The most important attribute of life

The world today is one that constantly pulls your attention, energy and focus outwards. When we live life this way, we tend to get lost in the external world, and soon forget the importance of our inner world. We lose touch with who we are. We forget what we have come here to be, or to do.

When our entire life, and identity, is based on the externals of life, we begin to run a mad race to acquire more and more, create more and more, and to find our meaning in the external world of our own creations.

Living life this way takes you further and further away from your inner core, and soon you will find yourself stressed out, feeling empty and questioning the purpose of your life. If you live life based on the externals, there is no way out of this predicament.

This is also the malady of the world today. All of us suffer from it to different degrees.

The solution to this dis-ease can be found in the wisdom of the ancient spiritual masters. They advise us that since each one of us is unique and special, all of us has our own individual purpose of life. They call this purpose DHARMA.

To find this Dharma they say we must look deeply within ourselves to find our deepest driving desire. What is the thing we want to do most? What actions bring us the greatest joy and fulfillment? What do we like to spend our time doing?

Finding the answer to these questions will lead us to our Dharma, our true purpose of life. And living a life of productive and positive action in line with our Dharma will bring us the greatest sense of completion and joy. When our actions are effective and passionate, in line with our Dharma, we will also become excellent at what we do, and therefore we will create material wealth for ourselves and others.

The greatest and most important attribute of life therefore is AUTHENTICITY. Being true to your Self.

It is only when we stop looking at our meaning or identity from the eyes of others, or based on external possessions, and turn our vision inwards to our heart-space, that we become aware of who we really are. From there we will become clear on what we wish to become.

Being authentic is therefore the first step in your journey of wholeness.
Being true to yourself as you are now, is the first step in your journey of what you can become.

With love and light,
Vikas Malkani
The Enlightenment Specialist