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Does your life have a purpose?
Posted by DealingBlog • 7/22/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: life, meaning, philosophy
There's a difference between GOALS and a purpose. What is the PURPOSE of your life?
Is one purpose necessarily better than others?
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My life has purpose. Whether it has A purpose is theological and/or metaphysical, and therefore unprovable.-
Please explain between PURPOSE and "A" purpose?
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Well, one must first believe in purpose...The Random or The Purpose?...hmm.
if anyone is supposed to have a purpose, we are not to know what that purpose is. i also like Agit8r's answer.
"Is one purpose necessarily better than others?"
if one had a purpose it would not exceed another's purpose in importance. but that is if one believes in purpose. but to believe in purpose one must also have some form of faith in the metaphysical/theological.-
I dont think I buy that... some people's purpose is revenge or feeling of (nonreligious) redemption...
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I don't think one's life has to have a purpose. I don't think we have to have a reason to be here.
I think it is enough to simply exist. -
My answer is the same as SweetViolet's. Life is just life, death is just death. "What is the point of a bunch of violets?" -
I haven't got a clue, but I am sure going to make the most of it. -
I do not necessarily believe that my life has a predestined purpose. Now, I believe my purpose is to help others and spread peace as often as possible. This the main reason I am a teacher!-
Perhaps that is your purpose because if you're passionate about doing it, is it not possible that is your purpose or one of your purposes in life?
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To bring misery and pain to all those I meet. -
nope! except for like looking at things differently. i make that a purpose. -
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Life does have a literal purpose. It is procreation. The continuation of our species. To make babies. Any life form that does not have that as its primary purpose ceases to exist. A goal is personal thing, but our purpose is all about the birds and the bees. -
Yes I hve a purpose. To annoy people. I do it so well it is scary. I also have another purpose and that is to cook. -
To see, to listen, to do , to be.
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I think my purpose of life is to enjoy life as well as I can!
For goal: I like to set goal for each stage of my life and try to reach it before setting a new one...
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My purpose is to launch The Melindaville Foundation, which will fund treatment and college (or other job training) for the most hopeless of addicts--particularly those working in the sex industry.-
A worthy purpose Melinda!
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I appreciate anyone's positive direction in life. Thank you for your moving forward.
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I believe there is a reason for existence of the universe. My hope is that reason is good. My moment of existence/consciousness may be a another simple piece toward bringing together an intricate and infinite puzzle.
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I dont know if this qualifies as purpose, but what I want to do with my life is to be good to my family, see the world, learn as much as I can and hopefully become more humane in the process. I also want to have a bit of fun. -
Mine is defined on my blog or perhaps it is one of my purpose!
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Yes. To serve and live. But when my candle is done i assure that i'll be in good hands. -
I think my purpose is just to exist and do the best I can. I wrote more about my thoughts at my blog: morninggorgeous.blogspot.com/2009/09/just-live.html. (I hope the link is allowed.) -
I'm reaching 30 soon, and I'm asking myself this question these days!
I really don't know the answer, and it scares the hell out of me. -
Of course, my life has purpose. Learn as much as I can about this world,. -
My life's purpose is to live it to the fullest because this is one life I can't have again. And i think each one of us has a role to play in this life...some for short period of time and some for longer. -
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If you are still here than yes. Purpose = Mr Smith of the matrix, favourite word.-
Agree
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I'm a walking, talking, sack of H2O and Carbon.-
No, your a walking talkin cool aid man.
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My purpose in life is to get in your way.
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I have twice been declared dead but have come back to life. I no longer fear death and no longer question what my life purpose is. I know that I am meant to live, love and learn and that's why I'm here. And this I know in my heart of hearts -- I am meant to teach as well as to learn.
Death is a transition; it's a new beginning. After my life in this body is over, I will return again to this earthly plane, most likely with no knowledge of any past lives, and I will be faced with more lessons to learn and more to teach. Until I have learned all my lessons perfectly and taught them all perfectly, and I have become nothing but love, I will return again and again.
Each life journey is a journey from self to SELF, where God* gradually shakes off ignorance and reclaims Divinity, or basically is conscious of his/her/its Divine Reality – LOVE.
Not everyone has loved me in my past lives. Not everyone will love me in this life or in my future lives either. I have I not loved nor will I love everyone either but that’s okay, because at our core we are all much more the same than we are different.
* God = Neither male nor female, neither good nor bad, neither light nor darkness but containing all there is and situate everywhere: the universal stream of consciousness flowing through all is God – LOVE. Hence, God is found in everyone and in everything; God just keeps on experiencing LOVE.
For more clarity about Jnana Yoga or Advaitism copy and paste the following two titles into the searchbox on my blog thistimethisspace
What’s at your core?
Life Eternal: The Great Cosmic Joke-
One word: WOW!
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@ TT
>>Until I have learned all my lessons perfectly and taught them all perfectly, and I have become nothing but love, I will return again and again.
I read a book called 'Life after death' and that book was about how your actions in present life determine your next life form. The lesson of the book was to try and learn and be perfect so you get salvation from life. I agree that every life for is on the Earth of a reason and has a purpose. That purpose could be anything from suffering, learning, teaching, sharing...-
I am not striving to be perfect. Doing so would be clinging to an attachment to perfection and would be counter-productive. I'm living mindfully in the "now" moment, knowing the lessons before me in this and every life are all directed towards conquering egocentricity, and experiencing freedom from attachments and aversions.
If you do not know what I mean by attachments, aversions and mindfulness, then copy this title Breaking through click my username. Click though to thistimethisspace, and paste the title into the searchbox on my blog to locate the post.
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I believe the need for a purpose comes when there's a lot of suffering, someone enjoying life doesn't ask why he lives. Just like we don't need a destination for dancing or a purpose for laughing. Personally I'm suffering a lot in my life, I need a purpose but I can't find any, I guess I'm only alive because I'm too scared of dying (not any less scared of living)
Have I said too much? sorry for complaining, the question just evoked these feelings in me.-
Am-I'm sorry to hear that you're unhappy. I hope you find what you're looking for.
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Thanx
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Your purpose is DEFINATELY needed!
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I wake up every morning and I'm glad I'm here. That's all the purpose I need.
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I wake up every morning and I'm glad I'm here,but I can't wait to be in heaven
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If you believe your life has a purpose then it will, eventually. If you believe it doesn't have a purpose, you won't be looking for it anyway, hence you may never find it, and if you do you may never realize it.
Why would anyone dare to declare that their life has no purpose and hence proclaim himself worthless? -
my life has had many purposes, raising my children to be the kind of people I'd want as next-door neighbors was and is the most important. -
Every bodies life has a purpose some have figured out what there purpose is and some have not.
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