Meaning of Life

The truth is that our home is in the other world, the Spirit World or the Real World. After leaving the other world, we were born into this world to undergo spiritual discipline for just three score years and ten. We come from the other world and we return there. We who are living on earth think of going to the other world as departing, but in the eyes of those who are in heaven, the journey to this world was the departing.

In the other world, we all led lives as adults. If we brought all our memories with us when we were born into this world, they would obstruct our soul training. So this is the reason we completely forget our past and start with a clean slate. All souls, whether they are highly evolved or immature, must start from nothing. Over the course of time, after we have lived in this world for a while, we come to think of the earthly world as our home, and gradually we forget our true home; this is how we form a set of values that goes against the Truth.

We need to question who we think we are, our way of thinking and our set of values. We need to ask ourselves who it really is who is looking, judging, feeling, and thinking. Is it our true self who is thinking and leading our life? These are vital questions.

Now, let us consider the significance of our life on earth. The main purpose of our life in this world is to discipline and refine the soul. Through numerous incarnations, we have always looked for the best way to continue the soul's progress, and each time we are born on earth we choose a different environment. We have selected different professions, different circumstances, and different relationships, for example, those who have been wealthy in previous lives are born into poor families and vice versa, and those who were healthy in past lives are born with illnesses. We are born into this world with the supreme assignment of spiritual advancement, by even a step forward.

Because this is the case, in difficult times you should think; "I am now being given this rare opportunity to improve my soul. This means I have found the very purpose of this life." You must not avoid your task. If you were to complain about it, I would say, "You have been given the map for the treasure hunt and you have been walking, searching for treasure and following the map. Now there is a pile of treasure right in front of you. What are you complaining about?"

Particularly if you are faced with the greatest difficulty of your life, it is the greatest opportunity that has been prepared for the refinement of your soul. This is the most important part of the book of problems prepared specially for your life, so for the sake of your soul training, you should not avoid facing this problem.

Each person is faced with the problems that are most appropriate to his or her soul. The level of the problem you face is neither higher nor lower than the level of development of your soul. No matter what troubles befall you, they are problems that you can solve or, more precisely, problems that only you can solve. When problems appear right in front of you, they are showing you the significance of your life and the purpose of your soul training in this lifetime.

Once you have finished a certain task in your training, you will never have to do that same assignment again. Other problems you have not yet solved will arise. If you solve the problems in this life easily, it means you have passed through them and the next time you are born into this world, you will not have to solve the same problems again; instead you will help others to solve them.

This process explains how souls advance. Now let me give you some basic advice; if you are in an environment where it is not surprising that you are complaining, I would like you to stop and think for just a moment before you start complaining. You should say to yourself: "This problem appearing before me is showing me the nature of my soul and my mission for this life; I can see the purpose of my life without asking a clairvoyant about it."

At this critical point you must not give up. Never! At this very moment you must summon your courage.

I wonder how many people create unhappiness through their lack of courage. It is intolerable to watch these people. As the fire comes toward them, they start to run, afraid they will be completely burnt and as a result, the flames spread further. Instead of turning your back on the fire, you have to stop it on the spot. You must stand your ground and stop the flames; you must be resolute in solving your problems.

Sometimes you can find this-worldly solution to the problem. Even if you cannot, the fact that you have tackled a difficult problem head-on will be a great experience for you, and to be sure, you will learn valuable lessons through the experience. No one else has exactly the same experiences as you. The lessons you learn through the process of solving your own problems are the treasures you can take back to heaven with you when you leave this world.

Some of you may still half doubt what I say, but I can assure you that in the eighteen years since I awakened and began to experience the world of spirit, not a single day has passed when I do not talk with those in the other world, the world beyond this. As a man who communicates every day with the inhabitants of the other world, I can assure you with 100% conviction that the spirit world exists. This is the truth, I am not lying or joking. The other world really does exist.

From the other world, you incarnate into this world, lead a life of perhaps three score years and ten, and then inevitably, you must leave this world. After you actually pass over, your soul mates, friends from past lives and your deceased parents will come to meet you. You will have a pleasant time discussing the experiences you had on earth, and the lessons you learned through difficulties and problems. Many angels will come and say to those of you who tackled your problems courageously, "You did very well. You fought patiently under difficult conditions." In this way you will discuss your journey in this world.

No matter whether you are healthy or sick in the decades you are here, you will all leave this world. Even if you have a high social status or a lot of money, you will not be exempted. Those who study medicine will not escape either. Everyone will inevitably leave this world. When you leave, the only thing you can take with you is your mind and soul. The most important question is which parts of your soul you have corrected and refined, what lessons you have learned and integrated. You will have to leave behind all your personal belongings. In the other world, there are no houses or real estate; you cannot take your bank account with you to heaven. All you can take is your mind and soul. Now that you understand the truth of this, I am sure you will realize what you should do. No matter what human relationships, circumstances, or work you are involved in, you should concentrate on refining your soul.