Is the Soul the Heart and Mind of the Human Being?
The Soul, or Atma [1] is the real nature of Man and anything else in the universe.
We can think of it as a beam of light, that although without qualities, makes the world visible to the eye.
In common language we often refer to the Heart as the emotional part of the mind, but it's just another name for the mind itself, which is a bundle of desires and fears.
We can think of the mind as a reflection of the Soul. For example, imagine you're watching a movie at the cinema.
You see the pictures, you may cry or laugh , but the eye is only capable to see light, all the rest is created by the mind which superimpose the movie on top of it.
In the same way, the entire universe is only a reflection of the Atma, and what we imagine to be objects (Maya [2] ) are just a reflection of the Atma, that single light.
As a result, the person too is just a product of imagination, since the Atma is timeless, and doesn't have qualities. (it's not an object)
Because we're used to imagine things and objects, we think the world is real , and we end up deluding ourselves with unnecessary sorrow.
My suggestion to clean up the mind, is to adopt a balanced nutrition and lifestyle [3] , and to start practicing the Human Values[ 4] . They're simple and effective in transforming the individual, and the community.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%80tman_(Hinduism)
[2] https://iskconeducationalservices.org/HoH/concepts/key-concepts/maya-illusion/
[3] https://youtu.be/v9vBbknvdlk
[4] https://www.fempton.com/uxton/human-values
