The purpose of being born on earth is to find that perfection which is within oneself. And however good and kind a man may be, if he has not found the purpose for which he is born on earth, he has not fulfilled the object of his life.

There are as many different aspects of that purpose as there are people in the world, but behind all these different aspects there is one purpose. It is that purpose which may be called the purpose of the whole creation. That purpose is accomplished when the inventor looks at his invention working. When the great architect builds the house which he has designed, and enters it and sees how nicely it is achieved, the purpose is accomplished. When a producer of a play has produced the play he desired and looks at it, that is the purpose. Every man seems to have his purpose, but this purpose is nothing but a step to that which is the one purpose, which is the purpose of God. Our small desires, if they are granted today, tomorrow we will have another wish. Whatever be the desire, when it is granted, next day there is another desire.

This shows that the whole of humanity, that every soul, is directed towards one desire, and that is the object of God: [referring to the dimensions of the heart]

[inner dimension] a fuller experience of life within and without, a fuller knowledge of life, the life above and below.
[width dimension] It is the widening of the outlook: that it may be so wide that in the soul, which is vaster than the world, all may be reflected;
[vertical dimension] that the sight may become so keen that it may probe the depths of the earth and the highest of the heavens. It is herein that lies the fulfillment of the soul.
[forward dimension] And the soul who will not make every effort possible, with every sacrifice for the attainment of this, that soul has not understood religion.

What is the Sufi message? It is esoteric training, working and practicing through life towards that attainment which is as the fulfillment of the object of God.