Terence McKenna - Taoism (Compilation)

[@astrobead7]

OMGss This needs more views. It's December 2024 and I am still here - believing and knowing all the better humans that love the Earth. Thanks We Plants Are Happy Plants.

[@SaneSociety1]

JUST what I was looking for, and needed. Thank you Terence. I love this man. Thank you We Plants.

[@wpahp]

"It's simply awareness. And awareness of awareness."

[@affirmitiv7513]

Thanks for sharing and being part of the story.

[@deanbutler3264]

🙏🏻💜

[@shamanic_nostalgia]

I really want to share with anyone exploring awareness that being introduced to Loch Kelly and Sam Harris has been wonderfully helpful and I really believe it is a way forward for a lot of people. It also helps A LOT with going deeper or just being more stable in the psychedelic experience (yes, even DMT)

[@phishpondering8962]

The guy who disliked this was stoned and pressed the wrong button

[@watosmate8935]

Ay

[@chrissmiles4983]

maybe he was just expressing the Tao and balancing all the likes :)

[@manwithaplan8543]

Maybe the Dao offended them lol

[@manwithaplan8543]

nvm, the dislikes were prolly from the cheesy music playing over the video

[@THEWAY-jf2ny]

You see, even in the comments we are flooded with an intelligible sense of humor. Effortlessly.

[@lorrainegatanianhits8331]

Never really got too deep into Terence, but man he knows how to juggle words.

[@Esch_atton]

The more you listen you'll begin to realize he's constructing the whole damn circus with those words

[@mateo98100]

He is a rabbit hole that will take you on a trip across the universes

[@hamidkarim8911]

Peace and love to you all from Algeria. I learnt alot from Terrence McKenne. It's a real pleasure to listen to him.

[@mateo98100]

Yes it is, gone way too soon. Although he recommends for us to turn to VR it's our only hope

[@mranton3315]

it was Mark Zuckerberg all along…

[@Amrendra_Yadav07]

"Anything you say must be misunderstood, that's the proof that you are enlightened" _Terrence McKenna_ "Truth can't be said" _Lao Tzu_ "A Buddha will always be misunderstood" _OSHO_

[@mateo98100]

Lao Tzu is a powerful symbol.....Taoism seems to be the best because it recognizes no such thing

[@aun6005]

“the Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao”

[@Selderij]

A finger pointed at the moon can help you see the moon.

[@lifebydesign9435]

Yet that was said

[@marsacmosaic]

Can we take a moment to realize how profound the introduction of this video is? The idea that energy conservation is essential to initiative and making life easy reflects the very simple, yet genius ways of proto-humans? Terence can tell a million stories in one sentence. We're lucky to be here, people. Peace to all ☮️

[@1234567899921344]

But we also have the idea of sacrifice, humans and other species sacrifice energy for purpose and peace.

[@DanKSchroeder]

You wanted a challenge? Save the planet. There's a challenge. That's what everybody who came before did. They participated at least sufficiently to pass the buck to us. Can we participate sufficiently to pass the buck to our grandchildren or are we just going to go down as the lamest generation in the life of the planet? I can't believe it. I know too many of these people. I love too many of these people. As the Grateful Dead say you know, "just a little bit harder, just a little bit more; You can't go back and you can't stand still. If the thunder don't get you then the lightning will." So forward into the future, with a high heart and reasonable hope that we can make this planet into a living reflection of the inner dream.

[@augustgreig9420]

As a Taoist, thank you. So rarely hear anything about it.

[@rodrigoneves3628]

Dont identify yourself with concepts and ideologies. You practice taosim, you are not a taoist

[@joserics]

@@rodrigoneves3628 Nice

[@celticdeamon567]

Fail

[@celticdeamon567]

Must be joke

[@timdaniels3776]

@@rodrigoneves3628 The use of identify with concept and ideologies is not always a bad thing. Talking in such absolutes makes you sound like a Sith.

[@bradendalton2008]

The Goat

[@newatlantean4659]

"The male ego is a wart on human perfection." Perfectly stated, Terence. Perfectly stated. Disempower THAT and everything will heal itself.

[@josh3of4]

I feel like the ego is really just a wart in general, extreme masculinity is just as toxic as extreme femininity. Taoism requires a balance so it isn’t your “male ego” that’s the problem, but your “ego” as a whole. Women need a masculine aspect so they can stand up for themselves just as men need a feminine side in order to learn how to let go.

[@newatlantean4659]

@@josh3of4 Well said. Agreed.

[@josh3of4]

@@newatlantean4659 thanks! I just listen to too much Alan Watts lmao.

[@newatlantean4659]

@@josh3of4 Watts was very awake and ahead of his time. "The Real You."

[@mateo98100]

@@josh3of4 ego is only a word

[@ellerenee4355]

The Dao of the Ancestors.. is a beautiful practice to highlight, to losing of yourself (ego) and taking on the call of the continuation of the understanding of Dao.

[@Delusional.Thomas]

Terence opened my eyes to the nature of 'primitive people's', and how we've lost their ancient connections

[@marcies1297]

Yesssss

[@THISDICFOO]

I believe your trying to describe indigenous knowledge, and the symbiotic entanglement of first nation cultures.

[@Tauan]

You guys should check out Jung. A lot of things Terence said confluence with jungian psychology!

[@shamanic_nostalgia]

If I had to pick one Terrence video to share with the world, it might be this one. Beautiful compilation of a truly beautiful set of ideas, thank you for putting this together. Namaste

[@quetzalcoatlhermeticus8024]

I listened to almost everything I could find from Terence, and although the talks about imagination and language are very important and interesting, for me this is the most important because after doing the psychedelics we need to know what to do with it.

[@markleto4852]

Absolutely amazing ❤thank you so much Mr. McKenna

[@michaelrichardson989]

I love Terrance Mckenna

[@Prometheushighaf]

♥️♥️♥️

[@deanbutler3264]

I came to the conclusion a while back that I was a black whole 😉 And then I hear Terrance pretty much underlying those thoughts from the past 🙏🏻💜 Namaste Terence

[@henkep9080]

All my thanks to you for sharing this grate content so consistently. Some days feeling low hearing him talk literally saves the day somehow. peace :)

[@DrHope1991]

His voice 😍

[@Sonius777]

Soothing 🌈

[@phillycheesemacgaming2454]

thank you

[@billydarkside]

So so good. That ending was amazing!!!!

[@delete2023]

5000 videos later i think ive heard em all lol. I have been listening to Santos Bonacci lately and man has that been a lot to mentally digest.

[@Sokofeather]

Sometimes you discover one person and they are a whole world to explore about.

[@Sonius777]

Thank you 💕

[@VintageBalderdash]

The efficiency of traditional method makes me think of that gag in Moby Dick when Queequeg carries a wheelbarrow on his back, and Ishmael is as baffled as he is mortified.

[@helenbostock2350]

Nothing less true

[@PatrickGoldsmith-v6m]

8 HOLDING TOGETHER We see water dispersed around our world united in a cycle Most of this, once rich with fish, our deeply vast of ocean Adaptable as change itself, from warm monsoon to icicle Each particle transforms its' state constantly in motion. The mysteries of PI possess a circle's elegant perfection And charismatic orations unite in a strange magnetic way Both sentience & vegetable adapt in natural selection Yet evolutions' science has doubters to this day While some folks act as if they're not a part of nature They obfuscate or miss the point of this celestial ball Losing holy connections that once led to sacred rapture For being alive is a miracle as part of one & each & all! Thus with constancy, sublimity and plenty of perseverance Open minds will melt away our illusions of any difference.

[@woolfbear]

WOW ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡

[@robertbendik9901]

🌟

[@bulkzorage]

that was cool

[@skipsch]

7:16 Y e s. The closer to certain truth the more ambiguous to the uninitiated it will be. I have experienced this with certain social paralyzation.

[@skipsch]

The existence of alchemical symbols and calculus symbols is an example

[@kevinamiri909]

How can I listen to background music ?

[@wpahp]

Most of my music is available here on youtube or search Spotify/iTunes for We Plants Are Happy Plants

[@chevrelait]

eating a pineapple the correct way is blissfully tao to me… such a good surprise when i saw it

[@bubbahashmelt95]

My heart stopped when terry quoted the dead

[@RohanSingh-ce9zg]

I have heard him mention dead was his fav band

[@loke3176]

@@RohanSingh-ce9zg fr never heard that before super cool

[@RohanSingh-ce9zg]

@@loke3176 here you go mate. Enjoy this talk. He speaks about dead at around 12:57 mark. And tim leary introduces terence so thats a plus. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o53JoXpoaNtmmcU

[@bananaman3802]

This is the way

[@cokezero224]

Is the guy to right ok

[@skipsch]

Nothing fails like success. Sometimes when you find a truth and speak it, it strips away any practical purpose of that truth. Is that forbidden knowledge

[@ryanbinder1294]

Hmmm sounds pretty on it to me

[@ryanbinder1294]

Love in action, agape action is only way. When we get the message put it away?

[@helenbostock2350]

Hi that right. Yes. A way to do things no lose of force. Are you sitting in a circle. It's art and we are artists on the plane of life. It's all a mixture of people who are given thier place in society. They know where they are and they are ground and these trides are united. You can either be a shame or a pot make or you can be a child how grow up in these tribes and they will know and people will see what you good at. What you personally is like and what they will become to benififal to the tride and as there's children grow they no thier place and ground make the rules.

[@mranton3315]

thank you for clarifying, now i misunderstand him better

[@brodieknight772]

The universe is math, and we are on an exponential track here. For the longest time we were running parallel to one axis and doing just fine. Now we are in this in between stage where we have nothing with which to guide ourselves. Now, just as we are beginning to ramp up, is where we are at our most vulnerable and most confused. As technology advances, we will reach an ultimate point where we run parallel to an entirely separate axis and will once again be complete.

[@mitkabz]

@Brodie Knight when will that happen? Please explain more🙏

[@brodieknight772]

@@mitkabz I don't fuckin know. To figure that out, you'd have to know precisely where we are in time, but we cant possibly know that because time doesnt exist in the actual world. It only exists when we perceive the past, and debatably, when we imagine the future. And you'd have to be a lot better at math than I am too, and even then there are so many factors that you would probably be off by a good deal. It's clear at this point that the function of technological progression is in some way exponential, but I believe that the actual formula is incalculably complex. However all exponential equations, when graphed, follow a similar pattern. For most of our history we have been at a very low level of technology and not really progressing at all. This is the first, the horizontal, asymptote line. Now, suddenly, we have hit the beginning of our exponential upswing where technology is improving faster, and better technology allows us to speed up the acceleration even more. It seems clear that this will continue, in which case we will reach a point where technology is advancing so fast that time is no longer of any significance. This will be the vertical asymptote line. It's hard to say what this might look like because we dont have a reference point for it. Think of how inaccurate 80s sci-fi is about the 2010's. They could never have gotten it exactly right. But I think that technology will be the thing which life is a part of, rather than nature or time. We will, ourselves, be technological beings, and we will live as one with technology in the same way that we used to live as one with nature. We will overcome the biological boundaries which cause us confusion and doubt, and which keep us apart from the enlightening truth of the universe. Think of the sky. You look up on a cloudy day and it seems as though there is a ceiling to the world, but you're doing just fine beneath it. Then you begin to ascend and you reach the clouds, and you lose sight of everything. You dont know which way is up, you're entirely confused as to what the fuck is going on. Then, after some struggling, you break through the other side and suddenly you can see again, and it's more beautiful than it ever was, and also entirely alien. We're lost among the clouds right now, so its impossible to say how far we have left to go, but I dont think it will be too long before we break through. Probably after our lifetime, but what difference does it make? Terrance in his day was already talking about this, and now we have more evidence for it than he ever did. The stage we have already reached in quantum mechanics has completely unraveled the physical world and fundamentally changed the nature in which we scientifically understand everything. If you take science far enough, you reach the same point of enlightenment that you reach by taking religion or spirituality to their full extent. That part is already happening. But when we can technology influence our perception of life, of time, of ourselves and our environment, life will be something that even the most radical lunatics could never dream of. We know that our existence is dictated and defined by biology. We know that biology is nothing more than a wet, squishy, fleshy version of what we create with technology, which means technology should be able to structure our reality in the exact same way, but under our control. Currently, we serve biology. We will be able to replace biology with technology and have technology serve us.

[@mitkabz]

@Brodie Knight WOW!!! Thanks so so much foe this explanation and that u so much for taking the time to write all this. Bless u and may u have a day full of sunshine on your Soul🌻

[@brodieknight772]

@@mitkabz you too my friend

[@moonwatch7963]

Maths is just a description of the universe, a language. It can't cover consciousness and experience. You're always left with the observer doing the equations.

[@quinndaly6258]

What is the song at 5:30

[@r2dadizubz]

Just dance

[@boboyamyams]

I never noticed how much Terence sounded like Roger from American Dad until I practiced imitating him

[@patbau96]

Lol glad I'm not the only one doing imitations!

[@hammadhaider]

Thank you. I wish I saw this before I ate 7 grams

[@mranton3315]

nature loves courage, all good

[@carbongastropod3307]

Left my KZbin on 1.75 speed thought the elves were comin

[@kim7gwdchrregramos805]

Is he the same entity as the self-dribbling machine elves he was talking about?

[@svipdagx7291]

My point that the wisest people are to be found in psychiatric asylums.

[@danslik1738]

Interesting observation indeed...

[@gypsylee73]

❤️🌀❤️🌀❤️

[@benderbender1233]

✌😎

[@Atezian]

So annoying when people upload terrence mckenna clips with music in background

[@TommyGunsche]

Everything got a reason...n theres some reason theres some reason but deep to the subject nobody goes not even terrence did ...😄✌

[@mateo98100]

I am thinking he may have been killed Marley style. He is the most prophetic and reasonable hermetic person ever born.

[@Tyrsson]

i bet none of you took the dried 5 gs in silent darkness yet

[@bigpakuno5034]

I've done it bout 20 times.. love it

[@Tyrsson]

@@bigpakuno5034 yea people need to not be afraid

[@smokyalpha]

@@bigpakuno5034 🙏🍄

[@FareedPasha93]

Had to visit Thailand to take the mushrooms. Most beautiful sights I ever experienced in my life of 30 years on those shrooms ❤...

[@willissudweeks1050]

Even Crowley loved the Tao. I heard that by the time he died he had moved beyond almost every kind of “occult” teaching but NEVER stopped being fascinated by the Tao.

[@ellerenee4355]

thats really interesting! Wow.

[@nicktorr7888]

Damn, Terence was calling out his fellow boomers lol

[@aztecamecha777sol5]

It's not just boomer. Those drones exist in 20 year olds today

[@patbau96]

Indeed the boomers became the lamest generation

[@cjnv48]

@@patbau96 gen z is coming for that title

[@magnificentgravity4460]

🥰🍇❤🧡💛💚💙💜💖

[@byronmc100]

If you don't like it. .

[@ukaszbaranczyk1393]

I always feel like doing something same way is killing are creativity and downgrade spirit only if activity is realy worth doing we can copy it

[@BigRopeZaddy]

#BigFacts

[@tikusagram7360]

thats what u call a spliff folks

[@moonwatch7963]

Taoism, shinto, animism, shamanism, these are the ways.

[@lamiatunes]

all those, but remove the -isms and you arrive... :-)

[@moonwatch7963]

@@lamiatunes That's how English refers to them, how would you write it instead?

[@Amrendra_Yadav07]

+ Yoga and Vedanta.

[@detodounpoco37]

Taorrence

[@alishahall9048]

144

[@tripz223]

Ikr

[@Allplussomeminus]

My Puritan, snobby, traditional ass likes Terence's voice and only his voice. Adding music seems to cheapen what he's saying. That's just my stuffy self though.

[@gothicpando]

Isnt the male ego also of the dao? How can the male ego be evil and not of the dao if all is of the dao? Is Terrance a feminist? ;)

[@Laymante]

My interpretation: the black parts of the daoic disk ate too much of the white ones, rendering an out of sync sensation of the human adventure. The male force has been showing off, the feminine force has been shying on, hence a desequilibrium has taken place. The circle stays a circle, it is just filled with too much black, or not enough white. I don't know... been sober for too long.