What is LIFE all about???

Originally posted by Shakyamunison
It sounds like you are replacing one delusion with another.

perhaps. but then, the type of thing im talking about. it does not matter if it is a delusion or not. that has as little bearing on it as the definitions for nirvana{being either a psychological state, or a mystical realm} have on nirvana itself.

hmmm, id rather call it an ILLUSION as opposed to a DELUSION. for the reason that even if{and you probably will} you know it is an illusion. you do not "delude" yourself into believing it isnt. its just, that differentiation seems to have no significance or bearing on the phenomenon, even if u know its fake.

Some people see Life as a means to an end (Heaven, Hell, Hindu Concept of Nirvana, etc.)

I see Life as an end to itself, I see Life as the destination, not a journey to another place.

Life is what we and others make of it, Life is our interaction with Nature and each other. Does every single thing that exists have a purpose or point ?

What's the point of fungus ? What is the point of body hair ? What is the point of color or taste ?

Maybe things don't need a point, maybe things just are and the rest is up to us.

Whatever you want it to be about, there's certainly not one answer, that would be horrible.

Life is about living. Living for the experiences, living by principles (or for others, not), and determining your own answer to this question. 🙂

Life is about an incalculable amount of microscopic particles coming together in such a way as to be able to absorb and put to use energy in order to expand and grow into a giant mass of cellular organisms which move of their own accord with the ultimate instinctual goal of reproducing to continue the existence of their own strain of Life.

i.e. Life is useless for those able to comprehend this question.

Originally posted by Tangible God
Life is about an incalculable amount of microscopic particles coming together in such a way as to be able to absorb and put to use energy in order to expand and grow into a giant mass of cellular organisms which move of their own accord with the ultimate instinctual goal of reproducing to continue the existence of their own strain of Life.

i.e. Life is useless for those able to comprehend this question.

you are looking only, at the rather limited characteristics of "physical" life. its just a perspective and in no way a complete one. it is lacking more than any other perspective because life is least expressive, physically. life is useless only for those, who can comprehend it through materialistic perspective alone. it has nothing to do with the question.

Life is SUPPOSED to be about being happy.

Originally posted by Alfheim
Life is SUPPOSED to be about being happy.

Utilitarian?

Originally posted by Alfheim
Life is SUPPOSED to be about being happy.

I suppose its a quest for eternal happines.

And it's our choice no matter what the circumstances.

Originally posted by chithappens
Utilitarian?

Well no, dont some people enjoy suffering?

Originally posted by vinz07
I want a deep understanding of LIFE... Whats all about...???

Originally posted by debbiejo
And it's our choice no matter what the circumstances.

Is that one of those things where you say it but do not mean it to be universal?

Originally posted by Alfheim
Well no, dont some people enjoy suffering?

Originally posted by debbiejo
Some people enjoy being miserable, though they won't admit it.

Well Carl Grisham in CSI said "sad is happy for deep people."

I would say that is cool to say but an idiot was say, " that was deep" and not understand what was really being said

Originally posted by chithappens
I would say that is cool to say but an idiot was say, " that was deep" and not understand what was really being said

Thats true, I was planning to put that quote as my sig.

Originally posted by vinz07
I want a deep understanding of LIFE... Whats all about...???

Originally posted by Alfheim
Life is SUPPOSED to be about being happy.