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Letting go (myth of Sisyphos)
About this film
In this 30-minute video I philosophise about the notion of letting go. I do it by discussing the ancient myth of Sisyphos. Themes I cover: The story of Sisyphos in brief and how it is a metaphor. Why I think what happens to Sisyphos is not punishment. He is doing it to himself in his ignorance. We do not let go of what we treasure the most because we identify with it. We consider it an extension of our self. The self is not immutable. It is not constant. It changes and does everything around us. What comes to our possession or, generally, what we associate or interact with, does so by coincidence. We can still not identify with it. We are like travellers who paths converge only to eventually diverge. The concept of non-ownership, which I describe with the Greek word aktisia (ακτησία). How difficult it is to let go as it requires courage and magnanimity. We can start with small and inconsequential things. This way we can practice and develop the capacity it takes to let go. A story about how Atlas, my dogs, has learnt to let go. We can do the same.
Directors & creators
Protesilaos Stavrou
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