The topic of purpose is quite hackneyed among people engaged in self-development. Part of our audience is no exception.
We have raised this issue many times, both in articles and in broadcasts. You can see this in this series of materials (see above).
Today I want to dispel a few myths about purpose. Who knows, maybe after reading it, you will get rid of the long search for a calling and the meaning of life.
Although there are quite a few myths about purpose, I decided to focus on those that are more common among the audience of the Keys of Mastery project. Let’s look at them, as tradition dictates, from the point of view of spirituality and the evolution of the soul.
Four myths about purpose
Myth #1 — purpose is a life mission, a great life’s work
Many people think (and I was among them) that purpose is some one great life’s work, a mission that needs to be understood or found, and followed for the rest of your life.
In searching for such a mission, people often rely on specific examples of people who have this work, this mission clearly defined and outlined. These are often famous people, opinion leaders in the present or past.
There is nothing surprising in this, as we were raised on such examples, absorbed them, and tried them on for ourselves.
From the soul’s point of view, there are no people who are not fulfilling their purpose. The main thing is what you put into this concept.
The feeling of dissatisfaction from not knowing your purpose is a signal that you need to get to know yourself, to know yourself, to understand what your soul wants. But this is not some single piece of knowledge, but a process.
When you understand this, the significance of purpose will decrease for you.
The search for a single important life mission indicates that you have not yet matured, that you have not satisfied the need for external, generally accepted achievements and recognition.
Try different activities, pursuits, do what you are drawn to, remove the grandiosity from the concept of purpose. Do not look for the perfect occupation. Life is changeable, especially now. It is normal that today you like one thing, and in six months you dive into a new topic.
And from here we smoothly transition to the second myth.
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Myth #2 — purpose is a specific activity, profession
Many people for some reason are sure that purpose is an activity, position, or job. You have probably heard that if you have a thing you enjoy doing, then that is your purpose?
In reality, it is both yes and no. What if you stop enjoying it? Does that mean you are no longer fulfilling your purpose? You could even trap yourself like that — only this and nothing else, doing what has already become boring.
Our task is to feel free, happy, to get pleasure, to seek joy in the moment. If you stop liking some activity, we simply move on to another, to something new, and get pleasure again.
Purpose is not in a specific activity, not in a profession (although they may coincide), but in the joy and pleasure from the process, from living each day, each minute. This also includes simple contemplation of the surrounding world, being in harmony, in gratitude for life.
A special skill is to find joy when life is full of difficulties, when there is destruction and chaos around, to be grateful for the simplest things, even for life itself, to rejoice in the sky, the sun, children’s laughter, and hugs.
Perhaps this seems insufficient or too simple for a concept like purpose, but to our mentors and higher aspects, it surely does not seem so.
See also: Is it worth seeking your purpose and how to see new opportunities for realization
Myth #3 — fulfilling your purpose will bring money
There is an opinion that the most money is paid for what you do best and what you love to do. And since a beloved activity is your purpose, it follows that by fulfilling your purpose, you will not be financially deprived.
Then why do so many people who quit their hated jobs for their beloved hobbies not receive adequate financial returns? There is an answer to this question, but not in this article. This topic was raised during the broadcast “Working for Yourself and Business.” Watch the recording >>
If there were such a direct connection, one could surely say that purpose brings money. But it is not so straightforward. It may bring money, but it is not at all necessary, and you should not link one with the other.
The only thing you can rely on is a single task — to live with pleasure, enjoy every day, get a kick out of life, and seek positive moments in any situation.
See also: How to find an activity you love. Collective paradigm of thinking and generational conflict
Myth #4 — purpose is the realization of talent
There is a category of people who consider some talent to be their purpose. And if they haven’t found it in themselves, they feel dissatisfaction, inferiority.
The desire of the personality, the ego — is to be special, but if you have found self-worth, you know that you are unique.
Yes, not everyone can be special, outstanding. Not everyone possesses bright talents in the generally accepted sense of the word, but there are definitely no people who are completely untalented.
If we are to talk about talent, not every talented person becomes successful; it (this talent) still needs to be developed, given a polish.
But you and I are not talking here about external success. To fulfill your purpose, you don’t necessarily need to possess any abilities. Purpose is not a talent, or rather, it may include it. Purpose can be fulfilled in different ways.
I mentioned one of them above.
See also The essence of uniqueness and purpose. How to recognize your talents
Purpose from the soul’s perspective
Purpose from the perspective of the soul and your higher aspects is something completely different.
What we often think about purpose is at the level of the personality or ego.
From the soul’s point of view, it may consist in gaining a certain experience, perhaps it is even just one meeting, one word spoken to a person that no one else will say besides you.
If we look at this issue from the point of view of contracts and agreements between souls before incarnation, everything will look different.
You have a certain task that you came with, to gain some experience, to learn something. You make agreements with other souls to achieve this. This, among other things, can be called a purpose.
They help you achieve your goals, and you help them achieve theirs.
The goal, the purpose of the soul, may be to master some quality, for example, claiming your power, or learning forgiveness. And this may have nothing to do with your professional activity. Moreover, much in your life may be secondary and unimportant, except for the specific task.
From the soul’s perspective, purpose may look completely different from how we imagine it. Is it worth seeking it then?
The only thing that matters is returning to yourself, achieving inner harmony, and enjoying the process of life itself. Perhaps this is the purpose of everyone.
It is important that you can hear your soul through the prism of personal, egoic limitations.
A common sign is a feeling of discomfort. You live, you do things, but inside there is discomfort, you understand that something is missing. Do not confuse this with the desires of the ego, the need to possess something, or societal recognition.
The fact that you have incarnated here is not accidental. Everyone fulfills their task here, even if it is unknown to you, even if you live an ordinary, simple life.
See also: How the soul plans life lessons. Does everything depend on your choice