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Originally Posted by Richful  That brings up an interesting point takkaria. If you have congruency and connectedness to Being do you have purpose? Pure being may not have drive and purpose, it seems to be on a higher level of pure experience, not doing 
I think Eckhart Tolle in "A New Earth" refers to connectedness to NOW as our primary pupose in life and secondary is what we wish to do in the world. However, i think (therfore I'm confused) that if we are Being ourselves our purpose will be a pure expression of us.
Sounds all very easy on paper (err... electrons), yet to reach that state of being. |
After reading his book "The Power of Now" I got tripped up by the same questions.
The purpose of humanity may be to ultimately realize enlightenment, but, does that exclude the possibility that each individual also has an unique quality that only they can exercise remarkably over all other things and derive absolute happiness from? (and beyond their body, if there is indeed a afterlife?)
For me, I am yet to understand what
my purpose is, on a personal level. I feel as if i'm too much of a generalist, so don't feel strongly drawn to any one thing. Maybe the answer lies within my perceived conflict? It could be that I must combine all the things that I have great interest for, or, follow many somehow.
Does anyone else feel this tug-of-war of passions?
Also, another thing that comes to mind. Maybe we're all aware of our purpose so clearly on a subconcious level that we do things throughout our whole lives that act as 'signs' pointing to what we resonate with (or, if you believe in destiny, you have found that all the events within your life were meant to happen in which to compel you of your purpose).
It's said that if you find your purpose, you can always find a way in which to make a living from it. What if its of a profession that is yet to exist? I suppose you would be the one to bring it into the world.
It maybe just comes down to trying as many things as possible (and doing alot of soul-searching) in which to find what makes you truely passionate.