There is a verse from The Mathnawi of Jalalu'ddin Rumi which says, "Hear one of the sayings related from the Prophet: 'No prayer is complete without presence.'"1 This is a verse which reminds me that without concentration of one's mind upon God, one will not recognize his life's purpose. When a person places his concentration upon a Light greater than his own mortal material self, his life will have direction; his boat will have a rudder; and his pilot will lead him onto the path of his life's purpose.
In recognizing our life as a prayer answered, as a creative manifestation of life, as a sweet sacred object from the Giver of Life, our inherent understanding about Life and life's purpose in this great Plan will no longer be something to search for, but to unfold in the light of the presence. Purpose is not given to us from outside ourselves, but is found within our Core. To express our life's purpose, we must meditate, study and strive. We must prepare ourselves-make ourselves ready; we must labor with a concentration upon the presence of Life and serve that presence in all that we do, in all that we feel, and in all that we think.
In the book, The Purpose of Life, it says, "... Purpose is the image of the Future put into the Core of our being to guide us toward the flowering and fulfillment of it. In the human embyo there is a blueprint of what the person will become in the future. His future is the seed in him that will one day flower."2
Shanti
Joleen D. Du Bois
President
joleen@wmea-world.org
There are owner's manuals for every conceivable thing we own from our cars to our electric toothbrushes. Have you ever wondered why God never gives us an owner's manual when we are born? Or, does He? Perhaps the manual for humans is the Purpose of life hidden within our core. I believe we have an owner's manual, and all the directions we need for a productive life are there if we can but tap into our innermost core to reveal the Purpose of our life. Those who are awakening to their soul's urges know that life is not a random occurrence of capriciousness, but each life has a purpose and one's life work is to discover and actualize that Purpose. The Teachings tells us that there is only one Purpose of life for individuals, groups, nations and humanity-to reveal our Divine Self and assist all others to reveal their Divinity. The Purpose is the revelation of the Divine nature of man, and, when embodied, this revelation acts as a catalyst to inspire unfoldment in others.
Humans, upon entering Earth School receive a curriculum. This curriculum teaches them the basics of living. Some humans decide that they want more than the basic curriculum. They strive to go beyond their prescribed level of consciousness knowing there are vast levels to be grasped ahead. These individuals are the ones who find their purpose in life and make this life cycle a monumental achievement of consciousness. Having grasped their purpose, they leap forward and inspire others to take the same leap. They utilize new ideas and principles for the benefit of humanity, and the whole planet rises to a higher degree of beingness.
As Christ said, "Be perfect as our Father in Heaven is perfect." The perfection of the Buddha, Krishna and the Christ are the models for our future glory as Divine Beings. We have within us the same potentials that the Great Ones who lived before us had, including the Christ. He has been a a Wayshower and a Teacher to us. He said, "Greater things will you do," showing us that we are from the same Divine Source. The difference between an average person and an advanced person is the advanced person actualizes their Purpose. They have worked at becoming their Divine Self through ages of heavy labor and sacrifice.
Most of us have failed to look for the inner directions. We have waited too long to learn our purpose. We have to go through those "dark nights of the soul" to reach the end of a tunnel where only light shines. The tunnel represents our journey through periods of purification to become shining lights. The only way we can reach our Purpose is to travel the Path in front of us. Whatever age one awakens to this great mystery, there is always time to find one's purpose. No matter how discouraging life may become and how many times we have missed the mark, like Edison, we can persevere until we reach the perfection of our destiny.
When you want to take a hike in the mountains, whom, do you want to go with you? Someone who has never hiked there before or an experienced guide who knows the difficult path you will be traveling? It is the same on the spiritual path. We are assisted by those who know the Path and we are to assist those who are behind us on the Path, the Path toward the Purpose of life. Gratitude to those who know the Path and can assist us on our travels.
There is a barometer of whether we truly are moving toward our Purpose-we observe our own life. One of the first noticeable changes is that we realize we no longer have all the answers and think that ours is the only correct way to live. We see unity in all religions, ideas and lives. We find God in everything and try to help others to do the same. The next revelation is that we want to use all our energies to reveal the purpose in our life and in other's lives. We want to bring to fruition the purpose in our lives and sacrifice all to that end. Anyone can know wonderful things and make grandiose plans, but until these plans are actualized in one's life, there is no purpose.
For those who seek the Purpose of life much will be given to them. They will become open to all the potentials of serving the great Divine Purpose. Christ ran the marathon race and succeeded to accomplish in thirty-three years what no other had done before. He knew the Purpose of life and demonstrated it to us, so that we would know what we can achieve. All of us can follow this great example and work to reveal our Divinity. To be about our Father's business each day of our lives will enable us to live with purpose.
As the new year begins, it is wise to take stock to see if one's life has purpose and if one is moving closer to knowing and fulfilling that purpose. I recommend reading a most essential book, The Purpose of Life by Torkom Saraydarian. If the book is used as a workbook, and each idea is relished and directly applied to one's life and circumstances, I believe it will assist, step by step, the unfolding of one's Purpose.
Reverend Barbara Domalske
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"When a person starts to awaken to the real purpose within
himself, he feels an irresistible force within ..."2 
Though fate would have him born into abject poverty with parents who could neither read nor write, Abraham Lincoln had a burning desire to learn. Borrowing books throughout young years spent chopping wood and tilling his father's farm, he taught himself to read through such books as A New Guide to the English Tongue, Aesop's Fables, The Life of George Washington, and The History of the United States. As he grew into adulthood, he came to believe wholeheartedly in the words of the Declaration of Independence: that states that "... all men are created equal ... they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." It was these words that he would refer to time and again as an Illinois legislator, as a congressman and lastly, as the president.
Lincoln had a talent for writing, storytelling, and oratory, and by the age of twenty-five, he had trained himself to be a lawyer. He believed in Jeffersonian ideals that embraced the principles of self-help, social mobility and economic independence. From the time he was a child, Lincoln lived a goal-fitting life. All the skills he acquired, the labor in which he was engaged, and the goals he set for himself, kept him on the path of his purpose-to serve the people of his country. In The Purpose of Life by Torkom Saraydarian, it says, "Purpose is not to gain, but to become."3 Abraham Lincoln became the leader of a country not for what he could receive, but for what he felt he could give to his country-a sense of unity and an America free of slavery.
"You may see a nation revived because certain leaders presented that nation with a vision, a goal, and a purpose."4
From 1861 to 1865, "It was President Lincoln's courage, stamina, fortitude and persistence that led the way to the preservation of the nation."5 After four years of brutal civil war, slavery was abolished and the Union was once again intact. But, there were questions that needed to be answered: Would those who fought to secede from the Union be punished? How would those states that had suffered the most damage be rebuilt? How would the country be healed? One month before Lincoln's assassination, in his second inaugural address, he gave a new vision and a new sense of purpose to America: "With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation's wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan-to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace, among ourselves, and with all nations."
by Kathryn Agrell
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1. Donald T. Phillips, Lincoln on Leadership (Warner Books, 1992)
p. 8.
2. Torkom Saraydarian, The Purpose of Life (T.S.G. Publishing
Foundation, Inc., 1991) p. 48.
3. & 4 Ibid, p. 30, p. 21 respectively.
5. Donald T. Phillips, Lincoln on Leadership (Warner Books,
1992) p. 135.
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A: Kundalini is a Sanskrit term also called Kundalini-Sakti. Kundalini Yoga, alsoknown as Tantra-Yoga, is one of the forms of Laya Yoga. Laya Yoga is the path of union with God through intense worship, leading to the awakening of the kundalini. Kundalini fire is a triple fire contained in the center at the base of one's spine. The practice of Kundalini Yoga raises the kundalini fire prematurely causing serious difficulties and disorders in the physical/etheric body.
Q: Can you tell me, what is Mantra Yoga?
A: Some believe this is a yogic path that leads to a union with God, or Brahman, by means of the repetition of a mantra, or repetitive chanting. We are warned by the Great Ones to purify and clean our physical, emotional and mental natures before we try to use Mantra Yoga to invoke energies. Repeating mantras causes overstimulation if approached with wrong motives or practiced when one's emotional or mental bodies are impure.
Q: What type of yoga is Agni Yoga?
A: Agni Yoga is a Sanskrit term, meaning 'fiery union'. It is the Teaching given for this age. Yoga means 'union' and Agni means 'fire' in its triple manifestation. Agni Yoga is a synthesis of all the other yogas, and thus, is frequently called the yoga of Synthesis. "On the Agni Yoga path the central fire of the Self radiates out of the periphery of the aura and attracts the fires of space. The fires of space are ideas, visions, energy waves or streams of currents coming from higher sources. All these are used by the Agni Yogi to expand his communication with cosmos and become a creative co-worker with the Guides of evolution."1
Q: How does one become "illumined?" 
A: Illumination is the moment of seeing your life in relationship to the Infinite Life. You become aware of your Purpose and Its relationship with the Hierarchical Plan of this planet. Illumined ones are those who for many lives have been enduring and persistent in their practice of self-renunciation, service, and meditation in the light of their Soul. Throughout many lifetimes they have gradually built a line of communication with higher levels of existence. Living a disciplined and practical life has led them to an awakened consciousness. The illumined ones have a conscious awareness upon each of the levels of existence, which enables them to relate each level of existence with the whole of Life. Illumination is a step-by-step process. "The first step is self-observation. The second step is meditation in the light of the Soul. The third step is turning the rays of the mind upon the glamors and working toward their dissipation. The fourth step is devoting oneself to a selfless service. The fifth step is trying to eliminate the illusions on the mental plane. The sixth step is the appearance of the light in the head. The seventh step is the changing of the light into the Third Eye."2
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