2006-12-10 13:07:16 · 15 answers · asked by moon rocks 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Understand the true "meaning of life"... the concept in totality-
What is the "meaning of life" is the most asked question on the Internet. Why?
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. More on meaning life here- http://www.godrealized.org/what_is_the_meaning_of_life.html
2006-12-11 02:54:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer to this question is best answered by Eric Idle.
In the movie "The Meaning of Life"
'Try and be nice to people, avoid eating fat, read a good book every now and then, get some walking in, and try and live together in peace and harmony with people of all creeds and nations.'
2006-12-10 13:12:47 · answer #2 · answered by Sandwich Dill Slice 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Life is a highly complex system of definable physical and chemical structures capable of utilizing environmental matter and energy in order to perform basic life processes such as growth and reproduction. Therefore, there is no "meaning." It only is.
2006-12-13 11:09:45 · answer #3 · answered by Schvantz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-12-10 13:20:44 · answer #4 · answered by spankenstein79 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whatever you perceive it to be. Every person's meaning is different. Only those who are curious, courageous, and wise enough will find out their own meaning. Each meaning is unique. Finding out something that is significant to you... That is what your meaning of life is.
2006-12-10 13:11:04 · answer #5 · answered by crystaleyez 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My answer: Love
The Hitchhicker's Guide to the Galaxy's answer: 42
(you chose)
2006-12-10 13:40:40 · answer #6 · answered by Laralou`07 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being happy with your life. Waking up everyday and enjoying everything around you.
2006-12-10 13:15:26 · answer #7 · answered by xangohill 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why dont you just look up the other 5,000 "what is the meaning of life? " answers that everyone else has asked
2006-12-10 13:10:23 · answer #8 · answered by Meeowf 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The christian answer: to worship God
The buddhist answer: to reach nirvana
The hindu answer: to climb the social ladder in reincarnation
The real answer: Who knows?
Maybe there is no real answer, maybe you're supposed to search for it yourself through experiences, friendships, love. But that's up to you to decide.
2006-12-10 13:17:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hate is the opposite of love. Love is the meaning of life. God placed us on the earth to live. We live to please God. God loved us, so he placed Jesus on the earth. Jesus placed his love in our hearts, and died for our sins. Once humans die and leave earth, they return to God. On the day of judgement, God will judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will know no end.
2006-12-10 13:19:53 · answer #10 · answered by YahooAnswers 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋