Summary
Rabindranath Tagore: Sadhana: The Fulfillment of the Meaning of Life
Sādhanā is a collection of eight philosophical essays by Thākur on the relationship of man to man and his spiritual side, to the moral order (dharma), on the relationship to the material world and conquering that world for the benefit of the person. (artha), and finally to his sensual relationship to the world and the pleasures it provides (kāma). In "Hinduism" it represents the three fundamental goals that man should achieve during his earthly life, and it is this achievement, realization, meaning of life that is denoted by the term sādhanā. The very conception of these goals and the fulfillment of oneself in them is the maturation, the maturation of life, which leads to the liberation (mukti or moksha) of the human soul (ātman), to its final destination and union with the eternal and all-pervading spirit (Brahman) and dissolving in it, towards brahmanirvāna. Liberation or moksha is understood as the fourth goal. The identity of Brahman and ātman is the main theme of the Vedic Upanishads, which were nurtured in the Thākura family.
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