The Purpose of Life

[Skwim]

I just came across a blurb for a new book by Leo Severino titled, GOING DEEPER, which is said to address, in part, the purpose of life. Not able to read it, and I most likely never will, it got me thinking about RF folk here and what they thought, hence, my question, which can be answered as.

There is no purpose to life​

or

There is, and it's ________________________________________________ .

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[George-ananda]

There is, and it's ________________________________________________ .

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..a play/drama of Consciousness/God/Brahman (a creative emanation).

 

[URAVIP2ME]

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There is no purpose to life​

or

There is, and it's ________________________________________________ .
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and it's if we think about the account in Genesis that God's purposed that us humans exist on Earth forever.
Adam & Eve were offered ' everlasting life ' to live right here on planet Earth forever if they kept the Law.
So, we are purposed to live forever on Earth in perfect health and happiness being of sound heart, mind and physical body forever and ever. I find that is why mankind will see the return of the Genesis ' tree of life ' for the healing of earth's nations as mentioned at Revelation 22:2. That is also why at Revelation 22:20 we are all invited to pray the invitation for Jesus to come. To 'Come' and bring lasting Peace on Earth, and even get rid of enemy death on Earth forever for us as per 1 Corinthians 15:24-26; Isaiah 25:8.
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[shunyadragon]

Simply the purpose of life is life whether God exists or not. Humans like all life have an inherent natural purpose in the course of the history of life on earth. Different beliefs through the course of human history put the purpose of life in the context of their own journey, and this context is indeed relative to the culture and belief they were raised in or that which they choose to fulfill their 'sense of community' throughout the history of humanity. This fact makes the claims of any one religion, church or belief system as the exclusive bearer of 'the purpose of life' severely problematic.

 

[David T]

I just came across a blurb for a new book by Leo Severino titled, GOING DEEPER, which is said to address, in part, the purpose of life. Not able to read it, and I most likely never will, it got me thinking about RF folk here and what they thought, hence, my question, which can be answered as.

There is no purpose to life​

or

There is, and it's ________________________________________________ .

.​

In a sense he is right. We could all work on having the depth of a quark. I personally have a 2 quark depth!!! I have most people at least doubled up. Now sections of the population we start to get to planks constant levels which I am convinced is not valid from what I have seen. I am certain we can get that shallow.

Onto your question. To work really really hard to the point you go "oh that is a stupid question" . So maybe that's what the author meanT in the first place! Now some may not get that so you need to work on depth!!!!
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[sun rise]

I can't do any better than to quote Meher Baba: The sojourn of the soul is a thrilling divine romance in which the lover - who in the beginning is conscious of nothing but emptiness, frustration, superficiality and the gnawing chains of bondage - gradually attains an increasingly fuller and freer expression of love. And ultimately the lover disappears and merges in the divine Beloved to realize the unity of the lover and the Beloved in the supreme and eternal fact of God as Infinite Love.

 

[osgart]

To be who you truly are, and follow after your truest love. You can only be who you are! Might as well achieve something, or experience something that is gonna last a long, long time. And grasp every moment!

Of course if there is eternal life, than justice and knowledge are the highest pursuits.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

All life has purpose in some way and in some place, but what that purpose is depends on who and what you ask.

 

[Windwalker]

So, we are purposed to live forever on Earth in perfect health and happiness being of sound heart, mind and physical body forever and ever.​

So, the purpose of life is so you never die? That's enlightening. You might wish to try to be all those things before you die. You'd be a lot happier, and probably live a lot longer too. (time to give up McDonald's and sitting on the couch all day, if we wish for these things. No need to wait till we're dead).

 

[SalixIncendium]

I just came across a blurb for a new book by Leo Severino titled, GOING DEEPER, which is said to address, in part, the purpose of life. Not able to read it, and I most likely never will, it got me thinking about RF folk here and what they thought, hence, my question, which can be answered as.

There is no purpose to life​

or

There is, and it's ________________________________________________ .

.​

There is, and it's to realize and understand my purpose.

 

[Thief]

I just came across a blurb for a new book by Leo Severino titled, GOING DEEPER, which is said to address, in part, the purpose of life. Not able to read it, and I most likely never will, it got me thinking about RF folk here and what they thought, hence, my question, which can be answered as.

There is no purpose to life​

or

There is, and it's ________________________________________________ .

.​

....to learn all that you can before you die

the body does not do anything else
it produces a unique soul on each occasion

 

[Skwim]

and it's if we think about the account in Genesis that God's purposed that us humans exist on Earth forever.
Adam & Eve were offered ' everlasting life ' to live right here on planet Earth forever if they kept the Law.
So, we are purposed to live forever on Earth in perfect health and happiness being of sound heart, mind and physical body forever and ever. I find that is why mankind will see the return of the Genesis ' tree of life ' for the healing of earth's nations as mentioned at Revelation 22:2. That is also why at Revelation 22:20 we are all invited to pray the invitation for Jesus to come. To 'Come' and bring lasting Peace on Earth, and even get rid of enemy death on Earth forever for us as per 1 Corinthians 15:24-26; Isaiah 25:8.​

Are you speaking of each individual existing forever on earth or just mankind in general?

I can't do any better than to quote Meher Baba: The sojourn of the soul is a thrilling divine romance in which the lover - who in the beginning is conscious of nothing but emptiness, frustration, superficiality and the gnawing chains of bondage - gradually attains an increasingly fuller and freer expression of love. And ultimately the lover disappears and merges in the divine Beloved to realize the unity of the lover and the Beloved in the supreme and eternal fact of God as Infinite Love.

If I understand you, we are put on earth to grow to the point where we can eventually merge with the "divine Beloved," where we can finally come to realize this merger as a fact that god is infinite love. In short, we are put on earth to recognize that god is infinite love. If this is it, then I have to ask, "So what?" What's the big deal about coming to such a recognition? Where does the benefit lie?

To be who you truly are, and follow after your truest love. You can only be who you are! Might as well achieve something, or experience something that is gonna last a long, long time. And grasp every moment!

So our purpose is to be who we truly are, and follow after our truest love. To what end? Say I become what I truly am, however that works, and follow my true love until my feet bleed. Then what?

All life has purpose in some way and in some place, but what that purpose is depends on who and what you ask.

That's why YOU were asked. Depending on you, what is the purpose of life?

There is, and it's to realize and understand my purpose.

Why should anyone else care what your purpose is?

....to learn all that you can before you die

To what end? Why should I learn everything I can?

.

 

[SalixIncendium]

There is, and it's to realize and understand my purpose.

Why should anyone else care what your purpose is?.

Perhaps you would be best suited to answer that question, since you asked the question posed in the OP. I never suggested or implied anyone should.

I'm not sure if you're looking for me to speak intelligently about another's purpose in life, or for another to speak intelligently about mine. If you're looking for one generalized response, you'll likely be disappointed with speculation and conjecture.

If speculation and conjecture are the purpose of your query in the OP, I'll simply bow out and take my leave of the discussion now.

But if humankind isn't attempting to realize and understand its purpose, then what is the purpose of spirituality, religion, and science?

 

[Brickjectivity]

The purpose of life? That question cannot be answered without knowing about all of its various forms and its overall tendencies. I think its purpose could be to transform environments, because that is what it does. It takes boring light, captures it and does things with it.

 

[allfoak]

There is no purpose to lifeor
There is, and it's ________________________________________________ .

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The purpose is to live it.

 

[Father Heathen]

The individual has to give their own life purpose and meaning.

 

[Thief]

To what end? Why should I learn everything I can?

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actually .....you can't avoid doing so

some of us realize the situation and go for it
most of us just shuffle along with only the immediate to satisfy

but ALL of us end up before God and heaven (I believe it)

Seed (spirit) into the earth (body)

Heaven will have an interest what stands from the dust

and then (as it is written).....
to those who have more shall be given
each to his own ability

 

[Kangaroo Feathers]

There is, and it's to obtain swords and rubbish New Zealand.

 

[Twilight Hue]

I just came across a blurb for a new book by Leo Severino titled, GOING DEEPER, which is said to address, in part, the purpose of life. Not able to read it, and I most likely never will, it got me thinking about RF folk here and what they thought, hence, my question, which can be answered as.

There is no purpose to life​

or

There is, and it's ________________________________________________ .

.​

The purpose of life is to live.

 

[sun rise]

If I understand you, we are put on earth to grow to the point where we can eventually merge with the "divine Beloved," where we can finally come to realize this merger as a fact that god is infinite love. In short, we are put on earth to recognize that god is infinite love. If this is it, then I have to ask, "So what?" What's the big deal about coming to such a recognition? Where does the benefit lie?
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If you have a great deal of talent allowing you to become a world-class painter or musician, what is the benefit from undergoing the training to realize that inborn talent?

If your answer is, "So what? What's the big deal about talent?", then your answer is consistent with the point I raised. Because the missing point from your post is that "God" is not out there but inside us and that we are all God but don't know it".