One fundamental question in life is "What is life's purpose?" This is a very important question
to ask yourself, as the answer changes everything! It significantly changes the way you view things,
changes your pursuits, and changes the way you live our life.
Here we are, within this context of life and the universe, seemingly separate, ego-centric beings
with the ability to desire things, and achieve things. There are a few basic ideas circulating in
our collective experience regarding our purpose:
Some say we are born in to this life to learn certain lessons and to grow.
Others say that the purpose of life is that it is a test - if we pass we gain entry into heaven, and
if we fail we suffer the eternal damnation of hell.
Some say we are born in order to purge ourselves of karma (the effect of our past actions in
previous lives), and after many lifetimes, when we eventually do so, we become liberated from the
cycle of birth and death.
Another theory is that life has no purpose at all and that it is just the result of an accidental
process which is taking place in the universe.
When we analyze these theories and beliefs, we see that some of them are limited in their
description of the grandest purpose of life, and some are simply illogical mental constructs. They
are erroneous ideas or myths that have crept into our minds, and thus into our current culture and
experience. Beliefs color experience. And our belief systems can be accurate assessments of the way
things are, or they can be quite mistaken or inaccurate. Erroneous ideas can imprison us (as some of
the above ideas do), while more enlightened ideas can bring us into a more liberated space again.
I'd like you to consider the following: that your purpose for being born is to experience aspects
and qualities of who you are in essence, and to re-create yourself continually according to your
highest ideas and imaginings, by deciding, expressing, and fulfilling who you are, and who we are
continually becoming. As an extension of source energy you also take thought itself to new levels
through your desires and choices. All of this experience serves Ultimate Reality, or Divine Essence.
Thus, you are continually fulfilling your purpose for existing, irrespective of what you are
doing.
On the one hand is life's integral and intrinsic purpose which is guiding the process forward. On
the other, there are your beliefs about your purpose. These two can be closely aligned (and you will
experience expansive freedom and power when they are). Yet even when they are not aligned, your
beliefs always serve the greater purpose of life. So even if you say your purpose is to gain entry
into heaven, for example, or to climb Mount Everest quicker than anyone else, or even to chase
maximum enjoyment, it is fulfilling life's purpose because in and through these beliefs, you are
becoming, experiencing, expressing, and creating what you are, and what you are continually
becoming.
Your individual chosen purpose (or more accurately your intention or desire) may not right now be
fulfilled, but your purpose for existing is already being fulfilled, in each moment of life.
So there is nothing more you have to do or be in order to be whole or complete. You are already so.
And there is nothing that is required of you, other than that which you choose to require of
yourself.
There are certain things you can desire to do, and choose to do, and there are certainly things you
can do which will improve your experience in life, and maybe improve the world, but don't confuse
this with any requirement - that there is something you have to do in order to fulfill some purpose
which is imposed upon your life. Simply put: your purpose is to experience and create. Didn't you
achieve a whole lot of that already, even today?
So I invite you to think again about the question of purpose, and contemplate the possibility that
you are already complete and whole, and that the purpose for which life and the universe was created
is being fulfilled right now and in every moment of time. This will bring you more freedom. It is
like removing a huge weight off your shoulders. And this is very empowering too. And in truth you
are always at choice and essentially free, except for the beliefs that we hold to the contrary. The
only limitations you have are those which you choose to impose on yourself. Yet it is an inner
knowing and decision to make, and when you make this decision, you can choose to free yourself, and
be your Self again.
