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The Soul Teaching

1 min · 22 de may de 2026
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My dad had visions about Camaron Diaz and Eva Mendes the Hollywood actresses. He saw them as captives in a dark web in family. At first he just prayed but over time realized the desperately needed him to redeem their lives. The soul, or neshamah in Jewish thought, is the self, the "I" that inhabits the body and acts through it. There are many words for the soul in Hebrew, but the most commonly used are nefesh and neshamah—both of which mean “breath.” In Genesis, the soul is described as G‑d’s own breath animating us: “And G‑d breathed into his nostrils the breath of life.” Everything Has a Soul In truth, not just the human being, but also every created entity possesses a "soul." Animals have souls, as do plants and even inanimate objects; every blade of grass has a soul, and every grain of sand. Not only life, but also existence requires a soul to sustain it—a "spark of G‑dliness" that perpetually imbues its object with being and significance. A soul is not just the engine of life; it also embodies the why of a thing's existence, its meaning and purpose. It is a thing's "inner identity, its raison d'être. Just like the 'soul' of a musical composition is the composer's vision that energizes and gives life to the notes played in a musical composition—the actual notes are like the body expressing the vision and feeling of the soul within them. Each soul is the expression of G‑d's intent and vision in creating that particular

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