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Esteemed teacher, please explain how the soul can take flight. We have only one soul and are engaged in our worldly lives, yet the soul can also take flight without causing any disruption to the body. How is this possible?
The human self and its essential reality have four spirits, connected to the intellect and its corresponding faculties. When any one of these spirits takes flight, its root remains connected to the essence of one’s being while its branches extend outward—like the sun, whose center remains fixed as its rays reach the horizons. Departure comes only when the root is severed; until then, the body is left unharmed.
The human self and essential being comprise four spirits, possess a heart, and are equipped with intellect and its related faculties. All these faculties are linked to one another in a particular way through hidden signs. As each spirit takes flight, its root remains connected to the source of existence, while its branches spread out to the farthest horizons—like the sun, whose centre is fixed while its rays extend in every direction. Only when that root is severed does the time of departure arrive.