The Journey In Life

In conclusion, then, the journey in life is the manifest confirmation of the eternal blueprint. When the wayfarer discovers the reality of the self, acknowledges the creational blueprint at hand and confirms experientially the natural bounds, the rest of the journey is only a confirmation of that truth, both inner and outer. The map at hand will be seen to encompass the rest of creation in this existence.

The first part of the journey is to gain certainty, and confirmation of the truth which will emanate from self-knowledge. Then comes the growth in self-realization, both in extent and depth. This pattern of growth and evolvement reflects the total unitive power which is behind all systems and creations.

So the journey is none other than reading the map in one's hand and seeing its parallel in outer existence everywhere one goes - no matter to which culture, place, or people - to see the same patterns repeating with a slightly different shade of color and texture; otherwise the basic underlying structure is the same, because the original root and source is one.

A journey is only meaningful when there is an objective, and a map or plan to follow. The objective we already have in our innate being. There are those scintillating moments when one is completely in unison with totality. The rest of the time on the journey is taken up with reading the map and transposing it upon the geography outside.

We have been given a blueprint of self knowledge that applies to all humanity, for use by humanity, which contains the story of humanity. It outlines our journey in this life which is based on duality. It confirms our spiritual origin from one essence and describes our true nature and potential. If we awaken to this knowledge, then we have saved ourselves and are transformed. If we do not awaken to it, we are misguided, groping in the dark and grasping at any straw: a life wasted, and a disastrous journey.

The treatment and cure of the self is only a stepping-stone, a take-off point, towards a higher realm for which we have been brought into this world to be trained to attain. In itself the cure is not the end. The training and discipline for our journey involves uplifting the self to a translucent, purified and transformed condition by means of cleansing the heart. In this state the subtle, intuitive, primal intelligence in us is awakened, and complements the mental process of logic and causality. As self-awareness and reflections begin to develop, an expansion of consciousness and intuitive behavior are experienced. This sate is only the beginning and not an end. Our training can only bring us to the boundary of the world of pure consciousness and absolute beingness, and that is the world to which we will return after death. It is the experientially attainable state to which we all aspire - that point is the journey's end and true life's beginning.

So the cure of the self is undertaken in order for it to explore and experience another realm, and that is why, no matter how far a person progresses in this world in his outer or inner achievements, he will still not be satisfied, for basically we are in this world but not of it. Our form may be limited, and may follow the most logical laws and regulations, but our essence is freer than anything we can imagine; it is free of all limitations.

The way actually to experience the essence cannot be totally described. We can use paths, practices and prescriptions in order to reach the boandary of higher consciousness, to be at a stage from which we can only step into that absolute realm - not by effort or will anymore, but by the mercy of the ultimate, the source of all creation. So at least we can journey to the gate of the Garden of Paradise! When, how and by whom the door opens is not our business. That event may happen when absolute unitive power prevails and the microself is overwhelmed by the one self.

We have seen that life in the abstract as well as the subjective sense is given great value, because its source is from a realm that is absolute, timeless, unified and sacred. We also know that in the subjective sense, life as we experience it is short-lived. We all share within ourselves a certain urge to discover the purpose of life, the significance of this existence and what lies behind it. So life is given the supreme value and the greatest meaning, because its purpose is to discover its essence and its origin, the all-embracing, all-loving life-giver.