How to Thrive in the Battle of Life

[@academyofideas]

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[@user-qj7qw4yb8v]

You are doing an excellent work and deserve much more! By the way your membership videos are awesome...

[@johnsheppard1673]

How we know is always more important than what we know. How we see is always more important than what we see. For what we see is the direct result of how we see. You know nothing, if you know not how you know. Perception litterally creates our experience. Experience forms our thoughts. Thoughts form our acts. Acts form our habits. Habits build our character. Character creates our destiny. All you experience through your senses is the result of external circumstances over which you have no control. Everything "happens". Thoughts which are the reactive result of these circumstances are not in your control. Nothing that comes forth out of what happens is in your control because it happens. When your thoughts, acts, words, habits, character and destiny are the result of your external circumstances, the totallity of all this which you call "you" is just the result of everything that has happend. Then there is no "you" in control. The only thing which you control, is your perspective on what happens. Your perception. Because changing your perception changes your experience, your thoughts, acts, habbits, character and destiny. If you do not control and change your perception in a way which is different from the way you have always reacted, in the wat that you have always done it, you will remain a victem of circumstances. Not realizing that circumstances are the result of your perception. That you are the master and creator of your perception, experience, reality and of yourself

[@KeepTheGates]

I love my membership. Definitely recommend.

[@kparker2430]

@@johnsheppard1673 pretty together of you John, is that your work, because there is some high level cognitive capacity behind such an articulate summary of the deal. I copied and pasted your comment into my place where i keep profound condensed knowledge. Salute :) question; if you can't control thoughts because they are the reactive part of a process that you don't control, and all you can control is 'perspective', is this not linguistic pedantics when surely perspective is comprised itself of thoughts, the thoughts which go into the patterns of our cognitive process? Perspective must be born of thoughts, and if we don't control the thoughts, it seems unreal to propose to control the perspective. I'll re-read it again, but if you can throw me a bone with this, please do :)

[@johnsheppard1673]

@@kparker2430 Awareness. Consciousness (perception/seeing). Is the difference noticed between things. Contrast. Everything you do is habit. Habit is that which you do because you have always done it. If you do what you do because you have always done it like that, "you" never realy "do". You, happen. People do what they do for two reasons. Firstly because most people do it. Secondly because they have always done it like that. How can you remember yourself if you have forgotten. That you dont remember that you have forgotten. Remember to remember, to find out that you have forgotten. Everything happens. There is nothing you can do about that. You can only control the way you perceive what happens, as it happens, as it happend, as it will happen. This is the first and most important thing you can realize. Today is what it is because yesterday was what is was. And so to will tomorrow be excatly the same as today. Everything happens. Everything you do is habbit. Everything you think, say, act, believe, perceive and experience. Is the result of habits. Your habits are the result of your thoughts. Thoughts are the result of external circumstances. Acts are the result of thoughts. Habits the result of acts. Character the result of habits. Destiny the result of character. A Destiny which is not under your control, for it is the result of external circumstances. If you are not in control, then who or what is? I just told you. You. Are. Not. What then is your life worth? Your only striving can be to become free. To become in control. You must see that you are not. You must change your perspective. Your perspective is the only thing you can begin tot control. By changing your perspective, you change your experience. By changing your experience you can change your thoughts. By changing your thoughts you can change your acts. By changing your acts you can change your habits. And by changing you habits, you can change your character (know thyself) Character forms Destiny. My way is the wayless way. To do without doing. Not by doing, doing more, or less, not by doing not. Everything happens. Everything i do is habbit. There is nothing i cannot not do. Flow. Achieve effortless. It all starts by realizing that everything happens. There is nothing you can do about that. You can only control the way you perceive what happens, as it happens, as it happend, as it will happen. This is the first and most important thing you can realize. I can tell you this. You can believe me, or not. But it will not matter what i say to you. Without having experienced for yourself you can have no understanding, no feeling, of what i have said. Describe colour to a blind man. Use parallels to describe them, hot colours, warm collours, but he will not “know” what colours are, unless he sees for himself. You can think of this what you will. But do not believe me because i say it is so. See and experience for yourself. That is the only way to know. Know. That whatever you repeat, becomes habit. Routine. Subconcious Programming. Whatever perception you repeatedly see is what you will come to believe. You think you only believe what you see. That dont need to merely “believe” something because you “know”. You do not know. You do not see. That you do not see the world as it realy is. You do not merely believe what you see. You see what you believe. Your thinking had led you to believe that you are rational. You are everything but. Because “you” are not, if “you” is the result external circumstances. You do not see that external circumstances are the result of your perception. You blame the world and everything and everyone in it for that which is the result of your perception. You blame external circumstances for your own failings, your own fears, biases, assumptions and judgements. You do not see the world, reality, as it realy IS. The whole world as you see and experience it, exists only in your perception. For when you change your perception, from moment to moment, your experience changes. But does that change the world as it is? It does not. I am only illustrating how your perception creates the world which you experience. That the world you experience is the result of your perception.

[@nik0stat]

"Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one" Bruce Lee

[@saosaqii5807]

Another one of those bullshit quotes where idiots find so profound cause they lack critical thinking No by all means a easy life is better than a difficult one, there is no benefit nor virtue in living a harder life. If you’re gonna pray, pray for an easy life Feels very inspiration at the moment if you don’t think about it, probably because most people don’t have the easy life and can only power through a difficult life

[@kayaeki]

@@saosaqii5807 i get it, proly arguing with someone on internet is useless and stupid but here I go. He ain't telling you to pray for an hard life, only strength to get over whatever comes your way. I'm gonna copy and paste this, think for yourself. Whatever it is I respect your opinion A man spent hours watching a butterfly struggling to emerge from its cocoon. It managed to make a small hole, but its body was too large to get through it. After a long struggle, it appeared to be exhausted and remained absolutely still. The man decided to help the butterfly and, with a pair of scissors, he cut open the cocoon, thus releasing the butterfly. However, the butterfly’s body was very small and wrinkled and its wings were all crumpled. The man continued to watch, hoping that, at any moment, the butterfly would open its wings and fly away. Nothing happened; in fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its brief life dragging around its shrunken body and shrivelled wings, incapable of flight. What the man - out of kindness and his eagerness to help - had failed to understand was that the tight cocoon and the efforts that the butterfly had to make in order to squeeze out of that tiny hole were Nature’s way of training the butterfly and of strengthening its wings. Sometimes, a little extra effort is precisely what prepares us for the next obstacle to be faced. Anyone who refuses to make that effort, or gets the wrong sort of help, is left unprepared to fight the next battle and never manages to fly off to their destiny.

[@Bayo106]

@@saosaqii5807 nobody has an easy life. it's all relative

[@yag0d]

@@saosaqii5807 Nietzsche, Dostoiévski and Kierkegaard's studies and reflections upon the nature of the, seemingly, interconection of suffering and meaning would have you really wrong on your assertion, mister li.

[@saosaqii5807]

@@kayaeki you see easy here can mean many things depending on what situation you’re thinking of, what you’re showing here is being “helped” by others or having yourself carried by others to the point where you’re useless, a temporary easy in effort but not easy in life. This is an obstacle in its self, your life didn’t become easier because now you’re suffering. That butterfly is now incapable of flight no matter how hard it tries. Your story does not depict a easy life because by definition and of context an easy life means no such obstacles, it doesn’t exist. Somebody could’ve been born perfect or relatively perfect or have been born much more privileged compare to the rest, they are going to have a much easier life with minimal effort while others will be forced to endure and work through many obstacles.

[@lyceumofphilosophy9392]

Showed this video to a best friend who’s about to go through Chemotherapy, and now he’s listening to all your previous videos. Your narration style eases his anxiety and help him calm down for the upcoming times

[@phoenixwright7802]

@@mikeolsen6814 right, coz jesus will do anything 😂😂

[@rodrigosuarez1942]

Look for a documentary called Dying to Have Known. It's about Dr. Max Gerson and his cancer therapy.

[@phoenixwright7802]

@Super7 and i you, fundie 😂

[@lyceumofphilosophy9392]

@@rodrigosuarez1942 Thank you for the suggestion! I will let him take a look at it

[@mylom6636]

@@phoenixwright7802 man i hope you find happiness. God bless mah dude

[@Dan-qk3mt]

These vids by the Academy are the most important on KZbin.

[@michaelricketson1365]

@Bez Nervoze Yes.

[@hatcakefloss]

Lex Fridman with Eric Weinstein yesterday might be one of the most thought provoking podcasts I've ever seen, but these are pretty good.

[@michaelricketson1365]

@Bez Nervoze Absolutely yes. A gazillion times, yes.

[@shanosantwanos3908]

I disagree..much of this philosophy should already be set in your character...your ethics and morals...these are things that require constant thought and improvement as we grow.. Robert Sepehr channel or atlantean gardens channel I believe is the most important channel on you tube.

[@MakeDemocracyMagnificientAgain]

@Bez Nervoze yes

[@the_krym]

"How could you rise anew if you have not first become ashes?” Friedrich Nietzsche

[@mjolninja9358]

Hello

[@raginald7mars408]

Nietzsche ashed himself well with Neuro Syphillis. His Sister raised him....

[@wardygrub]

@@raginald7mars408 Wow! That's an interesting comment. Where is this idea from?

[@raginald7mars408]

@Manda Grub Truth - Prof Karl Schlechta- told me in 1979 - read Möbius!

[@lilvideomane6915]

"how could thou uploadeth thyself crying on a webcam if not talketh about how men and women shouldnt worketh together" Jordy "Dingleberry" Peterson

[@hezixiao]

"As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being." - Carl Jung

[@kimalonzo7387]

John 3:16

[@lorendaniels9827]

I have screenshot the random prolific quotes throughout this short 12 minutes, and plan to actually find a place to scrapbook them all within an appropriate theme on things I'd like to leave behind for my family. Might help them understand better the joy I tried to seek in living once I'm gone. It's complicated, this life we live, but I'm grateful I exist, yet and still.

[@Originalman144]

Everything in the material and fleshly world is temporary. Idolize none of it. Focus on higher things. Be a mental, physical, and spiritual pilgrim.

[@shrimpkins]

good words, indeed

[@markdelgado6984]

@Genna Tuelz its not pretend lol. Money literally is driving all life right now. Philosophy is great but there is still the material world which hasn't been deciphered yet. These videos will provide you with a plan but not everyone agrees to the same philosophy. Such as the serial killer who finds purpose in murdering.

[@TheDreamDetective888]

@@markdelgado6984 but he said focus on the higher not the lower or animal impulse. Money supplies the world with wealth, but philosophy of life determines how they spend it. Thoughts?

[@Gutians]

Creative Learning NYC some people dont have time to think about these things they need to put food on the plate and feed their kids

[@Gutians]

Creative Learning NYC the world is a lot more brutal than simply “thinking” ur way out of it, sometimes its just better to disappear from the face of the earth, for all it is is suffering.

[@hezixiao]

I still can't believe there on KZbin exists such a profoundly inspiring channel. What did we do to deserve you?

[@henry6525]

They've been already demonetized..

[@vikasmishra8125]

@@henry6525 Why though? they should be paid the highest.

[@henry6525]

@@vikasmishra8125 yt suppresses all that makes people think. Cult doesn't want it.

[@vikasmishra8125]

@@henry6525 makes sense

[@BubblewrapHighway]

How on Earth does this channel keep giving me a video I need for specific hurdles THE VERY DAY THEY HAPPEN???

[@flowmotion_2]

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[@retlaoge1277]

It just happens. Just remember all the times you met obstacles and no video was shown to you. You only take into account events when they resemble a pattern you recognize.

[@steppinrzr8396]

Coincidence lol

[@shox007]

This channel, your website, your work, have been such a godsend. Where were you 20 years ago when I really needed you? I've been reliving old memories of defining moments from childhood and adolescence and imagining them playing out differently. I've been binge watching all the magnificent Member-Section videos. Every one of them sinks like a dagger into me and tears my old identity to shreds. I will soon shed it like a snakeskin and be reborn. Please stay alive and keep up your outstanding work. Don't leave us. I'm sure I speak for a great many people when I say my fate hangs in large part on you. I watch Jordan Peterson, but his thoughts are somewhat fragmented across multiple videos and several hours and difficult to compose into an overarching message. This channel presents the concentrated, distilled essence of a subject and in such a powerful way, especially with all the works of art. It's like they're addressing me personally.

[@mariavairo1640]

Además está tan bien pronunciado el idioma q hasta una (proud) sudada no sólo lo entiende sino q le sirve para practicarlo... no dejen de usar los subtítulos "plis"!!!

[@kparker2430]

well dam, you just made a sale :), i'll do it, i wasn't going to , i thought 45+ videos is no big deal, there is heaps of crap out there,,, but on the strength of your gush, i'm in.

[@ibexdnb2879]

@@kparker2430 Me too. 🤭

[@rampantmantis2788]

Life changing.

[@elMore1107]

Due time

[@FutureMindset]

The self-concept is the greatest tool you have. It can either make or break you. What you think of yourself will judge each and every action of yours and ultimately lead you to create a life based on it.

[@johnholland2825]

Sounds egotistical

[@helenaville5939]

@@johnholland2825 Why?

[@johnholland2825]

@@helenaville5939 - self concept is belief about yourself, (I believe I'm a God, I believe I'm the best etc. ) it's pure ego. Plus the guy said "it's the GREATEST tool we have" the "Greatest", clearly not. Our ability to think logically, rationality and strategically is 'greater'. Self concept has very little worth, it's delusion.

[@helenaville5939]

@@johnholland2825 Your argument is based on the deeply flawed assumption that we inevitably make supremacist judgements about ourselves as these are the only examples you could provide. My guess is that you make supremacist judgements about yourself and erroneously assume that everyone else does too. We don't. Your tendency to make such extreme assumptions means there's really no point debating with you. I wish you well.

[@ronmaest]

@@johnholland2825 because it is. And so are you. Whether you realize it or not.

[@tagtraumerin5077]

This is what stoicism actually is. Creating yourself. Finding a mission to stick to regardless of the circumstances. I thought I was better but my identity is actually based on my job, my material goods, my appearance. Now I have to think differently. Thank you!

[@keyboardevangelist]

Eternal life in heaven is a free gift from God. No human being deserves it due to his/her good works. We have all sinned and fall short in glory of God(eg.Jesus says if any man looks at woman with lust he has committed adulterly with her in his heart..No man is that pure😅). So how did God give us this free gift🤔? He sent his only begotten son to be betrayed,humiliated ,beaten and die as fine/payment for our sins and rose from the dead on the third day. Since he is a just God and has to punish sin. All you have to do is humbly repent of all your sins(read the 10 commandments) honestly turn away from them. Believe in/trust that Jesus did that for you. Confess with your mouth that he is your lord and saviour..You will be saved from hell🔥. The holyspirit(his omnipresent spirit) will in dwell within you and convert your cold heart of stone into that of flesh that can truly love God and be a slave of righteousness and not of sin. This might be the last time you read the true gospel of salvation..look around 🔥🔥 the end is nigh. Please don't reject God's gift. Your soul is on the line.Jesus loves you❤

[@keyboardevangelist]

@thoth81 ultimately stoicism is finding meaning in a meaningless universe. Christianity is finding meaning in a meaningful universe.. I wanna tell you my friend, There is a God, and he made the world with a purpose. And you will never find yourself until you find the one who made you. Jeremiah 1:5 Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5PMoauCedmMbsU (image of God)

[@keyboardevangelist]

@thoth81 Your reality is not an objective reality..We didn't make him up. He revealed himself to us.. just truly ask yourself. Why do we seek meaning, if the universe is indeed meaningless. The need for meaning is installed inside our DNA because the universe is indeed meaningful. The big bang theory proves that space and time had a beginning. Albert Einstein proved that time is a relative illusion. whatever that created the spacetime must be outside space and time. He must be timeless. Eternal, from infinity past to infinity future. It's seem like it's really hard for atheists to get glimpse of the concept of the eternity. God has no creator because their is no time in which he never existed. He is just IS. The principle of conversion of energy states Energy can neither be created or destroyed but can be transformed from one form to another. At the beginning stages of the big bang photons (light particles) were the first things that came out of the singularity. Enormous amount of Energy that excaped the singularity. I believe that the singularity was the interdimensional portal (proven only mathematically) ,God opened to release his omnipotent energy into the spacetime bubble thus expanding it. That was transformed into different forms of energy and matter that are guided by the fundamental laws of nature (also proven by Einstein famous equation E = mc2) forming the universe as we know it. And in the fact that there is something instead of nothing shows that there was a decision been made. Only personal beings make decisions. The physicists say current say the most fundamental unit of reality is information. "Everything you see is a bit of information " ~ Lee Smolin All this hints to Genesis 1:3 And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. Hebrew 11:3 By faith we understand that the universe was created by the WORD of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible. kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZrIaqCrqKx4p7M (a universe out of nothing)

[@keyboardevangelist]

@thoth81 And on the contrary. You are a slave. You are a slave to sin that finally lead you to Hell. Ask Kanye west. .Christianity is the only true freedom in this world. kzbin.info/www/bejne/paTWYmOJZax5bZo

[@keyboardevangelist]

@thoth81 C.S lewis said There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who say to God, "Thy will be done," and those to whom God says, in the end, "Thy will be done." All that are in Hell, choose it. Without that self-choice there could be no Hell..choose God. God loves you. He sent his only begotten son to be sacrificed to pay for your sins since he is a just God,Holy God and rose from the dead after 3 days. If you humbly pray repent and honestly turn away from your sins (read the 10 commandments) and put your trust in that Jesus christ. son of God , son of man did that for you as lord and saviour. You will be saved and be granted a gift of eternal life.. This might be the last time you read the gospel. Jesus is coming soon. Not as the sacrificed lamb of God🐑 but as King of kings🤴. The Judge of all mankind. Look around🔥🔥 the end is nigh. Jesus loves you❤

[@LisaSmith-yb2uz]

This is basically a summary of the last 7 years of my life, as I suffered and healed throughout mental health recovery 🙌☺️👍❣️

[@inquisitorrex9012]

Same here, only 9 years.

[@2storycory2]

Same

[@coolbeans6148]

Same but 6 years for me, still going through. "Giveupitise" Describes me perfectly. Life has battered me one too many times. Im improving but very slowly. I woke up years ago and realize that i have nothing left in the tank to give. I would recommend the saying "life isnt a sprint, its a marathon" Dont burn yourself out too quickly by going balls to the wall.

[@daviddarnell17]

I feel you there. I happened across this channel and my level of awareness has exploded. I have awakened into a new self

[@cerridianempire1653]

same

[@JaskaranSingh-ob8em]

It’s a crime this channel doesn’t have at least 1 million subscribers

[@Originalman144]

Actually it makes perfect sense. Average people want no part of this. They are happy to float around being herded like sheep.

[@shox007]

I've been wondering if KZbin throttles this channel and restricts its circulation. The messages in many videos do not jive with the SJW culture inside Big Tech, such as those videos about heroic masculinity, and the "terrible feminine" in mythology.

[@kayaeki]

@@Originalman144 nothing wrong in being average, im happy to see so many people want to grow themselves here tho

[@nachiketmirkar4653]

Its better only choosen few reap the fruits of this channel - Zarathustra 🙏

[@ibexdnb2879]

@@Originalman144 nailed it! Secret societies and esoteric teachings are secret not because people try and hide it from us, but because the average person does not seek it. Perhaps there is an element of manipulation away from it by the mainstream powers but all the information is out there to be foumd. The master is always awaiting the pupil.

[@DivoGo]

Keep up the good work! In a world of sheer chaos your voice offers hope, if one is willing to look within. ✌🏾👍🏾❤️

[@Mr3344555]

Are you saying this, pre-surrender or post-surrender? 😂

@@Mr3344555 not funny

[@TheBigtonkss]

@@Mr3344555 not funny x2

[@BOBMAN1980]

I hitchhiked the USA for 1.5-years; joined the Marines and went to war; traveled extensively throughout India; moved to New Orleans post-Katrina; and have excelled in the fields of culinary and journalism; I struggle everyday through this pandemic. All of this stuff I'm putting is NOT to brag, but so the Read knows this endorsement is NOT coming from an idle position of simple optimism. The messages in these videos can HELP you. They guidance is not moralizing, but candid--if you can't at least TRY to swim, no one can save you from drowning; at least try and flap your arms. Please pay heed. And thanks to Academy of Ideas for this insight.

[@csj9619]

The creator of these videos has a solid grasp on the nature of human existence. You are a credit to your species.

[@davidcraddock8849]

first I want to thank you for your videos. after some reading i came across the "self-determination theory". 2 psychologists came up with 3 intrinsic values humans need to prosper. Autonomy- the need to control ones course in life. competence- the need to feel effective in ones environment. relatedness-the need to have close affectionate relationships with others. this will be my purpose. to find or build a community that values this

[@aleidius192]

Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark in the hopeless swamps of the not-quite, the not-yet, and the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish in lonely frustration for the life you deserved and have never been able to reach. The world you desire can be won. ― Ayn Rand

[@pedrocastilhos2341]

Dear aleidius, thank you.

[@fakecreatinerm9948]

think my fire went out

[@aleidius192]

@@fakecreatinerm9948 I find opera helps with that.

[@ronmaest]

@@fakecreatinerm9948 these videos are for people with fire not those without.

[@QualeQualeson]

Ayn Rand the deceiver. It cannot be won. 'It takes a strong back to carry hardships, but it takes a stronger back still to carry success'. Norwegian proverb.

[@annym.8170]

Once you realize self actualization in pursuit of a meaningful goal is the main source of happiness and suffering(at times), there is no further need for toxic relationships, drugs , etc., to numb ourselves from reality because one is at peace with it.

[@pantsenfuego9986]

What meaningfulness of happiness? ...what is the meaningfulness of suffering?

[@johnsmith-vk6sf]

Over the last few years I have never been happier Anny M. Your comment is spot on for me. I have quit many vices and greatly reduced the rest. Except for illegal drugs which I don't partake in. I have a dream and it's being manifested through self actualisation. As I'm taking my last breath, my character will be the satisfactory measurement for me. Love, money, status, etc, will be a derivative from this measurement.

[@johnsmith-vk6sf]

@@pantsenfuego9986I love your question and it made me really think. To me happiness is something that brings pleasure to the mind and soul. Any guilt before or after participating in an activity it is not happiness even if that activity was pleasurable at the time. Suffering is an event which brings pain to the mind and/or body over a period of time with no conscious belief that this event will lead to a positive benefit to the mind and/or body in the future. During a run, a person can go in and out of suffering many times depending on their interchanging beliefs. To me the meaningfulness of happiness and suffering is nature's way or God's (depending on your belief), to push humans towards the same goal it has for plants and animals, full potential.

[@saosaqii5807]

Meaningful goal is relative. You’re gonna have to make that one up to bring you happiness. But you might wanna answer why it should be meaningful at all.

[@annym.8170]

@@pantsenfuego9986 I don’t own the definition, specially English not being my first language. But I meant happiness as in fulfillment. I believe one can only feel full filled when working towards something meaningful to oneself. Perhaps not a totally concrete goal, but an ideal rather. What is ideal to me might not be to you, but we both can enjoy life as it comes and make it better for us and others.

[@NeoStoicism]

Your work saves lives.

[@ericmoore4526]

"Not being able to govern events, I govern myself, and if they will not adapt to me, I adapt to them."

[@deemcturk9317]

At 37 I’ve only recently discovered my mission. I am motivated daily by the state of the mindless fools I find myself surrounded. What is popular is increasingly false and misguided. What is un-popular is the truth of our nature. Our flaws and our potential within them. I do not exaggerate when I say the survival of humanity depends upon my work, and that of others (such as the creator of this channel)

[@yogilee1]

Just what I needed right now what with England going into full lockdown again on Thursday. I set myself a purpose this morning to help me live through these trying times that are so destructive to our very liberty and freedom.

[@dannykicks603]

You’ve got this.. keep going.

[@jeremiahmeade710]

That purpose is shallow because "these trying times" are temporary. I recommend living for some idea. "Ideas are bullet proof." (V, V for Vendetta).

[@Hero_Of_Old]

We're about to see the greatest battle humanity has ever faced.

[@brandtsmith5338]

All too true. We will win through to the other side.

[@lilvideomane6915]

what are u playing WOW or something?

[@William.Driscoll]

@@lilvideomane6915 Sounds like Boogaloo references. www.dictionary.com/e/pop-culture/boogaloo/

[@lilvideomane6915]

@@William.Driscoll yeah but like...they have a lord of the rings avatar

[@Hero_Of_Old]

@@lilvideomane6915 and?

[@jesusguerrero8786]

Exactly, the better you become, the more unique you will become.

[@gagandeepsingh7789]

Watching your videos feels like you're directly talking to the viewer. You couldn't be more correct when you say that a sense of purpose and achievement is what gives us the strength to keep going and doesn't let us give in or be subdued. Hands off to you, academy of ideas!

[@reginaford8575]

Never give up!!! I look up and I read scripture everyday. That is my life which is beautiful!!!

[@garwinredman5636]

The integrity of one's authenticity requires living as the 'dynamic' behind all things that make 'self' possible in this or any world.

[@criticalthinker7822]

This man speaks with light and Truth.

[@learntocode1277]

Thank you for what you are doing. So much wisdom compressed into a 10-15 minutes video. And what you said about the potential of being enslaved by the tyrants in future is accurate. I lived in tyranny for decades and then migrated to the free world. Here I can see people are willingly exchanging their freedom for the promise of security. Hope more people regain the courage to accept the challenges that comes with living a free life.

[@lennytahon5140]

Keep doing what you're doing. If enough individuals take life, suffering and themselves seriously, we may thrive and freedom shall prevail.

[@joshaustin9119]

Timing is EVERYTHING.a time to be rigid. a time to be soft.A time to step to that girl. a time to be quiet

[@Originalman144]

"The best men in all ages keep classic traditions alive.” - George Santayana

[@bookswithbenjamin8902]

Great quote

[@im9550]

It’s always really cool and satisfying when you come up with an idea on your own, just to find out that other people before you have put much effort and thought and drawn the same conclusions. A few years ago I came up with a concept of stages of identity. There are three. The first stage is materials. You base your identity on what you have. (I own a cool car, that makes me cool) The second stage is actions. You define yourself by what you do such as hobbies professions, and tastes. ( I am a welder, I am a part of that community). The third and most ideal stage builds off of the second. This stage is skills/competency. Here your identity is based off of not merely what you do, but how you do it. How well and what specific and unique actions, rules and knowledge you utilize. (I am a good welder and know special techniques to meet my goals)

[@godsstrength7129]

Your happiness should depend on what cannot be taken away from you. This is why GOD, Stoicism, Buddhism, and Knowledge have taken roles in people's lives.

[@frankbalk7440]

I’m 84, and at the age of 10 I took stock of my life and future. My family was poor, made worse by an industrial accident that crushed both of his legs. He was laid up for a couple of years and my mom went to work. They didn’t have aid programs in those days so it was up to us to survive. My sister and I raised the younger kids. I decided not to let those things determine the rest of my life. I tried to imagine what I would want of my life. At 10, I had very little to work with, but I had heard consultants (whatever they were) made good money, traveled a lot, and managed their own schedules. I decided I wanted to make at least $50k and base myself in NYC. Mostly, I decided I didn’t want to be poor anymore. I accomplished all of those goals, by understanding people. Most people are defenseless fools who don’t understand when they are being led by the nose and merely living out the plan that someone else has for them. They don’t even realize those they trust the most are actually their worst enemies. So the world has become a really scary place, without any leadership to guide a resistance movement. It’s too bad but I don’t see anyone to stand against those who control all the world’s wealth, and seem to be able to buy anyone and anything they want. I feel for those who will never get to know the world I’ve known.

[@JDog2656]

If I may ask, assuming you’ve been around the block as long as you say, would you agree with the quote at 4:20?

[@frankbalk7440]

@@JDog2656 To be honest, I don’t remember responding to this video. But I’ve gone back and read it, and would only add a philosophical comment to clarify what others could learn from my life’s experience. As I said in my first reply, I understood enough about life at 10 to make a plan which I have followed religiously throughout my life. I understood that there were many things that would limit life if I let them. I never succumbed to those temptations. I’ve had 2 friends in life, one for 78 years, the other for 40 years who understood the steadfastness of my life’s plan and never questioned it. I never asked for their support, or expected it, but I truly valued it. I have never understood how others can live their lives happily without a plan. They live as others tell them to. But, isn’t that a form of slavery if freedom is about being free enough to make the key decisions that direct their lives. I have always been free. I have believed in God since I was 6, but do not believe in the business of God, known as religion. As a boy of 6, I would walk in the rain and talk to God. Soon, it was as if he was walking at my side, and I felt as if we were having real conversations. One thing I learned was that there are many of “those” who tell you they are there to guide you. But in reality they are there to lead you in a direction in your life that will benefit them, while minimizing their risks. I was born and raised as a Midwesterner, and still hold my values high even after 85 years. Ii believe I have lived a life of honor and trust in God and those that matter to me. I don’t know if I’ve answered your question, I hope I have. I have a problem with all of the quotations thru the video. I don’ think any of them, regardless of the fame of the personage could have lived a life of freedom that allowed them to be in control of their lives. They just sound good. I never wanted to be rich or famous, or organizationally superior, I just wanted to find my own way and never be poor again. I’ve been broke several times, but there’s a real difference. I’ve never looked behind me to see if anyone is following. That’s up to them. As a matter of fact, at least 2 of my kids vote opposite to how I vote. That’s good! I taught them to think free, however it worked out.

[@oscarrodasTV]

This has opened my eyes and made me realize the path I’ve been instinctually following. Thank you so much. For so many years I felt so unsure about whether the path I chose is the right path. But when you said it’s the right path because you chose it, I instantly felt everything connect. Thank you. I have no other words to describe my appreciation.

[@satnamo]

The greatest glory of life is not to never have fallen down but to always get up every time I fall.

[@VinceroAlpha]

There is a term for "this is what I'm going through or this what I am subconsciously doing." That's how I feel each time you release your videos because it parallels what I'm going through in life also exactly.

[@russ384]

Found this channel a few days ago. Hard to go back to work after lunch break. Thank you for all the time and effort you put into this channel. The word needs to hear everything you have to say.

[@niklas3595]

You are speaking to me personally. I like that about your videos.

[@user-se9uk2py5k]

Congratulations to Academy. Excellent videos. Much needed in these times of weakness, triviality and confusion

[@jahmadeit922]

Bottom line is you need love. Love is without a doubt the strongest fruitful power. With no love of self there is no search for self for their is no driving force. With love you learn to understand adapt and to be thankful in the midst of the chaos included in Armageddon the final battle between Good vs. Evil. The mind is the battle ground!

[@jeremiahmeade710]

Good already beat Evil. Armageddon is when God cleans up the mess that evil made.

[@Grosefrmchrchst]

This channel has helped revolutionize my mindset in the past few years.

[@sebbeaux3889]

The art you chose is amazing once again!

[@johnmitchell8925]

This was an excellent presentation.It made my evening.Made me feel like I'm not so alone in the craziness of the times,THANK YOU !

[@TL-cz6gf]

Re; Rapid cruel twists of fate - I tell my kids, “Good things take hard work and investment over time. Bad things happen quickly.”

[@metalema6]

Epictetus' teachings just repeat themselves through the ages and are constantly presented as revolutionary ideas...

[@tiffanystarfire2700]

Thank you, keep them coming!

[@momowinkelstein9098]

To be honest: This is one of the best and most important channels from all KZbin. If more people, no matter the background in any way, would watch your Videos, people could come closer to a state of peace with themselves and other human beings. Learned much from your videos and often, you guys were able to give me hope and motivation in difficult situations... Thank you, Academy of Ideas! Thank you :)

[@karsim83]

With the second Lock-down incoming ,you give us hope.Thank you for everything.

[@Originalman144]

No one is "locked down" there are no shackles or chains. It is voluntary self-isolation. If people keep volunteering then your government will continue the on the offensive. Resist it and live above it.

[@lindajohnson1448]

@@Originalman144 You hit the nail on the head😇 what you just stated is so true.

[@ShanHasselbank]

Last night I had dinner with 3 friends and one said: 'yeah.. another lockdown' and I said 'hmm.. maybe you all should stop watching the news for a while or just when really necessary (so never.. haha)'. I then proceeded to ask: 'does this 'lockdown' directly affect you?' After their 'no' , I had nothing left to say & our drinks came so I was happy for all of us.

[@karsim83]

@@Originalman144 I cant go to the gym ,thats the only problem ;)

[@clongshanks5206]

You should resist and fight back. The lockdown only works if people listen. In a democracy, you are the Master, they are the Public Servants

[@MrShaziman]

So happy I found this channel...so truly happy!

[@crestaljean824]

Thank you for putting into perspective "The Discovered Self", it surely helps me navigate my way into it.

[@corbinwantland7669]

I've been a member for a while now and I thank you for your insightful videos.

[@Loos3scr3ws]

Congratulations on 1 million subscribers!!! Your work is light in a world of darkness

[@lulabella9249]

This channel is keeping me sane and grounded in truth ❤🙏

[@genevievebelanger903]

That is one of my favorite video. The message is so powerful. The philosophers of the past are full of wisdom and I don't know how you manage to get all those good ideas (there is so much reading behind it) and put them together, but that is impressive.

[@Dacademeca]

"What doesn't kill me, makes me stronger." - Friedrich Nietzsche

[@truartist5379]

“Or makes you wish you were dead” -Blo

[@anthonyhoward4743]

heard this the other day `what does not kill you make you weirder`

[@anthonyhoward4743]

`the longest journey start with a single step` just need to find my other bloody shoe!

[@islambale747]

It shall finally be written down that, I shall be the most cruel and cunning of all demons but also the most merciful and loving of all angels.

[@johnvincentpenaflorida2988]

your videos make me not to be despaired in life but to love life. I also realized internally not only by mental that I am not in the center of this earth or this universe which the religion had put in my mind and soul. with that I constantly striving to master the craft and to pursue the meaning of my existence forgetting what I despaired for the first time.

[@GrandmasterMars1]

I just want you to know that your videos have serious changed my life ever since I’ve started watching these over these past few months. I feel my whole life has led me to this moment of my current self. Feels the videos take my thought right of my head. Keep up the good work.

[@curtiscarpenter9881]

Make no broad statement about it, life is a task given according to those closest to you and change will represent those closest and most important to you.🎯

[@TheDreamDetective888]

People often disparage the study of philosophy, but Academy magnificently shows its value. Thank you, "The other philosophy major"

[@erieperry8241]

Fantastic video!!! A definite bright spot in the world today! Thank you!

[@thenothinghero8011]

Academy of ideas you are amazing,I have been working on my consciousness ever since I was 15years old now 24 years I have transcend and begun to find peace in miserable times 🙂don't mean to brag.

[@MrFocusification]

Truly "the place of the cure of the soul" is right here

[@Bmorgan1220]

@academy of Ideas thank you for the videos my dude. Since I've been watching these my life has changed for the better.

[@masterdaveedwards]

I'm not sure who you are but I always enjoy the thought provoking ideas, and the great research. My best thought often come from other great thinkers. Life is hard God is good. Shalom in these troubled times.

[@TaunellE]

This is definitely one of my very favorite videos yall have done. Thank you so much. Always. 🖤

[@ceckolalovia]

The whole identity will always be limited, feared, etc. Because no matter what we do we identify ourselves with every thought and emotion. Even if you have some mission like you explained we can just program ourselves to think it is important to our identity and guess what happens when we no longer can follow that mission or goal-it becomes another disappointment of the identity. You see where this goes... The only thing we can do that will produce amazing results is to follow our intuition and recognize it through meditation or some other practice, that's how we can see what is truly good for us and the world...

[@themidnightmove3131]

Amen brother! " Are you auctioning off what's left of your soul? Are you happier enslaved or controlled? The outer reaches remain well patrolled. Still you're free to do whatever you're told." themidnightmove

[@hansstringuer9805]

I always fall in love with these arts, keep the amazing job man.

[@daviddave5092]

Right when I need this kind of talk the most. Thank you

[@eduardochavacano]

Life can be viewed as a beautiful struggle. But at some point its nice to just make it beautiful.

[@dear_darling]

Amazing content 👏🏼 also love the art chosen to illustrate

[@kennykenny4070]

In other words Life is what you make it, and I am going to make it no matter what it takes I will take 💯 it

[@dad102]

Your videos contain outstanding pieces of art that accompany your narrative. This lends a broader, more weighty aspect to your work. And I know that it is going to take some time to find and incorporate these visuals that you use.

[@Brad-xx7bu]

You sir are a modern day philosopher and I highly appreciate your videos

[@rupachakraborty3681]

There can be no video much more motivational than this.

You find the right message at the time of so called great reset by the forces of Evil. Thank you.

[@timyates807]

Love your content ! Keep up the "Great Work" and thank you.

[@justinlaporte9414]

How does KZbin allow such powerful knowledge to be presented to the masses so easily? Great video!

[@jasonmartin7613]

keep these coming please. with no food for thought we're mere animals

[@muthamamacharia7096]

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[@Dan-ud8hz]

"Many roads lead to the Path, but basically there are only two: reason and practice. To enter by reason means to realize the essence through instruction and to believe that all living things share the same true nature, which isn't apparent because it's shrouded by sensation and delusion. Those who turn from delusion back to reality, who meditate on walls, the absence of self and others, the oneness of mortal and sage, and who remain unmoved even by scriptures are in complete and unspoken agreement with reason. Without moving, without effort, they enter, we say, by reason. To enter by practice refers to four all-inclusive practices: suffering injustice, adapting to conditions, seeking nothing, and practicing the Dharma." -Bodhidharma, Outline of Practice

[@KajiCarson]

I personally try to view challenges as occasions for fun experiments and it often helps a lot.

[@spacewad8745]

The parallels to Nietzsche’s idea of Individuation are apparent.

[@keyboardevangelist]

The good news has once again come to you today. You can inherit the kingdom of God even if you are a sinner.. after all we are all sinners in God's standards of justice and holyness (he says that if a man looks at a woman with lust he has already committed adulterly with her in his heart NO MAN IS THAT PURE😅).....All you have to do is to honestly humbly pray repent turn away from sins (read the10 commandments) and trust that Jesus for his love❤❤ for you he left his throne in heaven and came to the world he was humbled humiliated betrayed beaten and killed for your sake to pay the fine of your sins and mine so that we won't spend our eternity in hell but with him in heaven...this might be the last time you read the gospel...Look around🔥🔥 be smart..the end is nigh🔥 ..He is coming back soooon not as the sacrificed lamb of God🐑..but as King of Kings🤴 the judge of the whole world..Your soul is on the line😭😭. Eternity is a long time.Eternal life in heaven is a free gift from God. No human being deserves it due to his/her good works. We have all sinned and fall short in glory of God(eg.Jesus says if any man looks at woman with lust he has committed adulterly with her in his heart..No man is that pure😅). So how did God give us this free gift🤔? He sent his only begotten son to be betrayed,humiliated ,beaten and die as fine/payment for our sins and rose from the dead on the third day. Since he is a just God and has to punish sin. All you have to do is humbly repent of all your sins(read the 10 commandments) honestly turn away from them. Believe in/trust that Jesus did that for you. Confess with your mouth that he is your lord and saviour..You will be saved from hell🔥. The holyspirit(his omnipresent spirit) will in dwell within you and convert your cold heart of stone into that of flesh that can truly love God and be a slave of righteousness and not of sin. This might be the last time you read the true gospel of salvation..look around 🔥🔥 the end is nigh. Please don't reject God's gift. Your soul is on the line.Jesus loves you❤

[@georgethakur]

2:05 Plans are worthless; planning is invaluable.

[@moown4214]

The discovered self Reminds me of what the UFC champ Khabib said just before a fight “win or lose I know who I am ”.

[@Owandres]

the brilliancy of the content aside. How do you find these astonishing paintings? All of them, especially in this video, are absolutely amazing.

[@neilbramhe4558]

The best youtube channel to come across

[@ThisisDaniel]

Why was I unsubbed from this channel? Such great content, loving the wisdom.

[@steverogers2603]

Sometimes you have to be your own hero- Steve Forbert

[@SlimeafterSlime007]

I choose to thrive rather than suffer. I love it

[@امیرزرگرنیا]

In your next videos, please explain how to attain a purpose. My friend can't find any and i don't know how to guid him towards a goal. Thanks for your videos

[@henry6525]

Truth permeates this message. The camps are being built as we watch it. It doesn't take an effort to envision what awaits the humanity.

[@Avonbarksdaleable]

The paintings all look gorgeous!

[@mrjamesgordon]

Just how good is this channel.