Purpose of Life???

[Guest guest]

Namaste Advaitins,

 

A number of postings have appeared on the subject.

 

Life is for Exhausting Karmas done in the past i.e. in the previous lives and

also in the current life of a particular jeeva. This is applicable to all the

jeevas. However in the case of jeevas borne of Adhama Yonies i.e. Lower Wombs,

life is there only to exhaust karmas i.e. karma phalas or results of actions.

Exhaustion of karma phalas involves both sufferings and enjoyments depending on

the nature of karma done. The body is known as Bhoga Ayatanam, i.e. the Place

for Experiencing, i.e. experiencing karma phalas. Like everything is given to

the Jeeva, life is given and body is also given so that the jeeva can exhaust

the karma phalas.

 

However, only for the jeevas borne of human wombs, there is Karma Swatantryam,

i.e. a choice in performing actions, i.e. Kartum Sakyam, Akartum Sakyam and

Anyatha Kartum Sakyam. This choice results in doing further karmas whether

virtuous or evil. In the case of jeevas borne of Adhama Yonies, they do not have

this Karma Swtantryam, as they are all programmed to a great extent. Only in the

case of human beings, although they are also programmed, but to a much lesser

extent depending on the past karmas, they have this choice of action, to a much

greater degree. It is only because of this choice of action, there is

Purushhartha for human beings. By following purushartha jeeva continues to

perform karmas, till it realizes that its existence as jeeva with a body and

life itself is just the result of ignorance and its real nature is Sat Chit

Ananda. Once this knowledge takes place in jeeva, i.e. when jeeva is stripped of

its jeevaness, by removal of its ignorance about its self, there is

no more kartutwa for such an enlightened jeeva, and since the doer or karta

itself is not real, whatever is done by the karta is not real. Since doer of

karma is not real, karma is not real, karma phala is not real, the body for

experiencing karma phala is also not real, and therefore, life which is

necessary for exhausting karma phalas is also not real. Everything is just a set

up, but based on ignorance about the real nature of jeeva. The entire foundation

is just an appearance and everything gets collapsed on knowing this fact.

 

The question can come. Why one enlightened jeeva continues to have life even

after enlightenment. It is very well explained in the Upanishads that its

continuance is just for exhausting karma phalas which has already started taking

effect, and although the jeeva continues to appear to experience such karma

phals, it knows that it is all not real. Once the body drops of such a jeeva,

there is no more life given to that jeeva nor a body given to that jeeva. This

is what our Scriptures say. We cannot make any verification on this point. WE

NEED NOT WORRY ABOUT THAT. LET US PONDER ABOUT HOW WE CAN LIVE HAPPILY NOW AND

HERE.

 

To make it very simple, the purpose of life is for living.

 

We all want to live with happiness and all our pursuits are directed towards

“attaining” happiness. So, the purpose of life is just to attain happiness.

Advaita’s message is that you need not attain happiness as you are happiness

itself and what is required is just to know that fact, i.e. your real nature or

swaroopa. Absence of this knowledge makes us to engage in various activities or

running away from activities, just for the sake of becoming happy. Whatever we

do or do not do, ultimate we do not become what we want to become. It is just

impossible, because how can one become that which he is already, how can one

become happy when he is already happiness itself. There is no becoming happy, as

happiness is not result of any action. Happiness is our own real nature of

Swaroopa.

 

Once this knowledge takes place, slowly but definitely, one starts accepting

everything as his own reflection, and this gives a lot of inner leisure and acts

as a shock-absorber whenever there are shocks in our journey.

 

Hari Om

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Respected Friends,

 

My deepest Pranam!

 

ICCHA SHAKTI UMA KUMARI.

 

For such a yogi, his will itself is the Supreme Energy of Lord Shiva. This great

spiritual gem is from Shiv Sutras.

 

 

Lord Shiva alone can destroy our Karma Mal - the balance account due to our

karmas, whether good or bad.

 

 

The process to seek His grace can be:

 

 

Shiv Samavesa - charging with Shivahood. Deep emphasis that you are part of the

Supreme Reality.

 

 

Sudh Vikalpa - Your mind must be free of various though process.

 

 

Trika Yoga.

 

 

 

Regards,

 

 

Virendra.