Saturday, July 21, 2012

The aim and purpose of Life - Realizing our full potential as human beings and living meaningfully!

Dear Readers,

 Have you ever wondered about questions like - " What is the aim of my life ?" or wondered about " How do I  live a meaningful and purposeful life and go from being ordinary to becoming extraordinary? 

 The following quote from the wonderful Book in Hindi  "Rishi Chintan Key Sannidhey Mein" helps to clarify the purpose and aim of  life. 

 The Quote indicates to us : that in the moments of final analysis it is not material progress that is a measure of success of our lives , rather  we  will  always be measured and remembered by the nobler legacy of living life beyond the material....!

 Quoted Excerpt:

 “The human body and human life is a priceless gift from God. This life has been given to us for purposeful and meaningful living. Yet most of us spend all our lives chasing and obsessing only over our physical (bodily) needs and wants. Our needs and wants are endless, they multiply everyday and we spend our entire life endlessly pursuing a moving target.




 How about if we live our life  more purposefully and in the bargain also earn divine blessings and love ? How about if we spend our time not just looking after our physical needs , but also spend time in refining our intellect, in molding our character ,purifying our thoughts, getting rid of negativity, ill will , jealousy, laziness and all other traits that our roadblocks in realizing our potential as great human beings. 
The aim of our life is  to rise over the emotion that binds us to only meet the needs and wants of our immediate family and instead we should spend a portion of our resources and income in meeting the needs of people in society that are struggling and have been left behind. The aim of our life should be to build our individual moral character that is based on exemplary thoughts, good deeds and a life led by example- A life that is remembered with reverence by others in times to come. 

Those that spend their lives in achieving this noble aim achieve greatness and are favored by divine blessings and love. Ordinary people become extraordinary and achieve greatness in all walks of life. 

You can also achieve the full meaning and purpose of your life by incorporating the following 6 point program in your daily life:

1. Reduce your needs and limit your wants.


2. Treat all material possessions that you have been blessed with as those belonging to God- think of yourself as just being a trustee of these possessions in this life.


3.Meet the current difficult situations in your life with fortitude and find solutions to problems intelligently using more reason and less emotion. 
Those problems that cannot be resolved or are outside of your control should be faced with forbearance and mental strength. Consider these problems to be aggregates of past deeds and actions (of which you have no control now) and thus face the problems with courage and bravery and without anxiety.

4. Engage in a higher purpose of living daily. You can do so by reading good literature, reading and listening to devotional hymns , chanting Gods name, practicing meditation, reading inspiring religious stories and texts. This is habit forming and engages the mind in Gods work and purpose – which is thinking good and doing good. 


5.Make persistent and consistent efforts to reduce thoughts of jealousy, ill will, insecurity and anxiety. Whenever a bad or negative thought arises, consciously replace it with a good and positive thought. Make an effort at reducing bad character and personality traits and focus on reducing actions and deeds that could harm others.


6.Make a daily habit of contributing towards society by making a habit of helping someone in need . Think of it as GOD's work.” 


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