20. The Fractured Soul

It is universally accepted fact that every physical entity has a beginning and an end. And these two events are referred as Birth and Death in case of living entities. Birth of living organism happens when organic molecules combined together, and Death happens when they decay to an extent not to hold a life. Thus, Death results in ‘Fracturing’ of tissues into molecules which once came together to form a life.

But our Spiritual Beliefs remind us that every life form has something which Death can’t touch. We know it as ‘Soul’. And it just changes physical manifestation after death[1]. But if death can’t touch it how a soul can ever be fractured? After all, ‘Soul’ is neither matter nor physical. But the title of this work suggests ‘Something, The Soul’ is ‘Fractured’. A fracture in tissue of living organism may cause pain for life but if ‘Soul’ is fractured it can continue to hurt till eternity if it does not heal.

As per rational beliefs ‘Soul’ does not exist as it is not tangible. Hence, it does not make sense to have notion of ‘Fractured Soul’. Rationality further tells us that only matter or physical can be fractured. And that’s why we accept the well-known principle that:

“Energy can neither be created nor DESTROYED.”

So, will it be safe to assume that ‘Soul’ is non-matter; a piece of energy; a meta physical entity. And this understanding matches with the pieces of knowledge available to us in almost all religious beliefs. But the question still remains, if ‘Soul’ is meta-physical how it can be ruptured?

To answer this question, it is important for us to revisit how the universe was born. We will address this question in lieu of well accepted theory of ‘Big Bang’. Big Bang states that universe was born with a release of huge amount of energy and light[2]. And many entities were formed including matter, which were thrown away in all directions because of ‘Big Bang Explosion’.

It should be safe to assume that before ‘Big Bang’ every entity whether matter or non-matter or physical was contained in a ‘container[3]’. It can be further assumed that all were connected and were present in each other vicinity. And when entities got separated, each entity carried only a few characteristics of the container. The probability of any entity carrying all characteristics of container should be almost zero else we would have observed such containers in our universe. Since container was source of all the entities, let us call it ‘Source’ for further discussion.

Since, everything we comprehend came to existence after Big Bang, so it is safe to assume origin of ‘Soul’ similar to other observable entities. Thus, even soul got separated from source. And since source got fractured soul carried the same characteristic, hence the notion ‘The Fractured Soul’. This may seem as leap of faith but I just wanted to give an insight that we can’t negate the possibility of ‘The Fractured Soul’.

But the question is why ‘Fractured Soul’. The reason is to make human realize following:

·       We are separated[4] from ‘The Source’.

·       This separation[5] has made us to suffer and is the real reason behind our pains. And we need to determine, realize and accept it. That is our only hope for healing.

Fractures do happen and there are numerous ways a soul can be fractured. If we allow us to heal the separation will end. Source and Soul will become one again[6]. This mergence will take away all pains and sufferings.

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[1] ਜੋਤਿ ਸਰੂਪ ਅਨਾਹਤ ਲਾਗੀ ਕਹੁ ਹਲਾਲੁ ਕਿਆ ਕੀਆ ॥੨॥

(The light of the soul passes into another form. So tell me, what have you killed?)

Ang 1350 - Dhan Guru Granth Sahib Ji

[2] Even in Gurbaani references are present which points towards Big Bang.

 ਜੋਤਿ ਕੀ ਜਾਤਿ ਜਾਤਿ ਕੀ ਜੋਤੀ ॥

(The creation is born of the Light, and the Light is in the creation.)

Ang 325 - Dhan Guru Granth Sahib Ji

 ਏਕ ਨੂਰ ਤੇ ਸਭੁ ਜਗੁ ਉਪਜਿਆ ਕਉਨ ਭਲੇ ਕੋ ਮੰਦੇ ॥੧॥

(From the One Light, the entire universe welled up. So who is good, and who is bad?)

Ang 1349 - Dhan Guru Granth Sahib Ji

 [3] As per different beliefs it is called:

·        A Nebula – Cloud (Scientific)

·        Primal Void or Primal Being (Mainly Religious Reference)

·        In Gurbani it is also referred to as even Cosmic Egg.

ਅੰਡਜ ਫੋੜਿ ਜੋੜਿ ਵਿਛੋੜਿ ॥

(Breaking the cosmic egg, He united, and separated.)

Ang 839 - Dhan Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

[4] ਧੁਰਹੁ ਵਿਛੁੰਨੀ ਕਿਉ ਮਿਲੈ ਗਰਬਿ ਮੁਠੀ ਬਿਲਲਾਇ ॥੨॥

(Separated from the Primal Being, how can she meet with Him again? Plundered by pride, she cries out and bewails.)

Ang 60 - Dhan Guru Granth Sahib Ji

[5] ਅਨਿਕ ਜਨਮ ਬਿਛੁਰਤ ਦੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

(Separated from You for countless incarnations, I have suffered in pain.)

Ang 750 - Dhan Guru Granth Sahib Ji

[6] This will ensure end to duality which is considered as one of the reasons for human sufferings.