Live a plain and simple life. Being content with food clothing and shelter and living in the present moment will start you on the way to peaceful living.
Gentle- Man Living a simple and plain life is ideal, although being rich and having materialistic possessions doesn’t necessesarily contradict the way of the tao. You can simply play the game of life without mixing your identification with the materialistic succession. This is obviously not the case in today’s society.
Artists and Scientists are celebrated for their Achievements....not their personalities or their Discontentment. Respect is even greater because they Achieved in Spite of their difficult Life.
The crowd at the ball game BY WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS The crowd at the ball game is moved uniformly by a spirit of uselessness which delights them- all the exciting detail of the chase and the escape, the error the flash of genius- all to no end save beauty the eternal- So in detail they, the crowd, are beautiful for this to be warned against saluted and defied- It is alive, venomous it smiles grimly its words cut- The flashy female with her mother, gets it- The Jew gets it straight- it is deadly, terrifying- It is the Inquisition, the Revolution It is beauty itself that lives day by day in them idly- This is the power of their faces It is summer, it is the solstice the crowd is cheering, the crowd is laughing in detail permanently, seriously without thought
That statement I fully agree with. Unions are gangsters. Men are insecure here solely because of apprenticeships of man- all the devices that come with them if the teacher is a fraud and stuff- as most men are now.
1. Don't stand on your tip toes. 2. Let softness overcome the hard. 3. Appreciate uselessness. 4. Don't strive, but flow along. Thank you Einzelganger :)
4. For me i can strive, but not too attach to it. Moving or flowing through what you want (prefer) is good. Just like people who meditate aka wants to go towards something. I think the problem is attachment aka binary yes or no. Examples if you, want to run marathon but fall short. Is not a problem. How you attach or view the attainment of outcome is the problem. The journey and task you take to run marathon can be blissful and flowing if you dont exert force or push yourself reluctantly.
Another example. I want a good job. Well you can still flow or we wui or take path of least resistance in pursuit of it. You do what is necessary to get there, when you tired, you stop, you not forcing to work when you tired. Let's say you dont get the job you want. It is not a problem if you not too attach too it... I will say striving is not bad. It is the attachment to striving that is bad. Strive aka go towards what you want sometimes, but not too hard. If you dont get it. No big deal.
Thank you so much for this. I'm recovering from a coma and extensive brain damage, and for over a year, feeling useless is just an understatement. Your video changed my perspective. I'm going to think of my current situation as more of a 'gain' now.
Wish you health... Cut out all carbs Use MCT oil Wheatgerm oil Magnesium Grass fed butter Copper Zinc Nac Meditate if your condition allows you Love peace light
Wow! Thank you! This is very helpful. I was struggling with feeling “useless” and hating myself for it. Just being an introvert and like to sit by myself and ponder deeply about things has made me feel lonely and out of place in this modern world. This video made me feel like i am not doing anything wrong nor am I abnormal.
No matter how much u think just embrace your inner beauty and u will find peace with yourself and needing nothing is true wisdom so don't beat yourself up it ain't worth it really.
You are not alone in this feeling. I am past middle age and have felt and dealt with the same feelings of isolation and ostracism since my youth. This World and Culture doesn't look fondly on introverts or Spiritual people that dont buy into the status quo. At least we have a medium to connect with each other now instead of being alone. I take solace in that. Peace to you.
People keep bugging me why I don't get my drivers licence. Well, I don't need it, don't need a car, don't need the payments, don't want to drive people around, don't want to be frustrated with other drivers, bad roads, tickets and pigeon shitstains. They asked me and it was a half a decade ago, why I don't have a mobile phone (I have now as living without it is more troubles nowadays). I didn't want it, because I enjoyed my time without being harrassed with phonecalls and messages. Before you assume I'm an eccentric old guy, I'm not. I haven't had a mobile from age 16 to 22. I'm 27 now and life is very good.
Dont want is the a form of 'want'. You dont want drivers license because you want to have peace of mind. People who say the arent striving is actually striving. Or i will callled it wants. They still have wants or desire. Yours is desire to have peace of minds aka not having to deal with driving and drivers. Read courage to be disliked by alfred adler. We all working towards something whether we realize or not. We are not driven by past we are driven by future.
I like this.just live a simple life with full of inner peace and happiness. I have come to discover that we are more attached to external things that just make us vulnerable in the name of getting some sort of status from the society
I like this.just live a simple life with full of inner peace and happiness. I have come to discover that we are more attached to external things that just make us vulnerable in the name of getting some sort of status from the society
Me too, driving is too stressful and so is maintaining the car. It is quarantine in 2020 now and my son and I walk 2 km one-way and back for groceries in our backpacks because there are no taxis. It made me think would i buy a car? Eh, nope. I like walking and it’s wonderful that i don’t have to inhale car fumes walking into my tiny city nowadays.
I agree. It is unfortunate that many of the universal truths and ideas that founders and sages of the Worlds Faiths espoused have become corrupted in the formation and name of Religion.
@@jimsmith9853 Religion is a tool that is used to control people's minds. People need to seek enlightenment and awareness by themselves; not dictated by some fictional texts.
It's a philosophy not a religion, same with Buddhism. It's irritating to hear them called a religion. Neither of them promote any type of deity or god but to search within.
@@roxylipz2672 You probably dont know how to tell the difference between needs and wants. Do you really need a new lipstick? Answer is no. Do you really need the newest phone? Answer again is no. Do you need to pay the rent? The answer is yes. Needs and wants and occasionally treat yourself. Life is about finding balance, Not too much fun but not too bitter in responsibilities.
5:40 after I stopped playing the violin as a kid, I remember always being told that I could’ve been a master at my age or how I’m not productive like my other relatives who could afford clubs and sports. A part of me saw the beauty in being seen as the “useless” scapegoat, because I pioneered my interest in creativity and science: writing, designing, forensics/mortuary science, reading, drawing and editing. All are which I find myself always gravitating towards. As I grew up, many began to exploit this because I was now “exceptional” after receiving rewards and whatnot from the work and effort I’ve put in. I’ve learned that for most who rush in life, they silence their inner voice and expect others to do the same. Ive learned to listen to mines and ignore judgement which doesn’t provide much benefit
The great thing about this type of study Is that it is equally available to anyone who has the want to learn, excluding those who are in countries that do not allow it. But I've always thought of philosophy as the great equalizer. Good luck in your journey!
It's not beyond your humble capacity of understanding, dear one. Rather, your capacity to understand is infinite, and therefore it is humble. If you want to understand something, you have to feel it. If you want to feel something to understand it, you have to be in the Heart. The mind only condemns when it judges. But when the Heart judges it inquires; it asks the question.
"uselessness can be very useful" This is quite true. If everything thinks you're useful, they will come to you by default and they will think you will solve everything. When you cannot meet their ever-growing expectations, then they become disappointed. This is the same in sales. You underpromise and overdeliver. Do this, and you will gain clients. Do the reverse, you will lose clients.
In usefulness there is always leeway and wisdom comes from patient to grip on circumstances when they decide to come,not by you but you become compatible with the rules of nature. Life orders by rules but rules don't apply to those who follow the Tao by virtue of them who follow already yield in the nature give in their own words thoughts actions, bypass effort and doing by being, it's a change in perspective on how we see independently things to happen and not any complicated principle but plainly laid to plebeians, all we, so no need to burn out themselves later. Be smart, be alike to life.
It's the same in the family. When they know you are always the hard working one, who's always been the one to figure things out or someone who always manage money very well(not necessarily rich), they often come to you. It's fulfilling to help when you truly feel you needed to but most of the time tiring because you see you are exploited.
The Taoist are right excessive focus on gain produces anxiety and depression. We are programmed to live this way. Embracing softness isn't easy but is achievable and really works. Patience and living in the moment are worth the good results. Thanks 😊👍🙏😌
"Eat merely to relive your hunger, drink merely to relieve your thirst, dress merely to keep out the cold, house yourself merely as protection against personal discomfort." -Seneca Once again great video! You will have to tell me one of these days how you create your thumbnails. Some of the best I've seen.
The first part of this "eat merely to relieve your hunger" is completely wrong. This is the one reason a person should NOT eat. One should eat purely to NOURISH one's body. Hunger is secondary.
@@TurbanatorGamer in a sense you are also correct - this was written in Ancient Greece, but what I mean is that Seneca's idea of "hunger" was probably completely different to our modern day version of it, where if people feel hunger and are walking about the streets, instead of buying nourishing food in anticipation of a healthy meal which feeds the body, they indulge in INSTANT gratification of their hunger, and enter the nearest pie shop...
@@JohnM... Ah, I see. I always forget to remember that our definitions of such things like "hunger" and "appetite" were different back then. Thanks for clarifying and I do agree with that!
I don't have the correct words to express how grateful I am that I get to watch your videos. Recently I've been over stretching my discipline, been inpatient and I've been grasping on to external happiness. Thanks for shining light on the right path man, appreciate it 😌🙏
Been feeling down lately, stopped working out, stopped practicing my martial arts, eating like shit and my mental health is taking a hit. I come back to these videos about the Tao to help me back on track. Starting over again today.
Seriously one of the best channels on TH-cam. Always reminding us, just chill, control what you can to find your happiness, and deal with what you can't control only when it arrives infront of you. 🙏❣️
I find this so beautiful! I'm really glad that TH-cam has recommended me this channel. The wisdom you share is said in such a way that we can learn from it without having to feel guilty or otherwise bad about past mistakes.
Meditation really helps to bring inner peace🌿it feels so good when you reach a harmonious place within. It feels good when you can appreciate other's achievements and help other's without judgment or expectations 🌿may peace shine upon everyone
I was born in the fifties in the US. The culture than according to my parents was that idleness and laziness was a sin. They did not tolerate any kind of daydreaming or just doing nothing. The result is I am a nervous perfectionist. I am now almost 70 and I try every day to break my patterns and follow the TAO.
Hear, hear ! Great, keep on Your simple living. It's the wisest way to live our lives. Moneymakers cannot reach us and we do not get nutty from stressing around for nothing or letting tons of usefull information hammer through our brains every day. Selfmade torture. Be well !
life today is driven by materialism which drives consumerism which drives capitalism..then we become consumed by our own materialism. Slaves to desire and affluence and slaves to the debts we incur to achieve more acquisitions to satisfy our appetite for material wealth. Whole industries are built on satisfying our insatiable urges as well as satisfying our need to recover from the stresses brought on by our drive to satisfy our insatiable urges and desires. In the end , what do we have to show for this...a fat bank account ? poor health ? lazy and ungrateful children ? Where's the true wealth in a life lived to acquire those things ?
@@ifitsfreeitsforme1852 well said, but i believe we must aspire for material success, as it is the only way to fulfill our natural desire to provide for our people. We should aspire to provide for humanity rather than ourselves.
Thanks so much for this video! I’ve been stressing over getting acceptance into a masters program that I’ve been working towards for over five years now. And I’ve been so preoccupied with how old I will be once I get into the program, that I’ve been rushing things. Thank you for the wonderful reminder to be patient and to stop trying to control everything.
I am sometimes amazed at how different the values or modern society actually are to true wisdom. We all live on tiptoes - when actually it’s ok to be the crooked tree. Thank you again.
Opening my mind to other thoughts and beliefs has added to my search for inner peace. I've listened to many things but nothing inspired me. Your voice is so kind . And everything you said made so much sense and I feel that this way of life is my true nature. I hope to hear more😊 thank you
Jesus addressed this with this: "Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered by many things; but only one thing is necessary, for Mary had chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her. " Luke 10:41
This is the best channel of its kind. Clear, concise and well delivered. None of the pretentious new age twaddle and overwhelming music that is typical of similar videos. Refreshing, insightful and inspiring
Every day I agree more and more with principles, teachings or however you wish to call them, pertaining to the Taoism, Buddhism and Stoicism; I can look back an acknowledge many, many points in my life in which I was grasping for mere illusions. The result? I got frustrated, I got anxious, I got depressed, I got angry, I was these and many other things except one: happy. Because I was striving to belong somewhere I didn't, and now I laugh at my puerile desires of being noticed, of being on the spotlight, of yearning things that I was "supposed to strive for". But now I can acknowledge it as a teaching from the Universe. If I hadn't gone through that, I wouldn't recognize in this moment that I don't want that anymore. Not out of resentment or spite. Simply because I don't wish it, because I've experienced feeling whole by myself, by my own means, by what one may call _useless_ things, indeed. Thank you for this and many other of your amazing videos.
We all do have a gift but not all gifts are seen as such. Be you. Many times we are pushed be someone we are not. Living a simple life can sometimes be us following others ideas. The key is to do what makes YOU feel loved and at peace.
This is amazing in its capacity to heal slowly as it may. Taoism is a state and it is - at least to me - more abstract than religious teachings which impose more concretized ideologies. And yet, Taoism strikes a chord with people because it resonates deep into the human subconscious. I am all for it.
Bro, i just want to thank you for making these videos they have really helped me in finding my peace again. Cheers my brother, sending love from New Zealand homie.
Thank you for this!! Taoist philosophy came into my life very recently and your channel helped me understand it. I really wanted to watch another video about the Tao, and here it is!! Saludos desde Argentina :)
After listening to Alan Watts's lectures and reading Lau Tzu's Tao Te Ching, I couldn't find any other person's words on the nature of the universe engaging enough to listen to until I found you. So, thank you for creating these awesome videos.
Wow you are a natural psychologist. I can tell by your videos. Thanks for your commitment to putting them out there. You are helping people far more than you can imagine, a bit like this video, planting and watching the tree grow
It easier to have a belief than no believe, the world would be much peaceful, if every reglious group, ideology group, have this humble thought, unfortunately human nature cling to power and influence, geopolitics will never this kind of world to come to existence. In fact , the more diverse idea the world possess , the more violent the world will get.
Softness means to be flexible and to adapt easily to new situations, to be the opposite of rigid and stiff. Softness does not make us weak, make us strong.
I was always striving for people's validation. I felt useless because i was not smart enough to achieve my goals. People only noticed me if I achieved something while they ignored me if I'm not. Now I realized after I quit my job that I don't need their validation. That I am enough even though I'm "useless". I am at peace when they think I'm useless because I act like I don't know anything so they won't bother me. They'll just use you if you are "useful". After they used you, they'll act like they don't even know you. It's better to be a low profile person.
Ancient wisdom is all about living accordance with the nature & universe. All these deteriorations exist today simply because humans are going in a different path. We think we are winning but we are losing. Actually we have already loss against nature though we don't realize it. Nature can go without humans. But human are just another species living in this planet.
Thank you for the Wisdom. "If men followed the Holy Counsels and the Teachings of the Prophets, if Divine Light shone in all hearts and men were really religious, we should soon see peace on earth and the Kingdom of God among men." ~ Abdul-Baha, Baha'i Faith
@@raspberrypi4970 Quite true. At every new age of 500-1000 years, it's the purpose of Divine Educators: "Krishna, Zoroaster, Buddha, Abraham, Moses, Christ, Muhammad and Baha'u'llah" to teach that Peace to men's hearts. ~ Baha'i Faith
The other day after watching "The Minimalists" on Netflix, I decided to throw out things I have held onto for years, including these rocks I collected at a beach in my family's home country Dominican Republic when I was about 11yrs old. (I'm 27). As I spread them out, I joked to my brother that it looked like it spelled a word-Taoism. I minored in Philosophy but I won't lie I "winged" eastern philosophy, so I wasn't really too familiar with this practice. I'm a firm believer in signs from the universe and as it turns out, this video and others on Taoism have discussed ideas I needed to hear on my current spiritual journey.. transformational ideas. I felt a sensation in my gut watching this video because it spoke not only things I had pondered but brought up solutions for my episodes of depression and existential dread. Life truly is magical and beautiful.. I recommend watching the first episode of "Surviving Death" on Netflix if anyone is into spirituality. I've felt purposeful ever since, (which can be rare for philosophers with depression and PTSD)
Hey dude, just wanted to pop a comment and say I really enjoy your content. Watching your vid on "How to be alone" really made me reconsider a lot of the notions I was laying against myself, and this video did a great job reaffirming many of the Taoist principles I've been falling into lately in a very natural and charming way. Keep up the great work and don't stand on your tip toes, that's a sub from me.
I love your videos and I think that your voice matches the content perfectly. The tone and the rythm transmits peace and calm. Thanks for the videos and the knowledge in them.
The Tao Te Ching is a wonderful gift left to us by an amazing philosopher who understood the truly important things in life. I remember that reading this ancient wisdom & implementing it about 20 years ago changed my perspectives & priorities in life in such an immensely positive way. Combine the teachings of the Tao with the ancient Roman stoic philosophy of Seneca, Marcus Aurelius & Epictetus, and you will have opened a path towards a happier, healthier & more peaceful life. It truly can change your life for the better.
It's like doing what you are supposed to do whole heartedly and not thinking about the result. Well I think such a gifted content maker as you are, you should also discuss about the philosophy of the Bhagavad Gita. Lots of love and support from India.
Thank you for your mindful videos.....you have no idea how much they mean to me...im trying my best to understand my inner deamons and makimg peace with them...i think thats the key to inner peace
I love and respect Taoism so much I’m so glad I started studying it thanks to this amazing channel thank you so much 🙏🏽 and I hope life flows well for everyone into the ocean of existence 🙏🏽🌊🌊
Thank you Einzelganger for making a great video to use the Taoist Wisdom knowledge to understand today' world. Hopefully we learnt the wisdom to make everyone for having a better life....
Live a plain and simple life. Being content with food clothing and shelter and living in the present moment will start you on the way to peaceful living.
Exactly.
True.
Life can be so easy. Simple living is a beautiful life!
Gentle- Man Living a simple and plain life is ideal, although being rich and having materialistic possessions doesn’t necessesarily contradict the way of the tao. You can simply play the game of life without mixing your identification with the materialistic succession. This is obviously not the case in today’s society.
agreed.
"Dont work to hard to live,no one ever made it out of life anyway ,Chill and relax flow like the river "
Going with the pace of the universe and dancing in its flow rather than resisting is how I feel truly peaceful 💚
My boss says ..stop being little bitch and come on.
Silence of the inner world is the passage towards greater wisdom.
When the mind is calm, the consciousness can grow.
True .
When you stop trying to know, you begin to understand.
Yes I agree with you!
@@ZENSIBLE Can you elaborate on your last reply about understanding and knowing?
Truth 🥰🙏
"Appreciate Uselessness"
How not to be exploited.
I like that.
Artists and Scientists are celebrated for their Achievements....not their personalities or their Discontentment. Respect is even greater because they Achieved in Spite of their difficult Life.
The crowd at the ball game
BY WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS
The crowd at the ball game
is moved uniformly
by a spirit of uselessness
which delights them-
all the exciting detail
of the chase
and the escape, the error
the flash of genius-
all to no end save beauty
the eternal-
So in detail they, the crowd,
are beautiful
for this
to be warned against
saluted and defied-
It is alive, venomous
it smiles grimly
its words cut-
The flashy female with her
mother, gets it-
The Jew gets it straight- it
is deadly, terrifying-
It is the Inquisition, the
Revolution
It is beauty itself
that lives
day by day in them
idly-
This is
the power of their faces
It is summer, it is the solstice
the crowd is
cheering, the crowd is laughing
in detail
permanently, seriously
without thought
@Seraph909 thats until you got starved. or earthquake appear. or letting you get massacred by colonials.
so much for "peace"
Lol 🤣it’s just another way of saying be passive aggressive😂
That statement I fully agree with. Unions are gangsters. Men are insecure here solely because of apprenticeships of man- all the devices that come with them if the teacher is a fraud and stuff- as most men are now.
1. Don't stand on your tip toes.
2. Let softness overcome the hard.
3. Appreciate uselessness.
4. Don't strive, but flow along.
Thank you Einzelganger :)
Nice 🙏🙏🙏
Thank you
4. For me i can strive, but not too attach to it. Moving or flowing through what you want (prefer) is good. Just like people who meditate aka wants to go towards something. I think the problem is attachment aka binary yes or no.
Examples if you, want to run marathon but fall short. Is not a problem. How you attach or view the attainment of outcome is the problem. The journey and task you take to run marathon can be blissful and flowing if you dont exert force or push yourself reluctantly.
Another example.
I want a good job.
Well you can still flow or we wui or take path of least resistance in pursuit of it. You do what is necessary to get there, when you tired, you stop, you not forcing to work when you tired.
Let's say you dont get the job you want. It is not a problem if you not too attach too it...
I will say striving is not bad. It is the attachment to striving that is bad.
Strive aka go towards what you want sometimes, but not too hard. If you dont get it. No big deal.
This should be pinned.
Thank you so much for this. I'm recovering from a coma and extensive brain damage, and for over a year, feeling useless is just an understatement. Your video changed my perspective. I'm going to think of my current situation as more of a 'gain' now.
Oh wow, I wish you all the best. I'm glad to hear that this video was able to change your perspective for the better. 👍 Kind regards, E.
Wish you health...
Cut out all carbs
Use MCT oil
Wheatgerm oil
Magnesium
Grass fed butter
Copper
Zinc
Nac
Meditate if your condition allows you
Love peace light
Wow! Thank you! This is very helpful. I was struggling with feeling “useless” and hating myself for it. Just being an introvert and like to sit by myself and ponder deeply about things has made me feel lonely and out of place in this modern world. This video made me feel like i am not doing anything wrong nor am I abnormal.
No matter how much u think just embrace your inner beauty and u will find peace with yourself and needing nothing is true wisdom so don't beat yourself up it ain't worth it really.
Just being alive is enough, you are good exactly as you are 🙏
You are good enough 😊
Embrace life as it comes😁
You are not alone in this feeling.
I am past middle age and have felt and dealt with the same feelings of isolation and ostracism since my youth.
This World and Culture doesn't look fondly on introverts or Spiritual people that dont buy into the status quo.
At least we have a medium to connect with each other now instead of being alone.
I take solace in that.
Peace to you.
People keep bugging me why I don't get my drivers licence. Well, I don't need it, don't need a car, don't need the payments, don't want to drive people around, don't want to be frustrated with other drivers, bad roads, tickets and pigeon shitstains.
They asked me and it was a half a decade ago, why I don't have a mobile phone (I have now as living without it is more troubles nowadays). I didn't want it, because I enjoyed my time without being harrassed with phonecalls and messages.
Before you assume I'm an eccentric old guy, I'm not. I haven't had a mobile from age 16 to 22. I'm 27 now and life is very good.
Dont want is the a form of 'want'.
You dont want drivers license because you want to have peace of mind.
People who say the arent striving is actually striving. Or i will callled it wants. They still have wants or desire.
Yours is desire to have peace of minds aka not having to deal with driving and drivers.
Read courage to be disliked by alfred adler. We all working towards something whether we realize or not. We are not driven by past we are driven by future.
You are a wise ancient spirit.
I like this.just live a simple life with full of inner peace and happiness.
I have come to discover that we are more attached to external things that just make us vulnerable in the name of getting some sort of status from the society
I like this.just live a simple life with full of inner peace and happiness.
I have come to discover that we are more attached to external things that just make us vulnerable in the name of getting some sort of status from the society
Me too, driving is too stressful and so is maintaining the car. It is quarantine in 2020 now and my son and I walk 2 km one-way and back for groceries in our backpacks because there are no taxis. It made me think would i buy a car? Eh, nope. I like walking and it’s wonderful that i don’t have to inhale car fumes walking into my tiny city nowadays.
The TAO was never meant for Religion.
Once you turn the TAO into a Religion, it's no longer the TAO.
I agree.
It is unfortunate that many of the universal truths and ideas that founders and sages of the Worlds Faiths espoused have become corrupted in the formation and name of Religion.
@@jimsmith9853 Religion is a tool that is used to control people's minds. People need to seek enlightenment and awareness by themselves; not dictated by some fictional texts.
Yes, it’s a way of thinking, not a religion
@@lindasue8719
Thinking brings Perception..The TAO 'the way,' only 'what is'.
Accepting the inevitable.
It's a philosophy not a religion, same with Buddhism. It's irritating to hear them called a religion. Neither of them promote any type of deity or god but to search within.
All my life I have been rushing and striving, it's time to stop and realize that there is more to life. Thank you for this realization.
In other words: "Chill, bro!"
@@artfulinspirations
Or is it? Hahaha
Lol
And let's not forget to be 'most excellent to each other'
Nasengold there is more than just Chill bro
If u didn't think about getting the job while giving interview
You will get that job
Because ur not attached to it
U r free
Just go with the flow
He is rich who is content with what he has. He who wants more will never be content.
So very true.
If you have bills and earnings is not enough. Lol
@@roxylipz2672 You probably dont know how to tell the difference between needs and wants. Do you really need a new lipstick? Answer is no. Do you really need the newest phone? Answer again is no. Do you need to pay the rent? The answer is yes. Needs and wants and occasionally treat yourself. Life is about finding balance, Not too much fun but not too bitter in responsibilities.
Vanity, vanity all is vanity, and a blowing wind.
知足常乐
The water part explained beautifully....softness is slow but it's power should NEVER be underestimated .. thanks
I have always been useless my whole life..without any talent or gifts..but today I'm the happiest of all ❤️
5:40 after I stopped playing the violin as a kid, I remember always being told that I could’ve been a master at my age or how I’m not productive like my other relatives who could afford clubs and sports.
A part of me saw the beauty in being seen as the “useless” scapegoat, because I pioneered my interest in creativity and science: writing, designing, forensics/mortuary science, reading, drawing and editing.
All are which I find myself always gravitating towards. As I grew up, many began to exploit this because I was now “exceptional” after receiving rewards and whatnot from the work and effort I’ve put in.
I’ve learned that for most who rush in life, they silence their inner voice and expect others to do the same. Ive learned to listen to mines and ignore judgement which doesn’t provide much benefit
This is so much beyond my humble capacity of understanding. But I'm doing my best to learn.
The great thing about this type of study Is that it is equally available to anyone who has the want to learn, excluding those who are in countries that do not allow it. But I've always thought of philosophy as the great equalizer. Good luck in your journey!
There is hope for you, keep stepping despite the bullshit you are divine👍😁🌅
It's not beyond your humble capacity of understanding, dear one. Rather, your capacity to understand is infinite, and therefore it is humble.
If you want to understand something, you have to feel it. If you want to feel something to understand it, you have to be in the Heart.
The mind only condemns when it judges. But when the Heart judges it inquires; it asks the question.
Doing not, being said. Therefore work be done by being in consistency with the Tao.
Why limit your "capacity of understanding" with a statement like that?? your words have power.
"uselessness can be very useful"
This is quite true. If everything thinks you're useful, they will come to you by default and they will think you will solve everything. When you cannot meet their ever-growing expectations, then they become disappointed. This is the same in sales. You underpromise and overdeliver. Do this, and you will gain clients. Do the reverse, you will lose clients.
"Under promise and over deliver". That's exactly the right way to go...even in personal relationships.
Also explains why you eventually win in Overwatch Mystery Heroes despite most players being drooling morons.
In usefulness there is always leeway and wisdom comes from patient to grip on circumstances when they decide to come,not by you but you become compatible with the rules of nature. Life orders by rules but rules don't apply to those who follow the Tao by virtue of them who follow already yield in the nature give in their own words thoughts actions, bypass effort and doing by being, it's a change in perspective on how we see independently things to happen and not any complicated principle but plainly laid to plebeians, all we, so no need to burn out themselves later. Be smart, be alike to life.
It's the same in the family. When they know you are always the hard working one, who's always been the one to figure things out or someone who always manage money very well(not necessarily rich), they often come to you. It's fulfilling to help when you truly feel you needed to but most of the time tiring because you see you are exploited.
As a chinese, i love taoism so much.
I'm not chinese, but I can't wait to get to this subject in my studies!
A Taoist would not ‘love’ Taoism.
dharmabeachbum yet it appears Taoism is a form of love....🧐
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The Taoist are right excessive focus on gain produces anxiety and depression. We are programmed to live this way. Embracing softness isn't easy but is achievable and really works. Patience and living in the moment are worth the good results. Thanks 😊👍🙏😌
As chapter 67 in the Tao says, remember your three great strengths: simplicity, patience, and compassion. These are your greatest treasure.
"Eat merely to relive your hunger, drink merely to relieve your thirst, dress merely to keep out the cold, house yourself merely as protection against personal discomfort." -Seneca
Once again great video! You will have to tell me one of these days how you create your thumbnails. Some of the best I've seen.
The first part of this "eat merely to relieve your hunger" is completely wrong. This is the one reason a person should NOT eat. One should eat purely to NOURISH one's body. Hunger is secondary.
@@JohnM... I disagree. Hunger signals that your body requires nourishment. It is appetite that comes secondary. At least that's how I look at it.
@@TurbanatorGamer in a sense you are also correct - this was written in Ancient Greece, but what I mean is that Seneca's idea of "hunger" was probably completely different to our modern day version of it, where if people feel hunger and are walking about the streets, instead of buying nourishing food in anticipation of a healthy meal which feeds the body, they indulge in INSTANT gratification of their hunger, and enter the nearest pie shop...
@@JohnM... Ah, I see. I always forget to remember that our definitions of such things like "hunger" and "appetite" were different back then. Thanks for clarifying and I do agree with that!
Well said gentlemen, thanks for replying to the comment, always love a good dialectic conversation!
"Two things are infinite. The universe and human stupidity. And I'm not so sure about the universe." -- Albert Einstein
I don't have the correct words to express how grateful I am that I get to watch your videos.
Recently I've been over stretching my discipline, been inpatient and I've been grasping on to external happiness.
Thanks for shining light on the right path man, appreciate it 😌🙏
Keep doing what you're doing👍👏🌅
Been feeling down lately, stopped working out, stopped practicing my martial arts, eating like shit and my mental health is taking a hit. I come back to these videos about the Tao to help me back on track. Starting over again today.
Seriously one of the best channels on TH-cam.
Always reminding us, just chill, control what you can to find your happiness, and deal with what you can't control only when it arrives infront of you.
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*Don't strive for anything, be soft and useless, go with the flow.*
I've been following this great Taoist philosophy my whole life!
I find this so beautiful! I'm really glad that TH-cam has recommended me this channel. The wisdom you share is said in such a way that we can learn from it without having to feel guilty or otherwise bad about past mistakes.
Meditation really helps to bring inner peace🌿it feels so good when you reach a harmonious place within. It feels good when you can appreciate other's achievements and help other's without judgment or expectations 🌿may peace shine upon everyone
Thanks!
Thank you, Wandering Biku!
I was born in the fifties in the US. The culture than according to my parents was that idleness and laziness was a sin. They did not tolerate any kind of daydreaming or just doing nothing. The result is I am a nervous perfectionist. I am now almost 70 and I try every day to break my patterns and follow the TAO.
Life is really simple, but men insist on making it complicated.
"Life is like a game, some choose to play it on Hard mode"
*women
Hear, hear ! Great, keep on Your simple living. It's the wisest way to live our lives. Moneymakers cannot reach us and we do not get nutty from stressing around for nothing or letting tons of usefull information hammer through our brains every day. Selfmade torture. Be well !
life today is driven by materialism which drives consumerism which drives capitalism..then we become consumed by our own materialism. Slaves to desire and affluence and slaves to the debts we incur to achieve more acquisitions to satisfy our appetite for material wealth.
Whole industries are built on satisfying our insatiable urges as well as satisfying our need to recover from the stresses brought on by our drive to satisfy our insatiable urges and desires.
In the end , what do we have to show for this...a fat bank account ? poor health ? lazy and ungrateful children ? Where's the true wealth in a life lived to acquire those things ?
@@ifitsfreeitsforme1852 well said, but i believe we must aspire for material success, as it is the only way to fulfill our natural desire to provide for our people. We should aspire to provide for humanity rather than ourselves.
Simple living is such a beautiful life. Its a shame most will never know it.
Absolutely John, cause it means that you have a lot of time - time to make existential things w e l l done !
I watch these in the background when I get home after a long nightshift and they are very nice
Stress is root of all dis-ease. Embrace now, the gift🎁of the present⚘
Thanks so much for this video! I’ve been stressing over getting acceptance into a masters program that I’ve been working towards for over five years now. And I’ve been so preoccupied with how old I will be once I get into the program, that I’ve been rushing things. Thank you for the wonderful reminder to be patient and to stop trying to control everything.
Love this series. I listen to some of them several times and each time learn something new and different. Good wisdom!
I am sometimes amazed at how different the values or modern society actually are to true wisdom. We all live on tiptoes - when actually it’s ok to be the crooked tree. Thank you again.
Love your insight!
Opening my mind to other thoughts and beliefs has added to my search for inner peace. I've listened to many things but nothing inspired me. Your voice is so kind . And everything you said made so much sense and I feel that this way of life is my true nature. I hope to hear more😊 thank you
This message seeped into me to the cellular level. Its level of resonates is off the charts. Thank you times infinity ;)
I love your words and the way you Express yourself...
I am an introvert who feels everything in life...
Thank you for your time and energy...
Einzelgänger, gratitude from Portugal!
And from Australia too
And Spain also :)
Einzelganger, your work is amazing! Thank you for sharing your insights and gifts.
Jesus addressed this with this: "Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered by many things; but only one thing is necessary, for Mary had chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her. " Luke 10:41
julie wolf great example.
I absolutely love this content. You did an excellent job in production as well. Thank you for providing such an insightful and quality video.
This is the best channel of its kind. Clear, concise and well delivered. None of the pretentious new age twaddle and overwhelming music that is typical of similar videos. Refreshing, insightful and inspiring
Every day I agree more and more with principles, teachings or however you wish to call them, pertaining to the Taoism, Buddhism and Stoicism; I can look back an acknowledge many, many points in my life in which I was grasping for mere illusions. The result? I got frustrated, I got anxious, I got depressed, I got angry, I was these and many other things except one: happy. Because I was striving to belong somewhere I didn't, and now I laugh at my puerile desires of being noticed, of being on the spotlight, of yearning things that I was "supposed to strive for". But now I can acknowledge it as a teaching from the Universe. If I hadn't gone through that, I wouldn't recognize in this moment that I don't want that anymore. Not out of resentment or spite. Simply because I don't wish it, because I've experienced feeling whole by myself, by my own means, by what one may call _useless_ things, indeed. Thank you for this and many other of your amazing videos.
We all do have a gift but not all gifts are seen as such. Be you. Many times we are pushed be someone we are not. Living a simple life can sometimes be us following others ideas. The key is to do what makes YOU feel loved and at peace.
This is amazing in its capacity to heal slowly as it may. Taoism is a state and it is - at least to me - more abstract than religious teachings which impose more concretized ideologies. And yet, Taoism strikes a chord with people because it resonates deep into the human subconscious. I am all for it.
I love this video, been watching it 3 days in a row to remind my self...
1:36 Don't stand on your toes
2:45 Let softness overcome the hard
4:26 Appreciate useleness
5:52 Don't strive but flow along
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Bro, i just want to thank you for making these videos they have really helped me in finding my peace again. Cheers my brother, sending love from New Zealand homie.
Thank you for posting. This is so timely for all those who are sequestered at home. Be well and happy!
Just as what I thought. Be like water, just flow. Thank you, I needed this.
Thank you for this!! Taoist philosophy came into my life very recently and your channel helped me understand it. I really wanted to watch another video about the Tao, and here it is!!
Saludos desde Argentina :)
After listening to Alan Watts's lectures and reading Lau Tzu's Tao Te Ching, I couldn't find any other person's words on the nature of the universe engaging enough to listen to until I found you. So, thank you for creating these awesome videos.
Thank you, Reza :)
Me too ! And so many wonderful mates over here !!
thank you so much to all the creators involved in making this video
Wow you are a natural psychologist. I can tell by your videos. Thanks for your commitment to putting them out there. You are helping people far more than you can imagine, a bit like this video, planting and watching the tree grow
I love these videos of yours, thank you! I'm a little slow so I find you talk very fast and have to rewatch but wonderful.
"The Tao is ungraspable.
How can the Master's mind be at one with it?
Because he doesn't cling to ideas."
It easier to have a belief than no believe, the world would be much peaceful, if every reglious group, ideology group, have this humble thought, unfortunately human nature cling to power and influence, geopolitics will never this kind of world to come to existence. In fact , the more diverse idea the world possess , the more violent the world will get.
Softness, patience perhaps my toughest ones. Makes us vulnerable and come people to take advantage.
Softness and patience do not make you vulnerable. Water is soft, but a tidal wave can pack a punch.
He meant to be slow and steady instead of rushing. Patient meant perseverance and not looking for immediate gratification.
Softness means to be flexible and to adapt easily to new situations, to be the opposite of rigid and stiff. Softness does not make us weak, make us strong.
I was always striving for people's validation. I felt useless because i was not smart enough to achieve my goals. People only noticed me if I achieved something while they ignored me if I'm not. Now I realized after I quit my job that I don't need their validation. That I am enough even though I'm "useless". I am at peace when they think I'm useless because I act like I don't know anything so they won't bother me. They'll just use you if you are "useful". After they used you, they'll act like they don't even know you. It's better to be a low profile person.
Brilliant video, I love the bit about the useless tree, so good.
Ancient wisdom is all about living accordance with the nature & universe. All these deteriorations exist today simply because humans are going in a different path. We think we are winning but we are losing. Actually we have already loss against nature though we don't realize it. Nature can go without humans. But human are just another species living in this planet.
The ancients are right.
Thank you for the Wisdom. "If men followed the Holy Counsels and the Teachings of the Prophets, if Divine Light shone in all hearts and men were really religious, we should soon see peace on earth and the Kingdom of God among men." ~ Abdul-Baha, Baha'i Faith
If there's peace in your heart and mind, then there's already peace on Earth.
@@raspberrypi4970 Quite true. At every new age of 500-1000 years, it's the purpose of Divine Educators: "Krishna, Zoroaster, Buddha, Abraham, Moses, Christ, Muhammad and Baha'u'llah" to teach that Peace to men's hearts. ~ Baha'i Faith
The other day after watching "The Minimalists" on Netflix, I decided to throw out things I have held onto for years, including these rocks I collected at a beach in my family's home country Dominican Republic when I was about 11yrs old. (I'm 27). As I spread them out, I joked to my brother that it looked like it spelled a word-Taoism. I minored in Philosophy but I won't lie I "winged" eastern philosophy, so I wasn't really too familiar with this practice. I'm a firm believer in signs from the universe and as it turns out, this video and others on Taoism have discussed ideas I needed to hear on my current spiritual journey.. transformational ideas. I felt a sensation in my gut watching this video because it spoke not only things I had pondered but brought up solutions for my episodes of depression and existential dread. Life truly is magical and beautiful.. I recommend watching the first episode of "Surviving Death" on Netflix if anyone is into spirituality. I've felt purposeful ever since, (which can be rare for philosophers with depression and PTSD)
I closed my eyes and just listened. Very mediative. Thank you.
Had a marathon of these videos today. So enlightened right now.
thank you for the deep wisdom you share with us and so you help us
Great message.
Beautiful ending.
Fantastic as always.
Thank you Sir.
I am really enjoying learning more about eastern philosophy.
Hey dude, just wanted to pop a comment and say I really enjoy your content. Watching your vid on "How to be alone" really made me reconsider a lot of the notions I was laying against myself, and this video did a great job reaffirming many of the Taoist principles I've been falling into lately in a very natural and charming way. Keep up the great work and don't stand on your tip toes, that's a sub from me.
Thank you.I try to practice this. I have been telling my children this for years.
Maaaaaaan this is really what I needed in this life of non stop hustle.
Thank you for helping me to understand the flow state better. I am very grateful.
I love your videos and I think that your voice matches the content perfectly. The tone and the rythm transmits peace and calm. Thanks for the videos and the knowledge in them.
Bless you, bro, or rather you who comes before thought. These videos are so refreshing. I love and thank you
If no one has told you this before I will tell you now you are beautiful and I love you’re special and unique
Your voice makes me feel warm.
The Tao Te Ching is a wonderful gift left to us by an amazing philosopher who understood the truly important things in life.
I remember that reading this ancient wisdom & implementing it about 20 years ago changed my perspectives & priorities in life in such an immensely positive way. Combine the teachings of the Tao with the ancient Roman stoic philosophy of Seneca, Marcus Aurelius & Epictetus, and you will have opened a path towards a happier, healthier & more peaceful life. It truly can change your life for the better.
Wonderful, brilliant words. Thanks very much.
Yesssss, uselessness of me can become a reason for my survival🙏❤🙏
Thank you! You've helped me a lot with your videos! Positive vibes from Costa Rica
thank u for Giving...E❣️❣️❤🙏
It's like doing what you are supposed to do whole heartedly and not thinking about the result. Well I think such a gifted content maker as you are, you should also discuss about the philosophy of the Bhagavad Gita. Lots of love and support from India.
Thank you for sharing
The quiet mind.
Thank you for your mindful videos.....you have no idea how much they mean to me...im trying my best to understand my inner deamons and makimg peace with them...i think thats the key to inner peace
Thanks! 😊👍
this is really beautiful! I appreciate what you are doing here ❤
Truly brilliant. Happy to learn new things
Kinhin, thank you, Spread love everywhere you go
I love and respect Taoism so much I’m so glad I started studying it thanks to this amazing channel thank you so much 🙏🏽 and I hope life flows well for everyone into the ocean of existence 🙏🏽🌊🌊
father god granted me inner peace, peaceful thoughts peaceful heart long lasting peace permanent patience in jesus name Amen
CELEBRATE YOUR LIFE MY FRIEND'S AN DECORATE YOUR LOVE AND SPREAD ALL AROUND 🌺 💕🌲
TRUE WISDOM, period.
I have always hung out in the back of the lines , and I’ve lived the life I chose.
What a GREAT channel you have put together.Thank you friend.
New Zealand
Thank you so much for all these wonderful videos!! You're being appreciated 🙏
I really love the wisdom of Tao. Thank you so much for this video.
Thank you Einzelganger for making a great video to use the Taoist Wisdom knowledge to understand today' world. Hopefully we learnt the wisdom to make everyone for having a better life....
This video has opened my mind to understand what the TAO is all about, it is very inspiring and insightful, tq for sharing. Richard D'Cruz, Malaysia.