What is the purpose of life? Is it all about being happy or being useful to others?

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I mean come on, we are born and we die. So what is the purpose of life?

No human being can become happy unless he/she is useful to others unless one leaves the society or is out of his senses:) — , May 01 '19 at 08:53
Related or a duplicate Is the ultimate purpose of life only to serve God? — Sarvabhouma, May 01 '19 at 09:03
I think the purpose of life as a human is to try and never be born again. — , May 01 '19 at 09:11
The purpose is to get moksha because the material world is full of suffering. — Wikash_, May 01 '19 at 12:18
@Wikash_hindu, that is only one of the 4 purposes or purushartha - dharma, artha, kama, moksha. — ram, May 01 '19 at 15:25
I dont remember marking it as duplicate. I marked it as opinion based. — , May 01 '19 at 17:25
@ram what is your source? Dharma isn't a goal. It is a means to get moksha. — Wikash_, May 01 '19 at 19:35
@Wikash_hindu, are you serious, you have not heard of purushartha ? — ram, May 01 '19 at 20:01
@ram but is it wrong : https://translate.google.com/#view=home&op=translate&sl=hi&tl=en&text=purusha — Pratik Joshi, May 02 '19 at 03:07
@PratikCJoshi, do you realize one word can have more than one meaning — ram, May 02 '19 at 03:19
@ram in your link it says that Moksha is the ultimate goal so I think we are done then. — Wikash_, May 02 '19 at 04:31
@Wikash_hindu, of course, it is the ultimate goal. who is arguing that ? but it is not the only goal/purpose. — ram, May 02 '19 at 05:07

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आत्मनो मोक्षार्थं जगद्धिताय च

Atmano mokshartham jagad-hitaya cha

For one’s own salvation AND for welfare of world

edited May 01 '19 at 15:27

answered May 01 '19 at 15:24

ram

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