The Denial of Death Chapters 1&2

[@johnmiller7453]

Maybe the most important book ever written. That is if mankind ever wants to find some kind of peace and real satisfaction and morality in being alive. Likely only a few will ever listen however. Nicely read, thank you.

[@doyleclanperth]

I agree. Most important of all time, yet differentiates our higher purpose, from our evolutionary instincts of denial if death, self assertion. All of which is said repeatedly including Genesis. I love the anthropologic perspective. The confines of psychology in Freuds day was that controversial, the obvious observations of spirituality and interdependence as a more realistic, authentic, and fufilling alternative to illusions of pursuit of nuerotic fantasy should be a required reading in psychology 101. Much unraveling can be accomplished working backwards, from the perspective of death. A lovely read that anyone who is anxious to live authentically, the 5 Wishes, by Gay Henricks, is your next go to from here. Dr Hendricks hasn't indicated any connection to Beckers work, but has managed to decipher, test, and streamline many practical disciplines in a matter of hours... the DIY journey to Self and a life of meaningful purpose, we all long to be able to fulfil without fear of death, but rather, knowing exactly what we/you want to achieve in life, and getting on with it. Death is there, of course, but the clarity of ones end game, is within reach, as soon as you recognise what it is.

[@doyleclanperth]

More take aways. Their are many writings of living life with the end in mind...not making big impact The term makes ppl anxious. Whereas, thinking backwards from today, if death were (for 5 minutes imaginary) to occur in hours or a few days to come, what are my regrets in life.. top 5/10 (? Who are the people i want to see(? What truth must be said to persons it must be said to? Who do i wish were there to say goodbye? The ppl "I" love. Knowing i/we still have time to change things for the greater good, and what we would regret if left unsaid. I love you. I'm sorry. Please forgive me, or forgive another. (Not blame.) Anything else is a distraction from our authenticity. One must drift too far off course otherwise the destination may become unobtainable, i reckon.

[@3dge--runner]

my fav book of all time. Thank you

[@michaellabbe2873]

The most important book of all time!

[@archerengelo]

delightful narration, i like younger voice for a change.. thanks for doing this

[@Phantom.1]

So awesome that this was before AI voiceovers.

[@Loki-ti2on]

Great job Arete Foundation... This book has inspired my thoughts. Confirmed that To be wanting to be heroic is Noble, It's fundamental expression of human being. Thanks Ernest Becker, for your contribution to human kind.

[@eliehasteiner3167]

+Lok i I can't help but get the feeling that you have missed Becker's point if you think he's saying heroism is in any way virtuous. Have you read the sister book, "Escape from Evil"?

[@cherylho1234]

He is saying that humans want to be heroic because it is how society portrays its immortality project, and due to man's awareness of and fear of death, they are compelled to strive to become immortal through this immortality project aka heroism.

[@Loki-ti2on]

True . Ones good can be another's evil. If its evil he can't be called a hero. It depends on whom we consider hero. Einstein is hero ,Gandhi, Newton, spiritual gurus, Sports men who lifts our spirit, actor , artists and everyone who contributes to society in any which way, who stood for some values are hero's. My earlier statement ( video) was said in a context wondering why we crave to so much to achieve our dreams. This books addresses these question. To avoid fear of death and satisfy our inner beings. 1) we make our partners Demi gods and worship them. 2) By achieving something great in life.

[@Bevie_Main]

Thank you for uploading, this is extremely helpful and meaningful

[@pounchoutz]

Heroism explains all the bs and also all the magic today. We should look it right in the eye

[@재큐린]

😊😊😊

[@siddhartha_1]

Very good Narration

[@Mimi_113]

Thank you for this

[@leo333333able]

great narration

[@skwbtm1]

Here is the whole book to read archive.org/details/zenarationalcrit029023mbp

[@TheMrlobo56]

thanks for the book

[@Trace7173]

Wow, I was about reading to buy this on Amazon..Glad I didn't

[@zeb358]

I read this 20 years ago and been putting off Re reading it, as there are so many more unread books I want to tackle. So thank you for narrating this... much appreciated and very well read! Are you going to finish narrating the whole book perhaps?

[@mariooink5836]

I just started, haven't looked even if he has (btw) but hope so, but wanted to also ask you ask you right away (hoping you or anyone might ever read it), what books and why. I got caught by Kierkegaard trough a you tube binge, want to read really badly anything even more for I dig that insight I think (now), this deep really touches me in a 'healing' way (personally) and I get a gread for more. Mankind fits in is the feeling, I get it, you get it, we gonna get it? get it? go! get it read it. Tx for reading it to us man! I will listen more! (Just stopped at 7 min 44, already so rich in content, so curious .. hope I follow with constant enthusiasm and fully obsessed, consumed. we'll see.. motivated 50+ optimistic realist..)

[@ImSqueakyY0]

~comment to help me~ Introduction Conclusion: 16:56 Part One: 19:00

[@husnainanwaar1992]

its not just listening between the lines ; it's also leasing between sounds ; that's how you and found out the distance between stars ...

[@Algerographer]

26:48 so true

[@aswathithrivikraman4970]

11:45, 18:50, 33:50 - 36:04,

[@Modernstoic1]

Finally, a real speaker 😂

[@twentyarms]

This not a bad job at all, but I feel like it needs to be read by an older voice with more gravitas. I want to hear the eternity of these ideas personified.

[@FitOutsideTheBox]

twentyarms yea or something doesn't match up with the voice and text. i can't find any other versions on KZbin as of yet.

[@Arniemosq]

Cough up then you cheap bastard LOL

[@bugeye8749]

THISSS

[@tonymarshall9670]

@@FitOutsideTheBox I found two others and both were like sandpaper in my ears. Got that computer generated sound to the voice. This one far easier to hear.

[@mikhailvarkovsky4150]

I feel it's perfect, it sounds like a lecture from a young professor. You can't really take a book which repeats "gods with anuses" frequently very seriously anyway

[@mileshton76]

34:41 (bookmark)

[@ahmidahmid9303]

interesting ideas

[@bigtall8199]

This is the real bible

[@nolanduarte]

beautiful

[@mattacostaguitar4048]

Matt McCusker brought me here

[@muntasiranaanme4436]

Men men men men men men men . Man . The mankind . MAN . THE GREAT HEROIC MAN . THE MEN OF THE NATION. MAN man man man man .

[@redwaldcuthberting7195]

Man used to mean a person. Mankind doesn't mean male kind exclusively though it can refer to males as it's opposite is womankind. From mancynn basically man 'person'+kin 'species, race'.

[@engineerSalih]

Deal with it

[@JH-ji6cj]

The unfortunate shining example that a little learning is a dangerous thing. What you feel most obliged to speak to is his use of the term Men? Becker goes on to identify the underpinnings and destructive nature of tribalism (I believe in this book ) and I would hope you could get better ideas from it outside of your expressed core beliefs that He is the tribal one by being a man and using the term. I do wonder how he would feel about the current trend towards believing one is being heroic by bullying through the idea that his life work should be criticised for his use of the word Men. Should I assume you mark this work as a Privileged White Male Mansplaining as well?

[@tonymarshall9670]

Have you managed to get over yourself and grow up a bit yet?

[@redwaldcuthberting7195]

@@JH-ji6cj I assume you refer to the op complaining about the word man. As what I have said it true that man originally meant 'human' and wer was a male and wif a female hence wifman 'female person' whence woman, and not from womb+man as some falsely spout.

[@blackmetalmagick1]

16:00

[@MaxDorisca]

19:05

[@dynamicloveministries334]

The historical fact that Christ was raised is the answer.

[@chattingesque372]

Ernest Becker has always been a bit too light for me

[@maxpower1337]

I'm going to die.

[@hismessage1]

Same

[@thirtywam]

28:27

[@h.hickenanaduk8622]

Does the denial include being bored to death by rambling, endless drivel? I could have told you all of this in less than 10 minutes. Not impressed.

[@h.hickenanaduk8622]

It's not to say I have all that many disagreements with Becker, but regurgitated Nietszche isn't what I call great writing.

[@LKCMasterfilms]

In this case, could you post a link to your book that obviously also has Pultzer Prize?

[@danielshaye18]

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[@mrJohnDesiderio]

I can’t stand listening to this newsy voice. It appears that he doesn’t know what he is reading...only reading. Terrible.

[@chattingesque372]

i know what you mean

[@jeffdickerson19861]

Maybe you should read it yourself shit head

[@rideforever]

bla bla bla

[@johnneywoodstock5035]

Its okay. Not every one are smart enough to understand. ;) You should maybe read 50 shades of grey

[@jda1627]

Lol

[@Algerographer]

@johnneywoodstock loool