What is life about?

[Saidin]

Experience.

 

[obliguhl]

life is life....na naaaa na na na!

 

[Dante]

I believe that we are here because the universe is evolving towards self realization. Therefore each one of us has to work in his on way to understand what he is part of.

The old McKenna once said:
“You have to take seriously the notion that understanding the universe is your responsibility, because the only understanding of the universe that will be useful to you is your own understanding.”

 

[polytrip]

The meaning of life is life itself.

All (well, at least most) things have an external meaning: they´re given meaning by us, the living.
As far as i´m aware, life can only be viewed from the perspective of the living as well. So the only way we can attach meaning to it, is from a 'living' perspective.

 

[SnozzleBerry]

It's all about 42.

The problem is...you still haven't formulated the correct question...

 

[gibran2]

Life is a game of hide and seek.

 

[tele]

It's all about living and doing your thing:wink:

 

[AlbertKLloyd]

To exist and then to not exist

To pass on
What cannot be kept

And to keep
What cannot be passed along

 

[Agave]

Easy one. Our purpose is to learn how to Love.... unconditionally. Everyone here knows that:d .

 

[MelCat]

I feel kind of obligated to post another reply to this thread.

Soon after I posted my initial response to this thread, the OP got down sized to the nursery. The following conversation took place through PM and we both felt like it should be posted here to the thread.

I would have posted it sooner but I really didn't feel like it until now and I also wanted to allow the thread to evolve on it's own for awhile. It's a good question and I'm glad it got asked. I look forward to seeing how this thread continues to evolve. The main reason for posting is so the apologies (hopefully) reach the proper recipients.

Anyway, here is the conversation to those interested.

This is like several small conversations happening at once, so I just stitched the different convo's together and separated them with the ------

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You have gotten many great responses to this question and just because they aren't the answers you are looking for doesn't make them wrong by any means.

This is a place for mature exchange of information and you have been neither mature or exchanged any information.

If you refuse to contribute anything meaningful to this thread besides coy insults and downplaying of others answers, I recommend that this thread be locked and you get a small break from the Nexus.

I never said they were wrong and never felt that way.

You absolutely did say they were wrong. Several people answered and then you responded with:

:lol: will someone please tell me the meaning of life?

Read further and you will see that I only suggested that they did not know, not that they were wrong - only logically that they were unsure, I did not tell them when they were right on - ever heard of the art of Wu Wei? Alan Watts talks about it.

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My goal was to wait until the activity has left the thread and add why I put the thread up as a bump, but the thread never made it that far.

You should have clearly stated your goals, intentions and any exceptions that might need to be made to help facilitate those goals.

I didnt know what was going to happen, I'm only being punctual in the pontifical sense. In effect I was doing what you're saying I should have done at the beginning, along the journey - which is what life is about for some people

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Have I really been worse than those who struck me down? If so I apologize.

I accept your apology but that's irrelevant because I'm not one of the initial people who poured my heart out to answer your question only to have my answer shot down in flames by some cryptic person who won't let anyone in on their little game.

May my apology extend also to psychedelicbuddha, nen888, endlessness, soulfood, Vodsel if needed, Equal Observer, and The Traveler for wasting his time. I apologies if I rubbed you or anyone the wrong way, I'm not trying to figuratively molest anyone. I have love for you all, we're not so different.

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FYI I resonate strongly with all of the people who gave answers.

You never once said that to anyone. How are they or anyone else supposed to know?

They'll know, once again, wu wei. Beautiful. After this is all done I'll tell you all a story about wu wei

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If that isn't a good enough answer, then instead of being condescending about it, just don't say anything and allow the thread to evolve naturally. When someone does chime up with the answer you're looking for, then feel free to give them some props.

Yes, a good idea, but not the point. Is it okay to do things a bit differently in one post?

Once again, if you state your intentions and why condescending behavior should be overlooked, then yeah... There are exceptions to all rules.. Just saying in not so many words "You're wrong, could someone with the right answer please chime in?" does not qualify as acceptable behavior from anyone around here. The people who make up this community, love this community and will call out childish antics like that each and every time. If you don't like it, go somewhere else. Do me a favor and go back and re-read the entire post. Only this time, instead of being the topic starter, put yourself in the place of someone who took time out of their life to answer your question. And read your responses as a response from someone you don't know. Turn the thread around and look at it from a different perspective. If you still don't see where I'm coming from then you absolutely need to stay in the nursery for awhile.

Once again sorry I'm just picking it up as I go, I'll be even more careful next time.

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Who cares what the meaning of life is anyway? It's not like we're gonna get out alive...

that's an answer from someone who would strike someone else down over it? Who cares indeed.

It may be ill of me to hold back anything I know of the meaning of life so when I get my full membership back I'll post what I read in the Kurt Vonnegut book that explains my reasoning. I really am not trying to be an asshole, especially at anyone else expense - and totally agree with everyone as they will understand when I post the quote, but when I do that -it will change the answers people are going to give, thats what I didnt want - even if it changes one answer a little bit. I never knew everyone was going to freak out about it, is that really my fault? I can forgive myself and others, so is it really my fault people are loosing it?

The point is that even if I got the answer "I was looking for" it would not be "what I was looking for" because I wasn't looking for anything per say, unless people want to put words in my mouth. People thing there answer is going to be some magic key like king Arthur pulling out a sword from a stone. I'm not trying to let them down in that way by any means.

matter of fact, the best answer so far is this one "The point of my life is to find out who I am and be really damn good at it when I do."

I'm going to tell The Traveler the quote since he did not argue about this with me.

More power to ya buddy. I wish ya all the best. Do you mind if I post this letter and my response to the thread?

And now I will remark about the lesson to be learned - under the heading of spiritual economy. Speaking of the form of wealth that is not money AKA instant satisfaction, hence not giving the reasoning upfront, it is a form of wealth that is a bit closer to the soul. This is the water element realm of emotion whereas money and instant gain, earth, have a faster cycle of return. I have willingly entered a catch 22 in the form of "Theft of information" which is bad merit. Money is to the earth realm as merit is to the emotional realm of water. I let you guys chew me up and spit me out to prove this point, hope you appreciate it as much as I did.

And my final reply:

I'm sorry your thread got so out of hand and you got demoted.

I hope that you see where Endlessness and I were coming from. I now see where you were coming from but I still don't believe that excuses some of your responses.

I hope your demotion doesn't last too long. You've got some good contributions throughout the forum. I dig your music too.

Peace

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To Trav and the other mods, I apologize if I over stepped my bounds. I felt like since it was a private message, I should just say how I really felt; and I did.

To Enki Nemo, I love you man.

 

[nen888]

..i hate it when a thread title is slightly altered 2 pages after it started..a reminder the original title, to which the first 2 pages responded was: "What is the point of life?" ..a subtle but important difference..
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[Jin]

Will someone please tell me the meaning of life? Is it really such a big deal to ask? If so I'd like to hear it from someone higher up on the totem pole. Thanks

hey my ninja friend , thank you for asking this question
i absolutely know the answer , not only did i make the totem pole , all those on the totem pole know me well , dont worry relax:lol: and yes i am making absolute statements since you need them enki , its for the best of you :lol:

all the other nexians , much respect and love , all your answers are well versed and deep and i can understand them well , however enki here needs to laugh otherwise he might die of stress , this question itself has the power to kill enki , it seems obvious from his posts that it is a matter of life and death , if enki does not find the answer it will kill him ,:lol: ,
don't worry enki , i have the answer , i have had it all this time , the cure , the answer , the magic of the absolute power that you need , drink it enki drink the brew of truth from my hand as you lie there dying of thirst for the answer

the meaning of life is to laugh
life is binary , in opposites and a paradox
if you don't laugh the obvious other choice is sadness ,( or whatever but not laughter)
a life lived with each moment being a moment of laughter and happiness is the greatest life of all

yes to laugh , to laugh at the absurdity of all of it , even you asking this question , and your posts , i can only thank you for helping me to laugh :lol: , i have been too stressed recently but your posts helped me laugh and fulfill my purpose , thank you enki nemo , thank you :lol:
so laugh enki laugh , laugh all you can and you must as do i , otherwise you'll think about this question for the rest of your life,:lol: , obviously you must have other questions too , i know that but they will be answered in other life times:lol:

so dont worry be happy:d

much love and respest to everyone

 

[Walter D. Roy]

The meaning of life is to seek the greater good of "truth".

To work toward a benefit spiritually and materially, and obtain a comfortable balance.

We humans might not know much, but what we do know is that SURVIVAL is a key factor to survival.

 

[DoctorMantus]

Life is without meaning. You bring the meaning to it. The meaning of life is whatever you ascribe it to be. Being alive is the meaning.
Joseph Campbell

 

[DMT Psychonaut]

Life is a fiction; a fiction by which we have become absorbed by, so much so that we’ve forgotten about the pages and the words, or the pixilated screen right before our very eyes. We often become so interested in our own fictions that we’ve even forgotten that there are other stories. Some of us share similar stories and some very different from one and another. Yet every story is unique to some degree.

So please continue reading

but never forget the Possibilities

and always tell new stories

 

[staresatwalls]

i'll try and be as obtuse and thus objective as possible.

enlightenment and application.

 

[Purges]

Life is about making as much money as possible, and not caring who you step on to get it. Money and power is where it's @ 8)

 

[Smerrel]

to me it's about evolving. Just like a fractal gets deeper and more complex, life is growing and transforms endlessly. And life belongs to a consciousness.

the point? it's ineffable, at least in this state.

 

[Walter D. Roy]

Life is about making as much money as possible, and not caring who you step on to get it. Money and power is where it's @ 8)

I in no way mean any disrespect my friend. But I am curious as to exactly why you think on these lines?

 

[DMT Psychonaut]

Life is about making as much money as possible, and not caring who you step on to get it. Money and power is where it's @ 8)

I in no way mean any disrespect my friend. But I am curious as to exactly why you think on these lines?

Based on this earlier post.

This question always makes me :lol: Just stop for a second and think how utterly pointless it is to ponder this question. You should hopefully soon see that there is no 'one size fits all' answer to this question.

I'm guessing that's for the purpose of sarcasm or humor and not actually inline with how Purges feels or thinks about life.