What should be my goals in life?

Everything we do has a purpose behind it and we complete those tasks to meet our purpose. This means that in order to carry out any task we set a purpose behind it, whether it is knowingly or unknowingly.

But what about living LIFE?

Do we have any goals in life or are we blindly going with the flow that comes along?

Have you ever thought about where that flow will end up?

Is that destination beneficial to you?

What if the flow is going in the wrong direction, have you ever tried to go against the flow in order to find safety?

But, before you can do that you should know what your safety is in and why you are here…

For that let us understand, “What should be the goal of human life?”

goal of human life

Having been born a human, there are two types of goals that you need to strive to accomplish. The first is that you have to live your life in such a way that no living being is hurt by you. You have to spend your time in the company of those who promote the attainment of the Self and vicinity of good human beings and avoid bad company (kusang) as much as possible. This should be our aim in life.

And the second goal, is to break this bondage of life after life. This human life is for attaining eternal liberation (moksha) from the bondage of karma. It is for the purpose of becoming ‘Absolute’—fully enlightened; to acquire Self Realization. If you happen to meet a living (pratyaksh) Gnani Purush (One who has fully realized the Self and is able to impart the Knowledge of the Self to others); attain Self Realization from Him, then remain in His satsang. With Him, all your goals in life will be accomplished, all your puzzles will be solved, and you will attain liberation.

Insights from Dadashri:

Questioner: What goal should a person have?

Dadashri: Only that of attaining liberation (moksha); that should be the only goal. You too want liberation, don’t you? For how much longer do you want to keep on wandering aimlessly? You have done only this for infinite lives. There is no place left where you haven’t wandered, is there! You’ve wandered in the animal life-form, in the human life-form, in the celestial life-form; you’ve done nothing but wander in all of these realms of existence. Why did you have to wander? It is because you have not Known [the answer to] ‘who am I’. You have not Known Your own Real form as the Self (Swaroop). You should Know Your Real form as the Self. Should you not Know who You are? Despite wandering so extensively, you still don’t Know [the answer to] this? Is making money the only goal in life? Should you not also do a certain extent for the purpose of attaining liberation?

Questioner: It should be done.

Dadashri: So there is a need to become independent, isn’t there? How long can you be dependent on things other than the Self?

Questioner: I believe it is not necessary to become independent, but it is necessary to have the understanding to become independent.

Dadashri: Yes, that understanding is necessary. If you get that understanding, then it is more than enough. It is okay if you cannot become independent; to become independent or not will come later. But even then, the understanding is necessary, isn’t it? If it first comes into understanding, it is more than enough.

Reference: Book Name: Who Am I? (Page #22 and Page #23)

Related Quotes:

1) The essence of human life is to come into one's nature of the Self (Soul), get awakened and remain only in 'Self'.

2) Having born as a human, one has to distinguish between, 'what is of the Self', and 'what is of the non-Self'.

Did You Know:

You can meet the current living Gnani Purush Pujya Deepakbhai and obtain all the answers to your spiritual questions from him. Then you can decide what your goals in life should be.

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