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Pastimes : What is the meaning of life? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Jon K. who wrote (7)	9/20/1999 11:25:00 AM
From: accountclosed	Respond to of 141

What did you "experience" in your life that was meaningful? the experience of searching for meaning in life can be very enriching. i would hate to be held to one post and try to encapsulate "the meaning of life". in fact it occurs to me to say that perhaps the title of the thread could better be "what is meaningful in life" which gives a plurality of answers rather than a single answer. being kind and helpful to others can be enriching and meaningful as jorj suggested. but so too, skipping a stone, looking at a sunset, accomplishing something, teaching, dreaming, and a thousand other things are elements of our eclectic journey through life that if we look we can find meaning. we can find meaning in our tears and our joys and in our spiritual lives. and by just letting life happen rather than working towards something and forcing a script. i'm rambling...but such is meaning in life ;)

To: Jon K. who wrote (7)	9/22/1999 1:14:00 AM
From: T L Comiskey	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 141

jon..........words fail.......as I said ......the great teachers have it down...they point the Way to experiential faith...as opposed to conceptual faith....sort of..".He who has eyes to See ..let him see."....contemplative traditions ( Buddhism..Vedanta...Sufism..Shamanism...Mystical Christian traditions,...ect ) are on the rise....why is this...?....the term Religion comes from the root...."linking back"...Spirituality...from.."Of the breath".....the organized religions preach concepts....when in fact ..they originally Taught" methods of access "to Divine Experiences...".the Kingdom is Within.....seek ye therefore the Kingdom....."..ect.....As for me...I do an early Buddhist practice.......It's simple...but not easy....lots of information out there....many traditions available...shop around........t