A bat *DOES* have sense organs for sight… my apologies for not correcting this in the edit! 🦇👀 Many thanks to the S2S patrons on Patreon: Tsvetina Ivanova, Arian Rasuli, RMSounds, Violeta Nedialkova, Shankar Arul, Fred Heuristic, Isaac Ng, Jonathan Allen, Mark Schwartzberg, Christopher Mailander, Albert cipriani, Pachier Virasami, Brian G, Richard Metafora, Charly H, Lydia Richards, Yipeng, Colin K, Douglas Hills, and J. R. Bob Dobbs, and Grey! Your generous support really makes a difference! ⭐ Support this channel: www.patreon.com/seeker2seeker 💰PayPal Donation: www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=28CCPBHAFUUX8 👋Join S2S on Facebook: facebook.com/groups/3257116521009573 I owe this video, like everything else I do, to the gentle and constant support of my partner. Thank you, Elly!
Thank you for the great content but I'd like to make one quick comment. The Alayavijnana we describe in Buddhism is the Universal (collective) Consciousness, which Jung may be referring to as the Unconscious. The manas (7th) is described to be the "individual-oriented consciousness", "ego"...more of a function than an entity of illusory mind. The truly Enlightened (Pari-Nirvana) transcends beyond this (Alayavijnana) to "The One-ness", "The Source", "The Buddha-Nature", "God", etc, named but cannot be conceptualized. (Words do get in the way of explaining something that can't really be conceptualized)
@@iam-nothingbuteverything An average human cell has 100 trillion atoms. A human body can be… 37.2 trillion cells. (You)... are the very same space Inside- every single atom creating... Everything- Eye (think) I see as solid That is God (& why God needs you)
@@iam-nothingbuteverything so... is the rain that falls from space, on your body, or becoming part of your body... air from plants, in your body, or energy becoming your body
as someone who grew up with multiple mental problems, i was and still surprised that Buddha already 'solved' my problems 2500 years ago better than modern psychologists. I've attended counseling, hypnoterapies, a psychiatrist etc. Learned about psychology as well . So desperate for help because i was suicidal most of the time, i turned my direction from modern psychology to buddhist 10-days meditation retreat. It was a life-changing experience because it worked even though i need more time to progress. Started to read the buddha's suttas and i was mindblown about the accuracy of his description about (my) mental state . It's a shame that no one in Wikipedia wrote that Buddha Gautama is the true founding father of psychology.
Very few people in the world have access to the therapies you describe, or can afford to pay for them. Buddhism is far less expensive. Of course access to a library or the internet is still out of reach for many people across the world, and few can afford a retreat, few can drive to a Buddhist centre; but for those of us with access to a lot of these luxuries; access to the teachings of Buddhism is open to us.
@@kathrynmoores4146 Do you need to pay for the Buddhist meditation retreat? The most of genuine Buddhist retreat centers are free of costs. Google Vipassana meditation Center ( S N Goenka) , they are free for the beginners. These centers are run on donations
I’m happy that you too have benefited from the teachings - Buddha Shakyamuni as just a historical figure was pioneer - He can definitely be called the first psychologist, much more even as a pioneer, a true example of promoted oneness of human being leaving behind any distinction of caste, creed, color and gender all of which existed and still do!! Peace and happiness too all 🙏✨
I don't want to sound dramatic but this is one of the best videos I've ever seen on Carl Jung and Buddhism, you presented everything coherently and in a beautiful way, thank you.
Between Buddhism, Taoism and Jung, you have everything you need to have a balanced approach to spirituality, shadow work and meaning to existence. Thanks for the video ❤️🙏
This juxtaposition of two of the most meaninful intellectual/psychological/spiritual influences in my life (Jung/Buddha) is one of the best videos I've ever seen on RUclips. I really enjoy the aesthetic and content of your videos. It's heartening to find profound and insightful content like this. Thank you. Please keep creating!
This was profoundly good. I’m in full agreement with the other commenters who say that this might be one of the best videos on RUclips. I always adore a cross pollination of thinkers because of the depth of knowledge and the audacity it takes to engage in such an original piece of work and I think you nailed the landing on this one. I know a lot about Jung and a good deal about Buddhism and am coming from this with a head full of thoughts. The fact that the video itself was immensely beautiful original and engaging just made the whole thing even more amazing. Kudos on an amazing piece of work
Such a great marriage of western and eastern thought! I particularly love the modified perspective of the yin and yang symbol. I applaud your endeavor and express a profound gratitude for this wonderful gift!!🙏
As a long time student and practitioner of the Budda’s teaching I must say that I’m enjoying your videos as they present the Buddha’s teaching as I have studied from the scriptures. Thank you for your work. I’ve already shared your videos with my friends.
This is a good write up and I enjoyed how you delved into this deeply. I would love to see you explore the collective unconsciousness from Jung in the future. Great work! It's a very high-production and captivating video on the subject.
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed this one! Jung's psychology is very dear to me and it would be an exciting challenge to do a whole video on the collective unconscious. I could cover the main archetypes, the complexes, the idea of wholeness... this is a great suggestion @Tommy Lee!
There is no collective unconsciousness. The soul is either awake or asleep. When one is asleep, the soul visits other dimensions. Falun Dafa explains creation in great detail.
A brilliant video which describes the links between Buddhism and Jung. I have been a practising Buddhist since 1980, and because I first became familiar with Jung's ideas around 1970, I naturally and inadvertently combined the concepts of Buddhism with Jung. In Madame Blavatsky's Theosophy (HQ International and Varanasi India) and Rudolf Steiner's Anthroposophy (HQ Switzerland and International) there is much description of The Akashic Records. The Akashic Records seem to be synonymous with Jung's Collective Unconscious at a national level, world wide level and cosmic-galactic level. I don't believe everything Madame Blavatsky and Rudolf Steiner write, but on a number of points they are spot on. I like Buddhism so much because I can withdraw using meditation into the 8 Buddhist Janas. Greetings from the UK.
@@dayelu2679 My experience is it works but you must adhere to the Buddhist Teaching to get results. And the study of the subject in itself constitutes Samadhi. (Concentration.)
"The sane outnumber the insane... a desperate arguement if ever there was one..." Thank you!! As someone who was put in a psych ward and called "schizo-affective" when I had a most profound spiritual awakening, this was balm to a tortured soul...
I'm amazed. This is without a doubt the best explanation of the five skandhas that I've ever encountered, and I've been studying Buddhism now for more than 20 years! It's so transparent and understandable, something I've been searching for for many years and have finally found here. A big thank you!
Your videos are incredibly insightful, and I appreciate your narration and explanation style. I struggle with a short attention span, so it can be challenging for me to watch long videos. However, I genuinely wished that this particular video was longer because it was so engaging. Please continue producing such excellent content, and I appreciate your efforts. Keep up the good work, brother! ❤️
You’re kind as ever, Ujjwal, thank you! I will keep trying to make the best video I can, and it feels greatly encouraging every time I see a new comment from you :)
I'm experiencing and searching in books the things you are talking about 2 years now and i have to say that your content is so pure and u are giving very good details to the subjects in just 20'mins or so. Good job! channels like this boost the collective mind of the internet with wisdom for people to find it.
Thank you for the touching comment - and for following my work for so long! Your support really makes a difference in helping me continue to do what I do.
There is no collective unconsciousness. The soul is either awake or asleep. When one is asleep, the soul visits other dimensions. Falun Dafa explains creation in great detail.
Always good to learn about C. G. Jung he followed so much Alchemy, native Americans, African & Buddhism, taoism. This somehow reminds me how the late Alan watts put things across. 👍
I feel very lucky to have come across this video of yours. I will re-watch it, since it has a depth which I feel I can hardly grasp at once. Thank you from the collective and concious mind, and from the instance which holds and is aware of it 🙏
All living things go through four stages. Birth, growth, decay and death. The earth is now going through its fourth stage but Falun Dafa explains everything.
Very interesting introduction. I remember George Shearing, a well-known pianist (1919-2011), who was born blind, saying that it was a misconception that those who did not have sight could see black; he said blindness was like trying to see with your arm.
Bro aside from the amazing visuals, the lecture is probably one of the deepest I have ever heard. on the topic It's like a profound secret is being revealed to me. Thank you, and personally I would love it if you made a vid on Geeta and Upanishads as well in this amazing style.
Very interesting and well presented. I Paused the video at 15:08 because it occurs to me that you may have missed an important aspect of Jung's thought on the unconscious when you state that 'every action causes an opposite reaction in the unconscious' a formulation that needs to be further explored. My ideas on this are that the unconscious does not derive from a 'neutral state' but is continually attempting to fit experience and thought into a coherent narrative that justifies our actions and values. As such it attempts to eliminate or neutralise thoughts, ideas, experiences that do not fit into this 'self-narrative' and eventually the contradictions this produces force some of this material to the surface in the form of dreams and nightmares (desire, jealousy, guilt, fear, anxiety). Therefore, one might argue that the unconscious as Jung formulated it is not merely a repository but a force that possesses its own ethical purpose(s). And in this sense, I believe it is fair to argue that Buddhism grasps for the concept of 'karma' to justify its own ethical precepts which are otherwise baseless. (If all suffering is a product of the mind, rather than e.g. a product of injustice, then it is not a moral issue that we can or ought to act upon).
The unconscious is when the soul visits another dimension and the little segments that one remembers are called dreams. Dreams have very little importance. Falun Dafa is the Great Way.
All living things go through four stages. Birth, growth, decay and death. The earth is now going through its fourth stage but Falun Dafa explains everything.
This video was so helpful. I have been a practicing Buddhist for years and I still learned so much from this. Your explanations are clear and easier to understand. Thank you
There is no collective unconsciousness. The soul is either awake or asleep. When one is asleep, the soul visits other dimensions. Falun Dafa explains creation in great detail.
What an Amazing Amazing! video 👏👏 your grasp and summarising such profound discussion in 20 mins is just incredible! I specially love the Bodhisattva vow - maybe they truly understood that liberation of all sentient beings is truly the Only way out - thank you
One of the best videos I have ever watched. The similarities and differences you were able to point at shows the level of research and hard work you did. The ending was beautiful where you mentioned the Mahayana vow and an idea of everything being interconnected which might as well be a fact.
The Buddhism philosophies made reference in the video are mostly reflection of Mahayana Buddhism, whereas more in-depth explanations and definitions on Consciousness and Unconsciousness can also be found in Theravada Buddhism. There are much more related materials explained in Theravada Buddhism Abhidhamma Pitaka, particularly on mind and consciousness.
This is probably one of the best RUclips videos I have ever seen. It is a gem and worth watching multiple times. Interesting-- I had just written a few weeks ago these two haiku about the individual: A tree in late Fall Does it believe it is dying? Awakens in Spring -------- Perhaps our bodies Are like the leaves of a tree Going through seasons
All living things go through four stages. Birth, growth, decay and death. The earth is now going through its fourth stage but Falun Dafa explains everything.
In this short video, I came to a better understanding of the distinctions between the conscious, personal unconscious, and the collective unconscious. Thanks for the knowledge!
Thankyou for such a splendid wander, good to watch something of content on you tube. the imagery was elegant and understated, your presentation engaging . Once again thank you
Hey simeon! Such a great content! It must be fate and luck of mine and others to watch such quality content.However,Can you make a proper video on meditation,science behind samadhi and such states of consciousness and how to perform meditation according to ancient buddhist manner(in present day)? Love you from nepal❤ And as always we will always support you.❤
Hey there, thank you for the kind comment! Actually, one of my main courses while studying Buddhist Studies at university was on Buddhist meditation. So, I have lots of resources on that. This is definitely a topic I am going to do a video on and when I do, I will mention you in the video :)
A nice video. Thanks. Collective unconscious or memories of previous lives? According to Buddhism, it is precisely the deposit-consciousness Alaya (what in the West is called the unconscious) that migrates from one life to another, continually being reborn. This dynamic explains the factors that led Jung to postulate the existence of the collective unconscious.
I believe that the Mahayana concept of dependent arising describes the deepest levels of the collective unconscious. No phenomenon can exist without the entirety of all other phenomena.
The awareness of contrast within the cosmos mutually arises with the manifestation of the self. For the monk whose mind is thus released; exist or does not exist, both exist and does not exist, neither exist nor does not exist, do not apply
All living things go through four stages. Birth, growth, decay and death. The earth is now going through its fourth stage but Falun Dafa explains everything.
This is an awesome lecture, I’ve listened to it several times. I have strong, all be it anecdotal, evidence for the existence of the collective unconscious. Years ago when I was doing a lot of flying I had a recurring dream that involved decision making in a very specific and dangerous situation, and the event dreamed though seemingly realistic was something that would never happen in waking life flying. However it was scary enough to make a strong impression every time I dreamed it, probably 3 or 4 times. Some years later I was reading a book written by a fellow with similar interests who was also a pilot, I was amazed when he described in great detail having the exact same dream. Clearly could not be a coincidence but there was no explaining it. A few years later after puzzling about the mystery I did some internet research and found a dream interpretation site that described the dream and claimed that it is known to be experienced by pilots. I don’t think there is any mechanism known to western science that can explain this observation. However, existence of some common yet occult information source that is accessible by the unconscious mind would allow this phenomenon to occur. I tell my children it’s a mistake to think we can see everything that’s going on in this world and I believe it. Great video, keep up the good work.
Truth is a nod along. Out of silence, clarity. Greater clarity through challenge. Non attachment is the only refuge from slings and arrows. Your voice is amazing. This channel will grow very large. If you sold stock I would invest if I had extra money.
Uncommonly clear weaving of concrete examples, images, and humble insights delivered with rare absence of attachments. Thank you for your efforts to illuminate our troubled era.
Man absolutely amazing, a phenomenal video on psychology carl Jung i never see anything like that vey organized mindful perfect explanation and everything. You rock
After having a near death experience I am always interested in learning more. I was without a body but I could see. There is so much more going on than the human brain could ever understand. JDP Underhill 2023
i enjoyed and leaned from your video. your philosophy is on point even the Buddhism that a lot of westerns misinterpret. though "a bat has no organ for sight" i suspect you've never seen a bat up-close. 🙃😋 my experience as Buddhist monk in asia showed me that, while the Buddha didnt focus on teaching about the unconscious but the practice of Vipassana certainly leads one to connect with their unconscious/shadow and beyond (e.g. accessing memories and samskara from past lives). 18:10 i think it is an overstatement to say the Buddhists would be terrified of this concept. he taught that we are all One rather than we are all connected by collective unconscious. the distinction between subject and object are part of Maya, illusion, just like your leaves on the tree metaphor ❤🙏 👋 PS a side note on your physics metaphor; dark matter is the result of including only gravity and ignoring electromagnetism, a force many powers of ten stronger than gravity (hence why so much "datk matter" is required to "fudge factor" the equatios in their incomplete model). dark energy isn't undetectable any more than a tree in the daytime is...one just has to open their eyes to see it. ❤ your video, thank you for sharing it with us! #subbed
Collective unconsciousness or better to say collective consciosness when One is awaken - it is Buddhahood, before gain Liberation we mostly see personal dreams, it is when we are still on Bodhisattva path, there is 10 grounds of Bodhisattva path. That is why there are Arhats in Buddhism, it's personal Liberation. Collective unconsciousness is like collective store from ous past lives in which we were connected with others, and not only as humans and not only on Earth. All the religions and cults are just another worlds in which mind is able to go. But all of that was born from Emptiness, Voidness. That is why in Buddhism we have Wisdom method which is represented as a Bell which Lamas hold during the pujas (rituals) in the left hands, but in the right hands They hold Vajra - which is Compassion, skilfull methods of kindness. Without Compassion no one cant become a Buddha. Wisdom + Compassion = Buddhahood. Wisdon (realization of Voidness) = level of Arhat, personal Liberation. Enlightment is possible for all the Arhats, but add compassion and only then a Buddha can be born.
This is why the main pray is: May I become a Buddha for the sake of others. Its activation of a compassionate method to help others to become Awaken too.
the urges of those to distract us into individuality is ultimately destructive, and is a type of infirmity on both sides. it's amazing the ability of the mind to create illusions, as if one could arise from nothing and be separate somehow. the mind is a tool and ability, we must use it correctly, and eventually unite east & west, despite our insistence on being greedy, hating, lustful fools. the more separate we are, the more dangerous, because only human contact keeps us right and sane.
Completely agree, brother. Thank you sir for throwing some more light on a philosophical tension of opposites that has lived with me for years. Love it. I believe the various deities are beings that reside in the unconscious that buddhists look to for guidance; the unconscious is an inhabited place of persons, the spirit world or otherworld of animists. I think the view of everything as beings / Being makes the most sense at the end of the day. There truly is only one Truth in many expressions and languages. The more I study schools of thought the more I can detect the common Truth they are trying to express and disregard the rest.
My own understanding. In the ancient past, there was no split in the conscious and unconsciousness. The unconscios is known. However, the mind got habituated and become fixated on certain focus aka grasping and desire.. And the dichotomy occurs. During extreme deep meditation, when the conceptual human mind is suspended, the unconscious reveals unobscured. .. and the dynamics of lives are seen clearly and as knowing prior to ideas and language. In the far future, these split will be gone.
In Lankavatara Sutra, the Buddha talks about the mind turning inside to the nature of tathatagarbha from whose wellspring flows bliss and transcendental wisdom. By turning inward to tathata, one's patterns and habits start conforming to the nature of tathata and thus one becomes liberated. Though I admire your narrative, some additional research may prevent alluding original ideas to Carl Jung. Jung in my opinion may have come in contact with a commentary of Lankavatara Sutra,
Yup, Carl Jung studied Eastern religion and philosophy extensively. One more topic that is not cover is the introduction of the Taoist text call in Western countries.. the Secret of the Golden Flower. The unconscious concept of Jung was from Tibetan Buddhism..
I agree with Tasmanian, this is an awesome video. Beautifully put together, superbly narrated with exquisite content. Fascinating, joyful, ......"good as gold". Ki pai - well done
ty so much about these kind of videos. they are really good quality which give you not only knowledge and understanding but questions to dig deeply in your inquiries and meditations. Also have you ever listened teaching of j.Krishnamurti, i think its a great master focusing in the nature of insight and i think it would be good content!
Krishnamurti really is a great master… every time I listen to him, he forces me to see reality in a new way. Thank you for the suggestion, I haven’t actually thought about doing a video on him :) And I appreciate your leaving this kind comment!
Wow, I have been wrestling with Jungian analysts and buddist priests for 40 years. It's been like trying to mix gasoline and water, just makes a separate mess. Didn't help That Jung wrote "yoga meditation is dangerous to the westerners ". It was a statement that has been taken out of context very badly. Your thoughts and presentation was brilliant. It brought together these dynamic systems in a way that honors both
Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed the video! I myself have struggled to reconcile the Jungian and Buddhist parts within me. I’ve heard Ken Wilber has done some progress towards this synthesis and his work is definitely something I aim to explore in the future.
Buddha and Jung both motivated by ending existential suffering and the tantric (vajrayana) school of Buddhism has significant parallels to (internal) alchemy.
This video is the best I've seen on the subject of buddhism and consciousness. It's too deep for my monkey mind to absorb. I'm going to watch it over and over again to piece together as much as my I can. A million thank you!
SagaDawa the holiest period of Tibetan Buddhism has had been observed at home, in monastery and temples and shrines for over a month .At such a moment I had a lucky day to listen to such a vedeo of rarest content. In relation to it , this is to say that Buddhism is not from sky or above but from ground, beneath the ground, unfathomable depth, multitude of layers, inner realm. That is why the Buddhist adherents are termed Nangpa, meaning insider, depth watcher. But we should not label Buddhists as Atheists. Occasionally I find Bhuddhists being addressed as Atheists. Let us tread the path that leads finally to Signlessness which is the first step, middle step and continuous step of Buddhism. Gratitude .
Thank you the video was as everyone mentioned very insightful and very well done. I don’t know too much about Jung’s theories, but from what I hear the collective unconscious is alluded as the all encompassing store house common to all- but I’m not sure if even those unlearned/inexperienced memories is common to all- and instead it could be related to Buddhist concept of rebirth and how people build imprints and only are few are able to remember just like how we recall from unconscious. We have examples of people/bards being able to recite and sing long poems without any training . The Collective consciousness seems to be alluding to a so-called essential creator/store like prakriti (nature) - trying here to differentiate between the Buddha nature that’s present in all versus asserting something inherently existing - which goes against the wisdom of non self or emptiness. Historical movements representing groups of people can be referred to just as collective karma. I’ll watch and learn more to clarify these. But thank you for posting sharing and helping us listen learn and contemplate 🙏🌸 I rejoice and hope for much more wisdom flourishing all around
cool words dude u really nailed it I have been on the path of enlightenment once the triggering sentence was "the universe is a game of mirrors" and part of the excitement was to liberate the collective unconscious by turning the suffering of the outside world into love n brotherhood, no more strangers just destiny unfolding The end of fragmentation of the self and end of separation between inner and outer I remember feeling like I had wasted so much time trapped in the ego's selfish drives and fears and one of the feeling of the new drives was redemption which is interestingly also central to the christian ethos The ego could only admire in awe the power of the true self as perfect as any natural event In that mystical state of mind fear was gone and the energy of the unconscious was directed towards the light sort to speak Anyways that's just a small part of my experience maybe I should make a video too one day but yea thanks for bringing that scent back to my memories
Thank you for this. My interest in Buddhism and Zen has recently started growing after reading the book "Nisshitsu" I want to learn more about more about Buddhism after that book.
Something I learned from reading Freud a long time ago is that there is a distinction to be made between the unconscious and the subconscious. The unconscious cannot be made conscious; things like heart rate, blood pressure, hormone secretions, etc. These still have an important influence on the conscious mind. The subconscious can be brought into consciousness through experience, talk therapy, and self-reflection. They should not be used interchangeably as they have important differences.
Very nice. In the world of unconscious there is one additional step we the humans have to do: Having and using means of obtaining a degree of *relevance* associated with every piece of potentially infinite information residing in the sub/unconscious. Additionally, such relevance is modulated by the context we operate in. More work for you? Sure. If you want to become better, that is.
A bat *DOES* have sense organs for sight… my apologies for not correcting this in the edit! 🦇👀
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Thank you for the great content but I'd like to make one quick comment. The Alayavijnana we describe in Buddhism is the Universal (collective) Consciousness, which Jung may be referring to as the Unconscious. The manas (7th) is described to be the "individual-oriented consciousness", "ego"...more of a function than an entity of illusory mind. The truly Enlightened (Pari-Nirvana) transcends beyond this (Alayavijnana) to "The One-ness", "The Source", "The Buddha-Nature", "God", etc, named but cannot be conceptualized. (Words do get in the way of explaining something that can't really be conceptualized)
@@iam-nothingbuteverything An average human cell has 100 trillion atoms. A human body can be… 37.2 trillion cells. (You)... are the very same space
Inside- every single atom creating...
Everything- Eye (think) I see as solid
That is God (& why God needs you)
@@iam-nothingbuteverything so... is the rain that falls from space, on your body, or becoming part of your body... air from plants, in your body, or energy becoming your body
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Well done 👍 maestro 👨🏫
as someone who grew up with multiple mental problems, i was and still surprised that Buddha already 'solved' my problems 2500 years ago better than modern psychologists. I've attended counseling, hypnoterapies, a psychiatrist etc. Learned about psychology as well . So desperate for help because i was suicidal most of the time, i turned my direction from modern psychology to buddhist 10-days meditation retreat. It was a life-changing experience because it worked even though i need more time to progress. Started to read the buddha's suttas and i was mindblown about the accuracy of his description about (my) mental state . It's a shame that no one in Wikipedia wrote that Buddha Gautama is the true founding father of psychology.
Don't worry about social medias! You realized and benefited from this , that is the best outcome!
Please heal for the better .. your very words helping people but your victory is your personal case and we wish for the best
Very few people in the world have access to the therapies you describe, or can afford to pay for them.
Buddhism is far less expensive.
Of course access to a library or the internet is still out of reach for many people across the world, and few can afford a retreat, few can drive to a Buddhist centre; but for those of us with access to a lot of these luxuries; access to the teachings of Buddhism is open to us.
@@kathrynmoores4146 Do you need to pay for the Buddhist meditation retreat? The most of genuine Buddhist retreat centers are free of costs. Google Vipassana meditation Center ( S N Goenka) , they are free for the beginners. These centers are run on donations
I’m happy that you too have benefited from the teachings - Buddha Shakyamuni as just a historical figure was pioneer - He can definitely be called the first psychologist, much more even as a pioneer, a true example of promoted oneness of human being leaving behind any distinction of caste, creed, color and gender all of which existed and still do!! Peace and happiness too all 🙏✨
I don't want to sound dramatic but this is one of the best videos I've ever seen on Carl Jung and Buddhism, you presented everything coherently and in a beautiful way, thank you.
Thank you, Jungian psychology and Buddhism are two of my greatest passions and I’m glad you enjoyed this!
I had a friend, a professor of psychology, who thought that the concept of the unconscious was bogus.
Best reality based explanation of unconscious I've seen.
Good Work
I agree completely.
'When the student is ready the teacher will appear."
Thanks for the lesson - exactly what I needed to hear, at the right time.
Between Buddhism, Taoism and Jung, you have everything you need to have a balanced approach to spirituality, shadow work and meaning to existence. Thanks for the video ❤️🙏
@@eradicate630 Taosim has much much more to explore into. Keep learning 👍
Excellent
Sorry, the new religion Falun Dafa is the Great Way.
This juxtaposition of two of the most meaninful intellectual/psychological/spiritual influences in my life (Jung/Buddha) is one of the best videos I've ever seen on RUclips. I really enjoy the aesthetic and content of your videos. It's heartening to find profound and insightful content like this. Thank you. Please keep creating!
Agreed 💯
This composition is well articulated
Well said. My thoughts exactly.
This was profoundly good. I’m in full agreement with the other commenters who say that this might be one of the best videos on RUclips. I always adore a cross pollination of thinkers because of the depth of knowledge and the audacity it takes to engage in such an original piece of work and I think you nailed the landing on this one. I know a lot about Jung and a good deal about Buddhism and am coming from this with a head full of thoughts. The fact that the video itself was immensely beautiful original and engaging just made the whole thing even more amazing. Kudos on an amazing piece of work
Falun Dafa is the Way.
Keep doing this kind of content, seeker. We're all together on this mysterious journey!
Such a great marriage of western and eastern thought! I particularly love the modified perspective of the yin and yang symbol. I applaud your endeavor and express a profound gratitude for this wonderful gift!!🙏
Sorry, the new religion Falun Dafa is the Great Way.
As a long time student and practitioner of the Budda’s teaching I must say that I’m enjoying your videos as they present the Buddha’s teaching as I have studied from the scriptures. Thank you for your work. I’ve already shared your videos with my friends.
Sorry, the new religion Falun Dafa is the Great Way.
This is a good write up and I enjoyed how you delved into this deeply. I would love to see you explore the collective unconsciousness from Jung in the future. Great work! It's a very high-production and captivating video on the subject.
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed this one! Jung's psychology is very dear to me and it would be an exciting challenge to do a whole video on the collective unconscious. I could cover the main archetypes, the complexes, the idea of wholeness... this is a great suggestion @Tommy Lee!
There is no collective unconsciousness. The soul is either awake or asleep. When one is asleep, the soul visits other dimensions. Falun Dafa explains creation in great detail.
A brilliant video which describes the links between Buddhism and Jung. I have been a practising Buddhist since 1980, and because I first became familiar with Jung's ideas around 1970, I naturally and inadvertently combined the concepts of Buddhism with Jung. In Madame Blavatsky's Theosophy (HQ International and Varanasi India) and Rudolf Steiner's Anthroposophy (HQ Switzerland and International) there is much description of The Akashic Records. The Akashic Records seem to be synonymous with Jung's Collective Unconscious at a national level, world wide level and cosmic-galactic level. I don't believe everything Madame Blavatsky and Rudolf Steiner write, but on a number of points they are spot on. I like Buddhism so much because I can withdraw using meditation into the 8 Buddhist Janas. Greetings from the UK.
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@@dayelu2679 My experience is it works but you must adhere to the Buddhist Teaching to get results. And the study of the subject in itself constitutes Samadhi. (Concentration.)
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"The sane outnumber the insane... a desperate arguement if ever there was one..." Thank you!! As someone who was put in a psych ward and called "schizo-affective" when I had a most profound spiritual awakening, this was balm to a tortured soul...
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I share that experience and am doing wonderfully and happy. I hope the best for you. We are all with you!
I am sure you are/were also addict
I'm amazed. This is without a doubt the best explanation of the five skandhas that I've ever encountered, and I've been studying Buddhism now for more than 20 years! It's so transparent and understandable, something I've been searching for for many years and have finally found here. A big thank you!
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Your videos are incredibly insightful, and I appreciate your narration and explanation style. I struggle with a short attention span, so it can be challenging for me to watch long videos. However, I genuinely wished that this particular video was longer because it was so engaging. Please continue producing such excellent content, and I appreciate your efforts. Keep up the good work, brother! ❤️
You’re kind as ever, Ujjwal, thank you! I will keep trying to make the best video I can, and it feels greatly encouraging every time I see a new comment from you :)
I'm experiencing and searching in books the things you are talking about 2 years now and i have to say that your content is so pure and u are giving very good details to the subjects in just 20'mins or so. Good job! channels like this boost the collective mind of the internet with wisdom for people to find it.
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There is no collective unconsciousness. The soul is either awake or asleep. When one is asleep, the soul visits other dimensions. Falun Dafa explains creation in great detail.
Always good to learn about C. G. Jung he followed so much Alchemy, native Americans, African & Buddhism, taoism.
This somehow reminds me how the late Alan watts put things across. 👍
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I feel very lucky to have come across this video of yours. I will re-watch it, since it has a depth which I feel I can hardly grasp at once. Thank you from the collective and concious mind, and from the instance which holds and is aware of it 🙏
All living things go through four stages. Birth, growth, decay and death. The earth is now going through its fourth stage but Falun Dafa explains everything.
Very interesting introduction. I remember George Shearing, a well-known pianist (1919-2011), who was born blind, saying that it was a misconception that those who did not have sight could see black; he said blindness was like trying to see with your arm.
Bro aside from the amazing visuals, the lecture is probably one of the deepest I have ever heard. on the topic It's like a profound secret is being revealed to me. Thank you, and personally I would love it if you made a vid on Geeta and Upanishads as well in this amazing style.
Thank you Samir, I'm happy this video made such an impression on you :) The Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita are definitely topics I aim to cover.
Very interesting and well presented. I Paused the video at 15:08 because it occurs to me that you may have missed an important aspect of Jung's thought on the unconscious when you state that 'every action causes an opposite reaction in the unconscious' a formulation that needs to be further explored. My ideas on this are that the unconscious does not derive from a 'neutral state' but is continually attempting to fit experience and thought into a coherent narrative that justifies our actions and values. As such it attempts to eliminate or neutralise thoughts, ideas, experiences that do not fit into this 'self-narrative' and eventually the contradictions this produces force some of this material to the surface in the form of dreams and nightmares (desire, jealousy, guilt, fear, anxiety). Therefore, one might argue that the unconscious as Jung formulated it is not merely a repository but a force that possesses its own ethical purpose(s). And in this sense, I believe it is fair to argue that Buddhism grasps for the concept of 'karma' to justify its own ethical precepts which are otherwise baseless. (If all suffering is a product of the mind, rather than e.g. a product of injustice, then it is not a moral issue that we can or ought to act upon).
The unconscious is when the soul visits another dimension and the little segments that one remembers are called dreams. Dreams have very little importance. Falun Dafa is the Great Way.
I do like your analogy of us all being leaves of the same tree. This video is the first I have seen and it was just up my alley, thank you!
All living things go through four stages. Birth, growth, decay and death. The earth is now going through its fourth stage but Falun Dafa explains everything.
Great video. As far as the difference of Jung and Buddha, it may be beneficial to do a comparison between Jung and LaoTzu
Oh wow, this is very well made! I like the place you took me, thank you.
Thank you for this insightful video! You have to make a follow up series in this theme please! Looking forward to the next❤
This video was so helpful. I have been a practicing Buddhist for years and I still learned so much from this. Your explanations are clear and easier to understand.
Thank you
There is no collective unconsciousness. The soul is either awake or asleep. When one is asleep, the soul visits other dimensions. Falun Dafa explains creation in great detail.
What an Amazing Amazing! video 👏👏 your grasp and summarising such profound discussion in 20 mins is just incredible! I specially love the Bodhisattva vow - maybe they truly understood that liberation of all sentient beings is truly the Only way out - thank you
One of the best videos I have ever watched. The similarities and differences you were able to point at shows the level of research and hard work you did. The ending was beautiful where you mentioned the Mahayana vow and an idea of everything being interconnected which might as well be a fact.
The Buddhism philosophies made reference in the video are mostly reflection of Mahayana Buddhism, whereas more in-depth explanations and definitions on Consciousness and Unconsciousness can also be found in Theravada Buddhism. There are much more related materials explained in Theravada Buddhism Abhidhamma Pitaka, particularly on mind and consciousness.
This is probably one of the best RUclips videos I have ever seen. It is a gem and worth watching multiple times. Interesting-- I had just written a few weeks ago these two haiku about the individual:
A tree in late Fall
Does it believe it is dying?
Awakens in Spring
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Perhaps our bodies
Are like the leaves of a tree
Going through seasons
All living things go through four stages. Birth, growth, decay and death. The earth is now going through its fourth stage but Falun Dafa explains everything.
In this short video, I came to a better understanding of the distinctions between the conscious, personal unconscious, and the collective unconscious. Thanks for the knowledge!
This is such a great production and such clear teaching such a treasure to find!
This channel and Eternalised are fantastic repositories of wisdom and thought-provoking content. Thank you for your work.
Thankyou for such a splendid wander, good to watch something of content on you tube. the imagery was elegant and understated, your presentation engaging . Once again thank you
I really like your simple, elegant explanations. Thank you!
Very insightful buddy, im grateful for you.
Hey simeon! Such a great content! It must be fate and luck of mine and others to watch such quality content.However,Can you make a proper video on meditation,science behind samadhi and such states of consciousness and how to perform meditation according to ancient buddhist manner(in present day)?
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Hey there, thank you for the kind comment! Actually, one of my main courses while studying Buddhist Studies at university was on Buddhist meditation. So, I have lots of resources on that. This is definitely a topic I am going to do a video on and when I do, I will mention you in the video :)
A nice video. Thanks. Collective unconscious or memories of previous lives? According to Buddhism, it is precisely the deposit-consciousness Alaya (what in the West is called the unconscious) that migrates from one life to another, continually being reborn. This dynamic explains the factors that led Jung to postulate the existence of the collective unconscious.
That was very interesting. Thankyou. It only goes to show what an extraordinary person Jung was.
He really was…
Thank you for making and sharing this fascinating topic.
I believe that the Mahayana concept of dependent arising describes the deepest levels of the collective unconscious. No phenomenon can exist without the entirety of all other phenomena.
We are all in this LIVING together 🙏🏼❣️
The awareness of contrast within the cosmos mutually arises with the manifestation of the self. For the monk whose mind is thus released; exist or does not exist, both exist and does not exist, neither exist nor does not exist, do not apply
it is a great work! And thanks for the "what you seek is seeking you". This has made me so emotional.
All living things go through four stages. Birth, growth, decay and death. The earth is now going through its fourth stage but Falun Dafa explains everything.
So well presented, well done. Appreciate your insight and wisdom.
And with that, I gained clarity. Thanks Seeker.
Top notch content. Thank you ❤️
Wonderful work, thank you!
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Thanks! Love your work my friend.
Thank you, I appreciate this!
A great talk, very inspiring!
This is an awesome lecture, I’ve listened to it several times. I have strong, all be it anecdotal, evidence for the existence of the collective unconscious. Years ago when I was doing a lot of flying I had a recurring dream that involved decision making in a very specific and dangerous situation, and the event dreamed though seemingly realistic was something that would never happen in waking life flying. However it was scary enough to make a strong impression every time I dreamed it, probably 3 or 4 times. Some years later I was reading a book written by a fellow with similar interests who was also a pilot, I was amazed when he described in great detail having the exact same dream. Clearly could not be a coincidence but there was no explaining it. A few years later after puzzling about the mystery I did some internet research and found a dream interpretation site that described the dream and claimed that it is known to be experienced by pilots. I don’t think there is any mechanism known to western science that can explain this observation. However, existence of some common yet occult information source that is accessible by the unconscious mind would allow this phenomenon to occur. I tell my children it’s a mistake to think we can see everything that’s going on in this world and I believe it. Great video, keep up the good work.
Excellent video. Great summary. Enjoyed it very much. Thank you kindly
Truth is a nod along. Out of silence, clarity. Greater clarity through challenge. Non attachment is the only refuge from slings and arrows. Your voice is amazing. This channel will grow very large. If you sold stock I would invest if I had extra money.
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Uncommonly clear weaving of concrete examples, images, and humble insights delivered with rare absence of attachments. Thank you for your efforts to illuminate our troubled era.
Thank you for your contribution to our mind.
Eagerly waiting here for more videos from you
Great, insightful...One of the best videos i came across...Thanks a lot for your great effort..
What an amazing video! Thanks for sharing ❤
This is soooo well aligned. LOVE IT!
New to your channel. Became a fan and here to stay. Thank you for your videos.
Welcome and thank you for your support!
Man absolutely amazing, a phenomenal video on psychology carl Jung i never see anything like that vey organized mindful perfect explanation and everything.
You rock
After having a near death experience I am always interested in learning more. I was without a body but I could see. There is so much more going on than the human brain could ever understand. JDP Underhill 2023
Great video, absolutely loved it.
Blessed to be here. Thank You. My device must be listening to my thoughts.
please keep producing more videos like this, i know the views are not very much on this video but this was 10/10
Just phenomenal. You have yourself another subscriber. I hope you continue your work.
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excellent content. am blessed to have come across this video. thank you.
i enjoyed and leaned from your video.
your philosophy is on point even the Buddhism that a lot of westerns misinterpret. though "a bat has no organ for sight" i suspect you've never seen a bat up-close. 🙃😋
my experience as Buddhist monk in asia showed me that, while the Buddha didnt focus on teaching about the unconscious but the practice of Vipassana certainly leads one to connect with their unconscious/shadow and beyond (e.g. accessing memories and samskara from past lives).
18:10 i think it is an overstatement to say the Buddhists would be terrified of this concept. he taught that we are all One rather than we are all connected by collective unconscious. the distinction between subject and object are part of Maya, illusion, just like your leaves on the tree metaphor
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a side note on your physics metaphor; dark matter is the result of including only gravity and ignoring electromagnetism, a force many powers of ten stronger than gravity (hence why so much "datk matter" is required to "fudge factor" the equatios in their incomplete model). dark energy isn't undetectable any more than a tree in the daytime is...one just has to open their eyes to see it.
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Ah, that bat slip-up will continue to haunt me for some time... Thank you for the thoughtful comments and I'm glad you liked the video!
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Collective unconsciousness or better to say collective consciosness when One is awaken - it is Buddhahood, before gain Liberation we mostly see personal dreams, it is when we are still on Bodhisattva path, there is 10 grounds of Bodhisattva path. That is why there are Arhats in Buddhism, it's personal Liberation. Collective unconsciousness is like collective store from ous past lives in which we were connected with others, and not only as humans and not only on Earth. All the religions and cults are just another worlds in which mind is able to go. But all of that was born from Emptiness, Voidness. That is why in Buddhism we have Wisdom method which is represented as a Bell which Lamas hold during the pujas (rituals) in the left hands, but in the right hands They hold Vajra - which is Compassion, skilfull methods of kindness. Without Compassion no one cant become a Buddha. Wisdom + Compassion = Buddhahood. Wisdon (realization of Voidness) = level of Arhat, personal Liberation. Enlightment is possible for all the Arhats, but add compassion and only then a Buddha can be born.
This is why the main pray is: May I become a Buddha for the sake of others. Its activation of a compassionate method to help others to become Awaken too.
the urges of those to distract us into individuality is ultimately destructive, and is a type of infirmity on both sides. it's amazing the ability of the mind to create illusions, as if one could arise from nothing and be separate somehow. the mind is a tool and ability, we must use it correctly, and eventually unite east & west, despite our insistence on being greedy, hating, lustful fools. the more separate we are, the more dangerous, because only human contact keeps us right and sane.
Completely agree, brother. Thank you sir for throwing some more light on a philosophical tension of opposites that has lived with me for years. Love it. I believe the various deities are beings that reside in the unconscious that buddhists look to for guidance; the unconscious is an inhabited place of persons, the spirit world or otherworld of animists. I think the view of everything as beings / Being makes the most sense at the end of the day. There truly is only one Truth in many expressions and languages. The more I study schools of thought the more I can detect the common Truth they are trying to express and disregard the rest.
My own understanding. In the ancient past, there was no split in the conscious and unconsciousness. The unconscios is known. However, the mind got habituated and become fixated on certain focus aka grasping and desire.. And the dichotomy occurs. During extreme deep meditation, when the conceptual human mind is suspended, the unconscious reveals unobscured. .. and the dynamics of lives are seen clearly and as knowing prior to ideas and language.
In the far future, these split will be gone.
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In Lankavatara Sutra, the Buddha talks about the mind turning inside to the nature of tathatagarbha from whose wellspring flows bliss and transcendental wisdom. By turning inward to tathata, one's patterns and habits start conforming to the nature of tathata and thus one becomes liberated. Though I admire your narrative, some additional research may prevent alluding original ideas to Carl Jung. Jung in my opinion may have come in contact with a commentary of Lankavatara Sutra,
Yup, Carl Jung studied Eastern religion and philosophy extensively. One more topic that is not cover is the introduction of the Taoist text call in Western countries.. the Secret of the Golden Flower. The unconscious concept of Jung was from Tibetan Buddhism..
So glad to hear from a extremely vivid point of view, you create masterpieces brother! May your legacy live forever. Love from India!
I agree with Tasmanian, this is an awesome video. Beautifully put together, superbly narrated with exquisite content. Fascinating, joyful, ......"good as gold".
Ki pai - well done
He not only taught the path to liberation from suffering but also left behind a light of wisdom for all humanity.
Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart and the bottom of our colectiveness 🌬🌀💗
You've gained a new sub man, quality video
Great snapshotting on the insight’s of CJ and ancient’s on human and universal wisdoms --thank you for the concise interpretation and perception
ty so much about these kind of videos. they are really good quality which give you not only knowledge and understanding but questions to dig deeply in your inquiries and meditations. Also have you ever listened teaching of j.Krishnamurti, i think its a great master focusing in the nature of insight and i think it would be good content!
Krishnamurti really is a great master… every time I listen to him, he forces me to see reality in a new way. Thank you for the suggestion, I haven’t actually thought about doing a video on him :) And I appreciate your leaving this kind comment!
Wow, I have been wrestling with Jungian analysts and buddist priests for 40 years. It's been like trying to mix gasoline and water, just makes a separate mess. Didn't help That Jung wrote "yoga meditation is dangerous to the westerners ". It was a statement that has been taken out of context very badly. Your thoughts and presentation was brilliant. It brought together these dynamic systems in a way that honors both
Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed the video! I myself have struggled to reconcile the Jungian and Buddhist parts within me. I’ve heard Ken Wilber has done some progress towards this synthesis and his work is definitely something I aim to explore in the future.
Buddha and Jung both motivated by ending existential suffering and the tantric (vajrayana) school of Buddhism has significant parallels to (internal) alchemy.
@@john-ic5pz it does but I would go so far as to say that they have all ready developed the same technology much further
@@john-ic5pzwhat? Buddha said accept that life is suffering, not end it.
This video is the best I've seen on the subject of buddhism and consciousness. It's too deep for my monkey mind to absorb. I'm going to watch it over and over again to piece together as much as my I can. A million thank you!
This video got me to subscribe.
Thank you for the work youve put into this videp and to the path that got you this far.❤🎉
SagaDawa the holiest period of Tibetan Buddhism has had been observed at home, in monastery and temples and shrines for over a month .At such a moment I had a lucky day to listen to such a vedeo of rarest content. In relation to it , this is to say that Buddhism is not from sky or above but from ground, beneath the ground, unfathomable depth, multitude of layers, inner realm. That is why the Buddhist adherents are termed Nangpa, meaning insider, depth watcher. But we should not label Buddhists as Atheists. Occasionally I find Bhuddhists being addressed as Atheists. Let us tread the path that leads finally to Signlessness which is the first step, middle step and continuous step of Buddhism. Gratitude .
This is a beautiful comment... thank you!
Thank you the video was as everyone mentioned very insightful and very well done. I don’t know too much about Jung’s theories, but from what I hear the collective unconscious is alluded as the all encompassing store house common to all- but I’m not sure if even those unlearned/inexperienced memories is common to all- and instead it could be related to Buddhist concept of rebirth and how people build imprints and only are few are able to remember just like how we recall from unconscious. We have examples of people/bards being able to recite and sing long poems without any training . The Collective consciousness seems to be alluding to a so-called essential creator/store like prakriti (nature) - trying here to differentiate between the Buddha nature that’s present in all versus asserting something inherently existing - which goes against the wisdom of non self or emptiness.
Historical movements representing groups of people can be referred to just as collective karma. I’ll watch and learn more to clarify these. But thank you for posting sharing and helping us listen learn and contemplate 🙏🌸 I rejoice and hope for much more wisdom flourishing all around
cool words dude u really nailed it
I have been on the path of enlightenment once
the triggering sentence was "the universe is a game of mirrors"
and part of the excitement was to liberate the collective unconscious by turning the suffering of the outside world into love n brotherhood, no more strangers just destiny unfolding
The end of fragmentation of the self and end of separation between inner and outer
I remember feeling like I had wasted so much time trapped in the ego's selfish drives and fears and one of the feeling of the new drives was redemption which is interestingly also central to the christian ethos
The ego could only admire in awe the power of the true self as perfect as any natural event
In that mystical state of mind fear was gone and the energy of the unconscious was directed towards the light sort to speak
Anyways that's just a small part of my experience maybe I should make a video too one day but yea thanks for bringing that scent back to my memories
So fascinating, so much to learn
Really enjoyed this.
Thank you for this. My interest in Buddhism and Zen has recently started growing after reading the book "Nisshitsu"
I want to learn more about more about Buddhism after that book.
Man that 3d rendition of two 2d parts of the Yin Yang is so amazing...hypnotic ....
Thanks so much for posting
amazing video dude, fantastic explanations keep up the great content
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Excellent, clear and concise. Hopefully this will assist in this troubled time
Something I learned from reading Freud a long time ago is that there is a distinction to be made between the unconscious and the subconscious. The unconscious cannot be made conscious; things like heart rate, blood pressure, hormone secretions, etc. These still have an important influence on the conscious mind. The subconscious can be brought into consciousness through experience, talk therapy, and self-reflection. They should not be used interchangeably as they have important differences.
Great video. Fantastic job my friend.
Great recording would love to hear more on the archetypes, and the other thing that you reference about recordings fascinating
Very nice. In the world of unconscious there is one additional step we the humans have to do: Having and using means of obtaining a degree of *relevance* associated with every piece of potentially infinite information residing in the sub/unconscious. Additionally, such relevance is modulated by the context we operate in. More work for you? Sure. If you want to become better, that is.