Life is perception. We perceive through different parts of the body of the universe.
A mantra is a thought. Use a mantra to help you still your mind initially and then move into silent meditation.
As the meditation evolves, you attention passes into higher realms of consciousness.
The trick to being happy is getting beyond the body and the astral realms.
You may have had countless lives, and many more stretching before you, and what else have you got to do with your time?
Work sustains us as bodies and it consumes a great deal of energy. The conservation of energy is the component theme of Buddhist practice and yoga. That is why people live in monasteries.