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What is the meaning of suffering? One of the problems of life is meaningless suffering. Life is pervaded by suffering, and this suffering must be meaningful. It is hard to deny that to live is to suffer, as long as we do not mean that to live is only to suffer.
One who cannot bear suffering and tries to avoid the unavoidable is bound to end up in existential despair and nihilism, death is just as welcome as there’s no purpose for living.
We'll explore how to tackle the problem of suffering ("why do I suffer?"), with the objective of finding a meaning to one's suffering. There are two ideals: to see suffering as a punishment (ascetic ideal) or to seeing it as something for human growth, flourishing and greatness.
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What is the meaning of suffering? One of the problems of life is meaningless suffering. Life is pervaded by suffering, and this suffering must be meaningful. It is hard to deny that to live is to suffer, as long as we do not mean that to live is only to suffer.
One who cannot bear suffering and tries to avoid the unavoidable is bound to end up in existential despair and nihilism, death is just as welcome as there’s no purpose for living.
We'll explore how to tackle the problem of suffering ("why do I suffer?"), with the objective of finding a meaning to one's suffering. There are two ideals: to see suffering as a punishment (ascetic ideal) or to seeing it as something for human growth, flourishing and greatness.
👑 Become a Patron
Access exclusive material and deeper studies
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Support the work
☕ Buy a coffee
💸 PayPal
👕 Official Merch
—
For deeper study
📜 Full transcript
📚 Personal library
💡 eBooks
🎨 Artwork archive
Stay connected
📨 Newsletter
✍️ Substack
—
Elsewhere
🐦 X
📷 Instagram
📘 Facebook
━━━━━━━━━━━━━
📚 Recommended Reading
▶ Man’s Search for Meaning - Viktor Frankl
https://amzn.to/34aiBkx
▶ Beyond Good and Evil - Friedrich Nietzsche
https://amzn.to/2DDjLLL
▶ On the Genealogy of Morals - Friedrich Nietzsche
https://amzn.to/3jj0izq
▶ Notes from the Underground - Fyodor Dostoevsky
https://amzn.to/2DBRXas
▶ Man and His Symbols - Carl Jung
https://amzn.to/3lYyz94
▶ The Myth of Sisyphus - Albert Camus
https://amzn.to/3jQxA9n
🎧 Prefer Audiobooks? Get a 30-day Audible Plus FREE trial:
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