What is The Meaning of Life?
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- What is The Meaning of Life with Buddhism Explained.
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Throughout our lives, we often find ourselves pondering: What is the meaning of life? Why was I born? Is our existence merely the result of a fleeting attraction between two individuals, or are we part of some longer-term commitments made by others? Such questions can inspire us to seek answers and find meaning in life, or they can lead to depression when satisfactory answers elude us.
For thousands of years, astrology has also attempted to provide answers to these personal queries based on the date and time of one's birth. Various religions and philosophies have similarly strived to provide fulfilling answers to these profound questions.
Chapter 1: What is the Meaning of Life?
The concept of "meaning" is irrelevant to life itself. Life is neither meaningful nor meaningless. Yet, for centuries, human minds have been conditioned to believe that life holds some grand significance. All such meanings are arbitrary. Thus, in this century, for the first time in human history, the question, "What is the meaning of life?" has become one of the most pivotal questions. This is because all the old deceits have been exposed. Life is said to have meaning if there is a God. Life is meaningful if there is an afterlife. Life is meaningful because churches, synagogues, temples, and mosques continually hammer this idea into people's minds. A certain maturity has come to humanity, not to everyone, but to a very small minority.
I want you to remember five significant names. First is Soren Kierkegaard. He was the first to raise this question and was condemned globally because even asking it sparked doubt in people. No one had ever dared to ask - What is the meaning of life? Even atheists, who denied God, denied an afterlife, denied the existence of the soul - even they never questioned the meaning of life. They said, "To eat, drink, and be merry" - that is the meaning of life. To them, it was clear that these pleasures - "to eat, drink, and be merry" - encapsulated all of life. But Soren Kierkegaard delved deeper into this question. Unknowingly, he sparked a movement: existentialism. Following him were four other names: Martin Heidegger, Karl Jaspers, Gabriel Marcel, and last but not least, arguably the most important, Jean-Paul Sartre. These individuals continued to hammer into the intellect of the world: life is meaningless.
Now, anyone with any sort of intelligence will eventually confront this question, and he must find a way to face it. I do not agree with these five great philosophers, but I hold great respect for them. They were courageous because once you remove meaning from life, religion disappears, for so far, religion has been nothing but an effort to inject meaning into your life: to fill it so you do not feel empty; to surround you with God and angels so you do not feel alone... You do not go to churches, synagogues, and temples without reason.
Existence is merely a challenge for creativity.
Throughout millennia, humans haven't bowed to priests without reason. They gained something in return. Indeed, they were exploited, but even within that exploitation, they found a measure of comfort. They weren't alone; they were cared for. Life was not pointless-it held great, spiritual, mysterious, and profound meaning... so vast and deep that it was beyond your intellect to grasp. Yet, most people, ninety-nine percent, aren't troubled by the question. How could they be? They easily find comfort in a past that is not dead to them.
The meanings that religious figures have instilled in human life are arbitrary. These individuals expose the arbitrariness of the meanings given by religion-but that does not imply that life is meaningless. It simply means that the meanings infused into life so far have been found invalid: God is not the meaning of life. Life after death is not the meaning of life. Jesus is not the meaning of life. However, that doesn’t mean life lacks meaning.
Because you thought these were the meanings of life, when they suddenly collapse, you gravitate toward the extreme opposite idea of meaninglessness.
Remember this perspective. Be existential. I want to tell you that life is not about having meaning or not having meaning. The question is irrelevant. Life is an opportunity, a potential unfolding. It depends on what you make of it. It depends on what meaning, colors, songs, poetry, dances you bring to it. Life is a creative challenge.
The beauty is that it doesn't have a fixed meaning, or else there would be no challenge at all. It would just be a given: you are born, and the meaning of life is handed to you, and you carry it throughout your life; that is your life's meaning. No, existence is deeper than any meaning. Existence is merely a challenge for creativity.
The brilliant Budhha works and words will spread worldwide like the sun and the moon to eradicate the suffering of everyone, whoever heard his words and implement in everyday life will succeeded to find the meaning of existing life.
Thank you for your inspiring comment! It’s beautifully put that the teachings of the Buddha, like the sun and the moon, have the potential to illuminate and transform lives. Indeed, Buddha's profound insights into the nature of suffering, its causes, and the path to its cessation offer valuable guidance to those seeking to understand the meaning of life and find peace. Implementing these teachings in daily life can lead to significant personal growth and understanding. If you have any specific aspects of Buddha's teachings that have particularly resonated with you or helped you in your journey, please share. It's always enriching to hear how these teachings are applied and experienced in different lives.
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we have an energy field somewhere inside or near the brain. this is our soul and responsible for rebirth. this energy field can think like a human being and contains all thoughts from previous births. this is called wigngngana. this is also called bhawaya. life is a process which we cannot control and its a process. the only way to control is via the eight fold path. arya margaya. we are naturally geared into sin. once you break loose, at this point you gain control of your life. from here onwards you can train your mind into nirvana. well presented video sir.
Buddhas appear in the world because they wish to lead living beings to open the knowledge and vision of the Buddhas.
They appear in the world because they wish to lead living beings to enter into the Path of the knowledge and wisdom of the Buddha and see one's true self-nature.
Human greatest enjoyment in life is learning Buddhism.
A person who does not learn Buddhism is like a blind person walking in a dark room.
To be born as a human and to have the affinity to encounter Buddhism, means there is an opportunity for one to attain enlightenment in this lifetime.
The fundamental of Buddha's Teachings is to avoid all evil, to cultivate virtuousness, and to purify one's mind.
This is leaving sufferings and attain happiness, break through delusion and be awakened.
It is easier to become a Buddha than to seek rebirth into heaven.
🙏🙏🙏Amituofo
Well Buddha teaching teaches us to become a Non-Living Unconscious Pure Being. Being above, below, beyond, beneath, over, under, on, off, in and out of/by/from/to/through/for this BEING.
Now this, sir, is the very very best definition I've ever heard in my long life. And I have always been committed to the ideas outlined. The only difference being that over the years I've been getting more and more conscious about me doing so.
Let Go is not asking us to give up or detach ourselves from the world.
Let Go simply means do not retain anything in one's mind, regardless of good or evil, success or failure, gain or lost.
Another example, we do not remember what we give, who receives and what they are doing with our giving.
Our minds constantly dwell in the Triple Jewels: The Buddha, Dharma and Sangha.
Awakened, Right Views, Purity.
Renunciation is giving up the life if addiction to desires or life of pomp and vain glory.
To become a Teacher and spread the Buddha's Teachings.
Students said, it is very difficult to find a good Teacher.
Teacher said it is more difficult to find a good student.
Where to find good student today?
How many monks and nuns are true monastics today?
🙏🙏🙏Amituofo
Thank you. Sadhu, sadhu, sadhu!
Sadhu ❤️
thank you for this video
Budha will forever be the best psycho rerapist in all existence. He say given step by step instructions to eradicate suffering from one's mind. And only that, nothing alse. And its free.how incomprehensibly incratable is that.
Namo buddhaya
I like this video verymuch
The life is an opportunity for us to realise the reality of the world.
3 characteristics of this world explain by buddha :
Anything and anyone in the world is not as we wish (Anichcha)
If anything is not as we wish it brings suffering (Dukka)
If anything brings suffering ,it is worthless to associate (Anatta)
Genuine happiness means:
zero expectations.
Why ????
Because we expect always anything or anyone with above 3 characteristics .
May god bless everyone in this world with peace n good life. Thankful to also have such a wonderful teacher...
Namo buddhaya
Good job, thank you.
The Teacher that can help you unfold your wisdom is Amitabha Buddha.
The Teacher that can help you to see everything clearly and understand everything you clearly is Amitabha Buddha.
The Teacher that can help you resolve all issues in life is Amitabha Buddha.
The Teacher that can overcome all obstacles you encounter is Amitabha Buddha.
The Teacher that teaches you the method to avoid disasters is Amitabha Buddha.
The Teacher that give rise to 48 Great Vows, all for the sake of sentient beings is Amitabha Buddha.
A Teacher that guarantee us an infinite life is Amitabha Buddha.
In the Buddha lands of ten directions, there is only the Dharma of One Vehicle : there are no two or three, except those spoken by the Buddhas as expedients.
Infinite Life Sutra teaches one to become a Buddha in this lifetime.
Infinite Life Sutra has all the answers to all your questions, has all the solutions to all the issues you face in family, social life and society.
Where can we find another teacher like Amitabha Buddha ?
🙏🙏🙏Amituofo
We are an evolved species of ape. [homo sapiens] Obviously there is no ultimate meaning to life.
Being Awake is the Kinetic Aspect while being Asleep is the Potential Aspect
Well explained. Is it meditation that needs to be practiced or is it that we need to become mindful in each moment? The former leads to the latter. Thank you again.
These are OSHO'S words i think. I have read this in his online library.
Time Wasted Is Life Wasted.
Life is a experience. Life is what happens to you while you dream. Scientists decode a message that was stored in our DNA. It reads eternal God within the body. I stand with minister farrakhans teaching , we can learn from all the prophets and messengers. Buddha may not talked about the creator God. It's bc he didn't want you to loose focus of the message. Them 48 days of fasting took him into a spiritual relm.
Sadhu 🧡
Okay documentary but maybe something missing for me, maybe just me so please view and decide for yourself.
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Nam myo Ho Ren ge kyo
The first half of this video was very disappointing. Something straight out of Richard Dawkins and the New Atheists. It's poor Dharma to disparage other religious traditions. Not all Christians (or Hindus for that matter) mindlessly worship a sky god. The producer may wish to give a read to Thich Nhat Hahn's Living Buddha, Living Christ.
Actually Hindus worship monkeys, cows, rats in addition to the sky god and all the gods who they cursed.
Christians call themselves sheep and eunuchs for god.
So, yeah. Truth hurts.
Sometimes history is disparaging. Saying facts is not putting down, it’s educating.
What nonsense! Humans have mean searching for the meaning of life for millenia
The meaning of life is advertisement.
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Amazing Chanel thanks from Canada