Sermons

Weekly Sermons from Sisypheanism

Sermon I
On getting out of bed

The most Sisyphean act you will perform today happened before you were fully conscious. You got up.

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Sermon II
On the people you carry

Your rock is not just yours. It's shaped by everyone who's ever loved you and everyone you've ever lost.

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Sermon III
On doing it anyway

You will not feel ready. You will not feel worthy. You will not feel certain. Do it anyway. That's the whole sermon.

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Sermon IV
On doubt

You were promised that certainty would come. It didn't. That's not a failure — it's the beginning of an honest life.

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Sermon V
On work that doesn't matter

Most of what you do for a living will be forgotten. This is not a tragedy. It's a liberation.

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Sermon VI
On letting go of the rock that isn't yours

Tenet I says the rock is yours. But some of the weight you're carrying belongs to someone else. Put it down.

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Become a Sisyphean.

Take the oath. Get your certificate. Join a community of people who push the rock and refuse to stop smiling.

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From the Sisyphean Bible

Part VII — The Sermons

These six sermons are canonized in the Sisyphean Bible. They are meant to be read aloud, argued with, and outgrown.

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