the fear of truly living
Summary
TLDRThis script delves into the profound fear of living fully, drawing on insights from Maslow's self-actualization and the concept of Jonah syndrome. It explores how fear of the unknown and the Absurd can hinder personal growth, leading to a life of illusions and isolation. The narrative challenges viewers to confront their deepest fears, suggesting that embracing uncertainty and sorrow can lead to a life free of fear and full of passion. It concludes with a call to live in the present, finding love and freedom beyond the constraints of thought and past experiences.
Takeaways
- 🎨 Art can inspire a sense of potential and fearlessness, prompting a desire to overcome personal limitations.
- 🔄 The fear of living fully often stems from a fear of losing control or being overwhelmed by the world's complexity.
- 🧠 Maslow's concept of self-actualization suggests that individuals can achieve a heightened perception of truth and beauty, leading to personal growth.
- 🐋 'Jonah syndrome' is a term used by Maslow to describe the fear of embracing one's full potential due to the perceived intensity and stress it may bring.
- 🌐 The existential fear of living fully involves recognizing the impermanence of life, the inevitability of death, and the insignificance in the grand scheme of the universe.
- 🧱 We build mental 'walls' or schemas to protect ourselves from the harsh realities of life, which can eventually imprison us and limit our experiences.
- 🤔 The fear of truly living is often a fear of detaching from our illusions and facing the vulnerability of existence without the comfort of our established beliefs.
- 🔮 Existentialists view living fully as embracing the Absurd, which means acknowledging the lack of inherent meaning in life and the universe's indifference.
- 🌱 Krishnamurti suggests that fear is rooted in thought and that true living involves accepting sorrow and uncertainty, rather than trying to control or predict them.
- 🌟 Living without fear means living in the present, embracing each moment as new and not being constrained by past experiences or future expectations.
Q & A
What is the main theme of the video script?
-The main theme of the video script is the exploration of the fear of living fully, delving into why people might be afraid of realizing their full potential and the psychological and philosophical implications of such a fear.
What does the script suggest about the fear of living fully?
-The script suggests that the fear of living fully is rooted in the fear of losing control, the overwhelming nature of the world, and the fear of detaching from the illusions and beliefs that have shaped our identities since childhood.
What is Jonah syndrome as mentioned in the script?
-Jonah syndrome, as mentioned in the script, is a term used by Maslow to describe the fear people experience when faced with the task of living fully and realizing their potential, often because they feel they are not strong enough to handle the greatness within them.
How does the script relate Maslow's self-actualization to the fear of living fully?
-The script relates Maslow's self-actualization to the fear of living fully by suggesting that self-actualized individuals perceive the world and their potential more clearly, which can lead to a heightened sense of awe and beauty but also to the fear of the overwhelming nature of existence.
What role does the concept of existential despair play in the script?
-Existential despair, as discussed in the script, is the realization that life may be futile and that our search for purpose and truth is met with the silence of the universe, leading to a fear of fully engaging with the world as it is.
How does the script connect the fear of living fully to our childhood experiences?
-The script connects the fear of living fully to childhood experiences by explaining that as children, we build walls or schemas to protect ourselves from the brutality of the world, and these walls become ingrained as we grow older, leading to a fear of returning to the vulnerability we experienced as children.
What does the script say about the relationship between thought and fear?
-The script posits that thought is grounded in seeking certainty, and fear arises when we are confronted with the unknown or the future, which thought cannot predict or control, leading to a sense of insecurity and the desire to cling to the past.
How does the script interpret Krishnamurti's view on love and sorrow?
-The script interprets Krishnamurti's view that love is a passion without sorrow, and sorrow stems from our involuntary encounters with the harsh realities of the world. It suggests that by accepting sorrow rather than trying to outthink it, we can experience a form of passion and live fully in the present.
What is the significance of the 'blinkist' reference in the script?
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How does the script suggest we can overcome the fear of living fully?
-The script suggests that we can overcome the fear of living fully by accepting and sitting with our sorrow, detaching from our thoughts, and living in the present without the need for a future or tomorrow, which allows us to live without fear.
Outlines
🎨 The Struggle with Self-Actualization and Fear of Living Fully
This paragraph delves into the complex relationship between experiencing art and the subsequent emotional journey. It starts with a moment of inspiration from art, leading to a temporary sense of fearlessness and potential. However, this is often followed by a loss of focus and a return to fear, which is metaphorically described through quotes about the fear of falling from great heights. The narrative then shifts to discuss the concept of self-actualization as per Maslow's hierarchy, where individuals may fear reaching their full potential due to the overwhelming nature of life's truths. This fear is termed 'Jonah syndrome,' highlighting the human tendency to avoid the intensity of living fully. The paragraph also touches on existential themes, such as the fear of losing control and the overwhelming nature of both the inner and outer worlds, which can lead to a sense of existential despair when confronted with the universe's indifference.
🧱 The Walls We Build: Defense Mechanisms and the Fear of Vulnerability
Paragraph 2 explores the psychological mechanisms humans develop to protect themselves from the harsh realities of life. It begins by discussing how individuals build metaphorical walls to shield themselves from fear and uncertainty, which initially provide a sense of security but eventually become restrictive. These walls evolve into ideologies and schemas that isolate the mind from the world's brutality, leading to a state of self-imposed confinement. The paragraph also discusses the existential fear of being fully alive, as it awakens the anxiety of death and annihilation. It contrasts this with the need for security and the tendency to avoid the vulnerability that comes with being truly alive. The influence of thought on fear is examined, with the argument that thought, while attempting to protect from the world's harshness, also creates a dependency on certainty that leads to fear of the unknown. The paragraph concludes by suggesting that true living involves embracing uncertainty and the present moment, which can mitigate the fear associated with the future.
🌟 Embracing the Present: Overcoming Fear Through Acceptance
The final paragraph emphasizes the importance of living in the present to overcome fear and sorrow. It discusses the role of thought in creating a continuous loop between past and future, which can lead to a lack of presence in the current moment. The paragraph suggests that by detaching from this constant rationalization and fear, one can experience a state of living without the burden of the future. It introduces the concept of 'dying to live,' which means letting go of the future to live fully in the present. The paragraph also touches on the idea of love as a passion without sorrow, suggesting that true love comes from accepting the world's reality, including the pain and loss that it brings. The narrative concludes with a call to live without the fear of the future, which is only possible by accepting the present moment and the experiences it brings.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Self-actualization
💡Fear
💡Existentialism
💡Absurd
💡Illusions
💡Anxiety
💡Repression
💡Krishnamurti
💡Sorrow
💡Love
💡Blinkist
Highlights
Experiencing great art can inspire a momentary realization of one's potential and courage to face life's challenges.
The fear of living fully is often captured in quotes suggesting it's easier to fall from a lower height or that our deepest fear is our own power.
The concept of self-actualization as per Maslow involves a heightened perception of the world's truth, leading to personal growth and flourishing.
Maslow's term 'Jonah syndrome' describes the fear of embracing one's full potential due to the overwhelming nature of greatness.
The fear of living fully may stem from a fear of losing control and facing an incomprehensible and unmanageable existence.
As children, we develop mechanisms to protect ourselves from the overwhelming nature of the world, which later become our ideologies and schemas.
Existentialists view living fully as confronting the Absurd, accepting the inevitability of death, and the insignificance of our actions in the universe.
The fear of truly living may be rooted in the fear of detaching from the illusions that have shaped our identity since childhood.
Krishnamurti suggests that fear is grounded in thought, which seeks certainty but is inherently future-oriented and uncertain.
The past can be an unsatisfactory crutch, limiting our present experience and causing fear when it's used to predict the future.
Living without fear involves accepting sorrow and living in the present, rather than being controlled by thoughts of the future.
Krishnamurti proposes that love is a passion without sorrow, which can only be experienced when we stop trying to control our experiences.
The video discusses the importance of living without a future-oriented mindset to truly experience life without fear.
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Blinkist allows users to engage with deep ideas and concepts despite having a busy schedule, as demonstrated by the host's engagement with Krishnamurti's work.
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Transcripts
I experience a great piece of art
something inspirational and for a moment
I see the potential within me I feel
fearless and experience the courage to
truly take on life I find myself willing
to tackle everything that has ever held
me back
and then I lose focus I strain my back I
experience a small setback or as is
often the case I feel a strange fear I
secretly don't want to live fully
this sentiment is captured in several
cheesy quotes such as it's easier to
fall from the first floor than the
penthouse suite or our deepest fear is
that we are powerful beyond measure such
phrases drift into the sigma grind set
region of the internet where isolation
and self-discipline are championed as
ingredients to the good life in which
one becomes a fully self-actualized self
I think anyone truly living fully would
quickly abandon this sort of view seeing
the impermanence and lack of fulfillment
in constant work and material
acquisition but these quotes offer us an
interesting point nonetheless it is
within this strange fear of becoming who
we felt we always should be that is
holding us back why are we afraid of
living fully
through looking at Maslow's
self-actualization we can better
understand this fear the self-actualized
experiences as sort of being cognition
where one's perception to the truth of
the world previously concealed by our
schemas and ideologies is suddenly
heightened from this Maslow suggests
that such an individual sees the world
in all its awe and Beauty consequently
they sense their own inner potential and
begin to flourish in their relationships
and in Creative projects
however Maslow was aware of the fear we
may experience in taking on this task of
living fully he even had a name for it
Jonah syndrome we are just not strong
enough to endure more it is just too
shaking and wearing so often people in
ecstatic moments say it's too much or I
can't stand it or I could die Delirious
happiness cannot be born for long our
organisms are just too weak for any
large doses of greatness
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it is a fear of losing control of having
our existence become incomprehensible
and unmanageable both the inner and
outer world is overwhelming and as
children we are as Becker puts it
natural cowards we quickly find ways to
protect ourselves from this
overwhelmingness
the great Boon of repression is that it
makes it possible to live decisively in
an overwhelmingly miraculous and
incomprehensible world a world so full
of beauty majesty and Terror that if
animals perceived it all they would be
paralyzed to act
other thinkers have considered this fear
also for example in Camus encounter with
the Absurd the individual is suddenly
placed in a world divested of light and
illusion and can now see the futility of
their existence they realize that their
lifelong cry for purpose and Truth is
met only with the cold Silence of the
universe as Becker puts it it places a
trembling animal at the mercy of the
entire Cosmos to see the world as it
really is may result in existential
Despair and the sense that one is truly
lost
what then is the sphere of truly living
if we are to take the existentialist
perspective it is the fear of seeing the
world as it is to no longer deny the
fact that everything Fades that death is
inevitable and that no matter what you
do it simply does not matter in the face
of the vast and incomprehensible Cosmos
it is this brutal Insight that we will
struggle for 80 years or less in our
small little corner of the universe
bickering and fighting and yearning all
for it to be less than a footnote in the
history of humanity let alone the
universe itself
full humanness means full fear and
trembling
is this fear of truly living grounded in
confronting the Absurd who is to say
that we even know what such an
experience would feel like or is it more
to do with the fear of detaching from
our Illusions the things that have
composed us since we were kids as Ortega
wrote man uses his ideas to frighten
away reality we Scurry along into a
world of pure abstraction and attempt to
solve the mystery of existence through
thought
from childhood we noticed the delicacy
of our minds in contrast with the
brutality of the world somebody rejects
us somebody dies our parents moods shift
rapidly and so to protect ourselves we
build a wall this wall gives us
something to cling to whether it is a
belief about ourselves or the world
eventually as we grow older these walls
become more refined manifesting into
ideologies and schemas our mind
increasingly isolated from the brutality
of the world finds itself imprisoned by
that which initially served as its
guardian we become aggressive towards
anything that threatens that that we
cling onto and it is our deepest fear
that is to return to this vulnerability
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the irony of man's condition is that the
deepest need is to be free of the
anxiety of death and Annihilation but it
is life itself which awakens it and so
we must shrink from being Fully Alive
this is one of the most tragic elements
of our existence we imprison ourselves
in these walls
yes we live securely and comfortably we
don't question our daily routines but we
also become ever more susceptible to any
destabilizing Force as our minds weaken
within the protection of our own
thoughts anxiety Keeps Us in check it
tells us that uncertainty is pain and
that living fully will destroy us and so
we rarely travel beyond our own thoughts
here I find the words of krishnamurti
incredibly relevant As He suggests fear
is grounded in thought the same thought
that guards us from the brutality of the
world without Illusions thought has done
this because it always seeks certainty
and must achieve certainty at all times
however there is also the future the
future and thought have a tumultuous
relationship
thought wants certainty and the Future
No Matter How well planned is always
unknown confronted by the unknown
thought draws the future into the past
the past at least is certain and so one
can make predictions based off of their
past they can say this happened to me in
childhood so this will happen in the
future this can also work with pleasure
something good happened yesterday and so
thought projects the past into the
future hoping to recreate the same
conditions
in both pleasure and fear there is a
continuity wherein thought brings the
future into the past however there will
always be fear the past is not always a
correct measuring tool for future events
and the mind knows this and has
previously stated living in the past
heavily restricts someone it tells them
that the world already is a certain way
it tells them that they are already a
certain way we then become restricted by
our thoughts and aware of the inadequacy
of finding any certainty in the future
we feel fear rather than a solution the
past becomes an unsatisfactory and
repressive crutch this is evident in
trauma victims who struggle to see a
world or a sense of self in which their
past is not also the present and future
and so they are constantly reliving
horrific experiences
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krishnamurti asks can a mind and a heart
that remembers the hurts the ins insults
the things that have made it insensitive
and dull can such a mind and heart Know
What Love Is
what is love according to him love is a
sort of passion without sorrow sorrow
stems from those moments in which we
have confronted the reality of the world
it is the pain we fear most the product
of involuntarily encountering the world
as is a loved one was taken from us we
were rejected sorrow hurts and so we
tend to distract ourselves in thought
fear is our attempt to control sorrow if
we can predict it maybe it will lessen
the pain but according to krishnamurti
when we remain with our sorrow when we
accept it rather than attempt to out
think it we experience a sort of passion
instead of trying to out think we simply
feel we sit with it it is simply a new
moment among many here we live fully in
the present
this is reflected in the words from Das
when you didn't have a framework when
you didn't have a somebody-ness you were
just a part of the universe and there
was no fear one has to have self-concept
to be afraid and when an organism is
functioning instinctively in a scene as
an infant each change in the homeostasis
each change in the balance of the
situation is just a new moment it's just
a new moment to which it responds
ironically a certain amount of initial
anxiety or fear is necessary to live
fully it's a sign that we are drifting
from our Illusions into uncertainty
it's an act of courage and if we remain
silent so that tomorrow ceases to exist
we notice that the fear tied to the
Future begins to fade away the sorrow
Fades away through detaching from our
thoughts from this constant attempt to
rationalize and silence our fear we find
out what it means to die to die is to
Simply live without a future without a
tomorrow and as krishnamurti writes to
find out what it means to die is to live
without fear
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