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(Bell)
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(Bell)
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What is the meaning of life
and the universe and all that?
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(Laughter)
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(Sister Pine)
Can you say it one more time?
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What is the meaning of life
and the universe and everything?
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(Sister Pine) What is the meaning
of life, the universe and everything.
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When people look at the cosmos,
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look at the planets,
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look at life in different forms,
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they ask the question -
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What is the meaning?
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Everyone is trying to find
the meaning of life.
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The meaning of life
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Is not something objective or verified
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But that is our way,
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To look and to find a meaning.
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I believe that...
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If you have an idea about the meaning of life
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you might be caught in that idea.
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So you should allow yourself to be open
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in order to continue to get in touch
with the wonders of life.
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And you will discover more.
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If you already have an idea
about the meaning of life,
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that may be a kind of obstacle
for you to go more deeply.
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One thing that we can notice
is that there are so many wonders of life.
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Your body is a wonder,
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that flower is a wonder,
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the planet Earth is a wonder,
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the stars are wonders.
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It is possible for you
to be fully present
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in order to be in touch
with all the wonders of life.
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That has the capacity
to nourish you, to heal you.
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By doing so, you may deepen
your understanding of the mystery of life.
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But if you live in such a way
that brings so much craving,
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and anger and despair,
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you will lose yourself.
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You will miss the chance
in order to be in the here and the now
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in order to be in touch
with the wonders of life.
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To meditate is not only
to find a meaning of life,
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but to heal yourself,
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to nourish yourself.
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Because all of us need
nourishment and healing.
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In the process of
nourishing and healing ourselves
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our understanding of life
will deepen.
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And we can share that with each other.
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The Buddha did just that.
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He had a lot to share with us.
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And his disciples
did very much the same.
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They continued the work of the Buddha.
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They tried to live in such a way
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that compassion, love, brotherhood,
sisterhood and peace be possible
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to make the world suffer less.
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During that time,
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the understanding of life
and of the world always deepens.
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(Bell)
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(Bell)
