The Courage to Be: An Antidote to Meaninglessness

In The Courage to Be, Paul Tillich presents his antidote to meaninglessness and anxiety through the concept of courage. He was a German-American Christian existentialist philosopher born in 1886 and is considered as one of the most influential theologians of the 20th century.
While lecturing on anxiety, Tillich noticed that there was an enormous response in the post-war era, especially in the younger people, and he sought to give an answer to the growing anxiety which had developed. The aftereffects of the two World Wars had left the world in a state of disorientation, estrangement, anxiety and meaninglessness.
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(0:00) Introduction: Paul Tillich
(3:17) Method of Correlation
(4:02) The Courage to Be: Introduction
(5:49) The Courage to Be: Anxiety
(11:30) The Courage to Be: Participation and Individualisation
(13:12) The Ground of Being
(14:20) Symbols
(16:17) The Ultimate Concern
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📝 Sources
- The Courage to Be - Paul Tillich
- Hart, C. W. (2011). Paul Tillich and psychoanalysis. Journal of religion and health, 50(3), 646-655
- A conversation with Dr. Paul Tillich and Mr. Werner Rode, a graduate student of theology. Published: [New Haven, CT] : Yale Broadcast & Media Center, [2010]
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@@CobaBear a free spirit is a creator of love

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Have you read the philosophy written in, The Flower Ornament scripture by those who were truly those whom held Thee courage to be.

[@brooksbergeron1654]

period.

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@@CobaBear that is why I studied to become a philosophies teacher.

[@sinin8932]

" The vitality that can stand the abyss of meaninglessness is aware of a hidden meaning within the destruction of meaning . "

[@WisdominQuotes]

"Neurosis is the way of avoiding non-being by avoiding being." ~~Paul Tillich, The Courage to Be, pt. 2, ch. 3 (1952)

[@engineeredtruths8935]

"Neurosis is the way of avoiding non-being by avoiding being." - Paul Tillich, the courage to be

[@kj22697]

As someone with no academic background, these are invaluable lessons. Thank you so much

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I adore people like you, saying thanks, being grateful, it really makes me have even more hope for us humans as species. Have a nice week, blessings.

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You didn't have an education?

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I doubt you would have learned anything like this in academy

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"Neurosis is always a substitute for legitimate suffering." ~~Carl Jung

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[@ReynaSingh]

existence is fueled by fear because there’s too much emphasis on the individual experience of life and death. we are apart of a universal rhythm and it’s quite liberating to see unity within all the disparate beings

[@northeastslingshot1664]

You are purely guessing about universal rythmn. Its a nice thought...like religion...but unproven.

[@andredelacerdasantos4439]

@@northeastslingshot1664 Well, there are universal rhythms, however. For example: the Sun has a solar cycle. The solar cycle is the cycle that the Sun’s magnetic field goes through approximately every 11 years. Every 11 years or so, the Sun's magnetic field completely flips. This means that the Sun's north and south poles switch places. Then it takes about another 11 years for the Sun’s north and south poles to flip back again. The solar cycle affects activity on the surface of the Sun, such as sunspots which are caused by the Sun's magnetic fields. As the magnetic fields change, so does the amount of activity on the Sun's surface, leading to fluctuations on the Sun's brightness and surface temperature along the cycle. Creatures on Earth are completely in sync with this rhythm, since it affects both the magnetic field and overall temperature of the planet. This cycle, as far as we know, exists since forever (or 4 billion years, give or take) And the whole of evolution happened within it.

[@andredelacerdasantos4439]

@@northeastslingshot1664 Well, I just copied and pasted a fragment of a text from NASA's website.

[@andredelacerdasantos4439]

@@northeastslingshot1664 I didn't think I could have phrased it better. There are lots of other rhythms that all life on Earth is attuned to: ice ages, the 4 seasons, the cycle of the moon, the days, and even others, less astronomically precise, like El Niño.

[@lunkerjunkie]

@@northeastslingshot1664 the proven is also a nice thought but UN universal

[@ws6778]

VERY IMPORTANT ADVICE: 11:30 - 12:02: Out there somewhere, there is, in the very least, someone who, specifically, needs you to necessarily exist, and also exist as the most authentic version of yourself.

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[@matthewkopp2391]

I am grateful Paul Tillich was an influential member of my Church Denomination. Without his influence I would probably have just become a scientific reductionist of some sort and simply dismissed Christianity altogether. Tillich made Christianity relevant as a living philosophy of being and a symbolic language that can be seen everywhere rather an fundamentalist idolatry. I wish other church denominations would consider what he wrote.

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There is no substitute for experience when it comes to overcoming fear of death. All men know this but only a few accept it and live through the experiences required to embrace death instead of run from it.

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Me too

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[@christian128902]

Mane this video was like an awakening, really appreciated it

[@elliotwalton6159]

This was great to come across. I'm just a month away of completing a 500-page graphic novel inspired by Tillich. I read The Courage to Be in 1983 or 1984 in my early twenties at University. Although my familiarity with his writings has a thick layer of dust on it, this video has blown much of it away. Tillich had a profound affect on my thinking, even if I didn't fully grasp his finer details. His concept, or description of the God who appears when the God of theism disappears in doubt and anxiety has never left me. I still own my original copy. It is well underlined. What better time than the last few days of Lent to review what had so impressed me. I'd like to get my hands on his three volumes of sermons again as well.

[@aceiam4370]

What's the novel called?

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[@Gminor7]

Excellent. I became immersed in Tillich in 1976 while working on my philosophy degree with some professors who themselves had been students of Tillich at Union Seminary.

[@virashnibharuth1435]

Thank you for this wonderful work! I teach philosophy to high school students and this has helped address anxiety and courage in an accessible way without stripping the reverence of being before one becomes overwhelmed by the world

[@brucedressel8873]

Heathen nonsense.

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[@TheLivingPhilosophy]

That was epic! I remember hearing a lot about Tillich in university doing theological courses but never actually got round to studying him or learning what he thought so this was a great introduction as ever

[@WisdominQuotes]

"Life is - or has - meaning and meaninglessness. I cherish the anxious hope that meaning will preponderate and win the battle." ~~Carl Jung; Memories, Dreams, Reflections (1962),'Retrospect'

[@theresefournier3269]

And that all modern false facts, will surrender to the living Truth... ❤️🔥💯

[@ws6778]

CURRENTLY, we may have not found YET something of value to fulfil ultimately with meaning the hole of our existential emptiness, but that does not mean that we cannot ever find that, because we do not know what the future holds next for us, so be hopeful, keep existing, keep holding on, keep moving and looking forward to finding that, just like the existentialist philosophers, like Friedrich Nietzsche, that kept existing and holding on, because they were aware that they could still hope of finding meaning value to fulfil the emptiness of their existences, if they kept moving and looking forward. SIDENOTE: I wrote that based on the dialectical thought of Hegel that history happens by constant alternated changes between opposites. In another words, for example, sometimes humans, both in our individual and collective trajectories, live meaningful existences, then, other times humans do not live meaningful existences, and that is a cycle of change that could be repeated forever, ironically since we are talking about changes (inconsistency) being eternal (consistent). Existing to search for the meaning of your existence is, in itself, already a meaning to your existence. In another words, we exist to search for meaning for (our) existence, as if existence existed to understand itself.

[@jawajab5173]

Tillich's "courage to be" and "the ground of being" is a timely reminder in the midst of curtailments imposed by the pandemic and the invasion of Ukraine. May we find courage as a resource to live, to move and have our being. Thank you for sharing!

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Well said, Sir

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Courage v.s Heart Attack... Great title for a book!

[@satnamo]

Bravery is only courage in war; War is das ultimate form of competition.

[@Red-Tape-Rending]

I once learned the idea that one can live in a constant state of harmony by accepting that one must not be wholly devoted to individualism or collectivism, but rather balance oneself on the border between the two. By knowing exactly what your existence incorporates as well as what it defies, you live as your true self and attain an independent satisfaction from this perception, which I have named 'true happiness.' It doesn't require any effort to live in service of an ideal, because this is akin to indoctrination (and this is a condemnably passive state). True courage lies in the effort required to live meaningfully in SPITE of something, be that suffering, loss of meaning, or anything else. Endurance is only a prelude to potential growth, which man can still fail in or choose to ignore.

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"IT WAS MORNING, AND THE NEW SUN SPARKLED GOLD across the ripples of a gentle sea. A mile from shore a fishing boat chummed the water, and the word for Breakfast Flock flashed through the air, till a crowd of a thousand seagulls came to dodge and fight for bits of food. It was another busy day beginning. But way off alone, out by himself beyond boat and shore, Jonathan Livingston Seagull was practising . . ."

[@satnamo]

Courage is doing the right thing even when it is hard to do the right thing like saving people in this hellish world

[@conversationcorner1837]

Where does the tension between the collective and the individual emanate from ?

[@phaedrussmith1949]

@@conversationcorner1837 The innate need to belong.

[@conversationcorner1837]

@@phaedrussmith1949 Makes sense.

[@cheriessss4734]

I’ve been trying to describe just wanting to be. I just want to exist until I can’t. The good, the bad and taking it in stride. We are all just trying to figure it out and I’m just happy to be breathing.

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That quote of Tillich from the courage to be single-handedly destroyed my insufferable existential crisis At least temporarily

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What quote?

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I'm contemplating the relation between anxiety and courage for almost a year now. Absolutely love the work put into this video and the clarity that arises from it, thank you and let's hope these relevant insights reach many!

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i like the use of the artwork it's a pleasure and thought provoking

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[@christiananderson4909]

The Courage to Be was the first work of theology that I ever read, and although I am an Atheist now, it remains my favorite. I still read it once a year.

[@alexmur6411]

Is it easy to read? I mean is it readable , because I can’t read Carl Jung .

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@@alexmur6411 It's about as inaccessible as you can get, but worth it, IMO. Best to have a dictionary with you when you read it.

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This slapped. Watching this felt like when you read the title of a book within its pages and you finally get why it's titled the way it is lol. And the phrasing "radical and creative negativity" -- definitely going to stick with me. Appreciate you!

[@theemptyatom]

Epic - Good job

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Man, what an excellent job! You really put yourself in to it. Thanks for the content. I would like to know what's the name of the last song.

[@kevinrombouts3027]

What a wonderful quote to finish. Tillich challenges me. He is not easy, pulls me into the abstract but I am drawn nevertheless.

[@user-ds4mc5xo8q]

Be aware of beliefs you adopt as your own. Just because somebody says something poetically and eloquently, does not mean it is truth Especially global statements that refer to the nature of what it is to be human Accumulating too many vague unverifiable negative beliefs about oneself can create a lot of pain and confusion And inform what I would call erroneous action Actions based on untrue observations and perceptions. Mental hygiene. Don’t let people hijack your brain Be aware of biases Be aware Watch Perceive What are you agreeing with and why How does it feel in your body And what are the lines of logic. Watch Be aware. Be aware Watch

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[@satnamo]

Gratitude is das father of all virtues: wisdom courage justice and compassion

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BRAVO 👏🏾

[@robbiegaming6203]

Impressed 🥰

[@moi-meme4788]

The line is thin between courage and madness

[@gillianscott4363]

Indeed. My father fought in WWII. He struggled with both the rest of his life. Be of good courage soldier! He once said to me (after one of his nephews took his own life at 39) that one does not need courage to get through life, just curiosity. When I reminded him of this 20 years after, he doubted he said it. "Doesn't sound like me." He quit just shortly after that, weary of the battle. So much noise inside the skull.

[@skondingo8322]

David Benson

[@danielzavalahuerta]

This one was great, I had goosebumps.

[@satnamo]

Today is the dying day!

[@gillianscott4363]

Often need this kind of hope in the banality of general, globalized culture. Must find Tillich's books. Thank you for this summation.

[@Videos1701D]

I just starting looking into Tillich and his philosophy. One item about God as our Being is something I have considered for a while (Neville Goddard speaks of this in detail). You discussed so many helpful ideas and quotes from Tillich that I had to screen shot those and save for daily reading. ❤️❤️

[@gzsaliga]

Awesome

[@stevenjbeto]

“He became an existentialist on the Western Front.” Talk about the power of fusion!

[@tollfree1607]

My favorite

[@Khorothis]

It would have been great if Tillich and Lovecraft could have met and talked, it would have been a very interesting series of conversations. Also, thank you very much for bringing Tillich and his work to my attention, I'll definitely read his work!

[@n_128]

I have to learn more about this kind of philosophy

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[@abraxas2]

Did Paul Tillich had some influences provided by Baruch Spinoza? I am I am not a philosopher or anything but it seems to me that Tillich's ideas and Spinoza's ideas seem to compliment each other.

[@andredelacerdasantos4439]

There's a clear connection between religious experience and dreaming. That's where the religious symbols come from in the first place. The mind has a sort of duality with its perception of reality: there's waking life, when perception is based on sensory stimuli from the outside world, and there is the dream world, where perception is based on sensory stimuli from the world within. The two can engage in interplay, however. One can think of a scenic view from the past or conjure up one that has never been seen before, if one has a strong imagination. This view can, in a way, be literally "seen" with the mind's eye and it occupies a "space" in the background of one's actual sigh. Just the same, dreams can be influenced by outside events, like thunder, for example, leading to changes in the dream's narrative. The problem of modern man is that they are disconnected from the dream world. Many people wake up almost every day with no dreams in mind, or never make the effort of remembering them. Even when a dream is remembered and shared, most people will never have a clue about what they mean because they don't spend the effort of interpreting them. Most people completely disregard the dream world entirely all their lives, as if it was meaningless and random. This disregard for the dream world is paralleled by a complete disregard for god or anything to do with religion, as if it was, again, all nonsense. That doesn't happen only with atheists, however, since most Christians do not have faith, but superstition, like stated in the video. Their complete disregard for god comes from taking it for granted.

[@satnamo]

In my dream I fly outer space

[@collinownsyou]

This sounds like a line out of Waking Life

[@takush1967]

Well said; brilliant

[@conversationcorner1837]

Aren't dreams rooted in unfulfilled desires ?

[@andredelacerdasantos4439]

@Conversation Corner Acording to Freud, yes, but not acording to Jung.

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[@NihilisticRealism]

Anxiety is reality. Your brain struggles to trick itself into simplifying all things, for the sake of maintaining a state of calm that is purely artificial. Comprehending reality, is anxiety. It is awareness, for brief moments, of the overwhelming complexity present in all things, in tandem with the brain's inability to fully comprehend it all. It is a self awareness of the limits of the mind and the boundaries of ones own understandings. people who never have anxiety, never work to overcome their most basic neurology. Never seek to struggle to comprehend being beyond the base most loops of self. Loops that lead one away from the attempt, towards the dull and stagnant grazing state- living and thinking passively, as to avoid at all lengths the anxieties of actively contemplating ones own mind, and the world from which it manifests Our base selves consist of evolved mechanisms of coping with and denying and avoiding thoughts of the actual levels of complexity present here. There has been perpetual selection for calm, passive acceptance. For those who deny and fight anxieties. Stupidity is a mechanism of self defense. It is the inability of the mind to comprehend, and in that, it is the preservation of calm. A calm founded within and sustained by the minds need to quell anxiety.

[@NihilisticRealism]

@@thotslayer9914 I wrote it

[@NihilisticRealism]

@@thotslayer9914 Only a little. and only recently. When i wrote that, as well as most of my writings- i was just a teenager doing my own reasoning establishing my own philosophy from scratch