Lokas Down so this is a much more complicated story than I am posting here.

In Kabbalah it talks about the 10 Upper Crowns and the 10 Lower Crowns. ()


Top Judaism

There are 5 soul levels in Judaism.

  1. Nefesh Nefesh
  2. Ruach Ruach
  3. Neshamah Neshamah
  4. Chaya Chaya
  5. Yechidah Yechidah

Nefesh Soul Level ↟↟

Nefesh is the lowest basic animal soul and Yechidah is the highest.

Nefesh and Ruach you are born with but the rest you must "earn".

Nefesh ↟↟

The Nefesh (נפש) is the lowest of 5 levels of the soul in Jewish doctrine and it represents the basic vital life force, ie: your breath.

Your Nefesh is your primal animalistic soul which animates the physical body and focuses on eating and other physical activities and pleasures.

Your Nefesh is the embodied life force which humans have which makes them a "living being". (Genesis 2:7)

The Nefesh of Desires and Emotions: The nefesh is associated with physical appetites, such as arrogance, ego, physical emotions, and physical desires, such as hunger, thirst, and carnal desires.

People who think that the human body is interchangeable live in this basic soul level category.

A cow cannot become a horse just because you want it to be one. Usually children over 5 or 6 have grown out of this fantasy stage, but not always.

People who think like this are at the bottom of the "food chain" and are also often the most "loveless" people on this planet.

Ruach Soul Level ↟↟

Ruach (רוח) (means "wind" or "spirit" or "breath") and represents the emotions, the awareness of self and basic intellect.

By "basic", you understand the difference between right and wrong.

Your Ruach soul is the bridge between the lower basic Nefesh soul and your higher (potential) soul called the Neshamah.

Your Ruach allows for "critical thinking" (something missing in many EDU institutes these days) and allows you to realize that there is a Creator - and all that is associated with that realization.

Ruach is your center of personality and emotions.

In Kabbalah, the Ruach is associated with the heart.

Ruach refers to the "spirit" or "Breath of Life" which animates you.

Your Ruach allows you to intellectually utilize your "Moral Discernment" to distinguish between good and evil, thereby facilitating moral and thus spiritual growth and evolution.

One of the more advanced meditation techniques in Buddhism, Hinduism and Judaism has to do with Breathing and in fact, this breathing meditation should be the foundation of all meditations.

If you are interested in the many different breathing techniques - of which you may never have even heard of - please check out the page.

Neshamah Soul Level ↟↟

The Neshamah (Neshama) (נשמה) (soul or spirit) is seen as a spark of Godliness within each person but there is a catch.

The Neshamah soul is a soul of ascension and as such it is seperate from the body and mind and must be acquired by your thoughts, speech and your actions.

The Neshamah soul represents the verse "and God said let there be light ... and God saw the light was good".

Just as you can acquire (get) a Neshamah, you can also lose your Neshamah if you engage in unclean acts or harm others (unless in self defence - see Thou not Kill on the page.).

The Neshamah represents a higher intellectual and spiritual consciousness. It is the bridge between the basic physical levels of existence and the capacity to ascend (for example) to places like the Akashic Records, Hall of Records and even the Academy of The Messiah.

In Kabbalah it is said that on Shabbat a "Jew" is given an extra Neshamah (Neshama Yeteirah) so that it may also experience the spiritual joy of Shabbat (when done corrently) and also to help elevate that extra soul.

The Neshamah is inherently pure and it is your Neshamah which intrinsically desires to reconnect to The Creator.

If you want to do extremely high meditation, then you need to activate your Neshamah first.

Chaya Soul Level ↟↟

Chaya means "living".

The Chaya (or Chayah חיה) is the fourth of five levels of the soul in Kabbalah and represents the "living" or "transcendent" soul.

Similar to the Buddhist level, the Chaya represents a total nullification of ego and direct awareness of Divine Truth***

The Chaya is above the intellectual understanding of the Neshama and when you are there, you get the answer to the question before you finish thinking the question. This is often what happens to people who have experiences.

*** Truth is determined by the person so if they have transcended their ego but they still have dishonesty within them, then this is what is reflected back to them (pro-rata) as they seek higher truths.

Interestingly, when activated, the Chaya is known to cause a discernable aura (AKA: ) to emanate from around the person - like when you see pictures of "saints" with a halo around their heads.

This light "emanation" is activated by the person who is attaching themselves to "The Creator" via the path of Love as I explain here on page and on the page.

You can enhance this stage via (water) Fasting - which I will write about seen as it is not as simple as you may think.

Yechidah Soul Level ↟↟

The Yechidah Soul (יחידה) is the highest of the five levels of the soul in Kabbalah

The Yechidah Soul represents the essential core essence of the soul which is in constant unity with God.

This is one of the secrets behind the verse "Shema Israel".

There is a teaching in Kabbalah which asks the question, "How do you describe The Creator"?

The answer is "Unity" (Oneness - yachad יַחַד) because the primary Hebrew word for "unity" is Achdut (אַחְדּוּת), derived from the root (shoresh) word Echad (אֶחָד), meaning "one".

Caveat

There is a caveat which comes with meditating on the level of the Yechidah Soul and that is you "must" bind your hands and arm with string, rope or cloth (tefillin) and make a vow that your soul will return back to your current body - Before you start your meditation.

If you fail to do this, your soul "May" be lost and your body incarcerated because your mental cognizance will not be functioning properly.

Basically you become the village idiot or worse.

The consequences of not doing this "binding" cannot be underestimated especially these days where you may end up in a psychiatric ward pumped full of brain damaging psychotropic drugs.




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