First Find Who Is Concerned About Purpose - 16th January 2018

Name: First Find Who Is Concerned About Purpose - 16th January 2018
Uploaded: 2018-01-16
Duration: 3 min 23 s
Description: Ananta discusses why the question 'What is my purpose?' cannot be answered until we first investigate the nature of the 'I' that is asking the question.

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Ananta emphasizes that before seeking life's purpose or direction, one must first investigate the reality of the 'I', as searching for a destination for an unexamined self is like shooting in the dark.

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I cannot truly answer what I am doing until I am clear about who this 'I' is.

We are trying to find a destination for a ghost-like 'I' that we haven't even found yet.

The presumption that I am this body-mind must be questioned before any true clarity can arise.

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