Sunday, January 02, 2011

Viktor Frankl: Why to believe in others




Why you should listen to him:

Viktor E. Frankl was Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry at the University of Vienna Medical School. He spent three years during World War II in concentration camps, including Theresienstadt, Auschwitz, and Dachau, where he formulated many of his key ideas. Logotherapy, his psychotherapeutic school, is founded on the belief that striving to find meaning in life is the most powerful motivation for human beings.

Frankl wrote 39 books, which were published in 38 languages. His best-known, Man's Search for Meaning, gives a firsthand account of his experiences during the Holocaust, and describes the psychotherapeutic method he pioneered. The Library of Congress called it one of "the ten most influential books in America." Frankl lectured on five continents.


7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Because he's jewish

Anonymous said...

That's right,we are khmer rouge victim since 1970,it mean that we spent 9 years to live with Communist Sihanouk,Pol Pot,Ho Chiminh,Mao,we want to tell the International Judges the truth.We need peace ,independence,real justice such as Nuremberg proces.

Khmer Israel said...

The whole duty of man is:

Fear God, (Yahweh) and keep his commandments - king Solomon

Solomon was the wisest man ever lived. He experimented in the joy of life and folly of life, and in the end, he drew this conclusion.

There is a reward in keeping of God's commandments; mainly, that you might have life. Because his truth set men free. Not free to do as you please, but to do as God pleases.

The problems in the world is the rejecting of God's commandments.
Wisdom comes from accepting his commandments.

Wisdom is symbolize as a 'she' feminine, but without faults.

Go to next post....

Khmer Israel said...

In the Hebrew mindset; Torah, means instructions. Instructions for right conducts, right living, etc.... But when men forget the instructions of God here is what will happen:

".Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.

.Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.

.Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.

.For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.
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.But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death." (proverbs 8:32-36)
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The commandment say, "if you hate me you love death." Another words, when you hate the God of the Commandments you love death.
God said it, not me. No sure!

Khmer Israel said...

Let me use his illustration of the "drift". Even with a big jet the pilot has to compensate for that change.

The beginning of life was full of meaning. I'm talking about before man fell away from following the true purpose of his life to exemplify God's truth on this earth, (His creation). The wind (sin)have caused men to drifted away from his eternal purpose of his Creator. After nearly 6000 years with slightly wind of sin look how far men have drifted from our true reality of life.

But Creator, God didn't abandon man altogether, he is the top pilot in command of this universe he created. He came down and gave us his truth by his words which we called the Bible. He did this through the people of Israel and they suppose to spread it out to all peoples on this earth.

By his word any person can have a correct compass to guide him back to his/her purpose in life, which is to glorify God and not self.

Said to say, Israel, Jews rejected this truth, but not all of them so that they suffered unecessary because of their disobedient to his commandments. He promised them blessings if they keep his commandments and curses when they disobey.

Anonymous said...

KhmerIsrael,

Come on, keep all of this bullshit to yourself!

I have read your bible and I can tell you that it is written by men and don't tell me that they are inspired by your god to write those stories. Anyone can claim that!

Make sure when you come to Phnom Penh, don't look for young girls or visit bars like some of the people who come from the US and other western countries.

Instead of preaching words full of shit and mean nothing, why don't you start raising money and bring it to Cambodia to help the poor kids who are roaming the garbage dump at Stoeung Mean Chey looking for some valuable things to sell?

Follow the example of Mr. Scott Neeson who helps the poor in Cambodia without having to preach to them about the religious ideology.

Inspired by Jesus to send you this message!

Anonymous said...

I prefer free choice:
if someone has no hope, he goes to see god;
if he doesn't need god, it's up to him..