The symptom of the soul is not just consciousness but also personality. Do you know of any individual consciousness particle that doesn’t exhibit it .
Even a small fish within an aquarium will exhibit particular ways of responding to circumstances and humans much more so .
The human being is a special benediction, and much can be achieved , even direct communication with Divinity says every theological text .
Human beings must first overcome the lower animalistic traits described in many ways but summarised as lust , anger , greed , envy, and general illusion .Imperfect senses , cheating , mistakes, and bewildered consciousness affect the material personality
The original pure personality full of blissful, non envious loving exchanges is experienced within the highest realms of existence where Divinity and trancendental personalites dwell .
The process of a purificatory lifestyle and therapeutic endeavours are contained within the Srimad Bhagavatam and Bhagavad Gita , the real purposes of human life is to throw off the mud of conditioned life .
New age philosophical and psychological quacks are misguiding many and adding more and more mud like substances that cover the pure personality, and are replacing it with pseudo psychological teaching in the name of liberalisation and freedom.
One should return to the trancendental ways and the traditions of family values that chalk the progressive and the well trodden paths of the elevated saints and their followers.
In bringing in the modern multicultural liberalisation of societies , look out for extremes that do more harm than good , although their intentions may have been to overcome many other types of misunderstandings and applications of traditions. The Vedic Way is the balanced way with the true intelligensia at its heart .