I was asked by Excellence Reporter to answer the question: “What is the meaning of life?” I spent the entire evening and night reflecting on my life—how I have lived, what I have experienced, and what I have found meaningful along the way. To my great surprise, I […]
“As soon as you look at the world through an ideology you are finished. No reality fits an ideology. Life is beyond that. That is why people are always searching for a meaning to life… Meaning is only found when you go beyond meaning. Life only makes sense […]
What is the meaning of life? I silently laughed as I read the question. Where was Socrates when I needed him? But I don’t need Socrates to have an opinion, and, of course, Socrates, true to form, would expect me to answer the question myself. That’s the problem […]
Excellence Reporter: Rev. Peter, what is the meaning of life? Rev. Peter Panagore: Love is key. Love is the meaning of life. We keep the love we give away, and we keep the love given to us. Love is the treasure of Heaven. Give love freely. The flow […]
Excellence Reporter: Rev. Bill, what is the meaning of life? Rev. Bill McDonald: I have given much thought and time to contemplate that very question ever since I was a child facing death in the hospital at eight years of age. I had “died” in my hospital bed all […]
Excellence Reporter: Dr. Albert, what is the meaning of life? Stephen Albert: What an interesting phrase. My book, ‘7 Billion Truths’, speaks about how each person has their own life truths based on their many life experiences. Depending upon the family you were brought up in, the culture that […]
Excellence Reporter: Rev. Kowalski, what is the meaning of life? Gary Kowalski: Whether you believe it or not, your life began 13.7 billions years ago when, inexplicably, things started. From the beginning, your birth (and that of countless of others creatures) was written into the world-lines of a […]
Excellence Reporter: Cynthia, what is the meaning of life? Cynthia Brix: The meaning of life is to remember who we are, and to live from the depths of our true being—including who we are in relation to each other and in relation to God (or the Beloved, the […]
My favorite book of all time is Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl. For over a decade I read that book annually and always received new insights. Frankl asserted that even if we don’t see inherit meaning in life, we must either find meaning or create meaning for […]
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 […]
“What does the Lord your God demand of you?” This is the question that Moses asks the people of Israel as they near the end of their journey in the wilderness of Sinai, and as they stand at the threshold of the Promised Land. He is asking them […]
Excellence Reporter: Rev. Debra, what is the meaning of life? Rev. Debra Jarvis: The meaning of life is for everyone to find the meaning of their particular life. When reflecting on this question, the words that float through my brain are, “love,” “service,” “purpose,” “passion,” “connection to the Source,” […]
Excellence Reporter: Rev. Maria, what is the meaning of life? Rev. Maria Felipe: HAPPINESS! Happiness is our function. But it’s hard to keep our happy going while being attached to this world of separation, fear, lack and limitation. The good news is that you can see it another […]
Excellence Reporter: Father Thomas, what is the meaning of life? Fr. Thomas Keating: The meaning of life is sacrifice. This is really a biblical revelation. In the Christian perspective the three relationships within the Holy Trinity are continually giving away all that they are to each other within […]
Excellence Reporter: Pastor Mark, what is the meaning of life? Pastor Mark Johnston: For many years I asked myself that question, relentlessly and in myriad ways; certain there must be some logical answer that, once discovered, could become my focus and end my fretting. Gradually I’ve discovered that […]
Excellence Reporter: Pastor Ron, what is the meaning of life? Ron Vietti: I believe that God’s plan for mankind has always been to live their lives in divine connection with Him through accepting His Spirit’s invitation to live in their mortal bodies. The world has always needed God in […]
Excellence Reporter: Rev. Donna, what is the meaning of life? Rev. Donna Schaper: The meaning of life is golden, as in the golden rule, which is really a recommendation as opposed to a rule. It is the rule of one, that what happens to you also happens to […]
Excellence Reporter: Dr. Rossner, what is the meaning of life? Marilyn Rossner: The purpose of life is to realize the Self. We have come to Earth to fulfill a divine mission and purpose. This can really occur as we understand the Divine Self. We are here on the […]
Excellence Reporter: Father Nigel, what is the meaning of life? Rev. Nigel Mumford: I can’t help it, I’m a Brit. When I hear that question my default is Monty Python. The very sacrilegious musical spoof by the same name. The moment the Grim reaper appears and proclaims, “I […]
Excellence Reporter: Father Jim, what is the meaning of life? Jim Conlon: To understand the meaning of life, I believe it is important to develop a deeply sensitive interior life—a life that reaches simultaneously into the vast universe and into the recesses of the soul. Awakened in this way, […]
Excellence Reporter: Rev. Moldow, what is the meaning of life? Rev. Deborah Moldow: We are the ceaseless unfolding of the sacred nature of our living universe, ever expanding the creative expression of the divine energy of love. It is our human nature to seek and create meaning, a […]
Excellence Reporter: Fr. David, what is the meaning of life? David Spangler: To me, there is no one single meaning but rather each person generates unique meaning born of his or her relationship to the world. For some, it may be learning a particular lesson, for some it may […]
Excellence Reporter: Pastor John, what is the meaning of life? Rev. John R. Mabry: I believe the only thing that gives life meaning is community. As a Christian pastor, my faith provides me with a treasure-house of metaphors and images that speaks to me about this truth. The concept of […]
“We are evolutionary creatures whose meaning in life is largely dependent on how well we can collaborate with the evolutionary process, at every level – cosmic, planetary, and human – therefore striving to align our well-being and happiness with that of the entire creation.” *** ~Diarmuid O’Murchu, a […]
Excellence Reporter: Robert, what is the meaning of life? Robert Clancy: For me the meaning of life has always been centered around one simple thing—to learn the true significance of love. Love in all its infinite glory is such a simple word, but have you ever thought deeply […]
Excellence Reporter: Dr. Bryant-Davis, what is the meaning of life? Thema Bryant-Davis: The meaning of life is to use all that is within us to live fully with love, gratitude, and creativity. We are to honor God, ourselves, and humanity by showing up and thriving as we apply ourselves […]
Excellence Reporter: Imam Rahman, what is the meaning of life? Imam Jamal Rahman: For me, the meaning of life has three strands. First, life is about the work of becoming a better human being. We exert ourselves to evolve into the fullness of our being. This is difficult […]
What is the meaning of life? As the old Catholic Catechism used to say, the meaning of life is to know, love and serve God in this world, and to enjoy new life with God in the next. Sound banal? It’s not. The meaning of life can be […]
Excellence Reporter: Rev. John, what is the meaning of life? Rev. John Dear: I always thought that the meaning of life was to live in peace and love, and I mean, totally, in peace and love, all the time, toward everyone and everything, from now on. We go […]
Excellence Reporter: Father Francis, what is the meaning of life? Francis Tiso: I am in the midst of Holy week, which is in itself the “meaning of life”: death and resurrection. *** *** ~Rev. Francis V. Tiso, ordained Roman Catholic priest of the Diocese of Isernia-Venafro http://www.FrancisTiso.com Copyright © 2015 […]
What is the meaning of life? It looks as if there are two basic ways of human exploration into meaning and purpose — fact finding and story-telling, and we get into a mess when we confuse the two. How are they related? Is conflict between them endemic? It […]
In my experience, “What is the meaning of life?” is a question that probably cannot be answered adequately by any one person for the whole of humanity. Even given that limitation, it still does seem to me that the determination of what is “meaningful about living and being […]
Excellence Reporter: Dr. Artress, what is the meaning of life? Rev. Lauren Artress: “Life is a path you walk to find and realize your divine purpose on this plane.” *** ~Rev. Dr. Lauren Artress is a Canon of Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, Episcopal Priest, Founder of Veriditas.www.LaurenArtress.com Copyright 2015 […]
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