Thread: Lucid dreaming as a developmental tool toward higher brain function

Eonnn,

A wise man was once asked why there were so many false teachers. He replied "Because there are so many false students".

While I call them charlatans because what they say is false, I also appreciate that they are able to make a living by inventing clever fairy tales that people want to purchase. JK Rowling does it, but she admits that it is fantasy. The only difference between her and the charlatans is that they say that the tales they spin are true.

As far as purpose goes, we always have a purpose. When we go to bed our purpose is to rest. When we awaken, our purpose is to get out of bed. We can go to a job with the purpose to earn money. These are all valid purposes. Our purpose does not have to be "end world hunger" to be valid. A purpose is simply a reason to move ahead. If you like living with passion, then use a purpose that you get excited about. It doesn't make you better, just more passionate. If that's what you want to be, be it.

If it is a really good purpose, then it will change very rapidly. A simple purpose can stay the same for a long time because you know exactly what it looks like and you simply pursue it until you arrive (then you create a new one). A really great purpose changes constantly because everytime you take a few steps toward it, you become wiser and from that perspective can see a better goal than the one you started with.

So don't worry about finding THE purpose. Just do what you love to do and do it with people you love to do things with.

JJ