The meaning of Life

Poem:

The question came up “what is the meaning of Life”? Sometimes just getting up and cooking and eating seems too routine. To some people it is just survival. At some point you realize the clock is ticking. I feel I was born a philosopher who felt the world was upside down and had to be turned around. But with all the books I have read I believe in the philosopher of action and transformation: like a Smithy I believe the iron ore should be red hot and molten ready for forging. If you just sat in position and did Simran what would happen? I also believe in vigorous hammering. You could start work very early. Keeping your entry way clear is kind of like shoveling snow. To find meaning it may be helpful to shorten expectations according to Muhasibi, which is also good for overcoming ego. If you assume death is more emanate you can prepare for it. Working until death with a scorecard of money is what some people do and is very protestant. Some old people just watch the news until Death. They even put a TV in Palliative Care to facilitate it. I would be against it. They did have a Quran there but it was too late to be helpful. So the bottom line is you need some sort of values in which you can sort out your experience. You can place your priorities in chronological time order by putting meditation first. You can start with amrit vela and meditate before sunrise. This is the beginning to being high performance. After around 40 days it becomes a habit and the time period starts getting longer. Reading scripture and poetry adds value and structure to it - you can begin to understand it. Together with the inner spiritual experience with scripture along with Persian Sufi poetry - the meaning of Life is found. The meaning of Life for your body is to move a lot like a hunter gatherer and walk a lot- this is precoded in your genes. Yoga was developed to maintain the body and facilitate meditation. You can then play the piano if you believe in Beethoven. I like reading and writing which is very similar to being a child. Selfless service is like frequently moving your body, which is like more exercise and has it’s advantages. You could read other’s biographies to get into a mode of determining purpose then write your own autobiography early. DS Poem March 3, 2019