Tolstoy’s Genius Life Philosophy

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Exactly a year ago, I made a video talking about 8 life lessons from Fyodor Dostoevsky. Today I will sum up Leo Tolstoy’s life philosophy into 8 lessons. Just like the characters in his novels, Tolstoy was obsessed with life’s meaning and purpose. In today’s world, our struggle is not against the natural elements as much as against other people. So Tolstoy focused his creative energy on how we navigate society. If Dostoevsky was a psychologist, Tolstoy was a sociologist or social psychologist.
🕔Time Stamps🕔
00:00 Introd: Tolstoy's life and writings
01:54 Lesson 1 Individual vs Society
03:50 Lesson 2 perfection vs imperfection
05:16 Lesson 3 Gaining vs giving
06:36 Lesson 4 Art vs science
07:57 Lesson 5 Death vs life
09:13 Lesson 6 Our contradictions
10:53 Lesson 7 Good vs great
12:39 Lesson 8 Life vs Death
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[@sharontheodore8216]

‘Life is a dream so live it before waking up’, what a line. I wish there was a recipe for happiness that fits all. Oh well! Very wise man Tolstoy was. Thank a bunch.

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Happiness doesnt last. I like to be content. Thank you!

[@vidalskyociosen3326]

@@Fiction_Beast Is it fair to say that the opposite of Tolstoy is Bukowski ?

[@bellavia5]

There is NO fixed recipe for happiness. "Some days you eat the bear and other days -well-the bear eats you". Accept this and life becomes easier.

[@sharontheodore8216]

@@bellavia5 I live with the verb 'accept'. It is very useful.

[@bellavia5]

@@sharontheodore8216 Whatever works for you.

[@jovevski01]

I feel saddened by how weak our schooling systems are that no one tought or even guided us to these ideas. Thank you & all great philosopher's

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“He had 13 children and 14 novels” I cried to this!

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[@HaiyanMa]

Thank you for making this wonderful video!! I just started my tolstoy reading journey. I have read 3 short stories up to now. His realistic portrait of ordinary human struggle and characters are direct to the heart. I can’t wait to read more and learn from Tolstoy on how to lead a meaningful life

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How well written is this.. also well researched...

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Thank You . What a summary ….. simply fabulous and impactful .

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"It was evident that he had long been convinced that it was impossible for him to make a mistake, and that in his perception whatever he did was right, not because it harmonized with any idea of right and wrong but because he did it."

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Life is a dream we need to wake up to

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Excellent Video. Wonderful. Thanks for sharing these life lessons by Leo Tolstoy. Expecting a video on Mo Yan, heard about him a lot. Best wishes!

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Counter-intuitively, reality is all in the mind 😮

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I read his short stories and they were amazing. My favorites were alyosha the pot and the three questions.

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I feel like the educational system really failed us on the beauty of Russian literature

[@geraldmeehan8942]

I majored in sociology like Tolstoy. Maybe I'll write world's greatest novel too? No, but at least I have the peasant clothing part down!

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tolstoy also made his own shoes. you're halfway there.

[@geraldmeehan8942]

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Or walk barefoot 😃

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[@cappy2282]

Tolstoy is my favorite

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He was great! What’s your favorite novel by him?

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You kinda spoiled Anna Karenina. Wish you would’ve put some kind of disclosure warning of spoilers. Otherwise good video

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My favorite Russian is Chekhov. He was a short story writer and a playwright, not a novelist.

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[@kieronmccorquodale33]

He was so wise. I so wish we would learn from these men. Life is about serving others, how different the world would be, we certainly wouldnt be having a social care crisis ere in the UK. An embrace imperfection, how unhappy people everyone is aiming towards perfection, it dosnt exist. An fear of death, weve done it many times an the only thing that's guaranteed in life is death, yet us in the west terrified of it. We celebrate birth an dread death, it should really be the other way around. Think how different the world would be. I dont agree with what he says about India enslave itself, there a passive people due to there strong faith that forbids violence, where has us UK have always been war mongers. And life is a dream, like a dream depending on how you feel an what you think is what your life is, so be happy help others an rid yourself of all ego an need for success an perfection, if you genuinely want to be happy. Serve others an just watch how miraculously your life changes. It has been said the body is only there to serve others, a promise from the creator " Serve others an you'll be served yourself".

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koot > quote

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3:35 5:24

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Great video as always

[@donaldkelly3983]

Ban sex? As a writer, Tolstoy is one of my heroes. But his social philosophy might have it's heart in the right place, but it is a little unrealistic.

[@Fiction_Beast]

he did channel his "crazy" creative energy into writing. who know why he might have done, if he weren't a writer.

[@ograro]

So what’s his philosophy? You talked about his biography and summary of his work, But what’s his philosophy?

[@Fiction_Beast]

8 life lessons

[@valdmertheii1354]

"See you space cowboy, you're gonna carry that weight."

[@Fiction_Beast]

Past is getting heavier and heavier as you age.

[@paktrack]

Most brainy people say that we are in a dream

[@mustafakandan2103]

Tolstoy wrote the greatest novel of 19th century. Then he lost his way. In War and Peace it is obvious he is a moralist, but he retains a good balance with his aesthetic sense. Later on he lost this balance and turned himself into an insufferable moralist, with a strong dose of misogyny. He became the guru that inspired Mahatma Gandhi.

[@_greenrunner_]

He went mad for he could not find the truth he sought, everywhere he looked there was conflict and it just broke the man. His theological essays are still fantastic and has made me religious again. It’s not so much that he lost his way, more that he just doubled down on what was already there.

[@cajka7803]

Chekhov understood faster. He was a European. The others sound turkish. Dosto.... There is a wall in the eyes of Tolstoj. He didn't want to see his spouse in his last days.

[@Fiction_Beast]

Not sure what you mean.

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The music is so very distracting.

[@firet2745]

And last but not least, DON'T EAT ANIMALS. Tolstoy was against animal exploitation.

[@avdohodzic775]

Lav Tolstoy was a Muslim and when his family learned about that they abandoned him !

[@here_we_go_again2571]

He abandoned his wife and 14 children; after spending large sums of money on his favorite causes (Money that was much needed at home = 14 children!) *He made those children* *they were HIS* *responsibility*

[@tubalcain1039]

Tolstoy died before the 1917 revolution. This was lucky.

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Today the western Nazis don’t allow Russian literature…. Sad , like in NAZI time …😢❤❤❤

[@gemal434]

im socialist unitili die 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@xyzllii]

Escaped his wife? Abandoned her and his children...having forced her into multiple births against her will.

[@ettome]

?

[@xyzllii]

@@ettome His cruelty to her is well documented.

[@ettome]

@@xyzllii?

[@here_we_go_again2571]

Exactly!

[@here_we_go_again2571]

@@ettome Tolstoy was very abusive to his wife. When they were first married he insisted that she read all of his diaries of his adventures during his time as a soldier at whore houses. He insisted that she be prepared to act out those things (she was a very young virgin!) They had 14 children and then he abandoned the children and his wife.

[@dharmapalsharma2679]

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