For thousands of years, spiritual leaders have told us that matter and the physical world are unimportant. What was their reason for saying this? What did they see or understand that most of humanity has not understood about the physical world? And are they right? The physical world and matter seem so real to us. How can it be unimportant when it is all we can relate to? Where are we, and where do we go if we discard the physical world and matter? How should we act in the world? Is matter something we should treat with respect, or is it empty of meaning? This book dives into the physical world, matter, its metaphysics, and how to use it to become conscious.