What is the purpose of life ? Do you wonder at times ?

Her name is Meenakshi Shivaram Krishnan. She is a well known name in Montessori world. They also call her Indian Maria.

I wonder all the time and wonder how some claim to have got the answers!

It is not that some people who claim have got all the answers but have not looked into all the possibilities nor thought of the issue in it's totality.

We are told that saints and rishis have tried to give answers to life's complex questions. Yet there is increasing hunger for more.

It's different for person to person and it all depends how you look at life. If someone answers to philosophical and provides answers like not even saints will do it sounds fake. I think we should live our life as much as much we can since there is just one life to live. 

Of course all said and done we have but one life and we have to live each day as if it is our last . I have seen children trying to do everything possible with a feverish haste on the last day of their summer vacation..

Life's purpose keeps changing with the stages of life. As we go through the journey, we gain more experience, mature and derive conclusions and opinions, our perception changes and so does our circumstances. So does our purpose. As we grow and mature, we consciously bring the purpose and work for it.

Arunima Singh wrote:

Life's purpose keeps changing with the stages of life. As we go through the journey, we gain more experience, mature and derive conclusions and opinions, our perception changes and so does our circumstances. So does our purpose. As we grow and mature, we consciously bring the purpose and work for it.

 

Perfect observation! It has to be like this. A simple example; after a couple becomes parents then they have only one purpose i.e. to look after their child properly. The purpose of the couple's life definitely changes with time as the child gradually grows up and becomes an adult. So, as time flies by, the purpose of life too keeps on changing.    

Exactly my thoughts... I have been experiencing it for a long time. Sometimes you might get distracted from your chosen path but you come back to track when I think seriously and mend my ways. 

Duty , purpose and our role is what we perceive through the standards set by the society. But what I am interested to know is the whole purpose of our life as living beings with relation to universe and it's components  ..

My post might seem a little way off the topic, but day before yesterday, we visited the Prince of Wales Museum in Mumbai (Now called Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalay). They have brought a beautiful collections of antiques and artifacts from New Delhi Museum as well as The British Museum from England. This collection contains a flint axe (excavated in Haryana) made by the Stone Age Humans made 17 lakh years ago and antiques and artifacts from later periods. The show is titled the "India and the World - A History in Nine Stories". The sheer beauty of the pottery made almost 5000 years ago is mind boggling, especially the ones that were found in Balochistan. A tiny bull (Haryana) of about 1.5 inches was carved from banded agate and decorated with tiny gold horns, textile manufactured in Gujarat was recovered from Egypt, beautiful shield belonging to Maharana Sangramsingh, a Gold and damascus shield alleged to be belonging to Akbar etc. The collection can be seen until 6th February you can see a video about it here : https://www.indiaandtheworld.org/

My point is that, when I was looking at these things, all I felt was nothing but awe and respect for the people who made these things - some people were renowned, while others will forever remain unnamed. But this is what I felt, these things that we now see are testimony of their hard work and labour that we are preserving for the posterity. So forgetting what others think, we need to do what we feel is right, and do it right.

Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:

My post might seem a little way off the topic, but day before yesterday, we visited the Prince of Wales Museum in Mumbai (Now called Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalay). They have brought a beautiful collections of antiques and artifacts from New Delhi Museum as well as The British Museum from England. This collection contains a flint axe (excavated in Haryana) made by the Stone Age Humans made 17 lakh years ago and antiques and artifacts from later periods. The show is titled the "India and the World - A History in Nine Stories". The sheer beauty of the pottery made almost 5000 years ago is mind boggling, especially the ones that were found in Balochistan. A tiny bull (Haryana) of about 1.5 inches was carved from banded agate and decorated with tiny gold horns, textile manufactured in Gujarat was recovered from Egypt, beautiful shield belonging to Maharana Sangramsingh, a Gold and damascus shield alleged to be belonging to Akbar etc. The collection can be seen until 6th February you can see a video about it here : https://www.indiaandtheworld.org/

My point is that, when I was looking at these things, all I felt was nothing but awe and respect for the people who made these things - some people were renowned, while others will forever remain unnamed. But this is what I felt, these things that we now see are testimony of their hard work and labour that we are preserving for the posterity. So forgetting what others think, we need to do what we feel is right, and do it right.

 

Yes, we should keep on doing that which is right. Some might appreciate it or otherwise but that must not bother us.  

Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:

My post might seem a little way off the topic, but day before yesterday, we visited the Prince of Wales Museum in Mumbai (Now called Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalay). They have brought a beautiful collections of antiques and artifacts from New Delhi Museum as well as The British Museum from England. This collection contains a flint axe (excavated in Haryana) made by the Stone Age Humans made 17 lakh years ago and antiques and artifacts from later periods. The show is titled the "India and the World - A History in Nine Stories". The sheer beauty of the pottery made almost 5000 years ago is mind boggling, especially the ones that were found in Balochistan. A tiny bull (Haryana) of about 1.5 inches was carved from banded agate and decorated with tiny gold horns, textile manufactured in Gujarat was recovered from Egypt, beautiful shield belonging to Maharana Sangramsingh, a Gold and damascus shield alleged to be belonging to Akbar etc. The collection can be seen until 6th February you can see a video about it here : https://www.indiaandtheworld.org/

My point is that, when I was looking at these things, all I felt was nothing but awe and respect for the people who made these things - some people were renowned, while others will forever remain unnamed. But this is what I felt, these things that we now see are testimony of their hard work and labour that we are preserving for the posterity. So forgetting what others think, we need to do what we feel is right, and do it right.

So apt for the discussion!! Doing what we feel is right and do it right.. without any hunger or Target for gain and recognition. That's a beautiful way to live life

Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:

My post might seem a little way off the topic, but day before yesterday, we visited the Prince of Wales Museum in Mumbai (Now called Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalay). They have brought a beautiful collections of antiques and artifacts from New Delhi Museum as well as The British Museum from England. This collection contains a flint axe (excavated in Haryana) made by the Stone Age Humans made 17 lakh years ago and antiques and artifacts from later periods. The show is titled the "India and the World - A History in Nine Stories". The sheer beauty of the pottery made almost 5000 years ago is mind boggling, especially the ones that were found in Balochistan. A tiny bull (Haryana) of about 1.5 inches was carved from banded agate and decorated with tiny gold horns, textile manufactured in Gujarat was recovered from Egypt, beautiful shield belonging to Maharana Sangramsingh, a Gold and damascus shield alleged to be belonging to Akbar etc. The collection can be seen until 6th February you can see a video about it here : https://www.indiaandtheworld.org/

My point is that, when I was looking at these things, all I felt was nothing but awe and respect for the people who made these things - some people were renowned, while others will forever remain unnamed. But this is what I felt, these things that we now see are testimony of their hard work and labour that we are preserving for the posterity. So forgetting what others think, we need to do what we feel is right, and do it right.

 

Absolutely right Kalyani , I am reminded of something I read ..It is not the honor that you take with you , but the heritage you leave behind ! You don't stumble upon your heritage , it is there waiting to be explored and shared ! 

Purpose of life has changed in a manifold way. Power, money & in equality of life has sewn its way into the society. 

It is always important to think everyday whether we have done our duty correctly & completely, whether we have not hurt anybody directly or indirectly & see that we stand for truth & morality. Also it is important to see that we pray, meditate & invoke holy vibes in our daily routine to fulfill the ultimate purpose of the life to realise the eternal consciousness.

As long as these primary purposes are fulfilled then we can live in peace, strength & eternal bliss

No purpose, because we didn't ask to come here and to be born. but if you really want one to satisfy your curiosity then, happiness it is.

Andy Garfield wrote:

No purpose, because we didn't ask to come here and to be born. but if you really want one to satisfy your curiosity then, happiness it is.

That sounds interesting. But every religion and faith talks about birth, rebirth and karmas. Even science believes in flow of energy. So we do not know if we wished to be born. There is a faith and I believe that we choose our lives and we are born as what we have chosen.

Happiness and spreading Happiness is a worth and noble purpose.

Andy Garfield wrote:

No purpose, because we didn't ask to come here and to be born. but if you really want one to satisfy your curiosity then, happiness it is.

I agree with that but that is true of everything in life...since we all die you begin to question the very purpose of existence and life . Since we have no answer to that we might as well make the most of what we have been given by our maker.

I think the purpose of one's life is to find the purpose of his her birth. God has created each one of us to do something remarkable on this earth and leave a trace behind. Whatever extraordinary happens is done by these ordinary men. While there are some, who can shove aside anger, greed and envy and tread fast to find the purpose of their life and fulfill it, there are many who cannot put aside the evils, neither do they try to find the purpose. Without a destination, they come and plod towards oblivion. But most importantly God gas sent us here wit ha life to find beauty in it.

barsha wrote:

I think the purpose of one's life is to find the purpose of his her birth. God has created each one of us to do something remarkable on this earth and leave a trace behind. Whatever extraordinary happens is done by these ordinary men. While there are some, who can shove aside anger, greed and envy and tread fast to find the purpose of their life and fulfill it, there are many who cannot put aside the evils, neither do they try to find the purpose. Without a destination, they come and plod towards oblivion. But most importantly God gas sent us here wit ha life to find beauty in it.

I liked the line..."Whatever extraordinary happens is done by these ordinary men".  It gives such a powerful message. You really have to introspect and assign a purpose to your existence. You are here to make a small change and this change will help in bringing a revolution. Each life is so powerful