Spirit of Light
Be who ever you want
In your view/opinion, What is life all about spiritually?
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Purpose of life?
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Experience.
Looncall
Well-Known Member
Purpose of life? Why do you suppose that the notion of "purpose" is applicable to the notion of "life"?
I see this as a category error dragged into the present by religions as a tool for conning the gullible.
Spirit of Light
Be who ever you want
If there is no purpose to why we are here on earth, why waste life with doing nothing?
As a follower of buddha sakyamuni`s teaching life is meant to be a way back to enlightenment and end of suffering on earth. But i wanted to understand what other people thinking
As a follower of buddha sakyamuni`s teaching life is meant to be a way back to enlightenment and end of suffering on earth. But i wanted to understand what other people thinking
Looncall
Well-Known Member
One makes one's own purposes, even if only by choosing prefabricated ones from religion. Personally, I prefer not to outsource my thinking to ancient mythologies.
As far as I can tell, the universe/reality is indifferent to humans and provides no purpose.
Spirit of Light
Be who ever you want
I don`t see it as outsource of my thoughts to something prefabricated 
Personally i see it as guidlines how to live a morally good like and how to treat other people in a good morally way even sometimes people do not treat me well in life.
The guidelines in any religion is not put forth for fun, it has a deeper meaning to it and only by following them the wisdom from within will open up to us. that is why non religious people can not understand the deepness of the spiritual teachings from ages ago. But i do not judge those who do not believe or follow a spiritual path.
Personally i see it as guidlines how to live a morally good like and how to treat other people in a good morally way even sometimes people do not treat me well in life.The guidelines in any religion is not put forth for fun, it has a deeper meaning to it and only by following them the wisdom from within will open up to us. that is why non religious people can not understand the deepness of the spiritual teachings from ages ago. But i do not judge those who do not believe or follow a spiritual path.
The purpose of life is the spiritual journey and advancement of life in this world and worlds beyond this one,
Unveiled Artist
Veteran Member
The purpose of life as a whole is: We are born. We live. We suffer. We die. Thats it. That's what I believe. The Buddha didn't describe the nature of rebirth. He said it wasn't important.
The purpose of living is To Experience. I have no goal nor dream or vision to achieve. I fail every time I create one. I found it it's just not how I roll. I do things for the experience while doing it rather than the results of what I've done.
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Unveiled Artist
Veteran Member
Once you have many rebirths, there is no more suffering. No rebirth. Since there is no attachments, I feel we just die.
Enlightenment is a release of attachment rather than a destination of being. The Buddha mentioned our actions not our beliefs are foremost in purpose. Focus on what you do according to your morals. Time isn't wasted on earth. In my opinion for me it's finding the inner incentive to act.
Spirit of Light
Be who ever you want
I do agree that letting go of attachments is the solution to end suffering Personally i do not know how many human life i have lived, but it does not matter, what matter is only this moment in life
Personally i do not know how many human life i have lived, but it does not matter, what matter is only this moment in life 
BSM1
What? Me worry?
And there is no rhyme nor reason to life; there is only the now on this plain of awareness with choices offered. I don't look at the u/r as 'indifferent' (to anthropomorphic), more like 'neutral' i.e., one experience carries no more weight or significance than another. It's up to humans individual and collectively to apply meaning to each experience.
I don`t see it as outsource of my thoughts to something prefabricated
The guidelines in any religion is not put forth for fun, it has a deeper meaning to it and only by following them the wisdom from within will open up to us. that is why non religious people can not understand the deepness of the spiritual teachings from ages ago. But i do not judge those who do not believe or follow a spiritual path.
I beg to differ. Many times religion and religious interpretations tend to stifle spiritual growth due to egos and the perceived need to control or "direct" the belief of others.
9-18-1
Active Member
By virtue of the fact there is no intrinsic/inherent meaning to life, this offers limitless/unlimited possibilities for a person(s) to define their own meaning(s) and derive related experience(s) that fulfill the unique endeavor(s) of that being: resulting in unified diversity wherein each experience is wholly unique yet also a part of the whole.
Thief
Rogue Theologian
exactly that......you answered your own question
the body produces a unique spirit on each occurence
you are here to learn all that you can before you die
Spirit of Light
Be who ever you want
My question was to the other members of this forum
Personally i already have the answer for the purpose of my human life But thank you for your good answer too
Thief
Rogue Theologian
Spirit of Light
Be who ever you want
Thats ok too
Life simply is what it is. Humans are the ones that tell stories about it and say it has "meaning." I don't know what this "spiritually" stuff is as I find tacking that term on the end a mix of redundant and non-informative.
A Vestigial Mote
Well-Known Member
This is an extremely naive mode of thinking. Why do you feel that someone acknowledging that there is no objective/verifiable "purpose" to life lead to that person "wasting life, doing nothing?" Why would someone do nothing in their life (I honestly don't even think this is possible) just because they didn't feel it had some ultimate purpose? As others have said... you make your own purpose. Done deal.