Quotes About Meaning

We can never escape the tension between emotion and reason; neither should we wish to, for life is meaningless without it.

Nature is infinite innovation and beauty that never repeats itself. Only man-made artifacts are endlessly repetitious, which is a principal reason our lives are so boring, full of anxiety and devoid of meaning.

Seindah apa pun huruf terukir, dapatkah ia bermakna apabila tak ada jeda? Dapatkah ia dimengerti jika tak ada spasi? Bukankah kita baru bisa bergerak jika ada jarak? Dan saling menyayang bila ada ruang? Kasih sayang akan membawa dua orang semakin berdekatan, tapi ia tak ingin mencekik, jadi ulurlah tali itu.

Hidup memang tidak boleh kehilangan makna. Tanpa makna, buat apalagi kita menjalani hidup?

Tidakkah Anda ingin menemukan makna HIDUP selagi Anda hidup? Itulah kebahagiaan yang sesungguhnya.

Tanpa makna, buat apa lagi kita menjalankan hidup? Hidup memang tidak boleh kehilangan makna.

Sometimes the word 'gratitude' feels too thin to explain things.

These days I find that I am happy enough in the same way that I am warm enough - the goal isn't bliss or even comfort in some cases. The goal is to feel alive.

I went to medical school because I wanted to ask the big questions. Do we have a soul? Does God exist? What happens after death?

Whatever relationships you have attracted in your life at this moment, are precisely the ones you need in your life at this moment. There is a hidden meaning behind all events, and this hidden meaning is serving your own evolution.

If you try to get rid of fear and anger without knowing their meaning, they will grow stronger and return.

There are no accidents... there is only some purpose that we haven't yet understood.

You are here for a reason.

When awareness expands, events that seem random actually aren't. A larger purpose is trying to unfold through you. When you become aware of that purpose- which is unique for each person- you become like an architect who has been handed the blueprint.

Why are we here? We exist not to pursue happiness, which is fleeting, or outer accomplishment, which can always be bettered. We are here to nourish the self.

I do not believe in meaningless coincidences. I believe every coincidence is a message, a clue about a particular facet of our lives that requires our attention.

Humans are not biological robots. We live for meaning, for the personal value of every experience. The body metabolizes our experiences and sends the message to every cell, while the mind, in its own domain, processes experience in terms of sensations, images, thoughts, and feelings. Nothing fuses the whole-system effects of love and non-love like the human heart, which needs to be understood as more than a physical organ.

La visión te otorga propósito y significado. El amor te concede emociones vibrantes y una pasión duradera. La aspiración te proporciona un desafío que tardarás años en cumplir.

lo que en realidad revigoriza a una persona mayor es adquirir un nuevo propósito y algo nuevo a lo que amar.

By definition reality is complete; therefore, whatever purpose and meaning we find in it, using limited human capacities, is a fragment of a pre-existing state, which we term the state of infinite possibilities. The fragment cannot be the whole, although in what may appear as strange, the part implies the whole

People who live ordinary, mundane lives have not gotten in touch with the mythical being inside them. You can pave the path to enlightenment by understanding the plan written on your soul, by nurturing the relationships that give you context and meanings, and by enacting your mythical drama. Out of that is born love and compassion. Out of that comes fulfillment and completion.

does a world without spiritual power force us to seek distraction because underneath, we do not know the answers at all?

I'm not persuaded by atheists who claim to live cheerfully in a random universe. They aren't waking up every morning to say, "How wonderful, another day when nothing really has meaning.")

The messages of love may not be clear to anyone else around you, even those most intimate to you. That doesn't matter; they are meant for you and you alone. Be assured of that.