It’s More Difficult to Rule Yourself Than to Rule a City

[@periechontology]

The passage Jordan is looking for is in the book of Proverbs. ..."he that ruleth his [own] spirit [is greater] than he that taketh a city".

[@hamdoolam]

Amen. Jordan Peterson.. the best mouth piece & role model God ever showed me.

[@danielantunes1035]

Reminds me of Lao Tze : Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power

[@lifearttimes]

“He that ruleth his(own) spirit( is greater) than he that taketh a city” is a true passage. The hope is that , the one who works on his self will change the city by the notion that WE are all one and therefore when WE heal and help our selves to be better, it reflects o to the city/world🌟🌟🌟

[@russelllonn4456]

God is using this man in our time for a nation in trying times and the fact GOD opened his eyes to help open the eyes of others.

[@TheUsedHu1k]

Replace Jordan then m you can give a better speech ...dot dot dot I'm waiting

[@Sam-bc9ll]

“He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, And he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭16:32‬ ‭

[@ehaurader2640]

Attention to detail Sofen the hard structure Pads on pillars It's like q rugby post but while you are driving I mean crashing

[@stephtimms1776]

other passions also besides anger... expressing anger and passion in healthy ways helps a lot.

[@eldermillennial8330]

The usual phrasing of that one bugs me, it doesn’t work well with English. Here’s the Amplified Bible version rephrased further by me: “He who is slow to anger and controls his innermost self is better and more honorable than a mighty conquerer who has captured a city.”

[@angelus_solus]

Here's a more direct wording: "The one slow to anger is better than a mighty man, And the one controlling his temper than one conquering a city." (New World Translation, study edition)

[@ehaurader2640]

@@angelus_solus wow just had a doctor who thought one why the doctor doesn't kill innocence It'll be because of the far reaching consequences of doing such a thing regardless of having a time machine It would also destroy the doctors soul nice dp by the way

[@lebronjames7041]

This one is incredible . I love his prophetic poetic phrases near the end, relating the archetypal dramas to 2022

[@beattherapydotcom]

I just love that these complex ideas are becoming mainstream. Thank you Dr Peterson. 🎧💙👍

[@EveryLittleBitCounts]

This is really interesting and relatable content. This is a great learning mindset. The more you use it, the easier it gets. I appreciate you and I recognize that this type of thinking in a public setting takes more bravery than anything I'll ever do.

[@ehaurader2640]

Apparently your not allowed to love So I turned around a still to this day keep saying So I'll just hate and destroy everything and everyone then ae Which Is clearly wrong

[@spenceroc]

Proverbs 25 28(ESV) [28] “A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls.”

[@whiskeycrusaderwill8699]

My room is clean, and I'm a better person because of it.

[@Dianasviews]

💪🏽♥️

[@ehaurader2640]

Same it feels good More freedom to roll around and lay wherever not worrying about mess

[@chivalrous_chevy1163]

Did u remember to vacuum? That's important, too, don't forget it.

[@rachaelstanley6469]

“He who conquers others is strong. He who masters himself is mighty.” Lao Tzu, Chinese Philosopher!

[@inspirationalmadness9986]

The moment in my entire life is now because of your efforts to put my life in order

[@karamobley4470]

Thank you for your videos. I appreciate you so much. My husband introduced me to your videos and I feel like I have grown as a person since beginning to watch you. Thank you for having the courage to share your wisdom. God bless you and yours.

[@KevsGuide]

Bless you Jordan and may you come to truly know the peace and live of Jesus

[@DavidCardone]

Peterson only worships his master, Satan.... and meth.

[@ehaurader2640]

He does he's 👌 👏 👍 😍 💖 🆒️ 👌 awesome Yeah funny how it is hard to rule yourself strange that is well he explains it pretty well Especially babel I've seen the true story from a more godly perspective Want me to explain

[@alexbenzie2140]

@@ehaurader2640 Na we good bro 🤣

[@ehaurader2640]

@@alexbenzie2140 😄 🤣 😂 😆 😄 🤣 Algoods lol Aeronautical atmospheric sciences are beeping complicated lol

[@dontlizten]

@@ehaurader2640 tell me all about it

[@RijkarAlles]

Thank you Mr. Jordan. I do not know how the world can repay you

[@alexanderdejarnette874]

JP is literally the best antidepressant.

[@Aa-tq9xt]

He teaches me. I get to know few facts, advices from him. But when i am in public, and someone with just no close friends, it's hard to bring words in mouth cause my head is so clouded and the surrounding seems incoherent for me.

[@shellygrace6548]

It's similar for me a lot of the time. I hope you can find some grace.

[@Razear]

If you want to enact change in yourself, you actually need to exert individual effort. To change the world, you're attempting to change the behaviour of others, it requires no personal effort on your part.

[@SaltBhj]

I grew up disrespecting the Holy Bible because I was taught that it was tampered with by humans and that it had lost the true word of God. I’ve learned through research that I could not have been farthest from the truth. It’s such a great book and I have nothing but reverence and respect towards it.

[@suesuepake6002]

This lecture is in direct correlation to what is happening in our world today.

[@cosmicprison9819]

Social change is external, individual change is internal - and as you said, “there’s no difference between thinking about yourself and being miserable”. That’s why people love to externalise.

[@albertdove2324]

would be interesting to have Jordan break down Proverbs and Ecclesiastes. Would be interesting to hear his view.

[@loki-of-asgard7877]

I read somewhere that most people prefer to act than to think because physical movement oddly causes less stress than problem solving. It gives the illusion of progress because it feels good while hard contemplation on the other hand creates discomfort. This do it now and instant gratification mentality makes you more likely to be controlled by others who would love to do the thinking for you. We all seen this play out among the left. Spoiled college students who demand immediate attention and purpose. Little do they realize you create the meaning in life, it's not given. We are created in our creators image which makes us mini creators too. Pick up a brick and start building. Tearing things down is easy, but creation...Well that not only requires hard work, but psychological & spiritual growth. It literally builds character.. Just remember to think before you act. Plan, set goals, and be honest about your own short comings. It's the only way to improve. Mistakes are God's way of saying do better.

[@Kaizen747]

Not my case thats for sure and for most people i think. Everyone likes to talk but very few actually do whats necesarry

[@abaatahriahmed9596]

Greetings mr, Jordan !! I have been following and watching your lectures and podcasts. I am simply proud of you. You are in the most comfortable position to unite all the religions since you are well respected by all.please use it. I watched the interview between you and Hamza Yusuf, Mohamed hijab and other Christians . I hope rabbis and Hindus will join.

[@markzenith1441]

I look back just wanting the truth. I don’t want to deceive myself. I honestly think that there’s nothing I could’ve done to get a better outcome in the past. Right now I’m the best I’ve ever been but only because the opportunity finally came along. Life actually got better when I stopped blaming myself for everything. That isn’t to say that I don’t hold my self accountable. I should be better no matter the obstacle.

[@angelofdestruction8914]

0:38 yes, it makes alot of sense that when you change the ingredients youll get different food

[@angelofdestruction8914]

Youre on the first step to being a conspiracy theorist

[@angelofdestruction8914]

Level 1 complete Jordan peterson bronze trophy unlocked 🏆 (Playstation reference)

[@angelofdestruction8914]

Then youll say ; paraphrasing (its more likely human error than malicious intent) perhaps… alls you gotta do is look at the winners and look at the losers and see what it looks like

[@angelofdestruction8914]

1:35 are you saying turn down a promotion if given one you feel like youre not ready for? ………………. Peterson, that idea is profoundly ridiculous

[@angelofdestruction8914]

Paint can : caution DO NOT DRINK Sues for millions (Man in the back of the room ) *raises hand “was he forcefed the paint and murdered?” Peterson “gotta turn down that promotion”

[@DelaronZarath]

It's quite interesting how the story of the tower ob babel and the story of the great flood are more or less polar opposites. One deals with an unordered society where the people only indulge in self gratification and refuse to build the structures that might save them from the great flood. The other deals with a society where the people are obsessed with building structures and are, as a consequence, detached from their own roots to such a degree that they grow apart from each other, which creates disunity, which causes the whole structure to collapse on itself. Seems like neither order->tyranny or freedom->chaos is the solution on its own.

[@thesapphire_standard7534]

We were meant to live in order under God, but now humanity can't walk alongside Him in the "cool of the evening" as man did in the garden. So He set a system called the Law. But it was an inward Law, not outward, and "everyone did what was right in their own eyes" regardless. So they decided they wanted a human king/ruler over them. (Judges).

[@RolandKarlBryce]

I love learning new words from JP: ‘perturbation’ (noun) great new word, thank you squire!

[@aymanmoustadrif7228]

are you serious?

[@3VOLUTION369]

The mind and the ego is a labyrinth. Navigate with caution.

[@ehaurader2640]

Is there an earthquake up in your mind

[@liveedge2653]

Getting hooked listening to this guy

[@stanleyjh601]

Always more difficult to rule yourself. You rule a city by power, but you rule yourself with submission to God!

[@joechambers9956]

Tend the garden you can reach

[@James-by9qf]

Spot on Thank you

[@kingdomson1347]

This is so true, I know less than I think and I’m not as smart as I think.

[@VERASTRUCT]

A "well-structured and ethical attentive structure of values" is a verastructure.

[@greendeane1]

The ability of governments to not do what they want done is high. A local county was alarmed that most female dogs were not licensed. To increase licensing they increased to size of the fine, and lowered the cost for licensing to less than fining. SO it was cheaper to not license and chance the fine. hen folks just stopped licensing their dogs.

[@JoBlakeLisbon]

Look into the housing crash in 08/9 - similar effect in play.

[@InitiateChangeSparkPeace]

Powerful video.

[@thedayisnigh5886]

Set them self straight, the system kick s back immediate

[@chrisjansson4540]

BECAUSE.....YOU HAVE TO GATHER YOURSELF...ME MYSELF AND I. AND TO RULE A CITY..THEY! GATHER BEFORE YOU! OUR..PERSONAL. BATTLE.. BETWEEN 2..EMC2. GOOD...BAD....YES..OR...NO! 🖖😎❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@thomas-toma]

No my only goal Aider mon prochain et profiter du moment présent… Merci 🙏🏻

[@lkade7375]

Du courage, chef!

[@rish_shorts]

This is so true

[@amfarrell42]

Humility is the proper antidote to impostor syndrome.

[@andresbf830]

can you develop it, please?

[@scripturemanstan621]

Vanity Vanity All is Vanity. Without the creator anything that’s created doesn’t last, much less controlled.

[@EveryLittleBitCounts]

We're all supposed to be the creators. Anyone could join me with the same mentality.

[@thedayisnigh5886]

Once you put something in polarity immediately y you want to expand

[@_zetrax]

depends on who's creating the scheme, let's say if Asmodeus was to plan that out I would be very worried about the degree of accuracy

[@joyfull6266]

In order to be made right, you must declare yourself wrong

[@daneallan1320]

I totally believe that you're correct.

[@iangraham9050]

Politicians across the world should listen to this. Maybe then they will stop f*cking up their policy making.

[@sabaof8]

Ethics of the Fathers 4:1: “. . . a master of his passions is better than a conqueror of a city.”

[@D.S.9BOG6]

Change yourself and you'll be able to change the world.

[@mcmescbanner]

If only this wisdom was utilised by our elected officials, and public servants.

[@SAK1855]

Actually JP is a lot like politicians. He acts like an expert on every subject, both personal and political, while telling the rest of us not to step outside our lane.

[@ruspinos3890]

If they ask me to recommend ONLY one speech from JBP, it will be definitely this clip.

[@SAK1855]

I like some of his stuff but this particular clip isn’t in that category. He’s lecturing us on staying within our narrow competencies rather than getting broadly political, yet he talks as if he has expertise on issues as disparate as climate science, Marxism, religion, foreign policy, child psychology, and workplace dynamics, among basically everything else he’s asked about. That’s the sign of a politician. Experts are far more restrained and reluctant to get in others’ lanes.

[@traceler]

Buddha said some like that 2500 years ago, so Shantideva and also the Tao.

[@BigTinyRick]

Osmosis Jones we are complex. we change.

[@sanguiniusi8187]

So start with ruling the city and work yourself up to ruling yourself. Got it

[@MrMonkeyInk]

Who, in human hisrtory, that did anything that resulted in long term good, could be said to have had themselves or their own home in order?

[@thundermarkperun1083]

This is why all politicians must be forced to live in the circumstances they create for the rest of us.

[@leekasmar7508]

Well the Pope did so. Thats a pretty high bar

[@thundermarkperun1083]

@@leekasmar7508 ?

[@SoloMotivation]

*Imagination Is Everything.* *It’s The Previews To Life Coming Attraction* *Nevertheless, imagination or dream does not become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, hard work, commitment, persistence and relentlessness.* 🌹 Your Day Is Blessed

[@thehive8181]

Help me develop social change.

[@mgm6076]

"Sibi imperare, maxium imperium est!" - the romans

[@roilhead]

This could be a lecture on Jacinda Ardern.

[@Pumpkinshire]

So to put it reductively, are you saying stay in your lane, or take the high road and play the long game?

[@ifstatementifstatement2704]

I think he’s saying to do bigger things correctly, you first need to master doing smaller things correctly. Because if you can’t do something relatively simple correctly, how can you do more complex things correctly.

[@freethinker79]

"Lord" means master. You read the Christ allegory through the lens of psychology and you come to understand its all referring to mastery over one's SELF. Not being a lord over others! But your SELF. A king over your own kingdom (body, mind, spirit). Self-governance.

[@Braddock1976]

This may not apply to the corrupted devil's being produced by corrupted groups.. our current state globally..

[@arawiri]

It is if you leave the city in a mess and go hide in your room and clean that a million times ⏲ 🎶 ✨ ♥

[@Dash323MJ]

Main point at 5:00

[@RedCandleWax24]

“He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.”

[@rich8304]

The worlds politicians should make this there governing ideology.

[@selfcontrol9982]

The Law Of Unintended Consequences...

[@ehaurader2640]

Must've gone through the first oil prospector digger mind It's like it's there and then it's gone buy you do hear it

[@ARTHUR-fl1fc]

If you're ruling a city, I don't think you can rule yourself. In trying to rule yourself as a ruler, you'd PRAISE yourself as a ruler, seeing yourself as you hope for your ppl to see you, blinded by the admiration by which you'd intend to be beheld, as our leaders even now might conflate their effectiveness as leaders with their own celebrity; you might be better off in the hands of a fully admitted celebrity than if you deposited absolute power into an Obama of late night TV or the guy after him who had his own show (kanye2024,f*ck it, why not). I like that Prof. Peterson walks us through the concerns of the potentially tyrannical classes who admittedly recognize the very arrogance of the intellect they also mean to warn their ppl against. There are not so very many examples of "the good king." I'm not sure they want ppl to know, but for someone to be good as well as powerful, they have to empower and obey their ppl.

[@elinope4745]

US was born pluralist with the federalists and antifederalists at each other's throats. We are inherently pluralistic and the constitution was written to maintain this.

[@nkdms.2031]

Plato "Republic" since 375 BC. A psyche that experiences eudaimonia is an asset for the Republic itself. This video is just a footnote to what Plato suggested :)

[@arawiri]

Just rule the city first and rule it well, who cares about yourself I don't. I'm to busy ruling city's.

[@thomas-toma]

Causalité

[@ehaurader2640]

But what if no one listens any way Then it would matter how you did it No one would notice

[@ehaurader2640]

The funny thing is I have noticed that God has noticed Synchronicities Just noticed you edited thank you

[@ehaurader2640]

Information grab When in a car or any other vehicle Use pads on the pillars crash pads On walls reduce impact

[@stephtimms1776]

@@ehaurader2640 You will notice... and so does God. And in time, as you work on self mastery, you will make healthier relationships in which others will listen and notice.

[@liquidsnakex]

@@stephtimms1776 stop, it’s a very obvious bot

[@ehaurader2640]

@@liquidsnakex both but nah just a human chilling trying to make sense of it all Trying to help out solve world issues Someone has heartstop on the side of the road what can you do to revive them

[@imnobody1332]

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[@KevsGuide]

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[@EveryLittleBitCounts]

You're somebody

[@ehaurader2640]

3 maybe 4 And yes see the tower of babel needs grouped sections adjustable for personal personalized

[@liquidsnakex]

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[@periechontology]

This clip is Classical Conservatism (or "Burkean Conservatism") in a nutshell

[@roilhead]

Always looses me when he mentions god.

[@SAK1855]

It’s rich to see JP lecture us on staying within our narrow competencies. He makes confident claims on everything from climate science to foreign policy to child psychology to workplace dynamics to religion to Marxism. That’s what a politician does, not an expert.

[@gobomanaga5615]

He's saying that if you aren't competent in your closest things you can't be trusted to be competent in distant things. Jordan is competent in his closest things, he has one wife he's been with since his 20s, successful children, and a career as a world recognized psychologist before he rose to general popularity in 2015.

[@SAK1855]

@@gobomanaga5615 He also recently had a very long nervous breakdown and has delusional ideas like an all-meat diet. But that’s not my point. He’s welcome to be imperfect, as we all are. I’m saying his logic of competence should extend to intellectual life. And he keeps going to rings of knowledge farther and farther out from his central expertise of child psychology. He rests much of his intellectual project on big claims about Marxism without understanding that field (see his debate with Zizek) - and now we are supposed to believe he’s an expert on climate science?

[@gobomanaga5615]

​@@SAK1855 You seem like you'd prefer to trust a man who has never been to hell over one who as been to hell and back. Which one do you think can tell you the right way to go?

[@SAK1855]

@@gobomanaga5615 I’m just assessing him on his own terms; I have no problem with someone who has personal challenges giving political opinions. My point is he claims expertise in areas where he has only superficial knowledge - yet tells others to stick to their knitting.

[@gobomanaga5615]

@@SAK1855 He never said "stay within an area of publicly accepted dialog for yourself based on academic credentials". You presume he said that.

[@2Oldcoots]

iNDIVIDUALISM today, INDIVIDUALISM TOMORROW, AND forever.

[@gotama570]

You can train a dog with a reward right? If you decide to go in to the jim what is the reward or if does that reward means anything to you?

[@raymundovakadez9342]

Not these days everybody want to rules everyone everybody wanted to be the one and the only one

[@scottishbanjo]

This sounds a lot like the Greater Jihad

[@arawiri]

Nonsense title.

[@pitfighter871]

If I one had suggestion to you doctor, Go back to 2016 and watch yourself.. Notice the mixture of passion and knowledge. Now look at this imitation youve become. It's food..it's friends..it's the mission you think you're on And the mission you're actually on.

[@axisapex]

Sounds like hes talking about Bill Gates the first 2 & half mins

[@NathanMcKay199]

I threw 10 pennies on the ground, they all landed on heads, and three minutes later I found 10 dollars on the ground. Magic is real, God is real. Other circumstances have me convinced Jesus is God.

[@tjwoosta]

Reality manifests like a dream from the collective subconsciousness of all living things. Nothingness made something as we collectively believe it into existence, with physical laws drawing power from the reinforcement of conscious observations. Life and death are mere illusions we face from a limited grasp of our true existence. We are one, that is God, all is eternal.

[@NathanMcKay199]

@@tjwoosta If subconsciouses existed, then there wasn't nothing. 10 pennies all heads, 10 dollars US, 3-4 minutes. That's magic, other things I've seen say Jesus is God. The Christian religion wouldn't have taken off if there weren't miracles to substantiate it. Jesus said his words will never die, and here the world is falling apart as Satan is closer than ever to getting rid of Jesus from society. Jesus is God.

[@tjwoosta]

@@NathanMcKay199 Not nothing, only God, but what end comes from eternal solitude and emptyness except the desire for complexity. God created man and the heavens and the earth in his name. The question boils down to what is "God" and what are we? God is all and we are God divided, children of God as was Jesus. We are one, that is God.

[@quetailion6762]

🐸🐸🐸🐸

[@justsomethingtothinkabout8515]

That’s Bible…

[@quetailion6762]

"stay in your lane" Do that Jordan 😂 stop talking about geopolitics and all the other things you know nothing about, show some humility

[@emanuellasker3650]

The world had him, but we have him now! Tee-he-he! The true God-fearing, Adamic-Mind is the Slave of Order! Only by True Order may we hold Chaos at bay! That eternal warfare is our destiny and purpose! It is our labor and our joy! Yippee!

[@tahwsisiht]

Haaa, Tell it to Putin.

[@cypressbutane4575]

Both are probably easier if you can gain weak men's trust by targeting vulnerable trans folks calling them demons so you share a mutual scapegoat to prop up their ego and bind their feeling of strength to you through a common enemy. Manipulating them into alliance over that will make you friends as well as soldiers, JP. Though they may ultimately be a group of low quality men.

[@liquidsnakex]

It’s okay to just admit you didn’t understand a word of what he said

[@JD-os2kr]

When was this from??

[@hamdoolam]

Amen. Jordan Peterson.. the best mouth piece & role model God ever showed me.

[@hamdoolam]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@HeartInitiation]

Genesis 17 is blasphemy. Great talk tho.

[@zzzo4509]

Jesus Christ is Lord