We move from materialism to spirituality to nihilism — peeling back layers of the self, from attachment to detachment to the abyss beneath.

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To Be to Let it Be

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Heaven is only tolerable if you have lived in hell

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To be is because of the contingencies of life; otherwise, beingness itself suffices.

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I became weak in trying to become strong — I had to deliberately presume I was weak to begin with.

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I became cowardly in trying to become courageous — I had to deliberately presume I lacked courage to begin with.

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Ideology can shield us from nihilism—but for those who see through it, only instinct remains as a compass.

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Certainty is at the expense of uncertainty, which means to be is not to be

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When a man changes his path, his identity, or does any creative work, he momentarily touches nihilism—consciously or unconsciously. His mask of the old role needs to be removed to wear a new mask. A man must shed his old skin like a snake to adopt a new skin. For a brief moment, he is without skin or mask

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It may seem unrelated, but the intrinsic meaninglessness of the world is a cause of hatred among people. If life had absolute meaning, eventually everyone would have adapted to the same meaning and value system. One of the main functions of the mind is association—it conjures meaning out of the context it is thrown into. Some can see through that association, and they remain nihilists.

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