What is Life?, the nature of life, what life is, nature, the workings of life, the prupsoe of death, utility of, enenrgy, forms, forces, creation, divine, spirit

Life
Life is an ocean of energy and contains the universe in it. (MSS, paraphrased)

Energy, Forms and the Emergence of Man
-There is an ocean of energy, a plane of Force enveloping the earth. This is Life.
-Forms, matter, us emerge from this energy, this plane of Life
-The Divine has created Man in the plane of life, through the force of life.

-Man is one formation of life, and the animal is another formation of life. Matter itself is a hard formation dense to our touch. (MSS, paraphrased)

Life
Life is the final result of a process by which a Conscious-Force emerged from an original omnipresent Reality, taking shape first as energy and from it a universe of forms.

Life
Life is a universal field of energy whose origins is Conscious-Force from which all forms take shape.

Life as Current/Energy of Conscious Force that is Source of Forms in Creation
Life is a form of, a dynamic of, a current of, an energy of a universal operation of the cosmic Conscious Force. Life creates, maintains, destroys, and recreates forms or bodies. Life builds up forms, energizes the forms through stimulation, and maintains the forces through disintegration and renewal of substance.

Life is a Universal Plane

-The law of oneness is valid on all planes of existence. What differs is only our perception, not the fact.

-Life is a universal plane of energy much like the oceans of the world form a single, undivided body of water.

-Mind too is a continuous, undivided universal plane in which energies flow back and forth like waves on its surface.

-We may think and sense that we are separate, but that is only mind�s perception of an undivided reality.

-The mind and ego create the sense of separate centers of consciousness and separate centers of life, but in reality these are only concentrations of consciousness and force in a continuous plane � concentrations of a single, undivided substance of mind and life.

-The free communication of consciousness between life forms is similar to the diffusion of heat within a body of water. There is no real inner-outer barrier that must be pierced for the vibration to move from one place or person to another.

Life is a Plane of Energy

-Physicists now know that the material plane really consists only of energy in motion. Some of that energy takes on fixed repetitive patterns of movement that are perceived by us as unchanging physical forms. Some energy behaves in varied patterns that are perceived by our senses as light or heat or other forms of energy.

-Life is also a universal plane of energy, but the energy of life is too subtle to be perceived by the physical senses, though it can be perceived by more subtle senses in us. Life energy too assumes fixed and variable forms which we perceive variously as attitudes, desires, impulses, emotions, fear, etc. Here the distinction between form and energy is less clear since the forms are fluid and changing.

-The transmission of life energy through the life plane is similar to the movement of a compression wave on the surface of the ocean or a sound vibration through the air. There are no barriers of inner and outer to prevent the transmission.

-Objects undergo physical movement in space from one �place� to another. There is no corresponding �place� in life. Each type or quality of vibration is equivalent to a �place�, regardless of the location of the physical object that emits it. Therefore, objects emitting similar vibrations of life energy are in the same �place� regardless of their physical proximity.

What Life Is For Us
For us, life is a living conscious field of experience and action. We are an inseparable part of the field, linked in our consciousness to everything and everyone else in the universe. (MSS, modified)

Life
Life is a field of infinite possibilities. (Deepak Chopra)

Life Is ...
Life is a field of energy expressing through multiplicity of forms.

Life Originates as Energy
Life begins as energy, reflecting an original conscious Force of the Infinite. That energy coagulates and becomes the forms of that force in the universe -- i.e. matter, animated life forms, including human, mentality, etc.

What is Life?
Life is a universal field of energy/force.

Life and Energy
The dominant characteristic of life is energy. (MSS)

Life as Energy
Life is energy and all the forms of its expression.

Life Without a Universe
Even if there were no universe, there would still be life -- i.e. the invisible universal field of energy.

Additional MSS Thoughts Relating Life and Energy

What is Life?
Perhaps the greatest question of all time is "what is life?" Scientists have tried to explain it without much success. Religious people have avoided it. Philosophers have grappled with it. Spiritual seekers have touched upon it from time to time. Realized souls have been immersed in its various dimensions, including those that are hidden from us.

I would like to offer my thoughts to this mystery: Life is, in essence, a universal field of energy out of which forms take shape. Life not only ushers in those forms out of itself, but maintains, sustains, and, when necessary, discards them.

It should also be pointed out that Life itself is the final operation of an original movement that is Divine in nature. There is an fundamental immutable, ineffable Omnipresent Reality behind all existence. We can say that this spiritual Reality became "aware of itself", at which point it can be said to have developed Consciousness. As a result of being conscious of itself, it generated a Force. That Force is the source of energy that is the universal field of Life from which all forms take shape.

Then how do those forms of force/energy manifest? At various points, the energy of Life that was at rest begins to move; and consequently reformulate into seen and unseen patterns of existence. Certain forms that emerge are visible and material in nature -- like the plasma, rock, and earth we know in the known universe. Other forms are unseen, including the subtle realms of material reality, such as electromagnetic and sound waves. In addition, there are forces, powers, and currents that are not related to material reality at all. These contain original vital powers and life forces that permeate the universe. These currents and formulations of energy can be said to represent good and evil, positive and negative, and all manner of possibilities in between. There are also currents of mental and spiritual force/energy. We ourselves are evolved forms of these various visible and invisible energies -- e.g. our body is visible; our emotions and thoughts are invisible.

The building up, maintaining, and dissolution of energy-based material and non-material forms can be viewed as a great play -- a Play of Life, if you will -- as they intersect and interact to create a symphony of unfolding. Just as an athletic event consists of a field, the players, and the play, so too Life consists of a field of energy of seen and unseen forms that interact to produce a multiplicity of results. The intricacies of that cosmic Play formulates into patterns, which can be observed by the human mind as principles of Life. All of the principles together give life a distinct Character, which is not unlike the character of a human being. Life is then a Play of energies in which created forms of that force carry out their conscious or unconscious intention, intersect with one another, revealing patterns and principles that together give it a character.

If Life's character consists of principles our minds can perceive, what is an example of one? Perhaps the central principle of Life is that of Oneness. In essence, it means that all forms of force/energy are interrelated to one another in an inherent harmony and unity of being. In other words, everything seen and unseen in the universe and beyond are interconnected and One. We humans however fail to see that Oneness since we live on the surface of things. However, when we move to a deeper consciousness within, we begin to perceive the integral unity of all. I.e. when we plunge within, and discover silence, peace, and equanimity of being within ourselves, and go further still and discover our True Spiritual Selves, we withdraw from our ego and seperative consciousness, which makes us much more receptive to the unfoldings of life -- to the full spectrum of truths, seen and unseen -- in the environment. At that point, we begin to perceive that every entity and current of force serves a purpose; that each and all forms are crucial to the Cosmic Play; and therefore that everything is interconnected and One.

One way that Oneness expresses is through a related principle that I call "Inner-Outer Correspondence". This principle indicates that everything that happens outside ourselves is a reflection of our consciousness within. Therefore, if we change the inner, the outer instantly responds in kind. E.g., when I change a wanting attitude about a matter, the conditions outside myself instantly become more positive, even though I have not taken any obvious material action. The outer instantly responding to an inner psychological adjustment is the phenomenon that I call "Life Response." I.e., when we shift our behavior to the positive, energies are released, which ripple through space-time, and align with corresponding objects, elements, and circumstances that suddenly appear before us as instances of sudden good fortune.

There are many principles that indicate the Character and Play of Life. One grouping has to do with the nature of "acts" -- the fundamental unit of life. One extraordinary principle is the notion that everything that happens to us is indicated by a prior act or event. For example, if I had a problem with a client I was flying down to see, it is foreshadowed by a difficulty I had in boarding the plane. If this is so, then we can offer the current negative situation to the Spirit -- in this case the difficulty in boarding -- and avoid the problem that would have occurred later on! In this way, we are able to change the course of the future in the present.

Through an inner life of discovery, not only do we see that these understated, yet profound principles of life in action, but we are also able to affect those very conditions by making certain adjustments in our own consciousness -- such as changing an attitude, or taking to inner silence, or by opening to the spiritual Force, to name a few. In this way, we not only become witness to Life's infinite Play, but we can actively participate in it -- enabling its further progress, evolution, and transformation.

The Nature of the Universe

Here I would like to describe the nature of the universe in a variety of ways, which I hope will add to our understanding of life's meaning and purpose, including our role in it.

Energy (Plane of Life) and the Universe -- Life is a plane of Energy, which surrounds the universe. Even if the physical universe were not there, this plane of Energy would still exist. In addition, the universe itself is a product of that energy. The Energy exists originally in a state of rest. Bu then through a divine compulsion, it begins to move, creating forces and forms out of itself, which becomes the visible and invisible contents of the universe. All forms that emerge in the universe are formations of that energy. When those forms cease to exist, such as when we die, the energy remains and takes a new form.

Origins of the Plane of Energy -- Energy has its origins in the Infinite consciousness. Energy is in fact the final movement of the Conscious Force -- �Chit� in Sanskrit -- unfolding from out of the Infinite Divine. Thus, the universe is a product of a Divine Intent, using the Force and Energy of the Supreme for its clay and substance. What is created are forces and forms, visible and invisible, of which matter is the most obvious manifestation. Animated life, and mentality are further formations.

Equilibrium, Rebalancing in Universe -- The universe exits in a state of continuous equilibrium. When things change, the universe absorbs it and rebalances itself, forming a new equilibrium. Thus, the universe can be likened to the ocean, where if something is added or subtracted, whether a swell or reduced flow, it is immediately incorporated into an integrative, harmonious whole. In this scheme, relationships among forces, objects, forms, circumstance are continually updated and being adjusted to maintain the balance and harmony; this integral unity in the universe.

Oneness and the Cosmic Web -- All in the universe is interrelated and interconnected. Each thing is related to every other, as well as the whole; even its essence. There is a kind of cosmic web that encircle the universe containing a myriad of strands. Each thread has its own unique correspondences, connecting related elements, circumstances, etc a profound integral relationship. Thus, if one element on the strand changes, it affect other on that thread -- whether forces, energies, circumstance, or forms, including we humans. In this way, if we make an adjustment in consciousness, others elements are affected. More proactively, if we know what a particular strand consists of, we can elevate our consciousness in a corresponding area, consciously affecting related elements. E.g. if we know that cancer has its roots in greed, we can overcome greed in ourselves, and watch as cancer recedes across the earth as a major problem of life.

Life Response and the Universe -- Life response is the phenomenon where sudden good fortune descends on an individual or collective due to shifts in consciousness on our part. Life response can be explained in terms of the equilibrium of energies of the universe. I.e. the universe is in any moment in a state of equilibrium relative to local conditions. There is then an elevation of consciousness on the part of an individual or collective; e.g. due to a higher attitude, decision, or belief. Perceiving that things are now in a state of disequilibrium, the universe seeks to restore the balance. To do so, a fresh act is required. That occurs from amongst elements along a corresponding thread(s) of the web of life. E.g., as a result of my improved attitude, good fortune comes to me from a particular individual or unique circumstance along that corresponding thread. When the response comes, equilibrium is restored, though now at a higher level. Keep in mind that the dynamic of equilibrium, disequilibrium, new equilibrium occurs for positive, neutral, and negative movements of consciousness on our part, leading to corresponding quality of response. I.e. I can attract negative conditions through a movement of lower consciousness.

Necessity of All in the Universe � In life, we want certain things to occur -- essentially left out of the universe -- and some kept in. But at the highest level of consciousness, we perceive that every single thing is needed for progress in the universe; for movements forward in life. Thus, in life, and in the universe there is no waste. Everything serves a purpose in the progressive movement forward. In that way, every single object serves a purpose, whether positive or negative. For us that means nothing should be discarded as irrelevant or unimportant, for the smallest thing can determine the outcome of the largest; and the most negative can be an avenue and opening to the most positive.

The Reality and the Universe -- There is a relationship between the universe and the Reality that contains it. I.e. the omnipresent Reality (Brahman, The Absolute) is the highest conception of existence afforded to Man. It expresses in all planes unmanifest and manifest. The Reality begins as unmanifest Infinite consciousness, and then extends itself to a universe of forces and forms. Thus, we could say that the universe is the body of the Reality: a manifestation of the unmanifest. The Reality has then become both the Unmanifest and the Manifest; the Creator and the Creation. It is actually more than their sum, but their unity and integral relationship. Also, being a form of the Reality in creation, we inherit the infinite consciousness of the Divine Source. In essence, life and we are God incarnate.

Evolution and the Universe -- Evolution is constantly occurring in the universe. There is a constant upward compulsion to the highest formation possible of any form, including us. When the form reaches its highest state, it evolves another form. Evolution in the universe is occurring at the physical, vital (life plane) and mental levels. Animals emerged from plant and chemical; humans from animals; and higher mental, heart, and spiritual beings from lower consciousness individuals. Thus, we humans are the main instrument for evolution in the universe. There is a divine compulsion for change, progress, evolution, and transformation in the universe coming from a Higher Source. There is also something within us -- an embedded divine, an evolving soul, a hidden Conscious-Force -- that also has this urge for ever-higher development of our being.

The Individual, Universal, and Transcendent -- There is a relationship between us as individuals, the universe, and the transcendent. It can be explained this way: There is an Infinite consciousness with a transcendent status, with its spiritual qualities and divine Intent. We exist in the universe to fulfill its destiny to carry out and manifest the Transcendent Will. How do we do this? We fulfill the universal intent when we rise in consciousness; enabling the universal to fulfill its transcendent purpose. Thus, by discovering our highest nature, we become instruments of the will and Intent of the Infinite consciousness. In that way our destiny is not only to become fulfilled true Individuals, but universal, and transcendent beings.

Free Will and Determination -- In this scheme, we have free will to choose as we wish. And yet there is a compulsion and will of the Infinite consciousness for progress, evolution, and transformation in creation. I.e. there is a transcendent aspiration for the universe to increasingly manifest peace, oneness, wisdom, creativity, possibility, love, beauty, and delight. These are the cosmic determinants. And yet we are given full freedom to participate in this cosmic unfolding. It is our choice. Thus, we can say we have free will within the determination of the Infinite divine. Moreover, we collaborate with that cosmic intent by increasingly discovering our higher nature and bringing it to the world. This freedom and choice, this cosmic determinism is true for all things, seen and unseen, in the universe.

Mathematical Formulae of Life through Various Approaches, Angles

Karmayogi says, "Mathematical knowledge of life, its formulas and how it works brings the limitless into limit. Moving from will to knowledge, one lands in mathematics. That mathematics in the field of life is Life Response."

For years I have attempted to codify all of Karmayogi's knowledge, including Garry Sir's insights, my own, and others.

I have seen patterns in the organization of that knowledge.

Is this real organization my mental view or is it seeing into something true?

This organization of knowledge keeps coming up this way; in these patterns of subjects and sub-subjects and topics.

It's the way of mental knowledge trying to perceive in orderly fashion all of life.

Out of organization can come formulas. This is so because the organization indicates repeating patterns.

E.g. I constantly divide things into five categories; Personal Growth, Spiritual Growth, Society's Growth, How Life Works, and the Reality/Theory of Creation. Within these I see repeating patterns. E.g. in the How Life Works division there is an analysis of Nature's Way, life's subtle patterns, including life response, the way acts express, etc. Likewise in Personal Growth, what we can attain, insights on accomplishment, power of attitudes, negative expressions, values, individuality, romance, etc. In Spiritual Growth there are all expressions of spirit, all of Karmayogi's laws of spirit, spiritual evolution and transformation, etc. Even the Reality/Creation division comes out as the nature of Brahman, Involution, Evolution, timelessness, infinity, etc. etc.

This is in one sense an artificial understanding, as life is a Blend of all of these; from all angles, simultaneously.

However, one can build up an understanding of things through this mental construct. It gets organized and integrated in our minds.

Eventually we know things from all angles. Interestingly Karmayogi says we truly know a principle when we know all other principles simultaneously.

Each person can have his own world view. The Life Divine is a worldview in of itself.

Sharing world views could bring us closer to a common understanding that can lead to formulae of life.

Karmayogi has dreamed of creating the ultimate personal growth program. He once explained that growth as a movement of consciousness of the individual within a sphere. That sphere is Existence. From that alone formulae of consciousness and its movement can be seen. Life response occurs within that wider context. Personal change in the sphere is a subset of universal change in a wider sphere containing the human one. It then goes to Infinite in Brahman.

Mathematics and its fomulae can capture this as a fundamental model beneath the program; thus beneath life itself.

In Garry Jacobs' book 'The Book' a vast AI system is devised for analyzing current problems, creating solution, and predicting the future. It is really what Karmayogi knows, which is what Life is. Garry Sir explains it for over 500 pages through a powerful adventure story.

Math is there too in the AI system. This is a fresh angle from which to devise a formula of Life or Life Response.

It is ultimately an attempt to create in one pure droplet the Essence of Existence.

It is said that when Russian scientists come to an understanding they do it through intense argument. The Britisher and American tend to be more cordial in their interaction. Both have succeeded from their own ends. Ultimately it is more than intensity or politeness that will bring about the Formula of Life. It requires an integral understanding through an integral mind based on integral knowledge which Bhagavan and Karmayogi have given us.

Still it requires a curious mental bent to undertake this mission, but whose aspirations are greater still, i.e. at the spiritual level, to come forth and offer that one perfect droplet of mathematical Truth that underlies and reflects all Existence.

An Extended Article on What Life is and the Character of Life

Life
Life is the final result of a process by which a Conscious-Force emerged from an original omnipresent Reality, taking shape first as energy and from it a universe of forms.

Life/Energy has its Spiritual Source as Conscious Force
Life is a form of, a dynamic of, a current of, an energy of a universal operation of the cosmic Conscious Force.

Life is the energy that originates in Chit (Conscious Force) of Satchitananda (Existence, Conscious Force, Delight)

The Infinite in order to extends its Delight into a created universe becomes self-aware of its existence that generates both consciousness and Force. When that force is devoid of most if it consciousness, it takes shape as energy, which is the original substance of creation. Out of energy all things take shape in the universe.

Conscious-Force
The supreme's first poise is that of Existence, i.e. it exists. It then becomes self-aware of its existence, which creates its Consciousness. In becoming conscious of its existence, a Force is generated. Conscious-Fore is thus the second aspect (after Existence) of the Supreme. Out of Conscious-Force will come life, matter, and the known and unseen universe.

Life's Conscious Force Source
Life is a form of, a dynamic of, a current of, a universal operation of the cosmic Conscious Force. (Paraphrase of Sri Aurobindo)

Life
Life is really a universal operation of Conscious-Force acting subconsciously on and in Matter. (Paraphrase of Sri Aurobindo)

Definition of Life
Life is the operation of the Conscious Force [Chit of Sat-Chit-Ananda; Conscious Force of Existence - Conscious Force- Delight] in the universe that enables forms to take shape, change, dissolve, and reconstitute.

Source of the Plane of Life
Life is a plane below that of Mind, but above Matter. Mind, or rather Supermind, with Mind as its instrument, divided the Conscious Force, enabling energy to emerge, which is the plane of Life through which all forms take shape.

Forms and Cosmic Force
Forms feed upon the breath and energy of the Cosmic Force through an interchange with other forms or by absorbing it from the outside. (Paraphrase of Sri Aurobindo)

Life is Infinite, Creative Force
In Life Divine, Sri Aurobindo describes life as a universal force that expresses as the individual force maintaining each individual form or object in manifestation. It is the force that creates and preserves the form, defends its survival and energizes its growth. Although we view life in terms of many separate and individual lives, it is only one single, universal existence that we perceive as many. In its origin, life is the infinite, creative force that builds the worlds and inhabits them with forms of its own self-conception and creation. It is the conscious force of Sat, the Self-Conscious Being, the Pure Existence, the Divine Consciousness, the omnipresent reality. (MSS)

Man Created in Plane of Life
God has created Man in the plane of life, through the force of life. (MSS)

Life and Time
Life is not confined to Time or the unmanifest Timeless.
Its wide richness is an infinite abundance where Time and Timelessness coexist, to express Supermind where no separative egoism can survive.
(MSS)

The Life Play
The life play of the Force, manifests as an interchange and stimulation between the forms. Thorough this interchange Life seeks to awaken conscious sensation in those bodies. (Paraphrase of Sri Aurobindo)

Life Reflects Consciousness
Life is a universal field of energy/force that expresses the intention of the consciousness from which the force originates. (Paraphrase of Sri Aurobindo)

Life and Nature
Life is of Nature that expresses the force of consciousness. (MSS)

Poises, Statuses of Life 1
Life is at first dumb subconscient will, apparent as dumb urge of physical energy; inconscient, subject to the mechanical forces. The middle term of Life is death and mutual devouring, hunger and conscious desire, the sense of a limited room and capacity and struggle to increase, expand, to conquer and possess. But a new set of terms intervenes and Life begins to evolve toward conscious Mind. [We can express these three as the Physical Vital, the Vital Vital, and the Mental Vital. Also corresponds to the physical, vital, and mental stages of social historical development] [In "The Double Soul of Man" (Book 1, Chapter XXIII Sri Aurobindo explains how we have moved through these 3 states to enable Delight of Being.]

Poises, Statuses of Life 2
The statuses of life are (1) dumb inconscient drive; (2) desire, eagerness to possess and give; (3) love, which seeks to possess, be possessed, to receive and give; (4) satisfaction. These statuses of life are actually the stages of the soul's seeking for delight in things. The ascent of life (of drive, desire, love, and satisfaction) is really the ascent of the Divine Delight in things. "Since Life is an energy of His conscious-force, the secret of all its movements must be hidden delight inherent in all things which is at once cause, motive, and object of its activities..." (Paraphrase of Sri Aurobindo)

Life Reveals God at Each step
To perceptive, sensitive souls, Life tries to reveal God at each step. (MSS)

Also see Thoughts from Sri Aurobindo's The Life Divine on this Subject. Click here and here.

Energy, Forms and the Emergence of Man
-There is an ocean of energy, a plane of Force enveloping the earth. This is Life.
-Forms, matter, us emerge from this energy, this plane of Life
-The Divine has created Man in the plane of life, through the force of life.

-Man is one formation of life, and the animal is another formation of life. Matter itself is a hard formation dense to our touch. (MSS, paraphrased)

Two Principles of Life for the Individual Human
There are two aspects of the vital, i.e. two principles of Life; the necessity or will of the separative ego to survive in its distinctness and guard its identity, and the compulsion of Nature to fuse itself with others. [The two principles of life are the separative individual and the social individual.] (Paraphrase of Sri Aurobindo)

Life that Expresses our Human Consciousness
Everything we experience in life is an expression of consciousness. All that occurs, from the very grand to the totally insignificant, is a reflection and result of consciousness. All that occurs around us and to us is an expression of our own consciousness, individual and collective. This knowledge enables one to not only understand that life is a manifestation of consciousness but compels us to want to discover the consciousness/spirit in life. The more conscious we are, the more we are able to be in tune with and master life.

Furthermore consciousness is really an energy and force. Life itself is a universal field of this energy/force that expresses the intentions of the consciousness from which the energy/force originates.

Furthermore the consciousness (i.e. energy/force) is the same as the Consciousness of the Spiritual Reality, the Absolute, Divine from which the universe emanated from. That Divine Consciousness is the optimal consciousness that we in life can rise to and have. The more conscious we are, the more we are one with the Divine and its infinite powers. The greater the consciousness, the greater the Divine attributes we experience in our lives -- including its the power, truth, unity, harmony, perfection, peace, beauty, and love.

The Ascent of Life through the Individual
-(1) Life is first dumb inconscient will rooted in the physical energy; inconscient, and subject to mechanical forces. This is reflected in the necessity of the separative ego, and to survive. (2) Then there is a movement to break the bounds of one's self toward interaction with others. This reflects the compulsion of Nature to fuse our individual selves with others. At this second poise of life there is death, mutual devouring, desire, and the need to expand, conquer, and possess. This is a movement to the vital proper, away from the physical. (3) The third poise of life is a movement towards conscious mind in life. In this stage there is the conscious movement towards commonality, mutuality, harmony, etc. In its higher aspects it is vitally reflected as the ability to be self giving towards others, and to feel love.

-Survival of the fittest that enables evolution comes from love, commonality, unity, harmony, etc.; not because of selfishness, self protection, self-assertion, and aggressive living of the individual. [This is the movement from the physical and vital in the vital and life to the conscious mind emerging in life, and beyond to spiritualized mind to supermind to Satchitananda]

-As life ascends to mind, it grows toward the rule of conscious unity. (One sees there the unity in the in the differentiation and diversity of life.) This reflects the divine law of the Satchitananda in the manifestation.

[As there is an ascension in life, as we ascend to higher levels in life, we move from physical selfishness, to vital interchange with others, including desire, et al to mental and spiritual mind-based commonality and unity, reflecting those higher aspects that are there in Satchitananda.

-This suggest that life can reflect every aspect, attribute of every plane of mind to supermind in the vital. E.g. the highest aspect of Truth, Love, Oneness, Power, Bliss/Delight, Knowledge can be experienced in all aspects of life, and in all aspects of our vital being.] (Paraphrase of Sri Aurobindo + Additional growth Online Comments)

The Ascent of Life: The Four Successive Statuses that the Forms of Life Undergo
Unconscious Will to Survive -- The first is of force, of dumb inconscient [unconscious] will. It is mere physical energy, subject to mechanical forces. This is reflected in the necessity of the seperative ego, and to survive.

Ego-Oriented Interchange -- The second status is to break the bounds of one's self toward interaction with others; a compulsion of Nature to begin to fuse ourselves with others. There is death, mutual devouring, desire, and the need to expand, conquer, and possess. This is a movement to the vital proper, away from the physical.

Mutual Interchange and Harmony -- The third status is the conscious movement towards commonality, mutuality, harmony, etc. It is a movement toward cooperation and mutual help, the associated group, conscious joining and interchange. In its higher aspects it is vitally reflected as the ability to be self giving towards others, and to feel love.

Sri Aurobindo also indicates than in this third status, there is an increasing predominance of Mind. Mind is of a higher consciousness which does not need to devour to grow. to the degree that Mind is free of the material influence, it will have these positive influences.

Spiritual Unity with Others, Life -- Sri Aurobindo says that ultimately there is a need to harmonize two principles of life: the necessity of the will of the seperative ego to survive in its distinctness; and the compulsion imposed upon it by Nature to fuse itself with others.

Sri Aurobindo says that these will be fused when we reach the fourth status of life, which occurs when the eternal unity of the many [i.e. of the self and others] is realized through the unity and freedom of the spirit. (Paraphrase of Sri Aurobindo + Additional growth Online Comments)

The Three Problems of Life
The first problem of life is that man is aware only of the surface of life, not his inner being and true Self. The second problem of life is that he is disconnected from the universal, and therefore from others. The third problem of life is that the body, the vital, and mind are not in harmony with each other, nor with its self. When man becomes conscious he becomes more aware of the discords and creates this harmony. (Paraphrase of Sri Aurobindo)

Social Life, Human Life, Life, Nature, and Spirit
-Human life exceeds social life in dimension. Life is far wider in its scope than either social life or human life. Nature outstrips life. Existence on earth is not confined to Nature. It consists of many other worlds such as the subtle world of spirits ... Beyond lie the causal worlds proper to the Spirit.

-The Spirit surfacing in personal life expands the scope of Man's existence to the borders of social and human life and goes beyond. (MSS)

Biological vs. Social vs. Spiritual Evolution
-Life functions with a wider background that divides into three layers -- social evolution, biological status, spiritual poise. All of them can be called evolution.
-[In Pride and Prejudice] Lydia's elopement is a catastrophe from the point of view of respectable social living. It is no such thing from social evolution's point of view, even from the wider point of view of Mr. Bennet's family. It triggers social evolution.
-Behind it is the biological evolution of the physicality of Mrs. Bennet trying to raise itself to mentality or at least the vitality of social acceptability.
-Beyond the biological lies the spiritual evolution. In its own context, everything is evolving Spirit, evolving in Joy. There is nothing which is not a MARVEL.
-[In Pride and Prejudice] Elopement is social disgrace.
-Elopement is furthering social evolution.
-Elopement enables biological evolution in utter disregard of health or life.
-Spiritually you see everyone in the family gay, happy, cheerful always which denotes the surfacing of the spirit. (MSS)

Out of the Darkness of Life
Life is a journey in the darkness of the night. Wake up to the inner light. (The Mother)

Life's Sanction
Life sanctions by bringing results, positive, neutral, and negative based on determining factors -- including the individual's conscious and subconscious status, the same for the parties one is interacting with, the atmosphere of those circumstance, the social intention and atmosphere, the energies of that time (compared to say today), the evolutionary movement, and the cosmic.

Life and Death
The natural opposition we make between death and life is an error of our mentality. Death has no reality except as a process of life. Disintegration of substance and renewal of substance, maintenance of form and change of form are the constant process of life. Even in death of the body there is no cessation of Life, only the material of one form of life is broken up to serve as material for other forms of life. This occurs through some process of metapsychosis or new ensouling of body. (Paraphrase of Sri Aurobindo)

Process of Life and Death
-The processes of life are disintegration and renewal of substance, and maintenance and change of form.

-The natural opposition we make between death and life is an error of our mentality. Death has no reality except as a process of life. Disintegration of substance and renewal of substance, maintenance of form and change of form are the constant process of life. Even in death of the body there is no cessation of Life, only the material of one form of life is broken up to serve as material for other forms of life. This occurs through some process of metapsychosis or new ensouling of body. (Paraphrase of Sri Aurobindo)

Process of Life and Death
-The processes of life are disintegration and renewal of substance, and maintenance and change of form.

-Death is not a cessation of life. Also, in death materials of a form break up to serve as materials for other forms.

Birth and Death
Birth and death are not life's beginning and end, but are rather intermediate stages in an occult processes of life. (Paraphrase of Sri Aurobindo)

Spirit Revives
Spirit revives dead or dying vehicle into fresh new life. (Paraphrase of Sri Aurobindo)

-Death, desire, and incapacity are due to the exclusivity and separateness, to the nature of divided being, and to the ignorance of the individual, rooted in ego and mind. They prevent the right balance of energies, which cause dissolution.

-Individualized Life is subject to death because it seeks the infinite though in a finite body; desire because it seeks Bliss, and also it has incapacity.

-Death also exists because the individual life seeks the Infinite through a limited individual body. ["... death is only the negative term in which Life hides itself and tempts its own positive being to seek for immortality." [Death compels Life to seek Immortality.] (Paraphrase of Sri Aurobindo + additional Growth Online comments)

Reason for Death
"... death is only the negative term in which Life hides itself and tempts its own positive being to seek for immortality." (Sri Aurobindo) [Death compels Life to seek Immortality.]

Purpose, Compulsion of Death
Death compels Life to seek Immortality. (Paraphrase of Sri Aurobindo)

Why Death Exists
Death also exists because the individual life seeks the Infinite through a limited individual body. ["... death is only the negative term in which Life hides itself and tempts its own positive being to seek for immortality." [Death compels Life to seek Immortality.] If the psychic being, the evolving soul of the individual, cannot get what it seeks (i.e. if the individual doesn't develop enough), it withdraws from the being and looks for a new form. [We have also said that death is a process of life. One thing needs to die in order to sustain the emerging, following entity.] (Paraphrase of Sri Aurobindo + additional Growth Online comments)

Cause of and Way Out of Death and Ignorance
-Death, desire, and incapacity are due to the exclusivity and separateness, to the nature of divided being, and to the ignorance of the individual, rooted in ego and mind. They prevent the right balance of energies, which cause dissolution.

-Man can move out of this status by the gradual awakening of self. (Paraphrase of Sri Aurobindo)

Procreation and Immortality
Procreation is an incomplete form of immortality, where part of our physical essence is passed on to our progeny to enable continuance. However, through our insistence on a divine existence, we can secure this immortality in a single body.

Purpose of Death and the Evolving Soul
The purpose of death is to enable the fulfillment of the soul in its evolving journey.

The Psychic being and Death
If the psychic being, the evolving soul of the individual, cannot get what it seeks (i.e. if the individual doesn't develop enough, it withdraws from the being and looks for a new form. [We have also said that death is a process of life. One thing needs to die in order to sustain the emerging, following entity.]

[The soul, the psychic being seeks infinite experience, and withdraws if it cannot get that from the finite being of the individual.] (Paraphrase of Sri Aurobindo)

Death and the Journey of the Soul
When the soul has nothing new to gain from the individual it is on, it leaves, bringing bout that person's death. Then the soul continues on its journey, either resting or entering other souls, seeking its further evolution.

The Journey of the Evolving Soul
When the evolving soul leaves the body, the individual dies. That soul goes to rest in nether realms or enters the body of another to continue on its journey of its own Evolution.

Overcoming Death for the Individual
When we connect with our evolving soul, we take an important step toward overcoming death. The evolving soul is itself in a deathless state. We thus can bring the "energy" of the deathless state to life, thus the possibility of unending life, when the power of the soul is brought to the vital and material surface.

Death & Rebirth
There is life on other planes after death and before the next rebirth, as a result of the old and in preparation of the new birth. Other planes coexist with ours, and constantly act upon the physical plane.

Why there is an in-between state in other planes between death and rebirth: 1. There is an attraction of other planes for the mental and vital plane in man due to their affinity to these planes; 2. There is a utility, need of an interval for assimilation of the life-experience, including what has to be discarded, and what has to be prepared for the new birth. (Paraphrase of Sri Aurobindo)

Overview of Rebirth
-The individual has a soul and an evolving soul; the former the spark of the Divine, the latter the deputy of the former. It is this evolving soul (Psychic Being, True Self) that takes its birth in the individual, and gathers the experience of the individual in its journey through existence. After death, this evolving soul takes on the body of other individuals to continue its journey towards ever higher states of being. It enters a particular individual to absorb those new experiences that will enable it to grow.

(Rebirth is not however an individual being reborn as another individual. E.g. John Smith dying and the personality of John Smith entering the next person. It is instead the movement of an evolving soul through various individuals.)

'Rebirth is the birth of the individual soul from form to form until it reaches the human level of manifested consciousness which is its instrument for rising to yet higher levels, higher possibilities; to incorporate powers of spiritual mind, Supermind, and beyond.

-Rebirth is as inevitable as birth. It enables an incomplete being in a body its promise of completeness and its spiritual significance.

-If the soul enters this life with a certain development of personality, it must have prepared it in other precedent lives here or elsewhere.

Evolution of Man and Overcoming Death
Evolution is the method to overcome Non-Existence through and beyond the dualities of life and death; Inconscience through and beyond its dualities of Truth and Falsehood, and Knowledge and Error ; and Insensibility through and beyond its dualities of Pleasure and Pain.

Overcoming Death, Desire, and Incapacity through Lead of Supermind
-Man can move out of this status by the gradual awakening of self.

-If Supermind (Truth Consciousness) leads, replacing the ignorance and dividing mechanism of mind, then the exclusivity and separateness are overcome; ignorance is replaced by divine knowledge; and the right balance of energies (of the balance of life force and the form it inhabits) is restored, preventing dissolution, enabling endless life.

[Knowledge acting on Will releases energy. Since Supermind has the right balance of, a fusion of knowledge and will, it creates or enables the right balance of energies for sustaining life. Supermind thus overcomes death, desire, and incapacity.]

-Only in Supermind can life acquire the necessary charging(?) energies that will enable the body to feel it is experiencing the infinity it seeks, will enable the body not to disintegrate. Supermind takes it out of its exclusivity [of mind, and ego], which is the reason it cannot maintain the balance of energies. With Supermind that is changed. (One can thus control life, its energies, which can lead to endless life.)

-The mind, not separated from Supermind, of divine knowledge, would be free from its ignorance, and would not be subject to its ignorances of death, desire, and incapacity.

-If the individualized force were the energy of mind free from ignorance, no such necessity of desire would intervene.

-Supermind then is not only a mechanism of perfect knowledge, but is the mechanism for the perfect vital and body. The supramental transformation would enable this. The Mother was absorbing the Force to enable the right balance of energies in doing the physical and final part of the supramental transformation. What then are interim steps that we can take using the supramental force and power to affect death, desire, and incapacity in our lives? We can begin by going within, finding the psychic, open to the universal, call in the Force, and let it descent as it wishes?] (Paraphrase of Sri Aurobindo + additional Growth Online comments)

Abolition of Death, Suffering, and Disease
It is not the Divine intention for the embodied soul to seek release from the cycle of birth and death; instead the embodied soul should seek total release from falsehood and ego in all parts of its being; and, rising into the higher realms of Spirit, bring down the spiritual force and truth to life on earth, so that death, suffering and disease can be abolished forever. It is the difference between liberation into the spirit, and ascent to the spirit to bring down its properties to enable the transformation of the being and life around one.

Purpose of Illness In Creation, and The Transformation Of Humans
Another question that arises is why is there illness, suffering, and death in the first place? The creation came about as the result of the Absolute's need to embody the divine force in physical forms. In order to create the greatest multiplicity of forms the Absolute manifest in forms positively and negatively in the cosmos. As the cosmos, the earth, and humanity developed, this diversity in duality can be seen in our physical bodies, our feelings and emotions, and in our minds. The duality of the physical body shows up as health and sickness, life and death. The forces of duality and its reinforcement through Nature keep these dualities intact.

Gradually, however, through our evolution we will evolve as a species to overcome the negative aspect of creation in our bodies, leading to overcoming of illness, disease, and the eventual possibility of endless life through the power of our will and consciousness.

We will surely see great improvements in medicine that will help us become healthier. However the ultimate determinant of perfect and endless health may be through the bringing into our being the powers and influences of a spiritual Force, which can transform humans from out of their current necessity of illness, suffering and death.

The Subconscient and Death
The subconscient is an unconscious and unevolved part of our inner being; a kind of vestige of our primitive heritage. For example, a good deal of the fear we experience in life wells up from this realm. Or, when we sleep and wake up tired and exhausted in the morning as a result of incessant, draining dreams, we know we have spent time travelling in this unconscious realm. Also, in the course of our days when we feel pessimistic, or things seem hopeless, or we sense that there is no way out of a situation or a difficulty, you know that the subconscient is sending up its negative impression to our surface thoughts and feelings. Perhaps most negatively the subconscient is the part of our being that reinforces our physical illnesses. Have you ever felt a cold coming on, and suddenly you think to yourself "oh no, not a cold?" Well that's the subconscient influence of fear and pessimism at work, reinforcing and solidifying the possibility of the illness. The subconscient has this overall negative nature because it has built in memory of millennia of human suffering, disease, and death. It sends up pessimistic, negative, fear-laden messages intent on overcoming the positives that occur on the surface. Its message is that anything positive on the surface is but a temporary distraction and waste of time because we will all end in disease, death, and destruction.

Use of the Force to Overcome Death
One utilizes the (supramental) Force to overcome the current limitations of our bodies (i.e. its lack of flexibility, tendency to inertia, propensity to illness, even the inevitability of death).

Physical Transmutation is a Later Stage of Transformation
Overcoming death is a much later stage of personal evolution and transformation. Before that must come the change of he mental and vital realms. the physical is later or last.

Mental, Vital, and Physical Transformation
-In addition to this dramatic change to our mental functioning, to the way we acquire knowledge, and perceive the world, there are the effects on our vital/emotional and physical parts. For example, our vital/emotional being begins to be transformed from its normal lower inclinations of desire, pleasure, sensation, need, and selfish attachment to correspondingly more subtle, refined behaviors and capacities. We experience a shift from our negative attitudes and sentiments to higher attitudes and behaviors, such as vital patience and calm, and concern and self-giving towards others.

-There are even the beginning of great changes at the physical level, as we are able to overcome our fixed habits, the need for intense stimulation and attachment, and our reflexive reaction to pain. We even learn how to prevent and overcome physical illness, as we understand their subtle nature, their relationship to our psychological state, to a lacking energy, and other factors. At a further point we begin to perceive that it is possible to even control the body's processes of decay and death (though at this point on the path we do not as yet have the power to make that understanding a lived reality).

-Further along on this ultimate leg of the Path our bodies are no longer are subject to death and decay because the very cells of our body have been supramentalized so that they respond to the higher Power, preventing their decay and degeneration, enabling them remain alive as long as we desire. In other words, we are on the road to becoming immortal.

Change in Subconscient to Enable Physical Transformation
When the subconscient is changed through the workings of the superconscient Spirit and Force, a great stage has passed that can enable physical transformation.

The Mother's Experiment
The Mother was making her lifetime experiment in trying to overcome death by calling in the supramental Force into her cells. This was her lifetime worked; i.e. the ultimate physical yoga and transmutation. She made a vast progress in that direction, and we can follow in her Vast footsteps.

The Mother's Great Attempt
-The Mother's other great role occurred in the later years of her life. From about the age of 70 until her death at age 94 in 1974, she made the difficult attempt at the transformation of her own physical body, to be the forerunner of a new type of human being, perhaps a new species beyond man. Whereas most disciples and followers around the world needed to first overcome the normal, typical weaknesses in their mental and emotional parts of their being (such as their ego-sense, falsehoods, ignorance, poor attitudes, habits, limited knowledge and skills, etc.), the Mother had mostly attained that perfection at birth, and endeavored to make the more difficult transformation of her physical body her chief preoccupation. The first goal was to find the secrets to illness, suffering, and pain. A second goal was to overcome the inevitability of death itself, to the decay of the cells over time; to find the secret to unending life based on one's will for continuous existence. The most important goal however was the transformation of the physical substance of the body into a new type of human being, a Supramental being, with powers of consciousness, plasticity, creation, truth, and unity beyond anything the world has ever known or conceived. By utilizing the Force, this physical transformation would lead to a new type of individual, a new species beyond man, leading to a divine existence and life on earth. She was the pioneer individual for the ultimate physical transformation to this new existence.

-She often referred to death as a mere state of mind, a state of mind of the cells that the cells accepted. If they could change their perspective, if they did not accept death as an inevitability, this could help the cells maintain their form without their deteriorating.

Transformation of Body Followed By Unlimited Life Based On Will
When the transformation of the body is complete (it will occur after the transformation of the other parts of the being first, including vital, psychological, mental), there will be the possibility of the end of being subjected to death. i.e. people can life as long as they wish.

Romance & Death
Romance cannot die, it has never died. It emerges to give life to death and dead habits. They smother Romance to death and triumphantly announce their own death as the death of Romance. (MSS)

Also see Thoughts from Sri Aurobindo's The Life Divine on this Subject by clicking here.

The Ascending Movement Upward through the Three Poises of Life
Life is first dumb inconscient will rooted in the physical energy; inconscient, and subject to mechanical forces. This is reflected in the necessity of the separative ego, and to survive. (2) Then there is a movement to break the bounds of one's self toward interaction with others. This reflects the compulsion of Nature to fuse our individual selves with others. At this second poise of life there is death, mutual devouring, desire, and the need to expand, conquer, and possess. This is a movement to the vital proper, away from the physical. (3) The third poise of life is a movement towards conscious mind in life. In this stage there is the conscious movement towards commonality, mutuality, harmony, etc. In its higher aspects it is vitally reflected as the ability to be self giving towards others, and to feel love. (Paraphrase of Sri Aurobindo)

When it is complete, it ceases to be human life. It becomes higher life. (Paraphrase of MSS)

Basic Units of Existence: Atom of Material, Acts of the Vital, and Thoughts of the Mind
The basic unit of material substance of the atom. The basic unit of vital substance is the individual discrete act. The basic unit of mind is the individual thought. Atoms combine to form all of the larger units of material substance observable in the universe. Acts combine to form all of the larger units of activity observable in life. Thoughts combine to form larger, more complex structures variously termed concepts, ideas, theories, etc. (MSS)

Spiritual Evolution is Unmixed Joy
Spiritual evolution in its own plane is an experience of unmixed joy; in the ignorant life, it is an experience of joy that alternates with sorrow. Lydia represents biological evolution which does not care about social mores or marriage or health or even death. Spiritual evolution goes on by increasing joy. In increasing the joy, it goes through a trough of sorrow before reaching the joy. Spiritual evolution is higher joy, through a trough of sorrow.

Fulfillment at Various Levels
The individual, family, collectives, and society each seek their own fulfillment. The Universe and the Transcendent Divine also seek fulfillment.

The Process of Creation for Individual, business, society, universe, The Absolute

-Life is multifaceted. It consists of the material forms of existence (physical); animated, material forms that move and interact (vital); thought formations that express varying degree of consciousness (mental).

-All of these aspects/planes of Life are a product of an essential Energy. They are different formations of that Energy.

-In addition, Energy that is Life is the end product of an original Conscious Force whose origins is the Infinite Divine.

-Life is also undergoing a forward evolutionary movement that seeks to manifest in infinite variation evermore conscious forms of the essential properties of the Infinite Divine.

-Life is thus an upward, spiraling movement of ever increasing manifestation of truth, knowledge, wisdom, harmony, oneness, creativity, power, love, delight, timelessness, and infinity.

-The Character of Life is the inner laws and principles that govern the movements of Energy and its Forms in existence. (2009-2011 Q1)

Behind the surface consciousness is a deeper one that sees life for what it truly is. (2009-2011 Q1)

Despite the division we see on the surface, there is actually an inner Oneness to life that we can perceive. If we rise to our highest level of consciousness, we will sense that everything in existence is associated and interconnected. That there is behind our surface perceptions a universal web of existence in which everything and everyone is bound in an integral Oneness. To bring that view to the forefront will enable us to function from our highest possibility, and enable the perfection, even the divinization of life around us. (2009-2011 Q1)

Everything is connected with everything else. Though it is not perceived in the physical world (at the material level), it is more apparent from the subtle plane. From an inner poise away from the surface of life and its sense influence, we can perceive that oneness and interconnectedness. Having that perception, we develop a power over it; knowing what inner and outer strings to pluck to evoke good fortune for ourselves and the world around us.

Moreover, through that process, we bring the oneness of life to the surface; i.e. to the Life and Material planes. Then we will bathe in that Interconnectedness everywhere we turn; indicating the infinite, divine-like power that awaits us in the future. (2009-2011 Q1)

Since every single thing is related to everything else, when there is a recognized, dramatic change in one object, person, or event, there is a simultaneous change in corresponding others, even if they appear to have no connection on the surface. This is the foundation of life response. (2009-2011 Q1)

We believe that we are the source of new ideas and inspirations when we express them, but they actually originate in the universal plane. For example, it is often documented that a great new discovery has arisen spontaneously and independently at several locations by several individuals around the world who have no outer relation or connection.

The same is true for other types of vibrations and forces, such as human emotions and sensations at the vital level, as well as movements and acts of the physical plane. For example, an intense emotion originating from the universal plane may be picked up by one person, only to see it expressed by another in a different or related context nearby though these two individuals are not interacting or in close proximity.

Likewise, in a related dynamic, there is a disturbance or accident in one place, which then clears. However, when another person an hour later drives to the exact same locale, there is a fresh new commotion in that very same place, though it might have a slight variation in character. And this can go on repeatedly there throughout the course of the day! That is because the vibration is still there that ensuing individuals pick up on and express, believing it to be their own unique experience.

We also see this at the level of human accomplishment. For example, an opportunity comes to one person, who then rejects it outright, yet it moves on and suddenly is afforded to and taken up by another person nearby or far away. The opportunity arrived from the universal plane seeking to realize itself through someone's acceptance.

This is in fact the very nature of Energy itself in all its forms. Energy, whether coming in mental, vital, or physical form, once set in motion, seeks embodiment and fulfillment. If it is not fulfilled in one form, it moves on to another. That explains all change in life, including birth and death. (2009-2011 Q1)

As opening to the spiritual Force cancels karma of the past, it also cancels uncertainty about the future. (2009-2011 Q1)

My colleague Garry Jacobs has just released a powerful new 500 page novel -- The Book --, perhaps the finest work of spirit-oriented fiction of the new century. It is filled with spiritual truths, and breakthrough insights into the nature of consciousness, reality, and the character of life. And yet this is also a magnificent story about how four very different and fascinating individuals work their way through a startling set of circumstance on their way to great accomplishment and profound inner awareness. The ad for the novel says:

"The Book is a spiritual thriller, a journey to self-discovery, an adventure of consciousness, a revelation of occult truths, and a practical guide for highest accomplishment. This novel presents basic principles of Sri Aurobindo's 'The Life Divine', the character of life, and human accomplishment.

Four technocrats armed with a mysterious manuscript, a secret formula and a radically new computer program battle a conspiracy of entrenched reactionary forces in a global struggle to determine humanity's future." (2009-2011 Q1)

The groundbreaking work done over four decades by The Mother's Service Society is now presented through a magnificent new web site. I have been profoundly honored to be part of this organization and a contributor over the years. I am also humbly grateful to them for having bestowed their practical and spiritual wisdom and grace upon me during this time, with special deep appreciation to the beloved multi-dimensional spiritual genius Sri Karmayogi and his brilliant disciple Garry Jacobs. They have been the source of everything I believe in and hold true. I invite you to explore the site and partake in a knowledge that I believe is a vital bridge to the next stage of human evolution. (2009-2011 Q1)

Often a great work does not create the intended consequences during the time of its inception but waits until the next or a future generation.

-What some people consider metaphysical philosophy is actually a knowledge of the practical workings of life.

-What is considered foolish, unattainable idealism in one generation, is practical, unthought of natural life in another.

Like an individual, life has a character. It expresses according to subtle and profound principles, which few of us perceive. The Character of Life can present itself in the most significant event or in the smallest of acts. However, if we look deeply into life's circumstance, we can begin to unravel its mysteries, and determine the inner and outer forces that produce the outcomes we witness. (2009-2011 Q1)

-What I call "Nature" is not Mother Nature, but the way of life, or rather Life itself.

-Life/Nature has a character that expresses through particular patterns that can be further ascertained as principles and laws.

-The individual who understands life's character, including its particular principles and laws, will have a great power over it.

-The principles and laws of life are subtle, and are mostly unperceived by humans. However, there has been a recent opening as individuals have begun to see the power of attraction, in which changes in consciousness attract sudden good fortune. This is also known as a "Life Response," which is based on the life principle of inner-outer correspondence.

-Principles of life include inner-outer correspondence, precedent events, simultaneity, synchronicity, law of karma, and many others.

-Through our higher consciousness we not only become aware of these subtle principles, but we can read them when they occur, which will help us determine what course of action to take (or avoid), enabling infinite-accomplishment and enjoyment in life. (2009-2011 Q1)

(Explanation: We perceive only a part of the knowledge of a thing, but life wants to move forward and express all aspects of it. Life conditions therefore shift and break out to do so, which we experience as change. That progressive shifting and creative bursting expresses the multiple truths about any thing/matter; its inner "yearning" to be expressed, which is beyond our limited one-sided perception and comprehension of it.) (2009-2011 Q1)

The more things change, the more things change; as there is infinite scope for variability and possibility. (2009-2011 Q1)

-The first great Mystery of existence is birth; the second is death; the third is life.

-Death is a process of life. It enables the energy of life to continue. (2009-2011 Q1)

The purpose of death is to enable our further evolution through rebirth of our soul into another host. There our true self and being absorbs those new experiences enabling its further progress and evolution in Its journey through time. (2009-2011 Q1)

When you clear away that which is dead, dying, decayed, etc., Nature quickly steps forward and produces new life, possibilities, resources, energy, things, etc. (2009-2011 Q1)