Four Objectives of Human Life

Most human beings are ignorant about the true purpose of their existence. They spend their life in mundane pursuits. It is indeed a pity.
What, then, is the way out?
Long ago, Rishis in India discovered the means to make life meaningful. And laid down four objectives – Dharma, Artha, Kama, and Moksha - to achieve that. This forms the basis of Hinduism, as well as of this book.
I have recently read a book by the author JM Mehta who has faithfully recounted the above four objectives in his book "Four Objectives of Human Life" to help better understand the Indian philosophy of life. Readers will discover means to merge the material and spiritual aspects of life harmoniously for the ultimate fulfilment.
The book contains 10 chapters. They explain Human life, means to achieve the four objectives of Dharma, Artha, Kama, and Moksha, segments of human life and the ways to go about it.
According to the author, Hindu philosophy states that humans have four objectives in life: Dharma (right conduct), Artha (right wealth), Kama (right desire or sensory pleasure) and Moksha (spiritual liberation). To accommodate the myriad of human existence, different stages of life exist, allowing the individual to express himself.
The author explains that each person is free to experience as much wealth (artha) or sensory pleasure (kama) as he or she desires, just as long as no one gets hurt in the process. Only by completely satiating the desires can the individual finally realize the inadequacies in their material wants. Along the way people realize the things that ensured happiness yesterday do not do so today. The novelty has faded and everything appears ordinary. Every achievement brings temporary happiness. Every failure brings a feeling of hurt. Ultimately, one realizes the futility of chasing happiness through desires of body, mind and intellect. For example, by indulging in material pleasures repeatedly, the pleasure begins to wane and search for something much grandeur starts.
Western philosophy tells us that abstinence and self-control is the key to overcoming most desires. This is the exact opposite from the Hindu line of thinking. To the Hindu, abstinence from desire is not normal for the individual with strong wants. By not experiencing the pain and impermanence of his desires, the individual merely lives a static life without inching toward the much-needed realizations. Most people in the society never recognize the impermanence of their wants and desires. At least, they don't learn them in one lifetime.
Each individual gets an infinite number of opportunities to understand the impermanence and suffering involved in all the ‘wants’ in this present life. As each stage of wants comes to a natural end, the individual is presumed to move along, just like any other natural event that occurs in life.
The author further says that giving up of the "me" mentality is the most important and critical aspect of spiritual development. Without the giving up of the ego and everything that makes up the superficial character of the individual, he cannot open himself up to the realization of the ‘infinite’. To use a Buddhist example, most people see the world by looking through a pipe, blinded by their own narrow viewpoint of themselves and reality. Liberation involves doing away with the pipe to perceive reality as it truly is. With desires and wants far behind him, the spiritual seeker is free to visualize the nature
of the universe and his part in it.
Read this book. It may be a small book, nevertheless, it competently talks to you about how to explore and live life to the full.
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