In the Indian tradition, life is said to have four aims—wealth, pleasure, ethical conduct, or goodness, and enlightenment—and they are meant to be held in balance. What would your life be like if you were to cultivate each of these areas equally?
Wealth
Resources that sustain your life: skills, education, job, money, housing, food, clothing
Pleasure
Every form of healthy enjoyment: sports; sex; theater, literature, music, and art; practicing your own form of creative expression
Ethical conduct
Earning a living honestly, taking care of responsibilities, acting morally and according to your highest values, helping others
Enlightenment
Realizing your deepest nature; recognizing the oneness of everything; pursuing practices such as yoga, meditation, and spiritual study to make this possible
what is the source of this tradition? where does it come from? is there a text that has these areas spelled out?
ReplyDeleteHmm, good question. THere are a variety of texts and scriptures which source this information....I will look into the exact names and try to get back to you!
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