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Something to contemplate about the essence of life
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To me, the purpose of life is to bring joy to others (and not suffering, by following after our own lusts). But if, as the monk says, you have to file that purpose down to a single POINT, that would be developing bodhicitta, or a mind striving to awaken to some kind of deep-connectedness with others.
It might even follow, then, if one were not even to consider pursuit of bodhicitta or even equanimity sometime along the course of ones life, it would be a pointless life, really; for you cannot take anything with you and you can't predict what kind of scoundrels your heirs might be.
I might not be a card-carrying member of the [Buddhist] emptiness club (whatever emptiness be), but I agree with the monk when he says that most of the commitments we take on are empty if they lack a sincere charity towards all beings.
There! Have I made any amends?