This life and the Next
- The spiritual world is the “exact counterpart” of the physical world
- Preparation in this world for the life beyond
- What is needed in the next world
- How can one acquire in this life what is needed in the life beyond?
- The “nature of the soul”
- The “human soul is, in its essence, one of the signs of God, a mystery among His mysteries”
- The rational soul, also known as the human spirit “is the substance upon which the body depends”
- Human spirit needs to “receives the breath of the Holy Spirit”
- The soul has “its own individuality”
Life after Death
- “…after its separation from the body, the human soul begins to lead a new life…”
- “The nature of the soul after death can never be described…”
- The hour of death: “…the utmost purity and sanctity and…absolute detachment”
- Soul continues to progress after death
- Upon entering “the world of God, then veils will fall away…”
- A “Blessed” soul “at the hour of its separation from the body”
- The “state of the soul after its separation from the body”
