But anyway, the question about the meaning of life is of course a fascinating one. I’m not sure though that I really got you point … ? Maybe I’m just slow

Care to spell it out some more?

Let me give this another angle. I’m not sure how much of the rest of this site you’ve explored, so this may or may not make sense =)

As we go through life, we’re often captured by a desire to know ‘what it’s all about’. We usually look for the answer to this question by looking for a solution within the context of our current ‘model’ of the world. We want some promise of something in the future, or some higher meaning to justify the energy we’re expending on life.

However, just like learning the meaning of ‘love’, or ‘happiness’, or ‘laughter’, we have to experience these things for ourselves if we want to comprehend them. In the midst of laughter, we fully understand what it means to laugh. But if we had never laughed, and instead asked someone to ‘give’ us the experience through words, we’d always be missing the point (unless the person was clever enough to form words into a sentence which got us to laugh — but even in this case, the ‘laughter’ wasn’t contained in the words — it was something that emerged from ourselves.)

When we’re searching for the meaning, we usually spend inordinate amounts of time trying to get someone to form the experience of laughter for us out of words. But Wikipedia and Steve Pavlina and even I can only give you words. When we accept any of those words for ‘the answer’, we rob ourselves of the chance to experience the answer for ourselves.

The answer is something that we can all experience right now. I’ve crafted this site to be a sort of ‘joke’, hoping that it triggers the laughter. But if I would have attempted to deliver a ‘meaning of life’ in words, I’d have been robbing you, at least in that moment, of having the chance to have the actual experience.

I hope this adds at least a little clarity for you!

Sweetwater,
Kenton

This is why we refer to The Mysteries — often the contemplation and the questioning and the seeking is more important than Answers.

I believe we are meant to Ask — especially the unanswerable.

I watched as startlingly clear images of sand dunes, plant life, birds and the ocean were all singing a song of nature that was saying something very special to me inside. I watched as the plant life gently brushed against the sand making small patterns and rivlets as they were moved softly by the breeze. I observed the sea birds as they flew together in an aerial display of synchronicity just mere feet from the ocean waves. Then I saw a tranquil ocean against a backdrop of the rising Sun moving gracefully into the sand as it ebbed and flowed alternately leaving behind visible pristine shells and sand dollars, crabs and other sea life. It was a symphony of beauty assaulting my senses with images that spoke of reason and clarity.

Yes, reason in that this beauty and it’s effect upon me must have meaning. It was crystal clear to me as I heard the thought of love with no words needing to be spoken. Here I was beholding an epiphany within myself by really allowing myself to see the serenity, peace, joy and love that exists in the natural world. This is all the reason and meaning for being here that I need.

Three words can come close - ‘there is love’; but it is a higher love, in my opinion, which we can only ‘experience’ and allow to resonate within us that gives us some satisfactory answer to the big questions we seek to resolve.

I continue to experience the journey of it all (mine and that of others as well). And as my simple way of ‘giving back’ to all ‘meaning of life’ explorers, I am offering you (and all who read this) a gift copy of my book, “No Experts Needed: The Meaning of Life According to You!” Check it out and then e-mail me your request: www.noexpertsneeded.com No strings attached!

take care,
Louise Lewis, Author
No Experts Needed: The Meaning of Life According to You!
www.noexpertsneeded.com

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next?

(on another side, Great post, Another great question:)).

Peace,

Wade

Very well said. As you noted, our search is often a chase after what we want to find, often ignoring what’s actually right in front of us. One of the words you used, ‘Trust’, is an important one, in that we are often seeking the answers from someone else, who we assume must be wiser than ourselves. How could we be so special as to have the answer right inside of us?

Sweetwater,
Kenton

The questions are indeed important. The amazing thing is that we can find an answer to all these questions, but it doesn’t dwell within the context of ideas. It’s right here, if we can only let awareness be aware, for even a moment.

Sweetwater,

Kenton

I always appreciate your insight and beautiful writing on this site. You share your experiences in such a way that it is easy for me to immerse myself in an experience which I fancy might be similar to the one you discovered. Thanks for adding love to the mix =)

Fondly,
Kenton

Ah, no experts needed. I’d like to see that message get out a little more. Too often, I’ve found that experts have a sheet of paper, but that the ‘person on the street’ is often truly the most expert. In my friends and acquaintances, I’ve found horse trainers that are as skilled as the famous names, counselors who are as compassionate and helpful as those with degrees, and singers with voices as beautiful as any you hear on radio or cd. We’re surrounded by so much talent and beauty and skill. And most surprisingly of all, if we can come to see ourselves with clear eyes, we discover that we possess so much more talent, love, and wisdom than we ever could have imagined.

Thanks much,

Kenton

Perhaps that sums it up better than anything else!

Fondly,
Kenton =)

I agree wholeheartedly =) Thanks for writing in — I was curious to know what you’d think of this one.

Fondly,

Kenton

I’m inclined to believe that the need to share this “experience” can be somewhat “exhilarating.” If Zen could not provide descriptors of the experience, who would turn to Zen?

Nevertheless, I do agree that once you gradually detach from the descriptions, you then “find” the experience as being beyond what was described. Yet, the starting point is “desire.” You must begin with ego (and the ego’s words), in the “desire” of ending the ego “desires” (and words).

In the end we find that “words” are unimportant, but in the beginning they are crucial to finding the end.

But, what do I know…

Great Post, Kenton! Good Words!

Thanks,
mike S

That’s just perfectly put for me, Mike! Just what Kenton has been doing all along.

=) Kenton

The best I can do is to use words to point toward something that words can’t capture. The post above was an attempt at that, as is the rest of this site. I should probably have a section of the site which highlights a few posts which deal very directly and simply with what this site is all about. One place to begin might be the post of that very title — What This Site is All About. You can find it in Life Basics, or simply follow the link.

Sweetwater,
Kenton