Justin Miner You call that anger? I would call that irritation, impatience, even boredom. BTW expressing anger is healthy but it's much more powerful than what you're seeing there
Indeed. Zeitgeist - Looking Deeply Into Who and What We Are Spirituality is a particular term which actually means dealing with intuition.In the theistic tradition there is a notion of clinging into a word.A certain act is regarded as displeasing to a divine principles. A certain act is regarded as pleasing for the divine … whatever.In the tradition of non-theoism, however, it is very direct - that the case history are not particularly important. What is actually important is here and now. Now is definitely now. We try to experience what is available there, on the spot. There is no point in thinking that a past did exist that we could have now. This is now. This very moment. Nothing mystical, just now, very simple, straight forward. And from that nowness, however, arises a sense of intelligence always that you are constantly interacting with reality one by one. Spot by spot. Constantly. We actually experience fantastic precision, always.But we are threatened by the now so we jump to the past or the future. Paying attention to the materials that exist in our life - such rich life that we lead - all these choices takes place all the time, but none of them regarded as bad or good per say - everything we experience are unconditional experience. They don’t come along with a label saying ‘this is regarded as bad’, ‘this is good’. But we experience them but we don’t actually pay heed to them properly. We don’t actually regard that we are going somewhere. We regard that as a hassle. Waiting to be dead.That is a problem. That is not trusting the nowness properly that what is the actual experience now possesses a lot of powerful things. It is so powerful that we can’t face it. Therefore, we have to borrow from the past and invite the future all the time.Maybe that’s why we seek religion. Maybe that’s why we march in the street. Maybe that’s why we complain to society. Maybe that’s why we vote for the presidents.It is quite ironic. Very funny indeed. ~ Chögyam Trungpa
My friend you didn't leave spiritually, you enhanced it. Your realization is your personal spirtual enlightenment, you lived false spiritual beliefs. It takes courage to confront the real issue being yourself and realizing you're in full control.
I don't think it has much to do with spirituality, but more to do with a victimization / entitlement / blaming mentality. I know a lot of people like that, both spiritual and non-spiritual, who just don't want to take responsability for anything. My own mother spent her time praying god to cure her cancer but never really took care of herself. Anyway, it's not "god" or "the universe's will" if you have a shitty life. You're in control of it.
Well said video.Some times, it just boils down to luck/fate/destiny. How do you blame yourself for the opportunity you couldn't get? But other times, we don't know what we can control; and what we can change. And what we have to change is this environment of superstition around us.
I don't understand what kind of meditation you did earlier. But the purpose of meditation is to increase our awareness of every moment. And any character building requires to be aware of the present moment. For e.g. if I want to reduce my anger, I will have to be aware of the thoughts in my mind that makes me angry in the exact moment it starts to take place. Otherwise all efforts will go waste. If done properly, meditation helps a lot in character building and tackling difficult life problems. Correct me if I am wrong.
I don't think that he is criticizing meditation in any way. Meditation without adjustment of life goals and the evaluation of your actions is what is the problem of many people. A tool for focus stays just a tool if you don't use it properly.
meditation in itself is an adjustment and a product of evaluation of your actions that leads to eventual further adjustments and re-evaluations. you don't meditate to get something particular from it, you just grow aware of everything in your life and change in the process. it's not as much as a tool as it is a foundation block for change.
meditation is actually a double edged sword. It can either give you inner silence, even to the deepest point that you no longer want to do anything in life. Or, it can heighten your other emotions, like anger, hatred without you even knowing. Or at least, it can give you thought provoking, enlightenment insights about this world, your inner mission, etc.. So I have been through both sides of the spectrum I can only tell that meditation is not a good way or bad way but rather be neutral.
Thank you for this video. Very insightful. Spiritual practice, as it's done in many spaces, can encourage things like magical thinking, self-delusion, and passivity. For me, I have come to see that it has bred a type of passivity in me that I am working on correcting now.
In my opinion, spirituality goes hand and hand with self growth. Many people believe that “the unknown” gives you specific challenges that help you realize your own flaws.
I believe that the universe works in amazing ways. And I agree with you a lot of people complain and blame things on the universe or their God. but working with the universe is something that you actually have to do. you can't really just sit there and expect things to come to you. you got to work towards them. Whether it just be the smallest step as long as you're doing something ☺️
Thank you for your own dependable insight, creativity also knowledge to guide my journey to getting more consciously understanding and so spiritually connected.
Spirituality is not about blame....it's about taking responsibility and ownership of everything that happens to you and looking to clear the negativity to allow positivity to enter and change your life....and others around you.... I think your just hanging out with people who are stuck in their own ego... let go is the key to freedom..
Soooo true!!, this is what I have concluded. I based my life on astrology from 2012 till 2017. Now I have unsubscribed from all channels that do predictive astrology.
I've watched a few of your videos and enjoyed them but this is a self-improvement talk, not a talk about what spirituality. Maybe you shoudl investigate more deeply what your 'Spririt' is. To me, spirituality is about connecting into my deepest core essence, in whatever way I feel called to do that, and it goes far deeper than any ego transformation stuff. Ego purifying is a helpful side effect, but that's not what it's all about. Working on oneself is cool and all, whether it be your finances, health, relationships whatever... but be careful not to misunderstand this as spirituality. Fixing or helping oneself is 'spirituality' from an ego's perspective. A more efficient way to help oneself is to be still and see what arises and be with it, and not try to fix it in any way. Meditate, breathe, other quiet, stillness inducing practices. These can lead to actual disidentification with mind & body. But ego hates this approach because it doesn't make sense to it, it wants something to do since it actually takes one's mind much deeper than it's identification with itself but into awareness of "I" or "God" or "Self" or whatever one feels comfortable labeling it as. From this place all ego battles are seen as hardly important, and because of that the awkward of unpleasant parts of ego naturally fall away because one isn't so focused on them giving them only more attention and solidity. Just be, and all that other stuff takes the back seat. Ego doesn't die, it just becomes an instrument to be played instead of a master ruling your experience. Anyways, to me it sounds like your mind is getting more and more exhausted, and that's a good thing. It can't stop itself and so instead goes back to trying to fix itself. Bring it together. You are doing everything right. Thanks for making these videos.
Yes. Zeitgeist - Looking Deeply Into Who and What We Are Spirituality is a particular term which actually means dealing with intuition.In the theistic tradition there is a notion of clinging into a word.A certain act is regarded as displeasing to a divine principles. A certain act is regarded as pleasing for the divine … whatever.In the tradition of non-theoism, however, it is very direct - that the case history are not particularly important. What is actually important is here and now. Now is definitely now. We try to experience what is available there, on the spot. There is no point in thinking that a past did exist that we could have now. This is now. This very moment. Nothing mystical, just now, very simple, straight forward. And from that nowness, however, arises a sense of intelligence always that you are constantly interacting with reality one by one. Spot by spot. Constantly. We actually experience fantastic precision, always.But we are threatened by the now so we jump to the past or the future. Paying attention to the materials that exist in our life - such rich life that we lead - all these choices takes place all the time, but none of them regarded as bad or good per say - everything we experience are unconditional experience. They don’t come along with a label saying ‘this is regarded as bad’, ‘this is good’. But we experience them but we don’t actually pay heed to them properly. We don’t actually regard that we are going somewhere. We regard that as a hassle. Waiting to be dead.That is a problem. That is not trusting the nowness properly that what is the actual experience now possesses a lot of powerful things. It is so powerful that we can’t face it. Therefore, we have to borrow from the past and invite the future all the time.Maybe that’s why we seek religion. Maybe that’s why we march in the street. Maybe that’s why we complain to society. Maybe that’s why we vote for the presidents.It is quite ironic. Very funny indeed. ~ Chögyam Trungpa
Surprassing victim mentality and self empowerment with inner work is my idea of an inherent interrelation of psychology and spirituality. With any hardship there is always something to learn, and I choose to see it this way. To see events as "divine" is the power of the mind and experiencing the shifts of life without resistance. I see them as, all that's meant to happen happens because nothing else could otherwise it would, so flow with it. As for spirituality in interpersonal connections, being mirrors to one another makes sense, and seeing the relation between us and all things. When I was younger I did spiritually bypass in many ways, the people you mentioned were bypassing and missing the point, but as I've grown it's become a more grounded philosophical system. Spirituality doesnt have to mean handing over your power, in fact to me it's become more of a process of realizing I'm at the core of it.
This place you find yourself in, in my opinion, is the real purpose of spiritual practices. Alan watts has said this in one of his talks in different words, from a different angle. good shit man
People often approach spirituality with the idea that it will fix their material lives; which goes completely against what true spirituality is about. Spirituality is about letting go of the attachment to material success and identifying with the consciousness within. Spirituality is about seeking the truth about your own nature and the nature of God, rather than a tool to fix your problems. But ironically it is still the best tool for fixing emotional problems. As long as you are attached to your ego, you will always be struggling to improve your material life, so that you feel good about yourself.
Most people see me as very witty and spiritual, when I say I meditate, and also because I talk about spiritual stuff a lot. What they don't realize is that I am the most skeptic person you'll ever meet... well, probably. The thing is, I am atheist (I define this as "not convinced by any religious/theist/paranormal/unfalsifiable claim), of course agnostic (does not know if X exists, cuz no one can), depending of the definition also an anti-theist (for me I define as "The recognition of problems in theist). But I am not what's called a annoying atheist, I prefer to talk about religion by just answering questions directed to me, and in a very gentle way, but also very straight forward, I could consider myself also apatheist ("considering the discussion about the existence of a deity as pointless). I see meditation as a workout for the mind, with results in your focus, calmness and even more. I also write a lot, think a lot and love time alone, but those are all just pragmatic things I use to improve myself.
I think you could sum up your stance as modern „ignostic“ ;) - also hello fellow mate. (Rather common in west Europe, Japan and some old Sowjet states.)
INTJourney Well it is a rather complex term. Usually religious argumentation is focussed on a sort of intrinsic scale of acceptance (do not accept existence accept unknown possibility accept known possibility defined circular ideology). The argument of theological noncognitivism and by extent ignosticism is that there is no logical intrinsic justification for any discussion in the first place and therefore position at all. This places it even outside of atheism (although from the perspective of an ideology everything would ofc count as atheism). It includes also the part of antitheism (by logical exclusion). The history and argumentation is remarkably old and interesting. It is also describing the personal morals as a result of self awareness and conclusion of goals (instead of external dogma). Liked the concept when I found it, since I also had a hard time naming my overall position ;)
I appreciate your honesty and openness about this topic and it's an opinion I've heard time and time again from people put off by spirituality or religion. Humans are flawed individuals so it's natural for some of us to use a higher power as an excuse. That's an inherently human flaw. It's not a flaw in spirituality itself or God. I'll speak for my religion only because it's the one I know the best; Islam teaches self-growth and encourages us to continue to work on ourselves and put in the work for the things we want. There's this famous saying from our Prophet (saw) which is: Tie your camel, and place your trust in Allah (God). Meaning; take the necessary precautions (educate yourself in marketing, work on creating habits that will improve your health, just put in the WORK) andddd place your trust in God having full reassurance that you've done everything in your power to achieve your goals. Don't just leave your "camel" wandering in the desert and when it gets lost, decide that that was your destiny. That's ridiculous. Are there still Muslims who go around living broke, unhealthy lives, and complaining that this is just their destiny and the "will of God"? Hell yeah. But that's a human fault, not the religions'. I know this was a long comment, but I hope I was able to paint another perspective. :) I love your work, keep it up!
It seems to me like spirituality and self improvement can co-exist and even compliment each other. Maybe you don't have to denigrate one of them in order to elevate your personal view point.
Hey Alex, to me it sounds like you departed from the fatalistic trap people who practice surface level spirituality fall into... also, I believe that being self-aware enough to work on your character flaws is the essence of true spirituality.
Always a well-thought out, helpful, engaging message that leads me to take action. I'm working through your book Master the Day (I also have the audio) which is packed with insights and has really impacted my execution of daily actions to help me reach my goals. Love, love, love it!
How does one accept or resolve oneself to the tough decisions that have to be made for personal growth? Choosing to hurt someone by no longer being their friend, breaking up romantically, firing an employee, exploiting another's weakness for gain etc...
As others have said, I think you've conflated New Age feel good spirituality with actual spirituality. I'd recommend you check out Sam Harris' book "Waking Up" before throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Spirituality is an aspect of personal development when properly understood.
I haven't a spiritual bone in my body, feeling no higher presence or design for myself. The closest I come is enjoying rain sounds in the real world and on videos and MP3s. I listen to these not because they elevate me to some spiritual realm, but because the sound of rain is relaxing and helps block out the outside world, Delving around in fantasies might fill some kind of void for some (which could probably be filled better), but they certainly won't enlighten.
Isn't the divine wisdom gained from spirituality comes from ones experiences trying to get to the root of everything from all angles. People who blames other can freely blame others and it can be true but that won't change a thing. One can blame and stay stagnate or blame and move on, at least the ladder moving forward.
You can be spiritual AND practice self awareness and responsibility. I do it everyday. It should not be either or but rather AND. Think 🤔 I’ll make a video about the AND on my channel! Thanks for the inspiration! Peace and Love ❤️
Well maybe its your perspective and capacity to understand something and apply it in ur life that determines its truth for you. Spirituality is a vast subject and it applies on many levels, to me its a source and inspiration to reach beyond material boundaries and bodily constraints we are born with. People always interpret things according to thier level of awareness and wisdom. Bless you.
I agree that we tend to blame other things then to look within. I always say I'm spiritual not religious. Yes I do have my issues, I also know I am the creator of those issues. I know in some cases I do have things rooted deeply in me. However the great news is that each day I get better and better. I have made many breakthroughs in life, because of that the current issues I struggle with I know I'll make a breakthrough there too. One of the ways I began to make breakthroughs is when I realized that I expected people to change for me. On the surface it seemed like a reasonable request. After all I was the one that was doing nice things for these people and yet they treated me so badly. Then I began to recognize a pattern in my life. Once I would escape from one bad situation I would stumble onto another. I got to where I stopped crying "Why Me" and started asking "What is it about me that people feel free to treat me like that?" When I started asking what it is about me.... The answers began to come to me. I stopped trying to "Change People" I realized that the people who were in my life at that time treated me the way they treated me because they had a "sucker" in their life willing to take their crap while treating them kindly. Why would they want to change when they had it made. So as I changed I did so not expecting anything from them. I no longer expected them to change their behavior to suite me. Although they went to great lengths to get their sucker back. It didn't work. These were people I was living with. To me it was better to be homeless then to live like this. They no longer had anything to hold over me. Because I changed, I made strong stands, I stuck with it, they knew I was serious and not bluffing, they changed. If they hadn't changed, honestly I didn't expect they would I was ready to walk out. It turned out they needed me more than I needed them.. When I find myself in a bind I ask what is it about me that is creating this undesired reality? However I still remain spiritual... I enjoy the connection I have with whatever this wonderful thing is. As I look inward, I connected outward, I get awesome results.
Hey!!!! you don't need to quit spirituality!!! You can put it into your daily day life... Why not? The true spirituality must be part of a normal life in the world... otherwise it becames escapism...
This is true. After hearing some of my colleges complaining about presentation speeches in class, I figured out how stupid the voice in our head is that puts that fear there. IT WAS NOT THAT SCARY hahha
I hear you ! I wondered it so long of people who are into organised religion/ faith/ groups and of the people they actually were. And Yet what I practice teaches me to embrace myself and my flaws and work on releasing all limiting beliefs eventually, its such a beautiful experience to be spiritual this way !
Hai Alex, what you are focusing is true but spiritually could also be used in the positive side by instilling hopes, for example things would be better in the future. But anyway the concept was true to the core 👍👍👍
Know Thy Self! That is the core concern of spirituality. What you talked about, rather extensively, has effectively nothing to do with spirituality. You referenced more or less exclusively various escape mechanisms. The blaming and victimization should be rather obvious, but also your own preferred idea of personality improvement essentially works against the discovery of yourself.
Yeah, it’s about truth, accepting, taking responsibility, and dissolving bad habits. Thas it, go heal n live ya life it’s really just self realization and get to know yourself. Fuck the world n be yourself.
Sam Harris's book; Waking Up A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion is a great read and speaks of what your describing in greater detail. Many people hate him because he's a renowned atheist, but if people can just get over that, this book has alot to offer on how to be free of religion, dogma, and superstition while maintaining a spiritual focus on life and view of the world. You don't have to give up on having spirituality because religion ruined it. Spirituality is something innate in all people and in nature, religions use it, but they don't own it. Religion is not the spirituality itself, religion merely borrows it and bends and distorts it to fit into it's box and then they claim it as their own and that you must subscribe to the whole belief package to obtain the spirituality inside. Religion has put shackles on spirituality. Ever notice how religions are like a package deal? If you want the spirituality or sense of belonging it demands you must except the whole package and not think otherwise? Spirituality doesn't work that way, but people are lead to believe it does. Spirituality is not a package deal, it's separate. The reason why your spirituality probably failed you is because it had traces of religion, ritual, dogma, and a bit a superstition glued to it and you were lead to believe that the glitter could not be separated from the gunk. Just because someone else distorts it, that doesn't mean that's what it really looks like. If your relying on a human made system bound by fallacies, biases, and unfalsifiable claims to be the foundation of spirituality, then yeah there are gonna be problems with what's being presented as spirituality. If you think spirituality is about achieving perfection or finding something that you can call your "faith" and pretend you have absolute certainty in unknowable questions, then you've got it wrong. Spirituality is many things but its also about understanding that your prone to your own faults, that you sometimes see false answers through your own biases just like your fellow human counterparts, and on a cosmic scale true spirituality doesn't pretend to have all the answers or claim absolute certainty because we are required to by dogmatic decree. There is a humility to be learned in this spiritual perspective. This is realized by growing in perspective, which is often the goal of spiritual practices like meditation. The meaning of spirituality can be debated and it could mean different things for different people. But to me, if your someone who goes out of their way to pick up a litter in the park or takes the time to contemplate and reach a grander perspective than the one you had yesterday, then your practicing spirituality. I guess for me it's about growing in perspective or what some people call gaining consciousness in the wholeness of things. Why am I really picking up that litter in the park? Is it for me? Not really, i'm not gonna walk by here again. So perhaps it's because it's a small part of a grander perspective. I understand the small part it plays in everything around me and everything around everything else and I want everyone to be the same. There's a reason why collective consciousness and oneness is so entwined with the word spiritual. We are in essence the spirit of what is. Not spirit like "ghost". I mean spirit like the spirit of the season or the spirit of children or the uplifting spirit of music. The spirit of the earth is what we make it. Our world is the spirit of our actions and our humanity. As Gandhi said ""be the change you want to see in the world"". Being spiritual is about growing in mind and in our actions and seeing further in our perspectives and understandings than we could before. People who strive for a broader view or deeper perspective always show improvement. It's also why spirituality and morality often cross paths and are sometimes indistinguishable. Religion and dogma offers a narrow view and shallow perspective and sells it off as spirituality merely because it claims its absolute. It's narrow because it claims unwavering certainty and it's shallow because it claims it's depth is absolute and thus assumes it can go no deeper, so no one looks further than what's offered to them at the best. If someone offers you the ""best burger in town"" and says it's the best, do you stop looking for a better burger? Of course not. Religion is the people who are given the ""best burger in town"" and never bother looking anywhere else because they are sold on the claim that this is the ""best burger in town"". Religion does not own spirituality, we all do. So I highly recommend this book. Waking Up A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion by Sam Harris
For some reason, I had a feeling that you posted a video and that I should check. And you posted a video about the thing I've been struggling with atm... super strange 😂😂😂
You were with wrong people. As a spiritualist myself. I learn manifestation. So anything bad in my life I manifested myself. Anything good,I also manifested. We are Gods in the making and we can create anything. When I was a Christian I blamed God. Now I'm into spiritualism, I know God as my creator, but I am in charge of the outcome of my life. I am not a victim to anything but my own actions.
I love your channel and your ideas, I find it really inspiring and I support you. I recently watched the movie earthlings on TH-cam, have you seen it? What did u think about it? It changed me and made me want to live more in line with my heart. Hope your channel grows and u do well with your Tcm. ✌️
I'm not going to lie. Using the Universe/God took the pressure off of me and made me able to spiritual bypass everything. I was waiting the universe to save me so I took no action and sat on the couch. Finally, I gave up and I realized that "spirituality" still requires you to cast a vision, take action (do some kind of activity throughout time passing, and be aware and lookout for the opportunities.
As funny as this may sound even to myself, because I am 100% for spiritual quest in life... but I totally agree with the thoughts you expressed in this video! But I guess you don't have to give up spirituality/ faith in order to become a better person. Because that's the core teaching in almost every spiritual path. There's this analogy given in the Vedas, for example, that you cannot approach the sun without burning, the same way you cannot approach God without having to change or give up certain traits of your persinality. And that involves working with yourself! As well as praying for God's/ universe's/ mighty forces' help. It's only actually the question if we live according to the values that we admire. Or "I cannot hear what you're saying/ preaching because your actions speak louder than words."
If you're studying Chinese medicine, I am sure you understand the core essence and theory behind it is what is called the vital force. Referring to the spiritual part of everything that exists in this universe, and beyond. While some of us choose spirituality to blame their failure on it, that does not make the spiritual path wrong per se, but the person who is practicing it is the one who is wrong. We can't deny the spiritual part of our existence, the part that is eternal and free. At the same time, we cannot deny that our physical vessel is limited, and not everyone is blessed with supreme intelligence, or optimal health to see things the way you see them, or approach them. Yes, some of us are challenged in the physical sphere, and we all face difficulties, and it takes more effort for some of us than others to "just get over it" our journeys do have obstacles, we can choose how to look at that obstacle, but sometimes that does not change the fact that the obstacle is a painful one. If anything you can *choose* to accept the karmas you've been introduced with in your current physical existence (ie, your perspective), but the karma itself you might not be able to transform.
You have to know true spirituality. At least, since I'm christian, true christianity. In christianity it is not about 'you', it is NOT about ourselves. It's all about God. Everything is (should be, at least) for HIS glory, not ours. God bless you. Would like to chat with you. Btw. Some of your videos had been quite useful! Thanks!
Why would God take you from heaven where presumably it would be all about him/her and place you on earth in the first place if what you saying was true. It makes no sense at all.
Where in any religion does God say one must blame everything that is good or bad on Destiny. After all you were meant to follow a path and it's on you to choose to get up on the morning and find that Destiny. As do birds that God created do they blame other birds when things don't go their way?
I noticed some people leave Christianity because they say if God exist why did my brother, father, mother etc die then go to spirituality and then say life is better but not thinking people live and die at anytime. And as you pointed out blaming God.
I always have said that spirituality is great but first it help to do the psychological work first or at least in parallel. Otherwise spirituality is used as a crutch just like you laid out. The book The Road Less Travelled is a great starter to spirituality.
I think you left being a victim and a blamer, not spirituality, at least in my opinion. To me, spirituality is just like what you said, seeking the truth, seeking direct experience with Spirit or God or whatever want to call it. However, your point is correct. We are co-creators, not ants floating in an ocean of destiny. I hope those people learned that. We all have free will and can change our lives. Spirituality is this and so much more. Spirituality even teaches you can change to have no karma, to change even your Akash and the way you feel, change your biology and even your zodiac sign if you want. This stuff is esoteric, just in the spiritual circles, not the mainstream. So perhaps a lot of people only knowing the mainstream begin their journey into spirituality with the idea that you can't change these, but everyone is a beginner once, starts somewhere. I think you have a good holistic approach. You need to work on spirituality, yes, but also your fitness, your psychology, etc. But I hope your watchers don't think that this video is spirituality and will probably make them turn away from it.
"Self improvement" is not the only reason people seek out spirituality, and also isn't the main point... You also over-generalized and extended typical western religious shame/guilt into all other religions of the world - which isn't how they all operate. Most are about overcoming EGO, and letting go a sense of separateness - which instead you intensively solidified by this approach. It isn't all about you - that was the problem.
What you experienced is the ‘true’ spirituality. Knowing thyself. This is something Jesus taught (not in the religious sense as that was completely twisted). Spirituality has gone off the rails in so many ways but knowing thyself is the true spiritual connection. Something ancient wisdom can teach us such as Hermetic principles and Emerald Tablets for example. Spiritual practices are tools but they are not the key 🔑
My friend, i've bought both your books and some of your ideas (and your personality) are great (very very true insights at times), but your going over the same ground again and again. Would like less, but better quality material in future please, but i thank you for that good stuff which has been produced so far.
I don't know buddy, your videos are all very spiritual / wishy washy (if that's a thing - vague?), always about blaming other people and not acceptance, or maintaining good habits (only so many times/ways it can be said - although keystone importance) perhaps some book reviews or 'actual' assistance i.e. how to budget? What chinese medicine actually is (if that's really important to you) or what you eat on a daily basis, or graphs, more journaling.... does that make sense. Obv love the stuff and keep it up, but have to remove the notifications as i don't want the same kind of thing daily. All the best.
He had a video titled "Why We Eat Food That's BAD for us... And we Know it" not exactly the same but kind of similar. We all go through ruts or points where our content just isn't as good as it's been. I do think the name doesn't suit the style of videos anymore if you aren't going to talk about meditation or the medicine itself. My favorite video was the morning habits one. Either way I'll continue to support but I kind of agree the content doesn't seem to be where it used to be.
I think there is some misconception about "spirituality" here... As far as my concern, all human beings are born of body, soul, and spirit. Hence, I believe, being unwise does not mean you should give up being spiritual at all... It's something to improve I guess, more than something to quit. Just sayin
Actually, the reason we're born on this 3rd dimensional world is to train our souls, in other words it's spiritual training. Spirituality is also knowing that we have a divine nature within and we have to improve ourselves, to train our souls, to correct our minds. God is not a separate Being, we have the same nature as God. Thus, we are connected to Him and to everyone around. We can find and sense Him by discovering our true nature.
Dayan... Give me a FACT that could prove 100% that SOUL IS. Somewhere. Straight facts that would be the same under any circumstances. No theoretical, rethorical ideas that have been conceptualized but never found out to be truthful. Divine nature and soul- what does these things actually mean to you in your vocabulary? And GOD. Whatever this concept means in your head- give a definition of it and afterwards facts that it IS. Because I have some suspicions that you DON'T KNOW these things FOR A FACT, only ideas spread throughout humanity that are only opinions. Truth is truth under any circumstance, for example- gravity in our planet earth (And maybe whole universe, it's not up to me to know). I've tried gravity many many times- jumping, throwing things, watching things drop (not elevate). It works and it's in my experience that IT IS. That's what I call the truth.
Basically what one puts into something they will yield the results. God or any other deity won't help. If god pays the bills I would go to church myself. The Syntax ; make a goal, make a plan to get there, follow the plan and monitor the results and adjust the plan accordingly until the result are met.
Hmm interesting i have recently become aquianted with my own spirituality and all of my mentors and peers focus on practicing gratitude and self awareness in the present moment. In fact we never talk about god but ourselves as perfect creators who have the ability to create our reality and that any road blocks that occur are to help us on that quest.....sooooo I'm not sure what you mean by spirituality....what are you refer ncing exactly? Love your videos this one just seems like...I dunno something happened that specifically upset you I dunno
Flaws in character don't happen in a vacuum. The same P.O.S spirit that created you to have flaws in your character, low self esteem, terrible attitude to be born and raised in a dysfunctional environment which would contribute to your failures could have spent the same amount of energy putting you in an environment that would have groomed to be perfect and to have the perfect brains and skills sets to successfully navigate all areas of life
I don't think spirituality is about blaming God, not at least the way I practice it. If anything, spirituality is about thanking God and realising we need to keep improving on all our flaws, big and small, slowly but surely. You seem to be a spiritual person, maybe the title is just click bait and content had to back up the title to not look too transparent, just a theory.
Also, just so you know, mindfulness meditation (a specific form of meditation) is very well studied and scientifically backed by peer reviewed articles that substantiate its efficacy. In other words, science confirms that meditation does help people with things like anxiety, overcoming pain, and improving overall happiness. My channel is all about making sounds to relax, sleep, and meditate to so feel free to stop by if you're interested in that--no hard feelings if not, I just hope you have success! Best of luck to you! And feel free to ask any questions on your journey, the meditation community tends to be very friendly/willing to help! ^.^
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To me, it doesn't sound like you gave up spirituality. Rather, it sounds like you gave up on false-spirituality
SuperCaptious SO TRUE
I couldn't agree more. very precise
Justin Miner You call that anger? I would call that irritation, impatience, even boredom. BTW expressing anger is healthy but it's much more powerful than what you're seeing there
Or just let him not be spiritual. No need to justify spirituality.
Indeed. Zeitgeist - Looking Deeply Into Who and What We Are
Spirituality is a particular term which actually means dealing with intuition.In the theistic tradition there is a notion of clinging into a word.A certain act is regarded as displeasing to a divine principles. A certain act is regarded as pleasing for the divine … whatever.In the tradition of non-theoism, however, it is very direct - that the case history are not particularly important. What is actually important is here and now. Now is definitely now. We try to experience what is available there, on the spot. There is no point in thinking that a past did exist that we could have now. This is now. This very moment. Nothing mystical, just now, very simple, straight forward. And from that nowness, however, arises a sense of intelligence always that you are constantly interacting with reality one by one. Spot by spot. Constantly. We actually experience fantastic precision, always.But we are threatened by the now so we jump to the past or the future. Paying attention to the materials that exist in our life - such rich life that we lead - all these choices takes place all the time, but none of them regarded as bad or good per say - everything we experience are unconditional experience. They don’t come along with a label saying ‘this is regarded as bad’, ‘this is good’. But we experience them but we don’t actually pay heed to them properly. We don’t actually regard that we are going somewhere. We regard that as a hassle. Waiting to be dead.That is a problem. That is not trusting the nowness properly that what is the actual experience now possesses a lot of powerful things. It is so powerful that we can’t face it. Therefore, we have to borrow from the past and invite the future all the time.Maybe that’s why we seek religion. Maybe that’s why we march in the street. Maybe that’s why we complain to society. Maybe that’s why we vote for the presidents.It is quite ironic. Very funny indeed.
~ Chögyam Trungpa
My friend you didn't leave spiritually, you enhanced it. Your realization is your personal spirtual enlightenment, you lived false spiritual beliefs. It takes courage to confront the real issue being yourself and realizing you're in full control.
There is no spirit or any of this nonsense, that's why he left it alone... And he is telling us.
I don't think it has much to do with spirituality, but more to do with a victimization / entitlement / blaming mentality. I know a lot of people like that, both spiritual and non-spiritual, who just don't want to take responsability for anything. My own mother spent her time praying god to cure her cancer but never really took care of herself. Anyway, it's not "god" or "the universe's will" if you have a shitty life. You're in control of it.
Well said video.Some times, it just boils down to luck/fate/destiny. How do you blame yourself for the opportunity you couldn't get? But other times, we don't know what we can control; and what we can change. And what we have to change is this environment of superstition around us.
Spot on! I had the same journey, over ten years before I gave it up.
so if i don’t think that spirituality is my thing, i can always give up?
@@juliaw80 yes! I struggled with thinking I was stuck. You can always leave. You are in control of your own beliefs
same, after 10 years I gave it up.
I don't understand what kind of meditation you did earlier. But the purpose of meditation is to increase our awareness of every moment. And any character building requires to be aware of the present moment. For e.g. if I want to reduce my anger, I will have to be aware of the thoughts in my mind that makes me angry in the exact moment it starts to take place. Otherwise all efforts will go waste. If done properly, meditation helps a lot in character building and tackling difficult life problems. Correct me if I am wrong.
I don't think that he is criticizing meditation in any way.
Meditation without adjustment of life goals and the evaluation of your actions is what is the problem of many people. A tool for focus stays just a tool if you don't use it properly.
I appreciate the insight! And I agree
meditation in itself is an adjustment and a product of evaluation of your actions that leads to eventual further adjustments and re-evaluations. you don't meditate to get something particular from it, you just grow aware of everything in your life and change in the process. it's not as much as a tool as it is a foundation block for change.
his title is misleading
meditation is actually a double edged sword. It can either give you inner silence, even to the deepest point that you no longer want to do anything in life. Or, it can heighten your other emotions, like anger, hatred without you even knowing. Or at least, it can give you thought provoking, enlightenment insights about this world, your inner mission, etc.. So I have been through both sides of the spectrum I can only tell that meditation is not a good way or bad way but rather be neutral.
Thank you for this video. Very insightful. Spiritual practice, as it's done in many spaces, can encourage things like magical thinking, self-delusion, and passivity. For me, I have come to see that it has bred a type of passivity in me that I am working on correcting now.
In my opinion, spirituality goes hand and hand with self growth. Many people believe that “the unknown” gives you specific challenges that help you realize your own flaws.
”Start with what you know to be true” 👌 Best 80/20 advice concerning Spirituality vs Self Development
sir, I'm very thankful to you you just changed my mindset by 180 degree
Brother u didnt give up youre just goin one step at a time.. which is awesome
I believe that the universe works in amazing ways. And I agree with you a lot of people complain and blame things on the universe or their God. but working with the universe is something that you actually have to do. you can't really just sit there and expect things to come to you. you got to work towards them. Whether it just be the smallest step as long as you're doing something ☺️
I think you could have chosen a better title as you clearly just gave up on old ideas of spirituality. Being practical and real is very spiritual.
Thank you for your own dependable insight, creativity also knowledge to guide my journey to getting more consciously understanding and so spiritually connected.
Spirituality in practice is doing the inner work to resolve destructive patterns
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That’s psychology.
@@teganflyman5352what if it’s both?
Spirituality is not about blame....it's about taking responsibility and ownership of everything that happens to you and looking to clear the negativity to allow positivity to enter and change your life....and others around you.... I think your just hanging out with people who are stuck in their own ego... let go is the key to freedom..
Soooo true!!, this is what I have concluded. I based my life on astrology from 2012 till 2017. Now I have unsubscribed from all channels that do predictive astrology.
Astrology and spirituality are two opposites.
I've watched a few of your videos and enjoyed them but this is a self-improvement talk, not a talk about what spirituality. Maybe you shoudl investigate more deeply what your 'Spririt' is. To me, spirituality is about connecting into my deepest core essence, in whatever way I feel called to do that, and it goes far deeper than any ego transformation stuff. Ego purifying is a helpful side effect, but that's not what it's all about. Working on oneself is cool and all, whether it be your finances, health, relationships whatever... but be careful not to misunderstand this as spirituality. Fixing or helping oneself is 'spirituality' from an ego's perspective. A more efficient way to help oneself is to be still and see what arises and be with it, and not try to fix it in any way. Meditate, breathe, other quiet, stillness inducing practices. These can lead to actual disidentification with mind & body. But ego hates this approach because it doesn't make sense to it, it wants something to do since it actually takes one's mind much deeper than it's identification with itself but into awareness of "I" or "God" or "Self" or whatever one feels comfortable labeling it as. From this place all ego battles are seen as hardly important, and because of that the awkward of unpleasant parts of ego naturally fall away because one isn't so focused on them giving them only more attention and solidity. Just be, and all that other stuff takes the back seat. Ego doesn't die, it just becomes an instrument to be played instead of a master ruling your experience. Anyways, to me it sounds like your mind is getting more and more exhausted, and that's a good thing. It can't stop itself and so instead goes back to trying to fix itself. Bring it together. You are doing everything right. Thanks for making these videos.
Yes. Zeitgeist - Looking Deeply Into Who and What We Are
Spirituality is a particular term which actually means dealing with intuition.In the theistic tradition there is a notion of clinging into a word.A certain act is regarded as displeasing to a divine principles. A certain act is regarded as pleasing for the divine … whatever.In the tradition of non-theoism, however, it is very direct - that the case history are not particularly important. What is actually important is here and now. Now is definitely now. We try to experience what is available there, on the spot. There is no point in thinking that a past did exist that we could have now. This is now. This very moment. Nothing mystical, just now, very simple, straight forward. And from that nowness, however, arises a sense of intelligence always that you are constantly interacting with reality one by one. Spot by spot. Constantly. We actually experience fantastic precision, always.But we are threatened by the now so we jump to the past or the future. Paying attention to the materials that exist in our life - such rich life that we lead - all these choices takes place all the time, but none of them regarded as bad or good per say - everything we experience are unconditional experience. They don’t come along with a label saying ‘this is regarded as bad’, ‘this is good’. But we experience them but we don’t actually pay heed to them properly. We don’t actually regard that we are going somewhere. We regard that as a hassle. Waiting to be dead.That is a problem. That is not trusting the nowness properly that what is the actual experience now possesses a lot of powerful things. It is so powerful that we can’t face it. Therefore, we have to borrow from the past and invite the future all the time.Maybe that’s why we seek religion. Maybe that’s why we march in the street. Maybe that’s why we complain to society. Maybe that’s why we vote for the presidents.It is quite ironic. Very funny indeed.
~ Chögyam Trungpa
Surprassing victim mentality and self empowerment with inner work is my idea of an inherent interrelation of psychology and spirituality. With any hardship there is always something to learn, and I choose to see it this way. To see events as "divine" is the power of the mind and experiencing the shifts of life without resistance. I see them as, all that's meant to happen happens because nothing else could otherwise it would, so flow with it. As for spirituality in interpersonal connections, being mirrors to one another makes sense, and seeing the relation between us and all things. When I was younger I did spiritually bypass in many ways, the people you mentioned were bypassing and missing the point, but as I've grown it's become a more grounded philosophical system. Spirituality doesnt have to mean handing over your power, in fact to me it's become more of a process of realizing I'm at the core of it.
To create videos like this, analyzing, realizing, understand more is already spirituality, which is coming naturally!
This place you find yourself in, in my opinion, is the real purpose of spiritual practices.
Alan watts has said this in one of his talks in different words, from a different angle.
good shit man
I would go as far as saying, you didn't quit, you graduated
I agree... people don’t think they have to go within to fix their lives YOU HAVE TO
improving yourself may be good - but really it is endless - better to see that actually what is the 'I' that you want to improve? …..
People often approach spirituality with the idea that it will fix their material lives; which goes completely against what true spirituality is about. Spirituality is about letting go of the attachment to material success and identifying with the consciousness within. Spirituality is about seeking the truth about your own nature and the nature of God, rather than a tool to fix your problems. But ironically it is still the best tool for fixing emotional problems. As long as you are attached to your ego, you will always be struggling to improve your material life, so that you feel good about yourself.
I love your stuff!! You make so much sense!!!😊
To live normally or to function normally without giving any problem to others is enough 🥳🥳🥳🥳
Most people see me as very witty and spiritual, when I say I meditate, and also because I talk about spiritual stuff a lot. What they don't realize is that I am the most skeptic person you'll ever meet... well, probably.
The thing is, I am atheist (I define this as "not convinced by any religious/theist/paranormal/unfalsifiable claim), of course agnostic (does not know if X exists, cuz no one can), depending of the definition also an anti-theist (for me I define as "The recognition of problems in theist). But I am not what's called a annoying atheist, I prefer to talk about religion by just answering questions directed to me, and in a very gentle way, but also very straight forward, I could consider myself also apatheist ("considering the discussion about the existence of a deity as pointless).
I see meditation as a workout for the mind, with results in your focus, calmness and even more. I also write a lot, think a lot and love time alone, but those are all just pragmatic things I use to improve myself.
I think you could sum up your stance as modern „ignostic“ ;) - also hello fellow mate.
(Rather common in west Europe, Japan and some old Sowjet states.)
That would only add for the apatheist thing, not the rest, but really cool though, never seen that before.
INTJourney Well it is a rather complex term. Usually religious argumentation is focussed on a sort of intrinsic scale of acceptance (do not accept existence accept unknown possibility accept known possibility defined circular ideology).
The argument of theological noncognitivism and by extent ignosticism is that there is no logical intrinsic justification for any discussion in the first place and therefore position at all. This places it even outside of atheism (although from the perspective of an ideology everything would ofc count as atheism).
It includes also the part of antitheism (by logical exclusion).
The history and argumentation is remarkably old and interesting.
It is also describing the personal morals as a result of self awareness and conclusion of goals (instead of external dogma).
Liked the concept when I found it, since I also had a hard time naming my overall position ;)
Wow, it seens that it is more than just another term, tks a lot for this I will definetly learn about it.
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I appreciate your honesty and openness about this topic and it's an opinion I've heard time and time again from people put off by spirituality or religion. Humans are flawed individuals so it's natural for some of us to use a higher power as an excuse. That's an inherently human flaw. It's not a flaw in spirituality itself or God. I'll speak for my religion only because it's the one I know the best; Islam teaches self-growth and encourages us to continue to work on ourselves and put in the work for the things we want.
There's this famous saying from our Prophet (saw) which is: Tie your camel, and place your trust in Allah (God). Meaning; take the necessary precautions (educate yourself in marketing, work on creating habits that will improve your health, just put in the WORK) andddd place your trust in God having full reassurance that you've done everything in your power to achieve your goals. Don't just leave your "camel" wandering in the desert and when it gets lost, decide that that was your destiny. That's ridiculous.
Are there still Muslims who go around living broke, unhealthy lives, and complaining that this is just their destiny and the "will of God"? Hell yeah. But that's a human fault, not the religions'. I know this was a long comment, but I hope I was able to paint another perspective. :)
I love your work, keep it up!
whats your opinion on 'setting future goals' if religion says you should be content at every moment (gods will)?
It seems to me like spirituality and self improvement can co-exist and even compliment each other. Maybe you don't have to denigrate one of them in order to elevate your personal view point.
Hey Alex, to me it sounds like you departed from the fatalistic trap people who practice surface level spirituality fall into... also, I believe that being self-aware enough to work on your character flaws is the essence of true spirituality.
Always a well-thought out, helpful, engaging message that leads me to take action. I'm working through your book Master the Day (I also have the audio) which is packed with insights and has really impacted my execution of daily actions to help me reach my goals. Love, love, love it!
Thank you, I hope it helps
How does one accept or resolve oneself to the tough decisions that have to be made for personal growth? Choosing to hurt someone by no longer being their friend, breaking up romantically, firing an employee, exploiting another's weakness for gain etc...
As others have said, I think you've conflated New Age feel good spirituality with actual spirituality. I'd recommend you check out Sam Harris' book "Waking Up" before throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Spirituality is an aspect of personal development when properly understood.
I think a better title and intro for this video would be a problem in spirituality and ourselves today
Most spiritual people don't know what they're doing.. But the ones that do....
I haven't a spiritual bone in my body, feeling no higher presence or design for myself. The closest I come is enjoying rain sounds in the real world and on videos and MP3s. I listen to these not because they elevate me to some spiritual realm, but because the sound of rain is relaxing and helps block out the outside world, Delving around in fantasies might fill some kind of void for some (which could probably be filled better), but they certainly won't enlighten.
spoke my mind, great job
Isn't the divine wisdom gained from spirituality comes from ones experiences trying to get to the root of everything from all angles. People who blames other can freely blame others and it can be true but that won't change a thing. One can blame and stay stagnate or blame and move on, at least the ladder moving forward.
You "INTELLECTUALIZE"spirituality.......your moment has not yet arrived..it will....once you are ready to "receive"
You can be spiritual AND practice self awareness and responsibility. I do it everyday. It should not be either or but rather AND. Think 🤔 I’ll make a video about the AND on my channel! Thanks for the inspiration! Peace and Love ❤️
Well maybe its your perspective and capacity to understand something and apply it in ur life that determines its truth for you.
Spirituality is a vast subject and it applies on many levels, to me its a source and inspiration to reach beyond material boundaries and bodily constraints we are born with. People always interpret things according to thier level of awareness and wisdom.
Bless you.
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Alex there is so much I would like to talk to you about this subject. If you are willing to let me know.
True talk. I lack disciplines in some areas like studying
I agree that we tend to blame other things then to look within. I always say I'm spiritual not religious. Yes I do have my issues, I also know I am the creator of those issues. I know in some cases I do have things rooted deeply in me. However the great news is that each day I get better and better. I have made many breakthroughs in life, because of that the current issues I struggle with I know I'll make a breakthrough there too.
One of the ways I began to make breakthroughs is when I realized that I expected people to change for me. On the surface it seemed like a reasonable request. After all I was the one that was doing nice things for these people and yet they treated me so badly. Then I began to recognize a pattern in my life. Once I would escape from one bad situation I would stumble onto another. I got to where I stopped crying "Why Me" and started asking "What is it about me that people feel free to treat me like that?" When I started asking what it is about me.... The answers began to come to me. I stopped trying to "Change People" I realized that the people who were in my life at that time treated me the way they treated me because they had a "sucker" in their life willing to take their crap while treating them kindly. Why would they want to change when they had it made.
So as I changed I did so not expecting anything from them. I no longer expected them to change their behavior to suite me. Although they went to great lengths to get their sucker back. It didn't work. These were people I was living with. To me it was better to be homeless then to live like this. They no longer had anything to hold over me. Because I changed, I made strong stands, I stuck with it, they knew I was serious and not bluffing, they changed. If they hadn't changed, honestly I didn't expect they would I was ready to walk out. It turned out they needed me more than I needed them..
When I find myself in a bind I ask what is it about me that is creating this undesired reality? However I still remain spiritual... I enjoy the connection I have with whatever this wonderful thing is. As I look inward, I connected outward, I get awesome results.
Hey!!!! you don't need to quit spirituality!!! You can put it into your daily day life... Why not? The true spirituality must be part of a normal life in the world... otherwise it becames escapism...
agree
I find the self improvement quest to be a spiritual quest. If you consider the solar plexus chakra that kinda gives confirmation that it is.
This is true. After hearing some of my colleges complaining about presentation speeches in class, I figured out how stupid the voice in our head is that puts that fear there. IT WAS NOT THAT SCARY hahha
i think its simple work hard and pray and have good intentanions based on your knowledge . start where you are now . and stop reading and researching
I hear you ! I wondered it so long of people who are into organised religion/ faith/ groups and of the people they actually were. And Yet what I practice teaches me to embrace myself and my flaws and work on releasing all limiting beliefs eventually, its such a beautiful experience to be spiritual this way !
Blames everyone for blaming everyone but himself.
Hai Alex, what you are focusing is true but spiritually could also be used in the positive side by instilling hopes, for example things would be better in the future. But anyway the concept was true to the core 👍👍👍
Just my opinion but not all spiritual people are like the ones you described.
Know Thy Self! That is the core concern of spirituality. What you talked about, rather extensively, has effectively nothing to do with spirituality. You referenced more or less exclusively various escape mechanisms. The blaming and victimization should be rather obvious, but also your own preferred idea of personality improvement essentially works against the discovery of yourself.
Yeah, it’s about truth, accepting, taking responsibility, and dissolving bad habits. Thas it, go heal n live ya life it’s really just self realization and get to know yourself. Fuck the world n be yourself.
Good points. I agree with that
Sam Harris's book; Waking Up A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion is a great read and speaks of what your describing in greater detail.
Many people hate him because he's a renowned atheist, but if people can just get over that, this book has alot to offer on how to be free of religion, dogma, and superstition while maintaining a spiritual focus on life and view of the world. You don't have to give up on having spirituality because religion ruined it. Spirituality is something innate in all people and in nature, religions use it, but they don't own it. Religion is not the spirituality itself, religion merely borrows it and bends and distorts it to fit into it's box and then they claim it as their own and that you must subscribe to the whole belief package to obtain the spirituality inside. Religion has put shackles on spirituality. Ever notice how religions are like a package deal? If you want the spirituality or sense of belonging it demands you must except the whole package and not think otherwise? Spirituality doesn't work that way, but people are lead to believe it does. Spirituality is not a package deal, it's separate.
The reason why your spirituality probably failed you is because it had traces of religion, ritual, dogma, and a bit a superstition glued to it and you were lead to believe that the glitter could not be separated from the gunk. Just because someone else distorts it, that doesn't mean that's what it really looks like. If your relying on a human made system bound by fallacies, biases, and unfalsifiable claims to be the foundation of spirituality, then yeah there are gonna be problems with what's being presented as spirituality. If you think spirituality is about achieving perfection or finding something that you can call your "faith" and pretend you have absolute certainty in unknowable questions, then you've got it wrong. Spirituality is many things but its also about understanding that your prone to your own faults, that you sometimes see false answers through your own biases just like your fellow human counterparts, and on a cosmic scale true spirituality doesn't pretend to have all the answers or claim absolute certainty because we are required to by dogmatic decree. There is a humility to be learned in this spiritual perspective. This is realized by growing in perspective, which is often the goal of spiritual practices like meditation.
The meaning of spirituality can be debated and it could mean different things for different people. But to me, if your someone who goes out of their way to pick up a litter in the park or takes the time to contemplate and reach a grander perspective than the one you had yesterday, then your practicing spirituality. I guess for me it's about growing in perspective or what some people call gaining consciousness in the wholeness of things. Why am I really picking up that litter in the park? Is it for me? Not really, i'm not gonna walk by here again. So perhaps it's because it's a small part of a grander perspective. I understand the small part it plays in everything around me and everything around everything else and I want everyone to be the same.
There's a reason why collective consciousness and oneness is so entwined with the word spiritual. We are in essence the spirit of what is. Not spirit like "ghost". I mean spirit like the spirit of the season or the spirit of children or the uplifting spirit of music. The spirit of the earth is what we make it. Our world is the spirit of our actions and our humanity. As Gandhi said ""be the change you want to see in the world"". Being spiritual is about growing in mind and in our actions and seeing further in our perspectives and understandings than we could before. People who strive for a broader view or deeper perspective always show improvement. It's also why spirituality and morality often cross paths and are sometimes indistinguishable.
Religion and dogma offers a narrow view and shallow perspective and sells it off as spirituality merely because it claims its absolute. It's narrow because it claims unwavering certainty and it's shallow because it claims it's depth is absolute and thus assumes it can go no deeper, so no one looks further than what's offered to them at the best.
If someone offers you the ""best burger in town"" and says it's the best, do you stop looking for a better burger? Of course not.
Religion is the people who are given the ""best burger in town"" and never bother looking anywhere else because they are sold on the claim that this is the ""best burger in town"".
Religion does not own spirituality, we all do.
So I highly recommend this book. Waking Up A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion by Sam Harris
I like your ideas!
One word, Awesome!
I'd say that your understanding of "spirituality" is little bit narrow
You are absolutely right.
For some reason, I had a feeling that you posted a video and that I should check. And you posted a video about the thing I've been struggling with atm... super strange 😂😂😂
Haha! Nice intuition
You sure you understood what Spirituality is before you gave it up? Just a genuine curiosity.
Preach!
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 loving your words
You were with wrong people. As a spiritualist myself. I learn manifestation. So anything bad in my life I manifested myself. Anything good,I also manifested. We are Gods in the making and we can create anything. When I was a Christian I blamed God. Now I'm into spiritualism, I know God as my creator, but I am in charge of the outcome of my life. I am not a victim to anything but my own actions.
I love your channel and your ideas, I find it really inspiring and I support you. I recently watched the movie earthlings on TH-cam, have you seen it? What did u think about it? It changed me and made me want to live more in line with my heart. Hope your channel grows and u do well with your Tcm. ✌️
Great video.
I'm not going to lie. Using the Universe/God took the pressure off of me and made me able to spiritual bypass everything. I was waiting the universe to save me so I took no action and sat on the couch. Finally, I gave up and I realized that "spirituality" still requires you to cast a vision, take action (do some kind of activity throughout time passing, and be aware and lookout for the opportunities.
For real
Cassius:
"The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,
But in ourselves, that we are underlings."
Julius Caesar (I, ii, 140-141)
Dang you really do know your audience you said practically everything they wanted to here. Your contempt for others is interesting
As funny as this may sound even to myself, because I am 100% for spiritual quest in life... but I totally agree with the thoughts you expressed in this video!
But I guess you don't have to give up spirituality/ faith in order to become a better person. Because that's the core teaching in almost every spiritual path. There's this analogy given in the Vedas, for example, that you cannot approach the sun without burning, the same way you cannot approach God without having to change or give up certain traits of your persinality. And that involves working with yourself! As well as praying for God's/ universe's/ mighty forces' help.
It's only actually the question if we live according to the values that we admire. Or "I cannot hear what you're saying/ preaching because your actions speak louder than words."
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Exactly!
If you're studying Chinese medicine, I am sure you understand the core essence and theory behind it is what is called the vital force. Referring to the spiritual part of everything that exists in this universe, and beyond. While some of us choose spirituality to blame their failure on it, that does not make the spiritual path wrong per se, but the person who is practicing it is the one who is wrong. We can't deny the spiritual part of our existence, the part that is eternal and free. At the same time, we cannot deny that our physical vessel is limited, and not everyone is blessed with supreme intelligence, or optimal health to see things the way you see them, or approach them. Yes, some of us are challenged in the physical sphere, and we all face difficulties, and it takes more effort for some of us than others to "just get over it" our journeys do have obstacles, we can choose how to look at that obstacle, but sometimes that does not change the fact that the obstacle is a painful one. If anything you can *choose* to accept the karmas you've been introduced with in your current physical existence (ie, your perspective), but the karma itself you might not be able to transform.
You have to know true spirituality. At least, since I'm christian, true christianity. In christianity it is not about 'you', it is NOT about ourselves. It's all about God. Everything is (should be, at least) for HIS glory, not ours. God bless you. Would like to chat with you.
Btw. Some of your videos had been quite useful! Thanks!
Great points Aldo
Why would God take you from heaven where presumably it would be all about him/her and place you on earth in the first place if what you saying was true. It makes no sense at all.
Where in any religion does God say one must blame everything that is good or bad on Destiny. After all you were meant to follow a path and it's on you to choose to get up on the morning and find that Destiny. As do birds that God created do they blame other birds when things don't go their way?
I noticed some people leave Christianity because they say if God exist why did my brother, father, mother etc die then go to spirituality and then say life is better but not thinking people live and die at anytime. And as you pointed out blaming God.
So do you meditate still?
I always have said that spirituality is great but first it help to do the psychological work first or at least in parallel. Otherwise spirituality is used as a crutch just like you laid out. The book The Road Less Travelled is a great starter to spirituality.
Good point.
I think you left being a victim and a blamer, not spirituality, at least in my opinion. To me, spirituality is just like what you said, seeking the truth, seeking direct experience with Spirit or God or whatever want to call it. However, your point is correct. We are co-creators, not ants floating in an ocean of destiny. I hope those people learned that. We all have free will and can change our lives. Spirituality is this and so much more. Spirituality even teaches you can change to have no karma, to change even your Akash and the way you feel, change your biology and even your zodiac sign if you want. This stuff is esoteric, just in the spiritual circles, not the mainstream. So perhaps a lot of people only knowing the mainstream begin their journey into spirituality with the idea that you can't change these, but everyone is a beginner once, starts somewhere. I think you have a good holistic approach. You need to work on spirituality, yes, but also your fitness, your psychology, etc. But I hope your watchers don't think that this video is spirituality and will probably make them turn away from it.
This is why the 12 step program doesn’t work
"Self improvement" is not the only reason people seek out spirituality, and also isn't the main point... You also over-generalized and extended typical western religious shame/guilt into all other religions of the world - which isn't how they all operate. Most are about overcoming EGO, and letting go a sense of separateness - which instead you intensively solidified by this approach. It isn't all about you - that was the problem.
self cultivation is better than spirituality
Ironically, religion and spirituality are almost direct opposites
depends what corner you look into
No
@@TheGoat2367 oh yeah... Look at the history of man made religion
No they are pretty much the same !!!
@@ST-nz4bf can be but a lot, probably most, aren't.
Spirituality is a waste of time. I also gave up on it and regained control of my life
What you experienced is the ‘true’ spirituality. Knowing thyself. This is something Jesus taught (not in the religious sense as that was completely twisted). Spirituality has gone off the rails in so many ways but knowing thyself is the true spiritual connection. Something ancient wisdom can teach us such as Hermetic principles and Emerald Tablets for example. Spiritual practices are tools but they are not the key 🔑
My friend, i've bought both your books and some of your ideas (and your personality) are great (very very true insights at times), but your going over the same ground again and again. Would like less, but better quality material in future please, but i thank you for that good stuff which has been produced so far.
The TH-cam metrics don't change if the content is better. I also noticed he has started rebutting the same content. But I appreciate it regardless.
Hey Jeremy, what kind of stuff are you interested in learning more about?
I don't know buddy, your videos are all very spiritual / wishy washy (if that's a thing - vague?), always about blaming other people and not acceptance, or maintaining good habits (only so many times/ways it can be said - although keystone importance) perhaps some book reviews or 'actual' assistance i.e. how to budget? What chinese medicine actually is (if that's really important to you) or what you eat on a daily basis, or graphs, more journaling.... does that make sense. Obv love the stuff and keep it up, but have to remove the notifications as i don't want the same kind of thing daily. All the best.
He had a video titled "Why We Eat Food That's BAD for us... And we Know it" not exactly the same but kind of similar. We all go through ruts or points where our content just isn't as good as it's been. I do think the name doesn't suit the style of videos anymore if you aren't going to talk about meditation or the medicine itself. My favorite video was the morning habits one. Either way I'll continue to support but I kind of agree the content doesn't seem to be where it used to be.
Do you know eckhart tolle? What do you think of him?
I think there is some misconception about "spirituality" here... As far as my concern, all human beings are born of body, soul, and spirit. Hence, I believe, being unwise does not mean you should give up being spiritual at all... It's something to improve I guess, more than something to quit. Just sayin
Actually, the reason we're born on this 3rd dimensional world is to train our souls, in other words it's spiritual training. Spirituality is also knowing that we have a divine nature within and we have to improve ourselves, to train our souls, to correct our minds. God is not a separate Being, we have the same nature as God. Thus, we are connected to Him and to everyone around. We can find and sense Him by discovering our true nature.
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Dayan Espinoza very true. Thank you for Sharing love💕
Preach hahah
Dayan... Give me a FACT that could prove 100% that SOUL IS. Somewhere. Straight facts that would be the same under any circumstances. No theoretical, rethorical ideas that have been conceptualized but never found out to be truthful. Divine nature and soul- what does these things actually mean to you in your vocabulary? And GOD. Whatever this concept means in your head- give a definition of it and afterwards facts that it IS.
Because I have some suspicions that you DON'T KNOW these things FOR A FACT, only ideas spread throughout humanity that are only opinions. Truth is truth under any circumstance, for example- gravity in our planet earth (And maybe whole universe, it's not up to me to know). I've tried gravity many many times- jumping, throwing things, watching things drop (not elevate). It works and it's in my experience that IT IS. That's what I call the truth.
Hahaha you measure truth with what you see or feel? You haven't locked a very big world then... @@gediminaskulakauskas8799
Basically what one puts into something they will yield the results. God or any other deity won't help. If god pays the bills I would go to church myself. The Syntax ; make a goal, make a plan to get there, follow the plan and monitor the results and adjust the plan accordingly until the result are met.
Hmm interesting i have recently become aquianted with my own spirituality and all of my mentors and peers focus on practicing gratitude and self awareness in the present moment. In fact we never talk about god but ourselves as perfect creators who have the ability to create our reality and that any road blocks that occur are to help us on that quest.....sooooo I'm not sure what you mean by spirituality....what are you refer ncing exactly? Love your videos this one just seems like...I dunno something happened that specifically upset you I dunno
Maybe he used jay shetty spirituality
ModernHealth *Not* Monk
No, I'm definitely not
a better name for this video would be the prostestand ethic and the spirit of capitalism.. just saying.
You can just quit spirituality? I don't know about that....
Flaws in character don't happen in a vacuum. The same P.O.S spirit that created you to have flaws in your character, low self esteem, terrible attitude to be born and raised in a dysfunctional environment which would contribute to your failures could have spent the same amount of energy putting you in an environment that would have groomed to be perfect and to have the perfect brains and skills sets to successfully navigate all areas of life
Help me, I code, and I smoke, I hate me
I don't think spirituality is about blaming God, not at least the way I practice it. If anything, spirituality is about thanking God and realising we need to keep improving on all our flaws, big and small, slowly but surely. You seem to be a spiritual person, maybe the title is just click bait and content had to back up the title to not look too transparent, just a theory.
Is meditation useful or not after all? Should one meditate?
To me, it's very useful. You should try and see if it is for you
Thanks to both of you for your answers. I am not religious or spiritual but I will definitely start this habit!
Also, just so you know, mindfulness meditation (a specific form of meditation) is very well studied and scientifically backed by peer reviewed articles that substantiate its efficacy. In other words, science confirms that meditation does help people with things like anxiety, overcoming pain, and improving overall happiness. My channel is all about making sounds to relax, sleep, and meditate to so feel free to stop by if you're interested in that--no hard feelings if not, I just hope you have success! Best of luck to you! And feel free to ask any questions on your journey, the meditation community tends to be very friendly/willing to help! ^.^
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