What is the quest to strive for?

Question:search, pursuit, aim, goal, desire, adventure...

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: search, pursuit, aim, goal, desire, adventure...

the things that my reiki master had suggested are true happiness can only be found when we are truly honest with ourselves, when there is nothing left to change in ourselves, when we are comfortable and confident in everything that we do. enlightenment is achieved thus.

It is whatever you choose for it to be. The "quest" is different for everyone.

Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
The meaning of your life.

Self realization is the highest goal of human existance. Realizing ones eternal happiness which comes from ones eternal relationship with our maker (also known as Krishna, Allah, Jehovah, Vishnu, Rama, etc.)
The Blessed Lord Krishna said: "He whose mind is fixed on My personal form, always engaged in worshiping Me with great and transcendental faith, is considered by Me to be most perfect."
PURPORT by Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada
"In answer to Arjuna's question, Krsna clearly says that he who concentrates upon His personal form and who worships Him with faith and devotion is to be considered most perfect in yoga. For one in such Krsna consciousness there are no material activities because everything is done by Krsna. A pure devotee is constantly engaged. Sometimes he chants, sometimes he hears or reads books about Krsna, or sometimes he cooks prasadam or goes to the marketplace to purchase something for Krsna, or sometimes he washes the temple or the dishes--whatever he does, he does not let a single moment pass without devoting his activities to Krsna. Such action is in full samadhi. "
I love this Bhakti Process. It is joyfully performed and natural for the eternal being to exectute. Thanks.

Socrates is the most famous case of a person believing all the knowledge and answers "are within us." He believed we were born knowing everything; we just had to find it.

It isn't true. The question may come from you BECAUSE you don't have the answer in you. Or it may come from a magazine or TV, but you still don't have the answer.

THAT is what philosophy is for--to point you in the right direction and maybe even answer the question!