2006-11-30 00:14:20 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Every Human Being wants to know and understand the Philosophy behind the meaning of Life! Why are we here... what is the purpose of our living on Mother Earth... what is the real meaning of Life? The queries are numerous... there has got to be a justification for our living. What is the basis of existence of Life on planet Earth?
Before we indulge into knowing "the meaning of Life" we need to understand Life itself. How do we differentiate between a mortal (living being) and an immobile material (having no Life within)? For this we need to start from the beginning of the Cosmos itself... The time of the big bang!
At the time of the big bang when God, the Almighty Creator which is but the size of half a thumb explodes itself... all Atmans (Souls) get scattered all over the cosmos and in doing this they lose their pristine purity and as a ball coated with honey gathers dust while rolling... these Atmans (Souls) also get impregnated with impurities. This is the fundamental cause of Life... if these Atmans (Souls) had remained pure all the time... the need for Life in whole of the cosmos would not have arisen.
These Atmans (Souls) in their cosmic journey now need a body so that they can purify themselves and come back to their original pristine form. These Atmans (Souls) do not have the power to purify themselves without the aid of any external body. They need a body to work out its Karma and in the process the dross within the Atman soul shall get removed.
Let me explain this further but before that I need to explain the definition of God.
At the time of pralaya as we call it in Hinduism (the time of complete dissolution of the cosmos)... the total cosmos which consists of many universes dissolves back into its original pristine form... this is the form we know as God, the Almighty Creator! The size of the whole cosmos at this moment of time is half the size of a thumb, which is nothing else, but the collection of all purified Atmans (Souls) in the cosmos.
For purifying themselves why do the Atmans (Souls) need a body? This feature can be explained further by the example of mining.
If I need to extract one KG of pure gold (say an individual purified Atman in its pristine pure form) from a lump of hundred KG of gold ore then I need to pass the lump of hundred KG of gold ore through the requisite mining process. It is absolutely clear that this one KG of pure gold can not on its own separate itself out from the hundred KG of gold ore without the help of an external medium... it needs requisite machinery to remove the 99 KG of dross within the ore.
Similarly, the unpurified Atman the soul within cannot on its own remove the dross within... it needs an external medium... a body in order to come back to its original pristine form. And in the process... this so-called impure Atman is required to manifest a body, which consists of a long chain of manifestations... a total of 8.4 Million manifestations and a Life cycle of 96.4 Million earthly years... a long journey indeed! More on life here- http://www.godrealized.org/what_is_the_meaning_of_life.html
2006-12-03 08:44:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Life is a journey. A journey made up of choices with the play of destiny wrapped up into it. A journey that brings love , joy,sadness fears,and knowledge into our lives.And along the way we gain choice.Choice to love,hate,inspire,ignore,abuse or reach out to others. One person at a time.So maybe the next time , bend down and help that person that just dropped their groceries,or say hello to someone and smile.Volunteer for your local shelter , church,send an email or a card to someone in the military that might make their day, or whatever is of interest to you.And by doing so...each person you come across,they have become a part of your journey thru life as well as you have become of there's.Even if for a fleeting moment.You made a difference to someone...somewhere.
2006-11-30 08:45:43 · answer #2 · answered by bv 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
“The art of life is to show your hand. There is no diplomacy like candor. You may lose by it now and then, but it will be a loss well gained if you do. Nothing is so boring as having to keep up a deception.”
Life is an American magazine that publishes interviews, essays, cartoons, and photos. At one point it sold more than 13.5 million copies a week; today Life is distributed as a free supplement in major U.S. newspapers. It was born in the early 1880s as a humor magazine and sold well during the late 1930s. In the years following World War II, Life was so popular that President Harry S. Truman, Sir Winston Churchill, and Gen. Douglas MacArthur all serialized their memoirs in its pages.
Life was the first all-photography U.S. news magazine and dominated the market for more than forty years. Perhaps one of the best-known pictures printed in the magazine was Alfred Eisenstaedt’s shot of a nurse in a sailor’s arms, snapped on August 27, 1945, as they celebrated Victory Over Japan Day in New York City. The magazine’s place in the history of photojournalism is considered its most important contribution to publishing.
However, Life did not always have its familiar white type on red field logo. Beginning in 1883 and continuing for 53 years, Life was a general-interest light entertainment magazine, heavy on illustrations, jokes, and social commentary. It attracted some of the greatest writers, editors, and cartoonists of its era. In 1936 it was bought by Henry Luce, publisher of Fortune and Time, and transformed into a news picture magazine. It was wildly successful for two generations before its prestige was diminished by economics and changing tastes. Since 1972, Life has ceased publication twice, only to be brought back to readers in different incarnations.
The meaning of life is not a question to be answered, but an event to be experienced.
2006-11-30 09:05:37 · answer #3 · answered by ••Mott•• 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Life is what YOU make it. If you are full of negativity then that's what you'll get, you only get out of life what you put in. Life is about trying to make a better place to live in, Life is one of the mysteries of the universe.each day you awken it's a miricle,I appreiciate we didn't ask to be born but while we're here lets enjoy LIFE.
2006-11-30 13:59:49 · answer #4 · answered by poetrygirl on line 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Life is a miracle nothing more nothing less than a big bright flash between two immense darknesses in which you have a short amount of time to make the most of!
dont ask just enjoy
2006-11-30 08:54:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Life is a process of birth, growth, aging and death.
Life is short.
Life is about achieving the impossible and living our dreams (the morally good way or bad way, u decide. what's the definition of moral anyway?).
Life is doing what we want to do and what we should have done, as if we are going to die tomorrow.
2006-11-30 10:06:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let me try an original answer to this great unanswerable question!!
Life is a flexible puzzle which has different solutions on every different occasion........ the flexibility makes sure that no sooner a solution is arrived at, the puzzle automatically changes requiring a different solution.
2006-11-30 08:25:21 · answer #7 · answered by small 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This is your life. And it's ending one minute at a time.
2006-11-30 08:20:25 · answer #8 · answered by Just Me 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Life is an opportunity for us to be reconciled to God and help others experience that also.
Whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. (NKJV)
Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. (KJV)
2006-11-30 08:37:04 · answer #9 · answered by alley 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Life is not Death.
Life is not needing to ask.
Life is acceptance of yourself.
Life is a bowl of "All-Bran".
Life is a question that you can't help asking.
Life is a Monty Python skit.
Life is.
2006-11-30 08:47:06 · answer #10 · answered by kit walker 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋