Comments on: Man’s Search For Meaning by Vickor Frankl http://archanaraghuram.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/man%e2%80%99s-search-for-meaning-by-vickor-frankl/ Stop to observe the world, it will never cease to amaze you Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:18:44 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: ama49 http://archanaraghuram.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/man%e2%80%99s-search-for-meaning-by-vickor-frankl/#comment-3395 ama49 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 05:26:50 +0000 http://archanaraghuram.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/man%e2%80%99s-search-for-meaning-by-vickor-frankl/#comment-3395 I like this post. I recently read this book as well and wrote an interpretation of how to find meaning based on this book and God. Check it out on my site: www.graceforgrace.com I like this post. I recently read this book as well and wrote an interpretation of how to find meaning based on this book and God.

Check it out on my site:

http://www.graceforgrace.com

]]> By: SAST Wingees | Optimistic or Pessimistic - which is better? http://archanaraghuram.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/man%e2%80%99s-search-for-meaning-by-vickor-frankl/#comment-2115 SAST Wingees | Optimistic or Pessimistic - which is better? Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:10:08 +0000 http://archanaraghuram.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/man%e2%80%99s-search-for-meaning-by-vickor-frankl/#comment-2115 [...] Raghuram’s excellent post on Man’s search for Meaning and her follow up post on the Stockdale Paradox gave me the impetus to write this [...] [...] Raghuram’s excellent post on Man’s search for Meaning and her follow up post on the Stockdale Paradox gave me the impetus to write this [...]

]]> By: CENTERBRIDGEBOOKS http://archanaraghuram.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/man%e2%80%99s-search-for-meaning-by-vickor-frankl/#comment-2007 CENTERBRIDGEBOOKS Sun, 04 Nov 2007 02:12:42 +0000 http://archanaraghuram.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/man%e2%80%99s-search-for-meaning-by-vickor-frankl/#comment-2007 <strong>CENTERBRIDGEBOOKS</strong> Amazing writing! Maria CENTERBRIDGEBOOKS

Amazing writing! Maria

]]> By: archana raghuram http://archanaraghuram.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/man%e2%80%99s-search-for-meaning-by-vickor-frankl/#comment-1899 archana raghuram Thu, 18 Oct 2007 01:51:59 +0000 http://archanaraghuram.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/man%e2%80%99s-search-for-meaning-by-vickor-frankl/#comment-1899 Thanks for those insights, Biju. You seem to be a deeply spiritual person. Thanks for those insights, Biju. You seem to be a deeply spiritual person.

]]> By: Biju Narayanan http://archanaraghuram.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/man%e2%80%99s-search-for-meaning-by-vickor-frankl/#comment-1898 Biju Narayanan Wed, 17 Oct 2007 23:34:12 +0000 http://archanaraghuram.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/man%e2%80%99s-search-for-meaning-by-vickor-frankl/#comment-1898 Meaning of life in the extreme situations like the one mentioned in the post is hard to decide. But for the others like us, it should not be so hard. Meaning of life is enjoying the life. But the only problem is nobody knows what needs to be done to achieve enjoyment. That is where we need research. Those research reports are philosophies. Budha said give up obsession. Christ said love neighbours and many other saints said a set of solutions. But the problem is none of these solutions are 100% practical. That is where you find the greatness of indian philosophy which is not just a set of rules by which human beings live. It by itself is a living style where you do not have to take conscious effort to live a meaningful life. Basic idea of life is to execute dharma. But without thinking of its result. Just think of a painter who is getting ready to draw his master piece. The first thing he does is getting ready mentally and physically. determination. clear mind. It is like Krishna asking arjuna to give up depressed mental state and get to work. Arjuna gets ready to execute his dharma of his time. Now he is not going to think about any result. Painter keeps doing his work without complaints or greed. Karma. Ultimately once he finishes the work, he give up all Karma that he has done, any brushes or paints. Forgets all pain. He is now filled with the joy beholding the portrait. Likewise anyone like us must execute dharma set for our time without obsession of the result. It all works out in the mind. When you have obsession, brain is controlled by certain negative hormones which causes all bad moods. When you are free from obsessions, your mind becomes as thin as air. Now you enjoy a kind of freedom. Positiveness. You then start seeing the world, people, flowers and everything in this beautiful world which are created for us to enjoy. With this mind execute karma. after each karma you will gradually get notification of your next karma from The Mighty Unknown. (The last statement can be criticized), but that requires experience to understand. Observe things in life, experiment things in life like Gandhiji did. We can observe the repeatability of the effectiveness of prayers, wills and celebacy and many other actions we do in life. Like how prayer affects, whether if has any effect or which kind of prayer is more effective like that. That itself is a great research. In a nutshell, all who are weeping about the meaning of life are like arjuna. Most of them seems to be youngsters with kids, in their 30s. Managing kids is the biggest trouble. On top of that work related and other issues. You cannot sit down and write a poem. We shall sure think what life is this. But ask any old person if life has any meaning, he/she shall have a lot to say about a meaningful life. We will eventually understand the meaning by experience. It is like smelling a rose flower. You can read about it, write about it, hear about it, but until you actually smell it, you won't know its fragrance. Regards Biju Meaning of life in the extreme situations like the one mentioned in the post is hard to decide. But for the others like us, it should not be so hard. Meaning of life is enjoying the life. But the only problem is nobody knows what needs to be done to achieve enjoyment. That is where we need research. Those research reports are philosophies. Budha said give up obsession. Christ said love neighbours and many other saints said a set of solutions. But the problem is none of these solutions are 100% practical. That is where you find the greatness of indian philosophy which is not just a set of rules by which human beings live. It by itself is a living style where you do not have to take conscious effort to live a meaningful life.

Basic idea of life is to execute dharma. But without thinking of its result. Just think of a painter who is getting ready to draw his master piece. The first thing he does is getting ready mentally and physically. determination. clear mind. It is like Krishna asking arjuna to give up depressed mental state and get to work. Arjuna gets ready to execute his dharma of his time. Now he is not going to think about any result. Painter keeps doing his work without complaints or greed. Karma. Ultimately once he finishes the work, he give up all Karma that he has done, any brushes or paints. Forgets all pain. He is now filled with the joy beholding the portrait.

Likewise anyone like us must execute dharma set for our time without obsession of the result. It all works out in the mind. When you have obsession, brain is controlled by certain negative hormones which causes all bad moods. When you are free from obsessions, your mind becomes as thin as air. Now you enjoy a kind of freedom. Positiveness. You then start seeing the world, people, flowers and everything in this beautiful world which are created for us to enjoy.

With this mind execute karma. after each karma you will gradually get notification of your next karma from The Mighty Unknown. (The last statement can be criticized), but that requires experience to understand. Observe things in life, experiment things in life like Gandhiji did. We can observe the repeatability of the effectiveness of prayers, wills and celebacy and many other actions we do in life. Like how prayer affects, whether if has any effect or which kind of prayer is more effective like that. That itself is a great research.

In a nutshell, all who are weeping about the meaning of life are like arjuna. Most of them seems to be youngsters with kids, in their 30s. Managing kids is the biggest trouble. On top of that work related and other issues. You cannot sit down and write a poem. We shall sure think what life is this. But ask any old person if life has any meaning, he/she shall have a lot to say about a meaningful life. We will eventually understand the meaning by experience. It is like smelling a rose flower. You can read about it, write about it, hear about it, but until you actually smell it, you won’t know its fragrance.

Regards
Biju

]]> By: Archana Raghuram http://archanaraghuram.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/man%e2%80%99s-search-for-meaning-by-vickor-frankl/#comment-1693 Archana Raghuram Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:10:16 +0000 http://archanaraghuram.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/man%e2%80%99s-search-for-meaning-by-vickor-frankl/#comment-1693 Thank you, Tatvva. I just looked up Elie Wiesel in Wikipedia. Wow, there are so many great people whom we have not heard of. Thanks for the pointer. Thank you, Tatvva. I just looked up Elie Wiesel in Wikipedia. Wow, there are so many great people whom we have not heard of. Thanks for the pointer.

]]> By: Tatvva http://archanaraghuram.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/man%e2%80%99s-search-for-meaning-by-vickor-frankl/#comment-1689 Tatvva Mon, 27 Aug 2007 07:27:29 +0000 http://archanaraghuram.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/man%e2%80%99s-search-for-meaning-by-vickor-frankl/#comment-1689 Nice post. Despair can douse u into an abyss; Frankl et al have dived deep into that abyss and have come away smiling. They emerged with an embarrassing bliss that humbles the human within us. Also can look up Elie Wiesel (b.1928) Nice post. Despair can douse u into an abyss; Frankl et al have dived deep into that abyss and have come away smiling. They emerged with an embarrassing bliss that humbles the human within us. Also can look up Elie Wiesel (b.1928)

]]> By: archanaraghuram http://archanaraghuram.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/man%e2%80%99s-search-for-meaning-by-vickor-frankl/#comment-1678 archanaraghuram Sun, 26 Aug 2007 11:13:33 +0000 http://archanaraghuram.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/man%e2%80%99s-search-for-meaning-by-vickor-frankl/#comment-1678 I would rate, 7 Habits as the best book on self improvement ever. It is not like Chicken Soup (which is just a collection of stories) I would rate, 7 Habits as the best book on self improvement ever. It is not like Chicken Soup (which is just a collection of stories)

]]> By: Ranjani http://archanaraghuram.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/man%e2%80%99s-search-for-meaning-by-vickor-frankl/#comment-1675 Ranjani Sun, 26 Aug 2007 10:31:33 +0000 http://archanaraghuram.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/man%e2%80%99s-search-for-meaning-by-vickor-frankl/#comment-1675 Try Jostein gaarder's "Sophie's world" and "the solitaire mystery".They are the best.Ofcourse,i haven't tried all his other works .don't think they are available here.But u had better buy them! Never heard of 7 habits.will try to get it.Is it a series kind of thing like chicken soup? Regards, ranjani R Try Jostein gaarder’s “Sophie’s world” and “the solitaire mystery”.They are the best.Ofcourse,i haven’t tried all his other works .don’t think they are available here.But u had better buy them!

Never heard of 7 habits.will try to get it.Is it a series kind of thing like chicken soup?

Regards,
ranjani R

]]> By: The Stockdale Paradox got me thinking… « Books, Science and Stories http://archanaraghuram.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/man%e2%80%99s-search-for-meaning-by-vickor-frankl/#comment-1647 The Stockdale Paradox got me thinking… « Books, Science and Stories Wed, 22 Aug 2007 09:43:36 +0000 http://archanaraghuram.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/man%e2%80%99s-search-for-meaning-by-vickor-frankl/#comment-1647 [...] 22nd, 2007 by archanaraghuram I had written a review of “Man’s search for meaning” last week. My friend and CKO of my company, Sukumar had commented that I should look up The [...] [...] 22nd, 2007 by archanaraghuram I had written a review of “Man’s search for meaning” last week. My friend and CKO of my company, Sukumar had commented that I should look up The [...]

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