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Old Apr 08, 2011, 07:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Suratji View Post
He's not saying there is no meaning to life. I think he's saying that it's not so obvious and we each need to find that meaning for ourselves. The purpose of our lives exists but it's not obvious like the sky is blue or sugar is sweet. He works to help people find their own personal understanding of life.
I think there are a lot of different interpretations (dare I say meanings) to his quote - which I personally find to be very true on a lot of levels.

I think there are things that happen in life that have absolutely no intrinsic meaning at all. They just are. For instance, IMO there was no meaning in the recent tsunami that devastated Japan, it just was. It just happened. Unpredictable, unavoidable.

It is what it is.

It's kind of like a zen buddhist reading a map with a big red dot in the center saying "you are here". The buddhist says "well, I already knew that".
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Suratji