Carl Jung - Inferiority Complexes and the Superior Self

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[@mouwersor]

I usually love your work but this is just more of the same. When will we get new ideas? Although your (and my) favourites Jung, Nietzsche, maybe a bit of Kierkegaard and Schopenhauer are great, there are soooo many more great thinkers

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@@EdgarPoe_Raven Bruh, you're most likely projecting. Maybe you hate yourself and you hate everyone else, so you have to pretend (no judgment here, I'm just guessing), but most people genuinely like at least one other person. Not everyone is wearing a mask, at least not all the time.

[@teratoma.]

@Alexander Jenkins kinda true, it's not that simple tho

[@QuestionEverythingButWHY]

“I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.” ― Carl Gustav Jung

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[@Cardinalbins]

In a way, this contradicts what he teaches. When you accept your own inner personalitys, you are what happened to you. If you try to be a better human, by forming your personality, you do that for the sake of others around you, for you social status

[@edniz]

​@@Cardinalbins I don't know where that quote is coming from, but I've read this before: Jung never said: “I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.” What Dr. Jung said was: It is not I who create myself, rather I happen to myself. (CW 11, Para 391)

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@Mike Rocker am I the only person in the world who helps people because I feel for their pain, and absolutely no other reason

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@@edniz as you can see people prefer fantasy than the truth

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“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.” -C. G. Jung That’s really real CG.

[@aleksandardobrev6664]

Very nicely said!

[@ranirathi3379]

this is THE first and most important quote of Jung I remember.

[@kavinkumar]

If it's positive we call it destiny else fate ,it's all just the perception of the mind.

[@quantumuniverse5771]

Yep...🥰😇🙏

[@2degucitas]

Teaching children there is fate that guides their life is problematic. Certainly there are things out of our control, natural cause and effect and others actions. But, accepting fate alone makes us slaves to the outside world. The dynamic character is stunted.

[@Al_23-hi9]

"Everyone has in him something of the criminal, the genius, and the saint." -- Carl Jung

[@apove1814]

That’s exactly the part that hit me as can’t possibly be concretely true and I was shocked. “Criminal”? I live by virtue bc I cared about good character all my life. And psychopaths lack empathy so how can they be saintly? Maybe just simply over generalized.

[@Russ.Brissenden]

You guys above clearly did not get anything about jung's ideas

[@michaelgreen3303]

@Mike Rocker I've read some of your comments,Mike. A little scary in my humble opinion.Try looking for the good in your fellow man. It will make your days more enjoyable.👍

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That's why humans are interesting!

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Id, Ego, Superego

[@yinsound]

I can attest to the advice in this video. The more I became comfortable admitting my mistakes quickly and openly the more comfortable I became with myself. Admitting mistakes also makes me more approachable as a friend and a co-worker. And the more I directly admitted my character weaknesses to myself the smaller my ego became and the more clearly I could learn to rectify and cope with those weaknesses. In general, it is quite wise to simply admit the truth and keep the ego in check.

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Thanks Eric! -That's a great advice 👌🏻 At first I think it's week but after done, I feel lighter and impowered, because it takes courage. :)

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Humility helps one see reality clearly...

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I can confirm the soundness of this simple (but sometimes difficult) advice. It sounds contradictory but it has improved my self confidence as well.

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

Nicely said, and true.

[@yuvrajgurung5693]

Knowing your own darkness is the best method to deal with the darknesses of other people. - carl jung

[@youxkio]

@Mike Rocker Empathy is based on the self struggles, and from there, understand others'.

[@youxkio]

@Mike Rocker What is your conception of empathy? How does the concept of empathy is built in one's conscious complexity in a true, practical, moral and critical category that may match others? For example; would I understand truly your sense of loss of a dear one if I never had experienced such, comparing to your particular sense of loss?

[@youxkio]

@Mike Rocker Wouldn't that child's kind of empathy be just superfluous instead of sincere?

[@tunasky4sure]

Mike Rocker Going through the comment section, I’d like to point out that I disagreed with your take on “this channel sucks”...BUT you raised my curiosity with your argument about empathy. Your take on that is peculiar.

[@youxkio]

@@tunasky4sure His concept of empathy feels like it also englobes "fake" kind of empathy. I understand that a child may learn empathy by watching a funeral, for example. But I don't think that the true, sincere connection of the true feeling of empathy is within that child's "heart".

[@Neutrino0000]

“No tree, it is said, can grow to heaven unless its roots reach down to hell.” - Carl Jung

[@satnamo]

No tree can grow to heaven unless its roots reach down to hell. I love Carl Jung.

[@Tobi-pn2xs]

@@satnamo The quote is basically directly taken from Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra, the chapter's called something "Of the tree at the mountain" (at least that's my attempt to translate it). If you want to understand Jung on a deeper level, I highly recommend Nietzsche as a background.

[@regulardude7961]

that's beautiful

[@justdrawing231]

Pretty sure that's Nietzsche's quote

[@Neutrino0000]

@@justdrawing231 Tobi said it right. It’s a quote from Carl Jung in his own words but it’s a play off of Nietzsche. We stand on the shoulders of giants :)

[@QuestionEverythingButWHY]

“The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.” ― Carl Gustav Jung

[@LadyStoneheart312]

@Mike Rocker What has Jung been wrong about exactly?

[@LadyStoneheart312]

@Mike Rocker Holy shit you understood not a single thing about Jung and that's painfully clear. Are you supposed to be taking the stance of hard science vehemently rejecting god and every mention of him? It's laughable.. Jung doesn't believe in god as you probably picture him, a magical sky daddy, but judging from your comments I saw below you're just here to talk shit about Jung and this channel so something tells me nothing I say will get through to you. If you had understood any of the "common sense" Jung is talking about you'd take a long and hard look at yourself to figure out why you're going around spreading ignorant hate; ironically a very medieval-christian attitude..

[@LadyStoneheart312]

@Mike Rocker Your point?

[@xXxLPNo777xXx]

@Mike Rocker There are so many misconceptions and wrong facts in your reply that I don't even know where to begin with. You have clearly no idea about Analytical Psychology. But let's unpack this: First of all, that he died of a heart attack is just not true. Your portrayal of him living an unhealthy lifestyle is an oversimplification anyway. 1. The persona isn't a mask over your true personality, it is part of your personality and your psyche, which is why you have to differentiate it from the others. 2. People aren't only either introverted or extraverted but have both, introverted and extraverted cognitive functions. People just usually have an at least slight preference which of them they use. No one is a "pure" extravert or introvert, this would mean we'd either have no access to our subjective essense or no access to the world around us, both being impossible. 3. Most of the things you adress are beliefs you do not share and that is okay. But he believed these things for a reason. If the things Jung stated would be all "common sense" we'd have more healthy and self-aware people who wouldn't fall easily for group-think and mindless collectivism. But we have. Especially nowadays. If it's so easy and common-sense to you, you should probably ask yourself why you seem to have such a negative opinion on Jung and why you are so quick to dismiss his beliefs. As your opinion seems to be very affected by emotions (Jung SUCKED), there could be some serious projection going on. But that's just my observation.

[@CHR15333]

I mean, Mike Rocker probably has his reasons to believe that what he understands as being Jung's contribution sucks. In that sense he isn't wrong, and neither are any of you. You all just have a different understanding of the same man and his work which, based on what you know, makes perfect sense.

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Don’t wake the sleeper

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Really? If that were true then we'd be living in a utopia of philosopher kings, wouldn't we? Since we aren't then we must assume that only a statistical minority of humanity is capable of self-overcoming, for clearly, all men are most certainly not created equal.

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It’s not the capacity, It is the motivation. Do you want to face your fears, your humiliation, your shame. Give up the idealisation you have of yourself, or do you want fries with that. The number of people that actively seek this is small but the capacity is as Jung said is within us all.

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@@harryanderson7282 You don't have to fret about it, obviously you're superior to all those horrible failures you have to put up with all day long. How dare they think they are your equals. They should all carry you well above their heads to show their respect. Apparently emulating the sadistic self absorbed narcissism of a tyrant. Probably a bit rascist as well, I'd guess.

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@@rickdworsky6457 Everyone who questions egalitarian morality is racist, that totally follows. How about a few other buzzwords? Maybe he is a homophobe as well. Or even a mysagonist. Probably eats small children too.

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Self Awareness is key. If you know your own strengths and weaknesses - work on what can be worked on and accept what can't be changed - you become "undefeatable"

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Jung totally clocked my whole vibe before I was even born.

[@hawkinthewind]

@Mike Rocker Thank you for such maturity, balance, and natural innate awareness in that statement.

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i was an arrogant preteen and also a misfit so adolescence hit and made me insecure and made me feel inadequacy and a conscious ¨dilemma¨ to socialize or isolate myself or potential rejection or nervous feelings. i actually barely spoke sentences a day and only felt bad because i went to a new school so itwas crazy. im glad you made this video because carl jung is a goat and right as i was trying to build confidence and character

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@@klayvonisme I appreciate your encouragement and kind words. I think I should clarify though. I'm facing into my own darkness on purpose. because I want to know the truth about who I believe myself to be. I'm not trying to fix our change or transcend anything about myself. I know this is difficult for people to accept, but I'm not looking for happiness or peace right now, just truth, no matter how painful ugly or frightening. To be honest, I tried to employ those Mental manipulation techniques for over 20 years to no avail. If they worked for you I'm glad, but they didn't work for me. Thankfully I have discovered something that is. Thanks again for your concern though, it's nice to know people like you are around.

[@klayvonisme]

@@lunkerjunkie WOW, can I relate! I completely understand, and this is a whole different level. This has been my journey as of late, and this is absolutely refreshing to me, to hear that someone else is on this similar path. There's so much information, so many different opinions, so many paths that all seem to dead end. And while I've contemplated and truly set my heart and mind on seeking only truth, I've found myself in a lonely solemn state. I find it difficult to communicate this with my wife, friends. It's especially difficult to have conversation with my Christian friends as they seem to always want to come up with some answers and or ideas to "help" me. Probably like I did with you so yes, I'm guilty as well. But I understand now from a different angle, it's deeply personal and I'm understanding more now that maybe its a journey we must take and navigate alone? For me, it's about knowing exactly who I am, what are my gifts/talents, what is my purpose, and what is the whole. Thank you for your kind and sincere reply. This says much about your earnest desire and the integrity in which you seek truth. I am grateful for our having crossed, or maybe more 'joined' paths. "We are strangers to each other Full of sliding panels An illusion show Acting well-rehearsed routines Or playing from the heart? It's hard for one to know. " N. Peart (Rush) Entre Nous

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[@jj-nh8lz]

This is profound. It is amazing how readily the “public persona” can be applied to the social media image so many try to maintain without regard to who they really are (with all our inherent weaknesses and limitations). This also helps explain how so many people fall prey to ideology

[@jm13sc70]

It is my experience that once you have or allowed your being to be taken down to the point of total breakdown (whether physical, mental or both) you find the final desperate needs you hold as the truest and purest and in that finding we then see our base. The true sense of happiness comes from so little in our existences and lives but once recognized in our introversion and made the prominent or principal driver in our existences it becomes very evident to the rest of our sphere of influence. This "happiness " (when purely sourced from within) becomes a beacon that ignites the happiness sources in those around you and this perpetuation of happiness is how others perceive our "personality". Happiness begets happiness and it becomes self perpetuating in society if all find it's source and motivation within self.

Man... I'm so glad that I have discovered this channel. Nothing really changed my life and my point of view on the like these videos

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@Mike Rocker How have these low-effort troll comments changed yours?

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You haven’t given any examples of these fallacies or contractions, you’ve only been bitching about them without even attempting to give any proof.

[@astrovarius543]

@Mike Rocker I think a degree of patience would go a long way in your efforts to help. As bone achingly, mind numbingly painful as that may seem :)

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Same here The human experience is well explained 👏 👍

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@Mike Rocker *you're. Yes, I am that petty. You certainly proved you are, too.

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The last quote really hit home. Repressed shadows create fantasies that don't bear any fruit.

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Great work as always, thank you! "The symbolic manifestations of the archetypes do not vary limitlessly and chaotically." - Carl Jung

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I bbbbbb love how this videos alway point out that «one should look and explore his own unconscious» but never even try to explain how or in what way in understandable psycho-empirical terms

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I agree. Most of us need some tools to start this work. Give us some tools!

[@cheapalopod8563]

You can start by identifying your habit, habit is autonomous, it is the thing that you do over and over and it becomes unconscious, your unconscious self is your default mode thinking, your first reaction to any stimulus given, your feeling also gives a clue to your unconscious mind, your value, desire. In short, it is the thing that governs your actions, words, and thoughts.

[@bobbyguzman3058]

Having become a self-realized individual has changed my trajectory in life totally. Having been an introverted and neurotic teen, I'm now a self-assured extroverted and confident young man. I know who I am, my philosophy, and I will not compromise my own beliefs for the approval of others. I now take responsibility for everything in my life, whether the result of my own actions and intentions or not. Almost mystically, more opportunities have presented themselves and I wouldn't have been able to capitalize upon them if I hadn't grown in these ways.

[@DieEineMieze]

I highly doubt that you can change your core personality from introvert to extrovet, this sound more that you have fallen into the trap to identify yourself with your persona.

[@bobbyguzman3058]

@@DieEineMieze yeah analyze me from a single comment lol. It was a 2 year process, and I'm still introverted but not to an unhealthy level. Im sociable, reserved, yet assertive.

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happy to hear it!

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I always have to pause your videos several times to process the profundity as it hits me. Feels like I'm getting real therapy. Thank you for your work generating great content.

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Thank you. Currently a psych and philosophy major at University of Wisconsin, these have helped me not just with school but with combating my Mild High Functioning Autism. It allows me to see others and see why others do what they do.

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Definitely wish I had the awareness of Carl a lot earlier in my life. But I at least have these videos to share to my children early in theirs. Thank You!

[@FutureMindset]

The reality is that we hide our true selves, mostly without even knowing it, from society in order to maintain the status quo. But true freedom comes from discovering yourself and then embracing it. If everyone did that, humanity would propel itself to a level far beyond anything we could possibly imagine.

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@Mike Rocker Common sense isn't common nowadays

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@Vietsub TEAM Hanzo Idk i dont think we fully hide our "true selves", I think there's some truth in " the mask" because the mask is who we want other people to believe we are and who we want to be

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@@tahsina.c "The mask" is definitely NOT what I want to be...

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Same broham hope this is still so

[@TheDhammaHub]

The Buddha described three kinds of complexes: superiority, inferiority and equality. The only right way is not to compare to others

[@fcmiller3]

Good luck in that endeavor. Has anyone achieved it?

[@TheDhammaHub]

@Mike Rocker Quite the opposite

[@TheDhammaHub]

@@fcmiller3 Not too many people, but quite a few afaik

[@fcmiller3]

@@TheDhammaHub You seemed to write with clarity, so I was surprised by the meaningless placement of the word "afalk' I was going to let it go and move on, but my brain persisted in wanting to know if you had a brain fart, seizure or if there was some secret meaning to the word...if it is a word? Ahhh...google!! "As Far As I know" Got it.

[@TheDhammaHub]

@@fcmiller3 I spend a lot of time with younger people and sometimes assume that such abbreviations are commonly know. Sorry for that! I'll try to avoid them in the future!

[@annibhardwaj6914]

I hope the @academyofideas covers some topic on Hindu/Buddhist (Eastern Philosophy) Jung reads just like the Mandukya Upanishad. Similarly Nietzsche's work was influenced by Schopenhauer who in turn was influenced by Indian texts. When Swami Vivekananda addressed his lectures in the west in 1890s, his audience were T.S.Eliot,Sigmund Freud, Nikola Tesla, Alan Watts,Christopher Isherwood, Romain Rolland,J.D. Salinger, Aldous Huxley etc. Even Maslow's hierarchy of needs is a translation from Sri Aurbindo's planes and parts of being. And earlier both Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson never denied theinfluence of Hindu philosophy in their outlooks and legacy. The whole of Psychology stands on the back of the Upanishads. I hope India's contribution is duly appreciated some time.

[@sillygirl1139]

Exactly this ❤

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[@jeanettesdaughter]

Excellent explanation of how to cultivate a great character, a genuine personality. What we do with what we are given. Looking within and saying as I am is as I act is as humbling as it should be. And that is tremendously encouraging in these times when people are so thirsty for social prominence.

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So much to take home from these 10 minutes. Had to watch it twice. Thank you

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@Mike Rocker why so serious ?

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@Mike Rocker You mean 5 mins posting and telling people that this channel sucks without providing any detailed and concrete reasons or evidences whatsover. Lmao. You make me laugh . Youre most likely a troll

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@Mike Rocker which is... ?

[@NoBody-tk3yd]

@Mike Rocker Whose truth are you helping them see though? A lot of these subjects are debatable and constantly up for discussion. There's also several comments of yours that haven't exposed any truth, and you've just merely posted something passive aggressive towards another persons comment instead. So while you try to justify yourself as moral and truth, you're coming off very bitter with low self esteem. Have you considered that neither you nor them are right? And perhaps you could be wrong? If this channel sucks why waste your time with it? If you are of high moral expression, then why not do that on your own channel and be an alternative perspective for those you claim are wrong? I actually think you should speak out if you see something that's wrong, but doing so in KZbin comments section is always ineffective. And of course if we are to point out something that is wrong we should also provide a counter point to prove it.

[@ninarekhi]

@Pass Time Just leave him be. The only way to deal with such people is to not pay attention to them.

[@bub5842]

I can not explain to you how important these videos are man. Thank you so much for going through the hard work it takes to make them. You are doing a huge service for people.

[@lyceumofphilosophy9392]

4:04 "[Our true] self retires into the background and gives place to social recognition [and we become a mirror of what we think others want us to be]" And I just found one of the most memorable sayings from AoI.

[@ManiacalForeigner]

@Mike Rocker Common sense ain't so common no more...

[@kookiecastro8452]

Aol???

[@lyceumofphilosophy9392]

Kookie Castro Academy of Ideas

[@michellesu1742]

@Mike Rocker but being yourself means that you won't be considerate of society and what they want- therefore you'd always be judged. Saying to not care abt what others think is easier said than done and if you say you don't fear being shunned from ppl and being an outcast, you'd be lying. There's no winning

[@astrovarius543]

​@@michellesu1742 There's an internal you, and an external you. All the people you know and interact with also exist both inside you and outside of you. Do you believe that you are supposed to pick and adhere to only one version, either the external or internal? I believe doing that wouldn't make much sense.

[@edosrotogati]

I often see comments about how usually lots of the content produced by AOI is appropriately well-timed. For me this time it was exactly the same as I'd read Two essays on Analytical Psychology just last month and absolutely loved it. While watching this video I wondered how amazing it would be if sometime in the future AOI would undertake the task of reviewing a whole book, and TWOAP is definitely one worth doing that for.

[@JeremyStrickling]

8 years later and still providing content. Thank you!

[@santiagofonnegra1406]

I’ve always heard lectures about Carl. They still don’t do him justice. Beautiful and concise work.

[@dbkooper]

Carl jung was a genius. I am going through the same experience of where I am not able to locate inferiority complexes within my unconscious and unable to see it but i am partially aware of it. It's impacting my life, my relationships. This is such an eye opener. to turn our observation outside on others to learn what triggers our inferiority complexes through their behaviours. This makes a lot of sense. Also, a very interesting concept of discovering and building one's character as a life project is something everyone is capable of doing. It gives a goal to everyday life and ways to discover ourselves through others. Just wow. Thanks for creating this video.

[@youxkio]

Thank you! Everyone needs to watch this video. Just like I did and will come back again to refresh my self.

[@viniciusborges8908]

Everyday I'm confronted with the weight of my choices, and the impact on other people and myself. Being myself its the most important thing, wrong or right, I always have the most real experiences, and they add up in my personality. With the knowledge of the consequences of my attitudes, I can compare and chose who I want to become. In short: Always be your true self, no matter what!

[@zain4019]

We are one. I have everyone in me, I am in everyone, and we are all in each other. I have within me qualities of astounding kindness, deep-rooted, heart-felt and infinite compassion, inarticulate hurt, destructiveness, unbridled anger, uplifting fellowship, shattering shame, deep-seated longing, holy peace, the oceans of helplessness and the oceans of bliss, the winds of eternity and the winds of love, and everything in between. There is no lack in me. I am all. I have the qualities of a free-spirited child skipping along in a mist-soaked forest, a wise, old Renaissance man hunched over in his sketchbook, perfecting an invention that will never come to be, an inconceivably self-assured, brazen teen speeding across pools of red light at the darkest hour of the night, wild, angry, reckless, brave, an ancient grandmother with the lines of the world etched on her skin, looking out into the world, from her bedside window, for the last time, a gay couple in the throes of world-melting bliss, their moans echoing and becoming one with the morning call of the birds. I am one and I am all. We are one and we are all. There is no lack in us. And yet, this is only the surface of our being. Inside, we are the same Self, a Self, that is, in the words of Ramana Maharishi, permanent and immutable, in all that is impermanent and mutable. We have the seed of the Divine within. We are the Beloved in expression and movement. We are the eternal Shiva.

[@mes4792]

I’m so glad that this channel is finally more recognition it deserves 🥰

[@dillonyoung5502]

This video and these comments are straight transforming me.

[@fletchergull4825]

"One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious."

[@justadudeintheworldman.120]

Some rando; Where did you graduate from? Me; The Academy of Ideas

[@xervia3032]

love it 😝😝🌻👏👏👏

[@abhijitmajee6754]

I don't know how but during point of upload, your video topics match exactly the state of mind I am suffering from. Thank you

[@Thelostprojects]

I always thought this way about life and people. I stopped living this way years ago and now here i am. The truth will set you free

[@keithboyer3908]

I love the idea of your youtube channel, and would gladly support you after I've incorporated the rest of my shadow self. Presently, I'm not quite financially free, but this is the content that truly resonates. You're liberating millions already. :) After browsing the videos on your channel, you get a firm hell yeah from me. Subbed and thanks for the service you provide to us!

[@soulsamurai6914]

This is one of the most important videos I've ever watched. Thank you.

[@angelus_solus]

I've lived on the fringes of society for 14 years now and have very little to do with anyone. I no longer have any social role. Paraphrasing the last American hermit: "Solitude increased my perception, and when I applied that increased perception to myself, I lost my identity. There was no audience to perform for. I had no need to define myself. I became irrelevant." I simply exist, so there is no mask to put on or integrate myself with or conform to.

[@robpepper9105]

Hey guys - I love your material, have for years, and hope to work with you one day! That said, Inferiority and superiority complexes are derived from Alfred Adler, not Carl Jung. Jung did talk about complexes, of course, and the post-Jungian literature along with archetypes does take up these ideas to a large extent, but specifically inferiority / superiority dynamic within the unconscious is based in Adler's analysis of sibling birth place and rivalry. Jung's version of this way of thinking is more to do with the influx of an inflated ego to a deflated ego, which I know you have wonderfully illustrated in many of your videos. This idea is similar to the oscillation between grandiose and vulnerable narcissism from a post-Freudian perspective (Klein, Winnicott, Lacan, Kohut, etc). Just some helpful criticism. Love the videos, guys! Happy new year to you and yours - take care!

[@matteomuscas8974]

I learn more on youtube than in school. How funny.

[@archaic9525]

98% of what i learned in school was at the recreational time..

[@coinswaptrader2915]

free markets > State monopolies

[@aonaohafa]

We learn best when we are not expected to do so.

[@jeremyashcraft2053]

Your channel by far is my favorite of all KZbin channels

[@crosstolerance]

Carl Jung is a fascinating philosopher and psychologist. His words seem to strike my curiosity to the point of questioning the meaning of who I am. He teaches you to open up your mind and experience life as it was intended. Very few philosophers can demonstrate the power of our unique self by words of wisdom. Top notch content as always.

[@johnhoward1181]

I like this video. Some good advice. It appears to me that people often live in a never ending cycle. There are these I don't like about myself, but I can't change them so I'll keep doing them even though they are the things I hate about myself. Those things are our doings, but we've grown accustomed to them, so we fear changing them. We have met the enemy and they is us,

[@chalycanmonroe]

"Insteading of waging war on himself" seems to the root of our unconscious woes woes at present

[@titaniumtiara4573]

Well clearly I’m going to have to listen to this a hundred / (thousand) times ...

[@s.k.y.5742]

😂 my exact sentiments... took notes and re-watched the video like 3 times

[@MrStefanuzumaki]

What a channel this is. I want to binge all of it! Yet i feel i need time. Good work.

[@J.A.Seyforth]

Amazing stuff. Weaknesses and awareness of them is one of the greatest teachers to us individuals and even to the whole of humanity

[@J.A.Seyforth]

Umm, not really, look at most people?! Clearly not common sense

[@J.A.Seyforth]

Just to clarify: most people feel weak (or impotent) they don't have the capacity (innate or learned) to become aware of their weaknesses. It's not to say everyone is floundering but to say when it comes to deep self reflection most people aren't capable. Even those who are capable of such awareness may lack the will or the method to improve on their weaknesses. In our age success equals strength, professional or commerical etc. Very few people become great in the manner which we are discussing, great characters

[@J.A.Seyforth]

Corrected post after writing too quickly and getting confused lol: Not really, for example: For a long time when I was younger I was trying to be strong but was not aware of basic weaknesses and I had to work fairly hard on recognizing them before I had a solution. For example, I was working out muscles incessantly for years thinking more work would equal gains whilst I didn't have basic bodily stability and balance. Or I was trying to complete long complicated projects in my science field, when I didn't know how to organize my simple day to day experimental tasks with efficiency or rigour. You can't build off of weak bases, and that includes character. Also, I recognized after a few years of professional life that I don't have the confidence I need to move up in the chain of things, and maybe for a while (sometimes still now) I rationalize it as lack of interest when really it is mostly lack of capabilities. Most people don't make the connection to the bases of themselves and what is holding them back, it takes analysis and discipline. People mostly (not always) don't act because they don't have anything tangible to act upon. Of course there are cliches about personal improvement that can work for you, on this or that flaw, but that is ultimately just external imposition, we are talking about genuinely communicating with the weaknesses you have in your own character, specific to your life and environment. It's about creatively solving personal problems. This gets you further by far. It really isn't as simple as people being lazy (though that does factor in, I'm not denying laziness) it's just not as simple as everyone is aware but lazy

[@J.A.Seyforth]

the point is those kind of generalisations won't actually give you solutions because you aren't aware of what you need to do to get passed them, anyone could just say "I'm weak, I'm poor". unless you communicate with yourself or your body you won't actually know what the fundamental weaknesses are and will never improve. Also, needing more money isn't a character weakness, it is an imperative. Again everyone can read an article on how to be a better greater person on Google and not have the slightest clue about their own character flaws that will forever hold them back. The global 'primary' awareness is at most a feeling, I think you have forgotten what it means to be unaware, think back to childhood or teenagehood. . I understand what your saying but you miss the point of the video if generalisation is what you think is so important. For example, if it's common sense to know that you need to be strong why are only a handful of people admirable athletes, physicists, philosophers etc.? because it's not common sense to identify your weaknesses, to methodically investigate them and then move to the next level in your output and performance. I'm sure common sense is useful for life but not for self-overcoming and improvement. Unless you are saying common sense is not so common?

[@allroundgreatbloke]

Wow, this just sent me on a whole new trajectory. Thank you.

[@Nero-ox5tw]

Channels like this are the reason I haven't left KZbin.

[@amandamarshall7405]

One of the most beautiful things I’ve ever listened to.

[@peregrinodarosa]

This i call wisdom. Thank you for make it available for everyone.

[@chelseastudios]

I love all your videos. Please never stop making them =)

[@nicholaschavarria4261]

Dear Academy of Ideas, you post such important content. The ideas and discoveries of humanity’s great minds are invaluable in assisting us in our efforts toward personal evolution. I believe that if you would include artwork that is reflective of all of humanity, rather than just the European images, more people will benefit. We all want to see a bit of ourselves in our exchanges with others.

[@Joaquin2028]

Favourite KZbin channel, art and philosophy combined

[@TJVillamil]

Are you listening to my recent conversations? Floored by this video. Job well done.

[@milaortiz]

I love Jung's philosophy, and I love the way you explain it :) Thank you!

[@kevinbaylor9566]

This is the first time I listened to you, good material. Dry, but better then sitting in group seasson

[@skylernova489]

Holy crap! This is what ive been looking for, thank you!

[@marcoponce4727]

I dont know why, but this videos come to light just when they are usefull for my development. It's like if something just happened in my life, and a video appears to describe the awkwardness I came to live.

[@jaxx-inspiregrowcreate2862]

Live a life true to yourself and life will trust in you

[@JJ-ee6yg]

my favorite channel on youtube

[@WILD__THINGS]

I wish you could expand on the "convert his inner difficulties into real experiences" portion of that quote.

[@PsychokoreUndergroundRap]

True.. i could understand phobias. Like mine are height and large insects. I should bungee jump and hold several tarantulas on my body.. so to speak Inner difficulty could also be scared of commitment. Which then implies you should bond with others. But the fear has so many more layers.. you can't just do one thing and it disappears.

[@pakoti96]

It's important to finish the quote: "convert his inner difficulties into real experiences instead of expending them in useless fantasies." My take is that whatever fantasies you have, they exist because of some psychic factors. Find out the theme of your fantasies and face them in the real world.

[@wynnschaible]

@@pakoti96 see above.

[@wynnschaible]

Yes. Most of us (at least the men) have sexual fantasies which we have neither the libidinal endurance nor supersized equipment to fulfil in direct experience, and which would get us into severe legal difficulties were we nevertheless to attempt it! Beyond using these "useless" fantasies as a light into the unconscious -- and assayer of changes that have occurred in the "real" world -- I do not see what is to be done with these "inner difficulties."

[@pakoti96]

@@wynnschaible See what above?

[@FreerDHabit]

I have to watch his videos twice just to feel like I truly grasped most of what was laid out.

[@PsychokoreUndergroundRap]

When you read a book.. you absorb roughly 11% of what you've read. It's been said to fully understand a book, you have to read it 8-10 times. This might be the same thing with the videos.

[@drmikizo4654]

The way these videos make me feel ❤️

[@sickboy5324]

Thank God for this channel.

[@starboi1017]

Each time we must accept our weaknesses and strengths . acceptance acknowledgement of all that we are will help us through our life journey

[@TheDionysianFields]

This is a great men's work channel, which is not to say women can't benefit.

[@JMnyJohns]

Great as always. Wonderful to see something new from you guys - I've seen all the others. Thanks for posting.

[@pilouuuu]

This is such an inspiring video! Accept yourself and become a better human being.

[@chris432t6]

6:11 "Everyone has in him something of the criminal, the genius and the saint" - C. Jung

[@lunapineapple]

Great video! Very thought provoking! 🥰

[@FrostRare]

This channel is saving my life

[@brunc1988]

Jung was absolutely right, all traits I accepted in me make me better for it, hope one day I can male full self-realization so my kids won't have to hide themselves.. at least hiding that I showed them unconscionsly...

[@shoepuffwilliam560]

I am gonna watch and learn from all your videos. I just discovered your channel like 2 weeks ago and now im hooked.