Purpose of life is spiritual development

“Bodies are a system given by the great tree to individual souls for their own training. Until that training is completed, the cycle of reincarnation continues—and this was the starting and ending point of that.”

Context: The experiencer describes a visionary encounter with the 'great tree of light' and receives direct insight about the soul's purpose in embodied life.

Review note: The passage contains an explicit first-person transmission during the experience that earthly life (via bodies) is a system provided for soul training, directly matching the inclusion criteria; I agree with the prior verdict.

“We do so to learn and grow.”

Context: The experiencer reports being shown that reincarnation is real and that souls incarnate specifically to learn and grow, with additional statements like 'We are all learning beings' and 'I was told that we all learn best by experiencing it ourselves' transmitted directly during the NDE.

Review note: The passage contains multiple first-person transmissions during the NDE experience—from a spirit guide and through direct insight during the life review—explicitly stating that earthly life's purpose is learning and growth ('We do so to learn and grow,' 'We are all learning beings,' 'we all learn best by experiencing it ourselves'), fully meeting the inclusion criteria; I agree with the prior verd

“I was told that life is an opportunity we are given to learn and to be kind to one another.”

Context: The experiencer recounts the direct message received from a powerful voice during the NDE, describing life's purpose as learning and kindness.

Review note: The passage contains a clear first-person account of being told during the NDE that life is an opportunity to learn, directly matching the claim's inclusion criteria for experiential transmission of life's purpose as growth/learning; I agree with the prior verdict.

“our lives spent here in body, and soul being present in them, is to learn as much as we can”

Context: The experiencer states this understanding came during a visionary/NDE moment ('my soul was at a learning point') and was further reinforced by being 'shown' continuing learning after death.

Review note: The passage contains a direct, first-person affirmation that life's purpose is learning, grounded in an experiential moment ('I was shown'), satisfying the inclusion criteria; I agree with the prior verdict.

“These souls, our souls cannot experience certain things like pain, sorrow, hatred, and anger. Though these are negative things, it was important for them to understand and experience them. Perhaps to understand the motivations of human beings, or (and I believe this in my heart) to eventually evolve into a being like God - all knowing and understanding.”

Context: The experiencer describes what they learned in the other realm about why souls incarnate on Earth.

Review note: The passage explicitly states that souls incarnate to experience and understand things they cannot access otherwise, in order to evolve spiritually — directly transmitted during the NDE experience, satisfying both the inclusion criteria and the prior verdict, which I agree with.

“an inner voice told me and made me understand that I was not ready to go there, that there were still things I must learn”

Context: During the experience, the experiencer receives a transmission from an inner voice at the threshold of what they understood to be the divine realm.

Review note: I agree with the PRIOR verdict: the passage contains a direct first-person transmission from an inner voice explicitly stating 'there were still things I must learn,' which squarely affirms that earthly life's purpose involves learning/spiritual development, meeting the inclusion criteria.

“moving our way higher and higher up the spiral of lessons”

Context: This appears in a section describing how souls recycle back into the ocean of consciousness to re-form and experience anew, framed as part of a post-NDE teaching.

Review note: The passage explicitly frames incarnation as a vehicle for progressing through 'a spiral of lessons,' and multiple sections (TACKLE IT NOW, BE BOLD, JOY IN INCARNATION) reinforce that earthly life is a learning/growth process—this is grounded in the experiential moment, not merely a post-NDE opinion, so I agree with the prior verdict of 'supports.'

“I just had to do some more things on the lower plane. I did not like the idea of all the suffering of Earthly life, but they said that these new experiences would bring me strength and that I could help others.”

Context: Spiritual teachers told the experiencer during a tunnel/life-review experience that they must return to earthly life because there are more things to do and learn there.

Review note: The passage contains a direct first-person transmission from spiritual teachers explicitly framing earthly life as a place for further development ('these new experiences would bring me strength'), which meets the inclusion criteria for the claim; I agree with the prior verdict.

“I chose this life to overcome the difficulties and come back to unconditional love.”

Context: This statement appears in the structured Q&A section under 'specific information/awareness regarding earthly life's meaning or purpose,' indicating it was knowledge received during the experience.

Review note: The passage explicitly presents this as knowledge received during the NDE about life's purpose being soul-chosen growth and overcoming challenges, satisfying the inclusion criteria; I agree with the prior verdict.

“The only way to end the constant yearning of the mind of God is to end the cycle of reincarnation. The only way one can end the cycle of reincarnation is to become enlightened.”

Context: The experiencer directly states that earthly life's purpose is spiritual development through reincarnation leading to enlightenment, framing life as a learning/growth process.

Review note: I agree with the prior verdict: the passage explicitly frames earthly life as a vehicle for spiritual development and enlightenment, with statements like 'We are here experiencing the illusion of separation to create Heaven on Earth' and the reincarnation-to-enlightenment framework, satisfying the inclusion criteria of a first-person transmission of life's purpose as growth/learning, though the fr

“The hardest things in life and our fears are what our lessons are here as souls sharing with other earthly creatures. To overcome, face fear head on and to love hard and that will get you through your lesson.”

Context: This is a direct first-person report of awareness encountered during the experience, framed as specific information received about earthly life's difficulties and challenges.

Review note: The passage contains a verbatim quote explicitly stating that life's hardships are 'lessons here as souls,' meeting the inclusion criteria that life is a school/training ground for the soul; I agree with the prior's substance but upgrade from 'mentions' to 'supports' because the quote is verbatim and directly affirms the claim with sufficient specificity.

“I feel our life here is a training ground, for what's to come.”

Context: The experiencer reflects post-NDE that earthly life functions as preparation for what follows, directly after describing being in a classroom setting with Jesus during the experience.

Review note: I agree with the prior verdict: the experiencer was shown a teaching/classroom setting during the NDE and subsequently articulates that life is a training ground, which directly affirms the claim; however, the 'training ground' statement is post-NDE reflection rather than a verbatim transmission from a being, slightly reducing confidence, but the experiential grounding in the classroom scene is su

“I realized that I chose to come here to earth, but instead of making it a good place to come and learn, I made it into a Hell.”

Context: The experiencer, during their NDE recalled in meditation, has a moment of realization about why they chose to come to earth.

Review note: The passage contains a direct first-person realization during the experiential moment that earth was chosen as a place 'to come and learn,' clearly affirming life's purpose as learning/development; I agree with the prior verdict, though the additional line 'This is just the waiting room for something better that I chose to come to, to either visit or learn or prepare for the next level' further co

“How we treat our fellow man, how we take up the opportunities that are offered to us, what we do etc is why we are really here. We are in a sense proving ourselves.”

Context: This insight came during the experiential peak when the narrator felt 'opened up to spiritual truths' and was shown an expanded cosmic perspective.

Review note: I agree with the PRIOR verdict: the passage contains a first-person experiential transmission—framed as direct insight received during an altered state—stating that taking up opportunities and proving oneself through actions is 'why we are really here,' which aligns with the claim's definition of life as a school or proving ground for soul development, though it also blends in service/love framing

“The purpose of life is to suffer and in suffering find God. The world is a cruel place.”

Context: This statement appears in the numbered list of insights the experiencer received years after the OBE, framed as ideas that emerged from reflection on the experience.

Review note: The passage explicitly states 'The purpose of life is to suffer and in suffering find God' and also 'The Earth is the only place where we can better ourselves,' which directly affirms that life's purpose involves growth/development and spiritual discovery; however, the prior verdict's chosen quote about 'purpose in your life' is weaker since it refers to personal mission rather than the spiritual

“You must go there if you want to learn in this role. It is not of high stature... One of the masters may be your teacher and companion. You will learn what they have to offer, but it is of limited value compared to what you may learn there (the world).”

Context: A voice presents the experiencer with two choices: go to earth to learn, or stay in heaven with a master whose teaching is 'of limited value' compared to what earth offers.

Review note: downgraded: quote not verbatim. The passage directly quotes a being/voice presenting earthly life as superior for learning compared to heavenly instruction, explicitly framing earth as a learning ground, which satisfies the claim's inclusion criteria; I agree with the prior verdict.

“I discovered that I had personally chosen to take on a physical body and have the life experiences I was having. I realized I had wasted time in suffering, and what I should have been doing was using my freedom to choose true love, and not pain, in all that came into my life.”

Context: During a life review shown on a hill at a beach-like afterlife setting, the experiencer discovers she pre-chose her earthly life for developmental purposes.

Review note: downgraded: quote not verbatim. The passage explicitly states that the experiencer chose a physical body to have life experiences and that those experiences are meant for learning to choose love — this is a first-person experiential revelation (during the NDE life review) that earthly life is a chosen school for soul growth, satisfying the inclusion criteria; I upgrade from 'mentions' to 'supports

“I want to believe that the experience gave me strength to continue to want to grow and change spiritually and stay on the planet.”

Context: The experiencer reflects post-hoc on how the experience motivated ongoing spiritual growth, without a direct in-experience transmission about life's purpose being spiritual development.

Review note: I agree with the prior verdict: the passage touches on spiritual growth as a post-experience aspiration and outcome, and notably the experiencer explicitly answered 'No' to the structured question 'During your experience, did you encounter any specific information / awareness regarding earthly life's meaning or purpose?' — confirming no direct in-experience transmission about life's purpose as spi

“I learned that in giving, we learn to receive.”

Context: The experiencer reflects on lessons derived from the NDE over five decades.

Review note: I agree with the PRIOR verdict: the passage touches on learning and growth as outcomes of the NDE but lacks a direct transmission during the experience itself from beings or guides stating that life's purpose is spiritual development, making 'mentions' the appropriate classification rather than 'supports'.

Review note: The passage describes meditation and NDEs as revealing 'the true Nature of Life' and leading toward 'expanded and liberating perspective,' touching on life's deeper meaning, but never explicitly states that life's purpose is spiritual growth/learning as a transmitted message during an experiential moment; I agree with the prior verdict of 'mentions' as the passage gestures toward but does not clea

“Since my conscious mind was not limiting what I could know and understand, I was able to know and understand everything all at once.”

Context: The experiencer describes entering their 'Soul Level' during the NDE and gaining expanded understanding, but no explicit statement from a being or direct insight names life's purpose as spiritual development/learning.

Review note: I agree with the prior verdict of 'mentions': the passage touches on spiritual growth and learning as life outcomes following the NDE, and the experiencer describes awakening spiritual abilities and a journey of connecting to a divine source, but there is no direct experiential transmission (from guides, beings, or revelatory NDE moment) explicitly stating that life's purpose IS spiritual developm

“have experiences, learn, and become wise just to end when it's our time to die”

Context: The experiencer reflects pre-NDE on the seeming purposelessness of life ending after gaining wisdom, implying life's purpose involves learning and growth.

Review note: I agree with the prior 'mentions' verdict: the passage touches on life as a learning/growth process ('have experiences, learn, and become wise') and frames humans as 'eternal spiritual beings living a temporary human experience,' but these are the experiencer's pre-NDE philosophical reflections and post-NDE written conclusions rather than a direct transmission from a guide or being during the NDE

“I don't have all the answers for this life and know I had to come back to this life for some reason, I just wish I knew what that reason was.”

Context: The experiencer acknowledges a purposeful return to earthly life but does not know what that purpose is, and elsewhere describes a 'class' being taught by 'God' and living 'millions of existences.'

Review note: I agree with the prior verdict: the passage gestures toward purposeful existence and learning (the 'class' scene, millions of existences, the life review showing ripple effects of choices) but never explicitly states that life's purpose is spiritual growth or development—the experiencer explicitly says they wish they knew the reason they had to return, which is the opposite of being told or shown

“I understood and accepted and was 're-loaded' with all that I had either forgotten or had had systematically cauterised from My Soul Purpose.”

Context: The experiencer describes being restored to awareness of their Soul Purpose during the experience, framing it as reclaiming forgotten knowledge.

Review note: The passage touches on life having purpose and spiritual development but the explicit framing leans toward reaffirmation of pre-existing soul purpose and love/connection rather than a clear experiential moment where a being or insight directly communicates that earthly life is a school or learning ground; I partially disagree with the prior verdict of 'supports' because the claim requires a first-

“I have the feeling that this experience is indeed part of my life path.”

Context: The experiencer reflects on how the NDE fits into a thirty-year spiritual quest and feels it belongs to their life path.

Review note: I disagree with the prior verdict: while the passage describes a long spiritual journey and frames the NDE as a culminating epiphany, it never explicitly states (via a guide, being, or direct experiential transmission) that the *purpose of earthly life* is growth or learning — the closest it comes is the post-NDE reflection 'Our task here is to relate to this Love,' which frames purpose as love/co

“I believe Earth is a school, now confirmed to me through my experience, to be one of many.”

Context: This statement appears in a post-experience reflection section discussing changes in the experiencer's life after the OBE, not as a direct transmission during the experiential moment itself.

Review note: I disagree with the prior verdict of 'supports' because the quoted statement appears in the post-experience reflection section ('Discuss any changes that might have occurred in your life after your experience') rather than as content imparted during the experiential moment; the actual in-experience knowledge downloaded was 'don't sweat the small stuff' and that Earth is 'the small stuff' compared

“I see that our world is just a very low grade of life. Our physical world is a shape of a raw life.”

Context: The experiencer reflects post-NDE on the nature of physical versus spiritual existence, implying earthly life is a lesser, preliminary form of existence.

Review note: The passage touches on the claim by framing physical/earthly life as a 'raw' or 'low grade' form of existence compared to the spiritual realm, which gestures toward a developmental hierarchy, but no guide, being, or direct insight explicitly tells the experiencer that life's purpose is learning or growth—so it mentions but does not support; I partially disagree with the prior verdict of irrelevant

Review note: The passage contains a life review and a decision to return based on caregiving needs, but no being or direct insight transmits the message that life's purpose is spiritual development or growth; I agree with the PRIOR verdict.

Review note: The passage contains no transmission, teaching, or insight about life's purpose being spiritual development or a learning ground; the choice offered is simply to continue or return, and the experiencer's reasoning is personal (wanting to grow up, parents missing them), not a revealed doctrine about life's purpose — I agree with the prior verdict.

Review note: The passage focuses on unity consciousness, divine love, and oneness without framing earthly life as a school or learning ground for the soul; no guide, being, or direct insight communicates that life's purpose is growth or spiritual development, so the claim is not engaged and I agree with the prior verdict.