The Quest

The desire for Life is strong within us and our fear of Death is understandable,included in this fear, is Hell with it's eternal torments.It is our hope to live forever in favorable circumstances.Yet there is doubt as to what our Religions say on the Matter. l am reminded of the verses of Khayyam. O... Sign in to see full entry.

It is the sense of futility that also leads one to seek fulfilment in Spirituality/Religion,[Remember the preacher in Ecclesiastes]and while others will argue that they are not totaly fulfilling,a drowning man clutches after a straw.Science/Technology is seen to be the saving factor for mankind,but... Sign in to see full entry.

If our existence is devoid of meaning then it is a torture we must bear until our graves.If we should accept the argument of Evolution that design and order emerged from chaos without a guiding intelligence,the product of which is the mind,poses a problem.The mind roams through the present order it... Sign in to see full entry.

One of the profound truths that Buddha discovered was that our suffering comes from our desire.This desire or thirst is called Tanha, he proposed that should we abolish or emancipate ourselves from this thirst then we would be happy. In the Bible we see in the book of Ecclesiastes we come across the... Sign in to see full entry.

As I had mentioned before the high suicide rate in the developed countries of Scandinavia,where the people enjoy a high standard of living, proves that the material comforts of Life is not enough to make us happy. There is a need for something else not just the fleshly cravings make us complete.This... Sign in to see full entry.

Several years ago I was shocked to learn that the highest suicide rate in the world occurred in Scandinavia,namely Norway and Sweden.These two countries enjoy the highest standard of living in the world.I was puzzled,why would people want to kill themselves,who had all the things that made Life easy... Sign in to see full entry.

The beginning and the end of an individual life is usually marked by some Religious ritual,yet between these two events some of us are religious and some choose to be indifferent,placing no importance whatsoever to Religion. However there are times when we have burning questions,the chief of which... Sign in to see full entry.