The world is an illusion, what exists on this earth does not have significance, God, and Yourself, your soul are the things that have significance.
I don't think god or soul has much to do with it at all. What exists on earth only has significance because we assign it such. It's important to us, thus it's significant.
As far as the world being an illusion, I don't think so. Our perception of the world is, in some sense, illusory; however those perceptions are formed as a reaction to stimuli seperate from our experience.
In other words, I may belive a gun is a bannana, but it dosn't make it any less lethal should someone pull the trigger.
In hinduism, the world is temporary, in Christianity, it is temporary, in both the world becomes an illusion, where many minds and hearts are devoted searching but finding no truth.
Hmmmm... I think that line applies more to christianity than to eastern religion... In any case, I disagree whole-heartedly.
Life is constantly getting better preciesly becaus of the fruitfull human persuit of truth seeking. Thrugh science, we have made our lives hundreds of times better than we could have otherwise hoped for. I think the search for truth has been far from futile.
Tell me something of this earth that gives one purpose! A true purpose.
Hmmmm... well, my spouse whome I love very dearly. My art work which gives me great joy and personal satisfaction. The enjoyment of everyday life. Good movies, friends. I don't see what 'truer' purposes you could have.
You tell me something prophex, what would you call a TRUE purpose?
The only purpose, is the one to find oneself and to find God. The afterlife gives significance!
The afterlife is a joke. If anything it robs life of it's value. What good is something that's so cheep? After all, if it's gonna go on for ever, why is life special in the first place?
We value things that are rare and temporary not things that are common and ubiquitous. The idea of an afterlife cheepens existence.
As to finding oneself, I think that's a worthy persuit. If your journey is anything like mine, you will probably learn that what you call "finding god" was really "finding yourself" all along. That is to say, you were god the whole time.
This life is a life that cries out for purpose, for meaning, Searching what is physical, and what gives one satisfaction, will not result in truth.
Really? I can't think of one non-psysical thing that has given me sattisfaction, can you? Name me a non-physical thing in your life that has given you satisfaction.
HEll! Even the feeling of satisfaction is a physical phenomena! I could give you a labodomy right now prophex, bet you will never be unhappy ever again
Of course life on earth matters, everything someone does gives meaning to their future, we all shape our future. But this future is not limited to the earth as we know it.
I'm afraid it is. Sorry, but if a meteor smashes our solar system out of existence tommorow, what significance did we ever have except to ourselves? As humans, we are very very small. To assign our lives cosmic importance is the height of arrogance.
We are not to die and be buried, we are to find God, and reach Nirvana, to get to Heaven, to become glorious in knowing that we have led a good life.
You can be glorious right now by living a good life! Hopeing for unreasonable nonsense like an endless consous existence is probably going to get you to waste more time. Get busy living prophex, you only get one chance. And that's why life is valuable!