Life is to know, to learn, to do, and to be
Life is to know, to learn, to do, and to be
Life is to live more than anything, and ideals, learning, ideas, principles are externals
“Those who seek to satisfy the mind of man by hampering it with ceremonies and music and affecting charity and devotion have lost their original nature””
“If water derives lucidity from stillness, how much more the faculties of the mind! The mind of the sage, being in repose, becomes the mirror of the universe, the speculum of all creation.
I think the meaning of life is to just live it and to make decisions that won't screw your or somebody elses life. Because butterfly effect applys to life and any tiny action and any decision can have huge effects on your life or life of other persons, in time. And to live to discover the meaning of life is MOST stupid thing that a man could do. Although there was a time when philosophers thought that meaning of life is to leave behind something important, creations that would be admired and remembered for generations, so they probably thought that what they would leave behind is a new expression of meaning of live. But peoples, DONT FORGET the basic rule of philosophy - every man is philosopher, thus there are as many philosophies as number of peoples that were, are and will be.
Last edited by Swamidragon; 06-13-2008 at 12:39 AM.
Life or meaning? No both do not go together. Both take different courses.
“Those who seek to satisfy the mind of man by hampering it with ceremonies and music and affecting charity and devotion have lost their original nature””
“If water derives lucidity from stillness, how much more the faculties of the mind! The mind of the sage, being in repose, becomes the mirror of the universe, the speculum of all creation.
"Life is to know, to learn, to do, and to be"
I agree with this, I would say that our meaning is what we are, who we love...or what we love-- there is no difference.
To say there is no meaning is to indicate that there is or might be a meaning that you do not see.
Meaning is one thing for one person and one thing for another.
For some meaning is their dreams. For some it is art, music, or anything, for some it is love and their family, for others it is their work or passion. It can be literally anything.
The horse is in the stable.
The meaning is the words.
The words are not the stable.
The meaning is wild.
Bakiryu, we have discussed earlier also. We pretend to be what we are not in point of fact. We live pretentiously. Man has many personalities. At times you identify yourself with parents and you tag their names or their castes and creeds with yours, you attach their philosophies and beliefs to yours, and they will be yours. You follow a particular Guru, and internalize his ideas and you will call yours.Originally Posted by Bakiryu
I do not think life has a meaning at all. If it has any, it has to do with living, eating, sleeping, breeding and doing all that what your instincts say. Man must listen to instincts.
Yet all instincts are not palatable to us, for instance, we may often have murderous instincts and we must dispense with such instincts. But most instincts are not objectionable. In fact murderous instincts are primitive in nature, and it occurs when there is a question of self deference only.
Seeking meaning in life is to rationalize the pattern of living. Your god, heaven, hell, the Devil all are things you align with in life and you attach meanings to them, but there is no meaning in life.
The rest of animals on earth have no meaning and they follow instincts. They eat if they are hungry, sleep if they feel so and breed, mate and the like following exactly their own instincts.
“Those who seek to satisfy the mind of man by hampering it with ceremonies and music and affecting charity and devotion have lost their original nature””
“If water derives lucidity from stillness, how much more the faculties of the mind! The mind of the sage, being in repose, becomes the mirror of the universe, the speculum of all creation.
My life is simply hectic and stressful.We go through trails and tribulations in the young age but it is intricate if we can relax soothingly in the declining years.
Meaning change everyday. Meaning is an interpretation. It changes with respect to time, space and people.
“Those who seek to satisfy the mind of man by hampering it with ceremonies and music and affecting charity and devotion have lost their original nature””
“If water derives lucidity from stillness, how much more the faculties of the mind! The mind of the sage, being in repose, becomes the mirror of the universe, the speculum of all creation.
I don't think it can change. the best answer I found is on the http://www.meaningoflifeis.com/
.. summed up in one word and described in few paragraphs with reasonable common sense, without religious or any other influences that tend to come up when this question is asked
So what is the meaning of your life at the moment?
Life has many meanings, to some persons it is money, to others it is jobs and still to others it is god and religions, and all these together in integration makes a meaning of life. But in essence life has no meaning at all.
“Those who seek to satisfy the mind of man by hampering it with ceremonies and music and affecting charity and devotion have lost their original nature””
“If water derives lucidity from stillness, how much more the faculties of the mind! The mind of the sage, being in repose, becomes the mirror of the universe, the speculum of all creation.
You should notice it says: What's YOUR meaning of life, not what's THE meaning of life.
Shall these bones live?
Hmm, who is to say there actually is a meaning to life. The thought of life having a meaning is clearly a cultural construct we use to justify our way of life over another's.
Mmm, many times I thought of this.... the conclusion I had after my 22 years of life, that the meaning of life is to feel pleasure through pain and suffering...
For me life in its essence is nothing but a road to either Heaven or Hell.... life is to suffer, sacrifice, and feel pain....and through all of these you'll get pleasure... It's queer, but I think this is true for me.... though suffering or feeling disaster in some incidents in life, but I feel pleased coz life without pain and sacrifice is nothing...
And as one of the members said, it's a collection of past yesterdays and anticipations for future...
Life is what we don't and won't know at all!!!
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