Dec 2, 2020

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The purpose of life is to come to purposelessness

The following is an excerpt from a samvaad (dialogue) session with Acharya Prashant.

Question: What is the purpose of human life?

Acharya Prashant (AP): See, we ask this question assuming that there is a purpose. We ask this question assuming just as everything about us is purposeful so life must also be purposeful. Is there any validity to that…

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