Inspiring self and others with Purpose
Living with Purpose is what we all strive for. For effectiveness, one’s Personal Purpose requires alignment with the Organisation Purpose, One’s Personal Values with that of the Organisation Values, and one’s Personal Possibilities, to Organisation’s Possibilities. Embracing a calling, purpose or personal vision in one's vocation, as well as the feeling of living out a calling, is linked to a positive work experience and well-being.
True knowledge comes from four sources: Observation, Inference, comparsion and Sabda (divine). Let me refer to divine knowledge quoting from the last verse of the Bhagwad Gita.
TEXT 78, Bhagwad Gita
yatra yogesvarah krsno
yatra partho dhanur-dharah
tatra srir vijayo bhutir
dhruva nitir matir mama
Wherever there is Krsna, the master of all mystics, and wherever there is Arjuna, the supreme archer, there will also certainly be opulence, victory, extraordinary power, and morality. That is my opinion.
Shri Krishna, is the sustainer of the four purusharthas (dharma, artha, kama, moksha)
We all have a desire for a meaningful life. The purusharthas are the means that can help us achieve it.
Dharma is about that which gives life order—about stepping up to your own responsibilities, about working within the structure to serve yourself and society. There is a universal dharma, known as sanatana dharma, which is thought to underlie the very structure of existence. It is the source of the fundamental ideas of right and wrong that are deeply embedded in human consciousness. But along with that universal order, we each have our own unique, individual dharma, or svadharma, the result of our birth circumstances, karma, and talents, and the choices we make in life as it unfolds for us.
Artha is the material comfort you need to live in the world with ease. Moreover, artha is the stuff—the capital, the computer, the business suit—you need to get your dharma done. Artha is, simply put, that which supports your life's mission. What artha asks us to do is learn to live skillfully in a world of material objects that exist for our benefit. It's not about rejecting the world, but about figuring out how to be content with the things you own, borrow, or steward. And it requires that you ask yourself: What do I see as truly valuable?"
Kama, or the desire for pleasure, is what makes the world go 'round. "Desire for pleasure is what drives all human behavior. Every accomplishment has been sought for the pleasure that it provides. We live in service to a higher purpose, but along that path there is the pleasure we take from family and friends, art, love, and harmony in the world around us. Ask yourself these key questions: What am I passionate about? What brings me pleasure? Am I enjoying my life? Am I happy? What do I care about? What do I most desire? Am I hooked on anything? Are my pleasures leading me toward or away from my life's purpose?
Moksha means achieving nirvana, or the complete liberation from the cycle of incarnation. Moksha is about getting off the wheel of samsara [the cycle of suffering caused by birth, death, and rebirth].
Living with Purpose is what we all strive for. For effectiveness, one’s Personal Purpose requires alignment with the Organisation Purpose, One’s Personal Values with that of the Organisation Values, and one’s Personal Possibilities, to Organisation’s Possibilities. Embracing a calling, purpose or personal vision in one's vocation, as well as the feeling of living out a calling, is linked to a positive work experience and well-being.
True knowledge comes from four sources: Observation, Inference, comparsion and Sabda (divine). Let me refer to divine knowledge quoting from the last verse of the Bhagwad Gita.
TEXT 78, Bhagwad Gita
yatra yogesvarah krsno
yatra partho dhanur-dharah
tatra srir vijayo bhutir
dhruva nitir matir mama
Wherever there is Krsna, the master of all mystics, and wherever there is Arjuna, the supreme archer, there will also certainly be opulence, victory, extraordinary power, and morality. That is my opinion.
Shri Krishna, is the sustainer of the four purusharthas (dharma, artha, kama, moksha)
We all have a desire for a meaningful life. The purusharthas are the means that can help us achieve it.
Dharma is about that which gives life order—about stepping up to your own responsibilities, about working within the structure to serve yourself and society. There is a universal dharma, known as sanatana dharma, which is thought to underlie the very structure of existence. It is the source of the fundamental ideas of right and wrong that are deeply embedded in human consciousness. But along with that universal order, we each have our own unique, individual dharma, or svadharma, the result of our birth circumstances, karma, and talents, and the choices we make in life as it unfolds for us.
Artha is the material comfort you need to live in the world with ease. Moreover, artha is the stuff—the capital, the computer, the business suit—you need to get your dharma done. Artha is, simply put, that which supports your life's mission. What artha asks us to do is learn to live skillfully in a world of material objects that exist for our benefit. It's not about rejecting the world, but about figuring out how to be content with the things you own, borrow, or steward. And it requires that you ask yourself: What do I see as truly valuable?"
Kama, or the desire for pleasure, is what makes the world go 'round. "Desire for pleasure is what drives all human behavior. Every accomplishment has been sought for the pleasure that it provides. We live in service to a higher purpose, but along that path there is the pleasure we take from family and friends, art, love, and harmony in the world around us. Ask yourself these key questions: What am I passionate about? What brings me pleasure? Am I enjoying my life? Am I happy? What do I care about? What do I most desire? Am I hooked on anything? Are my pleasures leading me toward or away from my life's purpose?
Moksha means achieving nirvana, or the complete liberation from the cycle of incarnation. Moksha is about getting off the wheel of samsara [the cycle of suffering caused by birth, death, and rebirth].
What do you do if too caught up in the karma and blind-sighted to the dharma. Is purpose in intersection of : what you are good at, what you are passionate about and what can the world get from you; how do you uncover the dharma
ReplyDeleteAm sure you are clear about this Shovan :) . Commitment to Karma (one's duties) is not enough by itself: it needs a 'North Star' - the oughts, the ever present Universal Principles. Text 78 confirms you need both. Now to your question: When one forgets one's Karma, and one forgets the true Dharma, like Arjun in the battlefield, he was immobilised. Check out 'Ikigai' which is the intersection of 4 areas. To realise that one is not doing anything, everything is happening, with NON DOING, is to realise one's place in the cosmic canvas, a canvas that has no beginning nor end.
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