These are the random thoughts of Art of Living Guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:
What is the purpose of our life in this world?Some live meaning fully in this world while some may live life without purpose. Know yourself, why you have come to this world? What is the role you have to play here?
You have come to this world: Not for worrying, not for facing troubles always, not to scold others, not for exhibiting your egoism, not to feel stress and strain, not to annoy others.
You come to know the purpose of your existence here, there is a dramatic change in your mode of living. We are living to know some meaning to our valuable life.
Ask yourself why I am not being in happy mood? Why I am getting angry? Why things are not going as I wish?
Such type questions make you to look into your inner self. This introspection makes you feel that you now understand something.
You are under the illusion that you know everything.
But if anybody asks you what you understand about life, no reply comes from you. If a man changes from the state of “that I know all to a state of knows nothing “– it means you are on the path of understanding the meaning of your birth on this earth. It is called the state of enlightenment.
If anything is beyond the human knowledge, it indicates it is the divinity.
The wonderful thing is –man cannot properly understand his own mind. It is strange to here but true fact. Swamiji advises us to understand the life in the above angle and lead a happy and successful life, by believing in GOD.
You don’t know what is happening in your mind which is like a roller coaster- it is a crowd. Our life is a mystery, beautiful, wonderful- so live it happily and peacefully.
Good article…though it is a bit difficult and takes long time for you to undertand these 2 most important questions regarding your life “Who are you, for what purpose you have come on this earth” and “What GOD wants you to do throughout the timeframe of your life”. You need to take a break and get into ‘real’ thinking frame of mind in peaceful place to know the answers of these questions! Believe me, once you know that- your life will be incredibly beautiful, full of enthusiasm and passion. While you decide on these, keep the following things in mind-
1. Dont think of ‘money’ factor while you try to find answers. For example, if you want to do social services or similar kind of services, thinking about money will not take you where you want to go or think towards!
2. Give ‘reserved’ time to think about these questions. In addition, think constantly throughout the day and night to get answers. You need to have a ‘real’ determination and will power even for these and believe mw, rewards are simply stupendous!
3. There is nothing in this world which you can not achieve and there is nothing in this Universe which you can not become!!!! SO, why not to aim for the highest goals! AIM for bigger objecti ves and goals in life while you think through these questions.
4. Ultimately, you must be thinking of what good is going to happen if you are able to think of these questions and get answers. See, when you are able to think and get exact answers, you are going to achieve that goal with full concentration, peace, commitment, enthusiasm and passion. At the same time, all the powers of this Universe are going to help you to achieve that which you cant think at this time. The things actually happen this way that you will get people, resources and opportunities out of the blue when you are going to work towards your goal, thats the powers of universe going to empower you! In case you are interested, you may go through the book “The Secret” by Rhonda Byran- I am mighty impressed with it.