According to one reference work, the Greek philosopher Plato felt that the soul “is incarcerated in the body as a punishment for the sins which it committed in its heavenly state. ”
कुछ और लोगों का मानना है कि वह अदृश्‍य हिस्सा, इंसान के शरीर की सृष्टि से पहले कहीं और वजूद में था ।