Eternal Question - Purpose of Life !!
So what is the real purpose of life? – this question has haunted people right through history. so much of suffering in this world, & for what purpose & for what end result?
Is there a purpose to life at all?, is there any pattern to this chaotic world?, and why are we all born in the first place? And what does our religion say about this?
First off, everything in this world is transient; whatever we create is ultimately destroyed by man or natural disasters. All empires have collapsed in history, many due to war, internal strife, or natural calamities.
Since this entire world is transient, there cannot be a permanent collective objective for the human race, not even the idea of propagating our species to eternity, cos many animal species have vanished permanently from this world.
So the question then is do we individuals have a purpose of life?, if so, what is it ?
Now, those who are following my posts, know that the Karma theory is verifiable, and in all probability “i” has an existence beyond this lifetime, Gods, Evil, Angels, Demons & Supreme Being exists since we can have multiple levels of consciousness. And our world is a complex play of these positive & negative energies!
So lets analyze this again more closely.
Lets call the human being as “i”.
Only the “i” has the unique property of getting rewarded for its actions – Good or Bad. If the “i” works hard, does good, he gets rewarded, but if the ”i” indulges in bad actions, then he gets punished. Most importantly this does not happen immediately, it happens after years, and many times after decades – lets call this delayed effect.
So the “i” somehow carries this “Karma” with it across years & then it gets rewarded or punished. So there is no “instant karma” where the “i” gets rewarded or punished immediately. Somehow, the Karma gets carried with the “i” across time into the future. As I mentioned in my earlier post, most carry the good or bad karma beyond this life time based on their actions here in this lifetime.
In short, Karma Phala is the “fundamental causal effect” for our birth in this world, that we as “i” are born as Human Being, when we gain Karma Phala (irrespective of whether it is Good or Bad) in this world or in other worlds !!
So if Karma Phala is the real “causal effect” of our birth, then our purpose in life is “to resolve this Karma & ensure we don’t gain any additional Karma – neither Good nor Bad” !! If there is NO Karma Phala at all, then there is no birth nor death & we go to higher world or become one with the Supreme Being – Brahman !!
Hence, our Brahmin Rishis, talked about “Nishkama Karma – selfless or desire less actions”, & they did not want even Good Karma as this means, they have to come back again to this world & enjoy the fruits!!
Also the reason, they called our world as “Karmabhoomi”, & believed in the Karma theory, and all our actions have a Karma Phala – good or bad attached to it!!
Lord Krishna goes in the form of a Brahmin to Karna & asks for his Karma Phala when he is fatally wounded in the war, since he had gained enormous Good Karma during his lifetime. Without Karna giving away his karma phala, he cannot achieve liberation!!! so unlike the popular negative perception on this event, only by shedding the karma phala, could he get liberated from this world.
Also the reason why meditation is one of the most followed path by our ancestors, as it helps to still the mind, & detaches from the senses – both pleasure & pain, & achieve a state where our actions do not cause any additional Karma Phala !!!!
Warriors were repeatedly told that they achieve immortality when they die in a war !! They were willing to sacrifice their lives for the sake of others, this is an act of ultimate self less action, unmatched by anything else, hence they achieve liberation/salvation from this world!!.
Now some may ask – why does the creation exists at all ?, that’s a discussion for another day !!
Now that we are here, our purpose is to go for “liberation” or gain enough good karma, so that we are born again in a similar or better situation in this world or a similar world !!
So what is the real purpose of life? – this question has haunted people right through history. so much of suffering in this world, & for what purpose & for what end result?
Is there a purpose to life at all?, is there any pattern to this chaotic world?, and why are we all born in the first place? And what does our religion say about this?
First off, everything in this world is transient; whatever we create is ultimately destroyed by man or natural disasters. All empires have collapsed in history, many due to war, internal strife, or natural calamities.
Since this entire world is transient, there cannot be a permanent collective objective for the human race, not even the idea of propagating our species to eternity, cos many animal species have vanished permanently from this world.
So the question then is do we individuals have a purpose of life?, if so, what is it ?
Now, those who are following my posts, know that the Karma theory is verifiable, and in all probability “i” has an existence beyond this lifetime, Gods, Evil, Angels, Demons & Supreme Being exists since we can have multiple levels of consciousness. And our world is a complex play of these positive & negative energies!
So lets analyze this again more closely.
Lets call the human being as “i”.
Only the “i” has the unique property of getting rewarded for its actions – Good or Bad. If the “i” works hard, does good, he gets rewarded, but if the ”i” indulges in bad actions, then he gets punished. Most importantly this does not happen immediately, it happens after years, and many times after decades – lets call this delayed effect.
So the “i” somehow carries this “Karma” with it across years & then it gets rewarded or punished. So there is no “instant karma” where the “i” gets rewarded or punished immediately. Somehow, the Karma gets carried with the “i” across time into the future. As I mentioned in my earlier post, most carry the good or bad karma beyond this life time based on their actions here in this lifetime.
In short, Karma Phala is the “fundamental causal effect” for our birth in this world, that we as “i” are born as Human Being, when we gain Karma Phala (irrespective of whether it is Good or Bad) in this world or in other worlds !!
So if Karma Phala is the real “causal effect” of our birth, then our purpose in life is “to resolve this Karma & ensure we don’t gain any additional Karma – neither Good nor Bad” !! If there is NO Karma Phala at all, then there is no birth nor death & we go to higher world or become one with the Supreme Being – Brahman !!
Hence, our Brahmin Rishis, talked about “Nishkama Karma – selfless or desire less actions”, & they did not want even Good Karma as this means, they have to come back again to this world & enjoy the fruits!!
Also the reason, they called our world as “Karmabhoomi”, & believed in the Karma theory, and all our actions have a Karma Phala – good or bad attached to it!!
Lord Krishna goes in the form of a Brahmin to Karna & asks for his Karma Phala when he is fatally wounded in the war, since he had gained enormous Good Karma during his lifetime. Without Karna giving away his karma phala, he cannot achieve liberation!!! so unlike the popular negative perception on this event, only by shedding the karma phala, could he get liberated from this world.
Also the reason why meditation is one of the most followed path by our ancestors, as it helps to still the mind, & detaches from the senses – both pleasure & pain, & achieve a state where our actions do not cause any additional Karma Phala !!!!
Warriors were repeatedly told that they achieve immortality when they die in a war !! They were willing to sacrifice their lives for the sake of others, this is an act of ultimate self less action, unmatched by anything else, hence they achieve liberation/salvation from this world!!.
Now some may ask – why does the creation exists at all ?, that’s a discussion for another day !!
Now that we are here, our purpose is to go for “liberation” or gain enough good karma, so that we are born again in a similar or better situation in this world or a similar world !!
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