By: Jim Ryan
Source: The Daily Guardian https://epaper.thedailyguardian.com/view/2970/the-daily-guardian/15
Dated: September 13th, 2025

Research says that the biggest fears of human beings are the fear of heights, and of public speaking. Yet it is the fear of the unknown, and of death, that are deeply embedded in the human psyche. Most belief systems and cultures have created a perspective on life with the attitude that each life, though precious, is either just a one-off experience or a means to determine a particular future reward in some better existence; but to achieve it, one has to die. 

The fear of death is based on the fear of loss – the pre-eminent base cause of any fear; loss of possessions, loved ones, awareness of being alive. Death means all of this is no more. However, you cannot die – it is impossible. The body clearly can die; there is evidence would not of this all around us, but I, the soul, cannot die. Energy is eternal. Energy cannot be created or destroyed. I, the soul, am consciousness and an immense energy that may adopt different physical forms, but can never, ever be destroyed. New research is coming around to the conclusion that consciousness and spirit are woven into the very laws of physics.

Each soul is an eternal energy. A sentient point of light that uses matter to play a series of roles, a sequence of parts, like billions of other souls in life's great drama. The occurrences called dying and death are not endings but changes. The soul or energy does not dissipate; instead, it moves on to other roles and locations. It is a continuation and reconnection within the drama of relationships and situations. We do not die. We are not permitted to do so; new scenarios and new circumstances quickly tug and pull us into their awaiting drama.

It is like a dance, with its continual interplay of differing partners, tunes, and styles. Although separate beings, we are all connected at some level and our individual stories are interwoven with others to make an intricate and awe-inspiring tapestry of existence.

And what of God, you may ask, what is His part in these ever-changing scenes and roles? He alone is the one who helps, guides, and orchestrates. It is when the energy of each soul becomes depleted after playing role after role, when all entities become exhausted and cause chaos, when the light within the soul becomes increasingly dim and so souls cannot see the way forward, when all become confused and weary, that He acts. God, who is the outside force, the Supreme Light, the one energy that never loses power or light, regenerates and restores once again the momentum, resilience and joy. He rejuvenates each soul and inspires the return of a pristine world order. That is the reason He is so loved and revered, so praised and honoured by numerous festivals and ceremonies, whatever the religion, by all the actors and dancers in this great, eternal drama, the dance of the universe.

Jim Ryan has a background in education. 
He is an author and a Brahma Kumaris Rajyoga teacher, based at the Global Retreat Centre, Oxford, UK.