06-12-2002, 04:01 PM
Quote:The meaning of life
yes.
There was nothing before you were born, and you'll know nothing after you die...your energy is what remains...maybe it will become part of your loved ones when you're gone....
I don't understand why we have to have a purpose...life is meaningless, you are here to keep the species going...so just have fun cause you never know how much time we have left...
but I'm trying to gain more spiritual knowledge, and it seems like the ancient philosophers were on to something...
The book I'm reading is right up your alley, Keyser. Read some books on the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, you might gain some insight. I've been reading A Garden of Pomegranates by Israel Regardi...it's a great introduction into the Quabalah (not in religious terms), whose primary symbol is the Tree of Life. The Tree of Life is made up of symbols which have been used since ancient times to study the nature of the universe, the essence of God(?) and the attributes of the human mind.
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