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  • @bigthink
    @bigthink  4 года назад

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    • @poppinc8145
      @poppinc8145 Год назад

      In the captions when he says "catholic" why is it capitalized? He literally says "from the original use of the word catholic", in other words _universal._ Please fix it, and perhaps even add _(universal)_ into the captions in the second instance of the term so that people know what he actually means.

  • @thomaseaves132
    @thomaseaves132 11 лет назад +66

    Thank you, Rainn Wilson. Your words are very welcome to this weary heart.

  • @JordanHowellMusic
    @JordanHowellMusic 11 лет назад +17

    My father always says when people ask of his religion, "I am a devout musician". now i know what he's talking about!
    wow....wilson is on point

  • @BensonsHandyAndy
    @BensonsHandyAndy 7 лет назад +10

    Rainn, You are how I found the Baha'i and a better way of living. Your bachelorette speech at USC was a tearjerker for me.

  • @benjamindeutscher6183
    @benjamindeutscher6183 11 лет назад +15

    Thank you Rainn for sharing your experience as a human, growing up in a Baha'i family and your own journey and search for meaning.

  • @snroper96
    @snroper96 11 лет назад +49

    I don't know much about religion, but I was raised in a Native American household and I truly believe he was/is yearning for a balanced lifestyle which is what our faith teaches at it's core. You have to balance faith, physicality, spirituality, emotionality (not sure if that's a word, but it sounds great for the sentence lol) and mentality to become truly in balance with your environment/surrounding and that's a life-long cycle to find that balance for you. :) I hope this has shed some light to Native American spirituality and has enlightened you to realize that there is something beyond the reservations and Pow Wows..

    • @kiyashahidi768
      @kiyashahidi768 8 лет назад +1

      +Shane Roper That is a very good point shane

  • @fsmtdaler
    @fsmtdaler 11 лет назад +20

    "Nothing short of the unity of the entire human race will suffice to heal the ills which afflict mankind." Baha'u'llah

  • @ukno918
    @ukno918 10 лет назад +68

    And he played the most thick character ever, Dwight.

    • @stevenfrasier5718
      @stevenfrasier5718 4 года назад +1

      He's a Shaman. The Dwight character has hidden meanings.

    • @justinpinedo173
      @justinpinedo173 4 года назад +3

      Yeah Dwight does have a phat ass

    • @stevenfrasier5718
      @stevenfrasier5718 4 года назад

      @@justinpinedo173
      Not near as Phat as your head, shmucko. ~S

    • @joc4709
      @joc4709 Год назад

      Dwight isn't thick.

  • @WingsWithWax
    @WingsWithWax 11 лет назад +13

    I love meeting ppl like rainn, they have such a fascinating history to listen to

  • @HashGray
    @HashGray 11 лет назад +150

    Truly a great thinker and an astouding philosohper.

    • @kiyashahidi768
      @kiyashahidi768 8 лет назад +6

      +HashGray Yes a great individual thinker, however most of his words do come from the writings of Baha'u'llah '

    • @DivineFellowship
      @DivineFellowship 8 месяцев назад

      Right. My Lord. lol

  • @evernarten42
    @evernarten42 3 года назад +2

    Hello fellow IB student 👋
    Just another one of y'all passing by

  • @Babypunter217
    @Babypunter217 11 лет назад +8

    "... I was really unhappy" "I hit rock bottom" Bingo. Right there. Main reason why people return to their faith; his only reason.

    • @khaledadams4329
      @khaledadams4329 4 года назад

      As a Baha'i, I often hear people suggest why I believe what I do... to cling to some sort of hope, because I am biased to my parent's beliefs, to fill the gaps of the unknowable... I can understand why someone would question my beliefs. With the utmost respect in what you are suggesting, I ask you sincerely; can you tell me one single, negative consequence to holding these beliefs? I feel it is beneficial to all of humanity for me to try to follow the teachings of Baháʼu'lláh.

  • @Maranatha714
    @Maranatha714 6 лет назад +21

    Amen. I love that you are Baha’i.

  • @adambrothwood
    @adambrothwood 12 лет назад +2

    Rainn is a hero. He expresses the unifying sanctity of the human experience in a straight forward non biased manner. I'm an atheist and agree with everything that was said here. Peace

  • @Kgoverstreet
    @Kgoverstreet 4 года назад +1

    So glad I watched!!! You are right; you playing Dwight is an act of love!!! This life is all about memories, and that is one of them for many.

  • @foroughsanai1041
    @foroughsanai1041 10 лет назад +2

    "...Spiritual happiness is eternal and unfathomable. This kind of happiness appeareth in one’s soul with the love of God and suffereth one to attain to the virtues and perfections of the world of humanity..."

  • @crashfrog3051
    @crashfrog3051 7 лет назад +33

    Question: What type of bear is best?

  • @bellabean7
    @bellabean7 11 лет назад +8

    It's so weird that he is the exact opposite of Dwight Shrute (: But I love it.

  • @trugangsta4real
    @trugangsta4real 5 лет назад +1

    Spiritual journeys are much easier to have once money isn't an issue anymore. Not having to work for a living really allows you to focus on the bigger questions.

  • @akrammohamed8374
    @akrammohamed8374 6 лет назад +1

    I like how this is very close to the islamic perspective of worship and spirituality, for example, in Islam we tend to take good and connecting intentions in everything that we do so we can make a good deed out of it. There's a saying by prophet muhammed (PBUH) which's "Whenever a man plants a tree, where people and animals find shelter in it from the sun, he earns a good deed and is raised in spirituality"

  • @stevenfrasier5718
    @stevenfrasier5718 4 года назад +1

    I knew there was something special Rainn Wilson when I first saw him. ~S

  • @lolabloom5999
    @lolabloom5999 11 лет назад +18

    This man is so talented and interesting .

  • @cleancutmhc1
    @cleancutmhc1 10 лет назад +24

    wow..... that is incredibly diverse

  • @sephythelark
    @sephythelark 11 лет назад +18

    the equality of science and religion. EXACTLY.

  • @TheAnders9594
    @TheAnders9594 12 лет назад +4

    i have so much respect for this guy

  • @DudeMangBro
    @DudeMangBro 11 лет назад +4

    Great work mate! You are a successful change in the world.

  • @MrIsaiahdix
    @MrIsaiahdix 10 лет назад +3

    I wish I had some social media outlet to share this on. I can def relate to everything he's feeling.

  • @grapentine739
    @grapentine739 3 года назад +2

    This seems to me to be the best way to explore and study the phenomena that seems to be in a lot of religions. We are all in this mystery together. We by Gods grace are the only way we will get out.

  • @alexandros815
    @alexandros815 4 года назад +3

    who came from IB English B?

  • @Inannawhimsey
    @Inannawhimsey 10 лет назад +20

    sharing in the common human experience...

  • @adambrothwood
    @adambrothwood 11 лет назад +1

    We should be friends for ever and ever. Good day to you kind sir and I do hope you have a prosperous and long standing life.

  • @Jimothythe2nd
    @Jimothythe2nd 3 года назад

    The character of Dwight definitely made the world just a little bit brighter :)

  • @kasparsvolonts
    @kasparsvolonts 13 лет назад

    Thank you for reply. I really apreciate your part of youtube. I think your channell deserves much bigger audince in youtube (more views and publicity). Really - thank you for sharing from Latvia.
    P.S.do you have blog and do you have viedo with some journalists or PR specialists?

  • @JustHereForComedy
    @JustHereForComedy 12 лет назад +2

    He is so very well-spoken.

  • @PseudoChris
    @PseudoChris 11 лет назад

    You missed the point. It wasn't rock bottom in the tradition sense of the term. He hit a spiritual low, in which he felt some part of his self wasn't being fulfilled (although he was subsisting successfully at the time) so he reflected on his spirituality and philosophic introspection in order to bring more meaning and value to his life.
    There's a huge difference between this way of "rediscovery of meaning in life" and an addict hitting rock bottom and "finding solace in god".

  • @Akpeacecat
    @Akpeacecat 12 лет назад +2

    Love it - art and expression, if done in an attitude of service, is worship.

  • @Lyrahas
    @Lyrahas 13 лет назад

    Really appreciated your perspective about spirituality, philosophy, science..& how we compartmentalize our human experience but how it's all just the same thing; wanting to reach out & touch someone/something... @ least that's how it touched me, thnx :)

  • @MrFuzziiWuzzii
    @MrFuzziiWuzzii 12 лет назад

    Just because we don't have answers and we can't do tests, doesn't justify a higher power/deity. Just accept the universe for how mindblowing and beautiful it is and accept that we will never know its origins in our time.

  • @galactikbutterfly
    @galactikbutterfly 12 лет назад +1

    I love this! we share so much in common ....the spiritual journey...is the "stuff of life...cool that some celebs are leading the way jim cary and you refreshing arrigatto

  • @fsmtdaler
    @fsmtdaler 13 лет назад

    @kasparsvolonts Rainn is an actor, and as such, jobs are jobs. He does have to work. Kinda like a mechanic working on a Yugo. The important thing about expressing his Faith is that he believes what he is talking about. He also does extensive charitable work in Haiti, along with his wife, because they have very big hearts. So it isn't all talk. He walks the walk, as a Baha'i.

  • @2661960
    @2661960 12 лет назад +1

    Enjoyed your video...thanks.

    • @bigthink
      @bigthink  4 года назад +1

      Glad you did, Honorah!

  • @Docdaman4
    @Docdaman4 12 лет назад +3

    I really wish he was a Christian, I'm gonna pray for him, anyone care to join me?

    • @joylynch5204
      @joylynch5204 27 дней назад

      Yep! I will! ❤️ He has the spirit part down and I believe it is the Holy Spirit leading him unknowingly but with Abba Father and Jesus Christ His beloved, he would then be eating a whole burger not just the fries.🍟

  • @DivineFellowship
    @DivineFellowship 8 месяцев назад

    He's a very typical Baha'i male: Soft, puffy, feminine. Can you imagine Wilson sending his wife back home due to an argument while traveling? This is the command of Baha'u'llah in the Baha'i "Book Of Laws":
    *"If a difference occurs when a man travels with his wife, he must pay the expenses for a full year and return her to the abiding-place from which she came or entrust her to some faithful person and (provide) what she needs for the journey to get to her place. The Lord, indeed, commands as He wills by an authority which encompasses the worlds."* _-- Baha'u'llah, Kitab-i-Aqdas, Elder-Miller translation

  • @KimberleyRichardson
    @KimberleyRichardson 11 лет назад

    Art - is that not the outward expression of the Creator that lies within every one of us? Is this journey we call spirituality, simply not our search for self? And perhaps then, the journey - the honoring of our self and the ultimate expression of LOVE

  • @TheJosephPrice
    @TheJosephPrice 11 лет назад

    Considering this video is mainly focused on Rainn Wilson's journey back to the Baha'i Faith, I'll take it from a Baha'i perspective(Being a Baha'i myself). It doesn't matter what you believe, or you don't believe. As long as you are a Good person, that is all that matters to Baha'is. If you believe in a God(s) or you don't, is entirely irrelevant. There is no way to prove either argument.

  • @ethanmiller6945
    @ethanmiller6945 8 лет назад

    Reason in Nature's lotus drenched,
    The memory of ages quenched;
    Give them again to shine;
    Let wine repair what this undid;
    And where the infection slid,
    A dazzling memory revive;
    Refresh the faded tints,
    Recut the aged prints,
    And write my old adventures with the pen
    Which on the first day drew,
    Upon the tablets blue,
    The dancing Pleiads and eternal men.
    -Emerson (from Bacchus)
    Wise words from such a Good Dwight! Great for Dwight!

  • @Docdaman4
    @Docdaman4 12 лет назад

    It doesn't matter, I will keep praying for you and God will take care of it! But it is good that you're helping your city!

  • @vrdub610
    @vrdub610 12 лет назад

    Not to say that he has it all figured out, but he seems to have a solid grasp on the human experience.

  • @mayrar9164
    @mayrar9164 8 лет назад +12

    is this dwight

  • @ch0oy
    @ch0oy 12 лет назад

    Rainn Wilson's aura is light blue :)

  • @aleciakorkowski8714
    @aleciakorkowski8714 9 лет назад +19

    He is a beautiful man. I love Rain and I love Soul Pancake ^_^

  • @trippyphreak
    @trippyphreak 12 лет назад

    I agree with the majority of wat he says but i think the best way to live life is thinking like this "there is no right, and definitely no wrong"

  • @TheArtemis07
    @TheArtemis07 6 лет назад

    I sleep like a log, too, man. You’re the best!

  • @ihetuhare
    @ihetuhare 12 лет назад

    great stuff. thanks for sharing.

  • @tangomango1376
    @tangomango1376 6 лет назад +1

    GOD IS GOOD THE POINT OF LIFE IS TO BE FREE AND ENJOY BUT FEEL PAIN AS WELL I HAVE EXPERIENCE SO MANY POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SPIRITUAL MOMENTS IN MY LIFE SUCH AS DEMONS BUT LIFE IS ALL ABOUT SPIRITUAL MOMENTS

  • @ara-pf5zx
    @ara-pf5zx 7 лет назад

    interesting thoughts. also would recommend everyone to listen to people who talk about religion! i'm not religious/particularly spiritual but i find it best to keep an open mind when listening to people discuss it 💫

  • @nancycole-auguste6614
    @nancycole-auguste6614 Год назад

    Remember going to Kansas 1981?

  • @LightlessDimension
    @LightlessDimension 11 лет назад

    Spirituality = Religion. Spirituality is about the supernatural/faith. It's not the same thing. You're making it sound poetic and comforting.

  • @vicgilley6944
    @vicgilley6944 11 лет назад +4

    thanks for telling me there's a soul pancake book.

  • @cristerowarrior1450
    @cristerowarrior1450 5 лет назад

    Wow this is why people think actors are Aloof confusing acting and prayer. No acting is not a replacement for worship

  • @lookingbeyond12
    @lookingbeyond12 11 лет назад

    I cant tell if this is sarcasm or not, but respecting faiths as equals is an entirely different argument than admitting that all faiths are the same. No one said that Judaism and Buddhism are the same religion, the idea is that you can respect a person on the grounds that they also have a faith and you have a faith; therefore, you should respect their faith as you want them to respect yours.
    respect should be a mutual thing, regardless of context.

  • @vinosaires
    @vinosaires 12 лет назад

    There are right and wrong answers and different beliefs will lead to conflict. With just looking at the 'beauty' of life no man will progress.

  • @davidyork9922
    @davidyork9922 11 лет назад

    i feel spirituality can be the same as thinking. depending on how you use it.

  • @TheSinestr
    @TheSinestr 12 лет назад

    That's what makes it so appealing and rational as a religion.

  • @Lionhearted626
    @Lionhearted626 6 лет назад

    I felt like he’d been talking for five minutes and I looked down and it was 2:14.

  • @Docdaman4
    @Docdaman4 12 лет назад

    I kind of do have spiritual happiness, you see, I am at ease because I know God has a plan for me and for everyone for that matter and I look forward to fulfilling that. And you're right, I shouldn't have said that was stupidity, I should have said very close-minded. I really don't want to argue, but I have been praying for you, and I will continue to do it until you become a believer. So don't worry about it, God will take care of it. :)

  • @senorryan70
    @senorryan70 12 лет назад

    You should not be afraid of your god. Live life to its fullest. Im not saying get black out drunk every night i just think you should live your life how you would want to and not worry about a god. You can not listen to this if you don't want to but im Buddhist and we believe that there is an end to this long and wonderful path that is life.
    The purpose of our lives is to be happy.
    -The Dalai Lama
    Don't listen to me if you don't want to this is just my opinion.

  • @earthlyfriend
    @earthlyfriend 12 лет назад

    You are right we are more genetic than spiritual but we can rise to that higher spiritual power in order to be better people.

  • @071oakland
    @071oakland 7 лет назад +1

    I was considering getting more involved in The Baha'i faith. After finding out from other people who participated in this faith and views of what they experienced"It seems as though that this faith is just as discriminating as some other religions. it seems as though that the LGBTQ community might be accepted but the ACT? or to act on it in an intimate way is not accepted.. To me that is no different than how this group of people is being discriminated against with other religions.. I was hoping for more from the Baha'i faith!!

    • @terrorstroika
      @terrorstroika 6 лет назад

      Exactly, a so-called progressive religion...unless you're a homosexual, then you have less validity than everyone else and need to be "cured". Although a little more diplomatic in this area (but only because it's been forced to be by changing attitudes) it's basically the same old archaic, intelligence-insulting nonsense.

    • @taeedthesoul
      @taeedthesoul 6 лет назад +1

      I had the same problem about this religion, but I was able to come to a resolution that showed me how this faith is truly the best path for humanity in our day and age. Through individual investigation of the faith and science, which is one of the Bahai’s core beliefs about learning about the faith, I found that many of the beliefs I had of “right and wrong” were merely results of where i was born and the society I was raised in, in America.
      The Beautiful thing about Bahais is that, yes although some of its views are conflicting on modern progressivism, bahaullah created this religion with an elected House of Justice by the bahais, which has a sole purpose of accurately evolving the religion to fit the time that the religion is in, which is so progressive especially considering the time and place the religion was conceived and the original people it had to convince. Additionally the faith never truly discriminates against any group of people through shame and violence. The most it does to someone that lives a life that is explicitly against the teachings of the faith is offer solutions on how to make best of their situation according to the faith. depending on how you interpret this last point, you can take it as a form of judgement and discrimination OR you can see how truly progressive this is.

  • @robertoesquivel4447
    @robertoesquivel4447 7 лет назад +2

    I love you Rainn Wilson

  • @onkar5609
    @onkar5609 4 года назад

    Great man dwight

  • @beaverfish721
    @beaverfish721 12 лет назад

    The strife and conflict in the comments section is almost discouraging to the young soul searcher. As you argue, I feel you miss the point of this video. This is not about god and the debate of his existence. This is about being a free, happy, and expressive person. Religion will always be an argument and truly, there are no right or wrong answers. You believe what you believe. End of story. So how about we look at the beauty of life and not the question of theism. Thanks for your time. - 15-ye

  • @safamansouri2311
    @safamansouri2311 11 лет назад +1

    I think you are mixing up "Churchianity" with Christianity. One must judge the Christian faith only based on the teachings of Jesus Christ, not what people have made it to become.

  • @JMulvy
    @JMulvy 11 лет назад

    There is a difference between spirituality and religion. We need a spiritual revolution. Religion is structured and predefined. If you do not follow it to the T then that is frowned upon, it can be rectified by making amends which instills a modicum of guilt in lifestyle choice. Spirituality is within. We are all a apart of the divine so spirit can be found in art, music, making love, meditation and even a casual walk through your favorite park or swim in your favorite pond. ~much love and light

  • @El-Plan
    @El-Plan 2 года назад

    Religion is a way of life, football, music, arts, etc can be your religion, but the true religion which is the true way of life, is being mindful of God and worshiping God.
    Without God there would not be any arts, sports or The office series that we all love. That's why we all Thank God.
    Rainn missed that point, don't make his mistake :)

  • @adambrothwood
    @adambrothwood 12 лет назад

    I'm not surprised to hear that to be honest, as most religions don't regard same sex orientation with equality. It's a shame to hear it at the same time. One thing about Rainn is that he doesn't cling too much to the dogmatic principles of the Baha'i Faith. He's open minded, I like his approach. Peace

  • @stsk7
    @stsk7 12 лет назад

    WELCOME FELLOW BABA'I'S!

  • @Fernando-fr5cu
    @Fernando-fr5cu 6 лет назад

    What an awesome guy and actor.

  • @lboy1193
    @lboy1193 10 лет назад +2

    Well spoken.

  • @SherriSLC
    @SherriSLC 11 лет назад

    I think it's ironic and interesting that on a video of someone expounding Bahai, an atheist and Christian have left dozens of comments bashing each other's heads in.

  • @kasparsvolonts
    @kasparsvolonts 13 лет назад

    Best thing I`ve seen about Rainn.
    Really great thinker. Wonder how he ended up in The Office, and how is he completing his "mission" at the moment. Nevertheless gret mind, Rainn

  • @Balla4life3
    @Balla4life3 13 лет назад

    Beautiful!!!!!!!!!

  • @jdswim13
    @jdswim13 12 лет назад

    saying one thing or another doesnt determine if you are or arent a christian you can go to church every week and not be a christian you can have never gone to church and be a christian idk idk if putz4ever if a christian but i will never know if is it is something he knows inside himself.

  • @goddamnjabronies
    @goddamnjabronies 12 лет назад

    when i saw him on the office i expected him to be a huge hardcore atheist but i guess i learned not to judge people by there appearances

  • @smartsimplefit
    @smartsimplefit Год назад

    There is only one God and one mediator between God and men, and that is the man Christ Jesus.

  • @Aviator928
    @Aviator928 2 года назад

    Honest when I heard rain Wilson had the same religion as me I was surprised

  • @staciachromasia
    @staciachromasia 8 лет назад +14

    I wish he would put his glasses on correctly. The ears come in handy for holding glasses on! But, interesting religion none the less.

    • @KC-qh4mc
      @KC-qh4mc 8 лет назад +3

      strange thing to complain about @Tracy Kinner. you totally missed the point

    • @KC-qh4mc
      @KC-qh4mc 8 лет назад +2

      Stacey, whatever. point is you're lost

    • @staciachromasia
      @staciachromasia 8 лет назад +4

      I got the point, I did say interesting religion. But, I do have the ability to separate the point of the commentary and the fact that his glasses fit him improperly.

    • @sunnymoondog
      @sunnymoondog 6 лет назад +1

      The glasses are distracting! I want to ask him what's up with that!

    • @dman_games
      @dman_games 5 лет назад

      @Yenuel DA Is it because Schrutes have small noses?

  • @greciaquinones5468
    @greciaquinones5468 2 года назад

    Elimination of the elimination of racial prejudice

  • @JoshuaHults
    @JoshuaHults 11 лет назад

    I suspect the only reason why more people do not seek something beyond what is empirical is simply because they have no yet realized that they do not live consistently with the logical conclusions of non belief of God. If there is no God theres no meaning or purpose or human value or even morality, and to make it all up for yourself is not being intellectually honest with such a world view. Some people get tired of lying to themselves, and that only happens if your aware of these issues.

  • @squamish4244
    @squamish4244 12 лет назад

    What about nontheistic religions?

  • @Docdaman4
    @Docdaman4 12 лет назад

    That was rude. I was just asking fellow Christians if they wanted to pray for him as well.

  • @greciaquinones5468
    @greciaquinones5468 2 года назад

    In a different way also ready social Progressive teaching of the Baha’i

  • @tutentDotCom
    @tutentDotCom 11 лет назад

    You might try a mouth guard for the snoring. The kind they use to avoid grinding your teeth. It tends to move the jaw down and provide a free breathing passage and it would probably be cheaper in the long run. Although, your wife might not like it. Or would she?

  • @vincereviews
    @vincereviews 11 лет назад

    No one person has it all "figured out" and if they claim to they are bullshitting you.

  • @Putz4Ever
    @Putz4Ever 12 лет назад

    Don't pray for me, i already have god on my side. Telling anybody something that may be taken as unpleasant without a matter of action is evil, and this is all you're doing. Besides, Rainn's spiritual beliefs revolve around the baha'i faith meaning he believes in every religion, he's in a better position then any of us will ever be... I am open about my faith, i just think it's wrong to force things unto other people.

  • @gagekelly1051
    @gagekelly1051 6 лет назад

    Whole new perspective on him

  • @Putz4Ever
    @Putz4Ever 12 лет назад

    Honestly, although i am a christian i think you should keep you'r beliefs to yourself.

  • @Apropoetic
    @Apropoetic 12 лет назад

    Very well stated.

  • @Tundra0128
    @Tundra0128 7 лет назад +11

    He talks just like dwight lmaooo

    • @mrkrabs622
      @mrkrabs622 6 лет назад +1

      JTundra He is Dwight, lol.

  • @booktendersclub1110
    @booktendersclub1110 4 года назад

    You'll always be Pensylvania Dutch for me, Dwight!