| Over the history of mankind one of the burning questions has been, "Why are we here"? "What is our purpose?" Religions have come up with many answers and in more recent times New Age and New Thought movements have come up with their own answers. It is not uncommon to find some sense of work to be done while on this planet, that there are lessons to be learned, or karmic debts to pay and other various concepts that imply 'there is work to be done here'. We have touched previously on the idea that the physical universe is how Source energy experiences itself. It is the mirror, in a sense, for it to become aware of itself. There is really not much more than this to the physical dimension. There is no plan or task designed by Source. It is all a natural unfolding and doesn't really make complete sense unless viewed from the perspective of a timeless, eternal intelligence. It is nearly impossible for the human intellect to grasp this perspective. It is possible for humans to experience this perspective, which is quite different from an intellectual knowing. Experiencing Divine Intelligence means surrendering completely, letting go of all thought and compulsion and simply being. With enough practice this is available to all humans. This experience has been described as 'being here now', 'being in the present', 'going with the flow', and various other phrases. It is a fundamental aspect of any serious spiritual practice. From this place of knowing and experiencing, one can see that humans live lives obsessed with trivial details and the fulfilling of superficial desires. Lives are lived according to rules and concepts that have no relevance when viewed from this deeply connected place. And so results in much suffering and misery and frustration. For the human body and mine are built, so to speak, for pleasure and happiness. Emotional distress is meant to be a signal that you are doing something you are not meant to do, that didn't take you closer to pleasure and happiness. But this purpose has become somewhat obscured. The truth is, there is no work to be done. The human intellect has tried to control outcomes in a way that has had a limiting and destructive effect on the human soul. The intellect is a powerful tool for solving certain kinds of problems but has failed at governing men's lives. The appropriate guide for how to live is found in one's heart, one's connection to love and life. If listening to their heart, one will be moving towards pleasure and feeling good and not concerned with the impact of their happiness on others. For what many people deeply and truly fear, is the impact that their successful life will have on those around them. This is the greatest irony of human life, that there should be any reason to hold back from feeling good or happy. |
