The Ultimate Purpose of Life and Gita

"What is the purpose of my life? What do I want? Why am here?”

Many of us ask ourselves these questions at some point during our lives. Answers could be many but one thing is for sure everybody wants to be happy and live peacefully.

The best way to understand God's purpose for our life is to allow Gita to speak for itself and we listen carefully.

Gita is not a religion, nor does it profess to be a religion.  It is a concept of the Universe and the role human beings should perform in it.  It explains how we may make the best of life with a purpose and draw fulfillment by living in synchronism with the God's total creation.  Peace and serenity of mind come with an understanding of God's creation; understanding generates love for others; and, love generates constructive energy to serve others without seeking any return.

According to the Gita, the ultimate purpose of life is only to attain everlasting love, peace and happiness/Anandam, realize God and our true nature (God/Self-Realization), “SAT CHIT ANANDAM” This can be achieved by serving Supreme/God though serving His creation. 

To explain this further, I have taken the support of some quotes from Gita.

God is Anandam and Anandam is God

 “One who makes me the Supreme goal of his life, who performs all his actions for Me, who is fully devoted to me and always lives in my consciousness, who is free from attachment and enmity (malice) towards all beings; and friendly to all, certainly attains Me, O Arjuna. (Gita.11.55)

The Ultimate Purpose of Life, “Sat Chit Ananda”

Make God the Supreme Goal of life

Do Self-Purification and Self-Transformation

Control all the senses and fulfill your duty

Live in God’s Consciousness and See God in all

Attain Supreme Satisfaction and Contentment

Seek Freedom from, anger, fear and desires

Freedom from miseries and sorrows

Freedom from vices and develop virtues

Attain the Supreme state, and do not return again

 Unite with the Super-Consciousness

Attain God/Self-Realization

Attain Liberation (Moksha)

Live in Love

Live in Peace and Anandam

Realize own True Nature,

“Sat Chit Ananda”

The Ultimate Goal of life is “Be Happy, live in Love, Peace and Anandam, and share the same with others.

Part of matter is taken from the book “My questions and God’s Answers” The guide to Eternal, Happiness, Peace and Anandam (BHAGAVAD GITA) by Satya kalra.

Satya kalra

Path to Anandam

Danville, Ca. 94506

Satya@pathtoanandam.org

WWW.pathtoanandam.org

Happy Geeta Jayanti to All!

Gita Jayanti is the day when Lord Krishna  enlightened Arjuna with the holy teaching of Bhagavad Gita.  It was an extraordinary juncture, just before the great war of Mahabharata, when extraordinary warrior Arjuna became dejected and confused, and asked Lord Krishna for His guidance.

Through extraordinary divine dialogue Lord Krishna explained Arjuna the meaning of Karma Yoga and how he can attain the purpose of life by performing his prescribed duty and following his Dharma (Righteousness). He uplifted Arjuna from confusion and dejection state of mind (Lower-self) into Self-realized (Higher-Self) through step by step spiritual journey.

The Gita’s teachings transformed Arjuna from, “I will not perform my duty and fight the battle” to “I will do as you advised” (2.09, 18.73). It took Arjuna, gradually, from Vishad, confusion and dejection until he says, “my doubts are dispelled, I have regained the memory of Self-Knowledge and I do as you have advised to fulfill my responsibility and establish the righteousness.”  

The immortal message of the Gita (Universal Truth) was not only imparted to Arjuna for a specific condition and situation but also for the entire mankind, based upon the eternal conditions of human nature. All people in this world face similar issues and go through similar confusions and emotions throughout their lives, and look for guidance. 

The teachings of the Gita apply to today’s  man with a modern lifestyle (young and  old,  housewife  to  professional)  and  all  types  of  people  with  different personalities.  They are  applicable  in  every field and  every situation  of  life from  family to  global and  from  personal  to  business. Since the  Gita  is the voice  of  Lord Krishna, it has the  miraculous  ability to  give readers the  true meaning  of  what  they  are  searching for.

The message of the Gita is as relevant for people living in India and the West today as it was for the people of India more than 5000 years ago. It is as relevant for Hindus as for people of all other religions. It teaches Hindus how to be better Hindus, but it also teaches Muslims to be better Muslims, Christians to be better Christians, and Jews to be better Jews.

In summary, the Gita teaches us how to  apply its teaching  in  our  lives, fulfill our  daily responsibilities, remove our doubts and confusions, enhance the quality of our life; and attain everlasting Peace, Prosperity and Anandam (Ultimate Bliss).

“The Gita is a step by step spiritual practical instruction manual for our daily life”

“I am sure that those who read and truly implement the teachings in this “Song of God” will be touched, taught and transformed, and they will find that deep peace to which Bhagawan Krishna’s message leads.” – Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati (Parmarth, Rishikesh)

May Lord Krishna and Gita guide us to fulfill our responsibilities and attain the purpose of our life,” Sat Chit Ananda”

Note: Part of the text is taken from the book “My questions and God’s Answers” The guide to Eternal, Happiness, Peace and Anandam (BHAGAVAD GITA) by Satya kalra.

For details please visit www.pathtoanandam.org

Satya Kalra

Founder of Path to Anandam

 www.pathtoanandam.org

satya@pathtoanandam.org