The Bhāva door

Name a feeling or situation. Receive a verse to sit with.

Purpose, calling, meaning

I don't know why I am here · I need direction in life · What is my dharma?

यतः प्रवृत्तिर्भूतानां येन सर्वमिदं ततम् |

yataḥ pravṛttirbhūtānāṃ yena sarvamidaṃ tatam .

18.46 He from Whom all the beings have evolved and by Whom all this is pervaded worshipping Him with his own duty, man attains perfection.

Why this verse: By performing his own work, one worships the Lord, who is present in all beings. By his own work, he attains perfection. — your purpose is in your duty, done with devotion.

BG 3.9Bhagavad Gītā

यज्ञार्थात्कर्मणोऽन्यत्र लोकोऽयं कर्मबन्धनः |

yajñārthātkarmaṇo.anyatra loko.ayaṃ karmabandhanaḥ .

3.9 The world is bound by actions other than those performed for the sake of sacrifice; do thou, therefore, O son of Kunti (Arjuna), perform action for that sake (for sacrifice alone), free from attachment.

Why this verse: Work performed as a sacrifice for the satisfaction of the Lord must be performed. Otherwise, work causes bondage in this material world. — purpose without attachment is liberation.