Hey Harbs

Hey, this is a response to Harb's comment on my site
1. If life is a cosmic joke...
This is the whole point of me writing this, a general inquiry into the
discussion of the purpose of life. I wasn't saying that I believed that
life was a cosmic joke, rather I was defending the point that
everything has a purpose. My definition of good is completely relative
to my own feelings relating to the balance between chaos and order and
referring to my own intentions to stay on the the side of order... or better put to remain in accord with life, achieve a balance. The idea of good is entirely reliant upon my own insight into the karmic path.
2. How can nature...
Nature is not an entity, I agree with that. What I was talking about was
a more transcendental view of nature as a consciousness. You well know that
Buddhists don't seek to be separate from everything but connected to
everything. The point is not to be an entity, but the exact opposite.
3. According to the Buddhist...
According to the Buddhist philosophy, the effect of suffering is to
purge the soul from it's connection to this reality. It is to spur the
soul to nirvana.
4. If nature put us here....
Matt, come on, it was a metaphor. The devil really doesn't sit at the
end of my bed at night. It relates to my own struggles with these
questions.
5. Does J. Campbell...
It used to make you feel better as well. I enjoy how Campbell, looked
to unite folklore into a common theme. For your second question "What
has it gotten you?" I think my problem is that I simply haven't found
my "bliss" or my natural purpose.