“The true work of artis but a shadow of the divine perfection.” “With few words I shall make thee understand my soul.” “To touch is to give life…” “Your gifts lie in the place where your values, passions and strengths meet. Discovering that place is the first step […]
“Normality is a paved road: it’s comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow on it.” “Seek only light and freedom and do not immerse yourself too deeply in the worldly mire.” “Be clearly aware of the stars and infinity on high. Then life seems almost enchanted after all… […]
Excellence Reporter: Igor, what is the meaning of life? Igor Kufayev: Speaking ultimately, Life, as an expression of Being, is beyond any meaning we can ascribe to it. That does not mean that Life is meaningless, but rather that it has as many meanings as there are levels of […]
“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.” “The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls. Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must […]
Excellence Reporter: Karsten, what is the meaning of life? Karsten Ramser: The meaning of life is connected to our state of consciousness, therefore it is an individual expression. There does not exist an objective meaning of life. It is senseless, useless and a waste of time to discuss […]
Excellence Reporter: Jan, what is the meaning of life? Jan Esmann: Asked that question I at once thought you could write a dissertation about it or nothing at all. Both replies would be equally meaningless, but allow me to summarize my experience contemplating that very question for 59 […]
Excellence Reporter: Dima, what is the meaning of life? Dima Nashawi: Life is a journey of appreciation of oneself and their connection with nature and the world. In this journey, the meaning of life to me is being explored and hence translated into artistic visuals. A platform for […]
Excellence Reporter: Aberjhani, what is the meaning of life? Aberjhani: Years of meditating on that huge question have led me to believe we ourselves are the meaning of life in the sense that we are born with an innate ability to endow it, Life, with meaning. This […]
Excellence Reporter: Betsy, what is the meaning of life? Betsy Damon: If life is a miracle, then the meaning of life is to be in the miracle: Alive, awake and aware. If you see someone who needs a helping hand, help them. If you have an extra piece […]
Excellence Reporter: Marybeth, what is the meaning of life? Marybeth Holleman: I am five years old, and I am sitting in the solid branches of my dogwood tree, the one that blooms pink flowers every spring. Up here, the breeze tickling my bare arms, the sunlight warming the […]
Excellence Reporter: Kim, what is the meaning of life? Kim Hermanson: Years ago I sat on a stool in the Art barn at Esalen Institute painting a paper mache mask. I’d originally signed up for some sort of contemplative workshop, but found it too cerebral and ended up […]
Excellence Reporter: Sarah, what is the meaning of life? Sarah Love McCoy: The meaning of life is what we say it is. That’s the funny part. We humans have the amazing power to give meaning to anything and everything. Our minds dictate our reality from the inside out. […]
Excellence Reporter: Miti, what is the meaning of life? Miti Desai: Life is Breath…Life is an Opportunity…Life is a Journey – to love, to explore, to engage, to pierce deep into ones own Self. Though, LIFE is also Independent Of; and sometimes, life in itself holds no meaning […]
Excellence Reporter: Pema, what is the meaning of life? Pema Namdol Thaye: I learnt the meaning of life from my precious spiritual teachers: my Amala (mother) and my uncle Lama Gonpo Tenzing Rinpoche. They devoted their entire lives to benefiting others. This is something they lived, and breathed, […]
Excellence Reporter: Master Oberon, what is the meaning of life? Oberon Zell: Cherish diversity! Find fascination in the strange and unusual. Live passionately. Explore everything, especially things forbidden, with boundless curiosity. Read voraciously. Grow a garden. Establish and maintain altars in your home. Celebrate the ever-turning Wheel of […]
Excellence Reporter: Robert, what is the meaning of life? Robert Beer: I have come to believe that death alone reveals the true moral and ethical stature of life, and while that life is being lived this issue always hangs in the balance. We are born with amnesia, and […]
Excellence Reporter: Melissa, what is the meaning of life? Melissa Harris: I’m not sure that there is an “absolute” to this question. Life just is and those of you fortunate enough to be reading this article have certain amounts of freedom enough to give your lives the meaning […]
Excellence Reporter: Mr. Tanahashi, what is the meaning of life? Kazuaki Tanahashi: “To me, the meaning of life is to be awake. Awakening is to realize the infinite value of each moment of your own life as well as of other beings, then to continue to act accordingly.” […]
Excellence Reporter: Danielle, what is the meaning of life? Danielle Dulsky: The meaning of life is creative expression. Our three-fold task is to seek out our own, unique, wild truth, burn through any obstacles to our expression of that truth as feverishly as possible, and, even when all else […]
Everything in the universe is structured by and functions through dynamic interrelatedness. Even the most minute part of our cells and organs, our blood, flesh, and bones are in constant vibratory interaction with vast fields of interrelatedness comprising everyone and everything around us on Earth and in the […]
Excellence Reporter: Dr. Ananda, what is the meaning of life? Ananda Shankar Jayant: Life is the greatest adventure we as human beings are blessed with! And like any adventure, brimming with learning. I truly believe that life is actually one big school, where one learns, and adds to one’s […]
For me the meaning of life is well LIFE itself. It is to LIVE. To experience the pure surge of life. To experience the beauty of creation with all its facets and opposites, all emotions, interactions, sensations, phases, relationships, diversities and contrasts. I live to be ALIVE. To […]
Excellence Reporter: Sharmila, what is the meaning of life? Sharmila Desai: In honest humility I find the meaning of life to be a mystery. I embrace the unknown for it nurtures us all to search and to strive in the world, embarking on a lifetime devoted to the pursuit […]
I recently asked my writing students to write their obituary. An obituary usually cites the external achievements of a life, with the implication that they amounted to the value of that individual and the source of that person’s meaning. When you write your own obituary, however, you are […]
Excellence Reporter: Ms. Broom, what is the meaning of life? Maria Broom: Compiling and sifting through all of the readings, teachings, intuitive thoughts, feelings and even off-planet transmissions… I make this attempt to express what resonates in my heart as the meaning of life. I believe that we […]
Excellence Reporter: Akiane, what is the meaning of life? Akiane: “What we all share is “awareness”. We are part of an intertwined web, the more we move there, the more we get to experience a wider range of understanding of this life. Hope and Love is the meaning […]
Excellence Reporter: Mary, what is the meaning of life? Mary Knysh: Although I do not claim to know the meaning of life, I can share what I feel brings meaning to life. It is really quite simple, we are here to share love and gratitude. We are born […]
Excellence Reporter: Mr. van Kooten, what is the meaning of life? Victor van Kooten: This is a dangerous question to ask! If you were siting on your nice carpet, it has now been pulled away from under you! This question is often used to stop anyone in their tracks and when […]
Excellence Reporter: Robert, what is the meaning of life? Robert M. Place: On the surface the question; “What is the meaning of life?” does not make sense. When we ask for the meaning of a word or a symbol, we are asking for the thing that the word […]
Excellence Reporter: Will, what is the meaning of life? Will Clipman: That’s a question with no answer! I believe that what makes a lifetime meaningful, moment by moment, is to continue to ask the question. The more certain one is that one knows the meaning of life, the further […]
Excellence Reporter: Tom, what is the meaning of life? Tom Lynch: My answer is simple: find out what you are passionate about and develop yourself to your full potential. You may or may not need to have a career in this endeavour but get good at something and… […]
Excellence Reporter: Marla, what is the meaning of life? Marla Baggetta: Having spent my entire life as an artist, I’ve had the good fortune to pursue a career in art; painting, teaching and traveling. By conventional accounts I’ve been quite successful. But, I was beset by depression and […]
Excellence Reporter: Elizabeth, what is the meaning of life? Elizabeth Weber: I think of it all as one giant puzzle. Each of us have our own piece to fit in. If we are true to the calling of our Souls and the gifts that we came here with, […]
Excellence Reporter: Kari, what is the meaning of life? Kari Hohne: I find meaning with nature as my teacher. The sun offers a curriculum of how to rise each day, activating a chain reaction of abundance by simply shining. Light the fire, smile, see how the world responds. […]
Excellence Reporter: Rebecca, what is the meaning of life? Rebecca Crowell: There are universal truths about love, compassion, and awareness, and spiritual paths that offer countless ways to perceive and experience holiness. There are aspects of our individual lives that give us day-to-day fulfillment, purpose and pleasure. All of […]
Excellence Reporter: Mara, what is the meaning of life? Mara Bishop: The meaning of life is what we bring to it. Meaning can be made from anything at anytime. The intersection between the external and internal worlds, the physical and the spiritual, is the fertile place where we […]
Since I can remember, there has been an internal voice that reminds me every step of the way….Ursula, you have an opportunity. So then Life is an opportunity. The meaning of life is as vast and varied as humans and minds exist. I believe we are the ones […]
Excellence Reporter: Kyle, what is the meanang of life? Kyle Hackett: “While we are motivated by very different goals and aspirations, the question, “What is the meaning of life?” seems humbly universal. My experiences prove this answer is rooted in the need for empathy– an individual volition driven […]
Meaning of life, without the presumption of opinion, simply put ; initially to awaken. How do we achieve that? Every human being has what is called ‘conscience’, many of those without true understanding assign different theories as to what it is, let’s not go there. Conscience is actually […]
Excellence Reporter: Jiří, what is the meaning of life? Jiří Kylián: “The older I get, the more it becomes clear to me, that our life has no meaning whatsoever, and if it has any significance at all, it is only because of that tiny “meaning” which we so strenuously […]
Excellence Reporter: Helena, what is the meaning of life? Helena Guarddon: I do not know much at all. What is life? Do I know? Most of us question this throughout our entire lives! I know nothing… Why are we here? Or why does it all seem as if it was […]
Excellence Reporter: Cindy, what is the meaning of life? Cindy Lora-Renard: The meaning of life has to do with how you define “life.” Real life is with God, in the eternal awareness of perfect Oneness with Source, where there is no separation, judgment or differences, and therefore this […]
We are simpletons in the greater scheme of things lucky to be here enjoying a sliver of reality. Excellence Reporter: What is the meaning of life, Daniel? Daniel Merriam: The meaning of life for me seemed to begin at my conception, born to an awareness of a spirit […]
Excellence Reporter: Anila, what is the meaning of life? Anila Rubiku: Take risks. Take risks all your life because you’ve only one life to live. For those who believe in two or more lives, the answer to this question is pretty simple: live as you’re told to get the […]
Excellence Reporter: Dmitry, what is the meaning of life? Dmitry Kustanovich: “To prepare myself for a meeting with God” *** ~Dmitry Kustanovich, artist and painter.www.dkust.com Copyright © 2015 Excellence Reporter
Here is a Meaning of Life which depicts a place of “not knowing” and exploration, an evolutionary pathway towards realization, transformation and transcendence, images that communicate to a place deeper than words. Excellence Reporter: What is the meaning of life? Lisa Pressman: I have no idea ! But, I believe […]
The best source for discovering our true purpose is the whisperings of our hearts. As I write, I wonder whether the purpose of my existence is to follow the mystery that awakens my heart, my senses and my soul to the discovery of who I truly am, who […]
Excellence Reporter: Leonard, what is the meaning of life? Leonard Koren: “What you ask would take me a lifetime to answer.” *** ~Leonard Koren is an American artist, aesthetics expert and writer.www.LeonardKoren.com Copyright 2015 © Excellence ReporterPhoto: Leonard Koren for Dazed&Confused
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