Charvaka or Lokayata Philosophy "ENJOY WHILE YOU LIVE" | Indian Materialism चार्वाक लोकायत दर्शन

Charvaka or Lokayata Philosophy is the materialistic or hedonistic philosophy of India. Charvaka denied the existence of God, heaven, afterlife, soul or anything that cannot be perceived through senses. He is perhaps the most controversial philosopher discussed in ancient Indian Philosophy.
In this video, we cover the Philosophy of Charvaka, their debates with other major philosophies, and their doctrine that has survived to this day
Timestamps:
00:00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:57:21 The Fundamental Proposition or basis of Charavaka’s Philosophy
00:02:29:12 Samkhya Philosophy’s logic for existence of Soul
00:03:40:19 Charavaka’s arguments for why Soul doesn’t exist
00:04:30:11 Nyaya Philosophy’s rationale behind existence of God
00:05:12:09 Charavaka’s arguments for why God doesn’t exist
00:05:57:04 Charavaka’s attack on religious rituals
00:07:19:07 Buddhist Doctrine of minimising suffering in human life
00:08:10:17 Charvaka’s doctrine of maximising sensual pleasures
00:08:57:05 Summary - The legacy & importance of Charvaka’s Philosophy
00:11:07:14 Closing
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[@basantprasadsgarden8365]

Charvaks were so badass back then that no Religion was able to counter them. Imagine, if Charvaks have knowledge of the Modern Science 🔥

[@user-hc3xp8tm4r]

they still got Debunked

[@basantprasadsgarden8365]

@@user-hc3xp8tm4r *Murdered

[@onkarlondhe3111]

​@@user-hc3xp8tm4rno they didn't Not yet

[@Glimpses]

Yes Charvaka was/were really straightforward and fearless about his/their opinions 😀😀 But some other schools of thought did offer quite good counter arguments! We will be sharing those too in our upcoming videos on other philosophies of India! 😀😀

[@reditis1256]

When?? Who did?? ​@@user-hc3xp8tm4r

[@sudipadhikari9752]

CHARVAKA WAS THE BOSS HAT'S OFF

[@Glimpses]

Indeed he was a uncompromising rationalist!

[@bullvinetheband7260]

Him and Netzche are at odds Charvark would promote consumerism but Netzche would say that it is ment to fill a void

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[@Roffsrandomrants]

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[@alphabetagamma4142]

If someone says this today, they are labelled as librandu and anti-hindu. While at the same time Charvaka philosophy is considered an important part of Hinduism.

[@Glimpses]

Yes! Charvaka is the example of diversity in Hinduism! 😇😇😊

[@aizen9057]

Nah man people still are questioning abt this and that so this still remains

[@raghavendra6774]

Charvaka philosophy actually didn't lack to touch upon Morality, Empathy and Ethics but it is generally overlooked. The philosophy indoctrinated emphasis on the following methods to reflect upon our morality/ethics; - Our immediate senses, such as observation of our actual environment, are used in direct perception of what is right and wrong. - Logical inference used to come up with other concepts we are familiar with, such as common sense. The intellectual and empathic knowledge of ideas within a concept is what justifies intuition. - The justification of actions must be from an offshoot of something universally accepted, such as the current date and year. About the "Purpose in life"; I believe it cannot be a provision of a philosophy since anything anybody claims about it is subjective and individually perceived and the purpose is really what YOU give to your life. The philosophy which doesn't touch upon it is better than serving man-made half-baked falsehood like the concepts or heaven/hell/nirvana/rebirth etc.

[@parixitbhinde]

well said!

[@extra2ab]

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[@extra2ab]

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[@Glimpses]

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[@AkshayChaitanya]

Unfortunately it is being taught in totally negative way.

[@Glimpses]

It is unfortunate however our intention was only to present the views of this philosopher to the world as it is not very widely known to people

[@AkshayChaitanya]

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Video on Ajivika's Makhali goshala too, and the story of interaction between ajaatshatru 6 sarmanas. Please

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[@AlokAsthana1954]

Charvak is the ONLY sensible Indian philosophy. Others that talk of God are just nonsense.

[@jaiveeru5897]

thanks for sharing your "opinion". As long as you can remember its your own opinion and I can respect that

[@AlokAsthana1954]

@@jaiveeru5897 All religion is opinion only. Some are sensible opinions, some baseless.

[@Glimpses]

God is a heavily debated topic in Indian Philosophy. There have been many perspectives about what God is - Ishwar/Purush/Niyati etc have been suggested as drivers of the universe. Interesting definitions and arguments are found. Irrespective of whether we believe them or not, they're worth exploring and studying! At Glimpses we aim to do just that! 🙂🙂

[@AlokAsthana1954]

Why don’t you study Darwin theory of Evolution? Is science so difficult? If some Purusha made this world, he f*c*ed up royally. Look around.

[@KshitijShah-vw5pu]

Indeed....Osho is also among them

[@WhyAnkurGautam]

Wow such a good voice & well researched video

[@Glimpses]

Thanks a lot 😊 Curious, how did you get to watching this video and wanting know about Charvaka Philosophy?

[@WhyAnkurGautam]

@@Glimpses It was suggested to me by youtube actually. I have recently become interested in Philosophy & started watching some videos. Yours was also suggested to me.

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[@KuldeepLakra-vy4kk]

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[@mikearnold1927]

What do you think about us living in a program? Evolution can also be programmed, am I right?

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[@MrYogidoo]

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[@debjyotisarkar1429]

Charvakas❤

[@Glimpses]

Indeed! A thought-provoking philosophy~

[@amalendusarkar9969]

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[@Glimpses]

Thank you so much 😃 do let us know if there is anything else you would like to watch among philosophers of India

[@amalendusarkar9969]

I'd love to watch More videos on indian philosophies like Vedantins, Nyayas, Vaisheshikas.

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@@amalendusarkar9969 thank you for your suggestions you will definitely get back with these and more such philosophers

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[@Zarghaam12]

What is the fate of the low caste?

[@prathmeshnaik4893]

The clay has purpose,there are organisms that clay can host

[@Glimpses]

Yes! But Charvaka highlights that it's created without needing a creator, so as to counter Nyaya Philosopher's argument or logic for the existence of God.

[@abhijeetsingh6043]

Once a believer asked an atheist- "You said that every belief is acover up for insecurities. " Atheist- "Yes" Beliver- "Do you truly believe that?" Atheist- "Yes" Beliver- "Thank You🙏"

[@sanchitkoul4284]

Wow! High IQ moment.

[@sohamchakraborty4133]

🤣🤣🤣 There's a huge difference between scientific and superstitious belief

[@justanotherview3243]

Everyone is insecure, yes. But very few are courageous enough to demand evidence even if that means unpalatable consequences. They won't believe any bullshit if there is no good, convincing evidence for it. Carvaka was that courageous person amongst a cotorie of cowards who were still searching for afterlife after death. Better to turn to dust as a courageous thinker than to sh*t your pants everytime you think of not existing after 100 years.

[@Glimpses]

Charvaka has been countered and then those counters have been countered by Charvaka and so on... We will see more of them soon in our upcoming videos! 🙂😊

[@basantprasadsgarden8365]

The Best Arguments by Theists

[@SinghRoadwayS]

If you believe in God, it should be based on rationality and if you reject the God it should also be based on rationality not on mere belief. Have to give credit to ancient indians for not calling people who have different philosophy as heretics or killings like Christians and Muslims. I reject any devine creator.

[@Nexus-jg7ev]

Well said, my friend! I am an atheist too. Charvakas were awesome!

[@Glimpses]

That's true! In India differences were usually resolved through debates or 'Shastrarth' rather than violent. Unlike west where inquisitions, crusades, or 'Mihna' against infidels/kafirs decreed elimination of opposite views. Perhaps polytheism of East offered a room for various faiths to coexist. We will be covering other atheistic Indian philosophies too in future, such as Ajivika & Samkhya (debatably atheistic) 😀🙂

[@Nexus-jg7ev]

@@Glimpses Awesome! Looking forward to it!

[@basantprasadsgarden8365]

One Question, What happened to Charvaks?

[@Glimpses]

Hello @basantprasadsgarden8365 Charvaks remained a well known philosophy, apprantly till 14th century, when Vidyaranya swami composed Sarva Darshana Samgraha and mentioned the Charvakas in it. But thereafter we don't see it's mentions much. It is possible that, as mentioned in the video, Charvaka philosophy lacked the aspects such as purpose of life, hope or respite from miseries of life, which other philosophies offered. There are no stories, poems, songs associated to this philosophy which helps any school of thought get popularized among the masses. Thus, it appears that Charvaka Philosophy faded into obscurity with the passage of time.

[@shankarjha5527]

Yaavajjivet Sukhanjivet Rinankritwaa ghritampivet I Bhaasmibhootasya Dehasya Punaraagamo kutah !

[@Glimpses]

Most iconic lines by Charvaka! 😀😀 For the readers, sharing it's meaning here - यावज्जीवेत सुखं जीवेद ऋणं कृत्वा घृतं पिवेत, भस्मीभूतस्य देहस्य पुनरागमनं कुतः॥ As long as you live, live happily. Take debt and drink ghee. Once the body is reduced to ashes, how can it come back!

[@AkshayChaitanya]

Bhagvan and ishwar are different and God isn't the right translation. Sponsored stuff isn't the proof for charvaka Philosophy. This school supports control, healthy life. Read तत्वोपप्पप्लवसिंह the oldest book available. Have you decoded the sutras and seen the sangati. Even upanishads supports this.

[@Glimpses]

Thank you for the references! We will refer the text for our future creations 🙂 We referred primarily to Madhvacharya's Sarva Darshana Sangraha & Adi Shankara's Sarva Siddhant Siddhant Sangraha. We also checked sources such as A Radhakrishnan's Indian Philosophy & Introduction to Indian Philosophy by S Chatterjee. We did find some material in Upanishads like Yagyawalkya-Maitreyi samvad in Brihadaranyaka, but we are keeping it for separate videos 🙂🙂 We would like to have more suggestions that might help us in the future! Thank you 🙏

[@AkshayChaitanya]

​@@GlimpsesSponsored stuff isn't the proof for charvaka Philosophy. I've worked on this. Intentionally it was defamed. All the 9 schools of Indian philosophy are astka. Western atheism, God etc donot apply on them. First sutra have two versions and they were decoded.

[@wavehixeno4915]

​@@AkshayChaitanyalol tattvolopsinha is based on skepticism not materialism lol

[@AkshayChaitanya]

​@@wavehixeno4915have you read the book in sanskrit? Akshay just gave one example. On the other hand materialism is a part of Vedic literature. Have you read upanishads?

[@omkarnath9765]

Sallalahu alahi wasalalam ke baare me batao

[@Glimpses]

Charvaka spoke about each & every God!

[@user-mm1zi6sf7t]

Charvaka philosophy is same as bentham philosophy. Which is also called as pig's philosophy

[@Glimpses]

Yes! Charvaka, like Bentham agrees that anything that brings one pleasure or happiness is 'Dharma' or one's duty or the right thing to do.

[@arnibah]

Charvaka was a fool.😇

[@amanakeet]

Maybe that's why Adi Shankara compiled his work. While Charvaka might have been an objective fool, your attitude unable to doubt itself makes you as much a fool objectively as Charvaka.

[@arnibah]

@@amanakeet There is no way to doubt the Self once you have experienced it. If you can't see this, you have not seen your Self yet. When or if you ever do, you will see what you wrote is foolish. This Charvavka character was probably sent to test the ones on the brink of enlightenment. There is something in us that doesn't want us to reach the goal.

[@Pramodiniparie-sy9kk]

No body is a fool you he can think do what he does according to him without restrictions consiusnness give ways to see reality of the nature to every one differently think this video point us towards key balance btw both we need to we can't ave one with out the other we need to question the fundamental reality of own self in this game.

[@justanotherview3243]

@arnibah No. You're that gawaar who is stuck in ancient and middle ages even though modern biology knows exactly how consciousness, feelings, memory arise in the brain. First work hard and acquire the intellect study all of that modern science before calling India's impressive materialist thought leader a fool, gawaar.

[@arnibah]

@@justanotherview3243 You are stuck in the influence of your intellect(left brain) and don't think this is a compliment. What you call that is modern is primitive and this is why with all that you think that you and this modern world is, the world is on the brink of destruction,and even though there are enough resources on this planet for everyone, many people starve. Why do they starve? Because there are too many people with your mindset.India's impressive thought leader? I'm in defense of India's greatest thought leaders(sages). Your words demonstrate you are not. This makes you a fool as well.😇