If you are in a post-awakening integration phase and having trouble with the 'purpose' question..
This maybe relatable to some not all. It depends on your age, life situation etc.
You have had deep awakenings and have seen your own transcended nature. But you also live in the world with jobs and family and such. Often, after the nondual honeymoon ends, you may find yourself facing the challenge of living life while also abiding in what you have realized.
Here in the world, your functioning Operating System might have heavily relied on goals and purpose, from short to long term. But now the same system doesn't quite work. For one, it can be seen that a large part of that goal setting and achieving apparatus was very ego and self image driven. You see teachers and teaching saying you dont need a purpose.
But also you may find it disorienting to live without such an operating system. How else are you supposed to structure your days and weeks and years? Indeed it is hard to live a normal modern life without goals. You would be fine in a monastery, or if you are in the later part of your life where you dont need to worry about much. But for the rest it becomes quite a challenge.
If you can relate to this, I have suggestion for you.
There is a middle path. The truth is, you do have a goal, even after transcendence. All goals come from desires. And you do have a desire that is in fact not ego driven. It is best put in a slightly religious language:
What does Shiva want? He doesn't want anything except one: Shakti. Transcendence is Shiva and what needs to happen afterwards is Shakti.
Desire for Shakti IS an orienting principle for all of your life. It is a goal that indeed integrates both, the worldly and the spiritual. It is something simple but also subtle to 'get' it.
If all this resonates with you, and you want to understand it further, I would suggest listening to Michael Singer on this topic. Hope this was helpful.
Posted Feb 16, 2026, 8:24 PM UTC