**Define Ontology: “Ontology is the branch of metaphysics which deals with the nature of being, the purpose of life, the meaning of life, The Absolute, and the Source”
The Absolute and Source
At the foundation of existence is THAT, which is the causal factor behind all of creation. This, the Absolute, is impossible for the human mind to fully comprehend, so we refer to it simply as the THAT, or the Absolute, and then remain silent on trying to qualify or describe it any further. Any words we use, would be inherently limiting the illimitable, and inaccurate if not patently false.
Humans cannot know much. Our brains are simply not capable enough. But, we do understand from the ancients of days that one of the fundamental creations of the Absolute, is the Source of all energies in the universes. We call that energy, the Universal Energy.
*A thousand times my Guru I asked: How shall the Nameless be defined? I asked and asked but all in vain. The Nameless Unknown, it seems to me, Is the Source, of the something that we see.
~ Lalleshwari*
YinYang ~ The Basis of All Energies
From the Source flows a bipolar energy called the YinYang. The Yin and Yang are opposites, and every form of energy that exists is a particular blend of these two primal forces. There can never be purely Yin or purely Yang energy — there is always some of the opposite within each.
Because the YinYang has an inner movement between its “polarities” of frequencies (if one may loan those terms from physics) as if it may be a persistent sound that underlies all of creation. It has been described by various names in the ancient spiritualities. One such name is “The Word”, which is the Sabda in Sanskrit, also symbolized as the “OM”, the energies of creation.
The Three Energy Domains
We know of one particular massive energy structure called theWAY that emerged from the Source.
theWAY, as a divine method, path, plan, and structured flow, has been described by various names in the ancient spiritualities. One such name is “The Word”, the logos, which is derived from how humans perceive the Energies (YinYang) were ordered in a divine mind, to produce an idea, a thought, then structured into coherent parts, then expressed — and what is expressed is a structured, organized, energy structure, a blueprint, a Way, a plan, a system within which our known universe exists. Within theWAY, energies are structured to function as according to three energy domains:
~ Spiritual Energy Domain
~ Soul Energy Domain
~ Material Energy Domain
The different energy domains can intersect and co-exist in some cases, but not in others:
Energies from the Soul and Spiritual Domains can enter the Material Energy Domain.
However, soul-energy beings cannot enter the Spiritual Domain.
Within each domain, there are respective energy structures and beings:
The Spiritual Domain contains spiritual-energy structures and spiritual-energy beings (often referred to as deities or gods).
The Soul Domain contains soul-energy structures and soul-energy beings.
The Material Domain contains very dense material energy structures like galaxies, stars, planets, and the biological bodies of living entities.
Of these three domains, the Material Energy Domain is the only one currently studied by human science and physics, which has mapped the electromagnetic energies but not yet comprehended other forces like gravity.
The Soul Energy Domain and Spiritual Energy Domain are metaphysical realms that remain unstudied by science. Here, the prefix meta indicates ‘beyond’ and ‘above’ physics.
The Nature of Energy Structures
Everything in existence is a form of energy. In the Domain of Material Energy the most fundamental energy structures are the building blocks of the subatomic particles like muons and electrons. But all objects, beings, and structures — from atoms to biological cells to galaxies — are just increasingly complex energy structures that were built by the fundamental building blocks. In that manner, all emerge from the primordial YinYang energies.
Each energy structure, no matter how simple or complex, has:
A sense of individual identity or “ego” that allows it to maintain its particular structure.
A sense of purpose, continually functioning in its characteristic way.
A sense and ability to cooperatively join with other energy structures to form new, higher-level structures when it aids their mutually understood objectives.
This principle applies to energy structures at all levels, from subatomic particles to biological organisms to celestial bodies.
We know that we don’t know enough to speak to this yet we use the terms, “everything has mind” and most things are sentient (can sense energies of others and react to it). As with humans in groups, when energy structures group together to form larger collectives a group mind forms and the individual’s mind is a contributor to the larger group mind.
Material energy entities are mortal. Decay, disassembly and being recycled is inevitable.
The Spiritual Energy Beings
Within the Spiritual Energy Domain exist several species of spiritual-energy beings. They live in spiritual spaces, dwellings or realms sometimes referred to as “heavens” in mythological traditions. These highly advanced and refined energy beings primarily work as “energy custodians” so-to-speak, maintaining the proper energies of theWAY.
Spiritual beings are immortal.
The Soul Energy Beings
The Soul Energy Domain contains a vast collection of soul species and communities of soul-energy beings. Advanced species may group together and occupy spaces in that domain, all with their own leaders and councils. Their primary role is to provide the animating life forces that allow for the existence of biological organisms across the multiverse.
All living beings — plants, fungi, insects, animals — contain a soul. Soul is what makes an otherwise inanimate object alive. Some souls are more complex than others, with the human soul being one of the more evolutionarily advanced.
As it is for humans too, when the biological vessel of a living being can no longer sustain its soul energy, the soul departs and returns to the Soul Energy Domain until it can once again incarnate into a new biological form. Therefore, the food which all living beings eat never contains the soul because it leaves the body (plant or animal). Only the organic material is consumed as food.
Soul beings have characteristics that help them to navigate their existence of perpetual reincarnations into various bodies throughout the galaxy and beyond. They are power-seeking beings, expert at survival, competition, hoarding resources, the prosperity of their species and tribe.
Souls are finite, mortal beings. More advanced souls of different species, such as they who come here to have human experiences, have natural lifespans ranging from one to about twenty thousand Earth years. Human souls who awaken spiritually receive “dosages of immortality” as they evolve spiritually and that prolongs the lifespan of the soul. In time, the soul may metamorphose into an immortal spirit.
The Human Soul
The essence of the human soul is its three minds (Muladhara, Svadhisthana, and Manipura) which create the energy aura of the human soul-body. The soul incarnates into a developing human embryo to temporarily reside within a biological body on the Material Plane.
When that biological body can no longer sustain the soul’s energies, the soul disconnects and is drawn back to the Soul Energy Domain, specifically a region referred to as Paradise, where it awaits another opportunity to incarnate into a new body. The Law of Karma will allocate the most beneficial body, gender, ethnicity, and socio-economic group to serve the soul’s unique curriculum on Butterfly Path school.
Their nature is power-seeking beings, expert at survival, competition, hoarding resources, the prosperity of their species and tribe. They value cunning, physical prowess, and exerting power and influence over others, and their beauty standards prize the better genetic breeding stock. When they dominate in democratic elections, they elect leaders who hold the same values and are prone to working toward national pride, empire, and domination of resources. They create religions with gods who are like them, just more powerful, and they are prone to dehumanize people who do not believe in their ideologies.
The Human Spirit
The essence of the human spirit is its three minds (Vishuddhi, Ajna, and Sahasrara). It is attached to the human soul by means of another mind, a hybrid soul-spirit mind called the Anahata (heart chakra). Initially, the seed of spiritual potential is planted in the Anahata and when the human develops loving-kindness greater than what is normal for soul beings, the spirit potential awakens and the spirit-minds are deployed, still attached to the human soul.
Those referred to as Spirit-people are humans who have awakened their spirits and have made their spirit-minds the main controllers of their soul-mind-spirit bodies. As individuals, they are characterized by their spiritual wisdom in loving-kindness, simplicity, and humility.
Sukhavati Heaven and the Butterfly Path
One notable spiritual realm is Sukhavati, meaning “Land of Pure Bliss.” The spiritual beings of Sukhavati specialize in providing energetic healing and helping support to soul beings across the galaxies.
The king and queen of Sukhavati, sometimes called God the Father and God the Mother of Heaven, lead this effort. All Sukhavati beings originated as “sparks” of energy from Father (yang -energies) that were then nurtured by Mother (yin-energies) and her divine assistants.
To increase their numbers of skilled helpers, the Sukhavati deities established a “school of divinity” on planet Earth called the Butterfly Path. Here, human souls can go through successive transformations, similar to a caterpillar becoming a butterfly, to have their soul essences gradually transmuted into that of spiritual-energy beings who can then join the realm of immortals in Sukhavati.
This path allows for the human soul to shift from its preoccupations with physical needs and material strivings (the caterpillar), and become a being focused only on the refined “nectar” of spiritual wisdom and growth (the butterfly), entering into a new plane of sublime existence.
*For ever we came
For ever we come, for ever we go; For ever, day and night, we are on the move. Whence we come, thither we go,
For ever in the round of birth and death, From nothingness to nothingness. But sure, a mystery here abides,
A Something is there for us to know. (It cannot all be meaningless?)
~ Lalleshwari*
In Sum
In the Wayist worldview, the universe is composed of multiple energy domains, each with its own unique properties and characteristics. In the Spirit Energy Domain is a spirit-energy stellar system known as Sukhavati, which is governed by two divine entities: God our Father in Heaven and God our Mother in Heaven.
The essence of Wayism lies in the understanding that our ultimate purpose is to evolve from soul to spirit nature, or in other words, to evolve our soul into an immortal spiritual being, awakening to our spiritual potential and aligning our thoughts, words, and actions with the highest energy: divine wisdom, humility and simplicity and helpful-lovingkindness. This process of spiritual evolution is known as the “Butterfly Path,” a metaphor for the profound transformation that occurs as we shed the limitations of our lower-selves and emerge into the beauty and freedom of our divine spiritual essence.
The Wayist perspective on the divine realm of Sukhavati and its celestial inhabitants offers an inclusive view that bridges various spiritual traditions. According to Wayist beliefs, Sukhavati is the residence of a profoundly enlightened spiritual deity who manifested as a human to spread the teachings of theWAY (which is known as the Dao in Chinese), across the globe. This divine avatar appeared over the course of history known by the different cultures and traditions which were served at that time. Some of the prominent names are Lord Jesus and Lord Krishna, to mention only two.
The concept of a divine being descending to Earth to re-establish the teaching of theWAY, because over time it gets muddled, and therefore help spirit-people on the higher-self journey towards spiritual enlightenment, is a common theme in spiritualities. These divine teachers disseminate the universal principles of theWAY, which encompass transformation of the soul and rebirth as spirit, teaching of God our Father in heaven, loving-kindness, simplicity, and humbleness, and the recognition of the inherent unity of all beings because we all share in the same Universal Energy within the same Way. By embodying these principles and sharing them with the world, this spiritual deity aimed to help individuals awaken their spiritual potential and embark on the path of spiritual transformation.
The Wayist perspective on Sukhavati finds resonance with other spiritual traditions. Buddhists, for example, confirm that Sukhavati is the dwelling place of Buddha Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism who attained enlightenment and taught the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. Similarly, Wayist Hindus believe that Sukhavati is the abode of Lord Krishna, an avatar of the god Vishnu, and founder of Yoga, who is revered for his divine wisdom and loving devotion.
The recognition of Sukhavati as the residence of various deities, buddhas, gods, and angels from different spiritual traditions highlights the inclusive and unifying nature of the Wayist perspective. It suggests that, despite the diversity of religious and cultural expressions, there is an underlying unity and a shared destination for those who have attained spiritual enlightenment.
However, it is important to note that in the Wayist worldview, God our Father and God our Mother in Heaven, who oversee and nurture the spiritual realm of Sukhavati, are not to be confused with the Absolute, the THAT, principle itself.
The THAT, principle, as mentioned earlier, is the ineffable and incomprehensible source of all existence, beyond the scope of human understanding or description.
God our Father and God our Mother in Heaven, on the other hand, are seen as the guardians and nurturers of Sukhavati, a realm of spiritual energy where enlightened beings reside. They are responsible for maintaining the harmony, love, and wisdom that characterize this divine realm and for guiding and supporting the spiritual growth of those who aspire to reach it.
The Wayist understanding of Sukhavati and its celestial inhabitants offers a bridge between various spiritual traditions, highlighting the common threads of wisdom, compassion, and the pursuit of enlightenment.
It encourages individuals to look beyond the surface differences of religious doctrines and to recognize the shared goal of spiritual transformation and unity with the divine.
By acknowledging the presence of a profoundly enlightened spiritual deity who manifested as a human teacher, as well as the existence of other revered figures from different traditions in Sukhavati, Wayism promotes a spirit of inclusivity and respect for the diverse ways in which the divine truth has been expressed throughout history.
This perspective invites individuals to embrace the universal principles of theWAY, as taught by the divine teachers, and to strive towards spiritual growth and the realization of their immortal spirit-self.
It is a call to look beyond the limitations of individual beliefs and to recognize the inherent unity and sacredness of all living entities, and all humans are here for one purpose: to evolve their souls into immortal spiritual beings.