what is the meaning of life to you? is it something personal? something unique? what is it?

Question

because many philosophy suggests its a state of mind in which, one finds there center, and with that center they can accomplish anything. do you think this is true?

Answer 1

The philosophical question "What is the meaning of life?" means different things to different people. The vagueness of the query is inherent in the word "meaning", which opens the question to many interpretations, such as: "What is the origin of life?", "What is the nature of life (and of the universe in which we live)?", "What is the significance of life?", "What is valuable in life?", and "What is the purpose of, or in, (one's) life?". These questions have resulted in a wide range of competing answers and arguments, from scientific theories, to philosophical, theological, and spiritual explanations.

These questions are separate from the scientific issue of the boundary between things with life and inanimate objects.
Popular beliefs
"What is the meaning of life?" is a question many people ask themselves at some point during their lives, most in the context "What is the purpose of life?" Here are some of the many potential answers to this perplexing question. The responses are shown to overlap in many ways but may be grouped into the following categories:

Survival and temporal success
...to live every day like it is your last and to do your best at everything that comes before you
...to be always satisfied
...to live, go to school, work, and die
...to participate in natural human evolution, or to contribute to the gene pool of the human race
...to advance technological evolution, or to actively develop the future of intelligent life
...to compete or co-operate with others
...to destroy others who harm you, or to practice nonviolence and nonresistance
...to gain and exercise power
...to leave a legacy, such as a work of art or a book
...to eat
...to prepare for death
...to spend life in the pursuit of happiness, maybe not to obtain it, but to pursue it relentlessly.
...to produce offspring through sexual reproduction (alike to participating in evolution)
...to protect and preserve one's kin, clan, or tribe (akin to participating in evolution)
...to seek freedom, either physically, mentally or financially
...to observe the ultimate fate of humanity to the furthest possible extent
...to seek happiness and flourish, experience pleasure or celebrate
...to survive, including the pursuit of immortality through scientific means
...to attempt to have many sexual conquests (as in Arthur Schopenhauer's will to procreate)
...to find and take over all free space in this "game" called life
...to seek and find beauty
...to kill or be killed
...No point. Since having a point is a condition of living human consciousness. Animals do not need a point to live or exist. It is more of an affliction of consciousness that there are such things as points, a negative side to evolutionary development for lack of better words.

Wisdom and knowledge
...to master and know everything
...to be without questions, or to keep asking questions
...to expand one's perception of the world
...to explore, to expand beyond our frontiers
...to learn from one's own and others' mistakes
...to seek truth, knowledge, understanding, or wisdom
...to understand and be mindful of creation or the cosmos
...to lead the world towards a desired situation
...to satisfy the natural curiosity felt by humans about life

Ethical
...to express compassion
...to follow the "Golden Rule"
...to give and receive love
...to work for justice and freedom
...to live in peace with yourself and each other, and in harmony with our natural environment
...to protect humanity, or more generally the environment
...to serve others, or do good deeds

Religious and spiritual
...to find perfect love and a complete expression of one's humanness in a relationship with God
...to achieve a supernatural connection within the natural context
...to achieve enlightenment and inner peace
...to become like God, or divine
...to glorify God
...to experience personal justice (i.e. to be rewarded for goodness)
...to experience existence from an infinite number of perspectives in order to expand the consciousness of all there is (i.e. to seek objectivity)
...to be a filter of creation between heaven and hell
...to produce useful structure in the universe over and above consumption (see net creativity)
...to reach Heaven in the afterlife
...to seek and acquire virtue, to live a virtuous life
...to turn fear into joy at a constant rate achieving on literal and metaphorical levels: immortality, enlightenment, and atonement
...to understand and follow the "Word of God"
...to discover who you are
...to resolve all problems that one faces, or to ignore them and attempt to fully continue life without them, or to detach oneself from all problems faced

Philosophical
...to give life meaning
...to participate in the chain of events which has led from the creation of the universe until its possible end (either freely chosen or determined, this is a subject widely debated amongst philosophers)
...to know the meaning of life
...to achieve self-actualisation
...all possible meanings have some validity
...life in itself has no meaning, for its purpose is an opportunity to create that meaning, therefore:
...to die
...to simply live until one dies (there is no universal or celestial purpose)
...nature taking its course (the wheel of time keeps on turning)
...whatever you see you see, as in "projection makes perception"
...there is no purpose or meaning whatsoever
...life may actually not exist, or may be illusory )
...to contemplate "the meaning of the end of life"

Other
...to contribute to collective meaning ("we" or "us") without having individual meaning ("I" or "me")
...to find a purpose, a "reason" for living that hopefully raises the quality of one's experience of life, or even life in general
...to participate in the inevitable increase in entropy of the universe
...to make conformists' lives miserable
...to make life as difficult as possible for others (i.e. to compete)

Answer 2

The meaning of life for me is knowing for a fact that I am food for the cosmos!! I am a very small part of the whole! My birth , my life, my death, all help to make all possible! If people would only take the time to think deeply about what I am saying they would find true enlightenment! Ah, you say what is true enlightenment? True enlightenment is total peace of mind, taking comfort in the fact that everything is linked with everything else, we are no better or worse than any other living organism on this planet ,or in this universe, or what ever is out there in infinity!! We are all one, we exist to benefit the whole! And our existence can never be destroyed! We might take on a different form or what ever, but we are energy, and energy can not be created nor destroyed we just are , one with all, now and forever, for all eternity!

Answer 3

Yes - it is something personal. I wouldn' say there is a state of mind you can reach where you can accomplish anything - that simply can't be true in the real world, can it? (For instance no amount of philosophy is going to make me fully understand the mathematics of quantum mechanics).

It is, however, a state of mind where you are contented and happy. There is nothing mystical about this, and it is something you have to work hard to get to and to maintain. It means being satisfied with your lot, not continually over-stretching yourself financially or otherwise, and living and loving properly.

Answer 4

Unfortunately I don't agree with the manifestation theory.I don't think we are capable of manifesting all of our destiny.I personally feel that Karma and free will over-ride the manifest your destiny theory.I think you are born with a path all ready set before you.You use your free will to decide how you handle the pitfalls and opportunities set before you.A good example would be winning the lottery.Everyone wants to win the lottery,but to me it could be something that could ruin your life.Especially if you lead a peaceful,non material ,happy ,simple life!I do believe you have the power to make your life happy,by making the right choices that your free will allows.Intention is very important.I always think about my intention when deciding a choice in my life.Am I only thinking of myself or am I thinking of everyone around me and how my life choices will affect them.I don't think we will ever be able to understand the true meaning of life.It may be a cruel experiment of some kind.It is all speculation!

Answer 5

If we're talking about some mental state of mind, then it is not philosophy - it is just some feel good chemicals in the brain. We humans have this tremendous ability to deceive ourselves in order to feel good.

This is the truth, the philosophy of purpose and meaning:
“Unless you assume a God, the question of life’s purpose is meaningless.” –Bertrand Russell (noted philosopher, author, mathematician and atheist)

Seek your Creator, for He can be the only real source of meaning. The only alternative is to spend life in a degrading search for some elusive feeling that has no reality.

Answer 6

I dont question the meaning of life, I question what Im doing with it. ...When one is focused in mind, body and soul, there is harmony, and with that, one can accomplish amazing things, and metaphorically speaking, anything. With that focus, you can you can find unique solutions and ideas. That when shared, can give a purpose in life, therefore meaning. That is phylosophically speaking from a personal stand point.

Answer 7

Yes we can accomplish anything .
Life is potential.
It is opportunity.
Life is a canvas we can paint what ever picture we want.
Life offers us a chance to dream and then pursue the dream.

Answer 8

Love. Beauty. Creativity.

Answer 9

life is for living happily and to let live others happily. because as we know whatever we do in the life at the end all we want is happiness not more than that

Answer 10

If you have time to think about the meaning of life... You aren't living it.

Answer 11

life is short.so in that short time try to love someone you like because love makes life beautiful