Hi Steemers!
The question about the ‚meaning of life‘ and the answer to it is definitely not uniform or standardized for all human beings. There is no answer that is suitable for all of us. It is individual and therefore each of us has his/her own ‚meaning of life‘.
First of all we do have one thing in common. The purpose of life itself, which is to live in the first place. To exist. Without this 'fact' we couldn’t do anything on this planet. That’s actually a big part of the meaning of life, the fact that ‚we are here‘.
If we move on and ask ‚Why am I here?‘ we can’t find a common answer, that’s the individual part.
'My' meaning of life does not necessarily have to be your meaning or of someone else. It definitely isn't. We are on our own way, each one of us. And we’re all on different stages of our path. To say we all have the same meaning (and the same purpose) in this life, right now, would be a foolhardy answer. It isn’t like that.
We all have our own path, our own book, our own chapter, our own purpose. Our individual meaning of life:
Our own dharma.
Dharma. A ‚meaning of life‘ which is always different for each single reincarnation. It’s an individual task which changes for and with every life you live. According to your own development and your own progress.
So the basic ‚meaning‘ of your life / first step would be to discover your own dharma, the current purpose, to accept it and to live according to it, actually to fulfill it.
And you will agree that this purpose can be completely different. For some of us it could be an external purpose, for example to achieve something in the outer world, in public with lots of attention. For some of us it can be completely internal, without being recognized by the world, to continuously work on yourself, to learn more about yourself. The full range is available.
A practical example: Maybe one part of my dharma is to talk about spiritual things: I feel home when I talk to others about it, not solely on this platform, in general. I have done it many times but that’s the first time in english and a huge obstacle to overcome just because it’s not my first language. Duty (the conversation) and progress (the language).
You don’t have to be famous to make ‚good‘ experiences in life – to be able to follow your dharma – we can’t be famous all together.
Each path (of each human being) is unique and it is well-advised to follow your own path and not judge, gossip about or blaspheme the path of someone else.
How to find your dharma?
A possible way is or could be:
Rest for a moment, reflect yourself, listen to your inner self and think for example about the following:
- What do I love to do?
- Where are my strengths?
- Where am I good at?
- What are my talents? (each one of us has a talent)
It does not have to be your profession, that would be ideal, but some of us live under constraints and maybe do something they do not really like. Maybe just because your parents wanted you to do it, or society, there are different options.
It is not easy to ‚know yourself‘ because we are under the influence of the world of sense, we have our own wishes and we all have paragons we admire. The possibilities to get distracted or even misleaded are numerous.
I’ve met a lot of people, young ones and old ones, who suddenly quit their job and start something completely different. At some point they realize that there’s something they want to do, something different, that there’s ‚something more in life’ than what they have done until then. Something that obviously fulfills them (more than before) and makes them happy.
I think that’s an indication for dharma.
The limits of ones duties are set through the individual and specific circumstances at birth. And under the direction of your karma you have your own sphere of activity and the ‚proper ground to build something’, a place to learn.
Everyone has the very best conditions to start from - to fulfill your dharma. Each one of us has to fulfill his/her own dharma or should. And better follow your dharma or try to fulfill it – even if its not completed – instead of trying to fulfill the dharma of someone else. e.g. you shouldn’t force wealth and money, you shoudln’t force or try to force to be famous if it’s not your dharma.
Both terms karma and dharma complement each other and are mutually dependent as well. They are closely linked. They relate to each other like fruit and seed, karma is the seed, dharma the fruit. Your current dharma is the result of your past karma. Dharma is the creating principle which creates the karma of the future. (we heard about karma in a previous post)
The karma determines your fate according to your actions in your previous stages of existence. But the dharma is the law, according to which you should live, based on your acquired qualities and abilities. Each ones dharma is determined by each ones karma. You’ll have great success if you stay and live within your abilities and adhere to your duties imposed by your situation in life.
( Note: Even the stars have an effect at birth and play an important role. Zodiac signs have their impact on life, on your character, on everything but that's a topic on its own.)
It is not advised to cling to actions and duties regardless your situation of life, just because they are attractive or seem to be precious. That’s maybe someones elses task. The situation you were born into provides you everything you need and is the most effective educational tool for you. We are just here to learn.
Wish you all the best to find your dharma.
Thank you for your attention.
"You’ll have great success if you stay and live within your abilities and adhere to your duties imposed by your situation in life." Great quote to live by!
Thank you @treeshaface! We're still able and invited to 'reach for the stars' within our own dharma, that's so wonderful about it.
As per usual, this is a great article and it is once again shedding light on this human life, thank you for sharing such light, namaste :)
And as per usual I have to say 'thank you' @eric-boucher! Light is all there is:)
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Sascha, we all know the answer to the meaning of life is 42 !! :-D ..
Yeah sorry, my bad @themagus ! :))
If we each have our own meaning... how did we get here? Where did we come from?
Hi @jrcornel! Well, both of your questions have several possible and different answers, depending on what you mean. How did we get here?: We incarnated, the human body was filled with life (soul/spirit) during birth. Where did we come from?: Between death and your next life the eternal part of you 'lives' in the spirit world. When the time is right and you're ready for a next incarnation you do so. Your questions could also have a deeper meaning, a more abstract meaning in the form of 'How human was created and who created it? You can see there are different ways to interpret your question. Maybe the answers already helped. Thank you.
Our Life it as Russian roulette, you do not know that will be ahead, but hope)
HI @laskoff. I think Russian Roulette is more or less to be helplessly exposed and is very negative. Your life is in your hands though. You decide. That's positive.
absolutely with you agree, all in our hands, in life main to do everything confidently and with sense"!
Wow! A nice article and so true, thank you for sharing this. This is the reality of our life. Keep it up.
Thank you @zionuziriel! Will try to :)
Your welcome :)
wonderful
Thank you @robi-rusmana :!
thanks for sharing this material, I like what you posted. Thank you so much
Thank you as well @jlufer!
If life even has a meaning.. it could be as simple as we live and die..
True, could be. Birth has its meaning, live has its meaning and death as well. Everything has a meaning. It's just about how you live. All the best to you @kingarbinv !
Thank you for another great post. My Dharma is to be a story teller. I share my ideas on liberty and spirituality through fiction, as many of the great teachers through the ages have. I'd be honored to have you read some of it.
Hi @markrmorrisjr ! Thank you very much! Will check it out!
It's a great post @sascha. Spiritual education. This is a topic which is interesting in our time. Your article inspired me, I'll be very glad if you can appreciate my post and leave a decent review. Thank you =)
There is much answers in Bhagavad Gita , philosophical approach to life . And every individual has different answers . Even ants and bees knows their meaning of life , so we also need to know , we are just presented with more choices .
i love this
Nama- slay ;)
I so appreciate reading posts like this, as they help me recognize that I am "okay" in the present moment. There is nothing more that I need to be or be doing. To be comfortable with and appreciative of what currently exists- that is something that I strive for.
Ive heard of karma and am a strong believer in it. I never heard of dharma, I don't know how I missed it, thank-you for the lesson. My situation is kinda screwed up. I was a drug addict. I don't subscribe to the once an addict always an addict bs. I believe more in the power of the mind. I myself just kind of grew out of it but there is much damage left in the wake of my abuse. I didn't hurt or steal from anyone to support my habit but I did get in a lot of trouble from possession charges and being in the wrong place at the wrong time. So my criminal record looks horrible on paper and even tho currently clean I'm still stuck with this stigma that effects my life greatly in ways that really suck. Again I never hurt anyone but my self and I'm wondering if you build bad karma even if the person your hurting is yourself. Or if my life is in ruins only because of the insane drug laws. I mean my first felony was for a pound of marijuana in 1998 in FL. I was just turning 18 and I was getting into growing. This kick started a life as a known felon. Now if they, the police\government, had just left me alone with my pot my life might be very different now. I might've been in Colorado or something owning fields by now helping a lot of people. But nope I look like a career criminal on paper and I don't know if I'll ever be able to get away from that. Sorry this turned into a rant. Good writing much enjoyed. Peace
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