"why we do what we do"?

We do what we do because of our mind. Our mind is constantly thinking thoughts, it thinks practically one thought per second. These thoughts become feelings and the feelings become actions. Actions is what doing is all about, therefore, the moment we realize that we are not the mind, we are the Divine Soul and we become conscious of our true self then we use our intellect to control the mind. Then, we are able to control thoughts, feelings and actions. Then we can stop doing what we are doing, and start doing what we are meant to do. And this is the way to spiritual evolution and to achieve the ultimate goal of life.