In the begining there was nothing. Limbo. Very slowly this limbo began to regard itself much as a pool of water might regard its own reflection. After an (almost) infinity of time (or no time at all) this burgening self awareness of the nothing exploded as a Satori - the Big Bang. Nobody can say what "energy" is. Nobody can say what the Universe is. Everybody, every animal and every living thing on countless worlds throughout the cosmos, are all parts of god, and all ask the same questions, as does God - Who (and what) Am I? How did i get here? Is there anything more? Is there a purpose? Through Eons of growth and suffering, evolution and reincarnation , the parts of God evolve in form and in mind, to higher levels of understanding, awareness and compassion. God seeks to know itself.