This fear in us creates a feeling of longing for something that has no name. All we know is that something feels ‘missing’. We do not feel complete and are looking for the greener pastures we imagine to be ‘elsewhere’. It never feels like we belong wherever we are. We fear being left out. We may even fear losing possessions, people or status. We long to be a significant part of our milieu. How do we then own our place in life, when we live with this constant fear and inner em

The fear of meaninglessness leads to a suffering of deep internal existential purposelessness. From very early on in our lives, we start searching for meaning by reading and listening to teachings of those who we consider informed. External authorities eventually disappoint our sense of internal yearning for truth. The constant search makes us studious, and we may even become one of those scholarly or scientific types who feel informed about a subject. Philosophical subjects