{"id":18104,"date":"2020-11-17T20:06:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T00:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=18104"},"modified":"2020-11-24T12:51:02","modified_gmt":"2020-11-24T16:51:02","slug":"lighthouse-of-purpose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/lighthouse-of-purpose\/","title":{"rendered":"Lighthouse of Purpose: Find Your Dharma"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What does a lighthouse symbolize in The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari<\/em>? How is a lighthouse purpose symbolized?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari<\/em>, Dharma is also known as the lighthouse of purpose. Like a lighthouse, your purpose<\/a> or Dharma are guiding you along your way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more about how to find your Dharma<\/a> and establish your lighthouse of purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Establish Your Lighthouse: Purpose or Dharma<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Searching for your Dharma carries the risk that you\u2019ll realize you are unhappy in your current life. However, learning more about yourself and why you are here should never be considered a risk. It is important to have a lighthouse of purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finding your Dharma begins<\/strong>\u2014but does not end\u2014with setting goals. <\/strong>Goals are the first step on the path to purpose, and you can\u2019t reach a goal without knowing what it is; just like you can\u2019t hit a target you can\u2019t see. Raman demonstrated this point for Julian by trying to hit a small target while blindfolded. Despite being an extremely skilled archer, he missed badly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

People want happiness and fulfillment, but they won\u2019t take even a few minutes to find their targets. It is not enough to want to \u201cfeel better\u201d or \u201cbe happy.\u201d Your goals must be clear and specific.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want to improve your quality of life<\/a> (internal or external), you should immediately take a piece of paper and write down some specific <\/em>long-term goals. Writing down goals<\/a> helps sort through the clutter of your 60,000 daily thoughts and mark the relevant ones as more important than the others, which will help you focus your energy. Julian\u2019s Dharma, for example, is to selflessly serve others. Many of his goals relate to that overall purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At this point, John becomes depressed at the thought of dying without ever discovering that he had some special talent he could have used to improve people\u2019s lives. He thinks back to his youth and remembers that he used to be a talented and passionate painter, before being lured in by the promised stability of Law. He reminisces about how he used to lose track of time while painting, and compares the feeling to being in Heaven. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Julian tells him this is the power of focusing your mind on something you love. He suggests that maybe painting beautiful pictures for people to enjoy is John\u2019s Dharma, and says John should explore that idea by spending some time painting every single day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

John now questions whether his goals can be smaller and more practical, such as losing weight. He learns that there\u2019s nothing wrong with setting many small goals on the way to larger aims, and in fact small steps are the best way to get started. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reaching Your Goals<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

After establishing the lighthouse, purpose, or Dharma, you have to set goals to get where you want to go. The Sages\u2019 five-step process for realizing goals:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Clearly visualize the goal<\/strong>. In John\u2019s case this means taking a moment every day, right after waking up, to picture himself lean and fit, full of strength and energy.<\/li>
  2. Create positive pressure<\/strong> for yourself. This does not mean to badger or berate yourself\u2014that would be negative pressure\u2014but to somehow add some stakes to your goal that encourage you to pursue it. One method is to publicly announce your goal. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    That instantly puts pressure on you to fulfill it, since now people will be watching you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Create a timeline for your goal<\/strong>. Having a deadline will help keep you on track. Commit the goal and the deadline to paper. A goal that is only in your mind is no goal at all.<\/li>
    2. Choose a <\/strong>specific <\/em><\/strong>action or behavior that will help reach your goal, and do it every day for 21 days.<\/strong> This is how long it takes for new habits to be formed, and bad habits to be replaced. It\u2019s recommended that you do the action or behavior at the same time each day. There is great power in ritual.<\/li>
    3. Enjoy the process<\/a><\/strong>. Have fun while pursuing your goals<\/a>; if your new ritual feels like a terrible chore you won\u2019t stick to it. This applies to all aspects of life, not just goal-setting. Remember: A day without laughter or love is a day wasted.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      One useful tool to help find your Dharma is a Dream Book.<\/strong> Buy a cheap notebook, and fill it with goals and dreams from all areas of your life. Divide your Dream Book into sections based on what type of goal you\u2019re adding: fitness, financial, relationship, spiritual, and so on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Also fill the Book with pictures of what you want and people who have achieved those things. If your goal is to get in better shape, perhaps include a picture of a superstar athlete. This Dream Book will help you to learn more about yourself and discover where your passions lie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Dharma is rooted in passion, so always keep the word \u201cpassion\u201d <\/em>at the front of your mind.<\/strong> It is the most powerful fuel in the world. Do things because you want to, because you are passionate about them; never do something just because you think you have to. You are the master of your own fate. Starting right now, take control of your own life and put passion into everything that you do. Use your lighthouse of purpose to make sure you stay the course.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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