The Meaning of LIFE, According to NIETZSCHE 

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Another stunningly good rundown of Niietzsche's project, and how it might be used by people to better themselves and embrace life. Have to listen again and consider carefuly the ideas presented here before commenting further. Very deep stuff.

I can only echo the other comments: quite brilliant, profound and subtle. I feel sure that you are helping more people appreciate and understand Nietzsche - and indeed philosophy - than anyone else now. These lectures are masterful. I am sure Nietzsche would have endorsed you!

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00:29 🧘 Nietzsche emphasizes the limitations of memory and the superficiality of conscious thoughts, highlighting the importance of the physical body and unconscious instincts in shaping our actions. 01:28 📜 Nietzsche criticizes blind faith and stresses that faith in him or any other figure does not bring true happiness or blessings. 02:53 💡 Nietzsche contrasts the Western pursuit of permanent, indestructible being with the Buddhist concept of emptiness and impermanence, highlighting the differences in philosophical perspectives. 05:17 🌌 Nietzsche explores the idea that all that exists within the world of impermanence is essentially a parable, and true substance lies in what is eternal and permanent. 08:35 🙏 Zarathustra challenges the notion of spirit as an abstract, permanent entity, asserting that true essence lies in the physical, embodied existence. 10:44 📚 Nietzsche suggests that all gods and ideals, including his own concept of the "overman," are poetic creations of imperfect humans, revealing their values and virtues. 14:29 🎭 Nietzsche acknowledges the inherent deception and incompleteness in art and poetry, recognizing himself as a poet and participant in this artistic process. 19:12 ⚖ Nietzsche presents the body as the true source of human impulses and desires, asserting that the conscious mind should humble itself before the body's commands. 20:46 🙏 Nietzsche encourages a love of fate and rejects the notion of faith, emphasizing that his philosophy should not be blindly followed but critically examined. 22:37 📖 The discussion revolves around summarizing Nietzsche's revaluation and affirmative philosophy, exploring how it relates to the meaning of life. 23:05 🤔 The aim is to describe Nietzsche's new form of spirituality, how it impacts practical life, and synthesize key ideas like the Übermensch, eternal return, Will To Power, and Amor Fati. 24:23 📚 Nietzsche's philosophy isn't a step-by-step guide but rather a perspective that doesn't offer a universal doctrine or way of life. 25:45 🧐 The interpretation of Nietzsche's work can vary, but it's possible to create a coherent presentation of his affirmative philosophy based on what he wrote in his books. 26:44 💡 Nietzsche's philosophy must avoid dogmatism and recognize the contextual and relative nature of life advice. 27:16 🧑‍🎓 The podcast aims to engage with historical figures' thoughts and contexts without projecting modern ideas onto them. 28:20 🧐 The goal is to understand what past figures would think of us rather than imposing our judgments on them. 30:21 🤔 Nietzsche's philosophy doesn't provide a one-size-fits-all answer to life's meaning, emphasizing the importance of individuality and self-discovery. 31:19 🌟 Nietzsche's philosophy encourages individuals to find their own way, promoting self-awareness and personal growth. 32:44 🤯 Self-knowledge is a lifelong quest, and Nietzsche acknowledges that it's a complex, ongoing process. 33:12 🔍 Nietzsche challenges the idea of a "true world" beyond sensory perception and focuses on the real world as perceived by the senses. 35:41 🌏 Nietzsche rejects metaphysics and emphasizes starting from sensory perception to understand the world. 37:07 🤯 Nietzsche proposes the concept of "Will To Power" as an observable basis for understanding the behavior of the world and life. 39:27 🔄 Nietzsche's "Will To Power" explains the fundamental drive in all things, emphasizing expansion, domination, and creation. 43:09 🧐 Nietzsche distinguishes his concept of "Will To Power" from mere existence, emphasizing the dynamic nature of life's drives. 44:29 🌍 Nietzsche's concept of "Will To Power" is a fundamental principle that explains various aspects of human life, psychology, and behavior. 45:00 🤔 Nietzsche argues that the desire for power is at the root of all human motivations, even seemingly selfless acts. 45:31 💪 Selfishness and selflessness are not opposites but gradations of the same thing, driven by the Will To Power. 46:01 🌟 Nietzsche contrasts authentic self-discovery with identity imposed by society and culture, emphasizing the role of Will To Power in shaping motivations. 46:58 🧐 Nietzsche contends that all moralities involve self-overcoming, challenging weaknesses, and striving for something greater. 47:51 🌎 Nietzsche sees Will To Power as a fundamental principle empirically manifested in the world, challenging the idea of transcendence or divine purpose in life. 49:39 🚫 Nietzsche criticizes Stoicism and other ideologies that deny life's true nature, emphasizing that life is indifferent, arbitrary, and devoid of transcendent value. 51:14 🔄 Nietzsche distinguishes between life-affirming and anti-life philosophies, arguing that some ideologies prioritize an afterlife over earthly existence. 53:07 💡 Nietzsche suggests that raising awareness of life's fundamental nature can lead to new judgments and assessments of one's way of life. 55:07 🎨 Nietzsche describes life as an experiment in hazard, daring to reshape one's world and manifest one's Will To Power. 57:27 💪 Nietzsche asserts that life is about self-overcoming, issuing commands to oneself, and the choice to command or be commanded. 59:23 🤔 Nietzsche challenges the notion of a will to exist, emphasizing that Will To Power is the essence of life. 01:00:08 📏 Nietzsche asserts that humans value power and express their Will To Power through judgments and preferences. 01:02:27 🔄 Nietzsche highlights how even those in positions of servitude find ways to gain power and expresses life's nature as Will To Power. 01:04:46 🤯 Nietzsche challenges Schopenhauer's idea of the will to live, asserting that life sacrifices itself for power. 01:05:14 🤷 Nietzsche argues that humans engage in the fundamental activity of valuing and measuring, which is a manifestation of Will To Power. 01:06:35 💥 Nietzsche describes life as a constant struggle and competition for power among living beings. 01:07:37 🎭 Nietzsche believes that the good life can be justified aesthetically, particularly through the tragic perspective that values beauty and aesthetics in life. 01:08:03 🌌 Nietzsche contrasts cheerful fatalism with the theoretic approach of Socrates, emphasizing the divide between embracing life's entropic nature and seeking to improve it through reason. 01:08:56 🤔 Nietzsche criticizes Socrates for his irrational pursuit of truth and ironical aesthetic judgment, opposing Socrates' optimism with a pessimistic, life-affirming worldview. 01:10:15 🔄 The tragic aesthetic celebrates life's entropic and unpredictable nature, embracing its flaws and acknowledging the inevitability of downfall. 01:12:42 ⚡ Nietzsche identifies the "will to power" as the underlying force in various attempts to create the good life, whether through truth-seeking, loving thy enemy, or renouncing craving. 01:14:40 🔄 The good life, according to Nietzsche, is a positive feedback loop, characterized by strength and an ascending path that enhances vitality. 01:18:22 💪 To live the good life, one should aspire to bring forth the "overman," embracing passion, daring, and sacrificing for a greater purpose. 01:20:14 💡 Nietzsche suggests looking at figures like Goethe and Napoleon as examples of living the good life, characterized by self-overcoming, practical activity, and the pursuit of totality. 01:25:57 🌿 Nietzsche views Goethe as a realist who embraced all aspects of life, advocating for the return to nature as an ascent to higher, more natural existence. 01:27:50 🎭 The good life entails naturalness, straightforwardness, and trusting fatalism, where one embraces life's dangers and pursues their creative will with freedom and gratitude. 01:30:47 🤔 Nietzsche suggests that cultivating virtues like courage, insight, sympathy, and solitude is essential for a good life, emphasizing the need for balance between action and reflection. 01:35:01 🌟 Nietzsche highlights the importance of solitude in achieving greatness, as it allows individuals to escape the influence of societal judgments and think their own thoughts. 01:37:21 🤝 Nietzsche contrasts his concept of justice with conventional notions, suggesting that justice for him involves backing up words with deeds and maintaining fairness among equals based on power. 01:41:09 🔥 Nietzsche argues that it's weakness, not power, that corrupts individuals, leading to resentment and destructive behavior. 01:46:00 🧠 Nietzsche encourages individuals to become psychologically and intellectually tough, capable of embracing uncomfortable truths about life and rejecting false ideals. 01:49:20 🌅 Nietzsche advises parting from life with gratitude and celebration, similar to Odysseus leaving Nausicaa, viewing death as a natural transition rather than something to fear. 01:52:40 🔄 Recognizing the finitude of life provides the framework for individual existence, allowing for the creation of a distinct narrative within these limitations. 01:54:03 🌞 Embracing the idea of life's finite nature can lead to a more positive and appreciative outlook, similar to the Zen concept of treasuring each moment. 01:55:57 🤯 The intellectual pursuit of understanding death may not provide comfort or preparation, as death remains beyond our comprehension and control. 01:57:30 🧘 Nietzsche suggests that instead of obsessing over death, people should focus on enjoying life and the fleeting moments it offers. 01:58:31 🌊 Nietzsche observes the contrast between people's eagerness for the future and the inevitability of death, emphasizing the importance of savoring the present.

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Great content and delivery. Love to hear

Thank you for posting such great informative content. I look forward to listening to more of it. Even this; I am going to come back later to listen to as much as I can; I'm only 14 minutes in & really need to get to sleep now but I am so very glad that your videos started coming up in the algorithm.

24:38 I agree an orthodox interpretation is fundamentally unattainable. I would even claim there aren't necessarily any "correct" or "incorrect" interpretations either. There are only "strong" and "weak" interpretations of Nietzsche, in my view. And, if I may say so, yours are among some the strongest I've found on this platform.

On shrooms watching this is insane, love taking deep dives into my anima and different ways of thinking, seeing my will to power, seeing the being of life itself manifest in everyone’s life’s.

Thank younfor the great work. I've listened to a few of this series and found it really well presented and informative. I get what you're saying, reading Nietzsche is like being given a diagnosis. He leaves no room or time for trivialities of translation and interpretation!

Not sure if I've ever left a comment on youtube, but this is good. Keep it up, man. Godspeed 👽

We are equipped with everything we need already. It's this World that we allow to keep us captive. We are reverberating as we speak

Thank you for your videos brother. I 've got a bizarre question for you . I' ld love to know what do you think drives the current civilazation's collapse and individual demoralisation from your interpretation of Nietzsche or other philosophers and in your own eyes? And if could you describe it in one word or phrase, what would that be? Would that be the opposite of will to power and "amor fati", amnesia/suppression of our instincts, last man or cabal, dogma or spiritual war, resentment or weakness, body/mind disconnection? What do you or Nietzsche or other philosophers think drives our species in this kind of behavioural pattern on the fundamental level?

Well done. Thank-you.

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Simply beautiful, Thank you,

The thing even Nietzsche misses is sensation. A person is a conception before will is ever entertained.

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Add the 37:00 or 38:00 minute mark, the speaker claims that the physical world can be accounted for by physical means. That is, the material is explained by the material. This simply is not true. The four fundamental forces in physics (gravity, electro-magnetism, strong nuclear force, weak nuclear force) are without any naturalisticallyevident progenitive source. Sure, quantum sciences like to model their mathematic concepts in particle-based lingo, but we see scientifically that every physical form and force at the foundational level can only be described with formal abstractions (formulae and such) or speculative/unspecific language.

Damn bro, I love your channel and videos but spoiler alert on Faust. I'm still reading the first half

More knowledge doesn’t always increase your power, if you also consider truth to be a primary virtue. One specific example: I was selling a car and everything was working great. However one day I discover that when the gas gauge says there are 50 miles left, it actually runs out of gas. Being honest, I get it repaired. If I hadn’t known about it, I wouldn’t have spent that money.

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The reason why Zarathoustra rejects faith in him or in his ideas, is that for Nietzsche, the ultimate virtue for all free spirits is probity. A virtue that is contrary to all dogmatism.

Some of the terms have subjective interpretation that are more in extension than I would take. Still the points ring clear. Thanks.

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While Maya may translate to illusion, our modern concept of illusion is completely misleading if you want to explain to someone what Maya is. They will assume you mean it isn't real.

You are involved in anthropology. Theology is a response to having been addressed. Karl Barth. Those who have not been addressed are not in position to do theology. They are also not in a position to say others cannot do theology.

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Trust? Those eyes which are addicted to the lust, which linger over every and all things seeking to possess it with a poisoned God that named "poet, the foretelling fool of fashions and passions, trained his mind as a ballet dancer, what puppetry directs his doomed and drunken solitude whispered to himself and the voice of everyone else, rejoice ? But from what earned or stolen realm calls the herald to announce us to dither and dine in the entrance of flame, fury, flame"

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The meaning of life ist der Übermensch!

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So according to Mr Nietzsche, "momento mori" got it wrong.

Nietzsche is not God. Take what is useful from him and trash the rest aside.

It's bad luck to be superstitious.

I think Nietzsche is wrong.

WRONG-HEADED !!!

"Advancement requires sacrifice", sounds like Christianity.

So what you're saying is we should forgive the NAZIS and Pfizer?

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I suspect in ten or fifteen years a human being will be defined as an entity of limited time existence (expiration dated) that consumes the products of eight corporations.

Such a wonderful reading ! Thank you Sir 🙏🏻

Your channel is no doubt authority on Nietzche. The way and mastery in which you speak about Nietzche is simply classic.

Such a beautiful ending to this episode

Thank you again. Time and time again, I have to reprimand my mind, chastise myself for failing to rise up to the heaven of great writers like F. Nietzsche or Goethe. A great human being should rise above the apparent meaninglessness and absurdities of life (the Pessimism of Schopenhauer), and if he or she is a genius of the highest order, then, the amusing phenomena of life, however disappointed, could be made meaningful, purposeful, nay, entertaining! Even Schopenhauer admits the fascinating phenomena of life, whether in the countless operations of Mother Nature, or the amusing unfolding acts, circumstances and whimsical happenings of human passions, in the broad canvas and conflicting music of history, metaphysics, sciences, archeology, and philosophy, could lend existence a rather finely-tuned structured significance, like an ideal city, surrounded by the impervious wilderness of ages. A great human being should rise to the higher spheres of Pythagoras, and if you are lucky, either aided by the unkown potencies of self-willed efforts, disciplines, or constant exertions, or the blessings of the gods, perhaps you could find the noumena of life. And at that point, you may wake up to a new reality…and unlike most mortals, the phantasmagoria of life would not lead you astray.

I wasnt very hopeful, but I gotta say, you really brought this to the level that was needed in order to seriously tackle something carrying this title

Really good breakdowns and also very pleasant voice. Not boring and not too aggressive either. I drive and listen to your stuff for hours. Thanks for the good content, it’s rare.

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The meaning of life; is to give life a meaning. It's a paradox.

51:07 L’existence précède l’essence

I don't know how much truth Nietzsche spoke. I suspect he was trying to get people to question and to think. Much like his own idol, Emerson.

Not easy to digest really, but in many ways it helps us understand the fundamental structure of life and it's meaning in which Nietzsche views it.

on opposite ends, the means begins anew gleams another doctrine for the dactile concubines of status quo, to supreme a leadership, who could judge and ordeal. For responcibility seldom fares well amongst the blind. I will to the power of Mine. Either for the Memes of for the cremes from the crop, the result will loom same.

Love listening to these. I found your channel from your Huang Po reading :)

You're an idea and you're constantly working on it. Maybe tomorrow you'll cut your hair or start wearing boots. Why? Observer effects. The duel slit experiment of your life.

amazing video. thank you and wow.

Great work! Not easy to dissect. I try to challenge Neitzcshe’s thoughts from a different perspective of a human baby being raised by Wolves… no human contact or influence ever, no human language or education, no concept of any “religion”, but simply learning to provide and survive, and once that is mastered, then thrive. Will to Power would take on a whole different perspective. No other human influence to compare or judge against or in harmony with. So, how does that life correlate to everything Neitzsche observes in his own? I think everything would become so much simple to contemplate and understand. Life is to simply Not Die, and hopefully to then Thrive.

So what the hell is the meaning of life?

28:54 I really disagree with this idea and I think Nietzsche would too. All we have in this life is our experiences. If we can’t apply a philosophical approach to our lives then how can we adopt its wisdom? This is the only measure where we can find the personal truths there in. I think you can only hold this view if you were attempting simply to catalogue and order philosophical ideas into groups, in a more abstract sense. And not attempt to live their various creeds. How could one know Nietzsche as he knew Socrates otherwise? It is through this method alone that we all find some wisdom in the great thinkers. And teach ourselves to think in the process.

I had this on when I was sleeping. I had a dream while Bilbo baggins was with gandalf. He was sitting on a chair and he quoted 1:57:57 "the thought of death, living in the jumbo of all these lanes...... It went all the way through then I woke up.

Human thought life in and of itself is the product of self deceit. To have wisdom enough to accept this as the only essential freedom in life is liberating.

Human all too Human. Because biological machines.

I too had the realization that all life is a unrealized parable

A new N commentary.....could be litteral anything

only a fool would ask nietzsche about the meaning of life...

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impeccable ✨✨👌🏼. Maybe another clue is the fact that if there is so much sacrifice to achieve the new mutation, the new way of life, why is it that the satisfaction never comes nearly equal to the sacrifice that made it possible? Another argument in favor of the primordial truth existing even now,. The eternal Precedent of the irrational will to power as over above any ideal.

Awesome verh articjlate and well worded and consistently disciplined in involving and circling the ideologies of the people being discussed. Good use og language and informed. Beuatiful - world class shit really.

Nietzsche did not see that if one had the spirit of Christ in him that he was beyond good and evil and operated solely out of the being of God. For example, does god act based on the law? No. The law is for law breakers. But the spirit is the spirit of life itself. That is why the early Christians stopped living under the law. There was no sabbath, no circumcision, no thou shalt not because you are not striving toward a way of life but being a way of life; fully conscious, fully alive, not in some other worldly never never land.

Here is a quote that is resultant in epiphany! “ The scarcity of resources would only take place if it were only to be a problem of existence as it relates to individual regard for encouraging sounds from the abyss that is perfect and important .” Cleavland Hanwick

These videos are fantastic. As someone who is very loosely familiar with Nietzsche and Carl Jung, I appreciate these talks. You make all this stuff very easy to understand and enjoyable to listen to. Thank you.

The mention of poets is that the concept of spirit is only an emotional observation of reality. Spirit isn’t tangible, but to listen to poetry written by authors who envision a spiritual reality, you become a part of that spiritual identity. It has no tangibility and no true reality, only a poetic representation of the experience of consciousness

Thank you for your efforts across your channel. Much appreciated. Highly enjoyable listening experience. 🍏

Nietzsche, then, is a contradiction in terms. Since there is no universal way and we must each of us find our own way, that in itself is a universal way of life.

What's Nietzsche got against poets lying though? I mean that's specifically WAAAY up his alley?

If it can’t put in parables of nails, hamers, planks and saws, it’s not an appropriate philosophy for a carpenter.😊

I'm now on my third listen of this video. Cheers for the thought provoking commentary

Man you help me understand what Nietzsche was about. I ca nnot thank you enough.

0:06 desyphls? Why do you keep saying this?.....You don't know how to say disciples?

Is Nietzsche portraying senility? Sounds like he is to me.

Yes, but let's not skip time. Jews have a big chunk of this

Super.

Thank you!

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We; All of us are Divinely entitled for Meaningful Life & Existence & all this as Divinely Ordained 🌺☪️🕎🛐🔯☯️☦️🕉️🌺

These are many of the aspects that the seaker learns and works with in life, the inside job.

He who cannot obey is commanded

We are ALL ONE. COMING TOGETHER IS THE KEY. WE ARE PRICELESS. We bounce off each other. Quantum physics

I don't think your "Christianity is anti life because the soul going to heaven" is more important than it not going to heaven really works, you may just be parroting Nietzsche's assertions, I'm open to argument .

Wait! On what basis can you say we have "created a spiritual realm", ie God? Cannot God actually exist?

I view violence as anti life

As much as I love Nietzsche, I think he misunderstood what The Stoics meant by “Living According To Nature”……man’s nature is to reason, therefore live according to your reason is equivalent.

The poets and philosophers don’t lie; they tell fantastic stories of how they see the life from their intelligences. Each person is an enfolding of a unique potential in a unique environment. Nothing is gained or lost in a life. If anybody can become anybody (else), everybody will be nobody. “Live well and prosper.

This goes on for 2 hours???

Because meaning is self-defined this is simply Nietzsche's take. Consider that he died of syphilis induced madness, I'll leave it to the reader if the reader still believes Nietzsche's path was the best one or even if all his points were correct. It's a path but there are others I consider wiser, healthier, and more fulfilling.