The opportunity to realise the Divine is possible only through the human body. All definitions of life are partial and limited; life cannot be confined merely to birth and death, joy and sorrow, or wealth and poverty. Good and bad are relative concepts—change the perspective, and their meanings change as well.
By Asutosh Varshney
Life is not confined merely to thinking, reflecting, adapting oneself to circumstances, or being governed by mental dispositions. Nor is the truth of life limited to the span between birth and death alone.
To understand life only through the lenses of wealth or poverty, happiness or sorrow, health or suffering is an incomplete and narrow view.
All definitions and meanings attributed to life are, in fact, partial and limited, as they fail to encompass its entirety.
The true meaning of life is vast and expansive. It cannot be restricted to thought, reflection, or adjustment to situations, nor can it be reduced to the mere fact of being born and eventually dying.
Life cannot be fully understood solely in terms of wealth or deprivation, joy or pain, illness or hardship.
Even when portrayed from multiple perspectives, it remains beyond complete description.
There is nothing inherently good or bad in life; what one person perceives as good may be regarded as bad by another.
What truly deserves contemplation is how life can be made meaningful and fruitful. Life offers an opportunity to act, to achieve, and to create something worthwhile.
Each day should be lived in such a way that it reflects the essence of an entire lifetime.
One should not live with the illusion that this existence is permanent. Questions about the ultimate purpose of life, or where one goes after death, must also be reflected upon during this very life.
Who we were before, and where we shall go after death, are matters that demand thought and contemplation while we are alive.
The aim of life should be to bring happiness to all—manasa, vacha, karmana (through thought, word, and deed).
True living lies in the sincere fulfilment of one’s duties. We often demand rights and freedoms, yet forget our responsibilities.
Life is not a beautiful dream; it is a field of action, even a battlefield, where different characters appear on the stage, perform their roles, and depart.
How each role was played and how successful it was can only be judged by the spectators.
To abandon empty idealism and accept reality is the essence of true living. Life is a challenge—accept it. It is neither wholly optimistic nor entirely pessimistic; it requires rigorous discipline and effort.
Every individual must strive personally to make life meaningful and successful. According to the great sages, life is a means to realise the Divine.
God can be attained only through this human body. This human form is but a small part of the vast cosmic creation.
All spiritual effort undertaken to realise the Supreme and to attain liberation from the cycle of birth and death constitutes the highest goal and ultimate purpose of life.
( The Writer Asutosh Varshney has been practising astrology for the past more than 30 years)
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