| It seems timely to discuss in detail the purpose of human existence. This is an issue that needs revisiting often as it is a cause for much misunderstanding and a basis for promoting many belief systems which are not necessarily truth. Religions have struggled to define a reason for human existence as well as philosophers and metaphysicians. The problem has been that these reasonings have always been based on human point of view and not seen from a wider perspective. The human point of view is fairly narrow and limited based largely upon the physical world and physical reality. But this is such a small part of the truth. Of course talking in terms of small and large when discussing something which actually eclipses time and space does not really make sense. But that is the viewpoint that the human mind is limited to, for indeed, it is almost unheard of for the human mind to grasp the reality of timelessness. But that is the perspective that is required to understand the "purpose of human existence". You will remember from past discussions that the physical world is an illusion; it is an interpretation of vibration by the five senses and it is unique to each human individual. But this is not the most important aspect of the human. The human also has the ability to be aware of himself, to say, "I am", and to have a self-reflecting experience of himself both as god and as human. As one person put it, "humans are the universe I-ing itself". The idea that the universe has done this on purpose or with a special purpose in mind is a particularly human point of view and does not reflect the truth of an unfolding universe. In fact, there is no purpose in that way to anything other than the continual flow and expansion of the universe. There is nothing that man can or cannot do to interfere with this flow and expansion. One thing man can do is change their experience to become a conscious creator of their own experience. But there is no right or wrong, good or bad about how a man chooses to use or not use this ability. Man has the capacity for joy, love, and creativity. It is hard to see why he would choose to experience anything else. Each human being is an unfolding creative force unique from every other human being. How each person finds joy, love and creativity expressed will be different. But there are certainly truths that can light the way to finding it. One of these truths is that man's purpose is being expressed simply by being born and living; there is no more to it than that. Another simple truth is that man has an enormous capacity for pleasure which is a very effective signpost to living a life that is aligned with the nature of the unfolding universe. For man has the capacity to be out of alignment with his own nature, which causes him suffering. It seems obvious from some perspectives that feeling good, feeling pleasure and joy would be an obvious indication of being aligned with one's true nature. The human mind has distorted and perverted this knowledge, this knowing, out of fear from which arose the desire to control. And now it is difficult for people to surrender to the truth of their own natures, but that is all that the problem is: a distortion of the truth. There is no such thing as good or bad, right or wrong, or evil. There is only alignment or non-alignment. One feels true or right; the other feels uncomfortable, distressing, or like suffering. It truly is that simple. So, to summarize, it is fair to say that man has no purpose as decided by an external source, an objective god. But man is inextricably a part of an expanding, loving, intelligent force. Finding conscious connection and alignment with that loving, creative force seems the most desirable way to live. |
