7 Life Lessons from Arthur Schopenhauer (The Philosophy of Pessimism)
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- In this video we will be talking about 7 Life Lessons From Arthur Schopenhauer. Arthur Schopenhauer is considered to be one of the greatest philosophers and his work is part of the philosophy of pessimism. He is mostly known for his famous book “The World as Will and Representation”.
So here are 7 Life Lessons From Arthur Schopenhauer -
01. Find yourself in solitude
02. Remove suffering to be happy
03. Understand your subconscious mind
04. Limit your expectations
05. Be compassionate
06. Avoid boredom
07. Make room for art
I hope you enjoyed watching the video and hope these 7 life lessons from Arthur Schopenhauer will add value to your life.
Arthur Schopenhauer is considered to be one of the greatest philosophers of all time. He lived from the end of the 18th to the beginning of the 19th century and while he is often described as a genius philosopher, he has also been given less flattering monikers such as The Sad Prince of pessimism and The Messenger of Misery, due to his particularly unique philosophical views . He influenced the work of many great thinkers after him, from philosophers to psychologists to physicists. Arthur Schopenhauer’s work is part of the philosophy of pessimism and Schopenhauer is mostly known for his famous book “The World as Will and Representation”, in which he describes the physical world as the manifestation of an invisible force, a metaphysical will. Schopenhauer's philosophy is based on the idea that the world we perceive is not the real world, we see reality through our own personal filters, which Indian philosophy calls "the veils of Maya" that prevent us from seeing “actual reality”. Schopenhauer is one of the philosophers who pondered the most on subjects such as loneliness, solitude, boredom and what true happiness means.
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Arthur Schopenhauer says “We can only be entirely ourselves as long as we are alone; therefore, whoever does not love solitude, also does not love freedom; for only when we are alone, are we free.”
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Awesome video!. Arthur got a new fan haha. Thanks for making this video!!
Yes.
🌸 Thank you for this channel 🤗✨💕
I don’t have any family left for yrs now. I literally have no one to ask advice like parent or aunt etc not even an older brother etc. Listening to wisdom of such marvellous philosophers really helps when you need to stay focused on certain long term goals
Good
Schopenhauer was NOT a pessimist, he was a realist!
True
The only thing is that that's what all pessimists say, but he's the real deal lol
You beat me to it. I was going to say the same thing.
Now a days if you're not being optimistic 24/7 then you're a pessimist.
@@TheFracturedfuture lol trueee, it's so draining idk how ppl do it
I really like Schopenhauer’s philosophy very much and totally agree that there is a big difference between loneliness and living alone.
We don't "see the world as it really is"
We see the world _as we really are!_
Love his philosophy!!! Have a good day!!
@@bianca-sg8zq Have a good day? I'm tired of these kinds of comments. He wasn't a "philosopher". There is no such thing as happiness. Contentment yes. You can't simply remove suffering not thinking about it.
@@johnkuipers7829 Okay!!😃
@@johnkuipers7829 now there is a word "Contentment ". Its very elusive. I have had brief moments in time being content. Where nothing from without has any influence. A state of complete bliss amongst all the crap. Don't know how I ever found it and it left as quietly as it arrived. The pursuit of happiness is a selfish pursuit. Contentment is fulfilling in every way no matter the circumstances of life.
“I shall be told, I suppose, that my philosophy is comfortless-because I speak the truth; and people prefer to be assured that everything the Lord has made is good. Go to the priests, then, and leave philosophers in peace!”
One of the most gangster lines in philosophy!
Pretty much spot on
nah, there a philosophers that disagree with schop its somewhat arrogant of him to believe he was right.
@@TheNightsideChronicles Epistemology: let me introduce myself
@@ozzylepunknown551 still in cases like these its just a matter of how yo see things a choose to live our lives. I say there is an objetivo truth but it can be seen diferentes. With a glass half full or half empty to give an example
@@TheNightsideChronicles but one thing seems to be objectively true because subjective aims are possible, and its that Objective m e a n i n g is an impossibility.
Reading Schopenhauer is truly one of life’s joys because it reflects so honestly about life’s pain. One of the great intellects in history!
🙌 👏 🙏 🤝 👍 YOU BET Scott ! I am constantly reading his wise aphorisms over the decades of my "rollercoaster" life . . . and the older - and wiser - I get, the more TRUE does it all come . . . SOOOOOO stunning . . . . AND: he loved the BRITISH . . . AND "Zen-master" B u d d h a too !"!"!
“The safest way of not being very miserable is not to expect to be very happy."
*Arthur Schopenhauer*
How Buddhist
That made me laugh.. don't think I want I night out with Arthur.. not that he's not a level headed Man..
He saying those with a shame based childhood seek out trying to get their emotional needs met too much.
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@@larapalma3744 You BET Lara. I know that Schopy said: "Me and Buddha - we´re almost teaching the s a m e stuff." Remarkable, huh ? And a BUDDHA figure has been in his home in Frankfurt . . .
I spend money on my cats and my road bikes and music, albums, vinyl and Cds and concert Dvds and Blueray.
My cats are such a human and physical joy and comfort in life. Anyone that owns dogs will agee with this feeling of companionship that we pet owners have with our cats and dogs.
Having not ridden road bikes for a while, I found that I still had my road bike handling skills intact. More importantly, I still relive the sheer joy of riding a road bike.
Purchasing music is an investment in pleasure. I look up lyrics and use my knowledge of music structure to find out how a song is written. For me, music is a joy for the senses to be experienced over and over again. My joy with music is so profound that I have started learning piano, guitar and harmonica.
I remember exactly 40 years ago I was in deep despair, (as a young 23 yrs old lad) yes, my fiancé cuckold me and took off leaving me a few days short of our wedding with a friend of mine (so much for fiancé and so called friend) an elderly acquaintance in the family understanding my pain recommended I read one of Professor Schopenhauer books titled “Love, Women and Death” it was through those pages I found the strength and consolation to go on. It was also a new beginning of searching his philosophy, proudly displayed in my library today, I owe more to this erudite than words can express…Cheers Arthur! this shot of whiskey 🥃 is for you! with my deepest respect and admiration dear Sire.
🙌 👏 🙏 🤝 👍 He surely saved the lives of MILLIONS Alain ! Like Buddha.
Mind you: He had B U D D H A statue in his home in Frankfurt !!! Does that ring a bell . . . .
Marriage is a scam
Love, women and death.... All in the same, for you love women and once you do your existence as you knew it ends.
@@leshernandez8577 💯 x a million in accord with your sentiment, and this is Universal for all men.
Not pessimism, just an observer of life. He is very wise.
SUMMARY 🍃
1. Find yourself in solitude 1:47
2. Remove suffering to be happy 4:35
3. Understand your subconscious mind 7:44
4. Limit your expectations 9:59
5. Be compassionate 12:50
6. Avoid boredom 15:12
7. Make room for art 13:29
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Agree thank you
Thank you very much.
How did you do that with time timestamps? It's great
@@davesmit8162 you just need to add a timestamp present in the video in the correct format (minmin:secsec) e.g. 13:03 it automatically becomes a timestamp.
“Boredom is the state when you have everything you need”
Or can't get a signal or run out of data or 22 years of marriage or 12 hour night shifts or 3 hour traffic jams etc
@@PRESSPLAYRADIO that just means you have things to fix, and all the tools are at hand.
The night shift is just you have everything you need via you’re getting pay to do with what you will need later once your weekly harvest is conducted.
Hummm... Scopenhauer was a very unhappy person...
@@PRESSPLAYRADIO Nah dude,
that's not boredom, that's exasperation!
@@magnomaxx2010 Not at all, he just had a dark sense of humour!
" For all the happiness that mankind can get, it is not in pleasure but in rest from pain."
-- JOHN DRYDEN
I think of all philosophers, I identify with Arthur Schopenhauer the most. Because his lessons are literally almost to the point how I live my life already. And when I read his works, I feel as if I am discovering where my way of thinking was sired.
Started feeling the same recently. Hes really only one of few that i really agree with
_The World as Will and Representation_ affirmed everything about growing up. I think it's easily one of the most unappreciated philosophies and explains so very much, whether in 1890 or 2021.
Expecting bad things to happen does make the suffering less, it was innate for me.
If you always expect the worst, you will never be disappointed - Kratos from god of war 4
🙌 👏 🙏 🤝 👍 Expect the worst - but strive to be utterly GOOD in what you do. This makes worst things ever r a r e r in your life . . .(IMHO)
Great summary video. He was brilliant. I don't see him as a pessimist but rather as a philosopher who saw and described human nature and behaviour as thwy are, we just don't like to admit it to ourselves.
agree
I agree with you
The ego gets in the way.
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"...for only when we are alone, are we free." that just made me teary for some reason. Very powerful words...or maybe i'm just too sentimental idk
Sentiment is beautiful... Many of the happiest moments I've experienced have been accompanied with tears. :) And the older I get, the more I cry :) It's the greatest release :)
@@enriquesanchez2001 Ditto!
Sending you a hug. (Uh oh - that means for a moment you are not alone, but don't worry, it's just for a moment.)
@@enriquesanchez2001 🙌 👏 🙏 🤝 👍
🙌 👏 🙏 🤝 👍 So true Eric. Me I posess an original "german" book of him with a wonderful detailed photography of "Schopy" as an old wise man and looking in his bright and utterly intense, intelligent and attentive view brings tears in my eyes spontaneously . . . what a wonderful gem of wisdom . . .
Love this.... I believe the most important of these lessons is learning how to be in solitude (not all the time) but to spend time in quiet contemplation. If we can become introspective of our life and nature then the other 6 lessons will come to us naturally. This is spiritually 101... uncovering the universal wisdom within.
My mom used to say we humans have to learn to enjoy being alone. Life wisdom. 🙂 Manche Leute brauchen immer immer Menschen um sich herum. Das ist nicht Gesund.
@@BarbaraBCarlson 🙌 👏 🙏 🤝 👍
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I'm so thankful to finally know that others have discovered this.
This is the most sensible writing of this genre I have ever read
My favorite Philosopher !
Remember reading “When Nietzche Wept” and there is a line in there that says conquer loneliness to be free. It really made a mark on me and I remember sharing it with a therapist back then and he thought it was BS. I love my solitude now and have grown through it. As long as you are inquisitive and like learning, you never be alone. As Francis Ford Coppola said, learning is one of the few things in life that doesn’t bite back. Meditation now is adding a new level to this. It doesn’t effect me immediately but when practicing daily it sneaks in a sort of calm center to my existence.
I love solitude and enjoy being with my friends and family. I'm also happy when I meditate and spend time in nature🌿God wants us all to be at peace and help others
Same!
My personality makes it effortless to "learn" to be alone!
I fully endorse Scphen heur's views of life.
@@sgopinathan9170 Same ❤️
Mine as well. Which, paradoxically, lessens your aloneness. But it's temporary, so no worries.
I’ve been in solitude for 18 years, it sucks..nobody wants to be alone, whether you choose or not..
Hey Mike, it all depends on whether you are punished or rewarded with yourself. Only few can work so utterly hard on that. I think you must be gifted VERY strongly from your ancestores - like "Schopy" was !!!
@@AL_THOMAS_777 so interesting..I wish you could expand on that..I truly feel like I've been here to be alone..I'm 63 next month..It makes no sense to me as I'm told people like me, I'm outward, yet nobody gets close..I think people sense my full on Scorpio energy..
I choose to be alone. It is the best way to live, I believe.
“Man cannot will what he wills.”
Understanding ourselves and being compassionate to self, helps guide our will.
Loved your interpretations of the philosophies. Thanks for sharing 👍🏽
What if we were ruthlessly merciless to our less than self?
"There are two means of refuge from the misery of life - music and cats.”
― Albert Schweitzer
No, its Music and Dogs. 🌿
I like that quote
Damn that man is genius.
@@jonpaul3868 - ur pfp 🤣. It's cute though.
@@Schubert_Standchen that is Mr. Handsome 😎
HELLO, OH, HOW TRUE IS THIS PHILOSOPHY. IN MY SENIOR YEARS I AM ABSOLUTELY IIN TUNE WITH ALL THESE BELIEVES. TRY, AND YOU WILL REALIZE!!.
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'No one dies with even half of their desires in their hand'.
I liked the part about minimizing pain instead of seeking pleasure or happiness. It works much better.
Schopenhaur was an Optimist!! “An Optimist believes it is true. A pessimist fears it is true.”. - J. Robert Oppenheimer
when you are by yourself you have the option of happiness . a thing seldom felt when dealing with others . if you look for things/happiness in others you will always be let down.
I’ve always been on my own really from being young ,so it came quite naturally, being in my own company.....With age I havant grew to like people very much. And your right. When ever I have opened to trust. Wether it’s in half an hour or 20 years, the bastards always let me down in the end. So I just don’t expect to much I guess🙄talk about glass half empty lol 🙄hay ho!
Be at peace with yourself . Love yourself and others . Inner peace ! Inner peace !
Schopenhauers views on women is a great read
hmmmm... so, ironically, my life in lockdown (living by myself, meditating and taking long walks) is complete freedom : )
No , you wrong ! You're ignoring the difference between loneliness and solitude ! 😃
Basically.
do you really believe this??
When they announced lockdown I laughed, having already been in lockdown for 20 years. Lockdown will be lifted, I do not think however, that it will be lifted for me.
@@IIImobiusIII lockdown has been lifted, then lowered again, and will lift again soon... but i've remained in solitude and solace. quite content to do so. like a line in a song: "open up your plans and damn, you're free"
This is a wonderful interpretation of Schopenhauer for a modern perspective. Simplified though not lacking. A good introduction for anyone wanting to dabble into German philosophy.
We only reality through the lens of our mind. Life is the product of what we believe it to be
It’s weird how this is a spiritual existence but what else could a “reality” be? Surely it would be a bit ridiculous to say this is all random
You're a brain in a vat. Your argument is irrelevant
What we believe we shall become. MV
That’s not really what idealism says. It says reality only exists through our minds. A mind independent external world is a fiction. Reality is fundamentally mental. So says idealism. It’s not the same the modern phrase “reality is perception” meaning your attitude determines your quality of life. It literally mean to be is to be perceived.
Hablo Español , and also English, is awesome to discover philosophers like this one .
I am learning a lot from this video.
Thanks so much.
And yes , number 1 is that o e i am working now.
After reading Schopenhauer I always turn to Leonard Cohen to cheer myself up!
This is a Truly Brilliant Channel. The best Advice and Wisdom ever. Thank you!!!
Compassion nowadays may just mean being less toxic. Scapegoating and isolating people for abuse is still very common.
I'm currently reading The Gulag Archipelago and Frankl mentioned Schopenhauer so I've arrived here. I actually made this revelation in my own life because I enjoy being in solitude but also flourishing. Once I learned to manage my emotions, life made more sense.
Example : Because I'm alone doesn't mean I'm lonely or because I'm alone on valentines day doesn't mean no one likes me, then I go into the spiral of depression because of the connotations that are attached to the word lonely. Awesome video btw.!
Bravo!
I love the professional way you narrate, clear and well articulated, as well as the content you create. Awesome channel!
"Give a man everything he wants, and at that moment he realizes that everything is not everything." Kant. Man's greatest need Kant thought, was intellectual certainty.
Schopenhauer was only philosopher who explained existence clearly and correctly
A great start to morning! Thank you soo much! ❤️
I am big fan of Schopenhauer
Made my day.Such a profound bouquet of life mantras! Thanks for the upload!
Schopenhauer is the man
Wonderful. This reminds me of a funny line in 'Family Guy' when Peter says, "I don't deserve self esteem."
Underrated channel
Thank you for these morning messages
Boredom is the state when you have everything you need and oftentimes leads to nihilism and depression.
After watching this video, I’ve realized I was Schopenhauer in my previous life.
lol interesting….
LSD?
ITS THE THING THAT MAKES M MOST HAPPY MY ART, PAINTING, DRAWING, I'M ADDICTED TO IT!
Back at you...me too.
Thank you for reminding me of baroque music. I adore it, yet haven’t listened in too long. ✌️💙
This is music to my ears.
We can learn to keep “The Will” at bay but we can never escape “The Will.” And we will never be able to see outside of “The Will.”
Thank you for this video. I experienced a great injustice today and have felt in a haze about things. Tomorrow I will paint to numb the suffering. Thank you, sweet Schopenhauer.
There is no doubt that Art is it's own reward.
I can't get into art lately. It's the only part of this video that I did not relate to. I was once a creative person, but I no longer have the inclination to create anything for its own sake - I've lost too much to want to create and lose more.
@@MM-Iconoclast The creative path can seemingly sometimes be a pointless exercise but I believe ultimately it is still it's own reward and worth pursuing for without creativity we have nothing.
@@Neil-Aspinall In theory that's true, but I have to find outlets that don't feel futile. I just don't feel like creating physical objects. I feel like moving my body (sport, dance) or perhaps singing (it's been a while)... but those things need to be in the right setting, in the right company - doesn't just come easily right now.
Love this man.
Thanks for this video! Awesome teachings!!!
Schopenhauer had fantastic views that are true today
Incredible video, thank you so much.
Beautiful put and presented
Your vids are food for my soul…consumed in the early morning when my brain is most receptive to new ideas. Thanks!
I cherish the moments of solitude I'm blessed with.
Thank you sooo much sir❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏
Such a brilliant man!
Amazing video and thanks for these insightful and practical life lessons.
This is very helpful. Completely agree.
I agree with the solitude philosophy. Sometimes I just want to be alone. Not because I'm mad or upset or sad. I just want to be alone. For example, instead of playing an actual basketball game with other people, I can choose to do an individual workout, shooting drills. Or instead of going to the gym to work out, I can choose to run 2 miles alone. Or instead of dining with someone in a restaurant, I can choose to go to Starbucks and read a book, alone. Wanting to be alone from time to time doesn't mean I'm lonely. Solitude is a choice.
The more you enjoy solitude, the more ridiculous it seems watching others torment themselves and each other, fighting over tawdry baubles and trinkets and striving towards ends which they've never thought about, let alone understood.
I love this, channel, what an amazing offering to a world in complete chaos! I hope many people will discover this precious well of philosophy!
Thank you. As an artist, of course I agree with the great philosopher! I am happiest making art, writing fiction and poetry, dancing and listening to music. Must do more 18th century baroque. Have always loved it.
I've read, listened too alot of deep thinkers on about life and us as humans beings but this Man, he tops the lot and he would sit @my table. Ha, happy New Year, all the best. Peace and Love🙏
Thanks for Sharing.
Thank you very much!
Great understanding,
Great lessons.
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Thanks for sharing.
A fascinating, richly listenable fellow. Thanks.
Loving this! 🙏🏻✌🏻🇬🇧 a good moral compass!
thanks! being compassionate towards all entities!
Thank you!
Thank you so very much. ❤️
Pain is reality
Great video. Work of art, which
Of course falls into the last category. Keep up the great work.
That solitude thing makes a lot of sense.
Brilliant video. Thank you
Shows the way to be contend in life. Also easy to understand. Much thanks.
Wow ...this was magnificent, I love this guy, thanks
A very pleasant voice. I loved the lessons. Thank you!
I learned a lot from this video. Thanks for such thoughtful content.
Thank you so much
Thank you.
This is very inspiring. The kind of video my viewers would have loved seeing in my channel... thanks for sharing this great content good job...🙏🏽
recently l began concentrating on this great philosopher, considering his ideas are much close to mine. I felt happy to notice this.
Excellent.
Great video and topic. Thanks
Thank you 🤗
Love his view about life.
Solitude is a choice to spend time with ourselves devoid of loneliness.
My friend, I'm an English learner and because I'm blind I've chosen this kinds of podcast to learn English. What I try to mean is that in my language alone, solitude or loneliness only can be translate as soledad. We, Spanish speakers, lose a lot because we don't have this difference. All of us want to be little alone in order to have peace to think, or reading philosophy or I don't know, for the simple fact of being at peace. On the other hand, I think that no body in the entire World, wants to feel lonely. I read "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel García Márquez, of course I've read it several times in my language before, and I think the translation was excellent, but I disagree with the title. To my humble point of view, the title "cien años de soledad" should have been translated as One hundred years of loneliness. If you've read it, What do you think?
I apologize for my awful English and for bothering you. Take care, and have a great life.
Thanks a lot 🙏