How To Let Go - Lao Tzu (Taoism)

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Lao Tzu - How To Let Go (Taoism)
In this video we will be talking about how to let go from the philosophy of Lao Tzu. Lao Tzu was an ancient Chinese philosopher who is known to be the founder of Taoism and the writer of Taoism’s most sacred text, the Tao Te Ching.
So with that in mind, here are 6 things we need to let go of and more importantly how we can let them go from the wisdom of Lao Tzu-
01. Letting Go Of The Past
02. Letting Go Of The Future
03. Letting Go Of Someone
04. Letting Go Of The Desire to Rush Things
05. Letting Go Of Excess
06. Letting Go Of Your Ego
We hope you enjoyed watching the video and hope this video, how to let go, from the philosophy of Lao Tzu, will help you to simplify your life.
Taoism is a Chinese philosophy attributed to Lao Tzu which contributed to the folk religion of the people primarily in the rural areas of China and became the official religion of the country under the Tang Dynasty. Taoism is therefore both a philosophy and a religion. Taoism teaches to embrace wonder and the joy in living gracefully with style. Lao Tzu was an ancient Chinese philosopher and writer who is known to be the founder of Taoism. He is also credited as the writer of Taoism’s most sacred text, the Tao Te Ching and his words can apply to people all over the world.
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Lao Tzu says “Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like”. We hope that you enjoyed this video and for more videos to help you find success and happiness using ancient philosophical wisdom, don’t forget to subscribe. Thanks so much for watching.

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@@faith9505 Jesus is not Christ. He never told anyone he is Christ. Jesus actually specifically told us not to believe in or follow the Christ or the false prophets because they are vultures who feed on dead meat, Matt 24:23-28. Christ the Messiah, the Son of God, is not a man but an idea, a concept which when it comes, it comes flashing like lightning from the east (China, India) to the west (Middle East and Europe). Jesus is 500 years younger than Lao Tzu. He is not a Christian nor is he a religious man. He is a Taoist, a Buddha. He loves God and loves his enemies. May the love and the peace of Jesus be with us.

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no chores/no work/no schedule, The Lord is my shepherd I shall not WANT, always be entertained without wanting. 98% of our suffering comes from not doing those.

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1। letting go of past: let pain be in order to let it go 2। letting go of the future: appreciate what's already there 3। letting go of someone: accepting loss means chance of self growth 4। letting go of the desire to rush things: 'wu wei', take action but progress slowly 5। letting go of excess 6। letting go of your ego

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1. The past did not, does not, and will not let go of you. 2. The future will not let go of you. 3. That someone let go of you first. 4. Things happen as they happen. It is not up to you, wei or wu wei regardless. 5. Excess will always be excess regardless of you. 6. You are dead without your ego. Moral of the story is : let be but never let go, never go with the flow. Create your own flow and let others follow you. Make the inevitable inevitable. May the love and the peace of Jesus be with us.

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Lao Tzu's profound intellect shines through his timeless teachings, encapsulated in the Tao Te Ching. His insights on harmony, simplicity, and the natural order of the universe exhibit a depth of understanding that continues to inspire and enlighten. His wisdom transcends generations, guiding us towards a deeper understanding of ourselves and the world around us.

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I now understand why I used to hate being alone and why I took so much crap , I’m proud to out grow such foolishness

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Letting go quickly changed my Life for better. Also when i stopped, it changed my life for worse when ego came in. Never stop the process

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Lord, kindly grant me strength to accept those things that I cannot change. Let me have the courage to change the things that I can... and have the wisdom to know the difference. Amen.

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Unwanted habits sometimes may be subjective based on individual perception and perspective. There are times that what other deemed to be an unwanted habit is in fact what I need at that point of time. Experience is a big part of life and I don't really believe in following everything blindly to the tee as every individual is different and we are also not robots, I would rather try out everything and go with the flow to learn and define my own experiences. Building up sufficient experiences both good and bad, going through sufficient experiences both up and down in life makes you gain a more complete view about the things around you. When your understanding and view of things are more complete, you are closer to the truth as with each experiences your view and understanding becomes increasingly accurate. I think having a varied experiences offers a broader view about things while also showing you the complexity of things in real life and not everything is black and white which makes you slow to judge as you know that there is more than meet the eyes. It makes you better equip to assist others as you been through it before so you can better understand and relate even though you might not necessarily be able to solve their problem entirely since everyone is different even though we might be going through the same thing.

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Certain things needs to change and be made before letting go becomes permanent and effective.

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I've learned to let go so much that it is now impossible for me to hold on to anything lol

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i was told years ago "if you feel like a fish out of water, remember the frist amphibian who crawled onto the mud felth the same way...and they grew and evolved to go to success.

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I needed this lesson and wisdom so bad right now. Thank you for making this video. I am ready to let go and move forward.

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I have read 4 different translations of the Tao Te Ching. The best was Penguin books, D.C. Lau's translation. I enjoyed this presentation very much.

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I really need to watch this. Lately, I've been pushing myself at work and outside work. I feel restless.

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7:04 I feel so called out because I desperately want to buy my first house and stop living in apartments. But I struggle between enjoying the moment and wanting better. It’s hard to change the thinking that it has to be one or the other.

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I doesn't have to be one way or the other. It's about finding your middle ground. What works for you. You can find happiness with less stuff. Less stuff=less worry and less responsibility. If we can learn to live in the here and now,in the moment and not worry about what could happen in the future then all things are possible.i think it's about balance. The universe is about balance. (''If you love everything then you will be happiest'')😊🔆

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yep there as well. trying to figure out how to hold on in my lst working years. life has changed so much. so many new faces, new people. its like i feel so old, there is no place for us oldies. and the younger inflow has so much energy, so much positivity, so much go. i feel like a bag of old coal than just can't light up, you need a really big fire to light me up, and i just can't last. depression.. yep that's it. depression has got me thinking about what past me, what i couldnot and didnot get along the way of life. there should be an old peoples club, not where we can complain, but where we can break free ... wish you all the best in retirement

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You can flow with the river for a while, but eventually you must struggle for land or you will be drowned at a waterfall or an ocean. There is no such thing as here and now because the moment you realized something happened, that is already history. There is no future either because tomorrow has not happened and may not happen as far as we can tell. Gravity ??? LOL !!! What is it ? God ? What is God ? What gravity is and what God is are unobservable and unknowable by us humans. Dao De Jing 1.1, Dao that we can described is not the eternal Dao. There is no invisible hand. There is nothing to repair. There is no hurt. There is no rest, peace, or ease. There are only cars, homes, and ego. All things are permanent except our perception. What we perceive is not real. What is real we cannot perceive. We can see, taste, smell, feel an apple or hear the sound the apple made falling to the ground (by the law of gravity, presumably). But we cannot see, taste, smell, touch, or hear the life, the DNA, or the molecules in the apple that made the apple a real apple and not just an image of an apple. What we humans can perceive is just illusions of what is real. May the love and the peace of Jesus be with us.

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Go with the flow to obtain happiness! The natural course of things is what needs to happen! Balance it out!

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Always going with the flow can backfire. Sometimes you shouldn't

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@@heavenlypath1065….I’m basically following our philosophers lessons ….read it to find meaning and learn!

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Going with the flow guarantees that you will be drown at a waterfall or at the ocean. Since all things happens inevitably, don't go with the flow but create you own flow for others to follow. Never let go. Let be and make your own inevitable inevitable, aka take charge of your own destiny and let others take charge of theirs. May the love and the peace of Jesus be with us.

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I m so surprised this video I found ..lau tzu老子 the main concept are to follow the natural..Also like 易經Yi jing..it’s a natural law but reflect the life in everyday and moment ❤ thank you 🙏🏻

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Let it go ! Let it go ! Can't hold it back anymooore ! Let it go ! LET IT GOOOOO !!!

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Equinimity...❤

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Be like water my friend!

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This didn’t make me feel any less bad about past relationship. Yeh, they may say that you weren’t right for them. But the thing that is painful, is why wasn’t I enough.

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my mentor taught me that you must "embrace your blind spot" and admit it. You also have to take issues like that and Buddha siad "invite your problems to tea" The message was "in a pleasant way, FACE IT and DEAL WITH IT. I have a partner, we are not in the same room. I admit my blind spot. When i think about how we are different sometimes, i "invite it to tea" it brings calm. She will get better mentally. It just requres me to be patient.

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I was enjoying this but it was continually broken up by ads.

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No there.. I is here already. ❤️ Namaste...

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Here in Tucson Arizona they never learn to let it go just beyond stupid hatred no joke it's for real.

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Letting go of your wealth to enrich others.

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The house comment could have been written about my late mother in law. One day my husband hit his head on a light fitting and I suggested it was a bit low hanging for the low ceiling. My MIL told me she hated the light fitting (it had belonged to her late MIL) but it wasn't worth changing as they were going to move when their finances improved. At that point she had lived with it 10 years - it was still there 10 years later when she died 😢

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5THANK YOU FATHER GOD FOR THIS AMAZING BLESSED DAY YOU'VE GIVEN US..THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR LOVE,MERCY,AND GRACE...OVERFLOW US WITH YOUR HOLY SPIRT SO WE CAN BETTER DO YOUR WILL AND BE OF SERVICE TO OTHERS...WE GIVE YOU ALL THE GLORY..IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY..AMEN..🙏🏾❤

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There is some degree of truth to this, but it is not as simple as it sounds, by any means!

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It's definitely not easy, but you can do it. Acceptance is hard, but you have to accept reality.

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Nice vid

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Lay back, spread out and chill..... - Wu wei wu plus 15:40 "taking action is vital"..... that's a bit confusing you are here to observe (your own life/perspectief also known as) existence. there is no free will, and there is no need for it either :) just flow........

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Don't be a loser. Create your own destiny and never let go. Make the inevitable inevitable and let be. May the love and the peace of Jesus be with us.

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