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PURPOSE OF LIFE
Dear Ones
Today we will meditate on what is the purpose of human life and how do we fulfill that purpose? People involve themselves in many activities, read countless books, and work in varied directions. But what is the ultimate aim of this human life?
The human is at that stage of evolution which is approaching perfection. To be human is to be capable of self-awareness; we have reached this stage. Now, from here, where do we go? There are two directions: one is angelic, the other, animal. From here we must either ascend or descend. We can neither stop, nor stay in the center of the road. Let us say your car stalls in the middle of the highway. The policeman comes and either pulls you over to the side or tows the car away. No one would allow you to leave your car in the middle of the highway blocking the traffic. So you must go either forward or backward, one or the other. In life, people go either on the animal level or on the angelic ascent. You will see that in people all around you. We meet here for one purpose and that is to take our life to the angelic stage.
When Mahavir had completed his meditation, his disciple approached him, "You have meditated for so many years; will you tell me what is the purpose of all our human affairs?" Mahavir answered, "to realize peace, Life is God."
