Toward a Universal Philosophy

The first post diagnosed the problem: a loss of purpose driven by secularisation and materialism that is measurably degrading our health, relationships, and reason to live. The second went deeper, revealing that beneath this decline lies a fundamental disconnection between masculine and feminine forces — forces rooted not just in culture but in our biology, neurology, and psychology. Old religions and mythologies understood this polarity intuitively and built entire civilisations around it, but the institutions that carried these ideas became dogmatic and lost the trust of the people they were meant to guide. Modern science can measure the damage but cannot replace what was lost. What is needed is not a return to the old or a doubling down on the new, but a ground for them both to stand on.

I didn't arrive at this conclusion through theory alone. Throughout my life I always felt like I gravitated towards ideas that seemed to be more aligned with reality and truth, though I didn't really go beyond this intuition to understand what it was that made those ideas so. It wasn't until I returned to my internal voice, after being distracted by the world for most of my early adult years, that I found myself in a position where I got asked a question that changed my life and sparked the quest for truth — a quest that started within myself and naturally expanded to other aspects of life.

Q. "Why do you want to tell them so bad?"

A. "I want to know if they will still love me."

This quest for truth was a rollercoaster of a journey that led me to create a framework to help guide others to filter out the bullshit that is spread in this information-heavy age when it comes to how we as humans should structure our lives. The problem is most people are distracted by the world and the constant cycle of pain and pleasure to contemplate deep enough into their own souls to be able to accept reality and truth.

I use the terms 'world' and 'reality' interchangeably with 'material/physical' and 'spiritual,' and believe this spiritual reality to be fundamental, as nothing is created or done without reason or influence. This spiritual reality is in association with the laws of nature, consciousness, or the transjective (John Vervaeke), and is the relationship and connection between all things that goes beyond both the objective material world and our subjective individual experience.

Building upon this understanding, I perceive the material world as a finite game and spiritual reality as an infinite game. From this perspective, only the intent and actions that can be carried out by every single person over an infinite period can be considered truly good and moral. The metric I use to assess this issue is the objective biological and psychological health of the individual and collective. It is becoming clear that all diseases and psychological problems we have incurred are consequences of moving away from reality. So anyone who does not intend to play this infinite game, by definition, is immoral and degenerate.

This is because everything in this world has a resource cost, and putting extra stress on the system without benefiting it affects everyone who is a part of that system. I wrote a piece on the purpose of humans and pointed out that, apart from survival and reproduction just like all other animals, it is to collectively maintain order on Earth. I made the case for why this is by showcasing the downward trend of certain metrics.

I believe this provides the perfect time for a universal philosophy that takes the progression of religion towards its final iteration. This philosophy would remove the idea of a personal God or deities and internalise religious concepts into the laws of nature and our psyche by integrating developments made in scientific and modern thought that can guide humans towards an optimal way of living.

This philosophy would adopt a practical, proactive, and preventative approach aimed at mitigating the maximal stress over an infinite period, from the micro to the macro level, as that is what an optimal system should aim to do. While this progression will not occur overnight, it aspires to resolve some of the world's most significant issues, such as dogma and division, hopefully through discourse rather than large-scale wars, though this may be inevitable.

These ideas have been contemplated for thousands of years, but as a collective — except for specific individuals and small communities — we continually find ourselves attaching more to the material and aesthetic side of things over the spiritual and functional. This is seen with the constant overcorrections that continue to miss the mark. While we shouldn't totally neglect material and aesthetics, it's crucial to understand their overall purpose, because despite the inevitability of entropy and the eventual end of the world, this doesn't mean we must. So, aligning ourselves with the infinite offers the best chance to overcome these challenges and move forward with greater peace.

This is just an overview of the philosophy, a glimpse into the framework I set out to build in the Awaken Thyself series, where I continue to expand and explore these ideas in greater detail, providing practical ways to live towards this. I recognise this will be challenging for many to accept these ideas, as it was not easy for me either. Even now, I face ongoing struggles on the journey towards this ideal. However, with each step closer, my life improves, and I experience greater internal peace — a reward that cannot be attained without taking responsibility and fully accepting the spectrum of consequences for my actions, and the ongoing sacrifice of the pleasures in life.