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Depressive realism: Admit that life is hell, and be free
- randycupertino 6y agoLife ranges from heavenly peaks to hellish pits. The ecstasy of the highest highs and the burdens of the lowest lows and how we relate those experiences to the world around us may be what shapes our reality and perception of the world.
- smt88 6y agoLike a lot of modern thought, this seems to be a (re)discovery of a pretty old idea[1] that originated in India, spread to the Classical world, and has survived to some extent in modern Buddhism and Hinduism. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Du%E1%B8%A5kha https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Du%E1%B8%A5kha