L03 Purpose

Third Lecture is split into three parts. Urdu Audio files are linked/embedded below

Very brief summary of the parts is given below. More detailed summary of the three parts is available on the Islamic Worldview Blog: See The Purpose of LIfe -- bit.do/azpol

Part 1: The FIRST question we must all answer is "What is the Purpose of our Lives"? Without answering this question, nothing else makes sense. A Western education gives us a huge amount of mis-information about this question. It does so in a way that forces certain answers into our hearts and minds, without our awareness of this. Once we become aware, then it is possible for us to DEPROGRAM ourselves, to get rid of this poison, and replace with a better and clearer understanding of purpose. Changing our purpose for living will radically affect our lives.

Part 2: How did the Europeans learn to think in the poisonous ways that they currently do? It was not always like this. The Europeans had a much better understanding of the world and human beings before the Great Transformation in European Thought. How the Great Transformation to a Capitallist Economy led to the creation of labor markets and the necessity of teaching men to value money and become human resources

Part 3: In order to overcome this poisoning we have to learn to change our understanding of what an education means. How can we learn from the experience of others, and how can we learn to be human beings? This is the biggest challenge we face. How can we realize the immense amount of potential that has been built into us by our creator