{"id":2345,"date":"2016-01-27T20:46:51","date_gmt":"2016-01-28T02:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.maxmarmer.com\/blog\/?p=2345"},"modified":"2016-03-29T21:47:52","modified_gmt":"2016-03-30T03:47:52","slug":"finding-meaning-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maxmarmer.com\/blog\/finding-meaning-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding Meaning in Life"},"content":{"rendered":"
Meaning is the true source of fulfillment in life.<\/p>\n
Want meaning?<\/p>\n
Cultivate Bodhicitta, take the Bodhisattva Vow and commit to becoming a Being others can take Refuge in.<\/p>\n
Conceptual Unpacking:<\/p>\n
Bodhicitta:<\/p>\n
Bodhicitta is a spontaneous wish to attain enlightenment motivated by great compassion for all sentient beings, accompanied by a falling away of the attachment to the illusion of an inherently existing self.<\/p>\n
Bodhisattva Vow:<\/p>\n
The Bodhisattva vow is the vow taken by Mahayana Buddhists to attain complete enlightenment for the sake of all sentient beings. One who has taken the vow is nominally known as a Bodhisattva.<\/p>\n
Buddhist Refuge:<\/p>\n
Take refuge in the Three Jewels:<\/p>\n
1) The Buddha \n2) The Dharma \n3) The Sangha<\/p>\n
The language is buddhist but the energy is universal.<\/p>\n
The message is timeless.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"