I have always said that the meaning of life is the aspiration toward God. But to be honest, I didn’t quite know what that meant.

First of all, this does not mean suppressing love for your soul. It does not mean wishing harm upon others, harboring envy, or being consumed by greed. It does not mean being lost in unrealistic dreams while feeling dissatisfied with yourself. Rather, it is about overcoming despair and the unwillingness to live when everything around you seems to be falling apart. At the very least, it is about understanding what should not be done in life.

Not long ago, while reflecting on the nature of conflict, I realized what love for God truly means. It is about drawing closer to Him. Love is unity, but the Almighty is perfect. If I love God, then I must strive for continuous growth and transformation. That is a condition of love. This realization gave me a deeper understanding of Christ’s words: “Be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” A person who has faith in God must grow and evolve every day—spiritually, morally, intellectually, and even physically. Engaging in physical activity is also a form of development. Therefore, true love and faith in God require a lifelong commitment to growth, ensuring that neither the body nor the mind overshadows the soul. It is about development and maintaining the right priorities in life.

What is the most important resource that enables a person to grow?

Faith. But have you ever truly considered what faith is? The Apostle Paul defined it as “the expectation of things hoped for and the confidence in the unseen.” To me, this interpretation seems misleading. Christ said, “Believe, and the mountain will move.” Does that mean I should sit and wait for the mountain to shift? Of course not. I could wait for a million years, and nothing would change.

Christ also compared faith to a mustard seed, which grows. But if faith is merely about waiting and hoping, what’s the point? The conclusion is simple: Christ meant something entirely different. Faith is not passive expectation—it is the absence of doubt in one’s intention and aspiration.

If I truly desire for a mountain to move, my internal determination will accumulate. It will settle into my subconscious, and once it does, it will begin to manifest—without direct physical effort. Faith, in this sense, is a form of concentration or meditation. Meditation is the act of stripping away all distractions for the sake of a singular purpose. Therefore, concentration, meditation, and faith are essentially one and the same.

Christ taught us to strive toward our goals. Fear and doubt, however, sever the flow of energy that drives us forward. Faith is the continuous readiness to direct energy toward a purpose. If I believe in something, I want it to happen. And if my determination remains unwavering, unaffected by external circumstances, then that energy begins to reshape the world.

From this perspective, faith in God is the pursuit of God—a continuous striving for union with Him and transformation in His likeness. When we truly understand what faith is, what sin is, what humility means, and what Christ’s mission represents, everything else begins to change.

But as long as we remain unaware of what faith truly is, why character transformation matters, or whether change is even necessary, we remain lost. We do not understand the love of God, nor do we grasp the nature of humanity. Christ originally taught that we are pure, that we are children of God. Yet religious authorities claim the opposite—that we are inherently sinful, that we must pay, attend church, and only then will we be somewhat redeemed. In such a framework, there is no real space for growth and development.

For civilization to advance, it must adhere to the principles of growth and transformation as set forth in Christian teachings. But when viewed through this lens, it becomes evident that many religious doctrines today lack these essential elements of development. It is a difficult and painful truth. If religion refuses to evolve, then what choice remains for people?

The sheep must find its own way out. And right now, we see the sheep searching while the shepherd does nothing. It seems to me that the sheep will find the way out long before the shepherd does. Perhaps they already are.

Transcript from an youtube talk.

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~Sergey Lazarev is a Russian parapsychologist, writer, New Age activist. Author of a series of pseudoscientific books “Diagnostics of Karma”, “Man of the Future” and “Experience of Survival”.
www.lazarev-international.com

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