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ZarryT
15 May 2012, 03:55 PM
Hi everyone, this is my first post on the forum. I hope it's suitable and that you enjoy it.

Here is a brief idea of what I hold to be the meaning of life. In this analogy, Brahman is represented by the chess set.

Imagine you are are a game of chess; you are all of the pieces and the board simultaneously, as well as every move that every player makes in the game.
For you, it doesn't make sense if someone invites you to play chess; you are the playing of chess.

You can't even watch yourself be played.

This is why you become a player; so that you can understand what chess is, play it, watch it. You can participate in the activity, rather than be the activity itself.

devotee
15 May 2012, 11:13 PM
Welcome Zarry ! :)

OM

Mana
15 May 2012, 11:45 PM
हरिः ओम्


Namaste ZarryT,


Welcome to the forum; nice analogy!


pranāma

mana


ॐ नमः शिवाय
Aum Namaḥ Śivāya

ShivaFan
16 May 2012, 11:26 AM
Welcome! And very nice thoughts.

I would only make one slight change - I would substitute Parcheesi board for Chess board! (just kidding, I like to play Parcheesi )

ZarryT
22 May 2012, 06:01 AM
Welcome! And very nice thoughts.

I would only make one slight change - I would substitute Parcheesi board for Chess board! (just kidding, I like to play Parcheesi )

I've never played Parcheesi, and I hadn't heard of it until your post. It looks pretty great though!