TAOISM | The Art of Not Trying

The Taoists observed that humans tend to act in ways that are counterproductive. And in their attempts to alter the natural way, they only make things worse. All these strivings, rules, ethics, values, surely are invented to benefit humanity. But according to the ancient Taoist sages, we should get rid of them all.
Why?
Because all these manmade ideas only remove us further from the natural flow of life. Trying to alter what nature has intended, is like swimming against the stream: it’s exhausting and gets us nowhere.
This video is about not trying to change the world, to gain the world.
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There's more about Taoism! The Art of Doing without Doing: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3jQln9rdsmlis0 The Power of Letting Go: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eF6pZGRvl5qGq7M The Philosophy of Flow: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKWqpaSjeJqqi5Y

[@nailologystudio]

Thank you.

[@zakbarakat6767]

Hi Einzelganger! Your videos are helping me surf through life like nothing before. You are what I would refer to as a Spritual Gangster!. This is as high a compliment as I can give anyone...Keep doing this man you're gonna help everyone!

[@saphedbarph]

I am Thao 💕

[@ivoizzy123]

Is there a book on this as well as stoicism?

[@darshan7267]

"Less and less is done until non action is achieved, when nothing is done, nothing is left undone." Tao

[@guidedsoul7914]

"when you fall, I will be there" - floor.

[@nuronw6886]

Deep

[@thegoodlistenerslistenwell2646]

@@nuronw6886 yea...like falling of mountain onto rocks and splattering....

[@Crux161]

Unless gravity is absent, then it’s a free floating situation... 🤣

[@myks6068]

🤣

[@R_Caine]

You mean "Rock bottom' right?

[@UhgeneIgnorian]

"Focus not on one thing, for there are many things happening around you" -ADHD

[@leviwebb5810]

Focus on everything, or nothing at all

[@lebmc2148]

Hahahaha

[@JWestVideos]

"Focus not on one thing, for there are many things happening around you" Less it be something of fearce interest, only then can you focus on one thing -ADHD

[@ekindemirkaya465]

Yeah that's me. Where is my t-shirt?

[@brekkis]

100% of thoose likes are from people below the age of 18.

[@pog4life89]

I've been practicing many of these teachings my whole life. The middle path is def a good one. I wont make a million dollars in my life time, but i will be home every night for my children.

[@winninginlife]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@TwattyWankers]

Amen 🙏

[@massdisruption3437]

If you flow at your highest level. I million dollars will find you.

[@GRAY-vg8fl]

And what in earth can you spend one million on? You can literally not buy anything that's expensive that doesn't have a cheaper and better counterpart.

[@danielmarrufo5188]

@@GRAY-vg8fl cheaper yes , I don’t agree about the better part though.

[@The_Arisen]

To me, Taoism is about realizing how little you truly need to be content, and drawing happiness from that contentment.

[@johngeiger3770]

As insane as it might sound today, if you really think about it a man needs so little for self preservation.

[@AyshaTzu..exmuslim]

​@@johngeiger3770 yep 🙏

[@VeganSemihCyprus33]

A complementary video: The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 🙏

[@PurpleAppleDrink]

You have not perceived the true eternal Dao

[@mildewgaming]

“It is only when a mosquito lands on your balls that your realize aggression is not always the answer.” - Confucius

[@skipper3skippy]

Im cry tears of joy lmao

[@koapecson5801]

I cannot with this comment right now 😂😂😂

[@arjungandhi7611]

bro he said that for cheeks

[@saturatedneowax]

LOL

[@macehilmatecilof4140]

oh man... beautiful

[@twilight9x]

Not trying to change the world, to gain the world This line is just killed it❗

[@cosmicentity1520]

Yessir

[@accidentalgeniusxd2297]

What does it mean pls if u can then explain

[@austi]

​​@@accidentalgeniusxd2297when you avoid trying to turn something into something it isn't, you allow yourself to enjoy it for everything it is. i don't like strawberry icing on donuts but as long im thinking about how much i'd prefer a chocolate donut, i'll never enjoy the one i got

[@katmonroe4611]

@@austi 🎤 drops mic 🎤 Very well explained🌚thx!

[@VeganSemihCyprus33]

A complementary video: The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 🙏

[@Maralyssa]

I really like this video and Taoism ❤ One time my daughter and I were shopping at St. Vincent de Paul's and I was looking in the "new age" books. I told her, oh yeah I need to find the Tao te Ching. No sooner had the words come out of my mouth and a book fell from the top shelf and landed on my foot! It was the Tao te Ching!!! A girl was stocking shelves right next to me and said if she hadn't seen it with her own eyes she would have never believed it!

[@Vykke]

Really? Crazy

[@Maralyssa]

@@Vykke yep, honest. I've had really weird things like that happen to me.

[@apealeal3973]

Did you buy the book?

[@noahwarren1396]

Mom; “You’re lazy” Me; “No, I’m committed to Taoism.”

[@mr.dreambot6641]

The first thing I thought about was this when I saw the title

[@j.n1295]

@@mr.dreambot6641 Same

[@kanyewests6676]

"Why won't you go to college" Me:eh

[@CricketfanEnglish]

Then u see a flying footwear (chappal)coming at your face😂

[@bazza945]

Amen to that: that's my new mantra.

[@stapleman007]

"Unlearn something you know every day" to me means challenging yourself to take a different view point, not discarding knowledge.

[@DHREAVER]

Interestingly I think both are intended interpretations. Given that elsewhere there’s the notion of opposites creating each other. When you unlearn something do you not equally learn something else?

[@sergeantoreo8062]

Yes but I also believe it's similar to what I've heard about learning the piano, where it is better to learn slowly with proper form instead of fast but incorrect form. As the latter, will stop your potential from learning and playing the piano to its full limit and when this happens you then need to learn the correct form which requires you to learn and unlearn at the same time, this process takes even longer then simply learning slow in the first place. How I believe this is similar to what is being said here, is that you need to understand that you may have learnt or created habits that are either unneeded or are incorrect form and you should take care to unlearn them, so you don't shorten your potential or sabotage the actual point.

[@turolretar]

What you mean

[@robman2095]

Discarding conditioning can be of real benefit. Recognising it first can be hard.

[@Andrescxli]

“Empty your cup, so that it may be filled.”

[@Uvvibes]

I felt this sitting in my car on a break for a few minutes i didn’t have any anxiety or any desires which aloowed me to relax and i just watched the trees how magnificent grand and beautiful they are just standing there blowing in the wind then for dew moments i felt at one with them and then I had to go back to work. I thought man it must be nice to be a tree; They’re super zen 😊🤙

[@SCP_173]

Ive been practicing taoism my entire life and I love where I am right now. I cant wait to see what the rest of my life has in store for me.

[@aisthename5212]

Hello. Have you got any advice for starting to learn the philosophy and implementing it into my lifestyle?

[@SCP_173]

Begin by achieving a state of stillness and calmness focus on yourself and your breathing, try to find somewhere peaceful with complete silence and meditate for a while not really thinking about anything just allow your thoughts to come and go as they please, aim for a state of complete zen. As for going through life try keeping opinionated things to yourself and avoid the conflicts which people like to start. Do not worry about what others think of you, we are all on our own paths and it is not important to you what others are doing with their time or spending their money on. Just focus on improving yourself slowly overtime which will come naturally once your thoughts and actions are inline with the dao. Another great philosophy to adhear by is stoicism which goes hand in hand with taoism, you cannot control what goes on around you, you can only control your actions. This is important to remember because once you do you will be able to get through anything without complaining or showing emotion and once you are able to do so you will be on the right path and no one will be able to bring you down and you will be the master of your own life and you can live however you chose.

[@E.a.Z.S.e.n.T]

Me too life is an adventure. Live it to the fullest life doesn't last forever

[@VeganSemihCyprus33]

A complementary video: The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 🙏

[@Ouss14705]

we are addicted to wise words, yet most of us just need silence

[@lucaspelegrino1]

Oh the irony

[@infoharvester]

Same as videos like this. Grand speaking that is really about nothing.

[@gaariwala]

😘

[@Ouss14705]

@@infoharvester exactly

[@NH-hf8yp]

I agree been searching for silence all day but noise kept following me around? Maybe tomorrow will be quiet

[@tacticalsweater5119]

"The true light of joy is not only within you, but within me as well" - refrigerator

[@ImAwesomeAli]

thank you for this

[@mandatorycorpaccount]

I didn't really know I needed it, but thank you

[@clicky19honda19]

Oh my hahaha

[@andrealunaa]

Only because I was in a good mood while reading, I will not say anything bad. But respect all ways of thinking Lightbulb, at least it has lasted all of these years, this way of thinking...

[@andrealunaa]

You are funny🤗

[@cbxxb4841]

As a quasi-Buddhist I have tried to integrate this no trying into my life, but I have come to the conclusion that it is OK, even preferable to try, but the important thing is not to attach to that trying and to accept the world as it is. Trying to improve your place in the world, while still being OK with your place in the world, sounds hard, but it is very liberating.

[@ypierrew2645]

Are u german? Never heard anyone else use "quasi"

[@brunoslybruno]

I would imagine thats ideal, always strive for better, but, also understand that some things you cant do much about its like with the 'unlearn one thing everyday' quote, it doesnt means you shouldnt try or give up all you know, it means to try and gain new knowledge, a new point of view, to not just hang onto what you know

[@spooky4124]

Take a look into stoic philosophy if you'd like. A lot of it is this "do what you feel is right, but don't stress about the outcome" mindset which I also find very liberating.

[@spooky4124]

@@ypierrew2645 I've heard native English speakers use it, it's a synonym to "semi" from what I understand

[@cbxxb4841]

@@spooky4124 Yes, I have and it is very helpful. Thank You.

[@neojso]

I am sure the world would be a much much better place if most people embrace these wisdom. 🙇🏻‍♂️ I am a Chinese and I even haven't learned of all these until watching this video. 🙇🏻‍♂️ Thank you for sharing this ancient wisdom.

[@VeganSemihCyprus33]

A complementary video: The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 🙏

[@ilonavos9844]

"Doing nothing" doesn't mean doing nothing. It means going with the natural flow, creating space and contentment without strife, worry or fear. Graceful movements, like a good skier, surfer, swimmer. Everyone eats, everyone sleeps, everyone walks. Move naturally.

[@geovaniraffaelli4508]

I walk to the kitchen and back to the couch with very fluid motions, does that count?

[@ilonavos9844]

Nanika - Yes.

[@toxic9525]

@@geovaniraffaelli4508 doing what you want... Not what you think must do.

[@rogerpope6057]

Libertarianism is the same philosophy.

[@edenlust1638]

Yeah... Why most people hard to understand this?! 🙄

[@RedDonEvil]

"Don't believe everything, that is written in the comment section of a youtube video" - Lao Tsu

[@petercarey7133]

yep, scrolling back up now, thanks

[@marialovesmusicalot]

😂😂😂👏

[@trusttheprocess369]

😂😂😂

[@kingcapricornio1193]

"AM ALWAYS RIGHT" -KING CAPRICORN-

[@beluwuga2573]

"Don't believe every quote on the internet" Lao zi

[@Creophagous]

Spot on! :) I have never chased riches. However, creativity... hell yes! Well, not chasing it per se. But exploring it, and enjoying it. While people rush a million miles to achieve something, I sit quiet, sleep, and let my days flow over me like a river over rocks. On some occasions, I may find a surprising twist in that river, or the odd gnarly stick, but for the most part, the water flows effortlessly.

[@TrueWisdom135]

Me too, then you are practicing "wu-wei" principle of Lao Tzu.

[@dansir4102]

Lao Tzu basically said “be humble and realize you do not control everything.” But the animals who wear clothing didn’t listen because they knew they were gods. So Lau Tzu changed his strategy of getting through to the animal saying “trying at some things is fruitless while not trying gives bounty.” This gave the animals control once more, for they could now control their own desire to try, thus gaining the bounties they sought. And 2500 years later, the animals with clothing mistake his words to mean “just vibe and everything will work out.” *slow clap*

[@szylaj]

“be humble and realize you do not control everything.” not with that atitude :D

[@aiztoh]

@@szylaj Sheesh 👏. 👏. 👏. 👏

[@kingklipo]

​@@almax8189 you obviously dont understand his philosophy...

[@lightning2034]

@Al Max I mean to look at it from that perspective? Yeah, it's counterproductive and a waste if you take it at face value. what the art of not trying really means is to not FORCE your way but to choose a direction and to let the path fall before you. Feel yourself straying? change course and flow with it. will you have problems and struggles on that flow? yes. However, our struggles alone do not define who we are, and its not ALL that we are as individuals and human beings

[@lightning2034]

@Al Max see there is no debunking because everyone's life journey is subjective to their own experience. while yes a person with mental handicaps and people who are in unfortunate circumstances find a common ground or starting point, yet they can make radically different choices (one chooses to "fight" and better themselves or one can devolve and get worse.) it depends on them like choices in life and belief this philosophy of not trying may not work for them. for some it does. Clearly, this philosophy is not for you, and that's okay. What I suggest is to keep an open mind about different ideas about ways of thinking to come down to your own conclusions about how to live your life.

[@youraphrodisiac.895]

Correction : The art of not forcing. From a Chinese taoist girl.

[@mireyabailey1369]

Thank you

[@gamwpanagia]

Have an upvote

[@bdancestars]

Wow 😳

[@papabegee2645]

That's way too essential of a distinction to miss out on. I've thought about wei wu wei for a couple years, and this comment changed the way I see it. Thank you.

[@creechrfeechr8094]

Thank you, and also have an upvote from me. Buddhism doesn't teach us not to try, but to learn how to learn. So we then do not have to force. It is natural.

[@osse1n]

*"Nature does not hurry yet everything is accomplished."*

[@mytan90]

Good question

[@718saurav5]

mytan90 is it a q?

[@user-qe7bt9dz1l]

O'SSÉIN - Master Your Mind With Me Depends what you consider accomplished. 😂

[@yesimoraaa]

I literally read this quote on a tea bag paper a couple days ago

[@stefanul]

Beautiful

[@MichaeljM9402]

This reminds me of that one oogway phrase from Kung Fu Panda that goes something like “one often meets his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it.” Things are gonna happen regardless so there’s no point stressing over some things. It either gets done or doesn’t get done. “Do or do not, there is no try”

[@digital5535]

As expected from master oogway

[@VeganSemihCyprus33]

A complementary video: The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 🙏

[@Xailinsjournal]

this was beautiful. ive been teaching myself the lessons of taoism you talked about in this video without even realizing it over the past 2 years and its so interesting how fulfilling letting go of the noise can be

[@daystormzx2733]

care to explain further m8 ?

[@VeganSemihCyprus33]

A complementary video: The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 🙏

[@jrshl]

"Do not call us, we'll call you" -HR

[@ulrohermit1369]

that is a real one

[@yashsawarn9050]

dark humor

[@dad4378]

What mean this joke plz explain

[@SloppyShotz]

Yeah. Your boy got fired lol.

[@vintagecherrycake]

I called the HR before.. learned it the hard way 😢

[@flowmastaflam]

"If you drink a glass of water, soon you will pee." -Lao Tzu

[@MandelaFreeman]

Leave him alone😂😂😂

[@LVCE.]

Every 60 second a minute passes -Leo Tzu

[@lindsaydaniels998]

Lol

[@cutechiangels]

🤣🤣🤣

[@starlight27277]

"If you listen to the rap of Flowmasta Flam you have to take a shit." - Masta Flake-

[@lesleyM84]

what a complete relief this amazing video is… “effortless action”.. love this.. foregoing force by instead, just going along with the flow… Omigosh how beautiful is this…

[@bennyskim]

I love the spirit of Taoism, but find it difficult to follow in practice. I am an ambitious person who creates big dreams for myself & I work hard to convert those ideas into real expectations. I love learning and mastering new things, and the art of creating value (things people want). While it leads to some social success, these pursuits are directly related to stress and anxiety for myself and those around me. While I can't quite get myself to do nothing, I discovered the concept of Kaizen - Japanese for "improvement" - or, the concept of making small but continuous improvements, based on the notion that ongoing positive changes however small eventually result in significant improvements; you just break things down so small, or figure out a way to work the smallest bits of the project into your existing routine, so it _feels_ like you're doing nothing. There's no stress, no anxiety. Yet at the end of the day when you lay down to go to bed you realize how productive you were. For me it's a "middle way".

[@billbauer9795]

> find it difficult to follow in practice Become a homeless alcoholic or a drug addict and you will follow it in practice. " I love learning and mastering new things" Then why would you say "I love the spirit of Taoism", which discourages you from trying to learn or master new things??!

[@melissamoonchild9216]

its not really about doing nothing so much but doing things with ease devoid of expectation. a softness, a willing to bend and to yield.

[@melissamoonchild9216]

​@@billbauer9795 "My barn having burned down, I can now see the moon"

[@billbauer9795]

@@melissamoonchild9216 I don't know about other people, but when I do what comes naturally, when I don't worry about expectations, etc., I just relax and do what feels good, e.g., eat while reading or watching something fun and meaningless. If I were to follow this advice, I would be happier in the very short run, but my weight would balloon, and I wouldn't have a career = would be forced to work longer hours while being in a lot more discomfort than i am now when I work, for peanuts. Unless one is a genius, if one takes it easy while studying, or studies only what one feels passionate about, one will barely be able to pass, and possibly at best get a grade of C-. Anything worth having requires effort = intense suffering, the opposite of softness. The alternative to intense suffering in the short run, is never-ending suffering throughout one''s life. "My barn having burned down, I can now see the moon" It sounds good, but once you try testing this by sleeping outdoors (where you can see the moon) without even a barn, you will immediately be able to snap out of it and understand that there is a problem with this line of reasoning.

[@CGStudios438]

"You can't see me, but I'm still there." - John Cena

[@lordkaos3676]

Y this funny asf

[@CGStudios438]

@@lordkaos3676 😂😂

[@ZoeCuiM]

Pikaboo - also John Cena

[@WD-zk6fg]

He's like the Coronavirus! Wonder how that WWE move to China is going...

[@randomperson4198]

@@lordkaos3676 because it's a joke?

[@leelicayan2180]

"Never seek out a KZbin video for the algorithm knows what you seek" - Yourself at 3am

[@divinekiwi2012]

Change what you..seek ... changes the algorithm..11.45am South Pacific

[@SuperBhavanishankar]

XD

[@mikehunt3420]

3:22 when i see this. You called it.

[@laniakea777]

4:39 am

[@duongtieuta223]

3:47 a.m…. Yeah

[@han-jm5mt]

listening to taoism made me far more peaceful than listening to a meditation video telling me to breathe in and holding my breath for 7s. this is replacing my mediation in the future

[@stevenphiri9218]

It's good that you found the better way of doing things

[@VeganSemihCyprus33]

A complementary video: The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 🙏

[@playmobilegamescodm]

Buddha used Meditation to gain wisdom. You received the wisdom. Now meditation is useless for you. This wisdom of Effortlessness will get you to Nirvana.

[@trevordevis1971]

Thank you for your work. You have helped me through a difficult period over the last 4 years, $20 is not enough but it is what I can afford.

Thank you for your generosity :)

[@ShawnFX]

"I haven't said half the things people say that I have." -Lao Tzu

[@giderahwolf]

I think God would quote Lao Tzu. xD

[@automan1591]

@@giderahwolf i think he did

[@theprintguide3610]

Actually that is a paraphrase of what Yogi Berra said.

[@indratpo1470]

But did he said that ?

[@pokellaa]

Lol

[@bimbamberto3058]

"Swimming upstream is exhausting and gets us nowhere" The millions of salmons who swim upstream every year: "and i took that personally"

[@JohnJames.]

Not like those lazy , go with the flow tunas

[@h.s.levine2932]

The salmon at least get to spawn. What's in it for us?

[@alekseimutovkin]

"Swimming upstream is exhausting and it takes us places few have seen" - Tao is absolutely outdated ideology. And silly, by today's standards. Take those salmons for instance. They are fish! They have no desires and feelings. Yet they DO swim upstream. If one does not strive, try or push - he is doomed to fail and become non-existent. This is how this universe works. Universe has rules! Sorry, taoists :) . So if you want to be one with the universe you HAVE to strive, try, act, overcome, push on and do that "workers of the world - unite" thing!

[@JohnJames.]

@@alekseimutovkin , your wrong about fish, but right about people. People fight to get more hand outs

[@georgebush623]

N-Word -Ghandi

[@Austin01Powers]

I’m glad my recommendation were full of channels like your today I need it and thank you

[@user-gw4oz1rk3i]

When you are happy, enjoy it. When you are sad, show it. When you are angry, let it fuel YOUR determination. When you are afriad, run!

[@user-gw4oz1rk3i]

Thanks for the like!

[@user-gw4oz1rk3i]

The first like!

[@peter9style]

“I never said any of that shit.” - Confucius

[@LegitCoreGaming]

“Nah fr” -Sun Tzu

[@somayakhodadadi4552]

😂😂😂😂

[@chaloevibes4355]

Lmaooooo 😂

[@henseltbrumbleburg3752]

"This is not about changing the world, but to gain the world" That was beautiful man.

[@boldnesssufferingwarriorso3645]

What would a man gain if he wins the world if he loses it's own soul.

[@T..C..M]

I don't get it, is it seeing all that we have compared to nothing? Instead of seeing the world as fked up, we cherish what is already perfect?

[@sapheaoun4369]

only liked this comment cause it had the devil number on.

[@balllegend8519]

This is one of the best videos on KZbin🙏 So well explained such an advanced matter. Astoniahing💐

[@yokuzo11]

Yeah, my life improved greatly when I broke out of the mentality of trying to work extremely hard to get a lavish home, lavish car, and be among the social elite of my community; Although I didn't get rich, I truly inherited the Earth because I have lived by the philosophy of this video years before I saw this video Also, I wasn't gonna get rich anyways with my stressful overworked previous life, because when you gain spiritual enlightenment, you realize that being rich or financially comfortable is limited to a small percentage of the population; Therefore, I was fighting a losing battle the whole time

[@teresahobbs5089]

Perfectly said and 100 percent true

[@Citizen_X.]

"Those who try to outshine others dim their own light" said no boss or manager ever.

[@stu3775]

Darkness truly is systemic, friend.

[@shahsadsaadu5817]

Which is why taoism the best Philosophy. It's literally the counter to the CEO hustle culture fucks whose ideas will make you miserable

[@stu3775]

@Joel Roy Pretty sure they have a hierarchy. The writings say so and common sense dictates it.

[@stu3775]

@Joel Roy Said no demon ever? Source?

[@amellirizarry9503]

yeah, fuck bosses

[@QuestionEverythingButWHY]

"Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know." --Lao Tzu

[@hamzaabrarbeg4479]

Books In Review yet he said it.

[@myeyesaredrymylove]

@@hamzaabrarbeg4479 bruh💀

[@pikameme3322]

@@hamzaabrarbeg4479 Oh the irony 😂

He's kind of a hypocrite, right? ;) I guess someone needed to say it. According to the legend, after Lao Tzu wrote down the Tao Te Ching, he left never to be seen again. Let's just assume that he began to practice what he preached.

[@PowerMatrixAnime]

@ I believe that the translator Stephen Mitchell explained this point.

[@user-cj9kb9rt7f]

As a Chinese, I think Taoism is suitable for those who are highly intelligent but encounter difficulties. It teaches you how to compromise with yourself, how to conform to the laws of nature and how to re-understand yourself from the perspective of an outsider. He teaches you how to be your own master without being caught in the trap of other people's desires and without backfiring with excessive efforts. For example, Zhuang Zi told a story, in a forest, the tallest trees are usually the most crooked, because they can not become excellent building materials, so they escape the logging of the loggers, the real life is the same, many executives are incompetent, because he is no threat to the boss, it is likely that the stronger your ability, the more can not be reused. But at the same time, Taoism is easy to make people fall into nihilism, which will reduce the productivity of the whole society. When people no longer pursue the satisfaction of low-level desires, they will have no motivation to do low-level work. Finally, it is suggested that people who like Taoism should learn some simple Chinese. The thinking logic of the Chinese system is different from that of English, and many contents cannot be directly translated into English.

[@playmobilegamescodm]

I think Buddhism and Hinduism taught the same. Except, I don't care about society. I have no interest in chasing desires. I only get what is easily available. I am not a servant to society. Nihilism is a way to gain happiness in my opinion.

[@user-cj9kb9rt7f]

@@playmobilegamescodm The biggest difference between Buddhism and Hinduism is that Hinduism is theism derived from Brahmanism, while Buddhism is atheism derived from Samana. Hinduism is more secular and favors rulers, Buddhism is more philosophical. From this point of view, Hinduism is not pure nihilism, it still contains people's pursuit of reincarnation, while Buddhism is more similar to Taoism and Western philosophy, emphasizing absolute nihilism, even reincarnation is an obsession

[@playmobilegamescodm]

@@user-cj9kb9rt7f How do you know what Hinduism is? God, karma and not rebirth are not important in Hinduism. Even in Buddhism they are not important. Anyone who says such man made concepts are important have failed to attain the highest state. Philosophy is just a distraction. Philosophy cannot make you effortless nor it can give True peace of mind.

[@playmobilegamescodm]

@@user-cj9kb9rt7f Most of those rules in Hinduism and Buddhism are made by ruling class to suppress freedom. China despite being atheist is not a democratic country but truth is freedom must be earned and even Western countries and democratic countries doesn't have freedom. Freedom and enjoying present in actual teaching of both Indian religions.

[@playmobilegamescodm]

@@user-cj9kb9rt7f Btw, even on Academic level Hinduism state that birth is sufferings and we should be free from Rebirth just like Buddhism. So idk where you got the idea that Hinduism prefers rebirth. There is no reincarnation only rebirth. Soul is not reborn, only the memories are reborn through the Karma. Soul is the awareness or witness of that memory or Karma. No one can define the soul. Words cannot explain it, fire cannot burn it and weapons cannot wound it. No one really knows what it is.

[@tedod3621]

I didn't stop the KZbin show I was watching & this started. Loved it. I don't need money, a fine home, rich food, or many friends. Now, I'm happy because of no regular seizures & sanity. I have epilepsy and am bipolar . I thank God for the medical support I've received.

[@illyrian9976]

"Why is everyone in the comment section writting qoutes which have nothing to do with the video?" -me

[@Lokeyy1]

Great point!, I guess that is a perspective thing, which no 2 humans have alike. But to me all are connected seamlessly.

[@Vleertouwer]

“I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.” - Bilbo Baggins

[@browneyerosebud]

😂😂😂😂

[@rileybelden2303]

Their quoting the Dao dae Jing

[@tdog4423]

Vleer I have learned more life lessons from the lord of the rings than anywhere else. Thanks for your wisdom 😂

[@Vingzie]

"Your computer has virus" - Indian tech support

[@yellowtimergaming863]

Wirus

[@TheVermifuge]

@@yellowtimergaming863 More like "Wire us" (all your money) 🤣

[@SuperBhavanishankar]

xd

[@drayjaycee9419]

Lmao ur bad 🤣😅

[@joebrasil598]

I literally got an ad for increasing your productivity by not wasting your downtime during this video. Gotta love the the algorithm!

[@willlovell247]

I appreciate this video, thank you for creating 🙌

[@WumboIsARealWord]

Quarantine is getting me into new activities and philosophies.

[@Scragg-]

Maria Pulpito me too, I’ve lost 20 lbs with daily exercise and picked up some new skills, and started studying mandarin. On top of working during the week as normal. I hope after quarantine every one who has a job that can be done from home will be allowed to do so. It’s so much more peaceful and enjoyable

[@textech4056]

Run ..Get the hell out while you still can..!!!

[@shadwknight1644]

"The only thing predictable about life, is it's unpredictably." Ratatouille

[@GorArkson]

Same..

[@larrytrum8388]

Welcome ❤️

[@geminijohn]

The only difference between a flower and a weed, is a judgement.

[@giztangrovert4021]

Actually a flower is a definitive part of plants. Similar to the terms root, leaf, and stem... Aside from ferns and a few other very old species, all plants have flowers... Without flowers there can be no seeds. Weeds all have flowers... "Weed" can also refer to the flower of the cannabis sativa plant... I understand the meaning intended, but I think it's a poorly worded analogy.

[@geminijohn]

@@giztangrovert4021 there you go judging again. 😶

[@EggEnjoyer]

GIZTANG ROVERT Is English your first language? When people say weed, they mean any plant that isn't supposed to be. Take dandelions for example. They are considered weeds as they're unwanted aspect of gardens and lawns. When people say something is growing weeds, they mean it is growing unwanted plants. Thus the only difference between a weed and a flower is truly judgement, at least in most instances. And under proper context, no Jones gonna get weed and marijuana mixed up. People understand through context.

[@twzsu]

This is bias. Black is black and white is white. God create you to see and perceive thing just like they are, not the way you will judge them in your fantasy or in your mind. There is difference between false teachings and truth.

[@Bumblebee2361]

The only difference between a pig and a bacon, is cooking

[@qianghuang7320]

it’s not “not trying”, it’s actively choose not to do anything unnatural and still do what should be naturally done.

[@kimmullins337]

Purrfect timing! Thank u🥰

[@CONcresh]

“Water is fluid, soft, and yielding. But water will wear away rock, which is rigid and cannot yield. As a rule, whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard." - Lao tzu.

[@MrBeastHeaven]

Water contains natural minerals and sediment from the ground underneath, which creates friction when rubbed against the river side rocks. It is also slightly acidic, so it is no wonder how it wears the rock down. It is not it's fluid, yielding nature that does it, but the other rigid, unyielding rocks in the water grinding the other rocks down.

[@Ray2311us]

I rather be the rock

[@jeankavanagh3482]

Yes that makes sense. Life can be fluid, soft, simple. If we "allow" Life doesn't have to be a competition. .

[@TJfromEarth]

@serendipidus1 ok boomer

[@Mike-oi2th]

girl in heat claims otherwise

[@Mike_Toreno]

"You make me die and I'll make you cry" -Onion

[@theoroost5823]

Astounding

[@zhouxinghan6986]

That is gold!

[@paige172]

lol

[@kellenwong1321]

"Never gonna say goodbye!"

[@shubhanshujain9827]

i am grateful to this channel. thank you for your videos.

[@SuccessMindset2180]

"Trying not to change the world - gain the world" - that's deep

[@Tafthebuilder]

"If you have to force the life you want, it's not the life you need"

[@covergirl7086]

Tafari this comment is my problem solver.. problem solved!!! ❤️

[@santiagograndas3414]

@Cool Duck Elaborate please, the quote doesn't sit well but I can't figure out why

[@cameronharrington7693]

@Zeek Banistor I don't think the quote has to do with the difficulty of the task but rather whether or not it came naturally to you or if you genuinely cared. Like with your business, say whatever it is your business has to do with wasn't truly your passion or something you cared about, you'd probably be happier doing something else. That's how i interpret it

[@shredman]

@@cameronharrington7693 yeah look how stressful he sounds

[@hahanicebroskie]

Thank you.

[@TheBurninator50]

"Trying is the first step toward failure." - Homer Simpson

[@johntthompson3687]

”Failures are the stepping stones to success.”

[@TheBurninator50]

@@johntthompson3687 I don't get it.

[@johntthompson3687]

@@TheBurninator50 Failure is not something you afraid of, it's something you have to learn from. You gain experience from failures, the more experience you have, the higher chance you will success. Albert Einstein said “If you haven't failed yet, you haven't tried anything new.”"

[@TheBurninator50]

@@johntthompson3687 dude, it was a joke. Do yourself a favor and get a sense of humor.

[@johntthompson3687]

@@TheBurninator50 That's quite rude of you. Normal human being would just say "I'm sorry, that was a joke". Do yourself a favor and get some manner. If you want someone to respect your joke, throw that attitude of yours out of the window.

[@avalena444]

made me cry multiple times beautiful philosophical video

[@Minimalrevolt-m83]

The conclusion is being truly calm and remind yourself that you don't have to try so hard and let the universe decide, whether you're trying or not, it is what it is.

[@jb-fz7be]

It takes 4 wipes for one to find out 3 was enough. - Winston Churchill

[@naurorasen8063]

THIS

[@codeman1726]

i hate wasting toilet paper. never know when covid might retract my ass paper again

[@marrhabibi1742]

@@codeman1726 😂😂

[@anteconfig5391]

This 'quote' was great

[@davidhack1137]

*swipes

[@doloresvangaal2248]

It's the same thing with 'trying to improve yourself.' I always want to improve myself, but that mostly works counterproductive. There are days when I just don't care about 'improving' and suddenly everything goes effortlessly. It's like being a child on the playground. It's like 'playing the game of life, without taking it too seriously'. But this 'state of mind' never stays very long... only a few days.... and then, after that, I start to 'being too serious' again... and suddenly doing the same activities take more effort... so I ask myself: 'Why so serious?!' And I become instantly more playful. Be like the Joker, but without the 'negative'. That's the only way I can describe it. Just play life... and nothing can go 'wrong' because nothing is really 'wrong' or a failure. Edit: thanks for so many 'likes'. Edit: not forcing certainly applies to how you treat your body, whether it's diet, practice, exercice.

[@gerofiore9695]

Improving oneself lies in the periphery and we tippy toe around the periphery, to be still is to be in the centre, being playful sometimes comes from that centre

[@doloresvangaal2248]

@@gerofiore9695 thanks for your input.

[@gerofiore9695]

@@doloresvangaal2248 Thankyou for thanking me. In my 20's and 30's I followed the mickey mouse psychology authors, the Anthony Robbins and other success, positive thinking affirming influencers of the time, they are still around. I see this as the blind leading the lost or the blind. Why? Goalsetting is great, making plans to reach those goals is the positive thing if you want to achieve and do,, be what you want to be, this is what we are told, and sure those tools do work in attaining our goals. Here is the problem, in my understanding in my tiny brain. The YOU or I, that makes the decision I want to be RICH, or I want to have X type of perfect partner, or X House, Ferrari etc etc or whatever attainment, even so called Spiritual ones is not the REAL you, its that periphery I was talking about, and from that periphery we make wrong choices, wrong goals all the time, its like giving the controls of a magnificent spaceship to a teenager, who then takes this beautiful and amazing machine and takes it for a joyride and inevitably crashes it, again and again. The YOU or I that dwells deep in the centre would NOT have made the decision to get RICH at all costs, attract the sexy cool blonde of my dreams or man of your dreams, or built a successful busines that makes lots of money, that's the teenager in the driving seat of our lives, he or she doesn't see the consequences or think deeply, he/she is incapable. In my own life Ive made many mistakes, Im not saying that for every decision I should have meditated deeply and accessed this deeper part of me, in order to hopefully make the better decision, but ... yes I suppose that IS what Im saying, by plucking away at intrusive thoughts you can quiet the Monkey mind and tame it somewhat and quieten it and therfore when the thoughts of being RICH or attaining a goal arrives you see them as imposters and just as in meditation, gently shoo them away, life becomes a meditation in and of itself. The mind dare not keep still, it hates it, it runs from it, it makes you itchy and want to move, its dying but its not YOU that is dying - ITS dying. It cannot stand in the face of reality, it hates the light and like the bugs that fear the light and run when you move a rock, it will hide from the light, because the light is the light of truth, it hates truth and runs from it

[@doloresvangaal2248]

@@gerofiore9695 wow, such a long commentary. From what I've understood, the mind doesn't like to keep still, it needs goals, it needs distractions. I'm happily atca point in my life where I can enjoy stillness, where I can reach a certain stillness in the mind. 'Just be'. Funny enough, I was able to do this as a child. Just my mind being peaceful and empty, without 'thinking'. As a child I also liked doing things for the sake of doing, to not even bother with the outcome. I realized this only last month, and now I'm able to go back to my 'inner child.

[@StCroizzant]

Really needed to hear this, thank you

[@arslm225]

Thank you! video is so beautiful

[@jboy8746]

These videos seriously calm my anxiety.

[@cpmillz]

Anxiety isn’t fair. Spend a lifetime with anxiety and videos like this give me a small relief from anxiety hell. But for what? Just to go back to anxiety. There is no real hope, emotional issues stick with each of us to the grave. It’s after we die that the emotional pain is cut

[@whocares9049]

"Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes" - Jamal

[@neohybridkai]

Yoloooooooooooo

[@ileryon4019]

God damn, Jamal.

[@razvanmeze3720]

Together we must stop this

[@lol-hk2xq]

and when the world needed him the most, Jamal vanished

[@Shanextremesciistudio]

Who is jamal

[@clayboiparti9921]

“A random quote will bring me many likes“ -this comment section

[@riddhidey8687]

Lmaoooo

[@acyllia5311]

“Replying to a random comment will hopefully get me likes” -the reply sections

[@WD-zk6fg]

So it is written, and so it shall be

[@C0deH0wler]

"A gun in your profile picture says you are likely that kind of person. If you don't want people to participate in group / societial activities like informal group comedy skits, and don't want people to review them, then stop celebrating Christmas and showing off your Christmas lights for the 'likes' (which you seen to be dehumanising)." - Sensible Chuckle.

[@ahabduennschitz7670]

Man this quote hits right in the feels. So inspiring

[@artfx9]

It's all about balance. Chasing something creates anxiety, stagnation creates depression. A good life is somewhere in the middle.

[@sean.a.s7234]

Genuinely really nice of KZbin Recs for showing me this right after a nervous breakdown over exam week hours before.

[@Wolfie.22]

"Those who flow as life flows, know there is no other way" Lao Tzu.

[@hahanicebroskie]

Thank you!!

[@Chillerll]

There is always another way

[@umidjonsalimov6182]

I think this is what's called a fate

[@Times1Arkan]

This is the way

[@JeffG03]

“It’s not you, it’s me” - Ex Girlfriend

[@mickyndat6747]

Lmao

[@cschoe8628]

LMFAO: Dark but True

[@ranasatain9680]

Precious & Soft Accent, thanks to Teach English 🙏

[@dagmarmedabrejlova8825]

this just hit hard, thank you so much

[@leshin7287]

"The forest was shrinking, but the trees kept voting for the axe ; For the axe was clever and convinced the trees that, because his handle was made of wood , that he is one of them" E : This quote is from a collection of similar proverbs called "The Woodcutter and the Trees" , this one is a Turkish variation, bu you can find Greek and others online.

[@aarondrumwright9826]

Wow

[@domwho717]

True in so many cases...

[@Hugatree1]

Brilliant and profound in its simplicity

[@David-fi3oo]

Trump and the cristians

[@Appalachianasshole41]

@@David-fi3oo no more like Democrats and communists

[@tomislavrasic7766]

Taoism "Belief in doing nothing" Me: you know im something of a Taoist myself

[@jinsworld9386]

nah this comment made me cackle lmao

[@larizoclack1541]

@let love lead Lately I've been thinking of buying cryptocurrency for retirement, I've set asides $350k to invest but along the line, I usually get cold feet, maybe because I have no idea what I'm doing, please I could really use some guidelines.

[@saanvi848]

@@larizoclack1541

[@Mason-vz2kl]

Investment guidance sounds like a great idea, thought about it before but never knew how to go about it.

[@mrmerry678]

@Andrei WoW Loretta Wilkinson ?

[@filiprangus5826]

Wow ! Wow ! Wow ! What an absolute incredible video ! Thank you so much !

[@techcomradeng]

Just replace *Trying* with "Forcing" and it will make more sense.

[@RashaOmar-fg5gu]

Underrated

[@malahamavet]

sooo... "i wasnt kind towards my students but at least i tried my best" morphs into "i wasnt kind towards my students but i forced my best" and "try me, bitch!" ends up being "force me, bitch!"

[@johncaccioppo1142]

This is weird to me because I learned the Tao te Ching 30 years ago and I forgot that people have trouble understanding the emotions behind their words.

[@bradscott8042]

"Why is everyone in the comment section writting qoutes which have nothing to do with the video?" -me

[@musicbeyondwithboushra]

You really put into words smthg ive been trying for a long time to explain to myself and it's so true every time I forced smthg, it doesn't work or at least, it doesn't bring any good result. And every time I let it happen just by following the flow, doing what seems in my capacity - just trying without pressure - and following my intuition without forcing myself to do or chase in the way logic or others do it, things start to connect and the universe start conspiring to make my dreams come true

[@antonboludo8886]

"No matter where you go, there you are."

[@josephzanes7334]

No I'm not!

[@TheLostChild25]

STOP! 😂😂😂

[@chicxulub2947]

HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAAHAHA

[@sbahlebhengu1884]

🤣🤣🤣😂this has to be the funniest comment I saw🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@JP-jr4fx]

😂😂😂 best comment

[@GN22YC]

Thanks for the perspective!

[@EpochFitness]

A very accomplished man in his 70s once told me that it took him till 50 to understand how counterproductive/unquenching his constant chase has been. He uses the term “creative play” as an approach to life. So you want something? Go for it. But don’t make it dictate who you are. If it works out. Great. If it doesn’t. Move on. Be playful with your goals and aspirations.

[@arcmeditation8112]

"Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you."

[@covergirl7086]

Arc Meditation ❤️❤️👍🏽👍🏽

[@shakespeare_hall4788]

Everythis is as it should be!

[@nocturnaliism]

“The more you try, the more it gets harder.” “The more you understand, flow & think, the more it gets easier.”

[@forfor1235]

ohhh i get it, taoism is the opposite of "why work smart when you can work hard"

[@HattedGamer01]

@@forfor1235 Isn't the original phrase "why work hard when you can work smart"?

[@forfor1235]

@@HattedGamer01 damn my life is a lie

[@julianseals4840]

Thank you for the knowledge I’m fasting at the moment and this information has been exponential to my rich spirit Growth.

[@khironkinney1667]

I have been getting very stressed out and angry at work lately and I started remembering my Taoist principles. Yesterday I was Serene it was beautiful I handled all troubles as they came to me the the wu wee served me well. It was a great emptiness. I didn't do as well today but as it is with all things it comes and it goes. I am remembering to not let my frustrations drag me down after all it's just bread

[@rationalpanda4196]

"Happiness is found in not striving for happiness." -- Taoist proverb

[@Nebrass-ibrahimi]

"You're a disappointment, you brought shame Upon our family" -My dad

[@kennethreddy2517]

we pray for you brother 🙏🏿

[@mantuli_ka1]

I feel your pain,it's not nice to hear such words from someone who gave life to you. But it's life I guess😔

[@NewConstructionTampa]

Dad, thank you for your honesty. I regret that you've chosen to feel shame.

[@johnhardin4358]

That's what they all say. He is just spurring you to greater efforts. In the end you will see he is self serving. You grow up when you realize it's really just about the bottom line.

[@johngalvin3124]

It's not about you..he probably learned those words from his dad..

[@lamiladyy]

Thank you so much for these videos, really

[@alfredoaraujo7756]

Beautiful approach to stop the ambiguity of this world!

[@natebitchez]

"People should falsely quote me in the comments of this video" -Lao Tzu

[@krrishbontal3455]

Yep

[@fusion772]

okay then please give examples so we can better understand him.

[@krrishbontal3455]

I am lou tsu - bill gates

[@arthuryan3577]

@@fusion772 How about stop saying the stupid quote and start following it. Can't preach what you don't follow.

[@fusion772]

@@arthuryan3577 ?

[@sunlion8866]

“Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.” ~ Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

[@verfassungspatriot]

self-mastery is an irritating word for it. because it is in illusion, while the illusion is still persisting and true

[@phillipkennedy3444]

Flow is master align with flow and live

[@khnopff71]

@@verfassungspatriot And what would an illusion tell you if you looked at it: "I am real." Therefore, you cannot be certain that the 'truth' you have found is not yet another illusion misleading you? A pebble in a shoe causes you to be irritated, and yet, it is still a pebble. You take off your shoe in order to get rid of the pebble, but believe that if you are walking around without a pebble in your shoe, there are no pebbles to be stumbled over. Only when you walk around understanding that pebbles will find a way into your shoe will the pebble cease to annoy. It will not be discomforting to discover it, you have already accepted it will happen. You are not walking in comfort, you are walking in comfort between moments of sudden realization. The illusion...you realize...was in thinking there were no pebbles to cause you to stumble. A word spoken in ignorance cannot be an illusion, for words, like pebbles, will find their way into places we did not think to discover them. But, in finding them there, we realize they were not bound to the places we thought they belonged. A word, like a pebble, fits as easily in your shoe as it does lying on a beach. It does not belong more in one place than the other. You do not say water belongs in the ocean instead of on your skin...a word belongs wherever it is found. Yet, you take off your shoe for the word 'mastery' but not for the word 'illusion.' It seems 'mastery' is not the only pebble lodged in your shoe.

[@phoenixlegend102]

Dont mind me just making this a daily note

[@agrume_music]

"Unlearn a thing you know everyday" is to keep space for new things to come. You can't welcome new things in your life if your cup if full

[@jessicadahlseide4489]

I love you're videos. Thank you very much 🌞🤗

[@aaron1743]

"People die when they are killed" - Shiro emiya

[@aspist6116]

" Just because your correct doesn’t mean you’re right! " - Also shirou Emyia

[@gnilbis7859]

"The Archer Class is really made up of Archers" -A certain Tsundere

[@toiletfarm]

Before the pandemic, I was already going through some hard stuff. Taoism came into my life at the right time, without me trying.

[@JonasAnandaKristiansson]

pLandemic. There is no virus. Namaskaram

[@treboleekem499]

@@JonasAnandaKristiansson true dat

[@bobbyjones-uv5cn]

If you do nothing, the problem usually solves itself. If you try, you'll make things worst. In another words, we need to stay quarantined.

[@ftfyoungleon]

The pandemic helped a lot. Although people are too eager to head back to their normal lives of being unconscious slaves to others, atleast I can think now not thingk.

[@murraymachado401]

There's no pandemic, you've ALL been had.

[@robwhiz8969]

This video is very wise, I learned a lot and identified some of my own bad tendencies, too. Thank you for making it!

[@VeganSemihCyprus33]

A complementary video: The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 🙏

[@qigongmichaelfischer]

very inspiring, as all your videos. thank you! 🙏

[@xach2]

“No matter how far you run, I will still be with you and cause you pain.” -My shattered kneecap

[@juliuscaesar1062]

Focus on the pain - fight club

[@timharrington4470]

I have been accomplishing a lot of not doing lately and enjoying every minute of it! I think it's time for a nap now.

[@multitatzkie]

🤣

[@johnbrennick8738]

Tim Harrington When my mother-in-law retired, I was concerned whether she was ok. She assured me by saying “It takes me a long time to do nothing!”

[@shakespeare_hall4788]

My doctor asked me if I have trouble sleeping? I said no why should I as I am a professional!

[@kasperkingen5924]

I Will add this to my personality now, thank you

[@damianphelps]

Iv never managed to put into words how I feel deep inside but you or tao does. The less I have the more I gain. The greatest minds know we truly know nothing 😌.

[@pootispencerguy]

"Did you put your name in the goblet of fire, Harry?" -Dumbledore (calmly)

[@pumatech49x9]

*calmly INTENSIFIES*

[@mikecandaten178]

lmao tzu

[@LakeInTheDarkProductions]

" It's a hole the size of a swamp rat."- Minecraft Star wars server

[@BASPradeepRaj]

Cringe af

[@brunoportela1697]

lmfao