As usual, our hour long discussion was very interesting.
This time the topic was Purpose and the conversation flowed seamlessly
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Anand spoke about the book he is currently reading : 4000 weeks by Oliver Burkeman and how putting a finitude to life brings more clarity and urgency to how each one can lead their remaining life with joy & meaning.
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Puneeta elaborated on The Great Work of your life by Stephen Cope( which she is reading ) and how reading the same is making her think of what Dharma is in the truest practical sense and how one doesn’t need to be always doing something big but make one’s daily living meaningful. Uday further brought forth the same point with his personal life example. He also highlighted how just taking the leap of faith helped him create a new path in his life.
🌿Ojas deepened the concept of Dharma & meaningfulness in life with the story of Viktor Frankl and the concentration camp from the book : The man’s search for meaning Viktor had reframed his circumstances to include serving others, which made his life in the concentration camp less horrifying.
Ojas also posed a question of how would it be to include others whilst one explores & defines purpose in one’s life.
🌿Namita shared her non clarity around purpose & meaning and spoke of how sometimes circumstances came in the way of getting clarity around one’s life purpose.
🌿Gurpreet also used her Reiki practice to speak of how serving others brings a lot of joy & meaning to one’s life. One needs to be prepared to work hard to clear the past baggage, though 😀
🌿At this juncture, Uday brought in the question of What is the purpose of this Book Club and why are each of us participating in the conversation every month?
For most, the Book Club space provided an arena to connect with like minded people and
have honest & heartfelt conversations which go beyond the usual mundane gossip
and provide different perspectives.
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