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Attachment, Suffering, and the Self in Buddhism and Existentialism
1:43:57 - 1:47:38 (03:41)
This episode explores the second and third noble truths of Buddhism, which assert that the cause of suffering is attachment and that letting go of attachment leads to the end of suffering. The conversation also touches on how the notion of the self plays a role in these teachings, and how existentialist philosophy delves into this concept in a different way.
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The hosts engage in a conversation about prostitution and its connection to identity and the desire for making money.
1:43:57 - 1:45:03 (01:06)
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The hosts engage in a conversation about prostitution and its connection to identity and the desire for making money. They touch on the idea that we are all a kind of prostitute in some way.
ChapterAttachment, Suffering, and the Self in Buddhism and Existentialism
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The second noble truth of Buddhism is that attachment is the cause of suffering, even attachment to one's sense of self.
1:45:03 - 1:47:38 (02:34)
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The second noble truth of Buddhism is that attachment is the cause of suffering, even attachment to one's sense of self. The third noble truth offers a path to end suffering by letting go of attachments, as discussed by the existentialists in their own way.