Purpose of Life..

 

 

The main purpose of the great souls has been to understand the higher mysteries of life. Here is a warning not to postpone the knowledge of ‘Brahman’. Most people feel that there are many other things to do, more important than the search for truth. But then, we must realize that life can end at any moment, and therefore there is an urgency to know the reason why we live, what we live for and who are we. The sooner we realize this better, because one never knows what the future holds for us. If I came to know somehow that I was going to die tomorrow, or in a week’s time, what would I do? Would I go around trying to collect things which I could not take with me, or would I sit down and think, ‘Where am I going? What is in store after this life? Who am I?

So, great saints say, urgency is required. It has to be now. Let us begin our search now. One cannot swim in ocean straightway; first, one has to start in a little pool. Practice in the small pool. Start the practice now, with the sense of urgency.

‘If it is known, there is ‘Truth’; if it is not known, there is great loss’.

Bhakti

In bhakti there is not only singing of kirtans, bhajans and other acts of devotion, as most people think it to be. Bhakti is essentially an attitude by which a person begins to understand the limitations of the movement of the intellect. When intellect begins to understand how limited its reach is, then it cuts itself out. It becomes absolutely silent. When fancy can no more unfurl its wings, when it settles down, then what remains is the experience of the “Supreme Self.” That means, the ‘I’ has to go. Someone once told me that the shortest cut is to cut the ego into two! That is easier said than done!

Source: Kenopanishad by great masters!!