The purpose of reincarnation
QUESTION: Masters, I would like to press you concerning a question that has been with me since my youth: ‘What is the ultimate purpose of life, both the life of everything and each individual human life?’ In recent messages you have spoken of ‘the trying of different types of experiences’, ‘the discovery of the various aspects of love’, the ‘mission of discovery as to our true nature’, ‘life lessons’, ‘the speeding up of our particular journey’ etc. How do all these aspects link together? Previously, I have understood that somehow there has been a ‘splitting’ of the original unity and life is a journey of reunification, even though, in truth, the original unity has never really been lost. Is this correct? I would be very grateful for some light on this subject. ~David, UK
ANSWER: Let us first answer the idea of the “splitting” as you have called it. In the beginning there was a single Source that was magnificent and unconditionally loving. It was composed of all the energy that existed. In retrospect it has frequently been called the One or Oneness. In an attempt to appreciate its magnitude, it had to understand and gain the wisdom of what it was not, what we call the negative aspect of each of its wonderful characteristics.
In order to retain its extraordinary quality, and still learn of negativity, it split minute pieces of itself into fact-finding bundles that were called souls. All of these souls have their own memories and consciousness to provide the Oneness with the information they glean from trips to Earth. They are continuously connected to Source but, when incarnate, do not have an awareness of that fact. Once an Earth mission is complete, they return to their energetic state and, once again, have total knowledge of the One, and enjoy the feeling of being the One (your “journey of reunification”).
Gathering knowledge to learn the wisdom within is the ultimate purpose of souls’ coming to Earth. For each soul the path is different. The catch phrases you have received from various messages show the diversity of the processes involved. One soul will undertake a seemingly simple lesson while another will engage in all the possible complexities of the same general lesson. It all has to do with the maturity of the soul (how many previous times it has incarnated).
We trust this will assist you with your pressing questions.