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Each of us is surely asking the questions "What is the meaning of life?", "Why are we here?", "Where are we going?", "Is there a God?". Surprisingly, the answers are provided by quantum physics. In the following text you will find an explanation of the most fundamental questions of life and existence and a guide to why and how to live.
First, a brief glimpse into quantum physics. Let's take a plate with 2 slits, which we will bombard with balls. Obviously, on the shield behind the plate we will find the imprints of the spheres in 2 stripes. This is what the passage of solid particles through the slits looks like.
Now, instead of using balls, let's use water surface waves. The waves propagate from the slit locations in a circular pattern as if the slits themselves were the source of the waves. The waves from the slits are folded and oscillate with different intensities at the point of impact. If we plot the intensity of the oscillations on the screen, we obtain interference patterns. Here we see the case of waves passing through slits.
Now let's use an electron gun as a particle source and a luminescent layer instead of a shield (as is common in electron displays). We are used to understanding electrons as particles from physics classes, so we would assume the first case, i.e. that 2 vertical stripes light up. But what a surprise when the interference patterns light up on the screen. Which means - the electron has a wave nature. And this is where the paradox comes in. If we fire just 1 electron, we can measure exactly which slit it went through and where it landed on the screen. The individual electrons do not form interference patterns, but 2 bands. Which means the electron has a material nature.
Quantum physics explains this contradiction by saying that the act of observation affects reality. The measurement of some parameter of a quantum object leads to a change in the state of the object (collapse of the wave function), independent of the method of measurement. For example, if we measure the velocity of a particle, we are unable to measure its position at the same instant, and vice versa.
The influence of reality by the act of observation is taken by quantum physics as a fact and is not dealt with further. Which is probably a mistake, because it has uncovered the lid on the knowledge of reality, but quickly slammed it back on. There is a possibility of a different perspective. What if our observation does not affect reality, but instead focuses our consciousness on a different spectrum of possible realities? What if it's not reality that changes, but us? If reality has the capacity to exist in a spread of parallel variations, it is a gross error to assume that our consciousness does not also have this capacity, that our consciousness is unique and sharp.
To measure some parameter of an object is to view the object as a unique object whose parameters can be precisely quantified. It is not possible to measure a spectrum of parameters through a broader band of realities, so measuring and observing an object obscures the fact that each particle is actually a probabilistic club with a broad spectrum of properties. The value found by measurement or observation is only the most probable value.
Let's take a closer look at our consciousness. The vehicle of thought is neurons. One hypothesis is that neurons experience discharges that trigger microscopic black holes. And black holes are known to be gateways through space and time. The exact description is not important (no one knows how the brain actually works anyway), so we are more likely to guess its function from observation. For example, this view - the thinking process seems to be based on the principle of selection. If we want to think of something, our brain generates different variants of ideas and selects suitable candidates. For example, "What can I buy my mother? Slippers? No, she already has those. A book? No, she can't see very well. A bonboniere? Yeah, that's fine." - is a choice on a conscious level. A similar process happens at deeper levels. The selection process chooses the options that are even worth presenting to the conscious part of the brain ("elephant X table X sea X book OK"). The evaluation levels of nesting are innumerable ("xcdfd X wekjk X mnm X elephant OK").
The most basic element of thinking ("inventing") is thus a randomness generator. Such a chance generator can be, for example, finding the position of an electron. As we know from quantum physics, the position of an electron in an atom is unpredictable, given by probability. It can even occur in very unlikely places.
All this should convince us to accept that our consciousness is not bound to this moment and to a precise space in the brain. Just as particles can occur anywhere and at any time, pass through impenetrable obstacles, or exceed the speed of light (albeit with a vanishingly small probability), so too does our brain have the ability to extend our consciousness through space and time. Many observations of extra-sensory manifestations - telepathy, intuition, precognition - prove this. Although these manifestations are unprovable, their existence is undeniable. Let us continue to assume that our consciousness (and especially our subconscious) is indeed spread out through space and time. As we shall see below, everything fits together very well and thus clarifies much that was previously unclear.
Let us return to the nature of reality. As we already know, any particle, due to wave behavior, can occur simultaneously anywhere in space. Talking about the probability of occurrence only makes sense in the context of the observer. It is only when our perception of reality assigns different probabilities of occurrence to particles that we can imagine them as waves on the surface of water. The waves propagate throughout space and create interference focal points. At any given moment, all possible states of the universe exist simultaneously, where any particle of the universe can occur at any location and in any state. Everything is just a matter of probability. The wave probabilities of particles fold into the probabilities of reality much like the interference focal points of water level waves.
So the existence of parallel realities is just a kind of random cosmic noise. But how is it possible that we see reality as a sequence of events in which everything makes sense and has order? Again, we need to reverse our perspective. We are not here because of a reality convenient for life, but instead reality exists because of our ability to perceive it. Life could only come into being in a flow of reality that is convenient for it. If there is a reality suitable for life in all possible variations of realities, then life will arise in that reality and therefore the conditions will arise for us to experience such a reality. Conditions for life can arise only in such a reality, in which sequences of events are bound according to some laws and rules. Therefore, in our reality there must be physical laws, even though in another reality there may be completely different laws of cause and effect.
For example - when a beam of light hits a mirror, it reflects off it at all possible angles simultaneously. Since our consciousness is focused on a spectrum of realities in which the laws of physics we know apply, we will observe the interference focus of the realities that have the highest probability of observation for our reality - that is, we will see the ray reflected at the same angle as the angle of incidence. This familiar physical law will arise from the interaction of the highest probabilities of all the particles involved. The spread of probabilities is so narrow in the result that it is almost impossible for it to be otherwise. The word "almost" is important. By the way, the corollary is also that miracles are not impossible, they are just improbable, and that makes a difference.
Now let us connect our consciousness with reality a little deeper. Let's start from the assumption of our mind's ability to extend through space and time (as we can observe in telepathy or clairvoyance - manifestations that exist, but with a very low probability of occurrence). The consequence is the ability of all living organisms to connect at a subconscious level, to share the lowest level of consciousness, not only unrestrictedly through space but also through time.
Suppose there is a flow of realities in which life will evolve to ever higher life forms. To assume that humanity is the highest life form that has ever existed and will exist would be hubris of the highest degree. It is very probable to expect the evolution of humanity or other life forms to much higher forms - e.g., the transition to higher spiritual maturity, freedom from the necessity of physical food intake, freedom from the physical form as a carrier of consciousness, and finally the highest life form - pure consciousness resulting from the union of all living organisms. Let us call this highest stage of evolution Supreme Consciousness. It is obvious that this highest form has all the qualities attributed to the existential form called God, only I deliberately do not use this designation so as not to conjure up the idea of an omnipotent being on whose will our lives depend. Like the consciousness of all living beings, the Supreme Consciousness has the ability to penetrate through space and time, and because it no longer distinguishes between conscious and subconscious, it is also the deepest subconscious of all living forms in all time and space.
The existence of the highest life form at the end of time explains why we exist, why we evolve, and why the existing laws of physics do not suddenly cease to apply. We are a necessary intermediate step in the evolution to higher forms. Our subconscious is also the subconscious of all higher life forms, so we perceive in focus the spectrum of realities that lead to their emergence. Unlike the commonly known "action causes reaction", on these broader scales the reverse rules apply - the consequences condition the conditions for their occurrence. The same is true for the emergence of life. We are not here because life once arose with very low probability, but life arose because we are here. Likewise, we are here because somewhere in the distant future there will be higher life forms for which we are an evolutionary intermediate.
The way we can think of the whole thing is that we exist in a stream of realities that runs from the lowest life forms to the highest - a kind of thread of realities stretching through the entire existence of the universe. We share a common subconsciousness with them, we are their history, and therefore our consciousness is focused on that spectrum of realities that leads in that evolutionary direction.
This idea is confirmed by many statements and findings known for thousands of years. We are even coming to an agreement between many seemingly contradictory beliefs:
As an aside, let us consider that the following hypothetical consideration is also possible. If all possible states of the universe exist simultaneously, there is no difference between the "before" and "after" states of the universe; time is not important to the universe at all. Time only represents the continuity of the different states of the universe with each other. Thus, as if we numbered "state 12345 goes to state 87345, followed by state 323245", the universe itself does not change at all. Therefore, there is no need for a universe either, everything is just a sequence of different states. Therefore, it may not be unrealistic to say that "god Vishnu decided to live out his story". Reality can only be a story unfolding virtually. The storyline presupposes the observance of certain rules (laws of physics) and the purpose is to gain knowledge and experience, to arrive at a higher evolutionary stage. Many people can attest to seeing life as a game, a story that they experience and of which we are a part. Only when the experience of the whole story of the existence of the universe brings about the desired development can it not be hastened by saying "become". But now back again, let us continue to assume that "reality is real".
By the existence of the highest life form our forward evolution is assured. Everything that happens happens most properly so that the highest life form can exist at the end. But it must be remembered that humanity is not the only life form. If it is beneficial to the overall development, the whole of humanity may cease to exist. Everything is done in such a way that it has some significance for the future. Therefore, even our extinction would be justified if, for example, it would be a lesson for other, continuing life forms.
What other insights does this view of our evolution give us? For example, the question of the meaning of life. People very often think of themselves as a completely separate independent entity. They see that an individual is born, dies, influences a few other individuals, people live for other people, and then they die anyway. This gives the impression of a lack of meaning in existence. If we look at life as an evolutionary sequence leading to the highest life forms, we can understand what the meaning of it all is. We are not separate individuals, but we are part of a much larger whole through the interconnection of the subconscious layers of our consciousness. We can look at the universe as a whole living organism that exists simultaneously in all times and spaces, with the highest form of consciousness at the temporal end. We are a necessary part of evolution. At our level of understanding of reality, we are unable to comprehend the existence of all that the Universal organism (or perhaps God) exists for. Those who have connected with the Source on a subconscious level can attest to having felt and understood the meaning of existence at the moment of connection. Meaning exists, it is just inaccessible to our level of understanding. Therefore, we must only believe that there is such a meaning. We are a necessary part of evolution - whether physically (biological basis for higher life forms) or psychologically (sharing consciousness, influencing other life forms) and we are responsible to participate in that evolution. We are only a small cell in the cosmic organism, but an extremely important cell.
If we accept the fact that our evolution is necessarily moving towards higher life forms, we will understand the laws governing our life. Everything is subject to forward evolution. There are primarily 3 aspects - 1) biological, selection is the gradual improvement of the genetic code, 2) social, each individual influences the development of other individuals, 3) psychological, each individual participates in the development of the shared consciousness of other life forms through the subconscious.
In biological terms, the first approximation is Darwin's theory of selection. Mutations occur in the genetic code of living organisms, and in the struggle of life the fittest mutation wins. However, we have to correct the theory somewhat to bring it into line with the conflicting theories of the action of a higher power. Our existence is tied to a very unlikely thread of the flow of realities with a clearly stated goal of evolution. Any randomness is heavily influenced to lead to that goal. This is why mutations occur with almost zero probability and lead forward in evolution. We are talking here about long-term evolution on a global scale, so the manifestation of even mutations in a negative direction is not important, what is important is the higher probability of positive mutations. The influence of the inevitability of positive evolution is incomparably greater than Darwin's "might makes right" and explains the emergence of such "miracles of nature" that are often attributed to the intervention of a higher power.
The social side represents the influence of the individual on other life forms. It changes the knowledge and life attitudes of society as a whole, which in turn influences the members of society. This leads to a long-term evolution of the whole society towards higher life forms. Again, the long-term view is important. There is a higher likelihood of forward development, while there may be negative development of parts of society or even declines and extinctions of whole societies. Yet even negative directions are beneficial for long-term development, as they often mean positive experiences and direction for other parts of society. The development of individuals has the same effect. In terms of long-term probability, forward development prevails, but even negative directions are beneficial for further development. By negative directions are meant individuals such as dictators (both world wars were very beneficial in the long run) or people experiencing one misfortune after another in their lives (they are a teaching example in steering others in a positive direction).
Even if there is no influence on offspring or the rest of society and the individual lives in isolation, his life is very important for his overall development. The influence on the global development of life occurs at a subconscious level. Our connection with the subconscious mind and other life forms is seemingly weak, but with increasing stages of development this connection grows stronger and stronger until the highest form of life existence is essentially a direct cosmic consciousness. Each individual, therefore, by his development, by his experiences and attitudes of life, participates in the development of the whole cosmic organism. His evolution is as much a part of the total evolution as one piece of the mosaic. A piece can fit into the puzzle at any stage of development, it is not dependent on time, therefore different individuals are at different stages of development. Each individual is a small part of the whole, but an important and essential part.
Hence the criteria affecting our lives. The likelihood of development in a positive direction prevails and therefore everything that contributes to this development is preferred. If we influence our environment positively and live a life that is directed towards our higher maturity, our life will be favoured. This is not to say, of course, that those who will debauch and harm others cannot live a happy life, it is merely a (often much) higher likelihood of favoritism.
Quite a few people believe that the goal is a happy and contented life based on the fulfillment of all their dreams and desires. They are deeply mistaken. The goal of life is evolution. We experience many disappointments and misfortunes, difficult moments and difficulties in life, all for the sake of our spiritual development, which we will gradually arrive at as a result. Therefore, people commonly experience a sense of dissatisfaction when they seek satisfaction in fulfilling their material needs, such as accumulating possessions. This is not the wrong way. It is only slow and painful. There is a constant alternation between joy and disappointment, happiness and unhappiness, success and failure. One minute we're on a high and the next we're falling flat on our faces. Thanks to this cycle, we gain experience and life views, we evolve.
Have you ever noticed that everyone only receives blows "from life" as strong as they are commensurate with their resilience? The line between pluses and minuses is balanced to ensure maximum success in development. If one experiences too easy a life of comfort and success, one can very likely expect the arrival of negatives, because living in this style does not ensure sufficient forward development. The negatives may come at the end of life, but the blows may be all the more severe then. Conversely, too many negatives and setbacks can lead to passivity, where nothing seems to make sense anymore, sometimes even to the point of collapse. In such cases, positive changes can very likely be expected to come. But it may take years or decades. The intensity of the minuses therefore depends on the resilience of the individual to cope with them. Those who are strong may encounter strong blows of fate that would put other individuals down.
If we know what is expected of us (forward development), we can actively influence our lives and reduce the proportion of negative impacts. Negatives are necessary to open our eyes and force us to change in a positive direction. The most common negatives are illnesses. Illness is a signal that something is expected of us, that we are expected to improve, to learn from something, to move forward. Often it is a sign that we are doing something wrong and that we "can't go on like this". The more we ignore the signals, the stronger they get, the more serious they become, until the signal breaks us and forces us to make a change. Sometimes at the cost of the lesson costing us our lives. We can avoid this if we carefully perceive and respond to the signals. This means - noticing even the signs of illness and thinking about what is wrong, what is the signal of this illness.
Another way to reduce the proportion of negatives is to learn from other people's examples. If we are sufficiently receptive to the experiences of others, if we learn from their misfortunes and from their signals, then we will not need our own negatives to "kick" us. First of all, we need to banish from our minds the feelings of "this can't happen to me!". You can pretty much count on the fact that after that thought, a similar event will happen to you too. Perceive your surroundings as if it were happening to you. It will bring you forward without having to experience your own bad luck and misfortune.
The highest stage is to take an active approach to your own ascension. It is not a matter of studying scientific literature or learning how to do something. These are only auxiliary means. It is about one's own active spiritual growth - observing life, thinking about it, meditating, studying literature relating to spiritual areas. But be careful about taking over other people's knowledge. It is a mistake to accept something along the lines of "XXX wrote it this way, so it must be true". Other people's knowledge is only meant to be a guide; one has to arrive at knowledge either by one's own experience, reason or intuition, only then is one's own development sufficient.
Another positive for our life is a positive attitude towards all living forms, or love. Because of the connection through the subconscious mind, we are actually all one being. We are not isolated individuals, existing independently of our surroundings and other beings. When we act upon others, we act upon the Supreme Consciousness and thus indirectly upon ourselves. Therefore, the highest degree of maturity is love for all living things equally, because all living things are one and the same being. Again, the main criterion is positive forward progress. Therefore - if we act positively on our surroundings (love other people no matter what they are, help others, do no harm), it will come back to us in a positive direction in life, because this is the preferred direction.
Conversely, if we hurt others, are mean to them, or are selfish and inconsiderate, we can count on it coming back to us sooner or later in negatives so that we are forced to change our thinking and attitudes for the better. The negative attitude can be seen in some people who hold the slogan "after me the flood". They believe that as long as they do not meet the person in their lives again, it is completely indifferent whether they hurt them or what they think of them. By their behaviour, they have a negative effect on development and can therefore expect consequences soon.
Of course, a positive attitude towards the environment also has its limits. By trying too hard to be positive, we can annoy the person concerned and thus have a negative effect. Furthermore, we can prevent them from moving forward positively by our actions. A typical example of this is spoilt children whose parents bring down blue sky. A positive attitude therefore means helping, but in a proportionate way, so that we make life easier and bring happiness and joy to others, but at the same time allow them to develop positively in a forward direction. Which in other words means to love but not to be abused. And the final danger is that we must not forget to include ourselves in the beings we love. Prioritizing others and forgetting ourselves would be exactly the same mistake as prioritizing ourselves and forgetting others. All must be taken equally, both self and others, for only this means a positive evolution forward.
The main criterion of life could be the yardstick of "maximizing the long-term aggregate of the happiness and joys of all living beings". It means, for example - "this thing may make me a little happy, but it would make someone else much happier". It means not harming others, because that puts one in a negative area that must be balanced elsewhere. Some children take pleasure in hurting animals (e.g. cats) - they have no idea of the negative consequences they are bringing into their lives. Consequences are often referred to as karma, and it basically means the same thing - a state of balancing the negatives and positives in our lives. We will feel the negative effects on ourselves, sooner or later (we have a lifetime to do this), and this will ensure our evolution and correct the fluctuation.
Let us notice other characteristics of reality. Although we are all one being and share the same subconscious, our experiences of reality may not always be exactly the same. It is not the exact agency of our life that is important, it is what we take away from it, our resulting attitude in life. You may also have noticed that people are more likely to encounter in life what is close to them and what their own ideas about their life are. For example - someone is convinced that they are unlucky in a game. And that is what happens to him all the time. If he draws enough games, he will be more often in the minus than in the plus. The same is true in reverse, of the belief of good luck in a game.
Everything happens to fulfill the ideas we feel in our deepest subconscious. This is due to the fact that our "subconscious outcrop" shifts in the spectrum of realities so that the idea of reality we have in our subconscious is fulfilled, and thus our optimal evolution is achieved. Therefore, events and experiences occur in our lives that may differ from individual to individual. Each of us experiences a version of reality that is slightly different from other people's reality. We may experience some specific experiences and events more frequently than other people. We gain life experiences and attitudes that may differ slightly. The percentage of occurrence may be so different that we are so convinced of our truth ("I have 100% experience of this"), while someone else may be equally convinced of the opposite truth. Even these differences of opinion are important for development. The goal is not to find the truth at all, the truth is known. The important thing is to arrive at a life attitude, a world view, to find out what is and is not important through contradictions. Not facts, but development.
We can use the variability of reality to our advantage. Not only do we get into a more advantageous "positive stream of reality" through a positive attitude towards life, but by actively influencing our subconscious minds we can move reality in a direction more advantageous to us. It is important to realize that as we feel reality in our deepest subconscious, so we will experience our reality. If we feel that something is happening to us negatively or just imagine negative consequences, we will create that reality with those feelings. It is said in the popular saying "Don't paint the devil on the wall!". When we feel fear of something, we conjure up images of it and mentally experience such a negative situation in advance. Therefore, there is an increased likelihood that such an event will actually happen to us, a fantasy from our subconscious will come true.
An interesting procedure is described in the book The Journey by Brandon Bays. When delving into the subconscious mind, search for the cause of the psychic distortion of the subconscious mind in your repressed memories, mentally come to terms with the event and thereby straighten out the distortion. This will correct the negative view of reality held by the subconscious mind and thereby straighten out the negative manifestations in our personal reality, or move us closer in the spectrum of realities to a version that is more beneficial to us.
In this way we can influence reality and ensure a better course of life. If we hold a positive view of our reality in our subconscious mind, if we are convinced of our success, our happiness in life, our reality will also be like that, positive things will happen to us. Keep in mind that although the laws of nature and physics are given, the rules are immutable, but it is our mind that changes reality because our mind is based on the Supreme Consciousness, or we are God, who has the power to decide and change. So by actively acting on the subconscious mind, reality becomes malleable for us, it is a plastic reality.
I will try to explain the meaning and reasons for our existence.
It is commonly known that insects living in swarms behave as a single living organism, without having to pass information and commands to each other through forms of communication familiar to us. The cells of our body behave in a variable manner, depending on our mental state, even without obvious physical stimuli. If this is how lower life forms behave, why shouldn't it be true for us? Where is it written that we are the highest life form? We too manifest as one living organism. And not just our human society, but all life that exists. As a whole we are one life form, which we can call God.
We can reason that the physical essence of all life forms carries the Global (God) Consciousness. But if it is the supreme single form, we can also think exactly the other way round, namely that the starting point is Consciousness and it is the bearer, the creator, of the physical form. How and why?
Let us imagine a model example. With our intellect we are able to imagine 5 points that can have YES/NO (red/black) states. There are 32 possible combinations.
From all these combinations we can only choose a certain set of variants, 5 combinations with only 1 red point. We sort the variants so that the red point moves from left to right, 1 position at a time. We assign symbols, numbers, to each state. We also set some rules for the transition between the states, e.g. we describe the transition by 1 level as the "operation of adding the number 1". We can construct a number of rules on this model, such as 3+1=4, 2+3=5, 4-2=2. With this, we have just invented the basics of MATHEMATICS.
What happens when a mind that is incomparably larger and more capable than ours does something similar? Which can accommodate so many combinations of states that it appears to our limited abilities as an infinite Universe? It is known that neither space nor time is a continuous thing in our Universe, but that everything takes place in small segments, quanta. This is similar to our model example. The states of matter and energy in our Universe are not infinite, they are just unimaginable to our level of understanding, just as our model example of 5 points is incomprehensible to ants. It is certainly possible for there to be a Consciousness so vast that it can contain all these states, carve out a particular set of states, and establish rules between their transitions.
In our model example, we can understand the red point as a living creature that perceives its movement from left to right as movement in time. For us these are just different states existing simultaneously, but for the red dot they are the "before" and "after" states. And we have assigned it such thinking. It's part of the rules we've set for our little universe.
We can understand our Universe in a similar way. Global Consciousness has established such rules and laws of transitions between the states of the Universe in which we as living beings, having our own little consciousness, act, trying to understand the workings and meaning of the Universe. In reality, we are just a manifestation of the Global Consciousness (God). We are its projection into the Universe. Our thinking is shaped by its action, so we can say that in reality we are each God because we are its manifestation.
From this we can draw a bold idea - that our reality and the Universe does not actually exist, everything was created only in the mind of God Consciousness, only as a result of the rules of transitions between different states of the Universe. Actually, this idea is not very bold and has been known for thousands of years. As we are gradually discovering, civilizations that existed thousands of years ago had knowledge that we are only now rediscovering. We are only now beginning to understand anew the ancient records that previously had only the meaning of abstract fanatical deity worship to us, and only because we did not understand the messages before.
And why is it like this, what is the purpose of the existence of the Universe? Let's go back to our model example again. Suppose that in the beginning we are just an unknowing being with all the possible 32 states of the model appearing in our mind. Our informal mind manipulates, compares, combines these states. Which is a natural manifestation of the mind. Gradually it begins to discover the regularities of transitions between some selected states, until eventually it arrives at the science called Mathematics. Thinking is a manifestation of life and intelligence. By being able to formulate these rules, our consciousness has reached a higher evolutionary stage of awareness, acquiring the capacity for logical reasoning and abstract thinking.
Abstract thinking is an important source of knowledge. Our senses can indeed observe what is happening around us and evaluate it, but without abstract thinking and without thinking of connections we would be just a robot, an automaton reacting only to external stimuli. It is only through abstract thinking that we can attain a higher form of knowledge and gradually reach a state of self-awareness.
If we consider that God Consciousness is only pure consciousness, without sense perceptions, then abstract thinking is its only source of knowledge. By laying down the rules of the Universe and observing the effects of the action of these rules on the states of the Universe, there is a unique development of Consciousness which gradually leads to all knowledge and understanding of its nature, to self-consciousness of its existence.
Thus, if we understand ourselves as the projection of God's Consciousness into our Universe, the meaning of our life and the determination of the direction of our life's evolution follows.
In the beginning of everything, Consciousness was unexpressed, unformed, just a simple substance capable of combination. In the end, Consciousness is formed into full awareness and knowledge. The path to this final state is through a sequence of states of the Universe that we experience as our reality. And because we are particles of God Consciousness, our journey must also lead to a gradual increase in awareness. This is not about each individual, but about life as a whole. Therefore, it can also be part of knowledge when some people's lives go in the complete opposite direction, e.g. seem completely useless and purposeless. This is also part of knowledge. But if we lead our lives in the direction of awareness and knowledge, we will be going "downstream" and therefore our lives will be greatly favored in that direction. For example, just by experiencing the joy and pleasure of the process of knowledge and self-improvement.
The fact that we are moving in this direction should be our purpose in life, because this is what our overall development should lead us to. It is not an intention, an effort of a "higher power" to lead us somewhere. It is a law given by the fact that at the end of the total evolution there is an evolved Consciousness and we are moving towards this goal without wanting or not wanting to. It is the essence of our existence. Therefore, this direction is favored and manifests in our lives, for example, as the "Law of Attraction".
As with the above model, it is not the case that the beginning and end of the evolution of the Universe is time-bound to the beginning and end of the unfoldment of Consciousness. All states of the Universe exist simultaneously, as its different states (moreover, existing only in the idea of Consciousness, which determines the sequence of these states). If we speak of the formation of Consciousness by development, this Consciousness is formed simultaneously with any point of the state of the Universe; time does not exist in development or in the formation of Consciousness. Therefore, even the beings in the Universe exist simultaneously at different times at different levels of life evolution (taking into account, of course, the gradual evolution of the forms of Life).
When we look at the world around us, we are in fact looking at a virtual projection of Consciousness. The only things that are real are the souls of the other living beings around us. By interacting with other living beings, God's Consciousness interacts with itself, with its various manifestations. In our evolution we need to gradually get rid of the view of ourselves as an individual isolated from other beings. We are all one, just different manifestations of the same essence. If we keep this fact in mind, we can greatly benefit our (and our overall) development.
Furthermore, it is well to remember that the rules of our Universe (such as the laws of physics) have come into being by the formation of the Universe so as to produce a sequence of states in which the evolution of life and the development of Consciousness is possible. So again, it is not just "someone's" invention, but a natural law. There may be more of these laws than we know of and they may exist simultaneously. They are just different rules of transition between the states of the Universe. What is important is only whether the evolution of Consciousness is possible with these rules. Then we are talking about alternative realities. In them, completely opposite physical or mathematical laws may apply.
One of the laws of evolution is that a living being begins its evolution without consciousness and gradually works its way to the realization of its Divine nature. It cannot arrive at this state by leaps and bounds, for then evolution would not take place at all. Therefore, gradual evolution is necessary and is again a natural law.
In the course of our life evolution we can observe the expansion of our consciousness. Initially we start with a physical understanding of the Universe where we are taught that 1+1=2 and that the apple falls down from the tree. As we progress in knowledge and life, we begin to see that the world is much more diverse and that it is not as clear-cut as we thought. We are discovering intuition and laws for life's evolution. What is happening is that our consciousness is gradually becoming more aligned with the evolved God Consciousness, which includes, for example, that our perception is expanding from one reality (with a very narrow spectrum) to a much wider range of realities, which is manifested by an increase in the ambiguity of the observed events and by observing an increase in the influence of intuition and, for example, the law of attraction.
