Thoughts, expanded

Our activities' consistency and efficiency depend on one thing: our motive for performing the activity. Is it for the essence of the activity that we are performing it? Or are we performing the activity for something else that we may gain by it? Most overlook this deep aspect of reality when it comes to pursuing their dreams. People believe that we just ought to put our efforts as hard as we can, while altogether neglecting the interior strengthening required to undertake a monumental effort. When we put our endeavor for obtaining side-benefits from a situation, we will surely stop working hard once we achieve the side-benefits. For eg: If I studied hard for my exams to become famous by scoring high, once I get a bit famous, my drive to study further is reduced greatly. If a person keeps goals that are short-sighted and achievable, they lose focus once they achieve their goal. They become complacent in life and lose the discipline they once had. Consistency in thought an...

The Purpose of Life. This is one question that has boggled the mind of every thoughtful individual since time immemorial. There are various answers that each individual comes up with. For some, life is about deriving as much happiness as is possible before ceasing to exist. Their line of reasoning is based on the fact that we cannot perceive what happens after death to the conscious observer who lived in the dead body. Also, since every aspect of the individual while they were living was explainable by chemical phenomena occurring in their body. Still others hold the idea that there is an ultimate creator and superintendent of everything in the universe and that He has provided his instructions to humanity through his messengers. They rely on  the traditional messages conveyed to them. Their philosophical viewpoint is based on scripture and many times they do not rely on the external world for proving their viewpoint. Most such philosophies have self-explanatory powers and ...