Manjunath Nirantar. Patanjali Yoga Sutras Explained Through Jainism

Delhi, Nirantar, Manjunath Nirantar Jain, 2018. — 71 p.The Purpose Of Life, The Four Paths Of A Man, And The Origin Of Religion:
A man has three worldly aims or paths and then there is the fourth one that is said to be the aim of the soul.
Three aims of a man:
Aim to acquire knowledge or Path of knowledge or Motivated towards acquiring knowledge.
Aim to acquire wealth or Path of wealth or Motivated towards acquiring wealth.
Aim to enjoy the pleasures of life or Path of enjoyment or Motivated towards enjoying the pleasures of life.
The fourth aim:
Path of liberation or salvation or spirituality. It is from this path the religion has sprung and has engulfed the entire mankind into a mainstream identity giving cult. The first three aims are described as the main aims of the majority of the human beings. The fourth path is optional which was chosen voluntarily. A human being will be dominated by one of the temperament of the above mentioned paths.
(From "Nirantar Manjunath. Spiritual literacy").