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MEDITATION
THE GOAL IN LIFE
Is God Realization
M
y spiritual teacher, Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, lovingly known as Amma or the
Hugging Saint, reminds us of the true purpose of our lives. She says, “The goal in life is
God realization. Strive for That!”
But what is God realization?
For many, the notion of God is an elusive force somewhere in the distance, be it a bearded
man in the sky, or a mysterious force that is somehow beyond us.
God to me is our true, essential nature (the deeper substratum that we are) and the totality
within which we exist (the whole of which we are a part). To realize God is to realize our true
nature and our inherent oneness with all of creation.
As we move towards this awakened state of unity consciousness, we learn to let go of the
illusions that we project onto this moment. We understand that our ego does its best to
maintain a sense of separateness, be it self importance or worthlessness, through these illusions. This fantasy world of the ego is ongoing until we no longer choose to empower it.
When we understand that in each moment life conspires to support our deepest joy and
highest purpose, we can let go of the struggle to sustain our ego driven perspective.
Once we stop feeling the need to exert a sense of “me” because we perceive life to be
against us, a field of possibility opens up. We begin to see that we are part of a vastly interconnected whole. We never have been divided or alone.
When we fully understand that our highest life purpose is God realization, we see life differently. We let go of the idea that life is happening to “me”. Instead, we see life as a reflection
of our thoughts and beliefs, a ripple of ricocheting cause and effects taking place because
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of our tendencies. Like a
little bubble floating inside a fast ocean whole, it
seems weightless, illusive,
temporal and funny all at
once. With this insight, we
are humbly willing to soften and receive the perfection of this moment, infinitely full of possibility.
But we are attached to
the sorry stories that make
up our lives, because we
believe they are who we
are. It is like identifying
with a cloud and in so doing, missing the sun. We
may experience cloudy
days, but we must not forget the sun. Similarly, as
we face challenges and
feel that life is against us,
we must remember that
such are only temporary
and will pass. Our true nature is eternal, interconnected and whole.
We trip. We fall. We get
caught up in the illusions
of life, the stories we create and perpetuate.
That is OK. When we see
these as our vasana, our
tendencies from previous births, we simply see
them as such – a tenden-
cy, nothing more, nothing
less.
As you go about your
day today, choose to
spend your time wisely.
Say “yes!” to your highest
purpose to realize the divine in this moment, your
divine true nature. In so
doing, ask yourself, the
following questions:
• What sorry story am I
attached to?
• How does it drain my
energy?
• Why do I feel attached
to it?
• What do I feel I gain
from being attached
to it?
• What would my life
look like and how
would I feel without it?
• Am I totally open,
ready and willing to let
it go?
• What perception do
I need to shift within
myself to let it go?
• What practical steps
can I take now in order to do so?
beyond your habitual
tendencies to see life as
against you. If you are truly
willing to open to life, you
will see life open to you.
You may be tempted to
stay stuck playing it small
because it may appear
easier and safer to let life
slip by. But at ݡ