You see all time movement is in the brain but the mind is brain plus something else, what is that? It's Intelligence, and intelligence operates in the present and in present there is no purpose. Do not run after purpose. Just be present. Presence, not purpose. Presence is intelligence, purpose is conditioning. So, there is no purpose in life except what is happening right now. And this right now is called presence. Whatever you will call as the purpose of your life will essentially be your conditioning.
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Questioner: Sir, what is the purpose of our life and how can we find it?
Acharya Prashant: Why does the mind come to this question? See there is a difference in the way we approach questions traditionally given in the text books or in any examinations and the questions that pertain to our life and mind.
Why does the mind ask this question? I am asking you to find out that why does the mind ask this question? Why does the mind raise this question? Alright, we will go into it systematically, sharply, with complete attention. We said that the contents of the brain are the contents of its evolution and evolution not only since your birth but the entire journey of your DNA. All that information is contained in your brain. A very long duration of experiences. The content of your mind comes from this journey. The mind has learned in this journey, the principle of cause and effect. You have to appreciate this. These things will appear unrelated but you will see that they are one. What is cause and effect? Something happens in time and after a while its results follow.
