Quote:
Originally Posted by Sister Rags
"Man's Search for Meaning" is a life-changing book. There is a saying about Buddhism...that the Buddha's purpose was "to learn to come joyfully into suffering".
|
Yeah I thought a lot about Buddhist philosophy when reading the parts about suffering. Especially the parts about when nothing can be done about suffering. So many of us suffer from deep deep depressions where nothing can be done about it. Nothing works. You are just left with your suffering. Even then you can find meaning a purpose in your suffering. You can come into it joyously. That part of the book helped me the most.
__________________
The "paradox" is only a conflict between reality and your feeling of what reality "ought to be." -- Richard Feynman
Major Depressive Disorder
Anxiety Disorder with some paranoid delusions thrown in for fun.
Recovering Alcoholic and Addict
Possibly on low end of bi polar spectrum...trying to decide.
Male, 50
Fetzima 80mg
Lamictal 100mg
Remeron 30mg for sleep
Klonopin .5mg twice a day, cutting this back
|