WHO ARE YOU? WHY ARE YOU HERE? AND WHAT IS THE REAL PURPOSE OF YOUR LIFE?
WHO ARE YOU? WHY ARE YOU HERE? AND WHAT IS THE REAL
PURPOSE OF YOUR LIFE? Are We Merely Playing the Roles Assigned
to Us, or Have We Forgotten Who We Really Are? What if everything you
have spent your life becoming is only a temporary role, and you have
never stopped to ask who is actually performing it? At the age of four,
Abhishek Gilara was terrified by Ravana during a traditional puppet
show, until his father took him behind the curtain and revealed that the
frightening character was merely a puppet controlled by a man holding its
strings. More than four decades later, this childhood experience inspired a
profound spiritual question: are we so absorbed in the performance of life
that we have forgotten to discover who we truly are?
We spend our lives becoming businessmen, professionals, parents, leaders and achievers, accumulating
wealth, recognition, property and responsibilities, yet rarely question what remains beyond these temporary
identities. Drawing upon his personal journey as a fourth-generation entrepreneur, prolific author,
disciplined practitioner of self-development and sincere student of Hindu spiritual teachings, Dr.
Abhishek Gilara explores seven fundamental questions about human existence, examining our true identity,
the precious opportunity of human birth, the relationship between worldly responsibilities and spiritual
growth, the importance of karma guided by dharma, the limitations of information and material
success, the significance of a true Guru, devotion and divine grace, and the ultimate purpose of life.
Rooted in reflections on the Bhagavad Gita, Shri Ramcharitmanas and everyday experiences, this book
does not ask you to abandon your ambitions, family or responsibilities; it invites you to understand the
deeper purpose behind them and discover the difference between the roles you perform and the identity
you carry within. As Dr. Abhishek Gilara reflects, “I came into this world without knowing who I truly
was. I have spent much of my life learning what I can become. Now I want to understand why I was
given this precious human birth.”
