We, (the reader), live and experience in a physical world which is dominated by all the personal and national concerns and interests reflected in the daily newspapers. It is difficult for most men to see a deeper purpose beyond survival and the next milestone of his life. This book is not about goals but about the way to play the game. The purpose of life I wish to communicate is the one which lies beyond our personal circumstances and is related to our spiritual nature.

Man^'s deeper purpose is to develop the skills and knowledge to live in wholeness within his environment. In such a state man is a channel for the' experience and growth of his real self. The living of a man's life in wholeness enables his real self to grow to become a clear channel for the expression of the Spirit.

The state to which our real self is growing I have defined as oneness. However, many religions call this state "doing God's will". I believe that a lot of the confusion in mankind's journey is that all man can do is reach a state of wholeness and he has assumed that once in that state he is automatically in oneness. Thus when in his state of wholeness he has had a conflict in consciousness with others he has assumed that the other person is wrong rather than both have an opportunity to learn oneness from each other. So many times man in his ignorance has gone to war believing that "God is on my side" and even after death and destitution has convinced himself that his decision was right. Each of us has a similar opportunity to experience our own small wars each day. (A section on this subject is included in the second half of this book.)

The unraveling of the mystery of the purpose of life has consumed much of man's energy. Each man must unravel the mystery for himself and when he finds an answer that seems to fit for him then to live it as best he can. It gives him comfort and joy when others share his beliefs and thus are able to intimately share his way of life. As a result of man^'s search a vast number of religious groups and resulting lifestyles now exist on Planet Earth. The majority of them are consistent in their belief that the purpose of life is to do God's will but inconsistent in their understanding of what that will is.

I believe that nobody knows mentally who or what God is and this is the reason that there are many different versions of what God^'s will is.

Each of these versions is subject to interpretation by the mental consciousness of man. Recorded history is full of the conflicts of men who were each sincerely trying to do God^'s will. The only consistent suggestion on how to relate to God is that man must have faith in God. To have faith is to ask man to believe in some creative force that cannot be explicitly defined in terms of his reality, to make it the lord and master of his life, and to follow the guidance of this creative force in all he does. This step from man to God has not recognized the role of the real self and has been too large a step in faith for many educated men to take.  

The majority of men in Western society today see their worldly responsibilities crowding in around them. They seem very real in terms they can define; their family, study, work, debts, sickness, the list is long and the tasks which call seem endless. Man's ability to link all his responsibilities, which seem very ungodly, to a faith in doing God's will, eludes him. Some men direct their energy to taking care of others^' pain and suffering with the belief that now they are serving God but in doing so may neglect their own responsibilities. Still others lead a life which denies the existence of God and turn to the game of competition and the pursuit of their personal prestige and material possessions.

No matter what direction man takes, deep down inside him there is a hunger for something, an innate curiosity about his true identity and a recognition that somehow the words "that all may be one" seem to sound a familiar note within him.The majority of men in Western society today see their worldly responsibilities crowding in around them. They seem very real in terms they can define; their family, study, work, debts, sickness, the list is long and the tasks which call seem endless. Man's ability to link all his responsibilities, which seem very ungodly, to a faith in doing God's will, eludes him. Some men direct their energy to taking care of others^' pain and suffering with the belief that now they are serving God but in doing so may neglect their own responsibilities. Still others lead a life which denies the existence of God and turn to the game of competition and the pursuit of their personal prestige and material possessions.

No matter what direction man takes, deep down inside him there is a hunger for something, an innate curiosity about his true identity and a recognition that somehow the words "that all may be one" seem to sound a familiar note within him.