Lao Tzu - The Art of Not Trying
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ค. 2024
- A curious Taoist sage, Lao Tzu, was aware of the human quirk of getting so lost in intellectual prisons that people forget the natural way. And so, they force and strive, swimming against the stream, sometimes ending up further away from their goals than when they started. So, what if we stopped trying so hard and found a different, more effortless way of getting things done? This video explores Lao Tzu & The art of not trying.
This episode of After Skool was written and narrated by Einzelgänger, a channel dedicated to exploring various topics and ideas. To learn more, visit the Einzelgänger TH-cam channel: / @einzelgänger
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Thank you for the collaboration. I'm honored! The result is awesome!
that was about time
I follow both channels. It good to see you working together. Thank you both.
Good work
Two of my favourite channels collaborating 🙌🏻
On YT
This book is a video narrative by a Good translator.
And a good enough elocution.
The natural settings sounds and slightly psychedelic micro touches is just fine.
Like a spiritual shower
Maybe it doesn't last
But practice watching again
Listening.
It catches on.
Things magnify
for Good
If you ever listen to anything while reading comments, let it be this - go to borlest and read the book whispers of manifestation, then come back and thank me
Behind a pay wall :( What is it about? Could I get some passages from the book to decide if I should buy it or not?
@@ron3799 people never stop all self-centeredness
"Mastering Others Is Strength. Mastering Oneself Makes You Fearless."
~ Lao Tzu
Master your mind or have it mastered by others.
Mastering others ?
@@reikaratnaml concur!
Namaste 🙏
@@deanbutler3264he’s talking about trying to control others
I prefer the translation by Wayne Dyer-
“Mastering others requires force
Mastering the self requires strength”
A few months ago, I put out a poll asking, 'what great philosopher should After Skool cover?' Among names like Marcus Aurelius, Aristotle, Rumi, Confucius and many more, Lao Tzu received the vast majority of the votes. So I searched far and wide for content on Lao Tzu, and the best I found was from Einzelgänger. This collaboration took a ton of effort, but I truly believe it's the best video yet. It is one I will revisit frequently to maintain peace of mind. It was an honor to work with Einzelgänger. Please check out their channel. If you want to help create more animations like this, please support After Skool on Patreon. Thank you. One love. www.patreon.com/AfterSkool
Thank you! I absolutely love your channel! One of my favorites! 🫂
Awesomeness aplenty
Thank you for the collaboration and opportunity. It was great working with you, and I'm very impressed with the result!
This is pure gold 🟡
Please do Rumi 🙏❤️🔥🙏
Thank you for this collaboration. Genuinely love it when my fave TH-cam channels work together without anyone asking for it.
"Control over others is weakness disguised as strength." - Eckhart Tolle
Tell @elonmusk that
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@@reikaratnamIt shows with him. No one could try harder.
@@reikaratnamtell Biden and Anthony Fauchi that.
@@WilcoxNotreallythereWrong! Don the Con, MTG, GOP, Maggots
Thanks so much to the people of After Skool for the animation and to Einzelgänger for the audio content. I love and support this work. ❤
Thank you. Much love.
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I discovered this when I finally let go of the things I thought I wanted. It was more out of frustration than out of understanding the Tao. I now have a wife, children, and a comfortable life. I’ve gone from a 60-70 hr corporate workweek to less than 20 hours of work per week. I was practicing wu wei without knowing.
It's great!
Wow! Still the secret
This exact same thing happened to me. I wanted so badly to make the basketball team for 7 years and I would train for at least 3 to 5 hours a day. Then in my junior year I let go of it a genuinely did not give any shits if I made the team. That year I didn’t even plan on trying out. Then all of a sudden the coach saw my brother playing in the gym and told him about me. One of the coaches asked me to join, but because I kind of let go I decided that playing basketball right now would take up too much of my time and turned him down. A few days later I ran into the head coach in the library and we started talking and then he invited me to come to conditioning so that way he could train me himself. By the time tryouts came back around I made the team😤. That’s when I truly felt the Wu Wei in action
“Stop thinking, and end your problems.” ~ Lao Tzu
Youd be brain dead by then
You can’t stop thinking, but you can observe your thoughts with discernment.
Pretend they dont exist, and dont solve them?
@@are_birds_real Thinking and worrying actually prevents you from taking action, effortlessly and without incessant thinking patterns that usually take energy away from working towards a real solution. If there is no real solution to work towards, you can accept it. Which will usually leave you less worried and able to take action if possible. The ego will say "if I don't worry all the time, we are doomed" in reality if you worry all the time you aren't present to actually improve your situation. Perception creates reality. Read the Tao Te Ching.
@@UltimateAwe I’ll be sure to let Lao Tzu know.
"In trust there is no trying- you trust or you dont" 🙏 ❤️
"You tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try." - Homer Simpson
Ha I love that episode
"Do or do not. There is no try.
" Yoda
2 animated charcters can't be wrong, can they? 😂
🤦♀️🤣
The only winning move is not to play!
"You're damned if you do and you're damned if you dont," - Bart Simpson
"When nothing is done, nothing is left undone"
Excellent, so expectations don't paralyze us 😅
Trusting the flow … is how you just found me 😂. Thank you perfect
“You trust or you don’t” that’s such a good quote
As a government worker, I've always beared this in mind: "Governing a large country is like frying a small fish. You ruin it with too much poking."
Fully living this way takes mountains of trust when you are in the thick of it
"Do or do not, there is no try." - Master Yoda
My theme right now 💯
a large amount of people that watched star wars don't know that george lucas was heavily inspired by asian philosophy
I think the flow state would have something to do with the force too. "Be like the water. The water erodes Boulders."
tell that to the bone thugs and akon
I quoted that to my friend on the phone the other day and he laughed and said: No, all there is, is try because nothing is set in stone. So now, I dont know what to believe.
I love this channel. It celebrates humanity, life, and our magical universe as a whole. Quantum mechanics/physics taught me to "see" beyond what I can see, hear, taste, and touch....and this channel helps me make sense of it all. Please keep doing what you do 👍 I wish everybody a happy and magical life 🙏
This could actually make people respond in a way that seems effortlessly right. Don’t do nothing, but do what feels right at the moment.
This leads to more compassionate and natural actions and responses according to what situation you see yourself in. Wow.
Control what you can and make peace with the rest
Best advice ❤
U cant tell that to a person dying due to cancer at a young age
@silentstrategist07 I don't think there's anything you can say to anyone that is going to die. Its beyond words. You would talk through your heart.
@@silentstrategist07 it is only when youre facing death that you can truly let go
Right, so when what you can't control oppresses you and tries to take away your freedom you should just make peace with it, bend over and take it happily?
"By refusing to help me, you left me with the same choice I had to begin with, to try or not to try, to take a risk or to play it safe. And your arguments have reminded me how precious the right to choose is. Because I've never been one to play it safe. I choose to try." - Captain Jean-Luc Picard
I am now returning to these concepts after a period of forcing, trying, feeling my body literally get stiff as a result of trying to control.
My main takeaway is go from trying at life to simply experiencing it. Just receive and experience each day and decision as it comes. And be sincere and honest in your experiencing without pretense.
Love the Tao! You cannot push water uphill. We do have will power, but we must not over control.
'I am nothing. Take away nothing and I am' - Me (or not me)
Love both of these channels. Thank you for coming together for this!
There’s something really enjoyable about watching a left hand drawing.
Yeah I felt it too, it appears like a flow state...specially for the right handed I guess 😅
Thank you for this amazing Collab! Einzelgänger has been a constant watch for me as has after skool. Seeing this makes my soul happy. Cant wait for more :)
My two favourite channels collaborating! Gentlemen, this was awesome. Salutations.
I love your team red vs team blue Yin Yang at the beginning!
I spend countless hours trying to get people to look beyond such false dichotomies.
We only hurt ourselves by reinforcing such divides
But it seems so plain and simple, is so easy to follow... too bad, so many people fall for this.
@@LittleHeyoka It's simple and basic but not easy because society dichotomizes and side tracks us ... we've been duped in so many ways but especially the birthday con-cept
@@LittleHeyoka They don't fall for it they like it. People like conflict. If you're born into a wealthy family like Lao Tzu, maybe your philosophy is to tell everyone to slow down and stop trying. If you're born into a poor family, maybe your philosophy is to create your own reality, to make things happen, etc. It depends on what will be good for you. Lao Tzu's philosophy is really bad advice for the underdog.
@@bennyskim how can you say Lao Tzu qas born into a wealthy family, if it is not even proven until today, that he actually existed. There are no documents, no texts, that report of him or his work.
Do you know what Lao Tzu actually means?
@@bennyskim Again you have made a struggle by making "poverty" into a problem; you have equated money with contentedness and well-being. The poor man who is in that state of Wu-Wei is no poor man at all; the entire world bows before him
The legend himself, Einzelganger!!!
Lao Tzu's philosophy of not trying goes hand in hand with Transcendental Meditation, since one of the things they teach about TM is that the way to have a successful TM session is to not to try to clear your mind of your thoughts during your TM sessions, but to just allow your mind to have thoughts during TM since thoughts are a natural part of TM since engaging in TM isn't based on any type of effort other than just repeating your mantra inside your mind.
Flow state
That was so beautiful, i needed this. 😢
Thank you so much.
I've been watching Einzle and Skool for years separately, so imagine my surprise at seeing this collaboration. Makes one think they are on to something 😅❤ Keep up the good work every one
Really great! Thank you for covering! Really enjoyable.
What beautiful illustrations by After Skool. Im speechless.
An outstanding collaboration between two awesome channels! Great job After Skool and Einzelgänger!🤩
Thank you I needed to hear this… i often feel like I have to try hard, even when I know it won’t make a difference, but because I feel ashamed or judged for not trying.
I Love both channels!! The merging video is awesome!!
ok it was weird when i pulled out my tao te ching book to read for later before you even posted this video..now you show the Flow state book that i literally downloaded because a friend recommended it lmaooo! I am supposed to be here, I appreciate you!
Hi After Skool, I just wanted to tell you that your channel is a real gold mine !!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Thank you. Much love 💚
"end quote"
Are you thinking what i'm thinking? lmao
"end quote" has taken me out of the flow of watching this video
Yayy! Finally - long awaited Lao Tzu video ❤❤❤
It was long overdue.
Marvellous! What a great team effort introducing a very difficult eastern (for hard to translate and sort of alien) philosophy to western screens. I'm but blown away by the sheer, overwhelming integrity and deem this channel an actual gem, which should govern how the rest of TH-camrs approach decent content creation. Once more, you continue to surprise with prompt and down to earth yet mesmerising roughly 15 min of solace amongst many dupers and soulless bots. Thank you so very much!
Addition to the host: Please don't ever take me as two-tongued or reactionist. My personal philosophy goes like somewhat: "Honour to whom honour is due." All effort we make and achievements we produce, are just artifacts of blinks in time and you, my friend and mate, if I may, know exactly how to steer through the mist of confusion, being a landmark and guidance on the map of how to do it. I was disappointed by many greedy channels, but I am absolutely positive, that directly when you think about attention, you think about whether it's justified and sound. Just in order to be proud and feel as part of a more valiant kind. That's the person I see behind the illustrations and productions. You're a role model and that's your merit! Never ever let that become given (because you're very special) and I'm sure your won't by now!
This channel has been so amazing to me as a dyslexic audio visual learner. Thank you this is beautiful ❤❤❤❤
We don't need to compete instead let's collaborate 😊.
Bless Us All 🙏
Seeing Einzelganger on this channel made my day. Truly amazing ❤ his content is beautiful
Two of my favourite channel collaborating.
We know it's a great week when After School drops
"those who know do not speak,
those who speak do not know"
-tao te ching #56
So does this mean you do not know😂
Wow. This is the thing I've been trying to remember from when I was young. Great timing.
this is one of the most important videos i've watched in my entire tiny life
Thank you. This was much-needed in a moment of intense confusion for me.
10:30 the explanation of flow state its amazing
Thank you I needed this.
Einzel is a gem for sure.
Wonderful - thank you both x
Love Lao Tzu … the Doa stories …
yrs of the Doa group… the more you try the more you cry, seems so …the way of it
Congrats on the collaboration! Love both you guys!
Thank you very much! Amazing job as always 🌱
Having taken a Taoism course in Korea, I can say that it's not stop trying, or not doing, but doing without trying like the nature.
Thank you just what I needed.
I'm already a master of this at work
Now I know that someone I never knew needs me to know that they know. Why did you need to share this? Regardless, here is a medal 🏅
Perfect Timing. Thank You, AS
Alan Watts' autobiography, In My Own Way, is, imo, his best, most enjoyable book.
Interesting thank u
Thank you (Einzelgänger) I recognize your voice, I missed you on UTube. Great to have you back. Many thanks♥️♥️♥️
The collab we've all been waiting for 😮
This was profoundly helpful for me. Thank you
The words are not yet invented that can explain what tao is but after reaching a certain level of wisdom we can understand what it means and what someone is trying to say about it...
Fascinating paradox how the Tao Te Ching is one of the most translated (more specifically, interpreted) works in history, yet "anything that can be called the Tao, is not the Tao"... 💭
Thanks so much for this episode.
I listen to the Dao De Jing from time to time and Einzelgänger is also not unknown... now you brought them together... 😅
this is so beautiful art, thank you and i love the music
This is the team up I was waiting for
Everything about this video is absolutely beautiful.
This is wonderful to learn from. Thank you for creating it.
Amazing drawings. Bless you for your beautiful, awakening art.❤
Thank you, as always!
Well done!! I appreciate the message and the way it is conveyed very much! 😊
This is beautiful and so relevant, thank you
This is my favorite Afterskool video!
I found this approach very interesting, and it explains some abilities that I haven't been able to understand before. In board meetings or during both hostile and friendly negotiations, I have somehow always managed to come out on top. I leave a greater impression of establishing a more trustworthy truth by spontaneously reacting in a proactive and constructive manner, rather than directly trying to oppose and expose an opponent's true narratives or agenda.
I think the way it works is that I have never planned or rehearsed anything I intend to say. I am in a perfect state of flow without any form of inner dialogue, simply reacting in the moment as an observer to what is being said. I only speak or try to express an opinion when I truly have something to say, and this way, everything I say seems to have an impact and be decisive.
All this would probably come down like a house of cards if I tried to force it.
Great great video. Thank you both 🙏
The hardest part of this is letting go. We want so many things to be in our control, but once our focus shifts to what we can control, everything falls into place
Very good watch!!! ❤ AfterSkool
So true. Very experienced :)
Beautiful collaboration! ❤
The art in this video is so beautiful
Perfect collaboration!
It touches me. Thank you.
some of these illustrations are absolutely beautiful
Exactly the reminder I needed 😢
I really love the art on this channel, great job on the video!
Thank you!
This was great!
Always good to be reminded of this!
🙏🏻❤️😊
Beautiful, thank you guys 🌈✨
A most pleasant watch.
Conquering one self is greater than conquering many worlds - Edgar Cayce.
Thank you so much!
The biggest obstacles to true mastery of effortlessness are belief in subject-object duality, belief in a world, belief in space and time and every kind of reification - there is only Tao. If you are holding on to these fundamental beliefs while 'practicising effortlessness' you will always come up short.
Thanks you for this video! Yesterday I was struggling with maintaining dicipline and this video was the answer *Finally exales
Thank you for sharing the wisdom your work is greatly appreciated
Nature always wins ... go with the flow. I was explaining the rules of the road to my grandkids and consider DO NOT INTERRUPT THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC a top rule. I live near Radium Hot Springs BC where they just put in a traffic circle ... there use to be a 4 way stop. Of course traffic coming from AB is high on Friday and going back to AB on Sunday so the circle is much better and accommodates this rule. It's the same with life where forgiveness is a top rule of mine now whereas I use to hold grudges but that just took up too much space in my head.
I lived in Edmonton AB when they had traffic circles everywhere and then they took them all out, not sure why. I remember my kids telling me that my brother had my car and them and was suppose to pick me up but was early so he kept going around the circle because they said 'Go around again'!
Thank you for these wonderful thought provoking videos!!!
Great analogy and good move! From AB to BC👍 I went the wrong way… from AB to SK lol 🤷🏼♀️
Bc wooo@@TheThora17
@@leahsieler1114 lol