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Mission

The concept of mission refers to a person's purpose or calling. Spiritual traditions converge on the importance of fulfilling one's mission. They diverge in their understanding of how to discover and pursue this purpose.

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For the protection of the good, for the destruction of the wicked, and for the firm establishment of righteousness — I come into being age after age.
Krishna
HinduTeachingRighteousnessGodSanskrit
Bhagavad Gita 4.8
Humble service of the lotus feet of one's preceptor is the third form of Devotion, while the fourth type of Devotion consists in singing My praises with a guileless purpose.
Tulsidas
HinduTeachingDevotionGood DeedsSanskrit
Ramcharitmanas — Aranya Kand (verses 647–710), p. 52
Know, dear one, that humans were not created without purpose or randomly, but were made wonderfully and for a great reason.
Al-Ghazali
SufiTeachingKnowledgeMiraclesArabic
Alchemy of Happiness (Al-Ghazali — scripture edition), p. 7
What is this perverse destiny? What are the sinful acts that were committed by those high-souled beings, Karna and the sons of Draupadi, and the slender-waisted princess of Pancala, that they have been assigned to reside in this region of foul smell and great suffering?
Vyasa
HinduTeachingSinSoulSanskrit
Mahabharata, p. 5805
We want to give you a task to complete. It is your duty to accomplish it. When you have completed it, it will bring great credit to you.
Vyasa
HinduTeachingAttainmentActionSanskrit
Mahabharata, p. 5171
Women have no specific rituals or sacrifices assigned to them. They are not required to perform any specific observances. Their primary duty is to serve their husbands with reverence and willing obedience, and by doing so, they can attain spiritual success.
Vyasa
HinduTeachingAttainmentDevotionSanskrit
Mahabharata, p. 5049
Brahma's mind was filled with anxiety, and he felt the difficulty of his task, becoming unwilling to do what he had started.
Vyasa
HinduParableAdversitiesMindSanskrit
Mahabharata, p. 4811
One should eliminate anger by practicing forgiveness and uproot desire by abandoning all purposes.
Vyasa
HinduTeachingForgivenessLustSanskrit
Mahabharata, p. 4479
Giving to those who are worthy is the true purpose of all wealth.
Vyasa
HinduTeachingPurposeTruthSanskrit
Mahabharata, p. 4462
After completing all tasks, sit at the feet of your teacher with a strong desire to learn, and study with dedication.
Vyasa
HinduTeachingGuruKnowledgeSanskrit
Mahabharata, p. 4361
Manu said, 'One can enter into Brahma by liberating oneself from acts. The rules about acts are meant for this very purpose.
Manu
HinduTeachingLiberationOnenessSanskrit
Mahabharata, p. 4208
One should do tomorrow's tasks today and the afternoon's tasks in the morning. Death doesn't wait to see if its victim has completed all their tasks.
Vyasa
HinduTeachingOnenessVisionSanskrit
Mahabharata, p. 4127
Friends should be carefully evaluated, and enemies should also be thoroughly studied. Even the learned consider this task difficult, requiring sharp intelligence.
Vyasa
HinduTeachingKnowledgeActionSanskrit
Mahabharata, p. 4015
Sweet speech always achieves its purpose and never hurts anyone's feelings.
Vyasa
HinduTeachingAttainmentPurposeSanskrit
Mahabharata, p. 3871
The best king is one who possesses wisdom, is generous, and takes advantage of his enemies' weaknesses. He is also knowledgeable about what is harmful to his subjects, acts promptly, controls his anger, and is not vengeful or prone to anger. He engages in sacrifices and other religious acts, is humble, and completes the tasks he starts.
Vyasa
HinduTeachingHumilityKnowledgeSanskrit
Mahabharata, p. 3788
By living on just one meal a day, obtained through begging, doing all tasks personally, carrying a human skull and khattanga while begging, embracing a life of celibacy and being ready to exert oneself, letting go of all malice, sleeping on the ground, and publicly acknowledging one's wrongdoing, a person can purify themselves from the sin of killing a Brahmin over twelve years.
Vyasa
HinduTeachingAttainmentCleansing HeartsSanskrit
Mahabharata, p. 3729
Alas, we have killed, for the sake of the earth, those who did not deserve to be killed by us, and now we are burdened with the weight of existence, without friends and lacking the very purpose of life.
Vyasa
HinduTeachingPurposeDutySanskrit
Mahabharata, p. 3650
Narayana is the oldest of all, and for a purpose, he was born as the son of Dharma, the creator of the universe.
Vyasa
HinduScripturePurposeCreationSanskrit
Mahabharata, p. 3092
The one who acts without desire, with their mind and senses under control, and without any concerns, solely for the purpose of maintaining their body, commits no sin.
Vyasa
HinduTeachingLustMindSanskrit
Mahabharata, p. 2256
I have definitely taken on this task with perseverance, and perseverance is what leads to successfully completing vows.
Vyasa
HinduTeachingPatiencePerseveranceSanskrit
Mahabharata, p. 1514