The Purpose of Life

haha... I hope happiness always stays the same, even when it's hard to come by. But you're totally right saying I have not been been in the rat race... actually I never had a real job!

 

That is amazing. Thats one of the wisest things I've heard in a long time. I love it...

 

I love you guys...you are all so wise and brilliant and open minded. I loved reading this thread

 

Life is, what you make of it.
For the matter on existence.
There are 2 things in this universe, there is energy then theres matter, read this quote from bill hicks.
"Today a young man on acid realized that all matter is mearly energy condensed to a slow vibration, that we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively, that there is no such thing as death, life is only a dream, and we are the imaginations of ourselves."
You realize that the universe is pure and simple energy. The point im trying to make is that our spirit our soul is just energy when we die we will be consumed by the bigger energy which religions call god.

 

Couldn't agree more.

Energy = Light times Sound times Distance

 

Exactly, but behind that all it's absolutely void, blank. Which is why I think we should all be able to be more unique in our purpose. Right now, I am left void because it seems as though everyone around me is choosing the same purpose. Although that may not be the case mentally, it certainly seems the opposite is true physically. When I truly can't find a purpose living my mundane life.

I haven't tripped in a while, and this could be why my existential anxiety has grown in the couple months. However existential anxiety arose from LSD, immediately to be likened to some void feelings of childhood.

 

You are seventeen, canadian, and may hold the key to my depression. Although I've recognized this much so having good times with friends I was never able to materialize it mentally.

I used to say at the very beginning of my depression, that in the grand scheme of things there is no point, but there is always fun to be had and that's all that matters.

 

This just in...

I suppose in a world tormented by the "rat race" maybe freedom is a more than significant purpose of life.

 

To those of you who believe there are no absolutes:

The statement of your belief is an absolute. If there's no absolute truth then it can't be absolutely true that there is no absolute truth.

The statement of your belief is also total hypocrisy, because you're using an absolute truth to proclaim the non-existence of absolute truth.

 

We are consciousness. Pure awareness that is experiencing itself. There is nothing to you can perceive that is the "it".

You are it. You are that which comes before "I". The it-less "it"

 

The very fact that we are aware/concious is proof that we are not "it", but were born/conceived/created by some other "it".

 

and how do you know that you are not that it?

Become introspective, and look within.

 

I have looked within and what I see inside testifies to the fact that I came from somewhere besides myself.

Not only does what I see inside testify of that fact, so does all of my outward perspective.

 

I am certain about one thing; I know nothing, and am not supposed to know, at least at this stage.

 

I think you need to differentiate between your mind and yourself.

It's a slippery beast.

 

Your mind is part of yourself. I can differentiate between my mind and my whole self, but my "self" has to include my mind. My mind and self both testify to me not being "it".

 

No, it isn't. It's part of the vessel I'm occupying.

I can not be segmented, there are no "parts" to me, I am one. I am complete as I am.

If you think you are that which is composed of smaller pieces of you, you have not realized yourself.

 

Well now, that's interesting, your mind is "part" of the vessel you're occupying, but yet you have no parts.

If you think the "whole" isn't made up of "parts" you haven't taken an honest look at yourself and the existence you're part of IMO (not trying to be combative, just honest).

 

The "I" is not the vessel.

 

Life is all about the benjamins :cheers2: