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What is the purpose of your life? || Acharya Prashant, at Christ University (2022)
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Purpose of Life
Freedom
Suffering
Bondage
Success
Self-Knowledge
Limitations
Goals
Description

Acharya Prashant explains that the purpose of life is deeply connected to one's lived experience and the troubles one faces moment to moment. He suggests that instead of looking for external or abstract purposes, one should investigate the core of their suffering and discomfort. By looking clearly and honestly at what troubles the mind, an individual can identify their central limitations. The true purpose of life is to gain freedom from everything that keeps a person small and to challenge the bondages that limit one's essential nature. He emphasizes that one must figure out the 'mother problem' or the central weakness rather than getting distracted by superficial problems that act as deceptions. Regarding the feeling of failure even after achieving success, Acharya Prashant advises that goals must be carefully chosen based on one's internal condition rather than being dictated by others. If a person pursues goals set by society or others, they remain a servant to those external influences, and their success does not truly belong to them. This leads to a sense of disappointment even upon attainment. He encourages individuals to look into their own minds, gather diverse opinions, and peacefully decide on a worthy challenge. When a person picks a challenge that is truly their own, even failure becomes a form of success because the endeavor itself was meaningful.