"What is the meaning of life?" This is a big problem. People get old and die quickly from birth; In the process of illness and death, I was busy working, eating and dressing ... what was this for? What's the point? Mysterious problems, in children, in muddleheaded, obedient to social habits, people will not think of this problem, of course. But those who feel agile, or those who are in a bad environment, their careers are frustrated, their bodies are attacked by diseases, and they lose one point or even all hope. At this time, this question-what is this life for, what are you busy with, will come to mind. Although I can't solve the problem that comes to my mind by accident or haunts me, I still have to stay busy-busy working, busy eating, busy dressing ... alas! What is the meaning of life?
"Everything is empty"-in some people's minds, this is the answer. In these people's minds, life is busy with work, eating and getting dressed ... This is really meaningless. In the past, there was a well-known "Song of Awakening the World", which began: "The sky is empty, the earth is empty, and life is in it." How to say: "The husband is also empty, and the wife is also empty. It will be different then. " "Mother is empty, the child is empty. We don't meet on the road. " Finally, he said, "Life is like a flower-picking bee. You will be exhausted after you have collected all the flowers into honey! " "How disappointed and empty!" Everything is empty "-life is meaningless, which is completely different from the Buddhist explanation of" everything is empty ". According to the representative's point of view, everything is disappointed and disillusioned, and life is meaningless. Buddhism denies absolute meaning and affirms relative meaning from real life; Go deep, reveal the absolute meaning of life, and give people a final destination.
Although in the journey of life, it is attacked by emptiness, disappointment and disillusionment, but life can not be meaningless. Even if it is imperfect and incorrect, there will always be some meaning to comfort yourself and live forever. For example, the ancients said that "virtue", "merit" and "speech" are "three immortals", that is, if they can do this, they will be worthy of this life and have eternal significance. Generally speaking, the meaning of life is nothing more than two categories: one is in the real world; Second, in the future kingdom of heaven. In the real world, we still attach importance to family-family reproduction, which is the continuation of precipitating the meaning of life in the family. Therefore, although people are dead, they have permanent significance. Confucianism is particularly important in China. People in the family stretch out, "connecting the past with the future"; Therefore, people should be able to "prosper before the light" and treat their ancestors with caution. What old grandmothers want is nothing more than a few grandchildren. They "love their grandchildren" before they die and bear their sacrifices after they die. In this way, you can endure the pain and live with peace of mind. According to this meaning, "there are three kinds of unfilial, and the last is the greatest." My career, good or bad, will also be reported to my children and grandchildren. Therefore, people say: "If there is a good house, there must be Qing Yu;" If you accumulate a poor family, there will be more families. "
Or attach importance to the country and deposit the meaning of life in the country. Ultra-nationalists believe that individuals are subordinate to the country and only living in the country makes sense. It seems that one's life is only to realize the major policies of the country. This is the same as the extended source of the family. In ancient times, some clans took the whole clan as a whole; Any one of them is damaged, which is regarded as damage to the whole family, and everyone takes revenge. Under this concept, fighting and sacrificing for the clan is promoted to the control of God. When the clan expands to form a country (or integrates most clans), the meaning of life lies in the prosperity and prosperity of the country. Confucianism attaches importance to close relatives, so it attaches importance to families or clans. This is differentiation.
Or focus on all mankind and exist in the progress of human society with the meaning of life. The progress of human beings makes life meaningful, which is the ideal of human beings. Therefore, life should strive for the progress of mankind and the interests of most people.
It is not human's wish to deposit the meaning of life in the family, the country and all mankind, but only because the combination of body and mind of an individual will soon rot and it will not be solved. However, can this establish the meaning of life? Focus on family, such as life without children, then life is meaningless! Concerned about the country, from a historical point of view, how many countries in their heyday are now safe? It has long since disappeared without a trace and become a past tense. All mankind? As we know, human beings live according to the existence of the earth. Although the future may be far away, it is inevitable. Once the earth is destroyed, how can the progress of human civilization and the meaning of life exist at that time? In this way, the general meaning of life is empty after all, and it can't escape the view represented by "Wake the World".
It is the general religion, especially the western religion, that gives birth to the kingdom of heaven from the future to illustrate the meaning of life. In the eyes of God, the world is just empty. Human beings are born on the earth, believe in God, love God and carry out God's will in order to enter the kingdom of heaven in the future. It is said that the end of the world has come, and people who don't believe in God will be in a desperate situation of eternal pain; People who believe in God will enter the kingdom of heaven and enjoy eternal happiness. Strictly speaking, all beliefs and good deeds in the world are just to prepare for entering the kingdom of heaven. However, the kingdom of heaven is in the future, but it is impossible for people now to enter the kingdom of heaven. So, this is just faith; Because in real life, the kingdom of heaven cannot be confirmed. Don't you think it is too slim to regard the impossible kingdom of heaven as the ultimate meaning of life?
2 The meaning of life
Buddhism denies its absolute significance to life, saying only that it is bitter and empty. However, life is not without relative meaning; If there is no relative meaning, it is impossible to embody absolute meaning through practice. Let's start with the relative meaning of life: according to the Buddha's revelation, life and the world are nothing more than "various behaviors"-all phenomena of birth, illness and death and the process of birth, illness and death; Nothing is unchangeable, which is called impermanence. "impermanence", then there will be no eternal happiness, and it will eventually die out and eventually end in emptiness, so it is "bitter". Bitter, then there is no really perfect freedom, so we say "no self" (I am self-righteous). Faced with such a life world, Brahmanism conceived a metaphysical entity, namely "Chang", "Le" and "I". The Buddha completely denied him and called it inversion. The Buddha faced the reality and talked about impermanence, suffering and selflessness. How to affirm the meaning of life from the viewpoint of impermanence, bitterness and selflessness?
According to the Buddha's revelation, the world of life is the "origin". The significance of origin is that all phenomena exist, so it becomes such a phenomenon, and such existence is not sacred, natural, fatalistic or accidental, but produced by fate. This phenomenon and existence are formed under the main, secondary and complicated conditions and reasons. Everything depends on karma; For karma, it is called fruit. Therefore, in the world of life, it is an infinitely complex causal relationship, which is stipulated by strict causal laws.
From the origin, man is the existence of the origin. Origin has a simultaneous relationship with him, a continuous relationship with himself (an indirect relationship with him). For example, at the same time, human beings, other people, natural soil, water, fire and wind (air) have interrelated and mutually causal development. An existence is an activity. At present, everyone has different influences on it, resulting in different causal relationships. For example, whether a country is in politics, economy, education or diplomacy, a measure or an action will affect other countries to a greater or lesser extent; Of course, it is oneself (country) that is most affected. The same is true for a community and a family, and all actions will affect other communities and families; And more importantly, it has affected itself (community, family). The same is true for individuals. No matter what they say or do, they will affect others, and now they will affect themselves and their future. It is the inner behavior that is not manifested outside, but it also affects physiology and affects one's own heart more deeply. Originated from the world and life, it is such a dynamic and passive, self-centered and self-centered relationship network. Described as "magic net" and "emperor net" in the classics, we can understand life-everything in the world from the infinite interrelationship and continuous relationship.
According to the view of causal origin, Buddhism confirms that the physical and mental activities of life, whether good or evil, not only affect the outside, but also directly affect themselves and form potential habits (karma theory). When the life-long combination of body and mind is declared to collapse and die, the potential habit (karma) is based on the desire to regenerate after self-love ("post-love"), a new combination of body and mind is started and a new life begins. For the past, this is determined by the karma of the past (but Buddhism still has the ability to live, so it does not belong to the theory of destiny). Buddhism is like this. From the perspective of causal continuity, impermanence has no self (the unchangeable individual spirit in general religion), which extends all life indefinitely. Just like a country, there is no constant national entity, and dynasties are constantly collapsing and announcing one by one. If we confirm the origin of life in this way, we will be sure that everything in life, whether good or bad, will be rewarded now or in the future. In a word, causality is an inevitable law. Body and mind can collapse and die in this life, but the good and evil of behavior will affect you and you will not fail. The continuation of the karma of all beings, whether good or evil, has positive or negative value and affects the future, whether it is joy or bitterness. So death is a process of life, not extinction; Everything pays off, and I have been creating new business all my life. Temporary suffering and depravity need not be disappointed; This is a short-lived phenomenon and the future is bright. However, the only way to get happiness from pain is to obey the law of causality and get happiness from doing evil and doing good. Besides, there is no luck or divine help.
Life is the income of good deeds; Today's good and evil behavior becomes the hub of future ups and downs. "Life is rare", the Buddha told us again and again. It is a pity that ordinary Buddhist disciples misunderstand Buddhism, so only life is a bitter sigh, but there is little joy of "life is rare"! According to the scripture, mankind has three special victories, which are not only better than beasts, ghosts and hell, but also better than God. What are the special victories of mankind? It is morality, knowledge and strong perseverance. In the human world, knowing pain can alleviate it. Although human morality, knowledge and perseverance are not perfect, it will inevitably cause side effects and even a crisis of self-destruction. However, there is no denying the fact that mankind has developed a noble culture with these. The progress of human culture is ultimately understood as incomplete and imperfect, but tends to be perfect and practical. Therefore, human beings can not only leave evil deeds and do good deeds, but also seek more happiness from themselves and have more upward trends. Buddhism believes that only self-conscious human beings can send out centrifugal and bodhicitta; Only human beings have the possibility of transcending the relative and entering the absolute (initial enlightenment). How rare life is! Only by confirming that "life is rare" can the meaning of life be fully displayed. So "life is rare", we should cherish this life, make good use of it, and don't live up to it!
From the absolute meaning of life, we can say that life can do good and progress, but it is imperfect and has no eternal meaning. Any intelligence or wealth has disappeared in time, and people are still in the cycle of rising or falling. However, if human beings can realize their own defects and incompleteness, they can also emerge complete and perfect ideals and requirements (called "finding Brahma" in Buddhism). This subjective desire can't be realized reasonably, and it is always led by believers to the eternal paradise in fantasy. Buddhism believes that the truth of life is the source. Only by knowing the source, grasping the source and deepening the essence of the source can we transcend the relative and enter the absolute situation. Origin is a phenomenon of impermanence and selflessness; Life is an impermanent (non-eternal) and selfless (uncomfortable) life. Everything starts from karma. From the causal point of view, what is the purpose of life and death? This kind of birth and death is endless. The reason is that all beings-human beings are based on self-love, and all activities are based on self-love. This behavior leads to karma, forming a causal system of self, and the birth and death of individuals continue. On the other hand, we can't afford it without fate. If we eliminate self-love, we can get rid of life and death, and achieve the situation of "birth and death, silence".
Why is there self-love? Self-love (the root of human nature and selfish essence) is confused by the phenomenon because of the confusion of cognition (called "ignorance"), but it fails to realize the original essence-true colors. With unparalleled convenience and ingenuity, the Buddha directly demonstrated the eternal silence of the origin from the life and death of the origin. For the phenomenon of general understanding, this is the absolute that time and space do not fall, each other does not fall, and life and death do not fall. This is the reason, but all beings-human beings are confused by self-respect and self-love, and reverse right and wrong. Therefore, under the convenient guidance of the Buddha, human virtue, wisdom and perseverance can break through the general realm of life through spiritual practice and progress to a high level. From the origin of reality, direct entry (realization of entry) absolute transcendence. To achieve this situation, life is still life, and the present moment of life is eternal, endless rather than free. Although there are many differences between Hinayana and Mahayana in Buddhism, the principle is the same.
Life is not only meaningful, but also can find meaning and realize absolute eternal meaning. That is, life goes straight to Buddhism and Taoism, how rare life is!
The meaning of living lies in love and care.
The meaning of living is that I am myself rather than others.
The meaning of living is to give and make others happy.
To live is to "constantly experience"! ! ! Whether you succeed or fail, enjoy it. When you leave, you won't have too many souvenirs, only too many regrets. ......
The meaning of living is to find the meaning of living.
Everyone has their own meaning to live. People should live for themselves. It means to work hard for your own goals. Success requires sweat. Success, failure, laughter and crying are fully experienced and enjoyed in every link. On the contrary, what can a person achieve if he has no ideal and does everything for others? People can't even experience and enjoy it by themselves, so the meaning of living is actually, I just want to say one thing: people should live for themselves and live wonderfully.
Life is objective and short. People live subjectively for themselves and objectively for others, which is the unity of self-interest and altruism. People should fulfill the responsibility of connecting the preceding with the following and grow and develop in new ways. In this process, it is best to have the value and significance worthy of being commemorated by future generations. Of course, we should learn to cherish the impossible second life, strive to realize life, and learn to enjoy life.
People live for nothing. The existence of a life is not determined by its subjective consciousness, but randomly produced in the process of life evolution. The evolution of life is driven by natural forces. Humans can't compete with this power now, and they can only reproduce from generation to generation through genetic control in the body, so more people will be confused by this "problem" in the future.
Life is short, where there is life, there is death. If we only think about the meaning of life, 70 years of life is long and wasted, but compared with the universe of10 billion years, it is extremely short.