
VideoPersonal developmentJul 4, 202634:55
How to Find Your Purpose | The Main Mistake That Lets Life Pass You By
Alexander VolchekTatyana TsvetkovaUnidentified participant
How do you find your purpose and understand what you should really do with your life? Millions of people today are searching for themselves, their work, their true self, their mission, and their purpose. Often, underneath this is a feeling that somewhere there is one right goal, one great mission, one phrase you need to find—and then life will finally begin.
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PurposeAlexander VolchekSpiritTruthFriend / friendsCouples and healthy relationships
The main question
How do you find your purpose and understand what you should really do with your life?
Main threads of the conversation
- 00:00The illusion in how we perceive purpose
- 03:49Purpose as a profession, a dream, or daily work
- 05:16The main mistake in searching for your purpose
- 05:47What purpose is
- 09:29The spiritual being and the human path
- 12:34How purpose relates to sleep
- 17:24What matters when searching for your purpose
- 21:50A person's only purpose
- 24:03Relationships with others as part of your purpose
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- 02:00
There is a huge difference between that and what is actually destined for you. For example, someone may be destined to die at twenty, yet have fulfilled their purpose.
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- 03:21
That is why people at those training sessions walk on hot coals, for example: to encounter something beyond their limits.
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- 03:50
On the other hand, some people searching for their purpose say, “This was my purpose. I always wanted to be a teacher,” for example.
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Incidentally, have you noticed that people talk about purpose and then immediately say they will rely on science?
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If we rely on science, then you have no purpose; supposedly you have complete freedom to choose with your brain and do whatever you want.
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That is very important, because living by the laws of the Universe means living by those laws, not understanding one hundred percent of everything happening.
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When you think about your purpose, you treat it as the most important thing happening…
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- 18:44
That is why people now say the goal is not what matters; the path toward it is. But they still keep the goal.
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- 25:57
At some point you would look at this person and say, “I think I love this person more than my husband.”
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- 31:47
That needs time: hours of conversation, discussion, and sharing, exploring the subject from different angles and with different people.
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What to pay attention to
- The illusion in how we perceive purpose
- Purpose as a profession, a dream, or daily work
What to watch next
- How to avoid losing yourself in a relationship: what to rely on when things get difficult
- How to Live Consciously When You Do Not Even Have Time for Yourself
Who this is for
- For readers interested in: Couples and healthy relationships, Children, parenting, and family life, Karma, free will, and causality
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