Seeds of Insight: June 28th, 2019

Bringing Meaning into Life

"Perhaps by asking, “What is the meaning of life?”, we’re asking the wrong question, and this framing can prevent us from going one step further. From the Buddhist perspective, another way to ask this question might be to reframe it as: How can I bring more meaning into my life? How can I live each and every moment deeply and beautifully? In the Buddhist view, we take as the purpose of our life the intention to be most useful or most beneficial to self and others. The very intention to live deeply and to be of benefit to self and others is how we create and manifest meaning in our life — not from someone, something or somewhere else outside of our own mind. The Buddha’s teaching is deeply practical and always brings us right back into the core of our experience. It doesn’t lead us into the realm of ideas and speculation but brings us back again and again to what’s real and true right now. This step, this breath, this warm cup of tea in my two hands — these are all miracles of life."

― Brother Phap Hai, Nothing To It: Ten Ways to Be at Home with Yourself

Interbeing Sangha

Weekly Meeting