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Finding Our Purpose In Life

by Brian Hyman

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guided
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Meditation
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This is a gentle practice designed to help us find our purpose in life. You will be guided to find a comfortable position, breathe consciously, and close the eyes. Questions will be asked in order for you to discover their dharma (purpose). You will then be encouraged to listen with the heart and feel what comes to you in regard to your most deeply felt, work and life purpose.

PurposeSelf InquiryDharmaBody Mind SpiritJournalingLife PurposeDharma ExplorationBody Mind Spirit ConnectionBreathingBreathing AwarenessHeart Centered MeditationsHeart Meditations

Transcript

Let's begin by taking a comfortable seat.

Find a position that is comfortable for you.

Sitting cross-legged,

On the floor,

On a cushion,

Sitting in a chair,

Lying down.

Make sure you're comfortable as this is your practice.

Once you settle in,

Close the eyes.

Let's take a deep inhale together.

And exhale,

Let it go.

Again,

Deep cleansing breath.

Inhale.

And exhale,

Release.

One last time,

Deep inhale.

And exhale,

Let it go.

Allow the breath to clear the fluctuations within the mind.

Allow awareness of the breath to bring you home to the present moment.

Now,

In your comfortable position with the eyes closed,

Aware of the breath.

We're going to listen.

Together,

We're going to feel together.

We're going to take this journey together.

This journey will be about finding our purpose,

Our Dharma,

Our true calling in this world.

If you are listening to this recording,

And you are convinced within your heart that you are already following your Dharma,

Your purpose,

Your calling,

That is an amazing thing.

Please,

Continue on your path,

And please help others along as others must have helped you along on your path.

And for anyone listening who has yet to discover their Dharma or purpose,

Or anyone who has an idea of what their Dharma is,

But maybe there's apprehension or fear,

And no action has been taken yet,

Let's do this exercise together,

This meditation together.

And for those who are sure of their Dharma,

Please also join us in this exercise,

In this meditation,

As this can only serve to reinforce your connection to your personal purpose.

Let's take one last cleansing breath together,

And we'll begin deep in now.

Exhale,

Let it go.

And now not with the ears,

But with the heart.

Internalize the following questions as markers on an illumined path,

Which lead to harmony,

Freedom,

And unity with all things.

Do not think about the answers in terms of words.

Rather let the essence of the body's natural response to the questions be the answers.

Pay attention to how these questions make you feel.

Let the feelings help you determine and confirm your purpose.

Let's begin.

Who did you help today?

Does your heart's inner calling align with your outer actions?

Is there something you have always felt called to do,

But you have not yet done?

If fear or money were not factors,

What would you do with your one precious life?

When you retire at night,

Are you satisfied with your actions of the day?

Do you struggle at work?

Do you feel as if you are working for someone else's goals,

Or dreams,

Or dharma?

Do you feel as if your personal goals,

Or dharma,

Have been abandoned?

Does your daily work include love and service to others?

Is it time to do something different in your life?

Is now a good time to do it?

If not now,

When?

Bring your awareness to the heart,

Notice what it feels.

Notice how the body feels.

See what words come to mind now.

See what answers come to mind now.

Maybe it's a vision,

Maybe it's an idea.

Maybe you just thought of someone you need to call or reach out to.

Let's take a breath together deep in now.

Exhale,

Let it go.

If something did come to you in this meditation,

Please find a piece of paper,

A pen,

A pencil,

A computer.

Write something down if you need to remember it.

I hope this was helpful.

Please feel free to comment or send a message to not just let me know,

But let everyone else know.

We do this work together.

There are two types of dharmas.

There is the sva dharma,

The personal dharma,

Your individual role or purpose,

Which affects the collective dharma.

These two are independent,

Yet interdependent.

When each of us fulfills our personal role globally,

There is order instead of chaos.

There's a natural harmony to all things.

One last breath together,

Deep inhale.

Exhale,

Let it go.

If the eyes are still closed,

Gently blink the eyes open.

Thank you for meditating with me.

Have a beautiful day.

Meet your Teacher

Brian HymanMalibu, CA, USA

4.7 (848)

Recent Reviews

Jen

July 23, 2025

My message was trust the process ..thanks for sharing 🙏

Barbara

September 16, 2023

Helpful and very gentle. I really enjoyed feeling the sharing of the meditation instead of being led by the teacher.

Adela

August 15, 2022

Loved it, great questions to get to know how happy you are with your present life and dharma.

Tasha

May 24, 2021

Loved the questions in this! Helped me confirm that I am indeed living my dharma. Yesterday was my last shift working as a nurse so that I can work full time on my business. Thank you! 💚

Anna

December 19, 2020

As always, gentle, helpful guidance. Thank you

Maree

May 20, 2020

Thank you for sharing this message. I found this very thought provoking. Opens up some very important questions. Thank you, you have a beautiful day also 🙏

Katarina

May 11, 2020

Fantastic, thank you so much 🙏❤

Fisher

January 20, 2020

Thank you. You have a wonderfully soothing and calming voice. 🙏

Mia

November 1, 2019

Well you had me in tears. Tears of release and knowing that the work I am doing is serving someone else's purpose and my values aren't aligned. Now to listen for what is my purpose and get past the money thing. Thank you 🙏

Andrea

October 4, 2019

Thank you Brian for this beautiful meditation. I am in the process of listening and answering my hearts purpose, this meditation has just given me complete peace about the decisions I am making on my path to finding my purpose. Thank you and Namaste ⭐️💚

Jay

July 6, 2019

Wonderfully calming and relaxing, re-enforcing within me that I am on the right path. Thank you 🙏🏽

Mohammad

June 16, 2019

Thanks for this great Meditation. Although I still haven't found my life purpose I enjoyed mediating with you and I will comeback for more. Namaste.

~amy~

June 7, 2019

Many things for my heart to settle on. Thank you. ❤

Rosalein

May 20, 2019

Nice meditation, good questions 🙏💛

Lydia

April 14, 2019

Thank *you* Plenty *Wonderful *Inner peace

Julie

April 13, 2019

This is a lovely meditation. I would have appreciated a little space between each question to allow my heart and body to respond and give me opportunity to notice what arises. I will bookmark this, thank you 🙏🏻

Shelley

April 10, 2019

Beautiful, absolutely beautiful. Gentle questions too. Thank you 🙏🏻

Lisa

March 8, 2019

Thank you. I’m at a point in my life where I am needing to reinvent myself and create a new direction with my life after illness. These questions helped create further questions. I’ve bookmarked and will be listening again. Much love x

Daniel

March 7, 2019

Especially liked the question about purpose if fear and money were removed from life. Good things to ponder. Thank you

Curtis

March 2, 2019

This was the most personal and touching meditation I've done in some time. It was simple, yet engulfed me. I think it is perfect timing for everyone who comes accross it.

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