The Different Pleasures of Life: From Corporeal to Spiritual Fulfillment

The Nature of Corporeal Pleasures

Corporeal pleasures are those experienced through our five physical senses — sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell. These pleasures are processed through the mind and emotions, giving us a temporary sense of fulfillment. We seek food, comfort, wealth, knowledge, status, and various forms of entertainment to satisfy our natural cravings. However, no matter how much we attain, these pleasures remain fleeting, bound to the limitations of our personal experience and physical existence.

The more we indulge in corporeal pleasures, the more we realize their transient nature. They do not provide lasting fulfillment, nor do they connect us to anything beyond our individual selves. At their core, they serve the self — enhancing our comfort, pleasure, and survival in this world.

But there is another form of pleasure — one that is vastly different, infinitely greater, and beyond the boundaries of physical existence. It is the pleasure of spirituality.

The Essence of Spiritual Pleasure

Spiritual pleasure is not about satisfying the individual. Instead, it is about facilitating the connection between reality and its source — the Creator. It is not received directly for oneself but is experienced when one becomes a conduit for something greater: the flow of life from the Creator to the entire system of reality.

The essence of spiritual pleasure lies in justifying the single, life-creating and governing source of reality as the singular, good, and benevolent force that sustains everything. Unlike physical pleasures, which are perceived through our bodily senses, spiritual pleasure is felt through “spiritual senses.” These senses are developed by acquiring the desires and viewpoints of others — by shifting one’s perception from self-concern to concern for the whole.

This shift in perception is possible only within a unique, collective consciousness — a consciousness that aligns with the Creator’s own integral awareness. The Creator acts only through absolute, pure, and unconditionally loving bestowal. To feel spiritual pleasure, we must emulate this quality, stepping beyond our natural self-serving tendencies and entering a state of complete selflessness.

The Purpose of Spiritual Success and Pleasure

In spirituality, success and pleasure serve only one purpose: to connect to the singular force that governs reality and to justify its benevolence. This justification does not come from blind faith but from direct experience — an overwhelming recognition that reality is governed by a singular, giving force, and that aligning with this force brings the highest fulfillment possible.

These pleasures are immense, beyond anything comprehensible in our current state. They cannot be compared to the transient joys of the physical world. However, there is a condition to receiving and enjoying these vast spiritual pleasures: we can only experience them if we accept them with the pure intention of fulfilling and justifying others and the single governing force of reality.

In other words, spiritual pleasure is only given to those who seek it not for themselves, but for the sake of bestowing it upon others.

A Unique Perception: The Birth of Collective Consciousness

Spiritual pleasure arises from a mutual impression and perception that a unique group of individuals experiences when they come together with the right intention and purpose. Their goal is to create a connection between themselves that becomes the vessel — the place — where the singular governing force of reality can be revealed and recognized.

This experience is “supernatural” because it exists above the inherently egocentric and self-justifying nature of the individual. It enables people to sense and experience reality “outside of themselves,” independent of their usual self-serving calculations and desires.

This new perception requires help from unique developing and assisting forces that exist within nature. These forces cannot be accessed individually; they can only be drawn and harnessed through mutually committed and mutually complementing actions and efforts within a group.

The Path to Revealing the Creator

At the very beginning of their journey, those who seek spiritual pleasure must accept a fundamental truth: their connection and unity exist for a single purpose — to create a network between themselves where the selfless and unconditionally loving and bestowing qualities of the Creator can become tangible and alive.

Everything they do, every effort they make, is directed toward assisting and facilitating each other in coming to this revelation. Their sole aspiration is to reveal, attain, and justify the singular governing force of reality as the benevolent, life-giving source that sustains all existence.

When they reach this state — when they have fully shifted their perception from self to others, from receiving to giving — they no longer seek pleasure for themselves. Instead, they experience the highest possible fulfillment: the joy of becoming a channel through which the Creator’s boundless love and life force can flow into the world.

This is the ultimate pleasure, beyond time, beyond limitation, and beyond self. It is the purpose of existence, the secret of creation, and the greatest joy that one can ever attain.