In this chapter, the author reflects on the increasingly chaotic state of the modern world and urges readers to confront the fundamental questions of existence: "Why are we born? Why do we die?" As global crises accelerate—wars, disasters, environmental collapse—these are not mere tragedies but opportunities for awakening. They reveal the darkness lurking within the human heart, bringing it to the surface.
Many people center their lives around work, family, dreams, or social contributions. While these pursuits are valuable, they are not the ultimate purpose of life. Rather, they serve as tools for self-discovery. Humans mistakenly believe in the primacy of form—that the visible world is real—yet our true identity lies beyond form, in the realm of consciousness and energy. We are not finite beings living finite lives; we are infinite, and our time is eternal.
Modern problems, such as climate change and war, reflect the distortion in human consciousness. Though we attempt to fix these issues externally, their true resolution lies in returning to our essence. Nature already knows the "flow of consciousness" and lives in harmony with it. Only humanity has lost sight of it, clinging instead to form and control.
We are born to rediscover who we truly are—to encounter the energy within us that has long been forgotten. As long as we continue to measure success and happiness by material standards, we remain bound to a mistaken path. But when we recognize that everything we build in the world of form—careers, families, dreams—is meant to lead us inward, we begin to awaken to our true purpose.
The time has come to shift from lives bound by form to lives guided by essence. This is the transformation humanity must now undertake, and it cannot be delayed indefinitely.
現代社会は、目まぐるしく変化し、混迷の度を深めています。人々の心の奥に眠る闇が噴き出し、予測不可能な出来事が次々に起こっています。このような現実に直面したときこそ、人は「なぜ生まれてきたのか」「なぜ死んでいくのか」という根本的な問いに向き合うべきだと著者は語ります。
仕事や家族、夢、生きがいを大切にする人生は一見充実しているように見えますが、それはあくまでも「自分を知るための教材」であり、最終目的ではありません。人間は、形あるものを現実と信じ、それに価値を置いて生きています。しかし、本当の自分は目に見えない「意識」「心」であり、私たちの時間も有限ではなく無限なのです。
環境問題や戦争など、現代に起こるさまざまな問題は、人間が自らの本質を見失ってきた結果であり、すべては気付きへの促しです。自然界は「意識の流れ」を知り、それに従っていますが、人間だけがその流れに逆らい続けてきました。人間は、自らの内に眠るエネルギーを知り、本当の自分に出会うために生まれてくるのです。
形に執着する人生から、本質を見つめる人生へと転換していくこと――それこそが、私たちに今求められている生き方なのです。