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3. Human soul has blood throughout the body,
intellectual power which helps body for eating food,
has two major jobs: delivers food to the all parts of
Theoretical and practical body, removes waste matter
• Theoretical intellect from the body, creates

understands conceptions instinctual heat and by this heat
and affirmations. food is digested. (Dara Shikoh,
This intellect ascertains 1975, V. 1: 273)
the truth and the false.
2. Human Soul
• Practical intellect According to the Upanishads

understands the good human soul has two major
and the bad of powers; the power of act and
deeds. (Sadr al- the power of knowledge; these
Mute'allihin Shirazi, two powers are called the
2004, V. 8: 130)
power of sense and the power

The Upanishads also of moving. The power of sense
explains three kinds of the soul contains all kinds of senses,
(vegetal, animal, and human they are known by sense organs
soul) but don’t elaborate on the and the power of moving is
expression of esoteric powers willing and desiring. The
and just expresses the physical Upanishads says: human mind
senses and powers. is the source of sense and has
the power of sense, the power
1. Animal Soul Powers of moving and five sense
This spirit has breath power, organs; seeing, hearing, smelling,
heart spirit, food power, and taste and touch. (Ibid: 273)
moving power. Atman circulates