Human is searching for something in this life, some are searching for something, some are searching for something else, all are engaged in their own search. Why is man wandering In life? Something is hidden in which everyone is engaged in its search. This is such a search in which everyone is wandering, and this search is moving forward and man is going astray.
Searching for the lost.
The person is going astray in search of something which is not being found. Either he had it earlier and is not getting it now, so the search is on continuously, man is wandering in this life in the same search.
Is it certain that man is seeking the lost?
Often we see in life that when something is lost, we look for it. Something similar is there in human life. Something has been lost which man is looking for in life. What is this lost thing? Why is everyone searching for that lost thing?
Something essential is lost.
Man has lost something that he needs. He is looking for it from place to place, but he cannot find that thing. What is it that is lost? We find the answer in searching the Vedas. It is seen in the teachings of Rigveda mantra that –You have lost your own happiness or bliss that you were looking for.