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which he doesn't have. The man lives his life
through his body only. This is the body which
enjoys worldly pleasures. The most important
and valuable component of the body is soul.
Soul is the very foundation of body. Soul-
musing; reflecting on soul, is an important
feature of Gita discourse.
Message and teaching of Gita is : "Soul
never dies. Nobody can kill it. It is the body
which meets the death". The true knowledge
about soul helps the man to avoid
disappointment, frustration and sorrow.
Instead, he is infused with zeal to live well,
go ahead, and reform and elevate himself.
He can make up the loss of this life in the
next one. Any time, he can go for self-reform.
Since soul is immortal, journey to gaining
heights never ends. It continues from one life
to another. Gains made in the previous life
will be extended to the next one. That is why
that, in the Indian tradition, a man on the