Your soul needs your love and care

Feed your soul fire well, supply it with the knowledge and understanding of the Spirit (prayer) - temper your physical body such that it can maintain its soul fire as long as possible (exercise, healthy diet, intermittent fasting). Throwing alcohol onto the soul fire is a sure way for it to burn out of control. Balance with mindfulness, be aware of what the human condition is - it’s essential parts - you need to have that understanding to even approach the idea of equilibrium and balance. Check out Elemental Pantheism to find out more about the correlations between the elements and fundamental forces of nature with the elements of the human condition:

Body -> Earth -> Strong Force

Soul -> Fire -> Weak Force

Mind -> Water -> Gravity

Spirit -> Air -> Electromagnetism

You are the soul, the Universal Soul present in the body. The wrong identity, the identity with body-mind hides the light of the soul. Once you understand and go beyond the limitations of body-mind then the light shines. This whole body depicted as a country in previous song has four forts surrounding them. These are the four Koshas Annamaya Kosha (Food Sheath), Pranamaya Kosha (Pranic or Energy Sheath), Manomaya Kosha (Mental or psycho-emotional Sheath) and Vijnanamaya Kosha (Intellectual Sheath). Beyond this is Anandamaya Kosha (Bliss Sheath, surrounding inside the body, where the "pure soul--Atman" is residing. If we are able to go beyond the limitations of the four sheaths then you can reach and be the soul.

“What do you do to take care of your soul?” I try to always be honest with myself. I think lying to myself is like pouring acid over my soul. I try to find good reasons why people hold different opinions than mine. I try not to stop when I’ve identified their bad reasons and mistakes. I remain alert to the feedback I get. I try not to be intimidated by disagreement and anger. I try not to mistake agreement for proof. I follow my religion to provide my soul enough food for thought. It may be through concentration and focusing on Allah. That is one way. There are regular prayer offering wherein we can focus and concentrate. That helps soul to be sated and satisfied.

Meditation in a religious way is another useful way. I ponder on names of Creator. That is great source of strength for soul. All names are actually attributes and soul harmonizes and is energized accordingly. When I say soul, that automatically descends to mind and brain. That way, brain gets trickle down effect and performs in a better way. People use the two terms interchangeably out of lazy ignorance, but they are not the same. While “soul” is a Christian theological construct borrowed from Judaism (and modified) and something that is integral to the body.

The atma is the divine source of all creation, and not a “part” of the body. In fact, it is not even of this temporal reality, or of any of the seven Loka we can perceive through the mind’s eye. It is something that is beyond it. But Atma is the source of all life. So, as you can well imagine, the Atma doesn’t require your help. When you serve the divine, the atma protects you. And how do you serve the divine? That’s what we call dharma. Our soul is covered by dross from doing bad karmas.

Firstly start being a good human being and always be kind to God’s creation. Meditate daily on god’s name. It will take few life times to clean all the dross on our soul so it can shine in its original glory. Our soul has the light of 16 suns. Feed it light and truth. The gospel of Jesus Christ as taught in the Bible and the Book of Mormon, if read sincerely, prayerfully, and with real intent, will nourish and strengthen your soul with light and truth to achieve it’s ultimate state of existence as a “joint heir with Jesus Christ.”

Who is the “you” who is taking care of the soul ? You are really the soul. Body, mind, intellect arise in the soul. The energy is given by the soul or consciousness to the body mind complex. All of them. arise and disappear in consciousness . There is only consciousness existing. Just like sun’s shadow appearing in thousands of pots filled with water. Because of existence soul or energy, the body apparatus works eg heart beats, breathing takes place, blood circulates, digestion takes place, Hormones created, which are all taking place without our permission or knowledge automatically.

So, the energy (soul) takes care of you and not vice versa. You don’t have to do anything to take care of the Soul. But you have to realize the truth to become the Soul. The Soul is capable of taking care of itself. It is Universal Consciousness. But we are lost in a myth, in an illusion. Our goal is to escape from the myth and the illusion and become one with the Divine Consciousness. Our soul needs no care. However we nurture our awareness of that Inner Being nature of who and what we are by doing - as much as possible - only things that ring our bells. In that way we remain acutely aware of what you call our soul and what we calm or broader perspective. Cheers!