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Absurdity and Revolt: Mindfulness and the Meaning of Life

on February 15, 2022February 22, 2023 By Sam Weston

Apparently there's no torture more terrible to the gods' imagination than pointless, endless, meaningless labour. For trying to cheat death, the mythical Greek figure Sisyphus was condemned by the gods to a cruel and unusual punishment: he had to push a boulder up a mountain, yet the moment the boulder reached the top it would [...]

Personal Responsibility: Choose How You Respond to the World

on April 27, 2021February 26, 2023 By Sam Weston 6 Comments

It's 1942, and the shadow of the Third Reich lies heavy on Europe. When the Nazis finally come for Viktor Frankl and his family, it seems all is lost. His father perishes in the Thereseinstadt concentration camp. Two years later Frankl and the rest of his family are driven to Auschwitz, where he loses his [...]

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