The Purpose of Life

[Jitendra Hydonus]

Looking back on life for someone who has been meditating most of their life, it is much easier to see the purpose of life. It was really nothing we could do but rather moments of what we could be. Not in an outer sense in the world but rather and inner sense of being. Experiencing moments of timelessness or expansion of love because of grace given to us in our practice. These are the high points in life. Becoming aware of spirits expansion and expression in and around us. The spiritual progress we’ve made by seeing how we handle situations and people that do not understand us. All this becomes more evident as we witness life’s events unfold around us.

And when you don’t have such experiences as expressed above you begin to recognize how meditation has freed you from a destructive desires. You no longer have a desire for foods that are harmful to you. You are more and more drawn to ‘lighter foods’ less spice, less sugar, little to no alcoholic beverages. No desire for smoking, less desire for sex. You also see your destructive desire for food binges to make up for emotional losses or difficulties has decreased or ended. There is is little and eventually no desire for mind altering substances because you have found mind altering occasions with the help of meditation.

When you observe your behavior you find that more and more you are responding instead of reacting. More and more you are witnessing instead of getting worked up and letting others affect you negatively and letting others pull you into their drama. Life becomes more and more a freedom from the entanglements with other people and their karma. Instead you have become a conduit to help others and have begun the discriminative ability of knowing when you are unable to help and recognize when others are not currently receptive to your help.

[guest587]

Thank you Steve, this is very nice.

I get a little perturbed when someone in my direct lineage takes advantage of a kindness and drunkenly showers me with their aggression. No doubt, the karma of my own making. It is only the ego that becomes unsettled. Truly it takes a Master to be patient with those so close to Him, who would take advantage of his service. Think of a loving mother, sacrificing her own ego for the happiness of her child. I had an impatient attitude towards my Mother growing up, impatient attitude learned from my Father and others- our karmic bonds are not ours alone.

I hope to meditate to dissolve the karma acquired by my lineage. And all of us are working on it, in our unique ways. I suppose meditation and emptying ourselves is the best way to receive Gods Light- which has the power to transcend earthly knowledge and grant us elevated perceptions.

I find with where I am at in life I don't enjoy much junk food anymore. I really appreciate the flavor of water, and whole fruits and vegetables. I don't care for emotional eating or excess anything. I really enjoy bathing in the rising and setting sun. I'm not always "there" the place you are describing and am still working through the hormones accredited to a physically active 30 year old male. This too is a joy for understanding.