Have you ever walked a labyrinth? You know that moment when you think you’ve finally found the way out, only to realize you’ve somehow arrived back at the beginning? Purpose is often like this. It cannot be solved by logic or intellect. In fact, it tends to reveal itself only after you’ve become lost enough times while searching for it, almost like a Zen koan.
The labyrinth tricks you in thinking there’s a logical solution. But the only true solution is to return to the true Self. Rupert Spira had a beautiful way of wording this when he said: “When everything that can be let go of is let go of, what remains is what we desire above all else”. Surprisingly, your purpose arrives not when you’re looking for it, but when you’ve given up everything else. It comes from a place of surrender. The failures and misfortunes in life are actually designed to awaken us, and deepen our surrender, so the true purpose can eventually shine through.
Another way to recognize whether you are aligned with your purpose is simple: your soul feels alive when you are near it. Nourished. Energized. Even if the path is difficult, there is a sense of inner resonance. But when you are far from it, life begins to feel draining, mechanical, and empty. Purpose acts like a spiritual battery. The more you express it, the more alive you become.
Even when you feel completely lost, you are still moving toward your ultimate purpose. Some paths are detours. Some are training grounds. Some are dissolutions of who you thought you were. But none of it is wasted. You are always being shaped for a deeper expression of your purpose.
In truth, your purpose will fulfill itself whether your mind understands it or not. The soul does not need to know its purpose. Soul is the purpose. It is only the mind that searches, because it has forgotten.
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