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Overview

• Introduction to spiritual narratives
• How we can use spiritual narratives to explore the nature and purpose of existence
• The power of myth
• The existence of cosmic meaning and purpose: fact or fiction?
• The purpose of life: What could it be?
• How materialism points to a bleak universe devoid of meaning and purpose

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A collection of spiritual narratives

• Life is a battle between good and evil
• Life is a test or trial
• Life is an experience to be embraced
• Life is a school to grow a soul and evolve in consciousness
• Life is an arena for us to practice love and grow in love
• Life is an arena for us to discover and shine our inner light
• Life is an opportunity to transcend our limits in order to reach our potential
• Life is an opportunity to harness and focus energy in positive ways
• Life is a journey towards self-realisation (discovering who we really are)
• Life is a journey towards knowing and experiencing God
• Life is a journey towards attaining union with God
• Life is a struggle to escape the cycle of birth and death by attaining nirvana
• Life is a journey to lower entropy
• Life is a quest to fulfil the contract of our soul
• Life is a treasure hunt for truth
• Life is God playing hide and seek, losing Himself to find Himself
• Life is God experiencing through us
• Life is God’s experiential work of art  ( A movie  |  A play   |  A dream   |  A symphony   |  A story  |  A dance   |   A painting   |   A tapestry )
• Life is God’s dream

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Atheist and secular narratives

• Life is a cosmic accident and has no meaning
• Life has no meaning except for the meaning we give it
• The purpose of life is survival of the fittest
• The purpose of life is to maximise pleasure
• The purpose of life is to minimise pain
• The purpose of life is to develop character
• The purpose of life is to win
• The purpose of life is to create
• The purpose of life is to become a lover of life

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Related topic lists

• Spiritual topics
• Metaphors for God
• Paths to spiritual awakening

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