soul journey

It doesn’t matter if you practice any organized religion or not, if you believe in God or not, if you are a theist, atheist or an agnostic. You may or may not think that there is a higher power who is in charge or you may think that it is a self-propelling mechanism. My goal is to share my view of how this mechanism operates that I see in place and that we all are a part of. 

When we think about evolution, the word that flashes in mind is ‘change’. Change is also the symbol of ‘moving forward’.  The Universe is constantly evolving. This may mean that the components of the Universe are also constantly evolving. The process in place that makes this evolution possible may be called Cosmic Play or Maya. 

In this article I am going to share my view of how, as a part of this cosmic-play, the soul goes on a journey and gathers experiences which ultimately get stored in the space in vibrational form known by some as Akashic Records. One can look at Akashic Records as a cosmic digital library where all the details are stored about any event that has ever happened within the cosmos. 

Brahma is a Sanskrit term found in Vedas (the oldest text found on earth) which means ‘that which is ever expanding’. I would like to express Brahma as Source. Present-day scientists say that the Universe is constantly growing. Expansion and growth are both terms that have similar meaning in terms of evolution. For expansion or/and growth what we need is ‘addition’ e.g. if you have $5 and you want them to grow or expand, what you need is to ‘add’ $5 more. Thus we can understand that for any growth or expansion addition is the basic requirement.

Now, look at both these terms ‘expansion’ or ‘growth’, with reference to the Source. If the Source has to expand, it needs addition. In my understanding, this is how the addition takes place to the Source. There is a flow that starts from the Source and ends into the source as per the diagram give below :

As shown above, the Source releases itself in the form of tiny particles into this flow of life. These are like specs or dots of light. We will know them as soul or spirit. Since they are the part of the Divine, their basic characteristics are divinity, bliss and joy. Remember, these souls have the goal to learn, grow or evolve and go back to the source for the ultimate expansion of the Source/Universe to take place. The best place for maximum growth for soul is planet earth because this is the only place where all three dimensions -  namely body, mind and energy are possible/available. Even though there are 7 energy realms above the earth and 7 below, there is nowhere else that all the three dimensions are present to help soul grow to its highest potential.

Soul may incarnate on any of the 7 realms on earth when it begins the journey but for the purpose of ease of understanding, let us assume that to gain fuller experience, the soul starts its journey by incarnating on earth in the form a human being. 

Let us begin by assuming that in human form, he experienced extreme poverty. All through life, there were never enough resources available to have food, clothing and shelter. The strongest desire of this person was to have ‘money’ to buy basic necessities. This person was very unhappy and constantly experienced emotional turmoil. As the days passed, before the desire could be fulfilled, due to aging or other reasons like malnutrition, disease etc., death came. The lesson learnt in this lifetime was that  ‘poverty’ was very painful and the unfulfilled desire was ‘to have money’. Let’s understand it by using the following diagram:

At this stage, it will be pertinent to introduce this term ‘permanent happiness’.

One may wonder, what is the meaning of ‘permanent happiness’ and why does the soul keep searching for it? I think the answer is very obvious. In a worldly way, we are constantly striving to be free of physical and emotional sorrow and pain so that we can be happy. In  the search for that happiness, we try finding it in clothes, shoes, jewelry, automobiles, house, emotions, human relationships and other materialistic things. But as the time passes, those same things and emotions do not make one happy as they did before. 

At this juncture, one may ask this question to oneself, ‘what am I looking for? Why am I constantly looking for new things? Am I looking for something that never ends or never changes? Am I looking in the right place for what I want?’ When such questions arise, a person starts looking for guidance, teachers and mentors who can help find the answers. He receives recommendations that instead of looking in the outer world, he may try to look inward. This is when the soul journey takes a turn and the search begins within self. 

This search ultimately ends-up in rediscovering and merging back with the source and helping it to evolve /grow/expand.

For the ease of understanding, I have discussed only four desires and four lifetimes. In reality there can be multiple desires and it may take multiple lifetimes, may be 100, 200 or many more, before the return journey begins. 

Akashic Records are considered to be the cosmic-library where all the data pertaining to the above mentioned soul journey remains stored and can be accessed by a trained person at any time.

For me personally, this is not the end. I am constantly learning and evolving.  Please know that these are my perceptions and my views. You are welcome to ask questions, share opinions and your personal experiences. Please use Contact form on my website to reach out to me.