The man and his spirit has from the beginning sought to know who, or rather what, he is. Man has sought through books, sages and through other men to find himself. Rarely does man search for knowledge about himself from the true source—within.
Man is a microcosm of the trinity, a sacred union of the temple, the scripture and the faith. These three components of man fit together like the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, forming a complete whole that is part of God, Himself.
Man’s temple is the body, a marvelous housing for the rest of his parts. The complexity of his own body is a mystery that man may never be able to understand with his intellect. So that man may learn during his time on Earth, the body provides five senses and the ability to form mental impulses through emotions. The body is also a mirror of the mind and spirit, reflecting in its own state of health, the health of the other two parts. However, the body, like a temple, ages and eventually returns to the dust from which it came.
The mind in interfaced with the body in an organ called the brain
. The mind is not just a mass of tissue, but also a part of the spirit. The mind records information as memory, solves problems, dreams and creates new ideas. The mind is where all good and evil originate. The mind thinks and the body and the spirit react to this thought. As it is written, it shall be—and thus we create our own Heaven and Hell. This is because man is made in God’s image and has free will. Man chooses to be capable or incompetent. And regardless of what his neighbor does, man chooses to love or to hate him. Through man’s free will he can choose good or evil. When he chooses evil and the root of evil— fear, he binds himself with the chains of fear and despair. All he really need fear is himself.
Like an aged book, when man dies, his thoughts and personality die with the body, filed on a forgotten shelf in the spirit.
The spirit is connected to the body through seven “points” or chakras which are lined up along the spine. It is through these points that energies which keep man’s body functioning, flow.
These energies produced by the spirit not only keep man’s body alive, but aid in healing and with the help of the emotions produce spiritual and psychic phenomena. The spirit contains the book of life and records all thoughts and also has the ability to turn these thoughts into emotions. Emotions can block the flow of energy along the chakras as well as promote the flow, thereby producing physical and psychological disorder or order. The spirit is also connected to the brain and can be perceived as a voice of God (Some also like to call it Higher Self).
This part of the spirit attempts to guide man to correct thought and action in order to make man and his neighbors happy. The spirit gives proper guidance because it contains all the knowledge of the universe including knowledge of man’s lives before the present body and knowledge of experiences which have shaped him into his present state.
All knowledge in the universe is accessible to the spirit through the spirit’s contact with God. The consequences of
man’s actions are called karma. This most directly affects the spirit and teaches man so that eventually he might attain perfection.
Through karma, man really does reap what he sows, and if man really knew the consequences of his actions, perhaps his choices would be different. The spirit is man’s hope, for when the body and conscious mind wither away, like a true and sacred faith, the spirit lives on.
The ancient Chinese believed that the root of all wisdom was to know one’s self. If man would truly look inside himself and contact the God within(Some like to call it “Higher Self), he could find the answers to the questions which have plagued his existence. Man could overcome despair and fear and find true peace.
If man would look within, he could eventually realize the hope of perfection.