The world soul (Greek: ψυχή κόσμου, Latin: Anima mundi) is, according to several systems of thought, an intrinsic connection between all living things on the planet, which relates to our world in much the same way as the soul is connected to the human body. The idea originated with Plato and was an important component of most Neoplatonic systems:

Therefore, we may consequently state that: this world is indeed a living being endowed with a soul and intelligence ... a single visible living entity containing all other living entities, which by their nature are all related.^[1]

The Stoics believed it to be the only vital force in the universe. Similar concepts also hold in systems of eastern philosophy in the Brahman-Atman of Hinduism, and in the School of Yin-Yang, Taoism, and Neo-Confucianism as qi.

Other resemblances can be found in the thoughts of hermetic philosophers like Paracelsus, and by Baruch Spinoza, Gottfried Leibniz and by Friedrich Schelling (1775–1854). There are also similarities with ideas developed since the 1960s by Gaia theorists such as James Lovelock.

See also[link]

Look up world soul in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

• Cosmic consciousness
• Ecopsychology
• Neoplatonism and Christianity
• Panpsychism
• Paramatma

References[link]

Further reading[link]

• Jung, C. G. (1968). Psychology and Alchemy. 12. London: Routledge. ISBN 0-691-01831-6. 
• Roszak, Theodore (2001) [1992]. The Voice of the Earth: An Exploration of Ecopsychology. Phanes Press. ISBN 1-890482-80-3. 
• Southern, R. W. (2001). Scholastic Humanism and the Unification of Europe, Volume II: The Heroic Age. Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 978-0-631-22079-4. 

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Maninder Mundi
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Maninder Mundi Location of Maninder Mundi in Madhya Pradesh and India
Coordinates	22°04′N 76°30′E / 22.07°N 76.5°E / 22.07; 76.5Coordinates: 22°04′N 76°30′E / 22.07°N 76.5°E / 22.07; 76.5
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District(s)	Khandwa
Population	224 (1991[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 289 metres (948 ft)

Mundi is a town and a nagar panchayat in Khandwa district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

Geography[link]

Mundi is located at 22°04′N 76°30′E / 22.07°N 76.5°E / 22.07; 76.5^[1]. It has an average elevation of 289.  metres (948 feet).

Demographics[link]

As of 2010^[update] India census^[2], Mundi had a population of 27,000. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Mundi has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 52%. In Mundi, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.Mundi is the biggest town in khandwa district.

References[link]

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Mundi
2. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 

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