Such a pity that we don't study this deeply in school... I live in Brazil and this whole Corona crisis made me think and suffer, I'm finding relief on the oriental cultures and philosophies. Looking forward to live some experience like that. Keep up with the good videos! Peace!
Great points. Nasseim Harriman has started to make some amazing discoveires about the dark matter and energy, which is what they call it in main stream science. He puts it like this. It is a field that is constantly spinning and everything is 99.999999 % space that appears to be solid matter because of the spin. If you think of the field as a coffee cup and that is the field that we cannot see. When you put the cream into the coffee after stiring it, you begin to see a spinning pattern from the cream. This pattern follows the fibernacci sequence and looks rather like a galaxy and the way that this forms through spinning. He is comparing the micro and the macro levels of our existence. The maths goes beyond me, but he is claiming that he is getting very close to comprehending the universe through the maths. Amazing. I love the Tao philosophy and the way that it talks about space. And at the end of the day, does it matter what happens after we die. We are here to live the best life possible and use our brains properly so that we can experience life to its fullest, while treating everything else we exist with, with respect. Conquering the mind is a key to this and using it as a very powerful too, rather than a lousy master, will lead you to a better life. Thanks for sharing. Great video. :)
Who puts cream in their coffee? Disgusting. While you are on your way to killing your mind, take a moment to kill your comprehension. I think you would find it helpful.
Hi George, my Buddhist name is Daishi and I’ve practised Zen meditation and mindfulness including Chan Buddhism and the Tao.. this video was very helpful in an unprecedented time for us. My wife works as a Covid ICU nurse and I work as a carer. I’ve experienced people’s lack of mindfulness, the dangers of this and the anxiety that can come in a time like this one. I want to thank you for your effort and the direct experience through a well put together mini documentary. Keep up the good work as you’re making a difference, that’s my experience from watching your video. Best wishes 🙏 ⭐️
This is because that is This is not because that is not. This and that: I am in you And you are in me; We are one. I am a spark of the infinite that is functioning through this body+mind complex.
Really grateful for your videos. I'm in the US where sanity has seemed in short supply these last four years. The wisdom you share is recieved gratefully.
This whole series is blowing my mind. I never knew what Daoism was until I stumbled across it in a random video, and it SPEAKS to me. Thanks so much for making this series!
Thanks so much for watching! ☯道☯ If you want to get deeper into Daoism with me I invite you to join my Daoism course! In over 10 hours of deep philosophy, taiji and meditation, I offer ideas and practices to help bring Daoist wisdom into your everyday life. ⏩⏩ Click here to learn about the course: www.wayfinder.academy/daoism-course
I've had these thoughts myself. To get a bit esoteric Everything ultimately comes from nothing and as we come from nothing and are a part of nothing and no part of nothing can be bigger and another so it seems logical that we are all equal to and are the great infinite creator, nothing.
Very wonderful video!! Though we do say "Yang Sheng 生" in Chinese, meaning nurturing the physical state, nurturing the spirit "Yang Shen 神" is more about our mental state.
Immensely inspiring, superb quality. I love it that you are taking things to a new level by incorporating silence, a black screen, using the potential of the medium that way. Raising the bar and setting an example. I take my hat off to you, my Sanfeng brother! 🎩 🙏🏻 ☯️
I seek to be aware of all that space. I look between the trees and buildings. It is hard to see the space in a world that is about the “stuff”. But my effort to make age 50 to 75 the best years of my life has lead me to appreciate the gaps. There is power in the empty space. There is something in nothing. #50to75
Breathtaking scenery! Also a very good and grounded (rather than abstract) look at a single Daoist principle. Thank you for creating this and sharing with us!
I really like your approach to teaching this topic. Master Gu is such a calming presence. He is cheerful and pleasant, too -- someone who would be great to learn from.
Dude. From a man sitting alone in his kitchen down in Austin, Texas I have to tell you the quality of your videos and the way you are able to convey ideas and messages is incredible. I've been following you for some time now and as someone who had a mental breakdown over the idea of returning to nothing and not understanding what it meant this video hit home. You have an awesome gift my man, ill be cheering you on. Thank you!
George, in my opinion this is some of your finest work. The thoughts and ideas you express so effortlessly, as though you are truly one with them. You have helped me in this moment to regain my perspective, and fill my mind with much joy. Thank you Steve
This is a very thought provoking video, George. Well done, I must say! Your videography skills have grown so much over the time you have been there. Looking forward to your next offering.
good place for pondering :) Hey if you ever want a soundtrack to your hikes, this song expresses an exploration of Wu-Wei -- the emptiness of the Flow state. Cheers! :) th-cam.com/video/9w1YIjPqBfI/w-d-xo.html
This is a wonderful video. Thank you very much, George. When I was young and easy (under the apple boughs...), the thought of nothing, of emptiness left me scared stiff. That's decades ago. Nowadays I look for space and emptiness, not just outside, but experience this more and more inside. It is vast, boundless, eternal, timeless. There is no need, no sense to being afraid of the void. It always has been, it will always be, there is neither beginning nor end in it. Utterly beautiful.
George, I love the teachings you impart in these videos and show how to apply them in modern life. Your efforts show the world the mystery and beauty of Taoist thought. I can't thank you enough!
Taoism spoke to me decades ago when I learned about it, probably because it reminded me of my mother, who seems to live the Way but never mentioned it by name. I suppose it was serendipitously fated that I would discover Taoism one day. Though the language and poetry spoke to me, I never actually tried incorporating it into my life. It wasn't until I came across your videos with Master Gu recently that I "rediscovered" the Tao for myself, and now I'm ready to live the Way. Thank you, George, for your beautiful, thoughtful videos full of wisdom. I love the breathtaking scenery shots paired with the profound teachings and musings, plus your peppering-in of "real-life examples" of living the Tao, such as the "emptiness" cave hermit! Your videos are a joy to watch, and so far I've added nearly all the ones I've seen to my Taoism playlist! 😅
Simply wonderful. Not sure whether you will respond but still you have made my day. I will watch this video many more times and come back to you again. Thank you !
In a few sentences you changed my entire perspective. When you spoke of the space outside of our skin being as important to living as the space within it, that just made so much sense to me. Nothingness really does connect us to every single thing. Even when my 'logical' brain tries to analyse it, and say what about the elements that make up that space, the nitrogen, oxygen and carbon that make up the atmosphere? I can only conclude that at its most micro-level, between the smallest sub-atomic particles, there is nothingness, and without that nothingness, those sub-atomic particles, and hence elements wouldn't function how they are supposed to. The insights your sharing with us are invaluable, so truly thank you
George your videos only get better with time, you really express your person evolution in everything and you really give off the sense of wisdom... Congrats!!
Pottery has been a huge teacher for me. Intention, centrifugal force, centering, water, earth, air, fire and non attachment in the process which can not be rushed. Oh yes and opening and shaping while my thought bubble up. Observation all the while.
Subscribed minutes ago. Now I'm surfing through all the precious wisdow in this channel. I really appreciate your job, George, we need more of this! Gratitude
I just love this video. Whenever I watch it again, it puts me in a calm, tranquil state. I love the space between scenes, between sentences, images... it gives me space for breathing, enjoying, and in-taking whatever I have seen or heard. I can really experience emptiness. Once again, thank you George!
Lots of times we hear on the news that for example a native bird species is not around anymore. It might have gone extinct. But most of the times this happened because the wole ecosystem the bird species was a part from died out. It can start with plants on the bottom of a lake that dissapear. Those plants gave oxigen to algies, those algies were food for fished and the birds fed on those fishes. When the bird itself dies it's body is processed by micro-organisms on the bottom of the lake and they make the bottom of the lake fertile for plants to grow there to produce oxigen for the algies again. We are not apart from the world we live in. In our culture we feel that way and this way of thinking has disastrous consequences. If we will keep on living with this way of mind, we might very well be that birdspecies in time... I love your channel George! It opened my eyes to taoist philosophy and changed my way of thinking dramatically. Please, keep those video's coming! :)
Great video blessed it was recommended, feel as though I have been subscribed for years ! Just hit a month of meditating daily 8 hours total when you said to close your eyes & breathe I can now achieve clearness of mind Would recommend meditation to everyone who’s thinking about it it’s a long game but worth it Peace & prosperity to my fellow human beings🗣
Thank u George, you have pursued your dream of having a successful TH-cam channel. This video is especially well made. Please keep inspiring us with such amazing videos and the Tao philosophy. Greetings from Mexico.
A really beautiful video (as usual)! Well done George! I've really appreciated when you talked about the space in our body that connects us to the "outside" world. If you think about the space present in us, it's amazing how much space there's in every atom. We are made of nothingness much more than something
Master Gu is the embodiment of the master everyone can love: wise, stoic, cheerful, and good sense of humor.
Interesting that you indirectly referenced Stoicism. Imagine a conversation between Epictetus and Master Gu, or George and Marcus Aurelius? ;)
And little more wudang congfu+Taiji would be awesome.
if your qi is balanced your happy. It's as simple as that.
Maybe not... If your goal is to become a professional potter.
My Family: you are doing nothing!
Me: Wrong, I'm nurturing my spirit
:D
@@Reree-gz5bg 😁
This is one of the best TH-cam channels that ever existed. I wish more people watch your videos, because I sincerely think they are important.
Really glad you enjoyed!
So happy to discover it today!
This video is SO GOOD. I think my favorite you've ever done.
I agree!
So well put to words and images. Great job!
Glad you think so! I feel like I'm improving with each video 🙏🙏
Agree. A video to watch many times over
@@George-Thompson my only critic is around the 10 minute mark where the tree in the foreground is blurry, I found it really distracting
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Such a pity that we don't study this deeply in school...
I live in Brazil and this whole Corona crisis made me think and suffer, I'm finding relief on the oriental cultures and philosophies. Looking forward to live some experience like that.
Keep up with the good videos! Peace!
Exacttttlyyy me, it took my own mental anguish and suffering to find relief
Great points. Nasseim Harriman has started to make some amazing discoveires about the dark matter and energy, which is what they call it in main stream science. He puts it like this. It is a field that is constantly spinning and everything is 99.999999 % space that appears to be solid matter because of the spin. If you think of the field as a coffee cup and that is the field that we cannot see. When you put the cream into the coffee after stiring it, you begin to see a spinning pattern from the cream. This pattern follows the fibernacci sequence and looks rather like a galaxy and the way that this forms through spinning. He is comparing the micro and the macro levels of our existence. The maths goes beyond me, but he is claiming that he is getting very close to comprehending the universe through the maths. Amazing. I love the Tao philosophy and the way that it talks about space. And at the end of the day, does it matter what happens after we die. We are here to live the best life possible and use our brains properly so that we can experience life to its fullest, while treating everything else we exist with, with respect. Conquering the mind is a key to this and using it as a very powerful too, rather than a lousy master, will lead you to a better life. Thanks for sharing. Great video. :)
Who puts cream in their coffee? Disgusting. While you are on your way to killing your mind, take a moment to kill your comprehension. I think you would find it helpful.
@@richwilliams1863 Thank you for the love and compassion you show. It is vey becoming. :)
happy to see how wiseness is growing in you since you decided to leave home and follow your intuition :) thank you for sharing this with us
You are so welcome!
Hi George, my Buddhist name is Daishi and I’ve practised Zen meditation and mindfulness including Chan Buddhism and the Tao.. this video was very helpful in an unprecedented time for us. My wife works as a Covid ICU nurse and I work as a carer.
I’ve experienced people’s lack of mindfulness, the dangers of this and the anxiety that can come in a time like this one.
I want to thank you for your effort and the direct experience through a well put together mini documentary.
Keep up the good work as you’re making a difference, that’s my experience from watching your video.
Best wishes 🙏 ⭐️
This is because that is
This is not because that is not.
This and that:
I am in you
And you are in me;
We are one.
I am a spark of the infinite that is functioning through this body+mind complex.
Thou art that!
Emptiness=empty canvas. What you choose to paint on the canvas of your life, is all up to you.
Wow. That is so simple, beautiful and powerful. Now I feel inspired to clear the canvas of my life, and then paint something pure and natural.
Really grateful for your videos. I'm in the US where sanity has seemed in short supply these last four years. The wisdom you share is recieved gratefully.
You are very welcome Jeff!
This whole series is blowing my mind. I never knew what Daoism was until I stumbled across it in a random video, and it SPEAKS to me. Thanks so much for making this series!
Thanks so much for watching! ☯道☯ If you want to get deeper into Daoism with me I invite you to join my Daoism course!
In over 10 hours of deep philosophy, taiji and meditation, I offer ideas and practices to help bring Daoist wisdom into your everyday life.
⏩⏩ Click here to learn about the course: www.wayfinder.academy/daoism-course
😁
Excellent video! Subscribing 💪
Sensei Jesse! Somehow I'm not surprised to find you here.
Valkommen!
Great to see you here, Jesse Sensei. Hope you are well 🙏. OSU.
Your friend from 🇺🇸,
Ryan
@@gyniest u8
GHB to support you in advance for your time
I love the idea that most religions are trying to say the same thing just in different ways.
Good job George, quite helpful.
Have a day filled with emptiness.
Matt
I've had these thoughts myself. To get a bit esoteric Everything ultimately comes from nothing and as we come from nothing and are a part of nothing and no part of nothing can be bigger and another so it seems logical that we are all equal to and are the great infinite creator, nothing.
Very wonderful video!! Though we do say "Yang Sheng 生" in Chinese, meaning nurturing the physical state, nurturing the spirit "Yang Shen 神" is more about our mental state.
Emptiness is the great equalizer. It is what we came from and it is where we are going to.
Immensely inspiring, superb quality. I love it that you are taking things to a new level by incorporating silence, a black screen, using the potential of the medium that way. Raising the bar and setting an example. I take my hat off to you, my Sanfeng brother! 🎩 🙏🏻 ☯️
Very glad you enjoyed Sanfeng brother!! 💖
The cave hermit is magnificent being
Wow such a beautiful video. This needs more views. 🥰
Share the video with people
Great video. No amount of words could ever teach the wisdom in the old hermits eyes.
Are you saying that so that people like you?
@@elsagrace3893 no. Are you saying that so people wont? 🤔
I seek to be aware of all that space. I look between the trees and buildings. It is hard to see the space in a world that is about the “stuff”. But my effort to make age 50 to 75 the best years of my life has lead me to appreciate the gaps. There is power in the empty space. There is something in nothing. #50to75
Breathtaking scenery! Also a very good and grounded (rather than abstract) look at a single Daoist principle. Thank you for creating this and sharing with us!
This is one of those videos which has last an everlasting impact on me. It gave me so much of clarity and peace within. ❤️
You’re a Beautiful Human Being’ Thank you for Making This Channel
George, I certainly appreciate your beautiful perspective on life. thank you.
I really like your approach to teaching this topic.
Master Gu is such a calming presence. He is cheerful and pleasant, too -- someone who would be great to learn from.
Thank you for the support! 🫶 You can learn from Master Gu at www.taoistwellness.online 🙏
Thank you! True & beautiful. ❤️🙏
One of my favourite of your videos. I really hope one day our paths cross. You are a great inspiration for me. Thank you
Thank you Luke!
Dude. From a man sitting alone in his kitchen down in Austin, Texas I have to tell you the quality of your videos and the way you are able to convey ideas and messages is incredible. I've been following you for some time now and as someone who had a mental breakdown over the idea of returning to nothing and not understanding what it meant this video hit home. You have an awesome gift my man, ill be cheering you on. Thank you!
Thank you Brad, I appreciate you. Wishing you the best xx
marvellous seeing and feeling space as described by tao with these glorious images
Thank you George for your amazing videos full of wisdom and knowledge. Can't stop watching them. Good luck! 🙏🏼😇
Master Gu is awesome...never met him but I love him
George, in my opinion this is some of your finest work. The thoughts and ideas you express so effortlessly, as though you are truly one with them. You have helped me in this moment to regain my perspective, and fill my mind with much joy.
Thank you
Steve
Keep up developing and sharing this deep, beautiful thought and philosophy. It heals the world little by little
This is a very thought provoking video, George. Well done, I must say! Your videography skills have grown so much over the time you have been there. Looking forward to your next offering.
You have a terrific presence. I enjoyed this very much. Yin and Yang has a much more expanded meaning for me now. Thanks
Beautiful wisdom George . Travel gently
Beautiful! THANK YOU!
this video touched me in a special way, thanks george
You are a great teacher! Very valuable insights. Thank you for taking the time to make this.
So glad I found this channel , many thanks George. Loved the scenery as well as Brighton Pier !!!!
thank you
for sharing your beautiful road with us
Pleasure to come across this video, thank you !
More and more I would love to see the tenthousand things in the Wudang mountains... Thanks for this awesome video too, George!
This is one of the best content I've ever consumed. Great job mate♥️
George. I think this one is my favorite! Well done. Please carry on!
Best video Mr. Thompson! Thank you so much!
I love what you do man - can't say much more. Just brilliant!
Thank you so much 😀
Thanks so much, for sharing 🙏🏿🙌🏿
Beautiful video George, thank you for taking us on your travels, and sharing this wisdom about space and nothing.
This video will be in my thoughts today as I hike in nature. So much to ponder. Your channel means a lot to me.
good place for pondering :)
Hey if you ever want a soundtrack to your hikes, this song expresses an exploration of Wu-Wei -- the emptiness of the Flow state. Cheers! :)
th-cam.com/video/9w1YIjPqBfI/w-d-xo.html
Glad to hear my friend, enjoy your walk! xx
This is a wonderful video. Thank you very much, George.
When I was young and easy (under the apple boughs...), the thought of nothing, of emptiness left me scared stiff.
That's decades ago.
Nowadays I look for space and emptiness, not just outside, but experience this more and more inside.
It is vast, boundless, eternal, timeless.
There is no need, no sense to being afraid of the void.
It always has been, it will always be, there is neither beginning nor end in it.
Utterly beautiful.
This is an important concept to understand. Thank you for posting this.
Thanks for your meaningful and spacious service to the world brother 🙏🏻😎
Beautiful work my friend.
George, I love the teachings you impart in these videos and show how to apply them in modern life. Your efforts show the world the mystery and beauty of Taoist thought. I can't thank you enough!
There realy is something, to nothing. Powerfull words George
As inspiring and carismatic as you allways are :)
This is beautiful and will done ! Thanks!
Taoism spoke to me decades ago when I learned about it, probably because it reminded me of my mother, who seems to live the Way but never mentioned it by name. I suppose it was serendipitously fated that I would discover Taoism one day. Though the language and poetry spoke to me, I never actually tried incorporating it into my life. It wasn't until I came across your videos with Master Gu recently that I "rediscovered" the Tao for myself, and now I'm ready to live the Way.
Thank you, George, for your beautiful, thoughtful videos full of wisdom. I love the breathtaking scenery shots paired with the profound teachings and musings, plus your peppering-in of "real-life examples" of living the Tao, such as the "emptiness" cave hermit! Your videos are a joy to watch, and so far I've added nearly all the ones I've seen to my Taoism playlist! 😅
Simply wonderful. Not sure whether you will respond but still you have made my day. I will watch this video many more times and come back to you again. Thank you !
Sadhu. Glad i found this channel who shared the same emptiness ive got .thank you
Wonderful I feel that I've learned something special
In a few sentences you changed my entire perspective. When you spoke of the space outside of our skin being as important to living as the space within it, that just made so much sense to me. Nothingness really does connect us to every single thing. Even when my 'logical' brain tries to analyse it, and say what about the elements that make up that space, the nitrogen, oxygen and carbon that make up the atmosphere? I can only conclude that at its most micro-level, between the smallest sub-atomic particles, there is nothingness, and without that nothingness, those sub-atomic particles, and hence elements wouldn't function how they are supposed to. The insights your sharing with us are invaluable, so truly thank you
What a gentle guide ! Thank you 🙏
One of the best video I have ever seen! Thank you!
George your videos only get better with time, you really express your person evolution in everything and you really give off the sense of wisdom... Congrats!!
Thank you, George. Please continue bringing this beautiful way of looking at things into my life. I deeply appreciate you.
So good! Thank you again Master Gu and George for spread this kind of knowledge with us! This video was something really special!
Love you so much, George!
Thank you. Perspective is always good.
Everything U say about unity 😊💕❤️✨🙏💯☯️
Pottery has been a huge teacher for me. Intention, centrifugal force, centering, water, earth, air, fire and non attachment in the process which can not be rushed. Oh yes and opening and shaping while my thought bubble up. Observation all the while.
Thank you for your thoughts! The world really need it now! Cheers from Hungary! :)
My pleasure!
''There really is something, to nothing'' Well said
We all have faith, just different truths 🙏 Love your videos, keep them coming! x
Absolutely beautiful video in meaning and visuals. Thank you friend!
Your content keeps improving, becoming more and more refined. Such a beautiful process to watch. Well done again, George!!
We don't appreciate or give enough value to nothing, it's not seen well and it's misunderstood. Nice reminder
Another fantastic video, I really needed this! Finally in a healthier mindset thanks to you and Master Gu. :)
Subscribed minutes ago. Now I'm surfing through all the precious wisdow in this channel. I really appreciate your job, George, we need more of this! Gratitude
That was a really nicely put together, thought provoking little film. Cheers, keep making them!
Thank you George for making me reflect on emptiness today. Heartfelt gratitude. Namaste!
I just love this video. Whenever I watch it again, it puts me in a calm, tranquil state. I love the space between scenes, between sentences, images... it gives me space for breathing, enjoying, and in-taking whatever I have seen or heard. I can really experience emptiness. Once again, thank you George!
Lots of times we hear on the news that for example a native bird species is not around anymore. It might have gone extinct. But most of the times this happened because the wole ecosystem the bird species was a part from died out. It can start with plants on the bottom of a lake that dissapear. Those plants gave oxigen to algies, those algies were food for fished and the birds fed on those fishes. When the bird itself dies it's body is processed by micro-organisms on the bottom of the lake and they make the bottom of the lake fertile for plants to grow there to produce oxigen for the algies again.
We are not apart from the world we live in. In our culture we feel that way and this way of thinking has disastrous consequences. If we will keep on living with this way of mind, we might very well be that birdspecies in time...
I love your channel George! It opened my eyes to taoist philosophy and changed my way of thinking dramatically. Please, keep those video's coming! :)
Great video blessed it was recommended, feel as though I have been subscribed for years !
Just hit a month of meditating daily 8 hours total when you said to close your eyes & breathe I can now achieve clearness of mind
Would recommend meditation to everyone who’s thinking about it it’s a long game but worth it
Peace & prosperity to my fellow human beings🗣
Excellent content. Thank you for providing such great perspectives on the complexities of being a human
Great job! Nice use of dark screens and pauses to support your point. Really well-done video. I can see a lot of work went into it. Thanks.
Very glad you enjoyed it!
Thank u George, you have pursued your dream of having a successful TH-cam channel. This video is especially well made. Please keep inspiring us with such amazing videos and the Tao philosophy. Greetings from Mexico.
What a nice video! Thank you for the effort of bringing such simple and natural ideas, but that we so often forget.
Cheers from Brazil!
This really is so amazing. Please more of these! And thank you so very much for being here and making these.
Thank you George, excellent video, best you've done so far. Keep up the good work 👍🏼😎🙏🏼
A really beautiful video (as usual)! Well done George! I've really appreciated when you talked about the space in our body that connects us to the "outside" world. If you think about the space present in us, it's amazing how much space there's in every atom. We are made of nothingness much more than something
Soooo grateful for this new video---thank you!
Thanks for all your hard work producing this to share ancient wosdom with anyone who wants to hear. Master Gu seems like a cool guy. :)
Beautiful and mind opening! Helped me further my understanding of having a less full and busy mind. Thank you!
Thank you for a truly great and insightful video. We need more people like you in the world.
Thank you George, thank you.