What is our purpose of life? What are we really looking for?

My family member asked these questions when we were in Skyline Farmstay. Deep inside, we are looking to know exactly who we are, my friend Đông Phương answered. She lives in Skyline Farmstay, a hill at Vân Hồ, Sơn La. Whenever we answer that question, we say that we are engineers, or are managers, or have positons in society... Oh, it sounds similar to what the book "Your Business Model" writes and recommends. But they're just external things that don't reflect who we are. And we always think that is the purpose of life. Gain status, fortune, fame, or all. So we frantically try, sometimes madly, to achieve them. But even with it, we still find the above question unanswered. Yes, something is wrong.

The truth is, what we are searching for is not outside. It is inside each of us. Many Zen masters said that there is something very magical inside of us. Zen master Ajahn Chah said that: "when we know ourselves, why do we need to be acknowledged?" Like a tree when it is strong, no wind can knock it down.

Hà Nội, 6/5/2023