Peter Eastman
1 min readDec 10, 2024

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Regret, no. There is quite a bit more to the question of ‘the meaning of life’ than deciding it’s the result of over-interpreting and that one should rest happily with ‘aliveness’ and ‘experiencing the here and now’. Making serious progress on an issue of this magnitude requires directed and determined effort over an extended period, depending on one’s luck at discovering insights into one’s way ahead. First of all one has to learn to observe how the totality of experience is presented to one, so that one can start to analyse (rationally, logically) its various key constituents, on the way to clarifying crucial issues such as ‘what is life?’, ‘what is meaning?’, ‘what would be a good enough answer to them?’ etc etc. None of this has anything to do with meditation, mindfulness, prayer or any conceivable misdirecting religious/spiritual practice; it’s all about straightforward objective observation, analysis and reflection. In time, if one persists, clarity will arrive and the ‘mind’ will of its own accord show you how it is possible to reach a decisive conclusion. It won’t be easy, but it will be worth it. (I’ve written about all this at great length -as have others - but anyone can do this on their own.)

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Peter Eastman
Peter Eastman

Written by Peter Eastman

Independent Buddhist counsellor, teacher & writer. Objective spirituality, devoid of doctrine, belief & faith. No paywall: https://petereastman.substack.com/.

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