I thought the thought first and then I found it in a book. That’s how I came upon philosophical constructs like existentialism and absurdism. That’s how I expanded my understanding of neutrality and duality. I didn’t just take on other people’s ideas. I invented them within myself and then I manipulated them based on the … Read more
The world is in chaos. You don’t have to watch the news for long to see the struggle everywhere you turn. How do we make meaning from that? How do we process or handle all the chaos we see around us? It can be really overwhelming sometimes. I look to philosophy and spirituality to help … Read more
Existentialism is the belief that the experience has no inherent meaning of its own. Any meaning derived from the experience is created by the person perceiving or having the experience. We can use that to create hopelessness and decide that it’s all meaningless or we can use it to give ourselves the freedom to create … Read more
“Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does.” ~ Jean-Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness Jean-Paul Sartre’s concept of radical freedom suggests that human beings are entirely free to make their own choices, unbound by any inherent structure or predetermined destiny. In this sense, we … Read more