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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
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Bhagavad Gita 4.8
The Mission proclaims that God can be realized while performing daily duties, with the only requirement being to seek the guidance of one who has already known God, the True Master.
Baba Gurbachan Singh Ji
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The Choice Today, p. 11
There are two things that affect a person: what is good and what is pleasant. They have different meanings, and the person who chooses what is good will be better off, while the one who chooses what is pleasant will miss out on their life's purpose.
Yama
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The Upanishads — Texts, Translations and Commentaries, p. 204
There is a work for the human race, a divine purpose in its creation that exceeds the salvation of the individual soul, because the universal is just as real, or even more real, than the individual
Vedic Sages
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The Upanishads — Texts, Translations and Commentaries, p. 172
The human mind is always dependent on the Pranic force, which connects it to the body through which it expresses itself. The mind can only use its own power to the extent that it can utilize this energy for its own purposes.
Vedic Sages
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The Upanishads — Texts, Translations and Commentaries, p. 146
The Gods work only by the power that exists before them, living by its life, thinking by its thought, and acting for its purposes.
Vedic Sages
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The Upanishads — Texts, Translations and Commentaries, p. 110
After realising one's own immortality, the individual still has to fulfill God's purpose in the universe.
Vedic Sages
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The Upanishads — Texts, Translations and Commentaries, p. 67
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Mahabharata, p. 4811
One should eliminate anger by practicing forgiveness and uproot desire by abandoning all purposes.
Vyasa
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Mahabharata, p. 4479
Giving to those who are worthy is the true purpose of all wealth.
Vyasa
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Mahabharata, p. 4015
Sweet speech always achieves its purpose and never hurts anyone's feelings.
Vyasa
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Mahabharata, p. 3871