Cultivate a sense of purpose and meaning from "summary" of Inner Engineering by Sadhguru
The most fundamental aspect of human life is that we need a sense of purpose and meaning. Without this, life becomes a series of random events, disconnected and meaningless. When we lack purpose, we become lost, drifting through life without direction or fulfillment. We may go through the motions of living, but deep down, we feel an emptiness, a sense of something missing. This feeling of emptiness is at the root of much of the unhappiness and discontent that plagues modern society. To cultivate a sense of purpose and meaning, we must first understand what it is that truly matters to us. We must ask ourselves what we value most in life, what brings us joy and fulfillment, what gives us a sense of meaning and purpose. This is not always an easy task, as many of us have been conditioned by society to value things that do not truly matter to us. We may have been taught to pursue wealth, success, and status, only to find that these things do not bring us the fulfillment we seek. To discover our true purpose, we must look inward, to the core of our being. We must listen to our inner voice, the voice of our intuition and wisdom. This voice knows what is truly i...
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