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**ehib8yPc** · 03-18-2012, 10:21 AM

Hi Element. I appreciate your answer

or some people do not find happiness in the ordinary life of relationships, family, sensual & material pleasures, etc, so their personal goal is to develop inner happiness & peace through meditation

I am able to connect to this, when I think about it. I am thankful that I have good family relationships, and comfortable living conditions, but I often wonder if life has a greater purpose. I have been so used to having the goal of heaven and pleasing God as my purpose in life to the point where, without my old religion, I feel empty, and almost without meaning. It is because of this that I wonder if Buddhism has something similar to offer... I will read more about Enlightenment and what it means as this seems to be similar to some of my previous goals that I had.

peace

03-18-2012, 10:21 AM	#12
ehib8yPc Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 564 Senior Member	Hi Element. I appreciate your answer or some people do not find happiness in the ordinary life of relationships, family, sensual & material pleasures, etc, so their personal goal is to develop inner happiness & peace through meditation I am able to connect to this, when I think about it. I am thankful that I have good family relationships, and comfortable living conditions, but I often wonder if life has a greater purpose. I have been so used to having the goal of heaven and pleasing God as my purpose in life to the point where, without my old religion, I feel empty, and almost without meaning. It is because of this that I wonder if Buddhism has something similar to offer... I will read more about Enlightenment and what it means as this seems to be similar to some of my previous goals that I had. peace
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