What is the difference between spirit and soul in Japan ? -

I ve once heard someone saying that in Japan the spirit is different from the soul, that the spirit is the vital energy while the soul is something else. Or something like that. Can someone please detail this to me ?

In japanese usage maybe soul is a synonym of a ghost. It dwells in something doesn t have a flesh and it sounds creepy. Spirit is in everyone s body. It dwells in a vigorous state of one s mind. A long time ago, Japanese seemed to think the soul can dwell in all living things. Several years ago, a young Japanese female singer named quot;Baby Soul(not translation)quot; was popular in Japan. That was so creepy!

Well actually a Christian Japanese government official in Nagoya married to a woman from Ethiopia explained to government officials that the soul was separate from the spirit. This happened about 3 years ago. The Japanese language did not have a word for both as they thought the two were one and the same. The soul is the mind, will and emotions. The spirit is the part of us that can connect to God.

Why stop at Japan? If anyone who is a Jehovah s Witness, even if all the way around to the other side of the world, they believe the exact same thing. Soul is the body, Spirit is what keeps us breathing, eating and moving. Yes, the Jehovah s Witnesses are the only ones who no matter where you live, when Sunday comes, the same watchtower, and talk out lines. When the book study comes, the exact same book, page, and all. The service meeting. Totally the same. Because as being Jehovah s Servants, we are unified. We are organized, as well as believe the exact same thing. Isn t that totally awesome!!! I hope you have a great day!

The difference between the spirit and the soul is that they are all one and the same.