Purpose: The courage to be who we are (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781703270341)

Each and every one of us has come to this earthly plane with a mission, a purpose to be fulfilled. Despite the fact that, on the surface, we are not equal and have different qualities, we are united in one unique purpose that, at the end of the day, is the expansion of consciousness. Consciousness expands through love. That is why I often say that our work as human beings is to awaken love in everyone, everywhere.

I now want to invite you to embark with me on a journey towards the expansion of consciousness. It is an adventure full of uncertainty and challenges that will take us from the seed to the fruit, from Earth to heaven, from forgetfulness to remembrance, from being asleep to the state of an awake consciousness. It is a journey that reveals the infinite unfoldings of love-this power that inhabits us, moves us and liberates us.

It is part of our mission to reach the answer to these questions. We are constantly being encouraged to ask and find answers to questions like these and invited to perceive and understand the Mystery. Nature has sent very clear messages that the time has arrived for us to awaken from the dream of forgetfulness and wake up to reality. With so much information available on the unsustainable nature of our lifestyle, it is no longer acceptable for us to continue to act without a minimum of environmental awareness. It is now inconceivable that we are still so skeptical and closed that we cannot perceive the greater reality that transcends matter, since it is this shut-down state that prevents us from having access to the purpose of life.

I, as a spiritual master but, above all, as a conscientious human being, have the obligation to tell the truth, no matter how painful it might be: we human beings are heading for a great failure. We have been unable to find this so desired happiness until this point in our passage here on Earth. This is because we are looking in the wrong place-outside ourselves. Happiness does not lie in the future, in material goods or in the opinion other people have of us. It is here and now, inside us.

We need to have the courage and humility to give up our pride and take responsibility for our mistakes. We need to cure ourselves of egoism and only self-knowledge can bring about this cure. It was precisely with the intention of offering instruments that allow and facilitate the process of self-knowledge but, above all, with the aim of giving movement to an energy that can drive a real transformation that I decided to write this book.

Love is the seed, the sap and the flavor of the fruit. It is the beauty and the fragrance of the flower. The beginning, the middle and the end. Awakening love is the reason why we are here. May the message contained in this book serve as an inspiration and guide for your journey.

Sri Prem Baba was born in S o Paulo, Brazil and studied psychology and yoga. He became a disciple of the master Sri Sachcha Baba Maharaj Ji, of the Indian Sachcha lineage. He splits his time between Brazil and India, where he gives lectures and offers retreats. He is also the author of Transformando o sofrimento em alegria (From Suffering to Joy) and Amar e ser livre: as bases de uma nova sociedade (Love and Be Free: the basis for a new society). He has also written messages of wisdom which he calls the "Flower of the Day," distributed on a daily basis to thousands of people and translated into various languages.