The human soul has sojourned in lower and higher forms, migrating from one to another according to the samskaras or impressions, but it is only in the highest form as a human being that it attains to freedom.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The soul evolves through many forms but reaches true freedom only in human existence.
- In plain terms
- The soul grows through many lives, but freedom comes only as a human.
- What can you take from it?
- Human life offers a unique chance for spiritual freedom.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes human life unique?
- How do I use this freedom?
Another view
Freedom may be sought in forms beyond human existence too.
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