Purpose of life Goal of human life The
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Purpose of life
Goal of human life • The goal of human life according to some is the attainment of perfection, and according to others, it is the acquisition of happiness. • Pleasure-seeking and fleeting joys should not be mistaken for happiness. • Religion is the key to real happiness because it produces harmony by an integrated development of human personality and control of impulses, desires and thoughts. • There can be no rigid approach for a human being as the problems of each individual are peculiar. • Religion has to be flexible to suit the need of individual development
Religion is the realization of a "Divine presence" • Religion is the realization of a "Divine presence" within oneself while leading a normal life. • If divinity, progress and truth are not realized in human existence then the very purpose of man's life is defeated. • True religion implies a search for the Truth and flexibility, in the individual approach to spiritual matters. • Myths, forms and systems have fossilised religion and destroyed 'The Truth' and vitality in it.
• . Freedom of the soul is vital for its adjustments to the needs of life and the complexity of social organization. • Constant adaptation is necessary for the achievement of harmony, between the individual and the Supreme Being. • Man's nature is extremely complex and it is suicidal to chain it to a rigid groove or pattern. • Guru Nanak Dev Ji discarded all superstitions. • He pointed out the absurdity of idolatry, hypocrisy, caste exclusiveness and pilgrimage. • He challenged the use of intoxicants and narcotics, and the practice of Sati and infacticide. •
• Guru Nanak advocated the maintenance of ethical values in daily life: • justice, truth, honesty, humility, fearlessness and gratitude. • These qualities make a man a true citizen of the world. • The universality of Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s teachings makes an individual approach possible. • Guru Amar Das Ji says: • "God ! Save by Your Grace this world which is in flames. Save it by whatever way it can be saved. " (A. G. p 853)
