Nietzsche’s eternal recurrence (or eternal return) is a life-changing idea. It is the notion your whole life repeats forever. Can you bear it?
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How To Overcome Desire | Buddha’s Lesson
Our inability to handle desire is at the root of most our problems. Buddhist psychology says it’s the root of all of them…
Nietzsche & Buddha’s Lessons On Suffering
Nietzsche and the Buddha give us some of the deepest insights and advice on how to face suffering
Jung vs Buddha – Self vs Non-Self
Jung’s Self archetype and Buddha’s non-self teaching are two of the most profound formulations of our true nature. But can they work together?
The Noble Eightfold Path – Explained By Buddha
The Noble Eightfold Path of Buddhism is, simply put, the path to nirvāṇa. It is the teaching put into practice. To walk this path all the way is to reach awakening and liberation.
Buddhist Emptiness Explained
Emptiness (śūnyatā / shunyata in Sanskrit) is the deepest, most life-changing, and most misunderstood Buddhist teachings. Learn its 5 meanings here.
Carl Jung & Buddhism On The Unconscious
Jungian psychology and the Yogācāra school of Buddhism both investigated the depths of the human psyche. Both proposed the existence of a hidden layer beneath our everyday conscious mind…