How to Reduce the Pain of Life | Arthur Schopenhauer
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- The nineteenth-century German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer observed that nature is driven by an all-encompassing force, which he called Will, or more specifically, the Will-To-Live. This force is unconscious, aimless, and blind, and gives rise to an insatiable striving within human beings. We live our lives grasping, craving, and attaching ourselves to external things, and we feed on other living organisms to perpetuate our own existence, all of which is a manifestation of Will.
Thus, the will lies at the root of suffering, as our never-ending hunger (and our inability to satiate it) results in an ongoing pursuit of pleasure that never, ever satisfies in the long run. To cope with the misery of life, Schopenhauer took the effort to construct a philosophy to help us attain a state of happiness, which may seem a bit strange as he’s such a pessimistic thinker. But similar to a philosopher and spiritual teacher that lived about 2,500 years ago named the Buddha, Schopenhauer rigorously examined and endured the illnesses of existence before he came up with a cure.
After his death, Schopenhauer left us with an unfinished manuscript titled “Die Kunst, glücklich zu sein,” which can be translated as “The art of being happy”, and contains fifty rules for life. This video is based on the fifty rules by Arthur Schopenhauer, and explores how we can reduce the pain of life.
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00:00 - Intro
01:44 - Asceticism
05:12 - The illusion of happiness
08:12 - Reducing pain
#schopenhauer #philosophy #pain
"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.
"Don't spend too much time on the internet".
-Marcus Aurelius
😂
"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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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...
100%
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
"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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"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.
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🤍
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.
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
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.🙏
“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.
Reducing social media is a good first stop...
@Awaken Zen You're walking to your destination while David is taking the Bus! 😛
“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.
Schop is my fav philosopher. He doesn't sugar coat anything.
Whether optimist or pessimist, we all have to live in this matrix.
We don't Have to...
Delicate Balance
Upaya the Maya
Ah Keanu Reeves did other movies before John Wick !
Ah Keanu Reeves did other movies before John Wick !
Academics may hate this but Schopenhauer has basically championed the power of positive thinking
I often notice that philosophers are describing a more realistic way of "positive thinking" lol it's positivity without spiritual bypassing or just trying to pretend your emotions don't exist
Surely it's more about accepting the negative aspects of life and not accentuating the supposedly positive......
"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 CZcams, etc. it's almost limitless.
Boredom is terrible.
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
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
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.
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!
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
"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
Avoid pain at all costs for it will surely come
-Arthur Schopenhauer
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
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.....
@@user-sv5yf3le3i 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.
"When you're already living at the bottom, nothing can disappoint you anymore"
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
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.
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.
This video is way more educative than all of what my teachers taught us about life.
In short, life sucks so try to make it suck as little as possible. Very inspiring. I feel better already.
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.
Man, you are single-handedly teaching life. This is something that schools can't do.
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.
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.
Philosophy rocks!
Sucks*
Said no one ever
Boy, did I need this my 56 birthday just passed & I appreciate the gifts of wise words. They calm the spirit. Namaste☯️
“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
"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 ;)
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
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
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.
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.
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 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...
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
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.
The first step is always acceptance.
"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.
Been digging up the past and hurting myself for it this afternoon. Your video popped up at just the right time. Thank you.
If someone does you wrong, still be good to them, always be good to them. It will pass because it's only temporary.
"Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't."
-Mars Candy Corp.
🔥🔥🔥
As I recall, that ad was about whether to have mounds or almond joy.
Underated quote
:-)
Best quote for sure!
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 😁
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.
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.
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!
'' 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 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.
I'm happy when I don't have to go to work and get to do whatever I want
Schopenhauer speaks truth. I appreciate his embodiment and philosophy. Thank you Great Spirit for this great teacher. 💜🙏🏽💜
"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.
"All you do and all you see is all your life will ever be" ~Pink Floyd
“I would gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today”-WIMPY
Ahh, I get it now. See, the hamburger is like Wimpy's happiness, he'd rather have it today than some predetermined time in the future. Perhaps Wimpy really did understand the philosophical implications of the self and it's insatiable hunger, but instead decided to continue on his self-destructive path as it is what truly made him happy. And the "future" and all the monetary demands that came along with it didn't matter, they were just constructs of society. One thing was real though, that burger in his stomach.
@@dayvid_danger My sentiments exactly...a brilliant analysis.
@@dayvid_danger Wimpy was seeking the brief pleasure of a hamburger as a temporary relief from his suffering. Like all humans except the few enlightened ones. Desire will never eliminate suffering.
@@robman2095 Who are you to judge a man's daily rituals? For Wimpy, burgers are life, burgers are love. Everytime he eats one he could possibly be having an inner revelation. Pain and all his inner struggles go away, even for a fleeting moment everything seems okay. I dont claim to be enlightened but if eating burgers give the man sanity, let em have it I say. To truly be abstinent from all wordly joys because they arent actually necessary is the the folly of the righteous, and inconsequential to the truly awakened ones. So I guess these meager happinesses we cling to, are they valid? Do they keep us sane or merely enslave us? You bring a valid point, sir.
LoL
“Nothing is good or bad. Only thinking makes it so”. W. Shakespeare
Everything that exists is all-good. You have a part of the conscious mind that makes you think something's not it. Without it, you only have good all around you. You would have good feelings even if you didn't think any into existence. And there would still be a universe... that's not good, right?
@@blow3919 That’s neither good nor bad.
Would that include cancer especially cancer in children?
@@blow3919 to the offender it is good as it fulfills their pleasures, yet to the victim it is unbearable wickedness. All perspective
Yes, when you get cancer, it is only bad because you think it is. Right?
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.
“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.
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.
this hit me hard and is so true "The safest way of not being very miserable is not to expect to be very happy"
The Buddha said something like: there are two arrows, the first one hits you anyway, it's called loss, pain or rejection. The second arrow, however, you create yourself. It's called worry, anger and regret. You choose if it hits you.
By the way: Einzelgänger, could you publish your content as audio-only podcasts as well? I'm trying to get the CZcams algorithm out of my brain. Thanks, I really appreciate your work
Being healthy & cheerful are the most important thing in life.
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.
It's pretty amazing that most philosophies on life can be traced back to Socrates' "Know Thyself"
Thats not his quote/words
The philosophy of Schopenhauer discussed in this video is more like his thinking on the teaching on suffering by the Buddha (who predated Socrates).
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.
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.
_"Sometimes a meta-quote is the best thing you can produce at the moment."_
Love Schopenhaur.. his philosophy has given me a new outlook and appeals to my pessimistic nature 🗡️ I thoroughly enjoy your station man..good stuff!!👍
Whenever I'm feeling "happy" I remind myself there is a seed of sadness in it
I would dare to say this is one of your best works! I really appreciate all the effort you put into these videos keep up the fantastic job!
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😐
when life gives you lemons...
you hold your enemies down and drip the juice into there eyes.
"All right, I've been thinking, when life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade! Make life take the lemons back! Get mad! I don't want your damn lemons! What am I supposed to do with these? Demand to see life's manager!
Make life rue the day it thought it could give Cave Johnson lemons! Do you know who I am? I'm the man whose gonna burn your house down - with the lemons!"
Had to watch it a couple of times to get over my cynicism. It was worth it! Thank you for these wonderful videos
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
I get what you’re saying that the pursuit of material gain isn’t fulfilling. But what is actually fulfilling is pursuing healthy and functional relationships between other humans. But that requires a lot of inner work. Also, while I do agree and it’s always been obvious to me that t he higher you go the longer you fall, I would still choose to live my life and have cool experiences and deal with the pain later because I’ve noticed that the pain of regret and lost potential is the worst pain there is (other than loneliness). I just don’t mind pain is a reality of life. People avoid it so hard and it’s understandable but the more you accept so called negative emotions without judgement, the easier they dissipate.
The video sounds like theyre avoiding things. They say that because you happy and rich that when its gone you wont be. But how do you know? Why cant i be happy when im poor and when im rich? If i lost it all and was still happy going forward doesnt that mean that i avoided pain anyways? Why does being rich and losing most or all of it have to be painful if i never became attached? Enjoying it for the moment it was.
healthy relationships are essential for me to have good (mental) health (thus it is also essential for consistent good phyical health). ugh.... it feels as if striving for healthy relationships are like striving for material gains,etc. Because for me they are not obtainable, and the "failure" during the pursuit is a big fall. But nonetheless i agree wth you that it is still worth it to pursue healthy functional meaningful relationships.
You’re so right about regret and lost potential being the worst form of pain. I’m suffering from it badly as I grow older and my health declines. My goals are moderate but I can’t achieve them. I detest my life and myself.
I disagree. People are disgusting, and constantly do and say things that prove how disgusting they are. Strange creatures, being so gross yet expecting me to like them and seek them out.
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
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!
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.
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.
Thank you so much, this particularly helped Me. I have so many dreams and life just seems so slow so I get Sad and live a painful life, , the more I grow the more I hurt because then it feels like my dreams seem so Far and unreal each day.
I Hope I get to dream and work on my dreams calmly .
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. ✨
This video contains such profound wisdom that I don't hesitate to see it again and again and gain something everytime
A documentary about the two most happy countries (Finland and Denmark) in the world showed that their culture and way of life relies on something very similar to this video. Not pursuing wealth and also not being too detached to the point where u are miserable
I love this channel so much!
im in love with Arthur Schopenhauer ideas, i changed my life. Now im happy
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