Feb 16, 2026 2 min read Meditation insights

27. Find Your Purpose with Meditation

Is life random, or does it have meaning? This reflection explores dharma, your nature of being, and why discovering it can bring clarity, direction, and resilience.

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Is your life purely random, or does it carry meaning? It’s a question that has sparked centuries of philosophical debate and, for many people, a quieter kind of inner conflict.

In my view, some things are difficult to explain until you’ve experienced them. Those who recognise that often turn to meditation.

One useful concept here is dharma. In Sanskrit, dharma can be understood as your nature of being, what is most true about you at your core. When you begin to realise your dharma, it naturally clarifies your direction: your reason for being.

Realising your dharma matters because, without it, you’re more likely to be shaped by your environment and the world around you. You become vulnerable to repeating the same intergenerational patterns and to being pulled, often subtly, by the manipulations of the material world.

To live with intention, you must understand who you are at your very core. Only then can you fulfil your reason for existing in this ever-creating world. We are all co-creators in this experience, and our realities could align far more harmoniously if more of us took time to realise our dharma.

A simple way to begin discovering your dharma

Arriving at this realisation is one of the central reasons to meditate and discovering it can be surprisingly straightforward. The technique is simple:

1) Start with the breath

As with most inner work, it begins with breathing. Find a pace and frequency that settles your nervous system and brings you into balance.

A prompt I often share is: If you could breathe only one way for the rest of your life, how would you breathe? I call this conscious breathing, though you could call it dharmic breathing if you prefer.

2) Visualise safety and freedom

Once you feel settled in meditation, imagine a world in which you feel safe and secure enough to be fully yourself. It can be anything, let your imagination run wild. What you’re looking for is the energy of freedom and truth.

3) Ask the question that reveals direction

When you’ve found that feeling, ask yourself: How can I make my reality feel more like this?

In the answer, you’ll often find your purpose, because what you’re really seeking is an experience in which you can simply be. And the moment you start seeking it with intention, you begin bringing it into being—therein lies your purpose.

In the next meditation lesson, we’ll explore the notion of free will: does it exist—yes or no?

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Please note: Esoteric concepts are not meant to be taken literally or as absolute truths. However, they can provide valuable perspectives and context, helping our limited human minds grasp complex ideas.