The Art of Letting Go - The Philosophy of the Buddha

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  • @FutureMindset
    @FutureMindset 3 года назад +6472

    What I love about Buddhist philosophy is that it's not about distracting or deluding yourself, it's about accepting truth and then finding a way to be peaceful and calm despite it.

    • @FutureMindset
      @FutureMindset 3 года назад +51

      @Matt Not sure what you mean by the debate part, but yes, Buddhism is about accepting whatever is true and figuring everything out from there.

    • @htxsn9543
      @htxsn9543 3 года назад +23

      I need Buddhism then

    • @FutureMindset
      @FutureMindset 3 года назад +24

      @@htxsn9543 Don't we all?

    • @deltadeltus5788
      @deltadeltus5788 3 года назад +25

      @@htxsn9543 ha, I am planning to accept / convert to Buddhism in the near future 😁 right now, I am trying to learn more about Buddhism

    • @interman7715
      @interman7715 3 года назад +26

      If Jesus came back, he might just choose to chill with the Buddhists. 😎

  • @ardasargin9431
    @ardasargin9431 3 года назад +3579

    Every time I watch a video of this channel. I feel better for some reason. It seems like I understand life a little bit better every time.

    • @_Eric._
      @_Eric._ 3 года назад +85

      For me these videos make my depression more bareable, some of these helps me remind myself not to wonder how my life could've been if I hadn't missed some (certain) chances. It reminds me to not dwell too much in my regrets and instead prevent future regrets.

    • @johnphilipsantospalcat4548
      @johnphilipsantospalcat4548 3 года назад +3

      Same as well

    • @tobiasdontmatter1868
      @tobiasdontmatter1868 3 года назад +29

      @@_Eric._ Depression is an identification with those random thought that appear in your mind. Sit back and watch them sometime, you never had a choice in each thought that appeared. Otherwise you’d be happy 24/7. When you recognize you are not your thoughts, then you are free.

    • @MonsieurDePhocas.
      @MonsieurDePhocas. 3 года назад +7

      @@_Eric._ man you should begin listening to alan watts lectures

    • @rainephachoumphone9175
      @rainephachoumphone9175 3 года назад +1

      Life is all a lie

  • @Eternalised
    @Eternalised 3 года назад +2509

    Love the similarities between Buddhism and Taoism.
    "When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be"
    - Lao Tzu

    • @SenhorAlien
      @SenhorAlien 3 года назад +36

      Buddhism and Taoism are lovely.

    • @lvx8447
      @lvx8447 3 года назад +38

      I may be wrong but don’t they meet at Zen Buddhism?

    • @mr.bnatural3700
      @mr.bnatural3700 3 года назад +67

      Its funny how every decision you’ve made in life led you to my comment

    • @Jamyn1996
      @Jamyn1996 3 года назад +6

      @@lvx8447 I think this is correct

    • @jamieyoung9206
      @jamieyoung9206 3 года назад +5

      @Eternalised
      they’re actually quite different, be careful not to cross their precepts because you’ll take away the profundity of what these traditions teach

  • @Haraenul
    @Haraenul 3 года назад +1881

    This channel should be protected, at all costs..

    • @VishalPatel-yt9ut
      @VishalPatel-yt9ut 3 года назад +8

      @@jonathanjreitiny2262 💯 feel this comment so much. I think had I of found this channel ten years ago I would have disregarded it however so many things from this channel j would teach to a younger self if I could. If you haven't already, make sure you get a copy of the book from this channel - absolutely outstanding

    • @ravisalunke677
      @ravisalunke677 3 года назад +6

      @@VishalPatel-yt9ut indeed vishal bhai. This channel change the way of living life and perspective towards life. Kindly also see channel "Einzelganger" and thanks me later.

    • @big_changus4905
      @big_changus4905 3 года назад +1

      @@ravisalunke677 tu exurb1a dekh.

    • @sirianfreyra9832
      @sirianfreyra9832 3 года назад +10

      Don't get too attached, brother.

    • @VishalPatel-yt9ut
      @VishalPatel-yt9ut 3 года назад +1

      @@ravisalunke677 hi Ravi, Einzelganger is my other goto channel as well. Beautiful videos about life there too

  • @Dacademeca
    @Dacademeca 3 года назад +884

    "The Mind Is Everything, What You Think You Become."
    - The Buddha

    • @Mii.2.0
      @Mii.2.0 3 года назад +22

      "I think, therefore I am." - Some Guy Who Said It

    • @arpitkumar4525
      @arpitkumar4525 3 года назад +7

      I think I am a person whose current comment can get 1K likes

    • @LuisSierra42
      @LuisSierra42 3 года назад +4

      @@arpitkumar4525 no

    • @marcusjz4558
      @marcusjz4558 3 года назад +3

      What does buddha say about the love of your life walking away, and you get depressed because of that?

    • @topquark35
      @topquark35 3 года назад +14

      @@marcusjz4558 Nothing is permanent. Also, it is attachment and grasping that leads to suffering. Your attachment to this one person is a perfect example. You are suffering because your mind is grasping. Learn to understand your mind and you will understand reality. It is not that you will learn to let go but you will realize there is nothing to hold on to and it is futile to grasp.

  • @farfaraway2006
    @farfaraway2006 3 года назад +2260

    Imagine learning about Death in the age of 30 thats some mindfuckery right there

    • @TapDat52K
      @TapDat52K 3 года назад +95

      That would be a find muck.

    • @LuisSierra42
      @LuisSierra42 3 года назад +119

      It is very unlikely that he never got sick as a kid though

    • @aidamarissa1994
      @aidamarissa1994 3 года назад +176

      Specially so when his mother had already passed away when he was just 7 days old. His father probably told him she went to heaven or something and nobody dare told him otherwise. He couldn't google it either. So.... possible i say.

    • @kigamezero8636
      @kigamezero8636 3 года назад +129

      @@aidamarissa1994 she went out to buy milk

    • @Workerbee2024
      @Workerbee2024 3 года назад +13

      It was bad enough finding out at 8 years old ... can’t even imagine

  • @mothug978
    @mothug978 3 года назад +473

    "Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if i have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense" - Buddha

  • @ReynaSingh
    @ReynaSingh 3 года назад +608

    When the external world doesn’t give answers, you have no choice but to look within. I think realizing how impermanent the material world is makes it easier to let go🙏

    • @aronklein8835
      @aronklein8835 3 года назад +4

      🙌🕉

    • @LuisSierra42
      @LuisSierra42 3 года назад +8

      All we perceive is our own interpretation of an "objective reality" that we cannot know whether it exists or not

    • @sadoremedia392
      @sadoremedia392 3 года назад

      True said

    • @SolarScion
      @SolarScion 3 года назад +3

      But physical reality isn't impermanent, it just changes, just like our minds. You don't give up looking for answers from reality just because your limited experience leaves you confounded, you look for hard won knowledge and try to understand it.

    • @gravityfalls8439
      @gravityfalls8439 3 года назад +2

      I have seen your comments on many sadhguru and spiritual videos, it feels like ur everywhere lol

  • @vivekharidas9358
    @vivekharidas9358 3 года назад +503

    "The happiness you are seeking is not outside but inside" ~ Upanishads

    • @jackyjack9660
      @jackyjack9660 3 года назад +7

      😂😂 stop these... Don't quote get a life...
      "Don't quote" - random guy from 2021..

    • @nemezizthedestroyer5237
      @nemezizthedestroyer5237 3 года назад +6

      @@jackyjack9660 i like that quote

    • @anotherhairlessapewithanop7455
      @anotherhairlessapewithanop7455 3 года назад +3

      @@jackyjack9660 what’s wrong with quotes?

    • @vivekharidas9358
      @vivekharidas9358 3 года назад +4

      @@jackyjack9660 you quote things you feel is true .. and its better to quote than change the words from another quote and make it look like your own .. ain't it ?? Because that's what most people do ..
      P.s. nice quote btw 😝 .

    • @john_r_legit689
      @john_r_legit689 3 года назад

      I guess you've never been mountain biking

  • @1endlesssoul
    @1endlesssoul 3 года назад +398

    “I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” - Jimmy Dean

    • @ilykawaii9111
      @ilykawaii9111 3 года назад

      @Adam Osak LOL that’s what I thought

    • @paratame105
      @paratame105 3 года назад +1

      dude THANK YOU for this perfect analogy. Definitely going to be using it from now on.

    • @naveeshi17
      @naveeshi17 3 месяца назад

      8)0? hny😮.mu. 8:41 A a WA aaa 😮😅😅aa1

  • @prokashmaitra5894
    @prokashmaitra5894 3 года назад +128

    " Suffering comes from desire. Pain is inevitable, Suffering is optional. "

    • @lightbeingpontifex
      @lightbeingpontifex 3 года назад +5

      I've even seen poverty stricken homeless who are happy,,, your current state of being is all mental,,,

    • @paratame105
      @paratame105 3 года назад +11

      reminds me of my cousin who doesn't react one bit when you pinch his arm as hard as you can. He says "Yes I do feel the pain. It really hurts. But it doesn't mean I need to react to it." Kind of the same thing happens when people make a habit out of taking cold showers.
      What impacted me personally the most though, was the story of Viktor E. Frankl (a holocaust survivor) and his quote:
      "Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom."
      Thinking about how this dude was sitting in a concentration camp and straight up decided that the Nazis shouldn't decide over wether or not he should feel happy really changes your perspective.

    • @geekinvibe
      @geekinvibe 3 года назад

      @@paratame105 ❤️💯

  • @MohamedAli-cj8gv
    @MohamedAli-cj8gv 3 года назад +447

    Finding this channel was honestly a blessing

  • @Dacademeca
    @Dacademeca 3 года назад +326

    "Learn To Let Go, That Is The Key To Happiness."
    - The Buddha

    • @nemezizthedestroyer5237
      @nemezizthedestroyer5237 3 года назад +7

      Learn how to let happiness go too

    • @peng9940
      @peng9940 3 года назад +1

      @@nemezizthedestroyer5237 hahaha

    • @thorns_to_her_words1969
      @thorns_to_her_words1969 3 года назад

      Acceptance and empathy
      ruclips.net/video/YjoMNdi0fRs/видео.html

    • @ramaraksha01
      @ramaraksha01 3 года назад

      Yes if that is what you want
      Kid A says he wants top marks or grades - he knows there is a lot of hard work awaiting him, he will have to make sacrifices - no more playing games or movies, he needs to hit the books
      Staying up late, studying, worrying
      Kid B doesn't care - he has let go - he is happily snoring away - he has time to watch movies, play ball games
      Which one is happier? Kid B of course
      But which one would you implore your kid to be like? Kid A!
      What? Kid A?

    • @oh-k-den2640
      @oh-k-den2640 3 года назад

      Can you let go of letting go?

  • @QuietlyMagnetic
    @QuietlyMagnetic 3 года назад +183

    Ironically I've learnt as my life experience grows, to first have the power to truly let go of something, we must first accept and embrace the very thing we seek to let go of, to acknowledge and accept its existence. Sometimes the hardest part is knowing you actually harbour something in the first place that you need to relinquish.

    • @medlish
      @medlish 3 года назад +16

      That's exactly what Buddhism also teaches. Can't relax your cramped hand if you don't know you have a cramped hand or how it is cramped.

    • @poppagBallZ97
      @poppagBallZ97 3 года назад +4

      That makes a whole lotta sense

    • @sarveshribangadkar
      @sarveshribangadkar 3 года назад +3

      True! We cannot learn how to swim unless and until we get into water. It is very easy to say that you can resist temptation when you aren't surrounded by any tempting things....

  • @HIXHAM
    @HIXHAM 3 года назад +53

    “Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go.” 🙌🏾🙏🏾❤️

  • @Shubh6669
    @Shubh6669 3 года назад +290

    The trouble is you think you have time ~ Buddha

    • @Protector0ne
      @Protector0ne 3 года назад +16

      We do have time! But only very little of it! Better use it

    • @ryanfitzgerald7356
      @ryanfitzgerald7356 3 года назад +2

      That was Jack Kornfield lol

    • @brightbulb9778
      @brightbulb9778 3 года назад +3

      Time is an optical illusion of consciousness: a device for images created in imagination that have no meaning whatsoever passing through the field of awareness in that which is referred to as the temporal, temporary objective mind.

  • @quashawnchadwick2334
    @quashawnchadwick2334 3 года назад +56

    Life is suffering. Suffering is caused by desire. That's a lot to ponder.

    • @lightbeingpontifex
      @lightbeingpontifex 3 года назад +2

      Desire and wanting is an energy from the darkness,,,

    • @thorns_to_her_words1969
      @thorns_to_her_words1969 3 года назад

      I wrote a poetry based on childhood trauma and acceptance
      ruclips.net/video/YjoMNdi0fRs/видео.html

    • @tonypadula8658
      @tonypadula8658 3 года назад

      I disagree suffering is from not knowing.

  • @Satori-g4v
    @Satori-g4v 3 года назад +181

    This story never gets old

    • @leddaudet2350
      @leddaudet2350 3 года назад +2

      I will get back several years later and like your comment

    • @litcily
      @litcily 3 года назад +1

      @@leddaudet2350 why not now?

    • @leddaudet2350
      @leddaudet2350 3 года назад +2

      @@litcily because this comment should better be liked when old

    • @Protector0ne
      @Protector0ne 3 года назад +1

      It is literally hundreds of years old

    • @MonsieurDePhocas.
      @MonsieurDePhocas. 3 года назад

      on god

  • @SerandibBroadcast
    @SerandibBroadcast 3 года назад +68

    As a Theravadic Buddhist from Sri Lanka,
    I thank you for this video.
    Buddha's teaching were on end the suffering by letting go. In the end, ultimately achieve Nirvana. In day to day life we attach to everything. Every thing that makes us happy, that makes us sad, angry, depressed but eventually all of those states will become impermanent.
    Just think for a second, since you woke up today, how many thoughts you had. Look close and try to realize how each and every thought went away, either by just forgetting on that thought or acting on that thought.
    I cured my mind with buddhist philosophy. I hope if any of you interest in studying such,
    Please google one of our writings. There will be plenty of sources which converted to english language.

    • @ramaraksha01
      @ramaraksha01 3 года назад +3

      Kid A wants top marks or grades. He is up late, studying worrying. He has given up everything that makes him happy - stopped playing games, going to movies
      Kid B doesn't care - he has let go - he is happily snoring away - going to games, movies
      Who is happier? Kid B of course
      Whom would you want your kid to be like? Kid A!
      Kid A? What?

    • @SerandibBroadcast
      @SerandibBroadcast 3 года назад

      @@ramaraksha01 Being the Kid B is the easy way. A path like that never leads to any good

    • @ramaraksha01
      @ramaraksha01 2 года назад +1

      @@idiotsandwichthe1st It doesn't work that way - when you lose you MUST feel pain - otherwise you will continue to lose
      Setting expectations is how one gets better
      Results are the direct result of your hard work - it is like saying "you got 60 marks in a math test, while others got above 90 - you are as good as them" - no, you are not
      The marks you get reflect the work that you put in and those that got 90 have put in more work, which you need to do also
      That is how we improve, get better
      Your main goal seems to be happiness, being content - that is how old people think, not the young - you ask for little, little is what you get
      You ask for nothing, nothing is what you get
      Buddhist ideas suit the old, not the young
      The young have desires, dreams and with such dreams come disappointment, sadness - we must WELCOME such disappointment, sadness, learn to deal with setbacks
      What you are teaching is to do away with dreams & desires, that way you will never feel sad, unhappy
      But then you will never realize your dreams, you end up with nothing
      Again maybe ok for the old but terrible advice for the young

    • @uchihamadara5470
      @uchihamadara5470 Год назад

      @@ramaraksha01 It is evident that there may be a misunderstanding about the teachings of Buddha and the concept of Buddhism. Letting go, as a central teaching of Buddhism, does not necessarily mean that one should not pursue their goals or objectives. Rather, it is about letting go of desires and attachment.
      For instance, in the context of employment, an individual may be striving to attain a promotion but may ultimately not receive it. An attached individual would inevitably feel sad, which could potentially lead to psychological deficiencies such as depression, anxiety, and even suicide, which are unfortunately very common in today's society. However, a detached individual would not be as affected by the loss of this opportunity because they are fully aware that there will be other opportunities presented to them. They are not 'attached' to this specific promotion.
      In Buddhism, attachment is considered one of the root causes of suffering. It is through our attachment to things, people, and ideas that we experience pain and disappointment. Letting go of attachment means not being fixated on specific outcomes and being open to the possibilities that life presents us. This does not mean that we should not have goals or aspirations, but rather that we should approach them with a sense of detachment and openness.
      For example, a person may want to buy a new car, but they do not need to be attached to the idea that it must be a specific make or model. Instead, they can be open to the possibilities that different cars can offer and make a decision based on their needs and preferences, without being fixated on a particular outcome.
      In conclusion, the concept of letting go in Buddhism is not about giving up on our goals and objectives, but rather about letting go of attachment and being open to the possibilities that life presents us. By embracing detachment, we can reduce our suffering and find peace and contentment in the present moment.

    • @ramaraksha01
      @ramaraksha01 Год назад

      @@uchihamadara5470 Your words clearly show that you have never desired anything in life
      That is not how desires work
      When you desire something and you don't get it, it MUST hurt! That is the only way you improve, get better
      When a team loses, say a basketball game or a football game - you see the players crying - it hurts and it is GOOD!
      Because these players will remember this hurt, understand they have to work harder, that the reason they lost was because the other team was better than them
      If, as you said, you don't hurt, then you will never improve, never get better
      .
      Same with education - once I got poor marks in college, I was a top student and it hurt & it made me work harder for I realized why I got those poor marks
      .
      Why be so scared of attachment? All it means is that you are a human being with feelings, desires. Are you not attached to your family, loved ones? Do you not hurt when they are hurt?
      Why are Ukrainians fighting for their homeland, risking life and limb and some of these fighters are old - 70 years old and they are fighting for their homeland
      It is because they have feelings, attachment for their country, their people, their homeland
      Great things happen because of desire, attachment
      .
      What attachment do bugs have for their family? What attachment does a tree have? What desires does a rock have?
      Are they at peace? yes
      So ultimately that is your goal - peace
      In your next life you will be reborn as a Tree or a bug or even end up as a rock
      Then you will have your peace, no more desires or attachments

  • @ernieproductions7354
    @ernieproductions7354 3 года назад +246

    so buddhism, oversimplified is "Fuck this *proceeds to live in peace*"

    • @thorns_to_her_words1969
      @thorns_to_her_words1969 3 года назад +2

      That's true I read a book that was fictional based on a boy who tried to let go of his trauma so joined budism
      I wrote a poetry based on trauma
      ruclips.net/video/YjoMNdi0fRs/видео.html

    • @ernieproductions7354
      @ernieproductions7354 3 года назад +2

      @@thorns_to_her_words1969 Woah thats cool

    • @usarmyveteran177
      @usarmyveteran177 3 года назад +12

      Rule #1 in Buddhism: don’t give a fuck what other people think about you.

    • @acreblade1264
      @acreblade1264 2 года назад

      Hahaha brilliant

    • @turtleanton6539
      @turtleanton6539 7 месяцев назад

      Yeeeees😮

  • @xxtool420xx
    @xxtool420xx 3 года назад +42

    All things become memories. We are what's after what we experience.

    • @lightbeingpontifex
      @lightbeingpontifex 3 года назад +3

      Eventually your entire life will become just a fragment of a long pasted memory,,,

  • @PsychLing0
    @PsychLing0 3 года назад +133

    Comparison is the killer of a joy.

    • @aparna5868
      @aparna5868 3 года назад +11

      I always compare and destroy my peace.Sigh

    • @paratame105
      @paratame105 3 года назад +13

      it's also why people nowadays can't seem to find the perfect partner for them. There could always be someone better, right? Maybe this one is not THE one.

    • @krish5445
      @krish5445 3 года назад +4

      True. You are who you are there can never be someone like you.

  • @TheDhammaHub
    @TheDhammaHub 3 года назад +374

    Buddhism is like a list of experiments - you can validate everything the Buddha said for yourself if you wish

    • @ssiddarth
      @ssiddarth 3 года назад +3

      True

    • @banan9782
      @banan9782 3 года назад +16

      Or invalidate
      I think it's important to come to things for yourself

    • @arpitkumar4525
      @arpitkumar4525 3 года назад +45

      @@banan9782 True. I agree with everything Buddha said but a life without attachments is just not my style. I want to live a passionate life. I want to be attached to my hobbies but I hope I will be mindful enough to notice when my attachment crosses the line and gives me a lot of suffering. Then I'll have to let go a little but not completely.

    • @fafal9836
      @fafal9836 3 года назад +1

      Its not like there was only one buddha tho

    • @TheDhammaHub
      @TheDhammaHub 3 года назад +3

      @@fafal9836 Well according to the "old" definition there's only one Buddha at a time. A Buddha is simply defined as one who reached enlightenment without help and taught the way there to others. The Mahayana tradition only redefined the term a bit

  • @HIXHAM
    @HIXHAM 3 года назад +192

    “In the process of letting go, you will lose many things from the past, but you will find yourself.”
    -Deepak Chopra

    • @zay395
      @zay395 3 года назад +16

      Deepak Chopra is a joke. Go lookup “deepak chopra destroys himself” on here

    • @Jacob_Tiller
      @Jacob_Tiller 3 года назад +4

      My guy I've seen you comment on 5 channels at this point

    • @bobbysanchez6308
      @bobbysanchez6308 3 года назад +3

      Jacob Tiller Nah but he’s right on this one

    • @iheartjbgccb
      @iheartjbgccb 3 года назад

      @@zay395 can you further explain

    • @marionow6227
      @marionow6227 3 года назад +3

      @@iheartjbgccb look up the video where Richard Dawkins interviews Deepak Chopra.

  • @4.00am.
    @4.00am. 3 года назад +162

    Wow, I'm from Nepal and I myself was surprised to here some of the things you mentioned in this video, some even I didn't know. For doing the right research, and giving us one more amazing video, thank you.

    • @Mar10la
      @Mar10la 3 года назад +8

      I would love to visit your country someday ❤ Hi from the Netherlands

    • @sandipbaral7326
      @sandipbaral7326 3 года назад +3

      I'm also from nepal✌✌

    • @thelimbicsystem6398
      @thelimbicsystem6398 3 года назад

      @@sandipbaral7326 ल बधाई छ

    • @Fankui
      @Fankui 3 года назад

      someday i wanna, visit nepal..

    • @pa4760
      @pa4760 3 года назад

      @@Fankui you're most welcome

  • @aahwanneeraj3518
    @aahwanneeraj3518 3 года назад +155

    My hometown is gaya where buddha got enlightenment

    • @djdhdbznzjjansxjxj
      @djdhdbznzjjansxjxj 3 года назад +3

      I am sure it is very beautiful!

    • @marigaya
      @marigaya 3 года назад +5

      that's the name? Gaya is my last name

    • @krishnak7
      @krishnak7 3 года назад +9

      @@marigaya After Siddhardh became Buddha at Gaya, Gaya is called Bodh Gaya.

    • @MonsieurDePhocas.
      @MonsieurDePhocas. 3 года назад +3

      youre so lucky

    • @ss9392
      @ss9392 3 года назад +2

      @@marigaya lol yep

  • @erwan6078
    @erwan6078 3 года назад +80

    The other day, I realised that at some point, every philosophy can reach a certain limit in some circunstancial situations. That it is important to find balance in the way to live a good life. Therefore you might understand that sometimes, what is needed, is to let go of your ability to let go, and fight for what is real to your life

    • @kierabayliss7117
      @kierabayliss7117 3 года назад +5

      Glad I found your comment. People being what we are, “letting go” for many of us is a pseudo-spiritual and pseudo-enlightened equivalent of running away. The nicest way to not engage in a painful fight for what you consider worthy of a fight.

    • @erwan6078
      @erwan6078 3 года назад

      @@kierabayliss7117 Yes, thank you for that

    • @tirthapathasaravanan3377
      @tirthapathasaravanan3377 3 года назад

      can you elaborate further on your point, please? I find it intriguing.

    • @emalynicole1006
      @emalynicole1006 3 года назад +1

      Yeah I learned to let go and then figured this on the other side too

    • @lightbeingpontifex
      @lightbeingpontifex 3 года назад +1

      Nothing in your life is real,,,

  • @GuidedByAngels7777
    @GuidedByAngels7777 3 года назад +73

    I would recommend for those who are interested to read the actual Siddhartha book you’d be pleasantly surprised.
    It helped me realise and accept a lot of things about my inner world.

    • @lightbeingpontifex
      @lightbeingpontifex 3 года назад +1

      Sidharta is from another universe and did not have a past life like we do,,, in his universe there is no suffering ageing or death,,, that was the first time his soul ever experienced that,,,so he was tripping mad balls here,,,

    • @claraho5386
      @claraho5386 3 года назад +4

      I’d recommend reading ‘Journey to the East’ by the same author! The book itself is amazing

  • @slim_cognito222
    @slim_cognito222 3 года назад +20

    Reading Eck's 'The Power of Now' always leaves me feeling refreshed, revitalized and full of intuitive wisdom. Watching this channel gives me an identical feeling.

  • @lazystonedmonk438
    @lazystonedmonk438 3 года назад +61

    Right at the moment where im here tortured struggling still in early phase of recovering from a heartbreak. You uploaded this. Thanks

    • @stabby5422
      @stabby5422 3 года назад +14

      Are you alright? How are you feeling?
      I know I'm a stranger but I hope you're doing ok. Take it easy, I know life has a weird way of throwing things in our general direction but you will overcome this in one way or another everything is going to be alright. You are strong. Take your time. Ty for existing ✌💙
      Heal well, feel better.

    • @sheroblue3495
      @sheroblue3495 3 года назад +7

      I just had a heartbreak too, its been rough

    • @tinienteabanil2922
      @tinienteabanil2922 3 года назад +5

      My mans , i too understand the feeling , the best way we could get over is to let go but it's never easy best solution for that is to love yourself then you'll learn to let go example to achieve this is by working out eating healthy and ubstain from negativity/toxicity.

    • @anthonygonzales3523
      @anthonygonzales3523 3 года назад

      Yeah it was really extremely hard when I went through that horrible, and awful process a year ago smh. I still get unpleasant flashbacks and dreams to this day.

    • @petemorton8403
      @petemorton8403 2 года назад

      Heartbreak steals your mind/Brain

  • @anonymous-mg8bo
    @anonymous-mg8bo 3 года назад +20

    I just deactivated all social media accounts and then, came across this video :) thank you

  • @CrimsonA1
    @CrimsonA1 3 года назад +20

    I highly recommend Eckhart Tolle's Power of Now. He goes into detail on how to "disassociate" from the mind and self in very simple ways.

  • @usarmyveteran177
    @usarmyveteran177 3 года назад +5

    Going off by yourself like Sidartha did is essential. Society and the self often misidentifies the individual and we think we are our egos, which is just an image of ourselves, an illusion, not who we truly are. It’s good to be alone sometimes as you don’t have anyone around to tell you who you are.

  • @fariha9149
    @fariha9149 3 года назад +292

    I'm wondering why the father didn't let in the chariot driver on the whole "positive vibes only" plan

    • @deepalijoshi4631
      @deepalijoshi4631 3 года назад +66

      I'm wondering how come the father managed to stay young just so his son could stay ignorant about old age

    • @peng9940
      @peng9940 3 года назад +11

      @@deepalijoshi4631 was wondering the exact same thing lol

    • @exmachina4010
      @exmachina4010 3 года назад +25

      @@deepalijoshi4631 anti aging cream and a good nutrition daily did it.

    • @rotshepherd3817
      @rotshepherd3817 3 года назад +2

      @@exmachina4010 good nutrition was unheard of back then

    • @jaycelynnsanders9986
      @jaycelynnsanders9986 3 года назад +11

      @@rotshepherd3817 you’re wrong they mostly had more nutritious diets than the majority of us now. 💖

  • @ericcaespalmadorindora4631
    @ericcaespalmadorindora4631 3 года назад +27

    For some reason, Buddism and Stoicism relate to each other when it comes to the idea of detachment, internal values and equanimity.

  • @LabradoodleTofuBoy
    @LabradoodleTofuBoy 2 года назад +21

    A beautiful buddha history illustration in 16:28 min. Buddhism is really about a philosophy. A very simple philosophy but yet nearly impossible for many to practice. If you can live life as a minimalist, and learn how to forgive forget & let go, you're a buddhist. As a Buddhist, even I myself struggle to practice this basic teaching FORGIVE, FORGET & LET GO. I have done it many times but few it took longer.

  • @nehamotwani6477
    @nehamotwani6477 3 года назад +46

    For me, The most richest explanation of the "four nobel Truths" of Buddhism comes from "Alan watts".
    I can say, He went one step further from the direct interpretation of "all life is suffering, desire is the cause, and one can overcome desire" and realized and explained the underlying meaning which is to realize ultimately that one can't stop desiring at any conscious attempt.
    Profound.

    • @donovanweeks5050
      @donovanweeks5050 3 года назад +4

      And then he died an alcoholic

    • @donovanweeks5050
      @donovanweeks5050 3 года назад +3

      Dont get me wrong i respect his work, but He was often vain and uncaring towards people in his life. Buddhism is action in ones life and he was often hypocritical of his own teachings. Still someone to be considered and studied for he did provide valuable insight at times

    • @allankuria9923
      @allankuria9923 3 года назад +3

      Well yeah, if you want to stop desire then you still have one desire- to not have any desires

    • @nehamotwani6477
      @nehamotwani6477 3 года назад +4

      @@donovanweeks5050 i think it's one of the dominant points he makes, that "waking up" is not even slightly different than what we are living right now. Just this realization is what we lack.
      Rather I would say, he in true sense, applied Buddhism or Zen or any teachings in action. By simply accepting the dark side oneself to it's ultimate extend.
      And this doesn't lead to evil as one would argue. So he is not free from flaws because nobody can.
      Also, i never found him hypocritical. can you share what you are pointing towards.

    • @Protector0ne
      @Protector0ne 3 года назад

      @@allankuria9923 Then the solution is to stop desiring, without desiring it.

  • @yatiaung3793
    @yatiaung3793 3 года назад +5

    Buddha is not a religion. It is a truth. I felt that.

  • @BispingKILL
    @BispingKILL 3 года назад +50

    Anyone else listens to these videos while falling asleep?

  • @alishagupta7325
    @alishagupta7325 3 года назад +10

    This is one of the most precious channel of RUclips. Thanks for making our lives a bit more meaningful ❤️

  • @joshua.recovers
    @joshua.recovers 3 года назад +386

    Here we go. Daily dose of existentialism.

    • @Mii.2.0
      @Mii.2.0 3 года назад +23

      "Hello, everyone! This is *your* Daily Dose or Existentialism."

    • @somekidwithacomputer2939
      @somekidwithacomputer2939 3 года назад +3

      but they don't upload daily...

    • @joshua.recovers
      @joshua.recovers 3 года назад +13

      @@somekidwithacomputer2939 ...you clearly don't understand the comment. And that's okay. :)

    • @TapDat52K
      @TapDat52K 3 года назад +1

      @@somekidwithacomputer2939 these are facts

    • @somekidwithacomputer2939
      @somekidwithacomputer2939 3 года назад +11

      @@joshua.recovers sorry. it's just that i don't have a very good education. i live in extreme poverty and last week i had to eat my cat. it wasn't because we were out of food, i just had to because it looked so good

  • @sayanchakraborty2619
    @sayanchakraborty2619 3 года назад +3

    This is the best collection of Buddhist philosophies I have ever seen.

  • @Tambelicious
    @Tambelicious 3 года назад +4

    I've been following for a few days and these videos have changed my outlook to my every day life and my thought patterns.
    Powerful stuff.

  • @aleksalazic7962
    @aleksalazic7962 3 года назад +12

    Just read a book Siddhartha by Herman Hese, it is now my favorite book. I would really recommend it.

  • @brickbybrick4692
    @brickbybrick4692 3 года назад +521

    everyone always asks, where’s the purple cat, or what is the purple cat, but no one ever asks, *how’s* the purple cat

    • @elliegotfredson3712
      @elliegotfredson3712 3 года назад +4

      The cats not purple, its the haze.

    • @aparna5868
      @aparna5868 3 года назад +12

      My cat abandoned me. I often think how's the cat. It's not purple tho.

    • @elliegotfredson3712
      @elliegotfredson3712 3 года назад +6

      @@aparna5868 What if somebody stole it and dyed it purple so you wouldn't recognize it? I'm sorry your cat is gone, tho - very lonesome.

    • @Michael_Moon4242
      @Michael_Moon4242 3 года назад

      Perfect Koan

    • @Protector0ne
      @Protector0ne 3 года назад +1

      Schrodinger did. It did not end well for the cat…

  • @ujjwalsingh8502
    @ujjwalsingh8502 3 года назад +54

    "You shape your brain then your brain shapes you ."
    - Jim Kwik

    • @Protector0ne
      @Protector0ne 3 года назад

      Then

    • @1024-p4t
      @1024-p4t 3 года назад +2

      @@Protector0ne then you're finally shaped...

    • @NarutoUzumaki-xq8hz
      @NarutoUzumaki-xq8hz 3 года назад

      Huh

    • @lightbeingpontifex
      @lightbeingpontifex 3 года назад

      You can shape your brain with chemicals experiences and deprivation,,, then you would think feel and behave differently,,,

  • @Mostacs
    @Mostacs 3 года назад +18

    Just want to say thank you for being such an amazing channel. My mind and heart opened so much last year thanks to you guys 🙌🏽

  • @scftell
    @scftell 3 года назад +26

    Thank you for this. I need this right now.

  • @TheDhammaHub
    @TheDhammaHub 3 года назад +89

    The core idea of "non-self" or "Anatta" is truly what sets Buddhism apart from other religions. Pretty much all other religions work with a "true" self, while the Buddha completely saw through the illusion

    • @LuisSierra42
      @LuisSierra42 3 года назад +17

      There are many points in which Buddhist philosophy agrees with modern interpretations of quantum physics

    • @TheDhammaHub
      @TheDhammaHub 3 года назад +7

      @@LuisSierra42 Absolutely! People like Heisenberg even openly state that their research has been influences by eastern philosophy

    • @shayan4417
      @shayan4417 3 года назад +4

      In all the big GOD Worshipping religions they always say that everyone was born for a reason and a true purpose and they should know it and live by it or else they wasted their life and god wouldn’t be happy with them , also their purpose is always good :/
      I mean why do people believe this crap ?

    • @BritishJuche
      @BritishJuche 3 года назад

      @@shayan4417 it's not true, in Christianity, God gives people 'free will' to choose to obey him or not. There is still the concept of 'sin' though.

    • @patatos879
      @patatos879 3 года назад +2

      "anata" in japanese is like "you" in english. idk, just sort of fascinated me.

  • @Crysis051264
    @Crysis051264 3 года назад +1

    I feel like your answering questions that i have been vaguely describing the symptoms of to friends for a long time.
    The futility of Self Aspiration in an existence of Suffering that ultimately is ruled by, and will re-descend back into chaos.

  • @ti2218
    @ti2218 3 года назад +12

    I hope that this video helps at least one person find their way in life. Even just entertaining the ideas of Buddhism, learning and barely practicing them can be eye-opening.
    In other words, you don't have to BE Buddhist, to benefit in life from the practical lessons of Buddhism

    • @ReviewGuy01
      @ReviewGuy01 2 года назад

      Buddhists are people who follow the teachings, lifestyle and philosophy of Buddha. Just like people who follow the teachings and philosophy of Kant, Socrates or Nietzsche you dont necessarily have to change your religion to do it. I doubt Buddha would call people who follow his teachings as followers of his 'religion', more like his students.

  • @toetaggerh4253
    @toetaggerh4253 3 года назад +1

    That was really good, thank you.
    We suffer not because a lack of [ideal circumstances], but because the desire for such things is attached to the impossible delusion of a permanent self capable of being satisfied by desire".
    Just wow.

  • @PoeticLogic
    @PoeticLogic 3 года назад +3

    We are everything and nothing.
    Much love from Canada!

  • @Vuadanee
    @Vuadanee 2 года назад +2

    i like to think buddhism shaped my life for the better. it's important to remember that buddhism has a lot of different sects that vary slightly for one another, but they all have the same basis. i feel you did an awesome job at representing the authentic teachings of the buddha in this video

  • @SneakGoblin7
    @SneakGoblin7 3 года назад +5

    I've taken optimism, pessimism, Buddhism and realistic thinking into my thought process, life and occasional conversations. And if I I've found a peace like this at only 19, I'm really excited to see how the latter of my life will be. Have a nice day

    • @stabby5422
      @stabby5422 3 года назад +3

      Heeeeey! I'm 15 and I've taken up a few of these too! I'm proud of you, a total stranger, such as myself, is extremely proud of you. I would suggest to keep doing what you're doing but honestly I'd rather you want that for yourself instead. Just know that you've got this weather you understand what it is or not. Ty for existing ✌️💙
      P.S Don't worry about responding back as I've responded simply because that is something I chose to do^^

    • @-ss-8606
      @-ss-8606 3 года назад

      I'm feeling the same since 8 yk

  • @InfinitiSin
    @InfinitiSin 3 года назад +21

    We needed this video, especially when we are in the middle of pandemic which has taken our regular lives away.
    Take care everyone :)

    • @joshua.recovers
      @joshua.recovers 3 года назад +2

      You take care as well, friend!

    • @InfinitiSin
      @InfinitiSin 3 года назад +3

      @@joshua.recovers thank you!

    • @TapDat52K
      @TapDat52K 3 года назад +1

      Wholesome chat for the win!

    • @Dacademeca
      @Dacademeca 3 года назад +1

      Hello their

    • @InfinitiSin
      @InfinitiSin 3 года назад +1

      @@Dacademeca hello! :)

  • @mineman2142
    @mineman2142 3 года назад +25

    11:24 the issue with telling people this is that it makes them desire not to desire, which is itself another desire

    • @stabby5422
      @stabby5422 3 года назад +3

      I get that.

    • @polo323
      @polo323 3 года назад +1

      A wheel cant overlap

    • @mclovin7000
      @mclovin7000 3 года назад

      Right literally just what happened as I watched the video

    • @tirthapathasaravanan3377
      @tirthapathasaravanan3377 3 года назад +1

      Nice point. I think by desire, precisely materialistic desire. Type of food, clothes, chair, shelter that we often take for granted.

    • @8tnbeats717
      @8tnbeats717 3 года назад +4

      @@tirthapathasaravanan3377 non materialistic desires can be very detrimental too. Desiring hard to stop desiring often leads to a lot of suffering in itself. It's just like how constantly desiring to be happy can stop you from being happy

  • @vidhyaiyengar7920
    @vidhyaiyengar7920 3 года назад

    Gita teachings are also same.Not attaching to results and desires .The most beautiful lesson is whatever is happening is happening for good.How beautiful is this affirmation that everything happens for my good.This is complete surrender

  • @JohnSmith190377
    @JohnSmith190377 3 года назад +3

    This channel helps to put things in perspective, the mind loves to catastrophise, these videos tell me: chill the f**k out. Nothing is ever as bad as it seems and 99% of what you worry about never happens and in 1000 years time it’ll never matter.

  • @themdanas_
    @themdanas_ 3 года назад +2

    The kind of ASMR I'm having right now is beyond any explanation. First of all, the voice of the narrator. Secondly, the topic which is being discussed about. Thirdly, the animations being the cherry on top. I don't usually comment on YT videos, but this had to be said. Well done and keep up the good work.

  • @FlamesofInferno
    @FlamesofInferno 2 года назад +3

    Letting go is important.
    Sometimes responsibility makes you stick yourself with that which is to be let gone.
    Responsibility is of higher priority at times than letting go.

  • @Ateudispor
    @Ateudispor 2 года назад +2

    I can't tell how many I cried alone listem and watching your videos 💗💗💗💗💗💗💗 as I speak and write once more I'm crying. Thank you for your material

  • @heltonguambe1847
    @heltonguambe1847 3 года назад +17

    This was a trip. DAMN

  • @jipgroenhart5755
    @jipgroenhart5755 Год назад

    Indeed if you try not do desire you wil desire not to desire. This was the core teaching of the buddha. It was not a task to be completed but a deep inside into the nature of the self. Which has the illusion it can controle thing but has no controle at all.

  • @fabanvi
    @fabanvi 2 года назад +3

    ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
    True to its name, this channel DOES make me Wonder! Thank you! I can't help myself from coming back for something new. Especially Loved the video on Perception. I feel the art and storytelling are 2 of your strongest suits and I think a cheerful uplifting tone would make everything even better! 🥺❤️

  • @bluejeans5024
    @bluejeans5024 3 года назад +2

    I love your videos. They help me make sense of our experience as humans... but with this video, I’ve always appreciated Buddhism and it’s teachings. This video helped me remember what I appreciated of that religion. ❤️❤️

  • @patrickm.4754
    @patrickm.4754 3 года назад +3

    The desire to let go is in itself a desire. Buddha recognizes this. So in order to reach nirvana, one must let go of everything even the teachings themselves. The way I see it, you must get off the bus once you've reached the destination.

  • @xdanielz.8563
    @xdanielz.8563 3 года назад +1

    Perfect timing. I don't believe in anything but I learned to listen to people with beliefs I don't agree with. Actually, today I decided to learn about Buddhism because the fact that I don't agree with you doesn't mean that I can't learn form you. I don't believe in the after life but the idea of why we suffer it almost feels like a universal truth. Btw Siddhartha is definitely a book worth your time

  • @adamsteeber
    @adamsteeber 3 года назад +328

    The great thing about Buddhism is that it's a philosophy, not a religion.
    Edit: I don't know what's more sad, that I made a comment which adds nothing beyond the title of the video or that hundreds of you are liking it. We are not sophisticated whatsoever and this proves it.

    • @G1rl0nline
      @G1rl0nline 3 года назад +33

      @@ares-kg9st nah bro and then there is Christianity

    • @bhaveshtochabbra6853
      @bhaveshtochabbra6853 3 года назад +41

      Same with Hinduism (Sanatan dharma). Only Christianity and Islamic people gave us a name as a religion. Bhuddism, Hinduism, Jainism and Sikhism are philosophy of one tree. They are just like a community. But westerners and middle easterner came here and divided us into religions to make a difference.

    • @geek4629
      @geek4629 3 года назад

      i agreed

    • @dwarfyman4899
      @dwarfyman4899 3 года назад +2

      Apart from rebirth and the 6 realms of existence.
      But yeah it is nice that you can separate out the supernatural aspects from the philosophy.

    • @bhaveshtochabbra6853
      @bhaveshtochabbra6853 3 года назад +6

      @@dwarfyman4899 you dont believe in rebirth and 6 realms? Well then wait a thousand years for it to proven scientifically. Because everything in Hinduism proven scientific time by time as science move forward. You know people believed in flat earth long ago until scientifically proven. In vedas, earth is already proven round before modern science. There are many scientifically stuff happen in our culture. Like Lord krishna gave theory of time delation(interseller movie theory) in a story which later Einstein discovered in modern science. Or you can read books or meditate to find out yourself.

  • @HossainDoulaRonnie
    @HossainDoulaRonnie 3 года назад +2

    I have been always interested in Buddhism, one of my University's courses' thesis topic was in Buddhism. My Twin Flame is also a Buddhist. After the Dark Night of the Soul, I surrendered myself to this one once again.

  • @funwithengineering1184
    @funwithengineering1184 3 года назад +5

    I heard this story when I was a child , Glad to revisit !

  • @loganlaj
    @loganlaj 3 года назад +2

    Seriously one of the few RUclips channels that I’m emotionally invested in. Thank you 🙏🏼

  • @FromDeath2Life4U
    @FromDeath2Life4U 3 года назад +4

    Your content is perfect. Flawless channel and a what a talented voice may I say. Good job and thank you for all you do for us.

  • @Moviesrecapped99999
    @Moviesrecapped99999 3 года назад

    Thank you for helping me realise that emptiness I feel isnot a void that is to be filled but is my ownself.

  • @analir7075
    @analir7075 3 года назад +4

    I’m very glad I clicked on this video. I was meant to see this

    • @guccimob
      @guccimob 3 года назад

      RUclips’s algorithm is maddddd

  • @jd2831
    @jd2831 3 года назад +1

    This is by far the best channel I found on RUclips

  • @MindPeaceQuotesSayings
    @MindPeaceQuotesSayings 3 года назад +6

    बुद्धं शरणं गच्छामि
    *Buddham Saranam Gacchami*
    ❤️☮️😊🙏

  • @jacobeason1363
    @jacobeason1363 3 года назад +2

    To desire no desire is hard. I want more of these videos. I want to have a successful and easy life.

  • @Abhishek-hy8xe
    @Abhishek-hy8xe 3 года назад +7

    When I think about things I feel like I am on the verge of understanding it, but then I just find myself back to square one.

  • @allanmarks2150
    @allanmarks2150 3 года назад +2

    I find it strange and interesting how ideas can be combined in different ways by different mystics.
    For example - I once met a wise man who taught that the only thing to know about yourself, is that you don't have a self.
    And this wise man also taught that to seek peace is a hopeless goal. He also taught much more.

  • @leonardoeneria3100
    @leonardoeneria3100 3 года назад +11

    This goes with the novel I'm reading as of the moment called "Reverend Insanity" what a timely video.

    • @TapDat52K
      @TapDat52K 3 года назад +1

      What's the name of the novel? :0

    • @nathanwalker6360
      @nathanwalker6360 3 года назад +1

      @@TapDat52K Reverend insanity?

    • @leonardoeneria3100
      @leonardoeneria3100 3 года назад +2

      @@nathanwalker6360 yes that's the name I edited the comment so it's more visible now. It's a chinese novel and to my understanding it's called a... Xianxia? I dunno if that's right. Although it might be too edgy for most readers and not for general consumption or at least not the first chinese novel you read without knowing tropes like: "you're courting death!", riding flying swords, meridians, so on and so forth.

    • @nathanwalker6360
      @nathanwalker6360 3 года назад +1

      @@leonardoeneria3100 Wow, that sounds really interesting! I'll definitely have a look at it. Thanks for letting me know.

    • @leonardoeneria3100
      @leonardoeneria3100 3 года назад

      @@nathanwalker6360 PS: I have no idea or at least the confidence to categorize the protagonist but to my observation he's quite the opposite of a traditional hero. To warn you further in reading endure early chapters since it's quite shakey to people that has been bathed with literary tropes "I'M LOOKING AT YOU MANGAS WITH OP PROTAGONISTS WITH CHEAT ITEMS! " further chapters does the book justice.

  • @lukassierant2652
    @lukassierant2652 3 года назад +1

    That is it. Thank You for bringing light to my life at a very hard moment.

  • @michellew5326
    @michellew5326 3 года назад +3

    What Siddhartha (悉达多) found when he went out of the palace was old age, illness, and death. And in Buddhism, there's actually a phrase for this circle of life: 生老病死 (birth, old age, illness, death). And these four stages are actually just 4 out of 8 human sufferings!

  • @gr8tnes_incarnat960
    @gr8tnes_incarnat960 3 года назад

    Alan Watts and Ram Dass are easily the best exemplars of buddhist thought in the western world. So glad I discovered them and learned far more about this wonderfully insightful philosophy than I would have from a conventional high school education.

  • @CurtSummers
    @CurtSummers 3 года назад +8

    Non-attachment is one of the hardest concepts to implement when you’ve been indoctrinated and conditioned so severely over the years.
    But without being completely nihilistic, none of these trivialities and petty worries actually matter. In fact, most of us wouldn’t desire half of what we do if we weren’t constantly bombarded by social media and propaganda telling us we’re not good enough, telling us we’ll be happy”when” we reach or obtain something.
    To me, the essence of life is boundless and unabashed self-expression. Bringing as much light to the world for as long as we can, so that our existence makes it a better place-no matter how small or we think that impact is. If we can dedicated ourselves to our truth, we’ll find that all the answers we seek are already within.
    Peace and love to everyone!

    • @CurtSummers
      @CurtSummers 3 года назад

      @@mufasahm8238 thank you!!!

  • @draculaspawn
    @draculaspawn 3 года назад +1

    I’ve been feeling like shit life is just so stressful right now, so I’m just here to try to feel a little better and your videos always help thank you man. I just need to let go

  • @Mohit-zj8ln
    @Mohit-zj8ln 3 года назад +12

    Buddha is next level human being ever live im from India and I always feel proud to born here were such a great human being live .

  • @bwe6412
    @bwe6412 Год назад

    11:30 goosebumps, its prolly my favourite quote of all quotes

  • @jimsmith9853
    @jimsmith9853 3 года назад +106

    "You get two sides with that"
    - My Waiter

    • @Protector0ne
      @Protector0ne 3 года назад +5

      "No thank you, I prefer what's in between the two sides"

    • @rummanadib4941
      @rummanadib4941 3 года назад

      I wish for the middle way, not the sides

    • @mysticalpie4695
      @mysticalpie4695 3 года назад

      There is no in between until you finish the sides

    • @rawlee6719
      @rawlee6719 3 года назад +1

      👌🏽🌟

  • @liquidspacetime6080
    @liquidspacetime6080 3 года назад +1

    Your voice always sets me on a trip. Love your work

  • @UsiTae.
    @UsiTae. 3 года назад +44

    99% of the video: buddhism history
    1%: the art of letting go

    • @Zerpersande
      @Zerpersande 3 года назад +2

      Actually not 99%. I saw what was happening and scrolled. About 60% in and it got around to suffering, Thats where Buddhism begins.

  • @mariemjarrahi369
    @mariemjarrahi369 3 года назад +1

    I don't know if it's your soothing voice or the perfectly written script or yhe different and beautiful videos you create but I definitely love this channel .

  • @TheDhammaHub
    @TheDhammaHub 3 года назад +16

    While it is impossible to overcome suffering by removing it externally, it is possible to remove _the one that suffers_

    • @aparna5868
      @aparna5868 3 года назад +5

      Like suicide?

    • @oCHEWYYo
      @oCHEWYYo 3 года назад +2

      @@aparna5868 no like your ego, the one you identify with the one the thinks and feels. Like there is no aparna or anyone you know they are all just illusions there is the true self and every living thing is that, not the ego.

    • @LuisSierra42
      @LuisSierra42 3 года назад +3

      @@aparna5868 like realizing you don't actually exist in the first place

    • @aparna5868
      @aparna5868 3 года назад

      Deep thoughts. Gonna try :)

    • @topquark35
      @topquark35 3 года назад +1

      @@aparna5868 There is a similar saying by Jesus in Christianity that everyone seems to have misunderstood, that to enter the kingdom of heaven, you must be born again. People tend to think it means you must physically die and be literally resurrected at the end of time, or you must belong to a group calling themselves born again. But the true meaning is that you must first die to everything you are clinging to -- your life, your possessions, your ego/self that you struggle so much about because you want to be good or perfect or better -- in order to understand what reality is, in order to achieve freedom from the illusion and taste heaven.

  • @BenConsolegamer
    @BenConsolegamer 2 года назад +1

    For all the people watching this, you should look for Diashonin's Buddhism. It dosent teach you to be content with your life and circumstances. The path to enlightenment is through achieving all earthly desires. It's beautiful and empowering, it teaches and trains you to be absolutely happy while also teaching you to help everyone in your surrounding to become happy ! It's not about letting go but about enabling you to achieve everything you ever wanted and becoming a better human

  • @Mii.2.0
    @Mii.2.0 3 года назад +3

    🎶Let it gooo, let it goooooo🎶

  • @Marv3Lthe1
    @Marv3Lthe1 3 года назад +1

    Even though I am a Hindu by birth, I have great fascination towards Buddhism. The philosophy, the lifestyle, the monasteries, the artworks, the monks have a deep mystical attraction within it.

    • @ReviewGuy01
      @ReviewGuy01 2 года назад

      you can still be hindu and follow buddha's teachings and philosophy. Buddha was a talented and intelligent person just like any philosophers of old.

  • @Dosteyboi
    @Dosteyboi 3 года назад +5

    Based on this, I would consider the Buddha to be more of a philosopher than a religious leader. A religion is a belief in God and things like that while all the Buddha ever talked about was how to accept reality as it is and how to work your way around it into being better people.

    • @commonhousehuman
      @commonhousehuman 3 года назад +1

      Yeah the philosophy of it is the only part that im like, eh that sounds reasonable

    • @Dosteyboi
      @Dosteyboi 3 года назад

      @@commonhousehuman Same haha. I definitely agree with the part that talks about how this world is mainly suffering and all. That's definitely the truth

    • @blackinpublic4193
      @blackinpublic4193 3 года назад +1

      That’s western viewpoint which is untrue. Buddha is called a Lord and worshipped.

  • @ermurgerd9398
    @ermurgerd9398 3 года назад

    You explains things in the same way that I think them, just cant articulate it the way that you can. It's beautiful.

  • @manpreet217
    @manpreet217 3 года назад +25

    couldn't you argue that suffering is something useful and instead of running away from it could instead be more beneficial to desire and suffer because what is the point of life without desire or suffering

    • @ESL-O.G.
      @ESL-O.G. 3 года назад

      Agree

    • @pcgamer997
      @pcgamer997 3 года назад +15

      Indeed, and that is very much the point. Rather than running away, Buddhism is about acceptance and understanding. What we can't deny, and as very well within the definition itself, suffering, is painful. And the cause of that suffering is desire. Now I can't convince you otherwise, because it's your experience versus mine, but the point of life can exist without suffering, in the way that we overcome suffering, to find value not in desire and pain, but in growth and acceptance. For example, arguing has brought my friends and I closer together, but after the argument is over, once we have accepted and understood each other, argument is no longer necessary for the beauty of the friendship. It's a process of growth and overcoming, not denial and evasion. Hopefully that clears things up!

    • @medlish
      @medlish 3 года назад +1

      Why do you want suffering and desires? To what end? To happiness? Then the Buddhist path is much more suitable.

    • @nemezizthedestroyer5237
      @nemezizthedestroyer5237 3 года назад

      I would say abandoning desires, happiness and suffering is the best way

  • @liltgamingaxb9030
    @liltgamingaxb9030 3 года назад

    I love this guys calming voice. I can literally fall asleep to these videos.