We most often see that coming to know about God is within the primordiality and nature of a human being. If we search into the awakened and non-awakened consciences of the human being, his faith and desire in a source which is metaphysical, we come upon a metaphysical source which is gained through knowledge, program and goal which created this world.
But this issue is not limited to monotheism and coming to know about God. All of the principles and practices which are basic to religion must be seen within this very primordial nature. Otherwise, the harmony which is necessary to exist between creation and the Divine Law will not be found.
If we take a look at our heart and we discover the depths of the spirit and our soul, we hear these whisperings from the world that life does not end with death, but rather death is a window upon the world of survival. In order to understand this truth, we must turn to the points below.
1. Love of Survival
If the human being has been created for annihilation and non-being, that person should desire non-being, and receive pleasure from death at the end of life whereas we see that this is not the case. Instead, we see that death is in no time or era a pleasure and that many people flee from it with all of their beings. Looking for ways to lengthen one’s life, looking for the Fountain of Youth, the Elixir of Life, and the Water of Life are all signs of this truth.
This love for survival shows that the human being was created to survive and if we had been born for being and annihilation, this love would have no meaning. All of the basic loves which are within our being are completed by it and the love for survival is a love which completes or perfects our being. Note that we discuss the issue of the Resurrection after we have accepted the existence of God, the Wise, the Knower.
We believe that whatever He created in our bodies is based on a known measure and because of this, the love and desire of a human being for survival must also have an accounting and that can be nothing other than the existence of a world after this one.
2. Resurrection Among the Tribes of the Past
The history of humanity, as it bears witness, in a general sense, in the tribes of the past, from the earliest of times shows clear proof of the clear belief of the human being to life after death. The traces which have remained from the human beings of the past, even those who existed before written records, in particular, the method of making graves for the dead and how they buried the dead, all bear witness to this truth that they believed in life after death.
This rooted belief which has always existed in humanity, cannot be believed to be a simple idea or only a habit. Whenever a belief is found in the form of something which has roots, and throughout history, we see it in human society, we should know that it is part of primordial nature because it is only primordial nature which can persevere with the passage of time and social and intellectual changes and remain in its place. Otherwise, customs will be forgotten.
The wearing of a special type of clothes is either a question of habit or a form of custom, which, over time, either changes or is destroyed. But the love of a mother for her child is instinctive. It is a part of nature and a symbol. Thus, with the passing of time, the flame of love does not decrease in various environments. Whatever efforts are made in this way are reasons why this is part of the primordial nature of a human being.
When scholars say that careful study has shown that the earliest of people had a kind of religious belief because they buried their dead in a special way and they placed their tools of work beside them, and in their own way and with their particular belief, they showed that they believe in the existence of another world. We can then we’ll see that they had accepted life after death, even if they were in error. They thought that life there was just like life in this world and that they would need those very same tools.
3. The Existence of the Inner Trial
The existence of the inner trial or court called the Conscience is another reason for the resurrection being primordial. Just as we have previously said, we all well sense that there is a trial or a court within us that judges what we do. It gives rewards for good deeds. We feel satisfied and our spirit overflows with joy and happiness in such a way that the feeling is incapable of being described. In relation to evil deeds, and, in particular, great sins, they are felt in such a way that life becomes bitter.
It has often been seen that individuals, after committing a great crime, like murder and trying to escape from the scales of justice, voluntarily give themselves up. They surrender to the hangman’s noose and the reason is the torture which the conscience gives. A human being, on bearing witness to this trial or court, asks himself or herself, “How can I, who am but a small creature, have such a conscience but the great universe and the world of creation not have a trial or court which it is worthy of ?”
In this way, we can prove that the belief in the resurrection and life after death is primordial in three ways:
1. Through the love of survival.
2. Because of the existence of this belief throughout history.
3. Through a small example of that in our own selves.
