The Mystical Philosopher

[@mike_yon]

"it's bussin" - the wisest man in plato's most popular allegory

[@emr2710]

“Bitch I’M bussin..”- a greek thotiana around 400 BC

[@RogueBro]

Sheeeeshhh

[@pravkdey]

Which allegory?

[@nickysticky100]

@@pravkdey cave allegory I think

[@bigjoseph1876]

Ayyyyyy if been waiting for some pre-modern philosophy. There’s so much from the ancient world that’s endlessly fascinating

[@ti2218]

I 100% agree.

[@captainomoplata643]

You can never go wrong with holy books either if you actually know how to read them… so far I’ve only read the Bhagavad Gita and currently the Bible but wow, such profound wisdom in these stories. I plan on studying a lot more!

[@123gamelover]

I think that this type of natural philosophy needs to be rediscovered. People only see what is around them rather than what could be around them. Inherited knowledge is nice, but everyone has to learn things for themselves at some point in their lives.

[@Braham_the_Terror]

Yeah, agreed!

[@Hasanro9]

Love you for saying this❤️

[@felixgenereux388]

This brings to mind Terence Mckenna

[@ummerkasana]

I like this comment, i feel like knowledge has become more and more secularized. Epistemology needs to be revisited and more people need to wake up to the idea that knowledge is also comprised of that which cannot be empirically observed. One of the fundamental tenets of islamic thought is that it is mandatory to believe in the "unseen" world as a part of the faith.

[@flochartingham2333]

I fear I might one day find the meaning of life on a KZbin video and since it will be just a KZbin video, I will miss the point.

[@oscarg8094]

Couldn't agree with you more. I am though as of now more prone to think in terms of absurdism, nonetheless your point still stands - valuable thoughts probably get lost in the masses of videos we watch each day, yet we would not come in contact with these ideas were it not for ~the masses of videos~

[@missScarlatine]

Hit the subscribe button, smash the like and comment your favorit philosopher to help the algorithm give the meaning of life to everyone.

[@mikerouch416]

That's like trying to find buddha. The meaning of life is to live it because you are (as is all life) it's meaning.

[@mikerouch416]

And don't worry enlightenment via internet is not a big truck. It is a series of youtube's. So you'll have plenty of youtube videos to miss the point on... Is series of tubes too old a web reference to use anymore?

[@federalbureauofinvestigati5588]

Existential daddy back again

[@tinydong4586]

Ayo FBI what’s up with this 🤨

[@federalbureauofinvestigati5588]

@@tinydong4586 what are they going to do? Deplatform me?

[@leshy1784]

You need to do more Sufi stuff Rumi and Rabia Al basura still have an effect on our modern philosophys today

[@leshy1784]

And ibn Arabi

[@volvo507]

@@leshy1784 Ah! You beat me too it! I only discovered Ibn Arabi’s writings recently but they are endlessly fascinating.

[@leshy1784]

@@volvo507 they say if you understand his writings your either lieing or stupid

[@John_winston]

@@leshy1784 pretty much for every philosophy works in a nutshell

[@PabloSensei]

Al ghazali too

[@totallyunprofessionalopini2747]

I love how his videos are very up lifting and chill. Most philosophy videos are hard hitting and depressing. However these are just like “huh, I never thought of that before. Interesting.”

[@FutureMindset]

Plato's allegory is the most insightful story I've heard of and it perfectly describes the difference between Sufi and Salafi Islam, which is basically the difference between the more spiritual aspects of it as opposed to the more rigid and strict scriptural side of it. What really prevents people from being open to other ways of thinking that would also be quite insightful and eye-opening is the strict adherence to do dogma and scripture. It's this sort of mindset that keeps people stuck in ideological bubbles and has them interpret anything that's outside of their set of beliefs as heretical.

[@sliceofbread29yrago52]

Cool ;)

[@geeljire9247]

@@civisj Sufis don't worship graves or committ shirk. That's a slander amongst Salafi laymen, but ironically Salafi scholars know this is false as well.

[@TupacMakaveli1996]

Exactly.

[@vvhitepriest]

On my last mushroom trip I started spinning/dancing involuntarily in circles and it was the most euphoric spiritual experience I've ever had. It was like something was channeling itself through me; I was sitting down for a bit drawing spirals then everything made so much sense to me I became one with the vortex.

[@Karmekarten]

Lmao YES enter the spiral

[@saturatedneowax]

I remember doing that in my apartment when I was about 5, without the aid of hallucinatory substances of course, its something known as "having fun", speeeeeeeeeeeeen

[@Jay-bz3df]

ah the good ol feeling of "im literally one with everyting" thats why i prefer shroomies over acid

[@prodchibi]

uzumaki??

[@vvhitepriest]

@@Jay-bz3df I felt bad for my roommate he was watching me do this all while also tripping balls and the only thing I could say to him when he asked what the fuck was happening was “I’m in the vortex.” He was already having a bad time, and I felt bad for not being able to say more than the basics to get him out of it and he just was grasping for answers that I felt couldn’t be put into words - especially in my state (I was in the shits wayyy deeper than he was) - so in my mind I lead by example shutting out the imperfections of the world and choosing to let this perfect muse channel itself through me.

[@matheusalves5160]

My own philosophy is a mix of many things, including mysticism, theology and science. I never believed that philosophy is pure logic

[@bobafett4457]

Of course, it's not a science

[@bobafett4457]

Not an exact, that is

[@matheusalves5160]

@@bobafett4457 yeah, but a lot of people think that philosophy need to be fully logical and scientific

[@The-Devils-Advocate]

@@matheusalves5160 Like me!

[@bobafett4457]

@@matheusalves5160 philosophy has a lot to do with personal experience and beliefs. It's an attempt to make sense out of empirical truths and search for metaphysical ones

[@wikiccwaqas111Wikicc]

The number of philosophers that were present in the house of wisdom is just overwhelming. Sadly we do not learn about them anywhere. Sure we know alot of greek/roman and modern philosophers. How many do we know from islamic golden age(that were the bridge of what we know today)

[@karltanner3953]

Really nice that you're taking a look at philosophers from outside the typical western cultural sphere. The history of philosophy is vast and multicultural, too often it is restricted to just the western tradition.

[@mitchellmcgill138]

Make Philosophy Mystical Again.

[@brianavina2644]

What an underrated channel. Thank you for all you share with us!

[@Protogonas]

I just finished my philosophy course Mysticism of the East and West, now I have a final due in 2 days. As an aspiring psychedelic therapist there's always such a huge misunderstanding of what Mysticism is and you did a great job on explaining the universal insights of ineffability and the union of opposites.

[@markusross3858]

3:50 Damn, dude looking directly at the sun with a telescope

[@davidfreiman383]

yoooo, thanks for another upload

[@zeroone171]

Another great video! Love your stuff.

[@SeekersofUnity]

Mysticism is the art of union with Reality - Evelyn Underhill

[@sv3n1234]

nice to see you over here!

[@dmtlover3128]

This is one of my favourite videos from you.

[@zorrokitty5666]

I just finished listening to your social media addiction podcast then you post a new video! Guess I gotta watch it

[@zeroxeroFX]

Writing a character without personal biases or assumptions about the world may be impossible. Despite this guys best efforts, he wrote in fasting and spinning, Like that would just be something that would happen in any case. But despite that, the similarities that show up in different cultures sure are interesting.

[@justsumdude7437]

That method and maybe sleep deprivation are the only ways I can think of right now that could be used to induce a hallucination on a deserted island. Except for a plant or something but that might be too far out there for that time.

[@binguscat2514]

@@justsumdude7437 fasting and spinning can induce hallucinations ?

[@sleep3417]

@@binguscat2514 smacking your head against a wall can also induce hallucinations eventually.

[@justsumdude7437]

@@binguscat2514 not necessarily hallucination but an altered state of mind for sure

[@raphizz338]

Well meditation gives you altered states of consciousness and fasting multiplies the effect of meditation

[@versaarchi]

Great Video, I have never heard about this man or his Philosiphy so I've been enlightened yet again. Thank you.

[@lorenav5765]

Some things are just indescribable and intimate

[@edenrakuen]

Ayy never thought he'll do a video about a Muslim philosopher. I recommend Al Ghazali, Ibn Sina and Ibn Rushd.

[@Lobotomy_Lover_]

I was bout to say that.

[@BoredBookAddict]

Another great video.

[@jeremysnowdenz]

I love that! Thank you for sharing.

[@Sumkneegrow]

You have to be willing Tufail to get what you want

[@calebturton1554]

6:08 killed me :)

[@b927]

This mystical sheeet is bussin

[@kimyongun5471]

this is beatiful

[@jacobembleton6852]

Why not al-Ghazali and Sufism, or how Avicenna (ibn Sina) and al-Farabi had revived parts of Aristotle's and Plato's works?

[@o0PurpleToast0o]

Yay I'm glad you are taking a look at some Eastern philosophers!

[@teehee4096]

I personally wouldn't call Muslim philosophy "Eastern," as it is heavily Hellenic in origin and, of course, Abrahamic in theology.

[@melrosetheatrics]

Wonderful analysis

[@kevinrombouts3027]

Excellent. Thanks.

[@shonuff9655]

It's bussin. Profound.

[@adamt3077]

Loved this one man

[@christianbishop3935]

This is a wild combination of transcendentalism and the allegory of the cave

[@mysticbeastproductions6811]

Good to hear you speak about Plato's mysticism. I had a mystical union in 1997 and immediately upon leaving my body I had insight into Plato's forms. Surprisingly, Plato came to mind as soon as I saw that forms were created out of a sea of quantum particles. It was then that I knew Plato was a mystic.

[@123gamelover]

What did you see in your astral experience?

[@mysticbeastproductions6811]

@@123gameloverThank you for your curiosity. I went through various dimensions. Too much to explain in this comment section. However, I did a series of 6 short videos about my mystical union and its relevance for humanity. See link below. I also have other short videos with a message for humanity b/c I know kundalini awakenings happen for a divine reason and I am to never give up. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXm9ZaOjmq-siqc

[@dlloydy5356]

Really enjoyed this. Very interesting relationship not discussed enough in my view. Thanks

[@sethen132]

I LOVE THIS

[@drewajv]

If mystics are fair game for you, I think it’d be cool to see something about Richard Alpert/Ram Dass, Neem Karoli Baba, or Ramana Maharshi

[@962RACER]

The Eleusinian mysteries were of profound impact and importance to Greek philosophical insights and it was performed with a psychedelic substance still unknown to historians.

[@Life_Of_Mine_]

Splendid!

[@valloyola]

The more that I learn about the enlightenment, the more I can pinpoint all the stupid ideas we get from today

[@rench1es]

You're bussin

[@skyluke9476]

I loved this it made me realize, if you need a book to learn about God, that's like needing a bucket to collect rain water, while kneeled at a river. If God created the world, you will learn as much about him from a rock, as you will from a Preist

[@fionahodkinson8346]

This is the concept of deism

[@nicanornunez9787]

I didn't knew him, but must be close to Ibn Al'Hazred and Ibn Ivefailed.

[@hamouz1999]

Don't listen to any negative comments bro Your pronunciation of the names is good Do Averroes next please

[@Michaeljoseph823]

Eating Cheetos to this

[@WeirdWonderful]

A man depriving himself of nutrition and spinning around = totally not having hallucinations guys !

[@jakit4]

Great video, thanks! Take a look a G. I. Gurdjieff’s fourth way if you get a chance, it’s another amazing mixture of philosophy and mysticism from the early 20th century.

[@dogbentobox]

How I feel living life these days.

[@abdoulkaremali4247]

We became a people of one dimension, it is truly frustrating to be living in a time like unironically. Even though I still beleive that philosophy is good until it comes into mystical writings, I find this video very interesting.

[@heshiram1188]

Sorry, my bad. I forgot to subscribe to you When I binged 5 of your videos back to back.

[@hatsuneblacktrousers]

i wonder if he'll do a certain marquis

[@cloudsombrero]

Do one on grant Morrison and chaos magick id love to see your take

[@conancat]

This man can read the dictionary and I'd listen to him all day

[@ArchiveAcheron]

One day "I" will die and remain as everyone.

[@irish_deconstruction]

Solipsist?

[@irish_deconstruction]

You should do a video on Al-Ghazali, he is the only Islamic philosopher I have read thus far.

[@RedCarRecords]

Your animations are getting smoother; keep it up! 👍 What have you done different??

[@Destiny-hg6jm]

Speaking of religions, I think a great topic to dive into would be Aleister Crowley and the Isis-Apophis-Osiris thing he had going on with his Thelema religion. Would be really interesting to see that tie into life as well?

[@priwncess]

Yes

[@ethanjohnson3642]

Do Ram Dass

[@laskhd22]

Yeeeeee

[@MrOmarabdulhadi]

mysticism is still very tightly entangled with philosophy. the current popular view of mysticism is that of the new age crystal gazer. but in truth those who are intertwined with different occult practices often find themselves deeply entrenched in philosophy. some of these are the direct result of certain established paths, such as Hermeticism or Sufism . while others are simply a consequence of having a person actively trying to make sense of the world around them beyond the limits of the strictly material.

[@varunshijo24]

I’d love to see you talk about Robert Anton Wilson

[@aceofacez10]

Good vid

[@heiswatching]

good video

[@parthasarathyvenkatadri]

The thing is they had it completely in the opposite direction ... ... You have to first come to terms with the tools that you use ... Only then can you come to valid conclusions ... Everything from how people as individuals function ...what kind of systems and coping mechanisms do they build ... Only then can we try to understand reality .. this was and is the mistake that any person in the past and present commit... Spinning around yourself will make you dizzy and your mind will react in a certain way ... Just like an intoxication would cause ...... Philosophy should always be based in reason and causes that can be identified and tested ...

[@justsumdude7437]

Why

[@parthasarathyvenkatadri]

@@justsumdude7437 why not

[@parthasarathyvenkatadri]

@Rayyan Ali the reason is that if philosophy was not based on reason we would have varying theories that are unfalsifiable that could equally be considered valid ... and, No just because I use reason, doesn't mean I have to have all answers ... But what I could have is a clear method anyone can follow to get to conclusions .. rather than just discussing one person's perception over another ..

[@parthasarathyvenkatadri]

@@thotslayer9914 It doesn't come from anywhere .. reason is a method we follow to get to clear conclusions about the world and make decisions

[@parthasarathyvenkatadri]

@@thotslayer9914 Well ,not as silly as not having A proper method to deal with real world problem with real world solutions...

[@ranmindyt2902]

Was was is before was was was

[@balikis]

Greetings, My name is Safa and I'd like to add translated subtitles so that I can share this with my native friends and connections. Can you provide me the opportunity to do so ? I'd be happy to devote my time. Thank you

[@TheAttila1995]

If we exclude mysticism from our world, we not only deprive ourselves from eastern philosophy, but from many of the christian churchfathers as well. It's a mistake that the modern people need to correct.

[@Hivlik]

Do one on zoroaster

[@Whitegirllover101]

0:02 nah i grew up in iraq i think abou Al maari andmuhammed dariwesh

[@itsmeagain1415]

1:21 of all the beautiful equations and functions in mathematics, you chose the logistic map!

[@rishig.2006]

I sincerely suggest you to check out Adi Shankara, (in my opinion) the greatest philosopher India ever produced.

[@jebuscrust9875]

you should do a vid on hegel

[@jackichan333]

Reminds me of the story of Jesus

[@hannibalbarca7915]

I would like a vido about ibn ruchd

[@hanangouddar589]

He was not a vegetarian

[@Jader7777]

I also like Life Of Pi.

[@brendanbeaven4160]

can you do a bit on rudolph steiner?

[@ongobongo8333]

do one on Eugene thatcher

[@uthman1114]

You should work to disassociate belief in a creator with your personal subjective concept of a bearded man in the sky. It's very misrepresentative of other concepts of God that exist and keeps people who don't give it any thought in a shallow state of mind. The islamic concept of God has no form, to believe so is the worst sin possible for us.

[@KolyaUrtz]

Mysticism and theology are part of western philosophy and are not illogical. There is great western esoteric movement which is really mystical in itself and is part of western philosophy. Theology never ended being part of philosophy, anyone who argues otherwise doesn't understand ether. All philosophy can be illogical and logical. It's matter of wrong vs right. Illogical philosophy is just bad philosophy. We consider western philosophy to be distinctly logical not because it's some unique trait of it but because it's objectively the best.

[@youssefdawood4914]

Hai means alive in arabic

[@Nous98]

The name "Ḥayy ibn Yaqẓān" is literally translated as "Alive, son of Awake"

[@nukiradio]

Could it be interpreted as "Alive, the Woke Son"?

[@rottenpotato4399]

@@nukiradio no, ibn strictly translates to son of.

[@c.contrafactum584]

@@nukiradio I like it, why not? Since the "son of" is used as a quality and not as ancestry (nobody knows his origin). It's also common to use "son of" to give titles or to denote qualities, even to this day.

[@c.contrafactum584]

​@@nukiradio So maybe "Alive, The Woke" would be better translated into (contemporary) English.

[@fakeangeal3294]

The literal translation of the name is the one stated above "Alive son of awake (or son of an Awaken)"

[@johndia5]

The way he says “theologians” is giving me a headache

[@harshvaria2399]

Pls cover Hindu Philosophers and Philosophical Systems too

[@Aiham]

When i think of philosophy i think of amongus

[@volodyadykun6490]

Of Deus Ex (2000)

[@bigjoseph1876]

@@volodyadykun6490 of GEP guns

[@volodyadykun6490]

@@bigjoseph1876 oh yes, the silent takedown

[@bigjoseph1876]

@@volodyadykun6490 perfect for manderly’s resignation

[@TheJopeToons]

😳suS

[@user-ig2uj9kn9n]

St. Johns College

[@kageedit354]

Do a video on Karl Marx

[@kyousuke3179]

pogdogpog

[@antoniolewis1016]

Mysticism is the part of philosophy I hate the most. No wonder I've always despised Hegel..

[@antoniolewis1016]

@@thotslayer9914 materialism is fact, ftw

[@geeljire9247]

If you actually understood this video, you would understand it's not entirely about mysticism, but personal insight vs established knowledge in the form of the gazelle-raised isolated philosopher disagreeing with the scripturalists.

[@jackdrobny7328]

This is just islamic Siddhartha

[@pratimachoudhary8384]

Hey Sisyphus 55, I know you won't read it but if you are reading this, you are my favorite youtuber and i love you

[@Zanimater]

Who decided Greeks were white?

[@rajyavardhansingh4491]

American

[@qwert_op1296]

Colab

[@goingmonotheist783]

Why do you keep saying "theologian" in a h'weird h'way?

[@nandoxus]

The only Philosophers are Pyrrho and Epicurus the rest are crazy people

[@miraclegirl2653]

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