What is the Purpose?

What is the Purpose of anything, if any?

Let's begin New Year with this spiritual thought. I was thinking about writing it but then I thought it may not serve any purpose. Then I thought, well is it not the thought itself, i.e. is there any purpose in anything?

So, here is the thought -

1. Normally, we talk about purpose in almost everything. A human mind doesn't work without purpose. If we do any act, we 1st see the purpose, aim or goal out of it. From there, questions of life purpose and life goals come which occultists deal almost everyday. But is there really any purpose behind anything?

2. In mythology, we have Trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh. The same can be referred as Rajas, Sattva and Tamas elements. It is where Brahma is Creator, Vishnu is Preserver and Mahesh is destroyer. The word GOD itself means Generator, Organizer and Disposer. They say that creation and destruction is part of same process. Every moment things are getting created and destroyed. As I write this, I am moving towards my death and I am also moving towards my next birth. In eastern philosophy, the creator himself is destroyer. The one, who creates something, reserves the right to destroy it completely. None else can destroy it. And creation again follows with every destruction. And if it is so, then what is the purpose behind all this? If something is to be destroyed then why it needs to be created. And if something is to be created again, then what is the reason behind its destruction then?

3. Osho says that we can find answer of this question in the behavior of a child. You just observe a child of around 4-5 years of age. He is always active. He always wants to do something, running here and there, playing or some or the other activity. If you stop him from doing one act, next moment he will find another act to irritate you.

4. Osho says that now, if you ask this kid, what is the purpose behind all this activity then he will be bewildered. Kid never thought about any purpose behind anything. Then why he is so active? It is energy, which is getting exhibited through many different ways or actions. Child has no other option but to exhibit that energy. Likewise, this Universe, Existence or God is nothing but energy which has no other option but to exhibit itself in different ways, people, animals activities, rivers, mountains and plants. There is no purpose behind anything. Energy is bound to manifest itself through one or other activity.

5. Then from where purpose comes? Purpose is a word which is ego-driven. Societies, Families and People around a kid develop his ego by saying that he needs to achieve this/that and then he will be called as successful person in this world, else he would be a failure. Hence, we set our purposes to achieve something in life, to eventually satisfy our own ego.

6. So, we can say that there is no purpose in anything in this world. God has no ego to satisfy. Hence, God can't have any purpose. Existence is totally purposeless. It is just there. It was there and it will be there. That is actually the meaning of the word "Existence". Something which is always existential. Or if someone still wants to have a purpose then we can say that "only purpose is to realize that there is no purpose at all".

7. "Beautiful, if you don't have an achiever's mind. Ugly, if you have an ambition" - Osho.

Was there any purpose behind writing it? Not really. Just energy exhibiting itself.

Thanks, 

SPB