@@naturesfinest2408 it is not for me to convince others, the best way for you to get convinced, is to discover it for yourself. “Knowing others is intelligence, knowing yourself is true wisdom, Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.”-- Lao Tzu.
If you can even respond at that point you find yourself which is "Rock Bottom"... -Better to stop yourself before you get there and go climb a very tall Mountain🗻 or 3. It worked for me. God Bless💙
Well, it depends on how much effort you need to reach that summit, because very often you can hit rock bottom trying to achieve the top of that mountain...
@@_maxfreedom you see brother, I have a problem with the fundamental mechanics of life as a human being. I'm not really into the whole 'the pain makes the good things' or the 'the bigger picture is more beautiful' it's just not in me.
Everyone, I wish you all the best wishes for 2021! Hopefully, this year will be (as Schopenhauer might have stated it) a bit less painful than 2020. But if that's not the case, we're at least given more opportunities to grow through adversity. In regards to this video, I must admit that there's much more to Schopenhauer's work that I'd like to cover and explore. It was quite difficult to cover his lessons on happiness in one video. If you're interested, I'd like to make more content about his philosophy (and my interpretations of it) in the near future. Just let me know!
Schopenhauers philosophy is pretty interesting and i can adapt some of his teaching into my daily life, if u have the time, then please do more of his teachings😉
If my knowledge is correct this historic quote has been condemned as hypocrical as it was discovered that Marcus Aurelius had a huge TikTok following at the time
@@Tsymar Once you read two philosophers making convincing arguments on opposite side of a question it becomes a lot less interesting. But I guess you're not at that point - yet.
@bunsenn5064 that could be true in regards to material things, but things that are important to us such as family, friends, and people and even our beloved pets should not be viewed as worthless.
This dead man wasn't pessimistic he was positive misunderstood thinker. I love how simplified but gritty he is. "The healthy bum is always better than a sick king." Awesome quote
@@barb2793 But a healthy king? And the chances of a king being healthy later in life are higher than those of a poor bum. And now this gap has grown even bigger. A billionaire can use all kinds of technology and medical treatments to improve and prolong their life while poverty striken people might not even have access to drinkable water, let alone nutritious food. It all sounds nice on paper. But it's way better to be both wealthy and healthy. You just have to not lose your head and use your wealth wisely. I guess many wealthy people feel miserable because some of them have not done anything to earn it, some have become wealthy at a very young age and some have traded success in all other areas of their life for wealth. However, there's a bunch of people who still have managed to avoid these pitfalls and I'm sure they are wealthy, relatively healthy and satisfied with their lives.
I see where he is coming from For every pleasure there is an equal and opposite pain A lovely relationship crushes you when it ends. The day after an amazing party you feel deflated and depressed. From now on I am going to put my focus on reducing pain instead of pursuing fleeting pleasures.
Then you won't have much of a life Have you ever desired something - the good grades, the olympic medal, running a marathon? And the first time you try it, you will fail like everyone else And if you don't feel pain then you will never succeed Pain pushed us to do better - we will work harder, study harder Without pain human progress will grind to a halt
Pain is greater than pleasure in terms of potential. Getting flayed, and then submerged in alcohol, lemon and salt is I reckon worse than any pleasure body can provide.
That's the way the Universe works, especially if you are in tune with it and listen. You should try some of Allen Watts' lectures, there are some I learned a lot from.
@@scottperry7311 or maybe read Schopenhauer or Emil Cioran, atleast you won't feel completely lonely with your feelings and you will learn a thing or two , especially from Schopenhauer. Just to know if you start with schopenhauer's masterpiece "world as will and representation" , it's a big ass book , like the bible , maybe start with his other works . Emil Cioran is when you combine pessimism with romance , it's very thrilling , i recomend "the trouble with being born" , his most popular writing.
Thank you so much for putting this together. I really needed to hear that at this point. Chasing unrealistic dreams for 30 years has given me so much pain because I believed I had failed. That I didn't fulfill my purpose. Yet, I have created my work, my novels, short films etc, so the work exists. Because it is not enjoyed by the masses is out of my control. I still do it because I like to create yet it can be so very frustrating when you cannot find a wide audience when you know the work is good. It's the very thing this video speaks of. I'm trying to find simple joys in reading, listening to music, watching films, and most of all, spending time with my daughter, who has given me real purpose. Without her, I don't believe I would be alive, because I didn't have my head straight. Lost in the idea of failure. And drinking too much. A deadly combination. I've decluttered my life. I try to live as simply as I can. Never been materialistic thankfully. But I still need this reminder though. My biggest battles are within my own head. Peace of mind is all I seek now. And to be healthy long enough to see my daughter grow up.
Finally,... someone who sees the world as it IS,..beyond broken. There is actually no purpose to seek other than minimizing the various physical and emotional pain(s) that simply living produce. Life sucks... then you die
he also says everyone has to find their own meaning in life, because it's always going to be subjective. And in order to find it, you need to mute the ego once in a while and listen to the voice within and following these needs and cravings, rather than the constructed ones
The way I see it, negative visualization is the best way to attain peace. When you see the things the way they are and how horrible they can be and just shrug it off, you lift a huge burden off your shoulders and attain a sense of calm, regardless of whatever happens.
100% agree. For me negative visualization leads me to more positive thinking. Just recently I read Mediations by Marcus Aurelius. Beginning of book 2 he basically says to himself he knows he will meet lots of bad people. Thing is he won't let them impact him and pull him down. That's how I see any situation that may be negative. I can either let it destroy me or learn from it and keep going.
Who am I to judge, but in a world full of so-called ignorant people, trolls, and psychopaths, it's encouraging to sense from such comments and quotes posted here, that I am not alone, that there are others in this world who think, strive, and hope to live as I have been taught, learned and attempt to be. God lives in you as you.
Reaching Awakening would completly erradicate suffering, not just "get rid of most". It's about time we start to acknowledge that this is an obtainable state of being and not just an unreachable goal only acheived by saints of distant times and continents or something.
@@christopherwarren4719 So how exactly do we go about it then? Are we to pay hefty sums of money to some Guru for his tutelage ? Because in that case awakening is only for the ones that can afford it monetarily.
@@samrat447 Never pay for spiritual guidance. To acheive the state called awakening, you need to synchronise your attention/consciousness to reallity completly, instead of being lost in your thoughts. And you have to do this long enough for your brain to reshape itself into this new mode of fonctioning. A simple meditation technique that focuses on the flow of the breath works perfectly well. And that's all there is to it in my experience. Awakening is litterally just under the nose of humanity, and it is free and simple to do.
Basically, when your mind is perfectly in tuned with reality itself, the Ego has no space left to exists. And without the Ego there is "nobody" left to experience suffering.
Yeah, i feel like if u live without any suffering, then you're living in the comfort zone anyways. Thus not improving yourself. Can't really appreciate the happiness, if u haven't experienced suffering.
Sounds like a pretty desperate optimistic attempt to make all this pain in the world look less horrible. Tell this to a kid, who is starving to death or dying from cancer, this will sound like a very cynical joke. Instead of this desperate approach to relativize the horros of life, I prefer to look at them sober and thus come to the conclusion, that it is better not to have been born at all, no matter what more or less good things may have happened to you, it's still not worth all the trouble.
@@右左-q3b There is always the alternative: just give up. That doesn’t mean to stop living, it simply means to accept life as it is rather than fighting against an unstoppable force. Move with the flow, wherever it takes you.
Happiness all the time or even most of the time is a state of mind that is in reality impossible to attain. You will cause yourself much less suffering if you just aim for inner peace, peace of mind, and contentment rather than happiness.
Its like, as we get old, in our minds the things become more bigs, like the time and the experience enter to our mind and re estructurated the way as we percieve.
Complicated, yes. Less good? Only if you weren't thinking of complicated positivity. Or anything to do with it. Complicated positivity > Young and ignorant simplicity.
Brings to mind one of the ideas I’ve been toiling with which is the statement that the purpose of life is to find a mode of being that’s so meaningful that the fact that life is suffering is no longer relevant.
Yeah. I'm going through that. I've learned that people forget about you. They can't take 2 seconds to text you, 'Merry Christmas,' or 'Happy New Year's.' They'll probably forget my birthday too. Did my husband die or did I? I'm very, very bitter.
dont read further about Schopenhauer if you try to be happy. he didnt write that book for others, but for himself. he was never happy. if politics make you sad, do everything in your power to ignore it. there is no other way or hidden method but ignorance.
I like this idea of reducing pain rather than focusing on completely eliminating it. It sounds like a healthy and realistic way of looking at life. I also like the point he made about learning how to sit with your pain without resulting to self destruction.
Wish Schopenhauer had been taught to me like this in school. I've always had a negative opinion about his philosophy, but now I feel like sharing his view of reality and of happiness/pain. Thank you so much for all your work! You are an amazing teacher 😁
I don't know how much Schopenhauer influences my life, but I have a great respect for his philosophy and find myself agreeing with his ideas. Well done video, thank you Sir.
That translates perfectly into the way I shaped my way of seeing life. As I was a teenager I used to have many dreams and idealistic images about how my future will be like when I will be older. But I grew up I figured out that some things are unachievable from the situation I am in. Once I gave up to those idealistic thoughts and started to accept the reality as it is, I started being more calm and indifferent about stuff in general. It doesn't translate into me being happy but just trying to have peace of mind. Life sucks and we all know it.
People who have a need to control others have the hardest time controlling themselves. Yet, if they learned to control themselves first. they would no longer feel the need to control others.
Beautiful how Schopenhauer taught the Middle Way. The German philosophers Schopenhauer and Nietzsche have - in their own way - helped to teach the Buddha Dharma.
I am so tired of hearing about The Buddha. Buddhism is a make-believe "religion" for people who have dropped out of traditional religions but who still want to be part of something that seems like a religion. The Sine Qua Non of any religion is a belef in a Supreme Being, which Buddhism doesn't have, which is very convenient or many people.
They read Hindu books - I find it amazing that two people reading the same books can come to totally different views Schopenhauer saw defeat, give up, have no desires - one will be happy - it appeals to the weak, the lazy, the coward Nietzsche saw a Warrior faith asking us to not give up, the teaching of Reincarnation - come back while everyone else is running away - is for the Strong, the Warrior
Positive expectations and not pussying out when they don't come true - yet - actually starts Part 2. Everything good will come true. Part 2 will make you moo.
Your video appeared when I need it most as currently under a third lockdown and starting feeling frustrated being indoors all of the time often in noisy environment. About happiness it's just a state of mind. Reminds me of quite I stuck in the wall. 'Happiness does not depend on what you have or who you are; solely relies on what you think.' Buddha.
"Expectation is the root of all heartache." Believe Shakespeare said that. Ever since I heard that I don't expect anything from anyone and have been called a pessimist. If I'm let down, I'm not disappointed. The word indifferent comes to mind.
Attitude makes all the difference! I rent a house here in Dominica (Nature Island - not the same as the Dominican Republic). I will sell my house in NYC when I can. Then build something here with Wellness Clinic. My life has radically changed since I arrived here early January 2020. After arriving, I would sit on the 2nd floor porch, and look out at the mountains with the fading sun light. The colors in the sky are like nothing I have ever seen in this world... I truly lack the eloquence to express the beauty of it. As the skies grew darker, the lights on mountain side homes began to twinkle. Clouds did inexplicable things and shined in marvelous changing colors as they rolled over the mountain tops. Somehow in seeing all of this my mind was irrevocably altered. As I looked out I suddenly felt this enormous and vast distance between me, the valleys, the mountain tops, and the skies.... As I looked out and ‘felt’ this tremendous volume of distance - I felt smaller, and smaller... and smaller in the world. And as I shrunk, my problems shrunk with me. I felt I was a very small floating object in a great sea of beauty and mystery. I didn't have to worry any more. I simply had to hold-on and ride through this experience like a trip through a Disney World ride. No more effort - Just experience. Many nights I sat out and looked over at the mountains as the sun set and stars lit up the night sky. And as I did this my internal perspective began to slowly change. Soon I began asking myself some stunning questions: Life will come to end for me some day, what will have been my purpose? Who am I living for? It soon dawned on me that the purpose of my life should simply be to achieve joy, a sense of deep contentment and to express creative energy. But this kind of deep happiness could only be achieved internally. I can see how my past attempts to “prove” myself - to validate myself - in the eyes of others had been doomed to failure all along. How had I gotten so ‘off-track’ in life: this belief that I must validate myself in the eyes of the world above all undertakings? It is because I had been taught over the years that success was measured in public fame and fortune. This is a consumer-driven society’s rubric. Everything we see and hear in this consumer driven life reinforces it. Now aware, I set out to find “joy”. I prayed about it… and I meditated about it… Finally, some clarity was brought to me in an exquisite thought: “No one in this world is entitled to joy. If you want joy you create it!” This was an electrifying thought: I needed to stop expecting anything good. Rather, I had to create it. I realized that “joy” was something I must manufacture every day. Every day I wake up and cook breakfast while listening to the RUclips channel, “Goalcast”: one inspiring story after another. Then I pack my car and head down out of the mountain towards the capital. I must first drive through the village of Cochrane proper - Which is full of beautiful mountain people: people of the earth. As I drive down I can see ahead the many people outside there in the gardens, working, and so on. And being that this is Dominica, the topography forces everyone to be very close to the roadside. Like daily clockwork, the villagers see me coming down the steep road; they know I am that nutty guy that wildly waves & shouts out silly life-affirmations as I drive by. Despite this, they forgive me and play along. It makes them smile, and smile more… And they give good vibrations back! With the help of these beautiful people, I create my joy! It is only the beginning. Every day I pray for truth - despite the outcome, enlightenment, and change for the better. I had become so desperate I have willed myself an open mind to throw out any false ideas and to accept universal truths. In the past I carried grandiose dreams of avarice and fame. I wish I could say I achieved it. But the truth is the opposite. And finally in the end, my health began to fail. I was dying on the outside and I could say that over time I had died inside - my purpose died. The purpose of living: developing joy, deep contentment and expressing creativity. Life in the Western world revolves around spread sheets: it serves the ‘bottom line’. There is no place in a spread sheet to account for ‘humanity’. Back in NYC: Money has become the primary currency of ‘human value’. Good deeds, compassion & empathy and thoughtful exchanges for the benefits of others hold little value. But here I live in the mountains on Nature Island. Every day I drive down the mountains to exercise in a gym. As I drive I try to take-in every ounce of the nature around me: the exploding flowers of the Flamboyant Trees, the many palm trees, flowing mango tees, prehistoric ferns whose leaves stretch 12 feet, cascading waterfalls, the magical mountain peaks that are draped with a curtain of enchanted cloud cover. When I drive through the little hamlets the people wave and wish me a good morning; people in passing cars wave; and, the effervescent hitchhikers I pick up bring me great delight. To me, THAT is real human value! There is meaning, happiness and joy!
Being a better person is really hard, because you live through every single day and put through so many different obstacles. Sometimes, even 2 days of suffering seems endless and that’s what’s so hard about living every single day.
The trick is focus on the part of your conscious mind that thinks your feelings are "bad" and just let it stop doing that. There is literally a cool thing in the space in your mind you are aware of that you can stop from doing that. That thing is the only problem anyone could ever have. If you know your feelings are all good, then you feel so good your Level 1 of Life has been beaten.
"Who are you?, who do you want to be?, what are you doing about it?" - Jocko Willink "Know who you are, who do you want to be." - David Goggins I think these two are our modern day stoic philosophers.
It's not a coincidence those with the most wisdom are the ones who lived through the most pain and sadness. We do not grow through comfort and happiness. If you were, like me, born into a body prone to great sadness and pessimism, it's only because it was the condition most suited to propel your growth. Embrace the pain, because through that pain, you learn the most about the world and yourself.
“Indifference” - the keyword. The more I study psychology and philosophy, the more I become indifferent. The question is “good» it? Or ... Every time it seems that I find the answer, but more and more questions...
In general, it is good to be indifferent to things concerning your well-being, but it's not good when it comes to work and relationships. To succeed, you have to care, otherwise, there's no point in trying.
I read Schopenhauers main work „ The world as will and representation“ when I was 20. It changed my life. Books are supposed to be read when you are young so you can model your life after it
True. They are supposed to be read when you are young for the mere fact that you haven't been formed yet. It is harder to reform yourself later in life, although not impossible!
Im goin to be brutally honest im very grateful for the videos you make. In difficult times i search for something to make sense of it all and watching many of your videos has helped me find a direction on my path in life. I would’ve taken my life not to long ago do to the amount of anguish and not knowing how to handle it. But lucky thanks to your platform and the easy access to this knowledge ive had a guide to know what direction to take and work on myself. So I sincerely thank you.
I haven't heard of this guy until today. I was researching existential boredom and possible solutions because a few hours ago I was feeling particularly interested in looking into the worthlessness of living and came upon a book of his, which, in just a couple sentences, explained exactly what my thoughts were on the idea of a purpose to life. He's the closest I have to a twin in terms of philosophy. Fascinating.
It's simple, don't have kids and you won't pass on any misery. As one who has a learning disability I can only imagine how bad it would be for my own children if I had any.
I learned many valuable lessons from a Jewish Buddhist grandmother who was interviewed by Christa Tippett years ago. One suggestion was that when it came to handling a hurt child: 1st acknowledge, "You're hurt.", add "Take a deep breath." if necessary. 2nd ask, "What happened?" Listen. 3rd ask, What can be done?" Listen. 4th encourage, "Do it." I find this useful for dealing with my inner child.
The problem here is that back in their time, kids did not have to go to school or could end school at middle school level and still get jobs. Nowadays, even people with no goals in life are forced in debt and 20 years of education for a minimum wage job. To justify putting their kids through this misery, parents will keep telling you that this will make you happy in the future. So by the time you are successful but still miserable that's when you wrap the rope around your neck.
I feel you... Our modern educational system is nothing but a tool for societal indoctrination - preparing the child not for a life of feeling, free thinking or creativity but simply for a life of work and drudgery... When put in charge of the educational system in our country, John Rockefeller was quoted as saying "I don't want a nation of thinkers - I want a nation of workers"
Went and read a bit more about him...I'm completely blown away by his philosophy and take on life. Why isnt he known by more people? But then again most people arent ready or willing to listen and accept the truth.
I think it's strange that we put so much value in pursuing happiness when it's not really a state you can live within and at best it's a fleeting thing. The more stable way of being is 'unhappiness' and living with that idea in mind really helps you to find peace in the world as it is. You can let go of the need for something so transient and perhaps even start to enjoy little things about daily life, if you're lucky enough go have some form of control over it. ✨
Even better video than I expected, it makes sense that reduction of pain by practicing moderation and striving to be responsible leads to a life with less suffering and therefore better than a life in which constantly seek out pleasure. Basically never sacrifice moderation for a chance at extreme pleasure, as it will often disappoint or come at great cost.
'' people are miserable because they failed to attain misery '' ( whenever you try to fix something always search for the root of the problem you'll find the solution there )
Love Schopenhaur.. his philosophy has given me a new outlook and appeals to my pessimistic nature 🗡️ I thoroughly enjoy your station man..good stuff!!👍
pain can be positive or negative, there is also happiness. pain can break you, make you suffer, and want to end this life. while happiness can encourage you and give you spirit, and motivation to keep on living. Any pain and happiness that is based on reality is positive and the other way around is negative
Fire can destroy or purify, strengthen or weaken, all depending on the nature of the material being burned. Pain has the same effects on the human soul, and for the same reasons. - Lance Conrad
Without emotions, how do you experience life in its fullness? You are specifically referring to negative emotions. We live in duality. We need the contrast to know one from the other. The Yin and Yang of life How do you see stars 🌟 if there is no nightfall? How do you know love? Until you experience the lack of it. Without the full spectrum of negative and positive emotions, you cannot experience a full life.
I love it every morning I get to wake up and watch your vids before work, they are so good and unlike other yt's you dont really try to click bait them or use the philosophy for views I can tell you really care about what you talk about and want others to understand it as well
"It Is Difficult To Find Happiness Within Oneself, But It's Impossible To Find It Anywhere Else.
- Arthur Schopenhauer
Nosce te ipsum.
I dont believe it
@@naturesfinest2408 doesn't matter
@@Uriel-Septim. yes it does matter. I would like a case made for it. Convince me.
@@naturesfinest2408 it is not for me to convince others, the best way for you to get convinced, is to discover it for yourself.
“Knowing others is intelligence, knowing yourself is true wisdom, Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.”-- Lao Tzu.
Rock bottom teaches more than mountain tops ever will.
Nice one!
If you can even respond at that point you find yourself which is "Rock Bottom"... -Better to stop yourself before you get there and go climb a very tall Mountain🗻 or 3. It worked for me. God Bless💙
Well, it depends on how much effort you need to reach that summit, because very often you can hit rock bottom trying to achieve the top of that mountain...
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The years teaches much which the days never Knew.
‐Ralph Waldo Emerson
“We suffer more often in imagination than in reality”
― Seneca
I have no doubt that's true.
Going through a divorce right now and I can confirm that statement is true. Sad really how the mind can be so destructive.
@@_maxfreedom but... but... I'm anxious lol
We only* suffer in imagination.
@@_maxfreedom awesome
"Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced."
--Soren Kierkegaard
That's from Kierkengaard? I remember it from Alan Watts.
But I think that's don't really matter.
Then, I don't want to experience it, I refuse to play.
@@gabrielpalma1687 ...then play with your own rules...
Ah! It's also a quote of mine. Amazing how many thinkers think so many similar things.
@@_maxfreedom you see brother, I have a problem with the fundamental mechanics of life as a human being. I'm not really into the whole 'the pain makes the good things' or the 'the bigger picture is more beautiful' it's just not in me.
Everyone, I wish you all the best wishes for 2021! Hopefully, this year will be (as Schopenhauer might have stated it) a bit less painful than 2020. But if that's not the case, we're at least given more opportunities to grow through adversity. In regards to this video, I must admit that there's much more to Schopenhauer's work that I'd like to cover and explore. It was quite difficult to cover his lessons on happiness in one video. If you're interested, I'd like to make more content about his philosophy (and my interpretations of it) in the near future. Just let me know!
Bernardo Kastrup just published a book on a new way of looking at Schopenhauer metaphysics. I would highly recommend the book
Beautiful said
Schopenhauers philosophy is pretty interesting and i can adapt some of his teaching into my daily life, if u have the time, then please do more of his teachings😉
Happy New Year EZ. You always exceed my expectations. 👏
Thank you so much.❤️❤️❤️ GOD bless you always.🙏
"Don't spend too much time on the internet".
-Marcus Aurelius
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"Everyone has a plan till they get punched in the mouth" - Gandhi
Lol😂
If my knowledge is correct this historic quote has been condemned as hypocrical as it was discovered that Marcus Aurelius had a huge TikTok following at the time
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"I am making a quote because everybody else is."
~me
nice try, but it was Abraham Lincoln who said that
LIT BRUH😂😂😂
This is amazing 😂
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2020 was the year I discovered Einzelganger and philosophy, and that changed the whole prospective of life for me. I'm grateful
Same here. Philosophy brought me closer to myself.
@Rishi J Some people go their whole life without reading or knowing any philosophy.
@@Tsymar Once you read two philosophers making convincing arguments on opposite side of a question it becomes a lot less interesting. But I guess you're not at that point - yet.
You look so sweet 😋
Same here, and then I discovered a few more.. and I'm a different person in the making. Namaste from Kolkata
Whether optimist or pessimist, we all have to live in this matrix.
We don't Have to...
Delicate Balance
Upaya the Maya
If you do either with confidence, you notice there is no matrix and go do limitless things.
Both Optimists and Pessimists believe that they are Realists.
Schop is my fav philosopher. He doesn't sugar coat anything.
“Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things.”
― Arthur Schopenhauer,
Unfortunately once you learn it is too late.
If you decide that everything is worthless, nothing is truly lost.
@bunsenn5064 that could be true in regards to material things, but things that are important to us such as family, friends, and people and even our beloved pets should not be viewed as worthless.
This dead man wasn't pessimistic he was positive misunderstood thinker. I love how simplified but gritty he is.
"The healthy bum is always better than a sick king."
Awesome quote
Agree
@@barb2793 But a healthy king? And the chances of a king being healthy later in life are higher than those of a poor bum. And now this gap has grown even bigger. A billionaire can use all kinds of technology and medical treatments to improve and prolong their life while poverty striken people might not even have access to drinkable water, let alone nutritious food.
It all sounds nice on paper. But it's way better to be both wealthy and healthy. You just have to not lose your head and use your wealth wisely. I guess many wealthy people feel miserable because some of them have not done anything to earn it, some have become wealthy at a very young age and some have traded success in all other areas of their life for wealth.
However, there's a bunch of people who still have managed to avoid these pitfalls and I'm sure they are wealthy, relatively healthy and satisfied with their lives.
Reducing social media is a good first stop...
@@KAIZENURAMESHI You're walking to your destination while David is taking the Bus! 😛
not a single scar on my heart came from my enemy
This!
True dat , my wife has done me more damage to my life than my enemies could ever have .
@@ottosump3356 are you still with her?
GiseleSecret Well not with her , but still living together until she decides to go .
@@ottosump3356 well I wish you the best! I hope you’re doing better and hope you find inner peace🤍
“A happy life is a life that is more enjoyable than death”. Setting the bar low there Schopenhauer
I think its more of a baseline
@@Elric54 Yeah I know, it just sounded funny 😄
We dont know what death is like tho:p
I think he’s completely right on this one because a lot of people live lives that are worse than death.
@@xx_faze_rolf_xxl4029 Death might be ok but dying normally isn’t.
I see where he is coming from
For every pleasure there is an equal and opposite pain
A lovely relationship crushes you when it ends.
The day after an amazing party you feel
deflated and depressed.
From now on I am going to put my focus on reducing pain instead of pursuing fleeting pleasures.
There's no pleasure without pain.
Then you won't have much of a life
Have you ever desired something - the good grades, the olympic medal, running a marathon?
And the first time you try it, you will fail like everyone else
And if you don't feel pain then you will never succeed
Pain pushed us to do better - we will work harder, study harder
Without pain human progress will grind to a halt
@@ramaraksha01 there are unnecessary pain. That is what should be reduced
Pain is greater than pleasure in terms of potential. Getting flayed, and then submerged in alcohol, lemon and salt is I reckon worse than any pleasure body can provide.
@@ramaraksha01 Depends on how you chose to measure success.
Man, you are single-handedly teaching life. This is something that schools can't do.
Let me just say that this video came out at the right time in my life...
That's the way the Universe works, especially if you are in tune with it and listen. You should try some of Allen Watts' lectures, there are some I learned a lot from.
@@scottperry7311 or maybe read Schopenhauer or Emil Cioran, atleast you won't feel completely lonely with your feelings and you will learn a thing or two , especially from Schopenhauer. Just to know if you start with schopenhauer's masterpiece "world as will and representation" , it's a big ass book , like the bible , maybe start with his other works . Emil Cioran is when you combine pessimism with romance , it's very thrilling , i recomend "the trouble with being born" , his most popular writing.
Why ?
For all the 5500 people that liked this video, that happened.
The holy bible has always been there waiting for you too, it's got some pretty good stories
This video is way more educative than all of what my teachers taught us about life.
"The Two Greatest Enemies Of Human Happiness Are Pain And Boredom."
- Arthur Schopenhauer
Physical pain yes. Boredom no. That's easily dealt with.
boredom is a form of pain.
@@Permacamper How do you deal with your boredom?
@@jonber9411 Pursue interests. With RUclips, etc. it's almost limitless.
Boredom is terrible.
Thank you so much for putting this together. I really needed to hear that at this point. Chasing unrealistic dreams for 30 years has given me so much pain because I believed I had failed. That I didn't fulfill my purpose. Yet, I have created my work, my novels, short films etc, so the work exists. Because it is not enjoyed by the masses is out of my control. I still do it because I like to create yet it can be so very frustrating when you cannot find a wide audience when you know the work is good. It's the very thing this video speaks of. I'm trying to find simple joys in reading, listening to music, watching films, and most of all, spending time with my daughter, who has given me real purpose. Without her, I don't believe I would be alive, because I didn't have my head straight. Lost in the idea of failure. And drinking too much. A deadly combination. I've decluttered my life. I try to live as simply as I can. Never been materialistic thankfully. But I still need this reminder though. My biggest battles are within my own head. Peace of mind is all I seek now. And to be healthy long enough to see my daughter grow up.
Bless you. You created life - your daughter 👧💝A life who can return your creation with love and gratitude🙏💖Don’t ever forget that.
@@solecurious1448 That is a beautiful comment. Thank you.
Your reward is in pleasing yourself. Art is not more important than life however.
Read the book: Big Magic
Anthony you're a treasure.
In short, life sucks so try to make it suck as little as possible. Very inspiring. I feel better already.
"The world shall know pain ,those who doesn't know pain will never understand true peace"
-pain
Just shinra tensei everyone, then they will know pain
@@pablonavarro278 yahiko suffered alot man
@@gabrielherera2110 naruto suffered the most on the swing
Boy, did I need this my 56 birthday just passed & I appreciate the gifts of wise words. They calm the spirit. Namaste☯️
Finally,... someone who sees the world as it IS,..beyond broken. There is actually no purpose to seek other than minimizing the various physical and emotional pain(s) that simply living produce. Life sucks... then you die
I’m pretty sure Viktor Frankl wrote that a life composed of simply fulfilling pleasures is a life devoid of any meaning
Maybe so, but a very pleasurable one.
he also says everyone has to find their own meaning in life, because it's always going to be subjective. And in order to find it, you need to mute the ego once in a while and listen to the voice within and following these needs and cravings, rather than the constructed ones
The way I see it, negative visualization is the best way to attain peace. When you see the things the way they are and how horrible they can be and just shrug it off, you lift a huge burden off your shoulders and attain a sense of calm, regardless of whatever happens.
100% agree. For me negative visualization leads me to more positive thinking. Just recently I read Mediations by Marcus Aurelius. Beginning of book 2 he basically says to himself he knows he will meet lots of bad people. Thing is he won't let them impact him and pull him down. That's how I see any situation that may be negative. I can either let it destroy me or learn from it and keep going.
A quote someone posted 4 days ago
"I gave up caring about anything, and all the problems disappeared." - Fyodor Dostoevsky
Who am I to judge, but in a world full of so-called ignorant people, trolls, and psychopaths, it's encouraging to sense from such comments and quotes posted here, that I am not alone, that there are others in this world who think, strive, and hope to live as I have been taught, learned and attempt to be. God lives in you as you.
The training of the mind, if done correctly, can help you get rid of must suffering. It is mind-made after all!
Reaching Awakening would completly erradicate suffering, not just "get rid of most". It's about time we start to acknowledge that this is an obtainable state of being and not just an unreachable goal only acheived by saints of distant times and continents or something.
@@christopherwarren4719 Well thats why I said Training of the mind and not awakening - while that is of cause the goal
@@christopherwarren4719 So how exactly do we go about it then? Are we to pay hefty sums of money to some Guru for his tutelage ? Because in that case awakening is only for the ones that can afford it monetarily.
@@samrat447 Never pay for spiritual guidance. To acheive the state called awakening, you need to synchronise your attention/consciousness to reallity completly, instead of being lost in your thoughts. And you have to do this long enough for your brain to reshape itself into this new mode of fonctioning. A simple meditation technique that focuses on the flow of the breath works perfectly well. And that's all there is to it in my experience. Awakening is litterally just under the nose of humanity, and it is free and simple to do.
Basically, when your mind is perfectly in tuned with reality itself, the Ego has no space left to exists. And without the Ego there is "nobody" left to experience suffering.
Pain obviously isn’t pleasant but sometimes it’s what we need to appreciate moments in life. Pain can teach so many life lessons
Hey just saw you in the ego development part 2 video and now here lol
Yeah, i feel like if u live without any suffering, then you're living in the comfort zone anyways. Thus not improving yourself.
Can't really appreciate the happiness, if u haven't experienced suffering.
Unless it's chronic back pain.
Sounds like a pretty desperate optimistic attempt to make all this pain in the world look less horrible. Tell this to a kid, who is starving to death or dying from cancer, this will sound like a very cynical joke. Instead of this desperate approach to relativize the horros of life, I prefer to look at them sober and thus come to the conclusion, that it is better not to have been born at all, no matter what more or less good things may have happened to you, it's still not worth all the trouble.
@@Bingo2501 make sense. Bro but what the solution for it if we born. We didn't chose to born but what's now. Can u tell me
Struggling, but I must keep trying.
There is no winning, but what other choice do you have. All you can do is keep trying until you lose.
Reading this comment made you forget pain for a moment.
Direction , not perfection .
All we ask is we must try.....
@@右左-q3b There is always the alternative: just give up. That doesn’t mean to stop living, it simply means to accept life as it is rather than fighting against an unstoppable force. Move with the flow, wherever it takes you.
You will never be truly happy. It’s impossible. Once you realize that, you won
No you haven’t lol
So true
Happiness all the time or even most of the time is a state of mind that is in reality impossible to attain. You will cause yourself much less suffering if you just aim for inner peace, peace of mind, and contentment rather than happiness.
@@CarShopping101 sooo true man
All of you are saying this because
"When you're already living at the bottom, nothing can disappoint you anymore"
Gym rats: "No pain no gain"
Schopenhauer: *pulling out notebook...
MY shirt actually says. "All Pain. No gains"
@@PunchNugget You should market that.
@@excelsior999 RASKOL Apparel
@@PunchNugget Mine says no life no pain cool eh?
@@uncleusuh love it!
If someone does you wrong, still be good to them, always be good to them. It will pass because it's only temporary.
When you were young and ignorant life was fine and now old and wise life is complicated.
"profound" very, very true.. 5 STAR quote.🤗
Truer words couldn't be said
I expected the opposite, but it is true
Its like, as we get old, in our minds the things become more bigs, like the time and the experience enter to our mind and re estructurated the way as we percieve.
Complicated, yes. Less good? Only if you weren't thinking of complicated positivity. Or anything to do with it. Complicated positivity > Young and ignorant simplicity.
Brings to mind one of the ideas I’ve been toiling with which is the statement that the purpose of life is to find a mode of being that’s so meaningful that the fact that life is suffering is no longer relevant.
Chasing illusions ?
rather complex way of saying learn to let go
The only meaning to life is to live and promote living.
Philosophy rocks!
Sucks*
Said no one ever
Avoid pain at all costs for it will surely come
-Arthur Schopenhauer
Life would be way more bearable n less painful without commercials
You have to watch them as the best mainstream gift. Then they're even better than songs, unless you do that with them too.
The biggest pain is losing someone. Everything else can be changed, repaired or forgotten.
*God bless you all!*
That is grief
Yeah. I'm going through that. I've learned that people forget about you. They can't take 2 seconds to text you, 'Merry Christmas,' or 'Happy New Year's.' They'll probably forget my birthday too. Did my husband die or did I? I'm very, very bitter.
@@TaraTara-ld2xb I don't know you but I wish you a Happy, Healthy & Prosperous 2021.
@@a.jlondon9947 Thank you. I wish you the same. ☺
@@TaraTara-ld2xb I feel like I've been death too, sometimes you just feel so cold you start believing you are already dead
You can't always get what you want,
But if you try sometimes, you just might find,
You get what you need.
-Mick Jagger
Says the man who got everything he ever wanted
from the guy who said he couldn't
get no satisfaction.
The first step is always acceptance.
Life is painful.
Take the lessons and let it make you stronger
God yes, it really hurts. Time to make it hurt less by making better, more conscious choices.
Stronger for what?
Jaxx spamming for his channel.
Choice pleasure because if opposite of pain
Platitudes.
I needed this after events in the United States yesterday. Having a very hard time finding happiness lately.
dont read further about Schopenhauer if you try to be happy. he didnt write that book for others, but for himself. he was never happy.
if politics make you sad, do everything in your power to ignore it. there is no other way or hidden method but ignorance.
@@thomasherzog86 out of sight...out of mind.
Don't base you condition on what others do...
@@thomasherzog86good point. You made me think...
I like this idea of reducing pain rather than focusing on completely eliminating it. It sounds like a healthy and realistic way of looking at life. I also like the point he made about learning how to sit with your pain without resulting to self destruction.
Wish Schopenhauer had been taught to me like this in school. I've always had a negative opinion about his philosophy, but now I feel like sharing his view of reality and of happiness/pain. Thank you so much for all your work! You are an amazing teacher 😁
I don't know how much Schopenhauer influences my life, but I have a great respect for his philosophy and find myself agreeing with his ideas. Well done video, thank you Sir.
Been digging up the past and hurting myself for it this afternoon. Your video popped up at just the right time. Thank you.
im in love with Arthur Schopenhauer ideas, i changed my life. Now im happy
Schopenhauer speaks truth. I appreciate his embodiment and philosophy. Thank you Great Spirit for this great teacher. 💜🙏🏽💜
That translates perfectly into the way I shaped my way of seeing life. As I was a teenager I used to have many dreams and idealistic images about how my future will be like when I will be older. But I grew up I figured out that some things are unachievable from the situation I am in. Once I gave up to those idealistic thoughts and started to accept the reality as it is, I started being more calm and indifferent about stuff in general. It doesn't translate into me being happy but just trying to have peace of mind.
Life sucks and we all know it.
Expect to be disappointed, and then you won't be. That's my experience.
And then you won't man up.
@@Jansterseeky he has no need to, he is already happier
No, I just expect more pain, and I’m always correct. Because that’s always the what the future has, just more pain.
Thank you kind sir and also to the original philosopher ❤
People who have a need to control others have the hardest time controlling themselves. Yet, if they learned to control themselves first. they would no longer feel the need to control others.
Beautiful how Schopenhauer taught the Middle Way. The German philosophers Schopenhauer and Nietzsche have - in their own way - helped to teach the Buddha Dharma.
I am so tired of hearing about The Buddha. Buddhism is a make-believe "religion" for people who have dropped out of traditional religions but who still want to be part of something that seems like a religion. The Sine Qua Non of any religion is a belef in a Supreme Being, which Buddhism doesn't have, which is very convenient or many people.
They read Hindu books - I find it amazing that two people reading the same books can come to totally different views
Schopenhauer saw defeat, give up, have no desires - one will be happy - it appeals to the weak, the lazy, the coward
Nietzsche saw a Warrior faith asking us to not give up, the teaching of Reincarnation - come back while everyone else is running away - is for the Strong, the Warrior
@@excelsior999 one of the dumbest things ive heard yet, everyone is religious, the largest religion currently is socialism. get a brain.
@@excelsior999you know there quite alot more non-theistic religions out there
I asked my 12 year old son, who is emotionally very steady, what's your secret?
He replied, "No expectations."
Your 12 yr old is very unique
Out of the mouths of children gems can come🙂👍🏾
Not quite so healthy an attitude when you’re 53.
Positive expectations and not pussying out when they don't come true - yet - actually starts Part 2. Everything good will come true. Part 2 will make you moo.
Buddha kid
One of the best channels I've found.
Your video appeared when I need it most as currently under a third lockdown and starting feeling frustrated being indoors all of the time often in noisy environment. About happiness it's just a state of mind. Reminds me of quite I stuck in the wall. 'Happiness does not depend on what you have or who you are; solely relies on what you think.' Buddha.
"Expectation is the root of all heartache." Believe Shakespeare said that. Ever since I heard that I don't expect anything from anyone and have been called a pessimist. If I'm let down, I'm not disappointed. The word indifferent comes to mind.
It is what it is.
Truly understanding this helps with pain that life inevitably brings.
Yep! My favorite and often said expression. Many things in life we can’t do a blasted thing about. Accept it.
I'm so glad I found this...
“Why are people putting quotes in the comments?”
-me
And you're original. 👏👏👏
You can see any comments in any philosophy video on yt, the quotes minions will be there, everyday, everynight, till the end of time
We all love Schopenhauer
this hit me hard and is so true "The safest way of not being very miserable is not to expect to be very happy"
Attitude makes all the difference!
I rent a house here in Dominica (Nature Island - not the same as the Dominican Republic). I will sell my house in NYC when I can. Then build something here with Wellness Clinic.
My life has radically changed since I arrived here early January 2020.
After arriving, I would sit on the 2nd floor porch, and look out at the mountains with the fading sun light. The colors in the sky are like nothing I have ever seen in this world... I truly lack the eloquence to express the beauty of it.
As the skies grew darker, the lights on mountain side homes began to twinkle. Clouds did inexplicable things and shined in marvelous changing colors as they rolled over the mountain tops.
Somehow in seeing all of this my mind was irrevocably altered. As I looked out I suddenly felt this enormous and vast distance between me, the valleys, the mountain tops, and the skies.... As I looked out and ‘felt’ this tremendous volume of distance - I felt smaller, and smaller... and smaller in the world. And as I shrunk, my problems shrunk with me. I felt I was a very small floating object in a great sea of beauty and mystery. I didn't have to worry any more. I simply had to hold-on and ride through this experience like a trip through a Disney World ride. No more effort - Just experience.
Many nights I sat out and looked over at the mountains as the sun set and stars lit up the night sky. And as I did this my internal perspective began to slowly change. Soon I began asking myself some stunning questions: Life will come to end for me some day, what will have been my purpose? Who am I living for?
It soon dawned on me that the purpose of my life should simply be to achieve joy, a sense of deep contentment and to express creative energy. But this kind of deep happiness could only be achieved internally. I can see how my past attempts to “prove” myself - to validate myself - in the eyes of others had been doomed to failure all along.
How had I gotten so ‘off-track’ in life: this belief that I must validate myself in the eyes of the world above all undertakings? It is because I had been taught over the years that success was measured in public fame and fortune. This is a consumer-driven society’s rubric. Everything we see and hear in this consumer driven life reinforces it.
Now aware, I set out to find “joy”. I prayed about it… and I meditated about it… Finally, some clarity was brought to me in an exquisite thought: “No one in this world is entitled to joy. If you want joy you create it!”
This was an electrifying thought: I needed to stop expecting anything good. Rather, I had to create it. I realized that “joy” was something I must manufacture every day.
Every day I wake up and cook breakfast while listening to the RUclips channel, “Goalcast”: one inspiring story after another. Then I pack my car and head down out of the mountain towards the capital. I must first drive through the village of Cochrane proper - Which is full of beautiful mountain people: people of the earth. As I drive down I can see ahead the many people outside there in the gardens, working, and so on. And being that this is Dominica, the topography forces everyone to be very close to the roadside.
Like daily clockwork, the villagers see me coming down the steep road; they know I am that nutty guy that wildly waves & shouts out silly life-affirmations as I drive by. Despite this, they forgive me and play along. It makes them smile, and smile more… And they give good vibrations back! With the help of these beautiful people, I create my joy!
It is only the beginning. Every day I pray for truth - despite the outcome, enlightenment, and change for the better. I had become so desperate I have willed myself an open mind to throw out any false ideas and to accept universal truths.
In the past I carried grandiose dreams of avarice and fame. I wish I could say I achieved it. But the truth is the opposite. And finally in the end, my health began to fail. I was dying on the outside and I could say that over time I had died inside - my purpose died.
The purpose of living: developing joy, deep contentment and expressing creativity.
Life in the Western world revolves around spread sheets: it serves the ‘bottom line’. There is no place in a spread sheet to account for ‘humanity’.
Back in NYC: Money has become the primary currency of ‘human value’. Good deeds, compassion & empathy and thoughtful exchanges for the benefits of others hold little value.
But here I live in the mountains on Nature Island. Every day I drive down the mountains to exercise in a gym. As I drive I try to take-in every ounce of the nature around me: the exploding flowers of the Flamboyant Trees, the many palm trees, flowing mango tees, prehistoric ferns whose leaves stretch 12 feet, cascading waterfalls, the magical mountain peaks that are draped with a curtain of enchanted cloud cover.
When I drive through the little hamlets the people wave and wish me a good morning; people in passing cars wave; and, the effervescent hitchhikers I pick up bring me great delight.
To me, THAT is real human value! There is meaning, happiness and joy!
I concur.
Being a better person is really hard, because you live through every single day and put through so many different obstacles. Sometimes, even 2 days of suffering seems endless and that’s what’s so hard about living every single day.
The trick is focus on the part of your conscious mind that thinks your feelings are "bad" and just let it stop doing that. There is literally a cool thing in the space in your mind you are aware of that you can stop from doing that. That thing is the only problem anyone could ever have. If you know your feelings are all good, then you feel so good your Level 1 of Life has been beaten.
Ich lese gerade alle Bücher von ihm, Arthur schopenhauer, ich habe das Gefühl das er mir aus der Seele spricht.
I think this is very great advice instead of going for happiness and too much expectations we have to settle in just reducing pain of life.
Life is like a riddle and im really stumped.
Christ. The answer
"Who are you?, who do you want to be?, what are you doing about it?"
- Jocko Willink
"Know who you are, who do you want to be."
- David Goggins
I think these two are our modern day stoic philosophers.
People are miserable because they failed to attain misery. What a line !
It's not a coincidence those with the most wisdom are the ones who lived through the most pain and sadness. We do not grow through comfort and happiness. If you were, like me, born into a body prone to great sadness and pessimism, it's only because it was the condition most suited to propel your growth. Embrace the pain, because through that pain, you learn the most about the world and yourself.
Agreed
I'm happy when I don't have to go to work and get to do whatever I want
“Indifference” - the keyword. The more I study psychology and philosophy, the more I become indifferent. The question is “good» it? Or ... Every time it seems that I find the answer, but more and more questions...
In general, it is good to be indifferent to things concerning your well-being, but it's not good when it comes to work and relationships. To succeed, you have to care, otherwise, there's no point in trying.
I read Schopenhauers main work „ The world as will and representation“ when I was 20. It changed my life. Books are supposed to be read when you are young so you can model your life after it
True. They are supposed to be read when you are young for the mere fact that you haven't been formed yet. It is harder to reform yourself later in life, although not impossible!
Im goin to be brutally honest im very grateful for the videos you make. In difficult times i search for something to make sense of it all and watching many of your videos has helped me find a direction on my path in life. I would’ve taken my life not to long ago do to the amount of anguish and not knowing how to handle it.
But lucky thanks to your platform and the easy access to this knowledge ive had a guide to know what direction to take and work on myself. So I sincerely thank you.
I haven't heard of this guy until today. I was researching existential boredom and possible solutions because a few hours ago I was feeling particularly interested in looking into the worthlessness of living and came upon a book of his, which, in just a couple sentences, explained exactly what my thoughts were on the idea of a purpose to life. He's the closest I have to a twin in terms of philosophy. Fascinating.
It's simple, don't have kids and you won't pass on any misery. As one who has a learning disability I can only imagine how bad it would be for my own children if I had any.
It's really that simple, but humans are illogical. They have no real reason to continue this cycle, but they keep at it
I learned many valuable lessons from a Jewish Buddhist grandmother who was interviewed by Christa Tippett years ago. One suggestion was that when it came to handling a hurt child: 1st acknowledge, "You're hurt.", add "Take a deep breath." if necessary. 2nd ask, "What happened?" Listen. 3rd ask, What can be done?" Listen. 4th encourage, "Do it."
I find this useful for dealing with my inner child.
The problem here is that back in their time, kids did not have to go to school or could end school at middle school level and still get jobs. Nowadays, even people with no goals in life are forced in debt and 20 years of education for a minimum wage job. To justify putting their kids through this misery, parents will keep telling you that this will make you happy in the future. So by the time you are successful but still miserable that's when you wrap the rope around your neck.
I feel you... Our modern educational system is nothing but a tool for societal indoctrination - preparing the child not for a life of feeling, free thinking or creativity but simply for a life of work and drudgery... When put in charge of the educational system in our country, John Rockefeller was quoted as saying "I don't want a nation of thinkers - I want a nation of workers"
@@robertcronin6603 A cog in the machine
Went and read a bit more about him...I'm completely blown away by his philosophy and take on life. Why isnt he known by more people? But then again most people arent ready or willing to listen and accept the truth.
I can handle the pain, it’s the boredom that drives me nuts
What is the remedy for this..
I think it's strange that we put so much value in pursuing happiness when it's not really a state you can live within and at best it's a fleeting thing. The more stable way of being is 'unhappiness' and living with that idea in mind really helps you to find peace in the world as it is. You can let go of the need for something so transient and perhaps even start to enjoy little things about daily life, if you're lucky enough go have some form of control over it. ✨
Life isn't about doing the things we like to do, it's about doing the things we have to do.
No, it's about fighting constantly to do the things we like to do, not the things we have to do.
@@True38 everyone is entitled to their own opinion, so there's no right or wrong.
Then what should stop somebody from killing themself? What do we "have to do", who says we have to do anything? Kind of a shit take dude, rethink it
@@smoothbuddha7212 well said!
Whenever I'm feeling "happy" I remind myself there is a seed of sadness in it
"It's wise to choose health over everything else" - just as I'm putting another chocolate into my mouth.
Just go with high purcentage dark chocolate, it's very healthy.
😂😂
@@christopherwarren4719 I shall live off it kind sage 🤤
🤣
Because you chose happiness ;)
Even better video than I expected, it makes sense that reduction of pain by practicing moderation and striving to be responsible leads to a life with less suffering and therefore better than a life in which constantly seek out pleasure.
Basically never sacrifice moderation for a chance at extreme pleasure, as it will often disappoint or come at great cost.
'' people are miserable because they failed to attain misery '' ( whenever you try to fix something always search for the root of the problem you'll find the solution there )
And the root is almost always your heart, it's not what happens but how you take it.
@@SerendipitousProvidence If the root of the problem is your heart, have you ever considered removing it?
@@bunsenn5064 Why throw the baby with the bathwater? Cleansing the heart is another option.
I want to thank you for myself, and my children. You sir, are a blessing.
Schopenhauer was convinced that one should never have children - not to subject them to the pain of living. Do nor hurry to agree...
Love Schopenhaur.. his philosophy has given me a new outlook and appeals to my pessimistic nature 🗡️ I thoroughly enjoy your station man..good stuff!!👍
pain can be positive or negative, there is also happiness. pain can break you, make you suffer, and want to end this life. while happiness can encourage you and give you spirit, and motivation to keep on living. Any pain and happiness that is based on reality is positive and the other way around is negative
Fire can destroy or purify, strengthen or weaken, all depending on the nature of the material being burned. Pain has the same effects on the human soul, and for the same reasons.
- Lance Conrad
Its beautiful how every philosophy trying to explain life points towards advaita - the ultimate truth beyond and encompassing everything!
_"Sometimes a meta-quote is the best thing you can produce at the moment."_
Einzelganger, you changed my life! For the best. Thank you so much. What you do saves a lot of people.
In often wonder why did we even pick emotions on our journey of evolution. What good did it bring to us.
Without emotions, how do you experience life in its fullness? You are specifically referring to negative emotions.
We live in duality. We need the contrast to know one from the other. The Yin and Yang of life
How do you see stars 🌟 if there is no nightfall? How do you know love? Until you experience the lack of it.
Without the full spectrum of negative and positive emotions, you cannot experience a full life.
So true...but so hard to do😐
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I love it every morning I get to wake up and watch your vids before work, they are so good and unlike other yt's you dont really try to click bait them or use the philosophy for views I can tell you really care about what you talk about and want others to understand it as well
With much wisdom comes much sorrow. Ignorance is bliss.