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Why is faith important? What can spirituality do that nothing else can?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chasing career achievements, wealth, and prestige isn’t completely satisfying. The older you get, the more that’s true. Arthur Brooks advises that, as you age, you should dedicate yourself to life success\u2014in other words, living a well-rounded life<\/a> full of contentment and love. Faith, he says, is a major part of this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep reading to discover the difference that a belief in something greater can make in your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Why Faith Is Important in Life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Why is faith important, especially as you get older? Brooks says faith is crucial to happiness later in life, citing numerous studies suggesting that religious and spiritual people tend to be happier and healthier than their atheist counterparts. <\/strong>He thinks this is because faith and spirituality help to put your life into perspective. They take your focus off yourself and your problems; instead, you start thinking about the nature of the universe, the purpose of life, and your part in making the world a better place for everyone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: While there may be a connection between religion and happiness, correlation doesn\u2019t always mean causation<\/a>. For instance, one group of researchers found that religion only boosts people\u2019s health and happiness<\/a> in cultures where religion is highly valued<\/a>\u2014in more secular cultures, such as those found in Scandinavian countries or Japan, those benefits disappear almost entirely. Those researchers concluded that the benefits religious people were finding weren\u2019t from religion itself, but rather from the social connections people experienced while practicing their religion.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brooks adds that religious leaders have known about the path to life success for millennia. As an example, he relates an ancient Hindu teaching that says there are four stages of life<\/a>, each with a particular goal. At around 50 years old, you enter the third stage of life, called vanaprastha<\/em>. The literal translation of this stage is \u201cretiring into the forest,\u201d but vanaprastha really means that you begin to leave behind your pursuit of wealth and professional success in favor of developing your spirituality.<\/strong> This is meant to be preparation for the last stage of life called sannyasa<\/em>, when you fully renounce worldly concerns like wealth and spend the final years of your life pursuing enlightenment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: While Brooks says that \u201cretiring into the forest\u201d doesn\u2019t have to be taken literally, the yogi Sadhguru says that leaving your home (at least temporarily) is a crucial part of vanaprastha<\/a>. Sadhguru explains that the purpose of vanaprastha is to truly, deeply understand that you\u2019re mortal and your time is limited; this understanding, in turn, mentally prepares you to leave behind worldly concerns and embrace spirituality. However, your home gives you an illusion of safety and immortality. Therefore, leaving your home to live in nature for a while helps you to understand that death can come at any time and in any form\u2014for example, in the form of a lightning bolt or a wild animal.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, belief in the divine isn\u2019t the only way to achieve life success. Brooks says that people who reject religion and spirituality can often find meaning in philosophy<\/strong>\u2014it has many of the same benefits, such as pulling your attention away from selfish pursuits, instead encouraging you to seek happiness<\/a> by living well and making the world better<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finding Purpose<\/a> Through Philosophy<\/strong>

Philosophers from many different schools of thought agree with Brooks that connecting with and helping other people is the best way to live a happy and fulfilling life<\/a>. In The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari<\/em><\/a>, Robin Sharma offers one possible explanation for why that is: You\u2019re part of the world<\/a>, not just an isolated individual living in it. Therefore, by improving the world around you, you\u2019re also improving yourself<\/a> and your own circumstances.

As another example, Marcus Aurelius\u2019s Meditations<\/em><\/a>\u2014one of the definitive texts on Stoic philosophy\u2014says that working for the common good<\/a> is the only way to live a happy and fulfilling life. Aurelius\u2019s reasoning is that to feel fulfilled, you must have a consistent goal (what Sharma would call your purpose<\/a>) and spend your life working toward that goal. However, people are naturally inconsistent<\/em>; your personal desires and goals will change frequently. Therefore, any fulfilling goal must be selfless rather than oriented around your ever-changing personal preferences.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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