Find Your Purpose: How a Personal Philosophy Can Beat Depression

If you're anxious or depressed -or you feel unfulfilled in life, this episode will help you become happier with your life. The key is finding purpose. 

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Quotes:

“Sometimes questions are more important than answers.” -Nancy Willard (novelist, poet, illustrator) 

"Without this playing with fantasy, no creative work has ever come to birth. The debt we owe to the play of imagination is incalculable. To have a philosophy of life is to tap into the creative potential of the human spirit." – Jung

"He who has a why to live can bear almost any how." - Friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher

“There is not one big cosmic meaning for all; there is only the meaning we each give to our life, an individual meaning, an individual plot, like an individual novel, a book for each person.” -Anais Nin

The Big Question of Life:

The Great Questions

·         What is the meaning of life? (Why are we here? What is our purpose?)

·         What is the nature of reality? (Is reality as we perceive it? What is the relationship between perception and reality?)

·         What is the nature of consciousness? (How does the mind arise from the brain? What is the relationship between the mind and the body?)

·         What happens after we die? (Is there an afterlife, reincarnation, or nothingness? What does death mean for our existence?)

·         What is good and evil? (How do we determine right from wrong? What is the basis of morality?)

·         Is there a God or higher power? (Can the existence of God be proven or disproven?)

The Lesser Great Questions

·         What is the nature of time? (Is time linear or cyclical? Can we understand its true essence?)

·         What is freedom? (What does it mean to be truly free? Are our choices predetermined or do we have free will?)

·         What is love? (How do we define and experience love? What role does it play in human life?)

The Still Lesser Questions

·         What is beauty? (What makes something beautiful? Is beauty subjective or objective?)

·         What is the best way to live? (How should we structure our lives for fulfillment and happiness? What constitutes a good life?)

·         What is truth? (Can we ever know the truth? How do we distinguish truth from falsehood?)

·         How should we handle suffering? (Why is there suffering in the world, and how should we respond to it?)

·         What is knowledge? (What can we know, and how do we know it? What are the limits of human understanding?)

·         How do we achieve justice? (What is justice, and how can it be realized in society?)