How do you get a sense of your mission in life?

[law12345]

Mine is too kick ass in business and playing pool
all the while staying cool, grounded and being nice to people around me but still being strong and standing up for what I believe in and not wavering to norms I don't believe in.

I want to proove that you can still be cool and be successful, and you don't have to rush through life nor compete with everyone or judge other people. I hate people who don't just let people be within reason.

 

[Raw Evil]

We are souls with a human body, not humans with a soul.

I am personally inclined to believe the opposite: that our souls emerge from the complexity of our bodies. If intelligent behaviour can be observed from networks of smaller entities - like an insect colony - what says our own minds are necessarily different I'm some qualitative manner? I do not believe this diminishes the significance of the conscious human experience; rather I see it as far more wondrous.

Mine is too kick ass in business and playing pool all the while staying cool, grounded and being nice to people around me but still being strong and standing up for what I believe in and not wavering to norms I don't believe in. don't believe in.

To "kick ass in business" typically means to extract more value from an effort than you put in. Ultimately this means you need to exploit other people to get ahead. Are you comfortable with that?

 

[law12345]

I am personally inclined to believe the opposite: that our souls emerge from the complexity of our bodies. If intelligent behaviour can be observed from networks of smaller entities - like an insect colony - what says our own minds are necessarily different I'm some qualitative manner? I do not believe this diminishes the significance of the conscious human experience; rather I see it as far more wondrous.


To "kick ass in business" typically means to extract more value from an effort than you put in. Ultimately this means you need to exploit other people to get ahead. Are you comfortable with that?

I just mean a saying to do well. I still want to be humble not a savage money-maker at all costs of the people and environment around me.

 

[Raw Evil]

I just mean a saying to do well. I still want to be humble not a savage money-maker at all costs of the people and environment around me.

Even so, by the logic of capitalism at any scale, to survive in business you need to siphon value from the service you provide.

 

[DiaLæT]

Well I've looked at my life in many different perspectives, and I've realized that life is completely pointless and nothing I do is actually going to matter. And then I realized how little I care. And then I realized I was a fucking fool for caring so much.

Now I truly do not give a fuck. I will do whatever sounds fun. I don't care about making money, making a family, buying a big house with a bunch of convenience and all that stupid STUPID shit.... my dad tries to make me care, and try to teach me how important all that shit is. But i don't give a rat's ass. I'd be perfectly fine with being homeless, more freedom to do whatever the fuck I want to do, I do not give a FUCK!!

My purpose in life is to spread a message, that pointlessness is the POINT!! I'm gonna basically conduct a series of incidents that serve no purpose. No purpose at all. Except to fuck with people. That's it. It's to fuck with people who care too much. It's going to offend people who feel like they need to be offended. I don't give a fuck, and that's gonna be a big problem for all those people who do give a fuck.

I'm pretty damn strong with my sense of DGAF. It's like my drug, it helps with my anxiety and social panic. Even more than valium itself, but valium sure does help support it.

The only reason why money is important to me, is so that I have enough money to handle the amount of times I'm gonna get sued LOL!!!!

 

[High Yogi]

Many people contend that since the mind is inherently pure, since we all have Buddha nature, it's not necessary to practice. But this is like taking something clean, like this tray, for example, and then I come and drop some dung on it. Will you say that this tray is originally clean, and so you don't have to do anything to clean it now? -Ajahn Chah

 

[Raw Evil]

Well I've looked at my life in many different perspectives, and I've realized that life is completely pointless and nothing I do is actually going to matter. And then I realized how little I care. And then I realized I was a fucking fool for caring so much.

Sounds like you're on the right track. One thing that you might want to keep in mind, however, is to not actively cause suffering to others. If the only visible point of life is to solve one's own problems - that is, to reduce one's own suffering - then it stands to reason that needlessly causing (big) problems for others is not simply uncaring but actively cruel.

If, however, making people deal with these problems will lead to them actually getting the point, then in my mind it is justified.

Set fire to the hive

 

[povo]

OP - I suggest you have a look at the following site, it involves NDE (Near death experences) and these people claim to be told 'its not there time yet, an they have a 'mission' so to speak.. theres a hundred or so "expereinces" recorded by people all over the world.. and *alot* have extreme simularities.. perhaps this site may answer a few of your questions. =)

http://www.near-death.com/forum.html

 

[jpgrdnr]

I'd definitely like to hear from some other people who are very sure they've received a Sign, at one point or another, after which they were utterly confident about what they must do with their lives and make of themselves. When was this moment, what form did the sign take, and how did you change after that?

Well, I've entered into a combination of sleep related/drug related psychosis and seen some things. I really wanted to DJ after my first psychosis. But I think I was so wrapped in crisis that I was just clinging to an idea of something to move on.

I've had a semi NDE, but the resulted in nothing more than shock and a minor hallucination.
And nothing so clear cut to say, "I MUST now do this."

MDAO, I think what you're getting at is someone who has that life-changing moment and goes and does something so uncharacteristic, like is in a car crash...has a NDE and goes off and becomes a doctor or something or a paramedic, "Now I must save lives!"

I think an interesting point to make is that they really are delusions (NDEs, etc.) There's not really anything constructive in them. Its more your body/mind coping with a severe amount of stress/trauma. Belief is a very dangerous ball game. And rarely does something positive come out of it. Let alone the willpower to actually see something like that thru.

If anything, I'd say that its made me realize/my mission not to do drugs, drink, etc. But that's really impossible (caffeine, OTCs, etc. sugar)

Also, I think there's a point in one's life where one must accept their own shortcomings. We've been sold this deal that we can make a difference. When it fact its fairly useless.

I know a family member where such an event which you describe is actually a negative not a positive, and they pursued a life of worship as a Christian, believing something that they weren't. So I'd think about that too, be careful what you wish for.

 

[MyDoorsAreOpen]

I think an interesting point to make is that they really are delusions (NDEs, etc.) There's not really anything constructive in them.

That's your interpretation. Many others who've had these kinds of experiences would say differently, and choosing to take their visionary states as meaningful has led to some excellent results for them.

Belief is a very dangerous ball game. And rarely does something positive come out of it. Let alone the willpower to actually see something like that thru.

I couldn't agree less. The power to reinterpret situations by shifting or modifying one's beliefs about the world is one of the most powerful tools people have, and a highly underrated one, I'd say.

If anything, I'd say that its made me realize/my mission not to do drugs, drink, etc. But that's really impossible (caffeine, OTCs, etc. sugar)

Another one bites the dust. Who am I going to roll and trip with who's my age, if I ever do a BL meetup?

Also, I think there's a point in one's life where one must accept their own shortcomings. We've been sold this deal that we can make a difference. When it fact its fairly useless.

Neither you nor I would be where we are today without a lot of people who made a difference for us. Making a difference in the world is a very ordinary thing, I find.

I know a family member where such an event which you describe is actually a negative not a positive, and they pursued a life of worship as a Christian, believing something that they weren't. So I'd think about that too, be careful what you wish for.

Was this family member unhappy? Did their lifestyle choice really hurt them and those close to them? I'm not seeing the inherent problem here.

 

[GoddessLSD-XTC]

All the weird, bad, good, etc. stuff that happens to U prepares U for Ur mission. (Like I just got over a feeling like I was dying, which was really just anxiety . . . I hope.) Whenever something happens to me I realize I "had to" have that experience to learn something. Like the NDE I had made me not fear death. When I went to nursing school, I thought that would help 'cause I wanted to work in a hospice. (Tomorrow I'm going to visit a friend who is probably dying . . . no one has told her her prognosis, yet!)

 

[jpgrdnr]

MDAO, I was just trying to illustrate the possible negative outcomes of someone's world view being affected by visions or NDEs, etc. I'm sure there are people out there that have found new directions with their experiences in a positive way. Your mileage may vary.

The obvious answer to all of this is if you are searching for signs/messages in a spiritual sense then you are going about it in the wrong way.
Discovery, finds you - not the other way around. Also, someone may lead a life without ever "finding" anything or the opposite - of finding too much.

I personally think there's nothing to "see" beyond what's right in front of you. To see the beauty of the world and be content.

 

[MyDoorsAreOpen]

MDAO, I was just trying to illustrate the possible negative outcomes of someone's world view being affected by visions or NDEs, etc. I'm sure there are people out there that have found new directions with their experiences in a positive way. Your mileage may vary.

If you're playing devil's advocate, then yes, granted it's possible for someone to interpret something they experience in a way that's detrimental to them and theirs. I just haven't seen a lot of this anecdotally. All the people I've met who've had a mystical experience seem to have benefitted from it.

In any case, mama always said your own attitude towards what life has handed you is what matters the most.

The obvious answer to all of this is if you are searching for signs/messages in a spiritual sense then you are going about it in the wrong way.
Discovery, finds you - not the other way around. Also, someone may lead a life without ever "finding" anything or the opposite - of finding too much.

I see the wisdom in what you're saying. On an intellectual level I agree that patience is a virtue, and my ship will come in when it comes. I guess I'm just a natural born seeker, for better or for worse.

I personally think there's nothing to "see" beyond what's right in front of you. To see the beauty of the world and be content.

I also see great spiritual value in being at peace with the day to day world around us. But based on some experiences I and others I know have had, I'm not so convinced the material world as we see it is 'all there is'.

 

[GoddessLSD-XTC]

Discovery, finds you

Yeah, like love. All these kinda things just happen when U least expect it, when the time is right. I consider these kinda things "miracles" and the ppl involved are "angels" or messengers of god.

 

[Simon63]

MDAO, I was just trying to illustrate the possible negative outcomes of someone's world view being affected by visions or NDEs, etc. I'm sure there are people out there that have found new directions with their experiences in a positive way. Your mileage may vary.

The obvious answer to all of this is if you are searching for signs/messages in a spiritual sense then you are going about it in the wrong way.
Discovery, finds you - not the other way around. Also, someone may lead a life without ever "finding" anything or the opposite - of finding too much.

I personally think there's nothing to "see" beyond what's right in front of you. To see the beauty of the world and be content.

i tend to agree and feel that we waste alot of energy searching when really we ought to enjoy what we have, live the moment and focus on the 'here and now'

 

[bleedingheartcommie]

as of late.... I don't.

It's becoming problematic...

 

[Jabberwocky]

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