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2007-12-27 15:35:16 · 17 answers · asked by rakhitano 1 in Arts & Humanities Philosophy

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to make a difference in someone else's life.

2007-12-27 15:37:29 · answer #1 · answered by Payton 2 · 0 3

The purpose of life is to experience - the good, the bad, the happy times, love & suffering. To find out more about ourselves and reflect on past actions. That is human life. All the needs and wants in our lives is to test the strength of our character.

2007-12-28 05:31:48 · answer #2 · answered by blueberry 2 · 0 0

Of course, your question requires God. Natural processes, e.g. evolution, by themselves do not provide any purpose. It would be like asking a river the purpose of water running downhill or asking a cloud the purpose of a raindrop. Purpose requires a plan and a plan for our life requires a Planner.

“Unless you assume a God, the question of life’s purpose is meaningless.” –Bertrand Russell (mathematician, philosopher and Nobel laureate)

If we admit that God exists, then we can see that He must have put our intense need for purpose into our human nature to point us to seek Him. And so seeking our Creator is our purpose.

If we reject God, then we have no real purpose, but we need to at least have the feeling of having purpose even if we don't have the reality. So we invent "reasons for living", attach great importance to our invention and delude ourselves into the idea that our invention is what we "are really here for". It is an exercise in self deception.

2007-12-28 07:37:33 · answer #3 · answered by Matthew T 7 · 0 0

Thanks for the most intelligent question one can ask in life. In a nutshell.-We are not this material body, IE; Race, color, nationality, Religion, mind, intellect, senses, job, etc. We are all eternal spirit souls, part and parcel of the Supreme Soul, also known as Krishna, Allah, Jehovah, Vishnu, etc. We never die, only this mortal body dies. This material world is not our real home, it is called Maya (illusion) and is temporary and full of misery, only one fourth of the souls come here, and the rest are enjoying blissful eternal loving relationships with our Maker named above. We fell here due to envying Gods position. He made the material world for those who want to try to live separately from Him (Which is impossible because He is actually everywhere). After many lifetimes of trying to be happy in this temporary world one becomes frustrated and board and begins to question their existence. We then seek out real happiness, and when one becomes sincere, God reveals how to come back Home. Those who are intelligent, take up the process of self realization (Bhakti Yoga) which begins with the chanting of the Maha Mantra (the great mantra for deliverance from all suffering and illusion), which gives one real peace, happiness and reality. Then at the end of life they can give up all material attachments and fully surrender to God and return to the eternal Kingdom, where there is no more birth, death, old age, or disease and be eternally happy. For info. Go to harekrishnatemple.com Read Bhagavad Gita- As it is by Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada asitis.com can be read on line.

2007-12-27 23:47:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

The purpose of life is to find a purpose in life and fulfill it.

2007-12-27 23:43:35 · answer #5 · answered by e_ntente 2 · 1 2

The purpose of life is survival.

2007-12-27 23:41:03 · answer #6 · answered by Lord DeeCepticon 6 · 0 2

to worship God

2007-12-31 09:18:29 · answer #7 · answered by jumbo 2 · 0 0

Halt the growing human race pandemic therefore saving millions of species being destroyed.

2007-12-28 00:23:44 · answer #8 · answered by sindac89 2 · 1 1

To live what u were supposed to do on your previous life but u couldnt do it so now u are here and in your next life you will do the stuff u always wanted to do in this one

2007-12-27 23:38:31 · answer #9 · answered by jossu_candelario 3 · 0 2

God made us. So I'm going to live for Him and Him alone. And my purpose of my life is yo honor and praise Him, as He is the one who made us.

2007-12-27 23:39:13 · answer #10 · answered by Kim Yeoh 3 · 1 2

nothing. Life is an accident

2007-12-28 00:39:53 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

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