Lesson for the day: My only function is the one God gave me. I have no function but the one God gave me. This recognition releases me from all conflict, because it means I cannot have conflicting goals. With one purpose only, I am always certain what to do, what to say and what to think. All doubt must disappear as I acknowledge that my only function is the one God gave me.

What is that I think my purpose is? This is a huge and important question to me and as well as to a lot of people.

Let’s dwell into the word “my”; “my” is “self” which can be the ego. Let’s rephrase the question:

Q: What is self’s purpose?
A: Some form of contribution or service to humanity. Let me see … (Internal dialog: Easy one would be switching off light for 1 hour this Sat at 8:30pm)

Aspiring to be enlightened and realizing the answer above promotes “self” or inflating the ego, then the answer above cannot be accepted – ask again.

Q: What is self’s purpose?
A: No-self. (Internal dialog: Why suddenly so quiet ha?)

The answer contradicts the question and it doesn’t make sense. Okay, let’s assume the answer of no-self is accepted, the question need to be rephrased.

Q: What is no-self’s purpose?
A: Well … (Internal dialog: Damned it, how to answer this!)

Let’s used an easier term for no-self; say no-self could mean nobody.

Q: What is nobody’s purpose?
A: Mmmm … (Internal dialog: What kind of question is that?)

Perhaps nobody sound redundant in the question above, let’s remove it.

Q: What purpose?
A: Holy cow! (Internal dialog: Speechless! What kind of stupid question is this?)

How to answer the above unless by telling me first whose purpose are we referring to – has to be somebody. So, since God is said to be all-encompassing and infinite, and God can be somebody and at the same time nobody, lets see what we have now.

Q: What is God’s purpose?
A: Sounds familiar. Yupe! Read the above lesson for the day again.