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Questioner: Let us come back to the main topic, which is, what should humans live for in this world?
Dadashri: They should live for liberation (moksha). Nevertheless, if they do not have the understanding, then they all live for women, they live for money, or they live for whatever else. But it is all on account of wrong understanding. They do not know what the goal or the purpose (hetu) is, and so they make anything a goal! If they knew the goal, then they would know that this human birth; this human birth in Hindustan (India), is only meant for the attainment of moksha (final liberation). But it is because they do not know of this path to liberation (moksha), they make a goal of anything that comes along, and the goal changes.
Whatever the world's people do, is all the worldly life (sansar); no matter what they do, it is always worldly life; they never step out of it even once. That is called being engulfed in the non-Self (par-ramanata). Therefore, it is the purpose (hetu) that is important. Only purpose (hetu) has any value; what is the purpose behind their action. Anything that is done for the purpose of the Atma, no matter what deed or action (kriya) it is, even then it is the goal (hetu) that has any worth; the deed (kriya) is not relevant then.
If your goal (hetu) is for liberation (moksha), and if your aim (hetu) is strong, then you will definitely reach that path. Besides, others have all kinds of goals inside them. They tell you that their goal is to attain moksha. However, internally all their goals are for the worldly life (sansar).
So many cosmic time-cycles (aras) have passed, and even when this fifth time-cycle has come upon you, how can you not be tired of it?! A soul (jiva) that is eligible (yogya), will find it tiresome. But the passionate soul, really enjoys it, and relishes it! The one who tires of it, will find the path to liberation (moksha) very quickly. And the one who never tires of it will continue to
