In spiritual traditions, the “secret of life” resonates with a deeper understanding of existence, the universe, and oneself. It often relates to the meaning and purpose of life, the nature of reality, and the interconnectedness of all things. Different spiritual traditions offer various perspectives on the secret of life, including concepts such as enlightenment, self-discovery, inner transformation, and the pursuit of inner peace and harmony. It is a deeply personal and introspective pursuit that varies across spiritual paths and belief systems.

However, submerged in material desires and enveloped in self-identity, we keep questioning the significance of life. It is more to satisfy our mind or ego that we keep wondering and asking, simply because we are never content or fulfilled. It may be to justify or expect something more out of our future. We, therefore, seek meaning and purpose in return.

We often read and hear that the mind majorly functions in sub or lower consciousness. No one can entirely take over this phenomenal mechanism called mind. When you pursue life subconsciously that is purely through your five senses, you remain insecure, angry, disappointed, and unhappy. Hence, it becomes imperative for us to know the true nature of our reality. 

We are the only living creatures on this planet who can be aware and conscious of our minds and of others to know and experience what life provides. However, all this is subject to our self-discovery in knowing ‘who we are’ beyond the body and mind we refer to as the soul, the role of which is to check and guide the cognitive subconscious mind. 

The answer to the subject of life is to explore the third dimension of your existence. Besides body and mind, there exists a presence of the soul residing dormant within, telling you that body, mind, name, and gender are what you have obtained from here and there. ‘I am that’ is that eternal presence of the fundamental source of infinite universal energy immersed in the soul. It is that spiritual awareness, the being-ness you refer to as the spirit from which you draw all you know about God, life, and the universe. Spiritual awareness is that supreme ability of energy that makes your mind first aware and then conscious to experience and realize what life is all about. 

Pursuing your life through the cognitive mind is dictated by your likes/ dislikes, emotions/ intellect, and that all-important me and mine. However, when life experiences the world from one moment to the next in the now existentially, it is a majestic flow of aware energy combining past, present, and future into one. You are alert, aware, attentive, and conscious towards every moment. You respond to every stimulus proactively and reflect with an elevated consciousness.

You are that pure consciousness meant to experience and realize the extraordinary gift of uniqueness the universe provides. It is your unmatched individuality. Make something out of it. Use that, not with an emotionally desirous scheming mind but intuitively balancing the material demands with spiritual insight. In this manner, you create, enjoy, and find yourself fulfilling. Your physical existence, limited in space and time, merely reflects your beliefs of a separate identity with a name and gender. Therefore, the secret of life lies not in your ‘me and mine’ but in satiating your unstable material mind with spiritual stability.

The search for the secret of life is a deeply personal and philosophical journey, and different individuals and cultures may interpret it differently. The key to all that searching is to be wholly involved in introspecting (self-observing) every thought before acting upon them in the here and now. You possess a unique energy signature; make the most out of it and create your destiny for all times. Namaste