The 'soul' is one of the words you can use to talk about your innermost being, the essence of who you are.
Life has no opposite. The opposite of death is birth. Life is eternal.
Neither failure nor success has the power to change your inner state of Being.
Be alert and present and see that your identity is not from your past story; who you truly are is the alert presence that is inseparable from the present moment. You are this, which has no name and no form.
Attention is the key to transformation- and full attention also implies acceptance.
Pleasure is always derived from something outside you, whereas joy arises from within.