January 6, 2009

Avoid functions whose sole purpose is ostentation.

Discover Life’s Purpose Series

Man is born with an inquisitive nature. This is what differentiates him from other species and life forms. Since, he is endowed with a reasoning faculty, he cannot help but question the activities and phenomena that take place around him. He becomes restless unless rational answers to questions pertaining to the Ideology of Life such as: Who am I?, What is My Purpose?, Does God Exist?, How should I live in this world and How can I be successful? are addressed. According to Maulana, the questions are many, however, the answer is only one – a reason-based understanding of the creation plan of God. By finding rational answers to his questions pertaining to the ideology of life, a seeker receives spirituality at the mind level – this is true spirituality.

The Discover Life’s Purpose Series is a question-answer format series, which through contemplative spirituality gives individuals answers to eternal questions pertaining to the Ideology of Life. The programs of the series show that the journey of spirituality begins with the urge to search for the truth and on discovering truth, a seeker’s life enters a new phase – that of the building of a positive personality as per the Creator’s spiritual principles. His life thus becomes God-oriented – with God as the giver and man only as the receiver. In effect, we can say that by finding rational answers to questions pertaining to the ideology of life, a seeker is able to achieve true spirituality – by awakening of the mind. This provides the best formula for character building and makes one a peaceful person.