Thank you. I am re-reading “Man’s Search for Meaning” and I cannot put it down. “He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.” Friedrich Nietzsche The above quote, which is in Frankl’s book, has brought me through some challenging times in my life. Never close to what Frankl and so many others have endured, but hard times for me relatively speaking. I remember changing the channel as a kid when “Man Alive” was on tv 😂 but now as an adult I appreciate Bonasteele’s interview with Victor Frankl. Thanks again for posting this.
Meaning and purpose can be found irrespective of religion, sex, education, cast etc. Everybody can find meaning and purpose in one's life, i would say - Meaning and Purpose is birth right of each individuals in the world. Thank you so much for this enlightening interview...Namaskar from India.
He taught psychology at my school u s I u. I went to a lecture that he gave. Another psychologist to know about would be doctor Albert Ellis.. For me, these are the 2 most important psychologists there ever were. Most psychologists and therapists today live in an existential vacuum of nehilism and emptiness themselves. Nothingness appears to be all they have to offer. They see themselves as God like. Another psychologist though who is still around who is very brilliant is doctor Sam Vaknin.
Yes. That force dictates by providing meaning to an unsuspecting public stuck in an existencial crisis and absolutely vulnerable to psychological attack.
What if, if somebody finds meaning in earning money in dishonest way Or Somebody finds meaning in only eating different kinds ice-creams whitout thinking of the health hazards or finds meaning in earning through simple 9-5 job only to fulfill materialistic demands of his family?
If they truly can find meaning in such things, then they are lucky. And I believe it is possible to find meaning in a 9-5 job especially if it is for the benefit of his family. But to my mind nobody would be able to find meaning in things like eating ice cream for long. They may claim to, but it could just be a form of facetiousness. I once saw an interview with a drug addicted young man, and he claimed sincerely in the interview that he was doing what he really wanted to do and all the price's to be paid were worth it. At the time no doubt this young man had convinced himself that drug taking every day was his life's dream, but I still doubt that it really was. He was in the grip of drug addiction when he made such claims.
J.P. is nowhere near Victor Frakl. J.P. merely recites everything he finds suitable to rationalise his view on things he has no business providing views on. And he presents those views as if they were hard facts thereby using his title as psychologist to spread bias and mislead the naive. Jordan Peterson is better suited to write fiction/ poetry as objectivity is not his strong suite.
The more you struggle to live, the less you live. Give up the notion that you must be sure of what you are doing. Instead, surrender to what is real within you, for that alone is sure....you are above everything distressing. - Spinoza
Yes it could be said. Some people have done horrifically evil things and at the time they were doing them they genuinely believed they were making the world a better place. As they say, the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
you are fundamentally misunderstanding Carl Jung and Victor Frankle if you think like that. It is the exactly opposite. -> Life is NOT serious, take it light, make the best of it but dont take it too serious
Sorry, but I think Dr. Frankl is giving Man TOO much Credit...And Over-estimating Man's ability!!(are they REALLY that Intelligent or Deep??!!)...Lol...!!!
@@boltzmannbrain8698 dude thats great but if I really really wanted to die they could throw me in a mental hospital for 5 years to "fix me" but as soon as Im out they cant stop me so there really is no point give me liberty or give me death
@@SavageStephen you sound like those whom died first in this mans book a person who gives up instead of sees the greater purpose in a persons suffering
@@taylorpacella3858 let me rephrase this I meant I am not against psychiatry but I am against the forced coercion and government intervention of the psychiatry system that keeps it corrupt and doesn't focus on the true problem at hand but instead imposes sanctions and laws that inhibit the actual yield of mental health care for people instead of treating people that take drugs with drugs you have to treat these people like an actual human being not throw them in a psyche ward and hope that they "get better" after you give them enough medication to kill a horse instead I propose an idea to as a society to not shun these people out of existence but to allow them to seek mental help because truly you are responsible for getting the help and if you dont want to get help yourself your not going to get better you can lead a horse to water but not make it drink and you can help someone as much as you want but if they in their heart dont want to be treated for whatever problems they have then its simply not going to get fixed and all we should be able to do is not take away their freedoms as an American by forcing them to get treatment but to give them all the help they need and most importantly be there for them more people die from prescription medication drugs than actual street drugs so it is very evident that we have a problem at hand
@@taylorpacella3858 I think the most important to understand is exercise produces all the endorphins and chemicals that prescription medication does to treat depression without any side effects at all
If we take man as he is, we make him worse, but if we take man as he should be, we help him become what he can be - V.F
Goethe
I could listen to this man speak all day and night. This os from 1979 but could be from 2021, still relevant
More relevant than ever!
God bless this man and his contribution to humankind and potentiel.
Reading his book now. It is spectacular and truly meaningful
What a sincere soul,
true to his understanding of
HOW to give meaning to one's life...
Thank you. I am re-reading “Man’s Search for Meaning” and I cannot put it down.
“He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.” Friedrich Nietzsche
The above quote, which is in Frankl’s book, has brought me through some challenging times in my life. Never close to what Frankl and so many others have endured, but hard times for me relatively speaking.
I remember changing the channel as a kid when “Man Alive” was on tv 😂 but now as an adult I appreciate Bonasteele’s interview with Victor Frankl. Thanks again for posting this.
"he deals with the most common illness in our time: meaninglessness" in 1979 woah!!!
Listening from Pakistan
Great interview with a great man.
I like when he said the 2 main avenues toward meaning are Love & Work.
This man is a G
I can see the spark in his eyes
Thanks for sharing 🙏
Very good video, too bad about the audio problems.
. . . buy hearing aid ?
@@AL_THOMAS_777 audio drops out at 15:07 , how would a hearing aid help?
Meaning and purpose can be found irrespective of religion, sex, education, cast etc. Everybody can find meaning and purpose in one's life, i would say - Meaning and Purpose is birth right of each individuals in the world. Thank you so much for this enlightening interview...Namaskar from India.
Religion can also encourage such feeling intact everything can encourage this type of feeling
❤️❤️❤️❤️
Amazing ❤
I totally feel everything he said before i ever listen to the great man
Repost without the blank space!! Your killing me!!
Viktor Frankl is My Hero!
He must be taught in schools…it’s that important.
He taught psychology at my school u s I u. I went to a lecture that he gave. Another psychologist to know about would be doctor Albert Ellis.. For me, these are the 2 most important psychologists there ever were. Most psychologists and therapists today live in an existential vacuum of nehilism and emptiness themselves. Nothingness appears to be all they have to offer. They see themselves as God like. Another psychologist though who is still around who is very brilliant is doctor Sam Vaknin.
This is literally a big part of the meaning of the new Netflix show, squid game .
🕊
pertinent to the times we are living in. the existential vacuum explains the world towards totalitrian forces
Yes. That force dictates by providing meaning to an unsuspecting public stuck in an existencial crisis and absolutely vulnerable to psychological attack.
What if, if somebody finds meaning in earning money in dishonest way Or Somebody finds meaning in only eating different kinds ice-creams whitout thinking of the health hazards or finds meaning in earning through simple 9-5 job only to fulfill materialistic demands of his family?
If they truly can find meaning in such things, then they are lucky. And I believe it is possible to find meaning in a 9-5 job especially if it is for the benefit of his family. But to my mind nobody would be able to find meaning in things like eating ice cream for long. They may claim to, but it could just be a form of facetiousness. I once saw an interview with a drug addicted young man, and he claimed sincerely in the interview that he was doing what he really wanted to do and all the price's to be paid were worth it. At the time no doubt this young man had convinced himself that drug taking every day was his life's dream, but I still doubt that it really was. He was in the grip of drug addiction when he made such claims.
You might want to look at the bad faith argument put forward by Sartre.
Thank God that we got one more victor frankl in Jordan Peterson
No, please
Up yours woke moralists, well see who cancels who lmao that guy?
Gosh Frankl is a true hero not an armchair psychiatrist so pl avoid stupid comparisons
The incel? That Jordan Peterson? 😳
J.P. is nowhere near Victor Frakl. J.P. merely recites everything he finds suitable to rationalise his view on things he has no business providing views on. And he presents those views as if they were hard facts thereby using his title as psychologist to spread bias and mislead the naive. Jordan Peterson is better suited to write fiction/ poetry as objectivity is not his strong suite.
Is there any other source to get this interview without any audible flaws ?
If I knew I would post it...
@@Shiro642 I regreted after asking it coz you did a well done job . ❣️
You can watch the video here - www.cbc.ca/player/play/2686535068
@@Shiro642 Here is the source - www.cbc.ca/player/play/2686535068
@@balkrishantripathi4786 no worries, it was a decent question.
SOund stops after 15 mins?
I just want to search for my purpose of being. Why do I exist?
I am not here to scroll that's what ik but idk exactly what I am doing with my life.
The more you struggle to live, the less you live. Give up the notion that you must be sure of what you are doing. Instead, surrender to what is real within you, for that alone is sure....you are above everything distressing.
- Spinoza
Couldn't it be said that the evil dogmas and actions of Hitler gave his life meaning. Where do we go from there?
Yes it could be said. Some people have done horrifically evil things and at the time they were doing them they genuinely believed they were making the world a better place. As they say, the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Let us be alert alert in twofold sense:
Since aushwitz : we know what man is capable of
Since Hiroshima: we know what is at stake!
Viktor Frankle, Carl Jung and Jordan Peterson..... these are serious people talking about seriousness of life
you are fundamentally misunderstanding Carl Jung and Victor Frankle if you think like that. It is the exactly opposite. -> Life is NOT serious, take it light, make the best of it but dont take it too serious
@@meinnameistlol5081 good luck
Jordan Peterson is a fraud. Don't you dare compare him to Frankle or Jung.
He’s an admitted optimist therefore I’m skeptical that he truly believes what he preaches that there is meaning regardless of the situation
He quotes Gurdjieff at 19:30
And the 4th way sums it up
Jordan Peterson sent me
He makes some good points, yet some of his views are a bit outdated.
like?
What views are outdated? I find them all timeless
@@jobooiii 🙌 👏 🙏 🤝 👍
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Loss of Audio is concern...
Find a better one and post it.
Sorry, but I think Dr. Frankl is giving Man TOO much Credit...And Over-estimating Man's ability!!(are they REALLY that Intelligent or Deep??!!)...Lol...!!!
I dont believe in psychiatry but I still listen
I would be dead without it. Would’ve killed myself 100%
@@boltzmannbrain8698 dude thats great but if I really really wanted to die they could throw me in a mental hospital for 5 years to "fix me" but as soon as Im out they cant stop me so there really is no point
give me liberty or give me death
@@SavageStephen you sound like those whom died first in this mans book a person who gives up instead of sees the greater purpose in a persons suffering
@@taylorpacella3858 let me rephrase this I meant I am not against psychiatry but I am against the forced coercion and government intervention of the psychiatry system that keeps it corrupt and doesn't focus on the true problem at hand but instead imposes sanctions and laws that inhibit the actual yield of mental health care for people
instead of treating people that take drugs with drugs you have to treat these people like an actual human being not throw them in a psyche ward and hope that they "get better" after you give them enough medication to kill a horse
instead I propose an idea to as a society to not shun these people out of existence but to allow them to seek mental help because truly you are responsible for getting the help and if you dont want to get help yourself your not going to get better you can lead a horse to water but not make it drink and you can help someone as much as you want but if they in their heart dont want to be treated for whatever problems they have then its simply not going to get fixed and all we should be able to do is not take away their freedoms as an American by forcing them to get treatment but to give them all the help they need and most importantly be there for them
more people die from prescription medication drugs than actual street drugs so it is very evident that we have a problem at hand
@@taylorpacella3858 I think the most important to understand is exercise produces all the endorphins and chemicals that prescription medication does to treat depression without any side effects at all