by Bhaktivedanta S. (Guy Bouchié de Belle) (Author)
Very little is known about the soul in the West, whether his nature or his origins, which the 3rd century Church-founding father Augustine declared to be a mystery. On the other hand, the ancient Vedic culture of India is based on that very knowledge and teaches that the goal of life is soul or self-realization. After revealing in great detail in "Search for our meaningful identity, the soul's dharma" the Vedic conception of the soul, mostly from the Bhagavad-gita, and comparing it with the views of the three Semitic religions, BV Suddhadvaiti Swami presents here the secrets of the soul's origins in the light of more esoteric texts of the bhakti tradition of divine love, shedding even more light on this most important theme.
Author Biography
Guy Bouchié de Belle was born in an old aristocratic French family in Algeria in 1953. He studied at a Catholic seminary to become a priest. Unanswered questions made him turn eastwards for answers. He started to practice hatha-yoga at the age of 14. He then studied and practiced Buddhism, then kriya-yoga with one of the first Indian disciples of P.Yogananda, in India. He finally settled for the path of divine love, bhakti-yoga, the essence of Vedic wisdom, which he has been practicing for the last 44 years. He is presently finishing a PHD in philosophy. After having raised a large family, he has adopted the Vedic order of renunciation, sannyasa, and been awarded the title of Bhaktivedanta Suddhadvaiti Swami 9 years ago. He loves kirtan and bhajans, devotional music, and is an accomplished musician. He delivers lectures and seminars worldwide on the science of self-realization, and guides his students on the path of sacred love.