It’s impossible to summarize the meaning of life in a 450-word article entitled, “What’s the meaning of life?,” but we cannot begin to understand the meaning of our life without first thinking about Higher Worlds.
Each of us is given a set time to stay on this physical plane. What we do during that time will give us purpose and meaning that we can then take to subtler planes of existence.
As we continue to develop virtues and live a virtuous life, our inner light begins to fuse with the light of the Sun. “The fusion of these two lights makes light possible on the subtle planes” (p. 89).
How Our Thoughts Give Our Life Meaning
Christ wanted us, “to be in the world but not of it.” Man is able to live in two worlds — the lower and the higher.
“As one climbs to higher planes, the light increases. All that we have is the light of the Sun, but this light has three phases: the physical/etheric, the astral and the mental light of the Sun. The light is always there” (p. 89).
Those who have “eyes to see” means that if you’ve developed your physical vision, then you can create on the subtle planes with your thoughts. As your consciousness increases, through increasing your virtues, you can materialize your thoughts both on the physical and higher planes.
The danger, of course, is in creating the wrong thoughts. This gives new meaning to the phrase, “Be careful for what you wish; you just may get it!”
Higher thinking requires a sense of responsibility. For whom or for what are you creating? If it’s for your small, limited self — the one attached to fear and greed — it is better to stay in your box of crystallized beliefs. At least your thoughts won’t become hindrances on your Path.
Developing the Art of Thinking
First, we must control the wild horses of our mind, the thoughts these untamed animals stimulate and the havoc they wreak. Then, we cultivate pure and lofty thoughts by fusing with an ideal, a virtue or a vision. Finally, we must observe our habitual thinking and challenge our opinions and beliefs.
It’s not easy to develop true, creative thinking. We are bombarded daily with the ceaseless chatter of the Internet, popular culture, and the demands of daily life.
But if you take just 10 minutes a day to quiet the mind, to focus on something higher, even a problem that needs solving, you will begin to develop creative thinking. People forget that the science of thinking is also developed through life’s tensions and crises. You’ll think differently about your so-called failures when you realize they helped you learn not only to think for yourself, but also created an avenue to your higher Self.
Eventually, you’ll catch a glimpse of Higher Worlds.
Source: Other Worlds, Torkom Saraydarian, Ch. 10: Light and the Subtle World
