Four Aims of Life
The philosophy of life covers a wide range of perspectives and beliefs. It involves reflecting values, beliefs, and experiences. Different individuals and cultures have different philosophies. Here are some describing the philosophy of life.
The Upanishads mention aims of human life
as dharma, artha , kama and moksha.
Dharma teaches the true path on which to
live your life. By discovering your life’s purpose, you can practice
righteousness in everyday life by making your words, thoughts and actions perfect, developing a helpful attitude ,being sensitive to the needs of others and
understanding that it is part of the divine nature.
Artha means that one earns his living through religious means in order to gain strength in this world. Artha can be earned at the individual level by doing things that satisfies you and appropriate to your temperament. It teaches to respect the value of physical assets and equipment.
Kama is a desire for pleasure that is triggered by emotions such as music, beauty, love, intimacy, etc. Contrary to popular belief, it is not just associated with sexual pleasure. Whenever you successfully engage in any pleasurable activity that mathes with your life purpose, you make good use of desire.
Moksha is realized as the wish to find something beyond a normal life. It refers to the union of the individual personality with the universe and the freedom from the eternal cycle of life, death, and rebirth.
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