Taoism Explained

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“Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know.”
“A Journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”
These wise phrases, which you've no doubt heard before are over 2000 years old. They come from Laozi's Daodejing. What many consider to be the founding document of Daoism. This organised religious tradition is known for it's care for nature, peace, and going with the flow.
But what exactly is Daoism? What do Yin, Yang, and Qi mean, and what does it have to do with Obi-Wan Kenobi? Well Let’s Find Out.
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Tao Te Ching | amzn.to/3b4Q4zo
There are many many versions of this you can read. Lots of people enjoy the Stephen Mitchell translation. It is written for Westerners to enjoy rather than an actual translation. Ursula LeGuin's version is also quite good. But I like Addiss's version. You can read it free here terebess.hu/english/tao/addis...
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Sign up for an annual CuriosityStream subscription with 26% off and you'll also get free access to Nebula (a new streaming platform I'm helping to build along with other creators). curiositystream.com/cogito What do you think of Daoism? What religion do you want us to cover next? Let us know!

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[@puneetmishra4726]

Please make videos on other Eastern philosophies like Confucianism, Shintoism. I found thay Daoism is very close to Advaita philosophy of Hinduism. I think there are more commonalities between other Asian philosophies and Indic philosophies. I wanna know more.

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[@mizcaesar1804]

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[@fratercontenduntocculta8161]

I love how Asian religions have a unique detachment from human centerdness and present the universe as it appears, harsh yet beautiful.

[@kelvinchan3826]

I'm happy you brought that up. One of the main difference between popular religions Vs Daoism/Confusionism/Buddhism/Hinduism I've always felt is that, there's no "must believe in us or you're going to hell" requirements. In Buddhism there's even a phrase roughly translated to "Buddha-fate" meaning are you compatible/destined to follow Buddhism. Its great if you have, it's ok if you don't, there's no requirement. Just live your life harmoniously and peacefully and everything's gonna be alright.

[@grippercrapper]

The real key to understanding something like Taoism is to first accept that the Tao possesses an internal harmony that can remain hidden from humans. Any sense of disharmony in the Tao is a failure of perception. That misperception can often lead humans to generate the very disharmony they perceive. If you can accept that your human perception is quite capable of failing, you can catch rare glimpses of the Tao. Revenge is a poison meant for others that we end up swallowing ourselves. Vengeance is a dark light that blinds all who seek it. The untroubled soul knows there is no justice in revenge. The untroubled soul knows that to seek vengeance is to seek destruction.

[@bernardliu8526]

@@kelvinchan3826 With respect, I am fairly sure Buddhism says every sentient being has a ‘Buddha nature’, and all can become Buddhas, i.e., become enlightened.

[@jeremias-serus]

Islam is an Asian religion and certainly does not do this.

[@ninny65]

I would say eastern thought is knowledge of the self whereas western thought gives knowledge of reality, the trick is to know both

[@A.Oudit_]

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[@CogitoEdu]

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[@SreejithCassi]

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[@slappy8941]

Everybody asks "what is the dao", but nobody asks "how is the dao".

[@westernwizard13]

Slappy I don't know whether that was intentional or not, but that's arguably a much deeper question to ask in that context. Instead of asking what it is (which is pointless if it's unknowable) the better question to ask is "what is it like?" Because that question can be more reasonably answered

[@reisjonathan9]

@@westernwizard13 But I guess that's exactly the way to practice it daoism by incorporating the 'how' in a day to day life. I mean trying to keep up with the flow... the dao.. that's 'how'

[@slappy8941]

@@westernwizard13 I'm glad you got it.

[@tomboyraider1015]

WHY is the Dao?

[@vitriolicAmaranth]

@@tomboyraider1015 Where is the Dao? Has anyone seen it in the same room as the Universal Logos?

[@user-mi4wm5js6h]

The very FIRST chapter of Dao De Jing teaches us that if a "concept" can be fully explained by only words, it is no deep concept. A deep concept can only be feeled, words are not powerful enough, so if you really want to know what Dao is, go read Dao De Jing. It teaches you the way of feeling "Dao" but not what "Dao" is, because no one can teach you what "Dao" is but yourself.

[@user-ky4jd8cm2o]

I think it is same as God in western culture. All religions reveal the same true but in different ways.

[@shattered_lightsb8381]

@@user-ky4jd8cm2o yes but I’m most of the religions those historical events are based on they’ve made it “you must believe this ONE specific way, or you’re going to hell forever” what I like more about eastern religions is they’re foundation is that of love and encouragement, while I find too many time western religions now base themselves in fear based dogma. Although that was not at all the intent of the original teaching

[@user-mi4wm5js6h]

@@user-ky4jd8cm2o Yea but the biggest different is that God in western culture has a manlike feeling. Whereas Dao is basically a rule. For scientists, they can understand is as the function that will expalin everything in the universe which they've been trying to find but never could.

[@thomasshirrefs5331]

I think you’re missing something. Pretty sure the first line of the Dao de Jing is saying don’t mistake words (or concepts) for the reality they’re trying to represent. Explanations of ultimate reality are just words (so don’t start worshipping a book…)

[@Xmind-en6ni]

故常无，欲以观其妙；常有，欲以观其徼。

[@137Trimethylpurine26dione]

As an Indian who studies indian philosophy this is alot like a mixture of advaitya vedanta , madhyamaka and jainsim fused . I can now very much understand why daoism and Buddhism go so hand to hand and plan to study daoism after I finish being well versed in the philopshy of Bharat

[@santusanturohit4832]

Yin and Yang are Shiva/Purush and Parvati/Prakriti..It just Indian Philosophies taken from other schools of Sanatan Dharma.

[@user-bl3is9cx2r]

Chinese traditional culture is a great culture. But because of the Communist Party speech control and all kinds of control. These cultural heritages are in danger

[@atticusfinch6038]

I have a lot of respect for Indian philosophy and Buddhist. But there’s something about the simplicity and brevity of Taoism. It’s not about sitting or thinking or doing or not doing it is the philosophy of water

[@rodicaraveca1858]

I advise you to study the Bible and know the truth as it is in order to be saved.

[@atticusfinch6038]

@@rodicaraveca1858 there are plenty of ways to god. just because of where you’re from it happened to be Christianity. And that’s fine but shoving peoples faces in it is the reason people give religion a bad name.

[@sakalam57]

Dear cogito My mothertongue is Tamil and I am from India. You started this video with 'those who know....' I was taken aback as we have exact same saying in Tamil "Kandavar vindilar, vindavar kandilar" Wow wow

[@franciscoflamenco]

it's a phrase that's more than 2000 years old and it's has been translated to pretty much every language out there that's spoken by a considerable number of speakers.

[@arkomisra7563]

@Baba Gandu why are you abusing and destroying the environment.please don't do this.

[@drkalaimagann1679]

Now he has made a video on us, 'the story of tamils' ❤️😁

[@tsdz2008]

one root in all human civilization, not surprised it at all.

[@markchan8110]

@@tsdz2008 So what is the original root?

[@eman6784]

Being drunk is a great way to feel the Dao, you lose yourself to experience a world without control

[@CogitoEdu]

That's my new excuse :D

[@jasonblalock4429]

At the least, if you attempted to use "I wasn't drunk, I was embracing wu-wei!" as an excuse, you'd probably successfully baffle whoever you were talking to.

[@Anon-tr2lq]

@@jasonblalock4429 practice staying that while drunk

[@mythosandlogos]

Exactly why the Greeks revered Dionysus :)

[@cartier77795]

RubelliteFae could you elaborate on what you mean by that?

[@relaxedandhappy1161]

I grew up surrounded by Christianity, Islam and Judaism and could not identify with them at all, so I lived an agnostic life. Then I learned about Baha'i and thought "how great, there is actually a peaceful, feminist and tolerant monotheist religion!" Then I found Jainism: "omg, so much better! How incredibly peaceful!" Then Sikhism: "Wow, this is even better, what an awesome religion!" Then I watched your video about Daoism and now I'm totally mind blown. I don't even know what to say. So glad I found this.

[@direct.skc.2]

Listen to everyone, but follow none!

[@loucipher7782]

one thing you should know is Taoism is not a religion, it is simply the way of life people that practice Taoism, mostly Chinese descendants around the world are free thinkers practicing towards enlightenment, not bound by religion constraints this is why it is proven that Chinese people are successful businessman everywhere they go, they simply work with the environment they are in, not against it nor by force.

[@Bobby-999]

Next time you will find Buddhism and at the end you will study Hinduism

[@SolracCAP]

Happy for you. Finding meaning is always worth celebrating. I myself don't miss my faithless past.

[@md.shahiquesubhani7241]

​@@Bobby-999Buddhism😊😊😊 is better than Hinduism😂😂😂

[@MediumDSpeaks]

As someone who lived in a Daoist community for a year (in the US and with a lot of Zen influence as well) this shit is VERY accurate. Good to see something personally related to me again to be able to verify what I always have known: Cogito is that truth

[@mattdonalds7007]

Accurate except the martial art part. They should have said akido not judo.

[@jamiekahn5778]

I disagree w your assessment. Taoism is > not< a religion. Case closed. Lao Tzu is a popular character in transmitting taoist wisdom. But hardly the only great ancient master to transmit this wisdom. Honestly this video and audio is a 3rd grade approach to taoism.

[@alvinocyber9687]

I've been explained by a Taoist that in Taoism it's believed that good people will be gods after they die and that the worst kind of people will be demons, but I forgot to ask what's gonna happen to the animals, the plants, and others after they die? Can you answer my question? Thanks a lot before 🙏🙏💪💪👍👍

[@goatsplitter]

​@@alvinocyber9687 that's not in the tao te ching. If that was said, it's a person's viewpoint, not Taoist transmission.

[@alvinocyber9687]

@@goatsplitter Tao Te Ching is just one of the Taoist scriptures which are very many. Pay attention to the video.

[@sungodnika9059]

Only an idiot could explain it *"LET ME EXPLAIN IT"* That was hilarious

[@haripriya8492]

I laughed so hard

[@mikeydoes]

@@haripriya8492 He also says that the dao doesn't care, which is kinda true if you are talking about in the western sense.. But The Dao loves and nourishes all things, but does not lord it over them. According to Lao Tzu. He also called Daoism a religion.. It is a philosophy, but people do treat it as a religion, so it can be either. You should treat it as a philosophy / a lesson and not actually label yourself it.

[@stza16]

i dont get it

[@mikeydoes]

@@stza16 I recommend listening to Alan Watts.

[@damenwhelan3236]

Very apt.

[@da1stlangzai]

I only realized now that the word Dao or "Do" in Cantonese is the reason so many Eastern martial arts end in the word "Do". Jeet Kune do (Way of the intercepting fist) Tae Kwan do (Way of the Fist and Foot) Judo (Gentle Way) Aikido (Way of Peace and harmony) Karate-do (Way of the Empty Hand) Tang-soo-do (Way of the Tang Hand)

[@swordmonkey6635]

Yeah. The older traditional "jitsu/jutsu" arts are methods or techniques and are usually combat orientated. The "do" arts are newer and tend to be more sport driven because they teach the "way" or idea behind the martial art rather than the jutsu, which is killing a guy. That's why Jujitsu is a combat martial art while Judo is a sport.

[@antonyhitchmough7164]

Awesome comment

[@sweatshirtguy3424]

the just do

[@IronKurone]

the "to" in Japanese's Shinto have the same meaning tho lol.

[@user-kv9ge1pr9d]

其實義這個拆開來是王我的意思

[@puneetmishra4726]

There is a concept of SHUNYA in Hindu philosophies, literally meaning zero. But it actually means that which is not. Many Indian philosophies including Buddhism say that universe originated from this 'nothingness' which exists without being in existence. All eastern philosophies have many common grounds.

[@ilgfalam]

is it true that in hindusism women should be burned alive when their husbands die?

[@gamer63219]

ilgfalam this was never a part of any Hindu texts, it used to happened a few hundred years ago, but doesn’t anymore. It was pure superstition.

[@vishnusahani2822]

@@ilgfalam Sati Pradha was the name of the superstition. This was true and women were considered inferior and this was also mentioned in vedas so those who r saying that this was not part of Hinduism or Santana r just trying to portray you a false image . Ancient custom's were damn horrible.

[@aditi9896]

@@vishnusahani2822 which vedic text or book are you referencing this from ? I am asking because I am assuming you have read all of them before coming here and claiming this.

[@puneetmishra4726]

@@vishnusahani2822 One who doesn't know shouldn't speak. A 10-year old knows it. Vedas nowhere mentions Sati (as practice), forget endorsing. Evidence is this verse from Atharvaveda - "Rise, come unto the world of life, O woman: come, he is lifeless by whose side thou liest. Wife hood with this thy husband was thy portion who took thy hand and wooed thee as a lover." This verse is clearly urging the widow to come back in world. Why would they say it if they were endorsing Sati. Gautama Buddha, greatest reformer ever born, opposed caste system and rituals of animal sacrificing. How could he miss this inhumane practice? So learn to shut your mouth up if you don't know a thing. This channel has very matured comment section, don't spit false things here

[@pzhikcloethaegeslikhrethyi4225]

0:00 Intro 0:53 Etymology 1:34 History 2:37 The Dao 5:52 Wu Wei 7:47 Texts 11:07 Yin & Yang 12:02 Qi 14:06 Gods and Goddesses

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[@biocapsule7311]

There's actually 1 simple concept to describe Yin and Yang in English. 'Contrast', it's the way human view the universe. Since we are human, we can only understand it the human way. We almost always take 2 contrasting point and measure everything in between. Hot or cold, and everything in between. Hard or soft, we form our judgement from 2 contrasting points, softer then something, harder then something. What those points of contrast are, changes with contexts. What are we trying to make sense of at any moment. Also you use the name Zhong Kui twice in the 3 deity picture, only the first is Zhong Kui, the last one for examination is likely Confucius. Since Chinese imperial examination is about studying works organized by Confucius scholars, and he is most associated with teaching. He is as close to what Chinese/taoist folk religion has to a god of education.

[@floflodenouwe7792]

@@RubelliteFae Can you recommend me books/ websites for this? The term in/out of accord seems particularly not useful to me... Also it's just another example of a contrast, so there seems to be little difference with the western culture.

[@therationalcollection2999]

As a hard agnostic athiest, this is the most realistic and nicest religion I've researched.

[@orpheus1662]

So you Finally doubt your Dao

[@t6amygdala]

i’m Thelemic but researching Sikhism, Taoism, & Secular Humanism really has me wanting to find what best describes me but it’s hard because i also disagree with a lot of things in some of these religions. it’s hard to find one that has the positive qualities i want but doesn’t prohibit things that cross the line for me

[@barryboner1332]

@@nealdee1755 Every religion is a philosophy if you don’t take it as gospel. Eastern religions don’t attempt to preach but rather advocate a self discovery of truths.

[@dominiknowaczyk9633]

Do some research on Buddhism and Hinduism, reincarnation is very well documented and also Hindu cosmology had a lot of discoveries that now turning out to be truth. Few thousand years ago, Hindus created the shape of the universe, and it looks identical to the one now scientists have created.

[@therationalcollection2999]

@@dominiknowaczyk9633 I didn't know scientists knew the shape of the universe..

[@normalhumanperson4149]

I personally follow the philosophical sect of Daoism and not the religious path and I've been greatly helped by it. It has helped me be true to myself and not to force things as well as avoiding confrontation (which is something that comes naturally to me). There are many great benefits to Daoism and I'd recommend taking a look at the dao de jing if you have any interest in the philosophy/religion.

[@dg1178]

Same friend. Well, I follow the philosophical aspects of Buddhism, but yes it has helped me greatly. I am agnostic still, but the compassion for others that the Dharma teaches keeps me a better person. I naturally anger easily, so trying to see the best in others first is a great virtue. When I first began practicing the Dharma, I tried to spend a whole regular day of my life being completely compassionate towards others, even people at work that really bother me. It took a lot of effort at first, but began to show me the benefits quickly. Suddenly, I found my coworkers smiling more towards me and generally being more willing to talk. The Dharma has been a great thing for me. Good luck on your journey!

[@notsoblueskyyy]

I love your videos!!!!

[@australiananarchist480]

What a wholesome comment. A diamond in the rough of ever I’ve seen one

[@notsoblueskyyy]

@@australiananarchist480 thank you.....but your reply seems exaggerated

[@ignatiusqi9736]

"the wonton of chaos" is a funny way to express it. the Chinese word "wonton (馄饨)" is cognate with that of "chaos (混沌)", presumably due to the fact that it is completely wrapped up by its skin and people cannot see anything inside clearly. that is also the reason why sometimes 馄饨 is automatically translated as "chaos".

[@Lyokalita]

Dao De Jing is Laozi's philosophical view of the relationship between nature and human. It is not religion, nor is confucianism. They are both the interpretation of Yi ching (The book of change) which is the foundation of all Chinese philosophy. All the religious stuff are generated from later cultures, not the primary purpose of the philosophy itself.

[@elleem3951]

Man I would be impressed if they they managed to pull off a good video about the YiJing.

[@bbsonjohn]

Religion taoism is a religion. The one you talk about is philosophy taoism.

[@nickieshuodebuhao]

The great Dao flows everywhere, both to the left and to the right. It loves and nourishes all things but does not lord it over them. And when merits are accomplished it lays no claim - Lao Tzu ( heard in A. Watts lecture)

[@bestwitch2931]

As someone who likes to understand beliefs well, I really appreciate how well and respectful you present different beliefs, the people in the comments are always saying how accurate these videos are which is good to hear

[@Chairman_Miao]

8:25 I've always thought of Laozi's political philosophy as an ancient form of anarchy. (Anarchy as in a society with no rigid hierachy, not as in bombing government buildings to stick it to the authorities. )

[@CogitoEdu]

You can see many anarchist ideas in Laozi's work. But fundamentally they still believed in the idea of a king/emperor. But still so fascinating to see those ideas being discussed 2000 years ago.

[@alexgroot2508]

@homeless man's Bertholdt I see where you're coming from, though I can easily see it swing precisely the other way. The 'the Earth and Heaven are reflections' and its acceptance of the hierarchy on Earth as the heavenly hierarchy, as well as its emphasis on 'just rolling with it', which can be easily interpreted as 'don't resist or question the status quo', which fundamentally clases with the idea of all hierarchies must be questioned and torn down if they fail to legitimize themselves.

[@ANTSEMUT1]

@@CogitoEdu it depends how daoist see the mandate of heaven.

[@cassiopesysg5423]

@Pan Darius Kairos We can't say its in charge, there's lots of philosophers at that time.(Just like ancient greece)

[@ANTSEMUT1]

@マナンナンアナメ in isolation yeah I'd agree with you but just like other Chinese/east Asian philosophies they tend to dynamically affect each other and build on top of each other. Hence why provided mandate of heaven as an example and how daoist view it. In theory the mandate of heaven is seen as a way for the masses to question authority.

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[@loucipher7782]

one thing you should know is Taoism is not a religion, it is simply the way of life people that practice Taoism, mostly Chinese descendants around the world are free thinkers practicing towards enlightenment, not bound by religion constraints this is why it is proven that Chinese people are successful businessman everywhere they go, they simply work with the environment they are in, not against it nor by force.

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[@PraveenAV]

Fantastic video, thanks for sharing. I noticed many similarities to Hinduism. Reminds me of a saying in Hinduism, “Ekam Sat Vipra Bahudha Vadanti”, meaning "There is only one Truth (of this universe) and Masters call it by different names"!

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[@jon6309]

As someone who grew up from a Christian religious mother and always attracted people from Christian and Muslim denominations trying to convert me, I learned that the base on every religion starts off with philosophy and once you understand the philosophical base of the religion you can then decide if following the faith is for you! This will save you a lot of time determining if it’s worth the commitment versus trying to assimilate into a religious group that skips this step when trying to teach you about their faith. I truly agree with the core philosophy of Daoism and it’s something I resonate with based on my life experiences. Going with the flow has given me much phenomenal results and feels truly liberating compared to trying hard to get the results I wanted. I have worked very stressful jobs in the past that was toxic but paid very little compensation compared to my current job that is much easier for me to do but pays me significantly more! Some people say going with the flow encourages laziness, apathy and not taking responsibility but it is misunderstood for what it truly means to go with the flow. Effort only pays off when it’s applied to the right things which is what going with the flow actually means. Effort should feel effortless when we are performing what we are naturally inclined to do. Daoism has made me learn to be perceptive about my environment since it’s the environment that will dictate our circumstances and not the other way around it teaches me to be adaptable. I also like the concept of co-existing because I agree with it. We naturally tend to base things off of subjective experiences and in order to acknowledge its existence we need to compare it to its extreme. We cannot experience or identify luxury if there is no such thing as poverty and vice versa. Extremes exist to serve a bench mark to acknowledge the existence of the other and this is something I always believed in before discovering Daoism!

[@joeyg448]

I practise tai chi and Taoism is often discussed or referred to so it was great to get a rundown of this religion. I have a book but it’s been slow going. This video was really easy to follow and understand. Especially the part about wu wei. In the book I’ve been reading the explanation - or translation - was ‘action through non action’. I liked this video’s discussion of wu wei better. Thanks.

[@bobbyp5416]

Thanks for a great video! The concept of Taoism/Daoism somehow makes sense to me in a way I cannot explain. 😅🙏🏻

[@mbuzimanyike]

I've beeeeen waiting for this. I appreciate your videos ❤❤

[@davidoinwv2261]

Yay I remember requesting this!! So glad you made this video!!

[@nebulan]

Turtle psychiatrist ✅ I love how cogito does religion videos. Like there's no judgement, only respect.

[@korakys]

Yes! Happy to see this video. Daoism is the most difficult of the major religions to explain and so it often gets overlooked because of this.

[@kathleenlovett1958]

Thank you 🙏 This was the best explanation of Daoism that I've ever heard; clear and concise.

[@devaraj9736]

This channel needs more subscribers. One of the most underrated channel.

[@scottaftem497]

"We shape clay into a pot but it is the emptiness inside that holds whatever we want." -Lao Tzu

[@markchan8110]

While Laotze book teaches us that yin and yang are two inseparable force but he tend to hint us that he favour more towards the yin principle. Lol. While the emptiness (yin) of the claypot allow the water to be filled the solid claypot (yang) helps to hold the water in. Yin-yang are 2 inseparable principle.

[@shattered_lightsb8381]

“We work with the substantial, but the emptiness is what we use”

[@harshu8918]

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[@mythosandlogos]

Incredibly well done. I like the many comments comparing the Dao to the Hindu Brahman. I would argue that it is the same thing as the Logos that the Greeks spoke about as well. The fundamental pattern of reality.

[@iChrisBirch]

This was an excellent video. Such fun animation and very very well explained topics and the connections between each concept were great. Thank you for making this! I even went and signed up for Nebula based on your recommendation because it came from such a great content creator.

[@CogitoEdu]

Thanks so much!

[@williambertels8257]

Goodness, this was a great resource for thinking about all those Alan Watts lectures I have listened to. Thanks!

[@jnanashakti6036]

The Tao te Ching is THE anarchist playbook. It's incredible.

[@shzarmai]

The Dao/Taoism is widely used in Xianxia/Xuanhuan/Wuxia novels :) btw great video as always, Cogito

[@pepperios1647]

It is? How so not disagreeing, I'm just curious as I read a lot of wuxia in my teens.

[@christorres3487]

This video is one of the best explanations of Taoism, I've come across! Thank you!

[@adamprickster]

I'm so in love with you. I could hear your voice all day. Your sense of humour is epic. 😍😍😍

[@jensdekens9254]

Again, epic animation my dude! I have no idea how you do this, but it is GORGEOUS!

[@CogitoEdu]

Thank you so much! I do my best to improve them every time for you all :D

[@jankima8646]

@@CogitoEdu your improvements are appreciated, I try to spot your new animations and love them

[@yoyohs8509]

Seriously, Today I was looking at my subscriptions and wondering "Wow, it's been some time since Cogito uploaded a vid" and BAM! here it is. Thank you.

[@CogitoEdu]

More to come!

[@yoyohs8509]

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[@ArseniyShevchuk]

Can't thank enough for such great videos. Just amazing, how accesseible you make these teachings.

[@MrNiceHk]

Thank you ❤ a very good explanation. Amazing how all these religious systems are essentially the same once you dig deep enough

[@lutethemage5053]

Lao Tzu seems like a very interesting person! Wow Ancient China seems to be a treasure trove of history! The oldest two continuous civilisations. Namaste to Chinese from your ancient neighbour 🙏🏽 Next video on Baha’Ism please Cogito! Love your charming videos a lot!

[@zayneytem]

Finally a well explained video that I can direct people to if they ask me what my religion is. I always have to explain it to people and this helps a lot. Thank you 😭

[@Waiting664]

God is one and very intrested in current affair and history I am not lye experiance experiment

[@shortcut101]

I just found this channel. I really like summary because reading/research by myself is tiring sometimes. The animation and editing is amazing. New subs here

[@karenwhitecotton1461]

I think you did a great job breaking Taoism down in 20 minutes. Kudos.

[@lucaswang8485]

So, from what I’ve understood, dao is like the way or the path, chi is like the force, yin and yang is like dark side and light side, Lao zi must be master yoda

[@mafro7702]

I love your sense of humour put into your videos!! You’re hilarious, thanks for making learning fun, Cogito!❤️🤗🙏🏻🌎🌍🌏☀️

[@fgconnolly4170]

ur accent is so soothing, I love it

[@cariri12]

This was a great and necessary video. Thank you

[@okamifang4059]

For a 20 minute video on something so far reaching this was pretty good. Bagwa Chung holds a particular relevance that i believe should be focused on a lot if you ever dona part two (Pakua Zhang also called)

[@benakencupad2683]

"...and only a complete and utter idiot would think they'd explain it... Let me explain..." 😂🤯the poetry! Just stumbled on this channel, it is worth it in every sense educational, even if everything human sense is limited. 💯❤️

[@wenningtondias9220]

Thank you for your content!

[@azure.heartz]

Thank you! I wrote an essay on Taoism and this video greatly helped.

[@InfiniteQuasars]

Taoism as a philosophy without the magic is the most complete and true explanation of the universe.

[@admiralduckshmidt2248]

Thx cogito for helping me re-discover my dream of being a turtle psychologist :D

[@amagical3129]

I really love your content keep it up brother

[@Shravnk]

You have got some serious research and good sense of humour.."Help underrated creators"

[@johnpijano4786]

Please do a Video on Stoicism. I know it is not a religion, but its greatest thinkers includes slaves, senators, and emperors.

[@vitriolicAmaranth]

I would say it qualifies as a religion. Like Buddhism with Hindu it was designed to coexist with an existing religion and had a largely philosophical root but it makes spiritual and theological (ie religious) assertions, eg that a spiritual energy called pneuma pervades and comprises all things and forms, and that we are all part of a panentheistic deity called the Logos. All religions were expected to coexist and acknowledge each other in Greece and later Rome, which was a big reason there was so much friction with Christians- While ironically the Roman Catholic (or "universalist," a term that in religious terms generally means "all-inclusive," in the manner of the ancient Greeks) church would later predominate by accepting Pagan practices and making Pagan gods part of their "pantheon" of saints and angels and worshiping Deus (aka Zeus/Dionysus/Jupiter) instead of the Jewish god Adonai (who in religious practice they only pay lip service to, while taking Dionysian communion and worshiping the father and son (Zeus and Dionysus) as two parts of the whole and calling God a variant of Dyeus and so on), early Christians refused to so much as acknowledge the Roman gods, which was seen as equivalent to atheism. But if you compare Stoicism to its contemporary schools of philosophy, it makes much more religious assertions, even dealing with the nature of god(s).

[@vitriolicAmaranth]

@@RubelliteFae Pneuma is the fiery metaphysical "substance" that flows through all things and that all things (or their shapes) are made from, and literally means "breath" or "air." It makes no sense to say "it IS material, it IS NOT spiritual" because, like prana and qi (which mean "breath" or "air"), physical matter is seen as a coarser or lower expression and spirit as a finer or higher expression of the same substance. The Logos is not a deity in the sense of Zeus or Vishnu. It is a "deity" in the sense of Brahma, a uniting universal "mind" that pervades all things and yet which all things are a part of. That humans have the capacity for reason is because we have a larger share of it (or we have a greater share of it because of our capacity for reason; there is actually no cause or effect there, the two are synonymous), but more than the Dao (which it can also be seen as analogous to) it is treated as a panentheistic united mind (or in more modern terms, a superorganism), a deity above deities or the entity that is the universe. Elohim means gods (plural, or lords) and the Tetragrammaton, IHVH (or iod-heh-vav-heh, I'm typing on a phone right now so not even gonna try getting the hebrew down right), is shorthand for the phrase "I am that I am," a cagey non-identification that God gave for Himself. There is no recorded name of God anywhere in scripture, though orthoodox Jews and certain types of Christians self-censor any of His titles (eg G-d) as if they were the true name. The closest we have to actual "names" are Adonai ("my highest lords") and El Shaddai (God(as in deity) Almighty). There are a couple more like "Tsevaoth" ("hosts" or "armies," often paired with the other names to demonstrate that He is the God of Hosts or a Host of Gods or a God of Gods). Orthodox Jews will not speak any of them and either censor the names or call Him "the name" to avoid accidentally speaking any "name" of God. I chose "Adonai" because of all these names, it is the one used most frequently, and it is, rather importantly, not IHVH- transliterated as Iehovah or Jehova and conflated with or also called Jove, a name for Jupiter/Zeus. It is just as well that you didn't comment on the Pagan and specifically Dionysian/Jovial influences on Catholicism, because something tells me you would have said some things that were very wrong (or at least poorly-informed). When I say Stoics made more religious assertions, I actually mean "theological" assertions, not "metaphysical/spiritual" assertions. For example, that the true nature of "the gods" was as higher beings than us yet lower beings than the Logos, of which both we and they are parts, that there was a singular higher power in the form of the universal Logos at all, that fate is the result of an ultimate plan that must ultimately be good for all things overall (because the planner is selfish, and everything is part of the planner) and, most bizarre and religious of all, that the world would necessarily end in an enormous conflagration that would consume the universe as the pneuma all returned to Logos, before beginning again, a process that had occurred many times already (which stands out as being bizarre, speculative, prophetic and logically detached from the core thread of Stoic beliefs and assertions). Many people today read it as a behavioural manual and think "oh, pneuma and logos are silly terms, but they weren't ENTIRELY off even if they were kind of platonists with the whole things are made out of shapes which are made of pneuma thing" and think that's the end of it, but I think it definitely qualifies as religion (especially when, perhaps hearkening to their Cynic "devil may care" roots, Stoics readily tackled these sticky religious topics that other philosophers seemed to shy away from, probably on account of philosophers who delved into them having a nasty habit of being executed for blasphemy). (Also since you seem to have read or heard at least a bit more than the surface level I'm sure you already knew this, but apart from El, El Shaddai and the Tetragrammaton, the "names" of God are all plural. This has been interpreted in a lot of ways, of course. My favourite is "God is just spooky and speaks from many places at once" because it's the most conceptually textured interpretation imo, the one that feels the best to "hold" and "turn over" in your "hands.")

[@Werewolf914]

Thanks for the video always love learning about new Religions, it's interesting seeing what different people around the world believe or used to believe, and then there's some funny ones like Areaology, Pastafarianism/FSMism (what I usually define myself as), people creating a Religion based around Jedis,etc. It's just all a lot of fun.

[@roisincool]

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[@Gashouse5150]

You're videos are amazing, I love how you explain things so we can understand, I love your content

[@CogitoEdu]

Glad you like them!

[@Waiting664]

God loves every one truth don't see hard sorrow or grief in heaven

[@srikanthsidd9959]

Love you and your channel. 💙💙🤗

[@CogitoEdu]

Thank you so much!

[@jnkiee]

I'm a Taoist and I love your vids!

[@NeonFlusker]

Such a good video. Thank you for sharing!

[@stevemorse108]

Thank you for this fascinating summary which ought me a lot even though I have been reading Taoist texts for years.

[@calebtomes2735]

Really happy you covered the Dao ive been a daoist for 8 years and most people I tell have no clue now I can just show them your video

[@xdsasuke3105]

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[@CogitoEdu]

Thank you so much 😀

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[@SpencerRoberg]

Great video, as usual.

[@sel9222]

Keep it up bro your teaching style is awesome Easy and fun way to learn something!

[@xolang]

Great video! The T/D in Tao/Dao represents an unaspirated T. so a T without an additional H-sound in its pronunciation. in English, the T (and K and P) in most cases is followed by an H-sound pronunciationwise.

[@exister4959]

This feels like such a synchronicity. I just found your channel literally yesterday looking things up about Zoroastrianism, it was great by the way and I have been praying to Ahura Mazda for sometime now! I binged all your videos on religions and found that my favorite text of wisdom was missing, the dao de Ching! I’m currently reading the chaung Tzu and it’s very interesting. Then, the very next day, you deliver my wishes! Thank you for you work and I can say wholeheartedly that you do very good research, and your jokes are actually quite funny!

[@logomnism5378]

Thanks for this very interesting video.

[@stuartlloyd2650]

Beautiful stuff. Thank you!

[@Adrian-ip5vc]

I was hoping to see your video about Daoism. Finally I can leave this cycle in peace.

[@cece72]

“Good Knots have no rope but cannot be untied” a very tight knot doesn’t have to necessarily be with rope, it could be with any material. As long as it cannot be untied that is what makes it a (tight) knot. Meaning, your problems don’t necessarily have a cause but they can’t be permanently solved either.

[@ElodieLangford]

Your videos really really help thank you!

[@FOCUSBREATHERISE]

Thank you very much for sharing all that knowledge, it clarifies a lot of things and now I know where to start my search =)

[@lightyagami7483]

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[@CogitoEdu]

Thank you :D

[@Davlavi]

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[@unicyclejack]

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[@theCuchuoi1]

Daoism started with a rad philosophical idea, and then people started to mix it with local fables and tales and superstitions and ultimately turned it into a hot mess of sometimes ridiculous practices, like the other day I saw on a Chinese newspaper an old lady pray to a statue of Garen in League of Legends

[@markchan8110]

What is good will turn bad, and what is bad will turn good again. I guess Taoism has live up to its name.

[@andro7862]

How come I never hear the same smooth-brained diatribe about how local religious customs "corrupted the philosophy" with shinto?

[@theCuchuoi1]

@@andro7862 because, believe it or not, Japan is one single country, and China isn't. In Lao Tzu's time (Mid Chun Qiu era), China was 14 different states, with cultures, laws, doctrines, philosophy... different from each other. Take Indian for example, Hinduism takes a huge range of variations as you go across India

[@GKS225]

This video is good giving a quick overview of Daoism, but I would like to add that Daoism is a blend of philosophy and religion, where it started as a philosophy, and slowly evolves into a religion with deities and celestial beings.

[@Dave96939]

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And if you want to find the perfect line to hook your audience at the beginning of a video, you talk to Cogito. Seriously man, when it comes to getting viewers hooked with a hilarious line, you're the king.

[@CogitoEdu]

I have a very particular set of skills :D

[@sm3227]

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[@arnoudrolloos1454]

thank you so much for this!