The philosopher Emil Cioran had an interesting take on this. If I read him right we can stop looking for the meaning of life. It won’t make us happy to look, but it also won’t make us happy to stop. Nothing will make us happy.
It sounds like he might have gotten something out of studying the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path (which is not to say that he had to agree with our follow them).
The philosopher Emil Cioran had an interesting take on this. If I read him right we can stop looking for the meaning of life. It won’t make us happy to look, but it also won’t make us happy to stop. Nothing will make us happy.
It sounds like he might have gotten something out of studying the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path (which is not to say that he had to agree with our follow them).
Simplified explanation: https://buddhismforeveryone.com/the-four-noble-truths/
Credit: Sidney Harris
I don’t get it.
I’m on the hedonistic treadmill enjoying the run