How To Face Suffering | Nietzsche vs Buddha

Friedrich Nietzsche and the Buddha see the encounter with suffering as the wellspring of wisdom. This video explores how pain and suffering, far from being mere obstacles, can be transformative forces in our lives. Through Nietzsche's perspective on the necessity of suffering for growth and the Buddha's teachings on dukkha and the path to its cessation, we uncover a powerful message of resilience, strength, and enlightenment. Here we explore how suffering is not just an inevitable part of life but also a crucial pathway to joy and wisdom.

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📚 Recommended Reading

▶ Friedrich Nietzsche: The Joyful Science
▶ Friedrich Nietzsche: On The Genalogy of Morals
▶ Friedrich Nietzsche: Ecce Homo
▶ Friedrich Nietzsche: Beyond Good and Evil
▶ Antoine Panaïoti: Nietzsche and Buddhist Philosophy
▶ Walter Kaufmann: Nietzsche: Philosopher, Psychologist, Antichrist
▶ Walpula Rahula Thero: What the Buddha Taught
▶ Thich Nhat Hanh: The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching
▶ Rupert Gethin: Foundations of Buddhism

Free access to Early Buddhist scripture:

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🎶 Music used

▶ original S2S score by @RMSounds [including that 🔥 beat at the end]
▶ YouTube Audio library and various Public Domain recordings

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⌛ Timestamps

00:00 Nietzsche on the necessity for suffering
03:04 Nietzsche on the two ways of facing suffering
04:22 Nietzsche on the Will To Power
08:45 Buddha on suffering (dukkha)
09:38 Buddha on craving
11:10 Buddha vs Nietzsche on suffering
14:34 Buddha on samsara vs nirvana
17:41 Nietzsche's criticism of nirvana
19:36 Nietzsche & Buddha - kindred spirits?
24:39 Nietzsche & Buddha's main disagreement
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📝 Script

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[gagank]

Science and Buddhism saved my life from stupidity. Thank you for sharing Master Buddhas wisdom.

[renaudli]

The Buddha's concept of suffering is absolute in a way that it leads to its liberation.
Nietzsche's concept of suffering is relative in a way that it leads to its acceptance.

[writeronthestormkyushu]

Refreshing to have an intellectual and thoughtful approach to such an important topic that gets no attention in the chaos of the modern day world.

[isensiblehumanist]

Makes eastern philosophy accessible to a western mind. Great work.

[QuantumlyILL]

My father was told he only had 2 years to live, about 5 years ago. He is still with us, yet he is currently in the hospital again. Each time he goes it gets a bit more real, yet he has blown past his given time. I mourned him in the beginning, but have gone through my own life changes in this time. The lessons all sunk in after over a decade of study. So its odd so speaking the words, I am happy being with my dad as he goes through this. I was once afraid of being with him as he passed away. Afraid of my own reactions. But the deeper I have gone, the more I see I need to simply be present with him and the drama and fear fades away. So, enjoy him and our presences, hopefully he can find peace in his suffering. This too shall pass, as does it all.

[nathenwesner]

Really great show lad. Maybe one on Schopenhauer and the buddha. They viewed the world alike much thanks to the upanishads.

[tw]

I recommend you read The doctrine of the buddha by George Grimm. Modern buddhism is polluted with the thoughts, rituals, and rules of unrealized or merely partially realized aspirants. For the presectarian teachings based purely on the concil of monks who heard buddhas words directly, this is your best bet.

[joesabet]

I’m a buddhist, studied Schop, never read Nietzsche but enjoy an occasional video on here like this. Schopenhauer is amazing!

[FlamingSwordOfWisdom]

2) Happiness and misfortune are two siblings and twins who grow up together or remain small together. That is just beautiful.❤❤❤

[AshishSoham]

Your analysis about the Buddha is really amazing.
Thanks for this video.🙏
Love from Saranath, Varanasi❤️

[blueskies]

I just donated. Your effort that goes into these is obvious. Thank you for helping me understand life a little better.

[Rikondry]

Incredible. I played this to alleviate suffering. I ended up embracing it.

[FlamingSwordOfWisdom]

Are you cool if I use your comment section to take notes? 📝 I’m not trying to spam your comment section. Some creators get really annoyed with me. If it’s an issue, please let me know, and I will go back and delete them. It’s no big deal. I use the microphone to record my words. It’s just so much easier to pause the video and take notes this way.

[Dannykarlsefni]

there were only 3 habits to suffering
1. Hatred
2. Greed
3. Delusion,

practicing understanding of these habits can be a simple way towards the end of most sorrow in today's world

[ahobimo]

Either Nietzsche discovered something few others have ever grasped, or he pioneered the most high effort form of cope that has ever existed.

[ngawangjigmedh]

This remind me of the Great sage of Tibet, Mila Repa and his student Rechungpa. Mila Repa on the other hand, killed hundreds of villager with his dark occult, later the guilt of his deed almost took his own life , yet he met courageous master mold his darkness to brightest of the sages till date. Now we have Rechungpa, he who is in the foot step of his master Mila Repa, longing for the darkest occult text to kill and know the pain of his master to burn like him in the highest way or the fastest way to so call nirvana. Thankfully Milarepa caught his plan and the epic conversation between the master and student is just gold.

[rduse]

I think there are small number of channels on the Internet to think as deeply as you do… Very few have the visual/video perspective to accompany the words. Great job!

[FlamingSwordOfWisdom]

5) suffering is the result of will being restricted. Joy is the result of will being liberated.

[truth]

Buddhism is the only religion with nothing not compatible or refuted by science and logic. Many teachings by the Buddha was proven by science now, especially on the elements.