The purpose and meaning of life

I found something recently that is in accordance with a conclusion I have been working towards; that consciousness and matter are integral components of the universe. One cannot exist without the other. Each of us contains a spark of God's consciousness and together we constitute the body of God, like individual cells in its body. God (or whatever other term you wish to use) drives evolution of matter AND consciousness in its attempt to express itself with greater articulation and understanding and intent.

I know it will appear as "new age" to many of you but I believe it is as old as civilzation itself and we've merely forgotten it or have had it trained out of us by old, crusty, fabricated mythologies/religions. In any event, it will ring as true for some of you as it did with me.


"The purpose of life is the raising of consciousness, of which we are composed. This Universal Aim is not of our own making, but is a reflection of the Intent of that which is known as God. It is the Intent of God to Manifest Itself in the highest possible forms, into the matrix of atoms, everywhere upon the physical plane. God does this so as to express Itself there, and improve Its own nature even further. Thus, we are manifestations of the Intent of God, to evolve Itself through the agency of matter. Our own motivation to grow, expand and evolve, is a reflection of the Divine Intent to do the very same thing. We are an outgrowth of the Evolution of God. To employ the Intent of perpetual raising, is therefore to act in accordance with the purposes of natural law. To put this another way, it is to act in accord with the will of God to evolve. When we recognize this Truth, we then become the agents of Divine Intention, and also catalysts for the furtherance of human evolution. The acceleration of human consciousness, results also in the furtherance of the evolution of the Earth Mind/Noosphere, or planetary consciousness in general. "

[link to www.eoni.com]