The soul can see itself, it can focus upon itself and through introspection he will realize his very nature. Through the process of introspection the soul, without the help of any other instrument, will percieve all possible conceptions of himself directly. He will then understand his own soil: he will gain the conception of a higher type of soil. On that positive side he will discover: "I do not die."

The material plane is the plane of misrepresentation and misunderstanding, but in the higher plane there is no misunderstanding. Once admitted there, our conception, though it may be partial, will be clear and true. Anyone having that experience will be convinced and he will be determined to go forwards.

Socrates could feel that the soul was immortal. He was so intense with his feeling that he did not give any value to his own life in this mundane world. He neglectfully disconnect himself from this world because with great conviction he knew the soul to be immortal. Christ also was so much convinced of his Lord that he did not give any care for the happiness and pleasures of this world; he neglectfully rejected it all
 
 

From the book "HOME COMFORT An Introduction to Inner Fulfilment"

By Srila Sridhara Dev Goswami