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The Human Soul… Z. Haider and H.R Rezania / (31

               in knowledge, and the perfection      their  past  deeds  they  have  to
               of  practical  intellect  is  that    transmigrate  into  the  bodies,
               intellectual  power  can  control     until  the  man  is  a  slave  of
               the  body  and  body  should          physical desires, he can not be
               follow  the  light  of  intellect.    freed of transmigration and can
               (Sadr  al-Mute'allihin  Shirazi,      not  reach  to  the  perfection,

               2004, V. 1: 2)                        absolute calmeness and freedom.
                  Perfection  of  the  soul  is      So;  the  aim  of  upanishadic
               aquired  by  intellect,  (Ibid,  V.  9:   teachings  is  making  man  free
               7)  and the result of perfect soul    from this world and transmigration.
               in  theoretical  branch  is  having   (Dara Shikoh, 1975, V. 1: 294)
               believed knowledge, (Ibid: 378)          The  perfection  of  human  is

               and in practical branch is purity     to  get  freed  from  the  chain  of
               of  the  soul  from  the  physical    transmigration and just the way
               desires  and  doing  good  deeds.     of  freedom  is  knowledge  of
               (Ibid: 125)                           God.  Every  one  can  get
                  So;  the  knowledge  and  acts     knowledge of Brahma, will get
               are  the  base  of  the  perfection   united  with  Brahma,  become
               and the felicity of the soul but      perfect and freed from transmigration.

               the main reason of perfection is      (Shankara, 1957, V. 2: 175)
               theoretical  intellect.  However         Who knows the Brahma will
               practical  intellect  protects  the   ascend after death and there is
               man  from  the  hereafter  life’s     no  way  but  knowledge  of
               difficulties but theoretical intellect   Brahma. (Ibid: 371) The people
               is  the  differentia  of  humanity.   know  Brahma  that  he  is  not

               (Ibid: 176)                           material and does not have any
                  Since  the  Upanishads  state;     fault,  they  will  be  eternal  but
               the  souls  are  eternal  and  for    who  don’t  know  about  Him,
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