Spiritual Lessons

[Arkwort]

Is life a series of 'designed' spiritual lessons to teach the soul?

If not, what's the alternative?

Arkwort

 

[Breathe]

If not, what's the alternative?

Um... any of these?

One life
Many lives
No meaning
To find God/ess/[e]s
To liberate oneself from the cycle of rebirth
Union with God
Produce children and pass on their DNA to the next generation
To learn.

I dunno.
(I wrote them myself.. did I miss any?)

 

[GiantHouseKey]

Um... any of these?

One life
Many lives
No meaning
To find God/ess/[e]s
To liberate oneself from the cycle of rebirth
Union with God
Produce children and pass on their DNA to the next generation
To learn.

I dunno.
(I wrote them myself.. did I miss any?)

You forgot:
Have a kick *** time :yes:

GhK.

 

[Heneni]

The purpose of life is to glorify God by enjoying him forever.

 

[Willamena]

Is life a series of 'designed' spiritual lessons to teach the soul?

If not, what's the alternative?

The "design" comes from looking back up the path. Looking back on our path we see how it wound: the things that came together to make other things possible; the chance meetings with teachers, of all sorts; the decisions that took us in one direction instead of another. All of these things compose the design; and the design is composed in retrospect.

 

[Madhuri]

I believe that the purpose of life is to move from ignorance to knowledge. We become wise from our experiences, good and bad. Eventually our many lifetimes of learning lead us to enlightenment.

 

[Sunstone]

Is life a series of 'designed' spiritual lessons to teach the soul?

How would we know if life was a series of designed spiritual lessons? What evidence would we have for it? I think humans have a tendency to see meaning in things. So they see "spiritual lessons" in various experiences they have. But are those experiences really designed lessons?

 

[Willamena]

How would we know if life was a series of designed spiritual lessons? What evidence would we have for it? I think humans have a tendency to see meaning in things. So they see "spiritual lessons" in various experiences they have. But are those experiences really designed lessons?

Observation is the means of determining design. The evidence is there [for the individual] to see.

 

[Scarlett Wampus]

Observation is the means of determining design. The evidence is there [for the individual] to see.

I dunno about that. That there are lessons that can be learnt doesn't imply there has to be a lesson plan.