I just realized I'm practicing stoicism without knowing anything about it prior. I came to this state of mind after facing a lot of disappointments and misfortunes in my life. I don't think people can start practicing stoicism by themselves only life experience can teach them.
1) accept what u can't change 2) let go and go with the.flow.of.nature 3) imagine your death .. death meditation .. (it will motivate u to strive for work as u will have a pov that life.is so short) 4)
Recently discovered you and I must say your content and knowledge is just out of the box and just next level. The way you talk about stuff and explain things I just love that. Keep up the great work
Varun's not gonna read it but am far too happy to discover his work & thoughts ! Trifecta of reality was just marvellous and the content on his channel is way beyond appreciable !💯🤝
A lot of things you said had been given in our Yoga and Ancient Indian Spirituality too... But yeah good to see other places too such thought process and philosophy converge.... Even many Eastern philosophies too it is present....
Tbh I am a very satisfied, uninterested, not influenced person who does not want anything from life.. now watching your video I realized there is too much of stoicism in me.. I didn't know the word but I knew how I am functioning. And this completely acceptance of situation of life is also not a good thing because this led to me disinterested in my own life and don't wish to live life because there is nothing to achieve it as I am already satisfied of everything... So actually I am trying to think opposite of what u are proposing.. I am trying to unaccept and change my circumstances and be more curious and trying to set small goals for myself.. trying to be little passionate about things than before.. trying to engage in my life and exploring new things.. I think thats the difference between a passionate and not so passionate person, a pessimistic and an optimist person .. beacuse for u Stoicism is a life changer Philosophy but for people like me opposite of that is what I need .. I think this is because passionate people are too restless they want to accomplish and concern new things while I am always in rest which sometimes makes me frustrated
Here's the chronology 22nd April- I ordered Meditations by Marcus Aurelius 29th April- I watched your first video and subbed(my fastest subscription, i never subscribe channels after just watching one vid) 30th April- The book gets delivered 1st may- I'm watching this vid
Not knowing about this once I tried it. It was the time of my final exams when my college was getting over. We all were happy that we will be graduating but I just messed up my last exam and I realised that I will fail. I thought and made up my mind how to not get affected, how to control my emotions, what will I do after that, what practical steps I will take to counter the situation. But when the moment came when I finally got my result I broke down I couldn't control my emotions. Whatever I thought that I would do to control my emotions, I was unable to do I couldn't stop crying, I was unable to face any of my batchmates, felt so inferior, these were the new emotions that I haven't thought of earlier. And so my practice of so called stoicism failed.
Learning about stoicism from this video I just realised that it isn't much different from Bhagwat Gita philosophy. One principle of which is nishkaam karmayog that superficially means not getting attached to the result of your work, not getting affected by the result positive or negative, not getting affected by failing or succeeding, just choosing the right action and working in the path of it.
6:36 i think i can describe what you're describing better. its not about not feeling sad or angry but to feel it in its entirety and focus on it and remember exactly how it feels so you slowly become comfortable with it. you seperate emotion and action and simply becomee comfortable with the emotions you do feel instead of suppressing them. just sit and observe your emotion and exactly how it feels and instead of suppressing it focus on it as much as you can and you'll start accepting and processing emotions in the best possible way
Brilliant ! Rehash old, native wisdom and give it a big, foreign name, and our ever-distracted countrymen, always eager for some new crutch to grasp are game. But on the positive side, there is the hope that this just, might resonate and have some salutary effect on our people.
thankyou for making such amazing and wonder ful creation had been going around with some frustration and this really told me why feeling much better now thankou for much time
I didn't knew that something like this existed. I have been doing it since childhood without knowing that I'm practicing stoicism. People call me crazy for always thinking worst case scenarios.
Bhai ye wala bahut deep podcast tha.. adhyatam wale topic me bht se topics adhoore reh gaye.. please unko cover krna Unse pucho samadhi ke bre me unka kya khyal hai Unke life goals kya hai Unke liye sahi method kya hai life jeene ka Marriage ke bre me unka kya khyal hai Etc etc Please do a qna survey when he comes back again But in a nutshelll thanks for inviting him 2nd best podcast for me
I hope you can answer this. On one hand you are trying to practice stoicism in which ideally , you won't be unsatisfied with whatever nature is throwing at you , and on the other hand, you are celebrating the massive increase in life expectancy through human efforts (whose driving factor is unsatisfaction and hunger for more ) . So which side are you inclined towards ? I know you are into Stoicism to some extent but I am sure not fully, else you won't have wanted and worked for a better life probably.
Nothing is random. Your Karma decides your life. Which also means if we take charge of our actions 100 percent and consciously, nothing will seem random anymore.
you changed your life by stoic philosophy, now I suggest vedanta philosophy to figure out who is 'you'..... whose life changed? who is that? You will say varun's life changed but who varun is? Is varun a name of body? mind? thoughts? emotions? memory? figure about who you are and everything will be figured out :)
Bhai...seems like quite a lot of people (including me) practice these things without giving it a fancy name. Try Advaitha vedant ..havent read, but its teachings are very similar, probably better
Ya bro just advait vedant me isse bhi jyada philosophy likhi hai but it come from Vedas to inke liye religious ho jayega but stoicism bolne me kitna cool lag raha hai to usko hi follow karenge sayad advait vedant ka naam bhi na suna ho inhone 😢
WTF DUDE 🤯 I am practicing it since last 4 years without knowing I was in depression kind of state bcoz of COVID and backlogs and changes in life. So I started accepting them and weighting then down only mistake I did was overdo it and not focusing on improving it like in a day I used to think atleast 10 times i have backlogs ,I have work to do . But not do it rather write it get off with it and start wasting time but soon i realised this is not working and then after i started working on it with writing and that habit continue till date .
Varun sir I've been following stoicism for almost 4 years but I recently got a doubt that if u are always thinking about and preparing for the worst-case scenarios won't u be surrounded by negativity all the time? so I started experimenting on the other side of the spectrum like being positive and it tbh freed my mind a little but I think if u fail u do get demotivated but that's not the case for me cause I have good emotional resilience not the best. i just wanna know ur opinion on this and i strongly believe in the "care only about the things in life that are in our control"
I think all these philosophical approaches happened after Buddha's teachings. Stoicism us 3 century BC. Buddha time was 4 century BC. Buddha teachings foundation is Virtues. ( Called Sila ) and also emphasis on Meditation. Try to read and do research on Buddha teachings.
I am a student of Stoic philosophy since 7 years. I am happy that people are encouraging and using it to bring about a change in their lives. But there's a fair share of criticism and limits the this philosophy or any other as a matter of fact. Stoicism is basically a branch of asceticism and it is NOT for everybody. I would have loved the video if it came with the valid criticism that this philosophy has.
I was completely catching up until the end part where u mentioned what Marcus said at the start of the his day, don’t u think that it’s completely in contrast from what the law of attraction teaches or at least preaches, that whatever we think and feel the universe will ultimately make it a reality by altering situations around u. What are ur thoughts on it?
Those talking about vedas and bhagwad gita , sorry as an atheist I don't believe in soul or god so it won't really help me. Stoicism keeps god away from the talk and hence is better . vedas maybe beneficial for you because you can reason everything by saying it's god's will.
Surrender what you can't control and Max out on what you can!
great !
Everyone keeps saying surrender but what is the definition of surrender ?
@@lonewolf8644 must be some punjabi guy
@@epedso4417 😂
Which is the same said in Bhagavadgeeta🙏🏻
I just realized I'm practicing stoicism without knowing anything about it prior. I came to this state of mind after facing a lot of disappointments and misfortunes in my life. I don't think people can start practicing stoicism by themselves only life experience can teach them.
You are right.
Well i did
same !
Same here
I did too 🙌
1) accept what u can't change
2) let go and go with the.flow.of.nature
3) imagine your death .. death meditation .. (it will motivate u to strive for work as u will have a pov that life.is so short)
4)
4th Is death ☠️
@@hjkk8101 lol
5) write a journal if u wish to express something
😮
Recently discovered you and I must say your content and knowledge is just out of the box and just next level. The way you talk about stuff and explain things I just love that. Keep up the great work
Really same!
Varun's not gonna read it but am far too happy to discover his work & thoughts !
Trifecta of reality was just marvellous and the content on his channel is way beyond appreciable !💯🤝
I used to be a stoic before but then I Discovered Bhagvan Gita ..the superset of all mindset
For real, these modern stoic trend will soon be replaced by Bhavat Geeta
A lot of things you said had been given in our Yoga and Ancient Indian Spirituality too...
But yeah good to see other places too such thought process and philosophy converge.... Even many Eastern philosophies too it is present....
Yes but the assumptions are different.
Best Example- Adhvaitha Vedanta's application to life leads to this stoicism..
Tbh I am a very satisfied, uninterested, not influenced person who does not want anything from life.. now watching your video I realized there is too much of stoicism in me.. I didn't know the word but I knew how I am functioning. And this completely acceptance of situation of life is also not a good thing because this led to me disinterested in my own life and don't wish to live life because there is nothing to achieve it as I am already satisfied of everything... So actually I am trying to think opposite of what u are proposing.. I am trying to unaccept and change my circumstances and be more curious and trying to set small goals for myself.. trying to be little passionate about things than before.. trying to engage in my life and exploring new things.. I think thats the difference between a passionate and not so passionate person, a pessimistic and an optimist person .. beacuse for u Stoicism is a life changer Philosophy but for people like me opposite of that is what I need .. I think this is because passionate people are too restless they want to accomplish and concern new things while I am always in rest which sometimes makes me frustrated
Here's the chronology
22nd April- I ordered Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
29th April- I watched your first video and subbed(my fastest subscription, i never subscribe channels after just watching one vid)
30th April- The book gets delivered
1st may- I'm watching this vid
5th June 2023, Whats the update?
He is a stoic now so he doesn't care about commenting about the book or even the book.
@@rahulvats95😂😂
@@rahulvats95I do not feel anything emotionally to reply you but I'm still replying because, go with the flow.
The way you explain subject is awesome, i tried to understood it earlier but couldn't do it. Kudos
"The world is nothing but change. Our life is only perception." - (Book four) Meditation
Not knowing about this once I tried it. It was the time of my final exams when my college was getting over. We all were happy that we will be graduating but I just messed up my last exam and I realised that I will fail. I thought and made up my mind how to not get affected, how to control my emotions, what will I do after that, what practical steps I will take to counter the situation.
But when the moment came when I finally got my result I broke down I couldn't control my emotions. Whatever I thought that I would do to control my emotions, I was unable to do I couldn't stop crying, I was unable to face any of my batchmates, felt so inferior, these were the new emotions that I haven't thought of earlier. And so my practice of so called stoicism failed.
We have read similar philosophy in childhood in Kabir's poem.He celebrated death of his son and all his bhajan somewhat explain the same thing.
Learning about stoicism from this video I just realised that it isn't much different from Bhagwat Gita philosophy. One principle of which is nishkaam karmayog that superficially means not getting attached to the result of your work, not getting affected by the result positive or negative, not getting affected by failing or succeeding, just choosing the right action and working in the path of it.
6:36 i think i can describe what you're describing better. its not about not feeling sad or angry but to feel it in its entirety and focus on it and remember exactly how it feels so you slowly become comfortable with it. you seperate emotion and action and simply becomee comfortable with the emotions you do feel instead of suppressing them. just sit and observe your emotion and exactly how it feels and instead of suppressing it focus on it as much as you can and you'll start accepting and processing emotions in the best possible way
Amazingly explained, Stoicism is a great way to live life.
1. Acceptance for freedom of mind
2. Don't try to control the things out of your control
3. Write-outlet as punching bag
And if any one wanna know more on stoicism, you have your own "Desi Stoic" 👋🏻
Changing the perspective is a way to peace. 💆🏻♀️
Thank you so much 👏😊
I just found out that I practiced stoicism without even knowing about it... Thanks for the perspective
Such an amazing video dude, thanks a ton, I really appreciate it
Brilliant ! Rehash old, native wisdom and give it a big, foreign name, and our ever-distracted countrymen, always eager for some new crutch to grasp are game. But on the positive side, there is the hope that this just, might resonate and have some salutary effect on our people.
thankyou for making such amazing and wonder ful creation had been going around with some frustration and this really told me why feeling much better now thankou for much time
Stoicism is bad for humanity but really good for one's peace of mind.
Watching this video after AeVy TV. I can find a ton of resemblance in Achna’s and Varun’s delivery
Thanks for the video. I am finding one of the biggest solution for life now.
As the saying goes - Hope for the best prepare for the worst
You just made soo beautiful video covering the basics so nicely........i love Stoic
I'm clearly a deep stoic. Thank you for talking about the aspects of this.
All time favourite movie.Songs, acting and story everything is awesome.
these are the learnings I have picked with my life experiences, without knowing it has a name 🙆 so stoicism it is!
superb background and video !!
This was so well put. Thank you! ✨
I didn't knew that something like this existed. I have been doing it since childhood without knowing that I'm practicing stoicism.
People call me crazy for always thinking worst case scenarios.
Bhai ye wala bahut deep podcast tha.. adhyatam wale topic me bht se topics adhoore reh gaye.. please unko cover krna
Unse pucho samadhi ke bre me unka kya khyal hai
Unke life goals kya hai
Unke liye sahi method kya hai life jeene ka
Marriage ke bre me unka kya khyal hai
Etc etc
Please do a qna survey when he comes back again
But in a nutshelll thanks for inviting him
2nd best podcast for me
I hope you can answer this. On one hand you are trying to practice stoicism in which ideally , you won't be unsatisfied with whatever nature is throwing at you , and on the other hand, you are celebrating the massive increase in life expectancy through human efforts (whose driving factor is unsatisfaction and hunger for more ) .
So which side are you inclined towards ? I know you are into Stoicism to some extent but I am sure not fully, else you won't have wanted and worked for a better life probably.
Sages already defined this so called stoicism with state of sadhana with equal reaction to all kind of situation
On this topic if you want to go deep you can read vedas too which tells you the permanent answers of youur questions
Dude, an stoic video with Goku. You got yourself a subscriber.
Following this for quite sometime now, without knowing the name for the same!
The Cero soundtrack gave me a deja vu
damn, this was a really great video varun!
You really added one more value in me , what to say no words bro. Just keep it doing dear . I think i want to meet you.
Loved this one! Subbed in 1 min. Awesome 😎
Varun is a gem
the thing he said about joe rogan about equanimity was written in bhagvad geeta it self. Bhagvad geeta contain everything.
"the cheif task of a philosopher is to separate things that are in our control from the things that are not in our control"
happy that i stumbled on your page ,keep bringing up informative videos buddy.
ps- comment box hit the century with my comment
No matter what, you can't fill the void if you remove the only CONSTANT that innate human nature already recognizes.
Nice one Varun!
Thank you for the deeper insights on Stoicism!
Nothing is random. Your Karma decides your life. Which also means if we take charge of our actions 100 percent and consciously, nothing will seem random anymore.
you changed your life by stoic philosophy, now I suggest vedanta philosophy to figure out who is 'you'..... whose life changed? who is that? You will say varun's life changed but who varun is? Is varun a name of body? mind? thoughts? emotions? memory? figure about who you are and everything will be figured out :)
thanks for this much great video brother
omg...so impressive....appreciate this
Mind-blowing
U are awesome Varun currently I m a college student ur videos just helps me alot
Oh its too much positive to take
Great insights varun bhaiya, Your content is awesome..
I also strongly believe in Stoic philosophy ✌️🙃
This is great video.
Loved it. Thanks you the crazy insights
6:37 good point
This will make you resilient in life, but if you don't feel elated about something positive then is it a good thing?
Bhai...seems like quite a lot of people (including me) practice these things without giving it a fancy name.
Try Advaitha vedant ..havent read, but its teachings are very similar, probably better
Ya bro just advait vedant me isse bhi jyada philosophy likhi hai but it come from Vedas to inke liye religious ho jayega but stoicism bolne me kitna cool lag raha hai to usko hi follow karenge sayad advait vedant ka naam bhi na suna ho inhone 😢
Great video Varun! If someone wants to get started with Stoicism, a good starting point is the book "A guide to the good life" by William B. Irvine
Marcus had lots of pain in life and so he needed Stoicism as an anti-depressant, why do you need it Varun?
I have unknowingly been stoicist
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WTF DUDE 🤯
I am practicing it since last 4 years without knowing I was in depression kind of state bcoz of COVID and backlogs and changes in life.
So I started accepting them and weighting then down only mistake I did was overdo it and not focusing on improving it like in a day I used to think atleast 10 times i have backlogs ,I have work to do . But not do it rather write it get off with it and start wasting time but soon i realised this is not working and then after i started working on it with writing and that habit continue till date .
Try reading Nietzsche, it will show you a different perceptive towards Stoicism
Therapy is expensive, so i watch this video.
There is a fly on your coke can at 5:25. You can't change it now.
Money can't buy wisdom.
Varun sir I've been following stoicism for almost 4 years but I recently got a doubt that if u are always thinking about and preparing for the worst-case scenarios won't u be surrounded by negativity all the time? so I started experimenting on the other side of the spectrum like being positive and it tbh freed my mind a little but I think if u fail u do get demotivated but that's not the case for me cause I have good emotional resilience not the best. i just wanna know ur opinion on this and i strongly believe in the "care only about the things in life that are in our control"
For once try hindu philosophy or preach vedanta give that thing some time
He has been through pain for sure.
The whole stoicism can be relatable to the teachings of bhagwat gita..!
And its amazing..
Or indic philosophy in general
@@sushil6509 yup..
vedanta be like hold my beer..
So much zen!
Such a wise words..
It’s so much similar to the verses of Bhagwat Gita ..!
I think all these philosophical approaches happened after Buddha's teachings. Stoicism us 3 century BC. Buddha time was 4 century BC. Buddha teachings foundation is Virtues. ( Called Sila ) and also emphasis on Meditation. Try to read and do research on Buddha teachings.
I am a student of Stoic philosophy since 7 years. I am happy that people are encouraging and using it to bring about a change in their lives. But there's a fair share of criticism and limits the this philosophy or any other as a matter of fact. Stoicism is basically a branch of asceticism and it is NOT for everybody.
I would have loved the video if it came with the valid criticism that this philosophy has.
can u share some of the criticism and limits of stoicism which you are talking about .........
varun you should teach physics like for real children would never fear physics
I was completely catching up until the end part where u mentioned what Marcus said at the start of the his day, don’t u think that it’s completely in contrast from what the law of attraction teaches or at least preaches, that whatever we think and feel the universe will ultimately make it a reality by altering situations around u. What are ur thoughts on it?
Read skepticism and solipsism
Be A Stoic.
Bhagavat Geeta. ❤❤
Not hate to anyone but Shree Krishn ji already taught us stoicism many many many years ago , we don’t need foreign authors 🙏
This is like daoism....read this book dao de jing , helped me a lot
Varun you can do gaming we will love to see it please try heroic game
I was a stoic without even knowing it.
Lifelong learnings.
Thankyou so much😢
You must try Sadhguru Inner Engineering. My two cents: Stoicism feels like it's still on the surface. To dig deep and get to the core of who we are!
Very helpful ❤
We deserve a collab between Varun and TRS (Ranveer) after this video😃
It’s a year old video but if you’re reading my message, please answer this. Am I manifesting low mode around me by meditating upon it?
Stoicism? I thought you were talking about some verses of Bhagwad Gita.
Your content is very knowledgeable and amazing 💯♥️....u deserve more subscribers.....pls make podcasts also it will be very helpful 😊 ✌👍👍
FUCK IT , SITUATION
Those talking about vedas and bhagwad gita , sorry as an atheist I don't believe in soul or god so it won't really help me. Stoicism keeps god away from the talk and hence is better . vedas maybe beneficial for you because you can reason everything by saying it's god's will.