Why do we do what we do

Recently I was having long and detailed conversations on how to understand if you are making a good investment or not in whichever domain you are in. I think a good way of answering this question would be to understand why do we do what we do. Why do we run around doing seemingly inconsequential stuff? why do we strive for meaning?

I think one of the core ways in which we derive meaning is by understanding the universe. We want to be in resonance with the universe.

The first step is to remove the distractions. All distractions are MAYA. We need to focus.

Second point is to not take the easy way out of things. there will be temptations. How to understand the temptations from the real thing? Temptations always feel wrong.

Whenever we come in contact with MAYA we fluctuate. We need to then not succumb to it, calm our senses, and focus on the true path. That is how we become a karma yogi.