Category:What Is the Purpose
Theme Analysis
The quotes in this category focus on Śrīla Prabhupāda cutting through the blind momentum of material existence by repeatedly asking, "What is the purpose?" He points out that ordinary people, politicians, scientists, and even so-called religious practitioners are working tirelessly, yet they do not know the actual goal of their activities. The modern education system and materialistic civilization completely miss the point of human life, which is meant for tapasya (austerity) to achieve eternal happiness, not endless sense gratification. Whether discussing the purpose of the Vedas, the Bhagavad-gita, the cosmic creation, or the stringent laws of material nature, Śrīla Prabhupāda definitively establishes that the ultimate purpose of everything is to realize Kṛṣṇa, awaken our dormant love for Godhead, and become free from material misery.
- The Futility of Material Labor: People work tirelessly to build skyscrapers, roads, and advanced technologies, but because they do not know the true purpose of life, all their efforts to find happiness end in frustration.
- The Goal of the Scriptures: The absolute purpose behind all sacred texts—whether the Vedas, the Koran, or the Bible—is to help the conditioned soul understand their spiritual identity and realize the Supreme Lord.
- Austerity Over Sense Gratification: Unlike the animals, human beings are meant to embrace purposeful austerity (tapasya) to cure the disease of material existence and achieve unlimited spiritual bliss.
- The True Definition of Religion: Claiming a sectarian title like Hindu, Muslim, or Christian is meaningless unless one understands that the sole purpose of religion is to develop pure love of Godhead.
- The Mission of the Spiritual Master: The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement and the great spiritual teachers throughout history exist for one specific purpose: to educate foolish human beings (mudhas) and re-establish real religious principles.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: The Ultimate Purpose of Human Existence.
Pages in category "What Is the Purpose"
The following 43 pages are in this category, out of 43 total.
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- All blessings upon you, O Suta Gosvami. You know for what purpose the Personality of Godhead appeared in the womb of Devaki as the son of Vasudeva
- Arjuna becomes the disciple of Krsna, and anyone who understands Bhagavad-gita, following the footprints of Arjuna, he can understand rightly what is the purpose of Bhagavad-gita
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- Either you be a Hindu or Muslim or Mohammedan or Buddhist, whatever you like, Srimad-Bhagavata does not stop you, but it gives you hint what is the purpose of religion. The purpose of religion is to develop your love of Godhead
- Everyone is working and expecting some result. One may ask what is the purpose of working if no result is expected
- Everything is nicely going on. The sun is rising in due time. The moon is rising in due time. The seasons, seasons are changing. There is nice organization. So is it not a bona fide inquiry to - What is the purpose of this organization
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- Gandhi and Bhagavad-gita - what is that? Political struggle. Such a rascal. And he's leader? He does not know what is the purpose of Bhagavad-gita
- Generally people are like this. They do not know what is the purpose of life. As I have told you many times, there are big, big professors, they think that there is no life after death. Even Christian religion also thinks like that
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- I got a free passage through some Indian steam navigation company. So I came by ship. So when I was on the ship at Boston port I was thinking that "I have come here. I do not know what is the purpose, because how the people will accept this movement?
- I've been asking in all these universities, high schools, and all those, all those audiences, What is the purpose of this so-called modern education? What is the purpose
- If the king is educated nicely in spiritual affair, if he knows what is the purpose of kingdom, what is the purpose of ruling, then all the citizens automatically become religious, purposeful
- In the West they are called the Old Testament and New Testament. The Muhammadans accept the Koran. What is the purpose for all these books of knowledge? They are to train us to understand our position as pure soul
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- Many, many plans, many, many skyscraper buildings, roads and motor cars. What is the real purpose? The purpose is they want to be happy. But that is not possible. Therefore they are vimudhan. Rascals. They are going in the wrong way
- Maya's stringent laws are there. Why? What is the purpose of the police force or the military force? The purpose is to keep the citizens obedient to the state
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- Now I have given you everything, but I do not see that even the basic principles of advancement in spiritual life are always there, and sometimes there is tendency to neglect what is our real purpose of life, namely, to become mad after Krsna
- Now you discuss this point, that why we have come to this material world, what is the purpose. These things are mentioned in the Vedas
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- One has to learn very cautiously how, what is the purpose of, why Lord Buddha came, why Lord Siva and Sankaracarya came, why other acaryas came, why Caitanya Mahaprabhu came
- One system, to accept the real principles of religion. That is, Krsna also explained. It is explained by Krsna that Krsna came, appeared. Why? What is the purpose of Krsna's appearing
- Ordinary people, they are working day and night very hard, but what is the purpose? The purpose is sense gratification. The same desires, strong desires that, "I must get it done; I must have it," for Krsna, then it becomes Krsna consciousness
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- So if you try to understand Bhagavad-gita as it is, then we get some benefit. Not some benefit - the ultimate benefit. What is the purpose of Bhagavad-gita? Krsna has come. Krsna's instructing Arjuna. Aiming at Arjuna, He's instructing the whole world
- So if you try to understand Bhagavad-gita as it is, then we get some benefit. Not some benefit: the ultimate benefit. What is the purpose of Bhagavad-gita? Krsna has come. Krsna's instructing Arjuna
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- Take it for granted - Hinduism, Muslimism or Christianism or Buddhism - any "ism" you take - what is the purpose? The purpose is to bring the persons to the light
- The modern civilization do not know what is the purpose of life. Na te viduh svartha-gatim hi visnum (SB 7.5.31). They are trying to make adjustment, political situation, social situation in so many problems
- The whole struggle is to minimize our miserable condition of life. The struggle is going on, whole day: work, day and night. What is the purpose? Atyantika duhkha nivrtti: to minimize our miserable condition of life
- There are four Vedas and 108 Upanisads, then Vedanta-sutra, then so, so many books. All of them are Vedas. And what is the purpose? Vedais ca sarvair aham eva vedyah - BG 15.15
- This is very important. What is actually self-realization? All processes, religious process, yoga practice, philosophical speculation or anything for self-realization, any method, what is the purpose
- This morning these press reporters were asking me, "What is the purpose of your movement?" So I said, "To educate the mudhas, that's all." This is the sum and substance of this Krsna consciousness movement, that we are trying to educate the mudhas
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- What is the purpose of becoming religious? That you must know. That is intelligence. Simply don't be proud by saying that, "I am Christian," "I am Hindu," - I am Muslim
- What is the purpose of creation? There must be some plan. When you manufacture something, do something, there must be plan. So what is the plan behind this cosmic manifestation
- What is the purpose of daivi sampat? Daivi sampad vimoksaya (BG 16.5): - If you develop your daivi sampat, then you become fit for vimoksaya, for liberation
- What is the purpose of human life? Tapo divyam putraka yena suddhyed sattva yena brahma-saukhyam anantam (SB 5.5.1). You are seeking after happiness. So this life is meant for tapasya, austerity, not to indulge in sense gratification
- What is the purpose of the ritualistic sections of Vedic literatures, & what is the purpose of different mantras or hymns that indicate worship of various demigods? & what is the purpose of philosophical speculation on the subject of the Absolute Truth?
- What is the purpose of this organization?
- Whatever government orders, you have to accept. There is no question of disobedience. Why he should order, and why one should accept the order? What is the purpose? The purpose is mal-loka-kamo mad-anugraharthah. This is the ideal life
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- You are engaged in some research work, tapasya, for what purpose? Now, finding out some deadly bomb, a very big scholar, very big research student
- You'll find in the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu evidences (Gosvamis making research from the Vedic literature) . . . nana-sastra-vicaranaika-nipunau sad-dharma-samsthapakau. What was the purpose? The purpose was to establish real religious principle