Based upon the research of Athanasia Foundation and my own out-of-body experience, I've concluded that the afterlife is a level of reality that's shaped by our minds. Of course, that's wonderful, but it raises several questions. Why must we reincarnate so many times before we can stay in the afterlife permanently? More importantly, how can we prevent reincarnation?

In order to answer these questions, we must examine any typical concerns that people might have about the afterlife, which would show us what parts of the human psyche aren't properly developed in the average living person. Many people express concerns about the possibility that the afterlife, which enables us to satisfy any material desire at will, would eventually lead to boredom. However, boredom is caused by a lack of satisfiable desires. Since the ability to achieve material gratification isn't an issue in the afterlife, the only possible cause of boredom would be not having enough interests. Therefore, I would conclude that the purpose of life is to develop a sufficient number of interests, including personal relationships. Until this is accomplished, we'll continue to reincarnate.

Since the afterlife is shaped by our minds, it has no natural form. If we had never been forced to live, we would've never been forced to have sensory experiences. As a result, we would've never had anything to become interested in, and thus, we would've never desired to have any experiences. Furthermore, without ever being forced to come into contact with other people, we would've never known that they exist. Luckily, this never happened. Instead, we were forced to live and face new experiences, thus causing us to develop basic interests in life's simple pleasures. In the process of satisfying our desires for these things, each of us faced a unique set of new experiences, which in turn caused us to develop more complex interests. The probability of developing an interest in something is partly determined by some of the interests that we already have, which means that each of us will have unique interests, including a limited number of personal relationships.

By understanding the purpose of life, we can take measures to avoid the need for reincarnation. This could be accomplished simply by developing more interests. In order to do this, we must explore new things and, if lonely, meet new people. However, we must keep in mind that drug abuse doesn't constitute a true interest, because it's really nothing more than an escape from experience, motivated by the desire to avoid suffering, most of which is caused by the negative side-affects of addiction itself.

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