Quotes About Jiva

The body is the temple; the jiva is God (Siva). If one worships him with the 'I am He' thought, one will gain release.

The body which is matter says not 'I'. Eternal Awareness rises not nor sets. Betwixt the two, bound by the body, rises the thought of 'I'. This is the knot of matter and Awareness. This is bondage, jiva, subtle body, ego. This is samsara, this is the mind.

God is present in every Jiva; there is no other God besides that. Who serves Jiva serves God indeed.

But the jiva [living being] is endowed with ego and his knowledge is limited, whereas Ishwar is without ego and is omniscient.

Jiva (individual soul) is the conscious ruler of this body, in whom the five life principles come into unity, and yet that very Jiva is the Atman, because all is Atman.

God is present in every Jiva; there is no other God besides that. Who serves Jiva serves God indeed.