Life stance | Main purpose |
---|---|
Buddhism | To help sentient beings end their suffering (see The Four Noble Truths) with Karma and Dharma methods. |
Christianity | Love God, Love others. The Great Comission |
Hinduism | To worship work (Karma) according to law (Dharma) without any thought of result, as said in the Bhagavad Gita. |
Humanism | To promote human flourishing. |
Islam | The Arabic word Islam means peace, submission and obedience to God's will. |
Judaism | To serve God[9] and to prepare for the world to come[10] ("Olam Haba").[11] |
Postmodernism | To create complex structures and interactions with purpose of joy and understanding. |
Sunday, June 26, 2011
To propose a purpose...
The purpose in life has different explanations from different life stances. It may differ substantially within the communities of each life stance, but the examples below are the purposes that are generally accepted as the main for each life stance.
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