Why Schopenhauer Was Right About Suffering

[@lizquinn3568]

Jean-Paul Sartre,the French philosopher said, "Hell is other people" so true they cause a lot of suffering to their fellow humans 😔

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That is not exactly what he meant

[@quarryryde]

Wow, this is excellent material. This summary of Schopenhauer seems spot on. The most intellectually difficult thing is to confidently summarise a complex subject and I think you have done it. Personally, I think of Schopenhauer as an interpreter of Buddhist philosophy at the highest level.

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[@verity4917]

@Nexusinside-13. ISLAM is the most painful religion in suffering!🤔

[@QZ46000]

Why afterall sufferings have to be there? These are uncontrolled byproduct of life enhanced by humans' greed for influence and power. Like suffering by poverty is caused by economic discrimination and deprivations and not by some divine design.

[@tonyjames1953]

@@QZ46000 Stop being a whiner. Many people suffer because of their own foolishness. And in no religious doctrine is suffering a mandate; it's a consequence of ignoring divine guidance.

[@kenburke9920]

Good comment! I agree. From what I understand, one of the main philosophies of Buddhism is that "Life is Suffering".🤔

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Music is the sound of maths

[@awakenotwoke7949]

Schopenhauer's dark philosophy rings true to me. Suffering the delusions of Life are imperative to Enlightenment. The all or nothing desires, polarized by unreasonable demands from Life: Pure, perfect, love, pure and total understanding, certainty, immutability, and all the rest are met with fierce and profoundly painful disappointment. Nisagardttta claimed that Life is suffering. We suffer pain, we suffer pleasure.

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[@dalegriffin6768]

@@awakenotwoke7949 Life is a process of dissolution. Things fall apart, people age and weaken, society changes. This is the natural course of events; to resist nature and cling to the illusion of permanace creates obvious suffering. Not one person is exempt from impermanence and insecurity.

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@@dalegriffin6768 absolutely!

[@screentake01]

Thank you for sharing this interesting video. It reminded me of Christ, who was also philosophical in a spiritual way, and one of the things he taught his disciples was that suffering can be conquered through ascension out of this matrix out of this world of duality, and there we find eternal peace🎉

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[@singhjobim9719]

In Life pain is inevitable. Continuous suffering is optional.

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[@oskadavid2964]

Islam has similar views on the state of this life calling it a prison for a righteousness.A place of trials and tribulations to test a person’s beliefs, and this world as a delusion for the superficial materialistic person who’s desires control him and only believes in this life and not the hear after.

[@Coneman3]

Nah it’s mostly suffering for some

[@Buddhistview145]

This is true, but only if you how to eliminate suffering. Buddhism can show you how.

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A much maligned soul with so much wisdom to impart...Schopenhauer.

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[@jordanw1643]

I would define suffering as an intensified form of life's inherent struggles-the drive for growth, survival, and the continuation of one’s genetic line, alongside meaningful contributions to society. True suffering arises when progress stagnates, and one ceases to strive, as if the collective voices of all your ancestors cry out from within, urging you forward.

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[@kalki0273]

I first came across his work in my university library. It was an almost breathtaking revelation. HERE was a man you had found the truth!

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[@beastoftalvar]

Thank you for putting together and uploading this great video about the insights of yet another great philosopher. The older I get, the more I understand Schopenhauer.

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Thank you for watching. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I agree entirely that Schopenhauer's insights become more apparent as you age.

[@Jasminehaydon]

Is the World as Will and Representation still relevant?

[@oskadavid2964]

Islam has similar views on the state of this life calling it a prison for a righteousness.A place of trials and tribulations to test a person’s beliefs, and this world as a delusion for the superficial materialistic person who’s desires control him and only believes in this life and not the hear after.

[@eeviray]

I thought about that (suffering is woven into life), now I know I am not alone. We suffer grief because we love. We wear out because we work.

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[@jameskelso5311]

Suffering, sad though this may be, provides our life with meaning. Scarcity, also, provides the groundwork for meaning. And when we truly and deeply convey our suffering to another, and they understand, we find a meaning together, that transcends much ‘happiness dialogue’ vague uplift.

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[@jeffreypmitchell]

Suffering means you are fighting the good fight. That you can self reflect and have humility and act on courage and intuition. It’s that you don’t lay down and accept everything from others. You do care on the road less traveled. If you’re not suffering you’re not living. Prove me wrong. Work on yourself. Take risks.

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[@Nothingnothing1111]

You’re thinking to narrow. Dig deeper and see suffering is an illusion.

[@Lou-ve6sy]

Thanks for a great video on A.S. His ideas are sometimes hard to digest but you did a wonderful job of making them easier to understand. Well done.

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[@ninanoble8252]

As I get more mature, my solitary existence and deep thinking and questioning make my life aligned with such philosophies! The question of death, particularly of the loved ones, without believing in an afterlife haunts me day in, day out!

[@JohnMacFergus-oz5cp]

Suffering is a choice. Grief is not.

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[@willieluncheonette5843]

"When Buddha insists again and again that life is DUKKHA - misery, anguish, pain - he is simply reminding you that your house is on fire and your eyes are still blind. It is time - prepare! Your eyes can be cured. A way can be found to come out of this fire. You can still save yourself, all is not yet lost. Hence the insistence. Not that he is a pessimist - as many people in the West particularly have condemned him, and in the East too. People think that Buddha is a pessimist, saying life is misery. He is not a pessimist - not a pessimist in the same way as Arthur Schopenhauer is. Schopenhauer is a pessimist: "Life is misery and there is no way to get out of it. You have to suffer it, nothing can be done about it. Man is a helpless victim." It is said that when Schopenhauer read Gautam Buddha's works for the first time he danced because he thought, "This enlightened man agrees with me!" Now, no enlightened man can ever agree with those who are not enlightened; it is impossible. Either you agree with them or you don't agree with them, but they never agree with you. They cannot. How can the man who has eyes agree with the man who is blind about light? - or about darkness even? Remember one thing: the blind man knows nothing about darkness even, what to say about light! Because to see darkness eyes are needed. You may be thinking that blind people live in darkness - you are totally wrong. They know nothing of darkness. Because YOU close your eyes and you feel darkness, so you think blind people must be living in darkness - but they don't have eyes to close. And unless you know light you cannot know darkness; they are two aspects of the same coin. Eyes are needed for both. Schopenhauer was utterly wrong - Buddha was not agreeing with him. Of course, Buddha can be interpreted in such a way that he may look like a pessimist philosopher. He is neither a pessimist nor a philosopher. He is not even an optimist - because pessimism and optimism both belong to the world of the blind."

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The contrast between Buddha’s perspective on suffering as a pathway to awakening and Schopenhauer’s pessimistic viewpoint is quite thought-provoking. Both thinkers recognized that suffering is an inherent part of life; however, their interpretations diverge significantly. Buddha perceived suffering as a catalyst for transformation and personal growth, emphasizing the potential for inner freedom and enlightenment through mindful engagement with suffering. In contrast, Schopenhauer regarded suffering as an unavoidable aspect of existence, reflecting a more deterministic view of the human condition. This distinction highlights the differing philosophies concerning human potential and the possibility of transcendence. Thank you for sharing these valuable insights!

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[@qualianarchives]

We are all Budha. Even you and me or Schopenhauer. I don't think it is about who is the right one. Schopenhauer just had the tools to express this intelectually which it will never be enough as language limits us. He will always remain one of the most misinterpreted intelectuals of all times, because he didn't care for the academic rules of writing and because he often tried to write as it came to him instictually and sometimes, some words can be misinterprrted. But if you have his best intentions in your heart when reading it, you will notice that what he tries to express are the same intentions of the Budha.

[@Maud87]

Nexus,- so good to meet with you. Comments on video presentations:- Narrator’s voice,- Perfect in pitch and pace. Background music,- Hauntingly simple,- kind of there yet, not there. Visual images,- Passing encounters that lend depth to the narrative…. In a nutshell, presentations wrap me in a comfort blanket. But, then comes the rub. Content. Content that (on this occasion) disturbs. And so it should! There’s no escaping the truth of it. Samuel Beckett (1906-1989) sums it up neatly,- “You’re on Earth, there’s no cure for that!” So there it is. Nothing to be done. Maud

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Thank you very much for your thoughtful feedback. I appreciate the time and effort you put into sharing your insights. It is truly powerful how art, even with disturbing content, can serve as a 'comfort blanket' while still challenging us. Beckett's quote perfectly captures that existential weight, and I appreciate you sharing it. There is something profoundly meaningful in embracing that stark reality

[@Maud87]

@ Thanks for your reply Nexus. And yes, the Arts (and the Humanities and Sciences) even when disturbing, make consoling companions. But no consoling companion ever changed the fact that from cradle to grave (And not considering our own preferences), we’re at the mercy of intangible forces that Determine the course and vicissitudes of our lives. It’s an appalling predicament. An appalling predicament which I don’t experience as “profoundly meaningful.” But perhaps I’ve misunderstood,- after all, words are only signifiers,- It’s easy to lose one’s way. Thank you for your channel. Maud

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Interesting and well narrated, thank you

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[@claudelebel49]

"Your sadhana is to be." Nisargadatta Maharaj

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[@glitcharcing]

Dude me and him are actually so similar lol, down to the motherly relationship and self-isolation + conclusions. except I grew up middle class then became a member of the lower class once my parents divorced. my only consolation was the books I read and educational videos I watched. I was self-taught because my mom was too mentally ill to teach me despite being homeschooled. it ended up working out luckily, as i enrolled in a community college in 9th grade and went to a university from there. now I am a psychology researcher. I still suffer everyday but I honestly enjoy the suffering. it teaches me a lot about the mind, both my own and others. compassion is essential to understanding.

[@e-t-y237]

The hidden gem in suffering might be the value of being, that is, in enhanced self-connection that suffering, by its nature, does not let us evade. Human beings, so-called, are expert at evasion especially of the self. So whatever puts the being back in the human being is in that sense good. No doubt Schopenhauer's seeming negativistic philosophy was colored by his mood. Great video.

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A meaningful idea about life.Thanks.

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[@normanleach5427]

One's desire orientation is not the same as fulfilling a temporary necessity. All the while, the present is liberated through an attentive empathy for others who don't make the distinction between the two, and live hampered by self-deception.

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A very touching video. Thank you

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[@johnstewart7025]

Suffering can be horrific. But wonderful are the vistas that lie in the spiritual resources after we surrender our will to God, Brahma or the world. We wait, we confer, study and pray. We act only when life demands it or we see how to help ourselves or others.

[@johnstewart7025]

Love follows suffering just as birth follows pain.

[@dalegriffin6768]

"God is the most humble, for he hides from his creation."

[@johnstewart7025]

@@dalegriffin6768 i like that. Quote, paraphrase or original? I heard a sermon about the outcast stone became the corner stone. Being the most humble and being the creator sounds similar.

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[@dalegriffin6768]

@@johnstewart7025 It's original, have a lot of pessimist quotes. Zapffe and Shopenhauer, are both Pessimist Philosophers' that inspire me... "In the beginning, the world worked without human hands. And in the end, the world will work again, alone."

[@paulryan2128]

Life is just one damn thing after another. Schopehauer

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I once met loneliness and it's the only friend that never abandoned me.

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The cure for the wound lies within the wound

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I wish your video gets millions of views because you have great content. Try running ads for your channel using some kind of system.

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He definitely deserves million views but I don't think he'll get because most of we humans are afraid of thinking about the bitter truth of life....Schopenhauer's life pendulum b/w boredom and suffering seems to be the best life analysis....

[@fr57ujf]

If he made it to 17 before his father died, I wouldn't describe his privilege as short-lived. He was never poor.

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[@francis726]

Yes, very true, but my father died young and my youngest sibling, 19, had a very hard time with that. Also, if his father really self-destructed, that may have caused a darkness for the survivors.

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The thrill of the chase.

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[@erandalee810]

He was simply reiterating Buddhism

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[@JohnTwarowski]

The only suffering mankind suffers is living in the illusion of illusory false self. It is not something you get out of the desire, that you get, it is freedom from anxiety over getting it that keeps you at peace.

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Schopenhauer, the first guy to believe that echo chambers are best populated by dogs.

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[@Jennipopooru]

In a world of duality, it may be that suffering and happiness are the balance of yin and yang. To feed one of these too much causes an imbalance of harmony. The ancient Mayans believed we were here to learn suffering.

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[@tsb7911]

"Balance." Mr. Miyagi. 😄 Balancing suffering with pleasure is the key. One without the other creates permanent misery.

[@johnscott7195]

"Healing sorrow..the panacea of our misery"..

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[@kellychuba]

suffering encourages other creatures to create suffering and thus hasten evolution.

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[@verity4917]

@KenBurke9920, You're right there! MAN STARTED TO SUFFER AT THE VERY BEGINNING - JUST AFTER THE FIRST CRY AFTER BIRTH!🤔

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[@normancherry8732]

Philosophy upon philosophy upon philosophy, results in more philosophy!

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No pain no gain.

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[@francis726]

His short essays are very accessible but the World as Will and Representation takes effort, no worse than many philosophers, but to be honest, I only made it through half. That said, his ideas are a welcome antidote to Pollyannaism, and also to those that refuse to see that suffering may have its merits (Saturn teaches us and is not always malefic), as many of the comments point out. Finally, he certainly looked better as a young man, but his older face has its own hoary charm.

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[@TheUnknown79]

Thanks nexus thanks

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[@Elaphe472]

Opinion: We obviously cannot put all humans in the same bag. One does meet people happy and satisfied with their life. To negate such thing might be a projection of one's frustration on others.

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[@Dr.Atallah]

NEXUX, About the family photo: A boy born in 1788 could not possibly have been in a photo of any kind. Even Schopenhauer were the father figure in the photo, the man pictured could not have been over 50 - still, the most primitive photo had not yet been taken. Would you please respond? Thank you, Atallah

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Thank you, Atallah, for pointing that out! You’re absolutely correct-Schopenhauer lived well before photography became available, so there couldn’t be an authentic photo of him from that time. The image is actually AI-generated to visually represent him, not a real photo. I appreciate the keen observation and the opportunity to clarify!

[@ptj767]

anybody with an ounce of sence could figure out the pic wasnt him but a representation..ffs

[@wyntmoon]

i wish i could give old Schoppie a hug :-(

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[@greenway64]

It's likely Schopenhauer suffed from unresolved childhood trauma, mostly around the loss of his father and the detachment of his mother. His hyper independent nature of wanting to be alone and work alone is just one characteristic of ptsd. Looking into a black hole for answers can mean we look for a long time trying to find answers we never find. I think Schopenhauer's work is somtimes overlooked and many draw to Nietzsche work. The two were once good friends but drifted apart over time, having different views. Thanks for putting this together.

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[@leelengchuan1]

i am not a buddhist, but what he said are very similar to what Buddhism philosophies are about.

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[@bvdswqawe11]

Well,the Enlightened One Buddha...said 300 years before Christ...Life is suffering. .desires bind us so to life...

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[@kludgedude]

Fighting Entropy can involve suffering

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[@meteor901]

Couldn’t Schopenhauer have inherited his father’s clinical depression? As a treated depressive myself it sure sounds like it. In the throes of depression, certainly all of life is bleak. When treated one realizes that suffering is a colossal waste of time.

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[@jan-martinulvag1962]

when you learn to suffer you will suffer no more

[@gatehanger1385]

Certainly his philosophy of desires and boredom seems to be manifested in the retreat to drugs by celebrities who have achieved everything they THOUGHT they wanted.

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[@livondiramerian6999]

We should focus on our inner insigt,not on the outside superficiaal world in order to be happy.

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[@artsmart]

Can there be true happiness without knowing suffering and sadness?😢

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[@d1427]

They say that pain is unavoidable while suffering is optional. Animals may experience pain but not suffering- they live and die as nature, not as egos; there is no 'poor me' in nature. When you can see the mechanism of the inextricable duality of pain and pleasure, you can transcend it by accepting what is, as it is, and not as you wish to be. When you have a cold, all you do and think is within the cold state; the same- your shadow follows you wherever you go, whatever you do. These become problems that create suffering only when you put your mind to them, otherwise, they remain unnoticed and natural.

[@Nothingnothing1111]

Dogs are full of ego lol

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[@edwardgale4491]

At 2,55: Did Schopenhauer (died 1860) invent and construct the first incandescent light bulb at least 19 years before Edison's invention in 1879?

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[@nameless-yd6ko]

Everyone feels pain. When you think about it, that is suffering; "what if it doesn't go away?" "What if it doesn't heal?" "What if I never find water?"... get it? Being thirsty might be uncomfortable, but giving it thought makes it suffering! No thought = no suffering! Thought is ego is duality is mortality! The Saved/Enlightened/Mystic do not 'suffer'. There is no suffering in Heaven! ;)

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Desire for anything other than peace and love, is evil.

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[@davidrobinson7684]

Schopenhauer is one of the greatest, deepest and most influential thinkers of all time, but like Kant, he wasn't necessarily right in all things. He was right, imo, that desires tend to lead to an endless succession of desires because we can never really fulfill them. But his assumption that we are powerless to alter our desires is, imo, false. He himself contradicts this assumption by turning to the Buddhist precept of relinquishing desire. Given that we do have the power, through experience, knowledge and reason, to alter and replace our desires, the secret of happiness lies, I think, in choosing the sort of desires which lead to fulfilment through the very endlesness of never really being fulfilled. The sort of desires which give us an endless succession of achievable goals which reward us with a richness of experience that transcends the goals themselves, and takes us to a place we did not anticipate yet were acquainted with from the beginning.

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[@oskadavid2964]

Islam has similar views on the state of this life calling it a prison for a righteousness.A place of trials and tribulations to test a person’s beliefs, and this world as a delusion for the superficial materialistic person who’s desires control him and only believes in this life and not the hear after.

[@Nooneself]

It's is well known that Scopenhauer got the idea of suffering from the early Buddhist texts. As a Zen Buddhist we also believe that suffering is inherent to life. Sadly Scopenhauer failed to recognize the value of meditation. Neuroscience validates meditation's effect on the brain via neuroplasticity. Best wishes

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[@menakaniriella2865]

This is what the Buddhas have taught. All conditioned phenomena are unstable, impermanent, therefore full of suffering and without self.

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[@johncalligeros2108]

Wilde's quip is custom made for this miserablist: 'What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.'

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[@Andygb78]

I think you're missing the whole point of Schopenhauer's philosophy. He actually wanted to help people live in a way that caused the least amount of suffering possible, and for that you need to expose, and then look to avoid, the things that cause people suffering.

[@FSMTaua]

What has Schopenhauer discovered that Buddhism in all its variants has not? I will read more deeply to answer the question but I hope I find greater originality in his writings than set out in this video.

[@hop333]

Perhaps not discover but bringing some flavour of the 4 noble truths to the attention of many in the West for the first time

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[@XXISecolo]

'' Men are miserable by necessity, but they force themselves to believe that they are miserable by accident. '' trad. Gli uomini sono miseri per necessità, e risoluti di credersi miseri per accidente. Giacomo Leopardi

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@@NexusInsight-13 this is not mine but a quote from an italian thinker who preceed Schopenhauer of some years and Schopenhauer apreciated in his old years, in some sense he is quite similar to Shopenhauer, name is Giacomo Leopardi

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Anicca, dukkha and anatta

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No pain, no gain?

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[@frederickanderson1860]

Same with Friedrich neitizche feath of his pious father. He inherited his father illness am sure.

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[@christopherscotellaro]

Ppl ofc can be hell. But the realist hell of all is the thinking mind. Period. Peace ✌️ A’ho

[@ly6203]

Sry to correct u, but Schopenhauer said*man can indeed do what he wants but he cannot want in order to want sth.( want what he wants NOT*) Its what in Buddhismus is the problem * how stopping ones desires becomes possible when this itself is a desire*

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St Paul rejoices in his sufferings, embracing them because they fill up what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ thus being beneficial to all Christians. Is it any wonder why those who suffer the most in this life appreciate the joy of their heavenly home now than those who know not sorrow?

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Suffering is denying reality. Without denying there can’t be suffering. It’s a chosen resistance

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How about for a mother who sees her child blown up, or murdered in front of her eyes? (Gonna pretend that she feels only pain if she doesn't deny?)

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The pain she feels is seeing reality and its horrendous. ​@@zetristan4525

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@@zetristan4525 While I don’t necessarily agree with the above commenter, I will try to respond to your poignant question. Pain and suffering are not necessarily the same thing. Some argue that suffering may be defined as pain with resistance; pain being a sensation or emotion, while psychological resistance turns pain into suffering. It is natural that the mother will experience great pain and therefore suffer in the conventional sense. However, if the mother has a spiritual orientation, she may eventually come to terms with what happened, understanding that death isn’t the end, and accepting that life unfolds according to a higher plan formed by karma and the opportunity for learning and growth

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@ Maybe she feels relived 😂 maybe she never loved her child and it was a burden to her.

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If you have not suffered you are either too young or ungrateful. Give it a few years.

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Good material. But I don't see the need to make Schopenhauer into a more handsome looking person than he was in reality.

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Are children left behind? Philosophers and religions seldomly talk about the atrocities that many must endure.

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Marcel Proust must have been highly influenced by Schopenhauer.

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why couldnt such a great guy figure we are in hell

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Yeah I think the Buddha beat'em to the punch.......

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How Can A Sinful Person Be Happy. ?

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This is a parasitic realm it feeds on human suffering.

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Sufferings do have meanings... But he does not discover it fully... Only intuitively named it... But with a wrong conclusion s.... 😢

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Thoth Tahuti, also called Hermes Trismegistus, teaches his students that the Earth will always RESIST mankind. You might call this resistance "suffering". This is PURPOSEFUL in its design, for it helps to AWAKEN the individual to the fact that Earth is NOT OUR HOME. If suffering were not present, many would get stuck here forever, or at least much longer than what might be necessary to our soul's "growth". Robert Monroe also taught that humans can "get addicted" to the Earth Life System. One achieves "escape velocity" when one realizes there are MORE options for life than what the Earth itself presents. We leave here when our WILL for this EXPERIENCE is satisfied. Schopenhauer correctly identifies WILL as the engine of life. But WHERE does that will come from? This is why Aleister Crowley taught "DO WHAT THOU WILT IS THE WHOLE OF THE LAW. LOVE IS THE LAW, LOVE UNDER WILL." Your will, or plan for your life, can be ascertained by understanding your own astrology, the unique fingerprint your soul left for you at the moment of your birth. Follow your stars to your best destiny in life! Every man, every woman is a STAR!

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The only problem is that if everyone felt like living in isolation, we wouldn't reproduce and then mankind would be gone.

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I had this same idea when I first learned about his philosophy, however after reflecting on it especially after my wife decided to divorce just because she didn’t love me anymore and got bored (her words) leaving a 17 years relationship behind so coldly and abruptly, I started developing a better relationship with myself. To explain better, I would take time to read, write and reflect, isolating myself a day from the world and then coming back into the world. The new me is even more loving, forgiving, empathic, compassionate, kind and understanding of others and of myself. Maybe Schopenhauer went to the extreme but his philosophy yielded useful insights to how to transcend suffering and imbue your life with meaning. Balance is of the essence and with time you’ll get closer and closer to balance.

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Isolation...it's not for everyone.

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Meaning exists only on earth and only in human mind That's a lie.

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Suffering is meant to turn us to the transcendent - to God. Without God we are slaves to our desires

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Who are you, Nexus? A person or an AI bot? Has a human being spoken this? There was one word, I believe, that gave the answer away. Please do let us know.

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Actually, sounds as passimists wisdom, but in it's actuallity doesn't have coherence with the theoretical bases (or better to say real Base of Highest Reality) !!!

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just trick yourself into being a masochist

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He chose not to follow christ so inadvertently he chose pain..now he is misleading the unwise with his foolishness..for if chose christ he would found the joy in the suffering

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Schopenhauer only took his belief as far as he cared to. Had he embraced the Buddhist line of thought he would have found that suffering......."pain endured to accomplish a higher purpose"...... took craving completely out of the picture. The same could be accomplished with Islam, albeit through submission to that which is greater. Nice try, Mr. S.........😅😅😅

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