RE:Krish's comments-Myth/Purpose etc.

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Krish said:

>>I am

>>unimpressed by the myth and would like to

>>know the meat of their sayings.

 

You may benefit by watching the video

"Joseph Campbell and the POWER OF MYTH

with Bill Moyers" A book was also published

with the same title.

 

>>What finally matters is

>>one's own thoughts. One does not need a group

>>support ( as organized religions are just

>>that ) to strenghten his own realization of

>>the purpose of his existence.

I agree. I would also add one's own DEEDS to

the thoughts.

Group support is helpful in the beginning

stages of our life. Otherwise we will

probably end up in street ganga!

Like Swami Vivekananda

said: it is great to be BORN & RAISED in a Church

or a

sect (say for eg., Srivaishnavas).

It is not so great to DIE in it.

 

There is no clear purpose to life.

What is the purpose of life?It is

basically whatever we make out of it.

Like Krishna says in the Gita,

everyone is doing something all the time.

That doing something gives purpose.

This does not mean we can do anything,

because, there are somethings which we

will never be able to do (the impossible),

Also there are somethings that will happen

no matter what (Death, earthquake, etc., the inevitable).

Then are

some things that will happen ONLY IF WE TRY

(the possible). It is here we write the purpose

of our life.

You are very right about goal setting. people

who set their goal have a better chance of reaching it.

We are a part of everything we have met. This

includes the culture, the traditions, friends,

Prapatti group and other such group, we owe

a lot to all the purvacharyas-BUT all these are only

road signs, guide posts-The final truth we have

to reach (realize) ourselves. Then it will be real.

Just as Joseph campbell says "A HERO WITH A

THOUSAND FACES". Everyone of us is a HERO

(no gender intended). I say this with due respect

to all THE TEACHERS.

K. Sreekrishna