Sam Harris - The Only Antidote to the Fear of Death
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- Опубликовано: 28 июл 2021
- This is an abridged version of Sam Harris' famous speech "Death and the present moment." This speech has had a very strong impact on my life and showcases Sam's unparalleled ability to communicate the importance of the present moment in the way we experience our lives.
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Thinking is useful. But being perpetually lost in thought - isn’t.
Alan Watts tackles this subject with more poignancy. Terence McKenna doesn't do a bad job either.
The key word. "Lost". As in meaning: no purpose, bearing or direction. I can spend hours alone thinking about meaningful things such as, God, life, death, the past, future, the human condition, right and wrong, heaven and hell and my very soul and I seem to "dig deeper" and learn more each time I do so. This learning allows me to edify my thoughts and actions further to live a better more fulfilling life. It's time consuming. Yes. But tell me this isn't useful.
There’s a massive amount of wisdom here. I discovered so many ‘cliches’ & ‘spiritual’ ideas speak the truth..... I almost died through a major health crisis......in a moment of the worst part I gained a new perspective, a weird clarity I guess...... I knew what mattered & what didn’t..... it isn’t stuff, it’s experiences, and more so things you didn’t do. I had an overwhelming sense of panic over the things I never did or thought I never would. I’m grateful for so much this side. It’s not possible to have a bad day when you know you almost had no more days! Live life right now, it’s all we have.
Right on.
@@noeguerrero23 appreciate that
If you die tonight, do you know where you're going? Did you know that Jesus Christ is THE Truth, the life and the only way to Heaven?
Revelation 20:15 ''Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.''
Through Jesus Christ, God offers you a FREE gift - forgiveness. We aren’t saved by our good works, but only by the grace of God through faith in Christ. All you need to do is repent, turn away from your sins and evil ways, from now on put your faith completely in Jesus Christ and be obedient to Him.
Biblical explanation of the Gospel:
1) Hell, judgement. God doesn’t want anybody in hell, but you must understand why
we deserve hell and why those who refuse to live under His authority will go
there. He gave us the law (Ten Commandments) not to make us righteous, but
rather to show us our sin (Romans 3:20). God gave us free will and since Adam
sinned in the garden, sin is the nature of our flesh and we ALL have sinned. (Romans 3:23)
The law demands death to those who sin (Romans 6:23). Since we have all sinned, we all deserve hell.
Revelation 21:8 says that all liars will go to hell. Yes, even if you have lied once in your life, you are sentenced to hell - that's how
high God's standards are of moral perfection because God is holy and righteous, there is not one sin in Him.
For someone to be justified before holy God they have to be sinless, that's why everyone need Jesus Christ
- for He lived a sinless life, died on the cross and rose from the dead on the third day.
2) Sin, good deeds. None of us are good in God’s eyes, because for God good means moral perfection. We all
have broken God’s commandments, we all have sinned in our lives so none of us
are good. ‘’For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is
guilty of breaking all of it.’’ (James 2:10). Our carnal mind is hostile to God; it does not submit
to God's moral law and it never will (Romans 8:7). We hate the thought of God for the same reason a criminal
hates a policeman - we know we have sinned against God and are guilty of it and we don't want to be damned.
No good works will ever save you. You can't earn salvation by good works, because God will judge us for our sin.
3) Jesus Christ paid the fine. Good News is that Jesus Christ lived a perfect, holy, sinless life and He died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
He was buried and He was raised from the dead on the third day according to the Scriptures (1 Corinthians 15:3-4)
For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever
believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.’’ (John 3:16)
''For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God -
not by works, so that no one can boast. (Ephesians 2:8-9)
Jesus said ‘’it is finished’’ (John 19:30) just before He died on the cross, which means He paid the fine for our sins
(past, present, future) to be forgiven only IF we repent and trust in Him.
4) How to be saved? This is how you can get saved from sin and hell - repent and trust in Jesus Christ. Get to know Him by reading God's Word and pray for the Holy Spirit to seal you. So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him.” (Luke 11:13)
5) Repentance ''What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Certainly not!'' (Romans 6:15)
''Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out'' (Acts 3:19)
Repentance is a turning away from sin and all evil works, and it always results in changed behavior (Luke 3:8).
Biblically, a person who repents does not continue willfully in sin.
While sorrow from sin is not equivalent to repentance, it is certainly an element of scriptural repentance (2 Corinthians 7:10).
Do not play a hypocrite. ''God is light; in Him there is no darkness at all.
If we claim to have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth.'' (1 John 1:5-6)
6) Born-again with a new heart. (John 3:3) Jesus replied, "Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again."
If you have repented and have genuine faith in Jesus Christ then you will receive the gift of Holy Spirit and be born-again spiritually.
When you believed, you were marked in Him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance
until the redemption of those who are God’s possession - to the praise of His glory. (Ephesians 1:13-14)
Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him. (John 3:36)
7) New creation in Christ. ''You will know them by their fruits'' (Matthew 7)
If you have been truly born-again with the Holy Spirit and He has regenerated your heart, you will desire righteousnes -
to do what is good and righteous in God's eyes, to seek God everyday in His Word and prayer, to strengthen your relationship with God.
You will no longer desire to willfully continue living in sin but will want to obey God out of your love for Him because of His amazing grace
revealed to us through the death and resurrection of His Son.
''Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.'' (2 Corinthians 5:17)
''For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.'' (Eph 2:10)
You will have a testimony - of what your life had been before and how has it changed now when you have surrendered it to Lord Jesus Christ.
8) Baptisement. As a declaration and affirmation of your faith in Jesus Christ, get baptised in water because He commanded us to do so.
In John 3:5 Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.''
''Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit'' (Matthew 28:19)
''Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day.'' (Acts 2:41)
''And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also - not the removal of dirt from the body,
but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God - through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,'' (1 Peter 3:21)
''We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that,
just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.'' (Romans 6:4)
''Having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through your faith in the working of God,
who raised him from the dead.'' (Colossians 2:12)
Please get right with God and get to know Jesus Christ personally today before it’s too late, because there’s not much time left!
"But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.’’ (Mark 13:32)
Get to know Christ through God's Word - Bible. At first I recommend reading Gospel of John and book of Romans. God bless you!
Jeremiah 29:13 - ''You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.''
I totally agree and am glad to that you lived to pass this on to others. So many people go through their day worrying about everything their mind conjures up at will or planning for 5, 10 or even 20 years down the road and don’t consider the moment that they are living. Instead they wait to find joy & peace another day they might not ever see.
People's lives feel constantly between two focus points, a past and some future point, but the focus is still on one or both of those points and rarely in the now.
Sam's quote is analogous to Alan Watts, "A person who thinks all the time has nothing to think about except thoughts. So, he loses touch with reality and lives in a world of illusion.", and that "...you can't live at all unless you can live fully now."
Even Seneca had these similar words, "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today. You are arranging what is in Fortune's control and abandoning what lies in yours."
Despite meditating daily, I still have my moments where I find it difficult to live more presently, either lost in rumination or too preoccupied with what's happened or what is going to happen - although I'm better than I was. Still, it's challenging to shake off the feeling of being between to fixed points and just be.
this video is dope sir. been watching this speech for a good while now but i must admit that your video is probably one of the best renditions of it I've come accross! Thank you and well done. Great animation, graphics/ visuals, and storytelling skills. Perfect music too. Very well done sir. tip my hat off.
It seems like such simple advice but it's hard to actually apply it in life.
Unfortunately people nowadays, in fact, since pretty much always, have always been struggling with finding a way to cope with the past or plan for a successful future that they forget that life is now.
How to Conquer Fear - A Kabbalist’s Advice
Just let the fear go. Don't think about what will happen in the next moment.
We know nothing about what is truly going on in our lives. It is thus best for us to just let go. We hold such potential within us. Letting go of our fears requires some training, but we need it.
Fear comes from our will to control situations we find ourselves in, and when we cannot control them. When we let go of fear, we then seemingly control the situations from another end. For instance, take one of the most common fears: the fear of death. Our death is inevitable. Accepting the fact that we will certainly die, we can then imagine how the world will continue developing after we are gone, agree with that picture, and let go of any current fear we have.
There are no set steps, however, for how to let go of fear. It is different for each and every person. Some people start thinking along the lines of "What will happen to the world after I’m gone?” “How will my loved ones and my relatives continue their lives?” “What will happen with my inheritance?” and “How will my legacy unfold?” Faced by these questions, we need to make another correction-of our attitude toward life and death, which is behind our every fear.
We should transform our fears into an absolute surrender to the will of nature-the will bestow that created and sustains us-which requires us to make a certain kind of effort. We might still have to go through a lot of frightening moments until we reach the end of our earthly path, so we should try to calm ourselves down.
The laws of nature that created and sustain us, and which we are ultimately being led to discover, are in a state of absolute calmness and rest. We should thus aim to emulate nature’s calmness.
We are calm when we are not worried about what will happen in the next moment. It is a difficult point to express because it is not simply about flowing with the currents of life. On the contrary, we need to rely on the laws of nature that operate on us at every moment, which control everything and everyone.
Since we live within fixed and determined laws of nature that are in total control over our lives, then we have nothing to worry about. Do we want to interfere with the laws that are driving everyone and everything through corrections? Of course we don't. We then might as well calm down and move on with our lives.
That state of calmness indicates agreement. It means that we agree with the laws of nature, which is quite difficult, because we always want to hold back, check what is happening in nature’s plans, and argue that maybe things should play out a bit differently.
I admire and envy his brilliance
I'm in love with you channel keep it up man
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Wonderful message
I feel this, I always planned a future for myself and to explore different cultures/people to enrich my life. This was my plan for years as a solo nomad, but you meet interesting people and it just thwart what you thought was a solid future planned out in your head. Then the cognitive dissonance start of following through with my path I laid out or going along with this other person in which case I have no idea where my life will head. So I'm understanding more than ever that now is important because you honestly don't know what the future hold or could take you.
I just have a rough idea of what I want to do.
Thank you🙏
“It is always now”
"I gazed into Eternity, and I found peace there." -Dalinar Kholin
The human condition is adorably fascinating, isn't it!?
Does anyone know the name of the song playing in the background ?
“We are all just trying a way to get back to the present” wow
Editing skills on point 👍
Life is sacred
Language is sacred
Earth is sacred
A gift from God
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@@jesusisking3814 Yes do you do you know what a yogi is
It make sense that Sam Harris would promote the practice of mindfulness considering that he's a secular Buddhist. However he didn't specify how often one should focus on the present moment (and for how long) instead of being lost in thought. I think that this question about the frequency and duration of being mindful can't be easily answered.
Watch the whole speech. I have a link in the description.
@@metamorphosis_77 He presented a method of mindfulness meditation which takes 5 minutes but this seems quite poor. He didn't try to analyse what the ideal frequency and duration might be. Like I said, it can't be easily answered.
I think you don't have to rationalize this into a timetable. Mindfulness is a skill that you can obtain by practice (meditation) and then use as frequently as you need. I don't like the concept of "secular buddhist" but yes, you can incorporate such practices into a normal life.
@@levs298 If being constantly lost in thought is supposed to be so detrimental and mindfulness is the best antidote to the fear of death, then this question about the ideal frequency and duration of mindfulness practice (at least on average) deserves to be looked into. There are plenty of people who identify as secular Buddhists which means that they adhere to a
modified Buddhist doctrine with no religious aspects. You don't have to adopt this label in order to perform certain Buddhist practices though.
@@daesfacetus7184 There are actually very similar practices everywhere - in hinduism, sufism and even christian orthodox mysticism (check out 'hesychasm' and 'theoria', it's fascinating to see something like this in a christian context). Mindfulness is not inherently buddhist and might as well be made secular.
This is why I don't like this "secular buddhist" thing. It doesn't have to be associated with buddhism. Just felt like I needed to elaborate.
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Great speech but I didn't see an antidote
the irony of the person that cannot and will not ever understand what he is saying regarding those that are so far gone into there self-anger & ruminating endlessly is indeed the saddest thing one might ever know.
edit* Sad for those around them I mean.
00:01:40 "... but we know that the input from the finger to sensory cortex must take longer than the input from your nose. And this is true". Key word, MUST. That statement in brief summary, "we know it must be true" does not mean it is true; Sam is very clever with the words and how he strings his sentences together, to make it sound as if this is something that he or scientists were able to measure and prove it is true.
And I've never seen him answer the question, where did everything come from?
So I am asking you. Where did everything come from?
@@marcavus1 I think it would be much better for you to study and research this your self. There is more than enough information online. And if you're serious about this, then you will study with an open mind and an open heart, because the heart can block what the eyes see.
@@mags7054 A simple answer would suffice
@@marcavus1 I'm pretty sure you already know what the answer is, but maybe you don't believe it.
And so that is where you have to go and study the religion to find out for your self. And if you're genuine in your seeking of knowledge, then you'll find the real answers to your questions.
@@mags7054 No amount of studying will get you to the answer. No one alive knows the origin of everything. Anyone claiming to know has either duped themselves into believing that they know, or is trying to dupe others. Sure, the lie can provide you with comfort but the question remains unanswered.
No religious or scientific endeavour has ever come close to answering that question. At best, you can keep finding more links to the chain of causation but who's to say that the chain even has a first link?
The power of now - Eckhart Tolle
Why?
Dude! This is pure interest that is your profit! Wonder why most meaningful religions forbid living off interest?
Judaism allows for it if not encourages it. Do what makes you happy as long as it doesn’t hurt others and you’re able to live doing it. The only realigning that supports if not requires you to be scientific and look at the things from a logical and critical eye but it’s the one that gets so much hate they had to give it a word. Amazing isn’t it…
Ok, but if I should care about myself now, and my future self has the same identity as me now, then I should also care about my future self.
Right?
Beautiful but it's better to listen to this video rather than watch it, cause, especially in some many parts, the visuals, the images are a bit too much frustrating and distracting.....bad choice in my opinion
Sam Harris is always worth listening too,however the absence of that annoying “music “would be greatly appreciated.
projection
He obviously read Eckhart Tolle's "The Power of Now" Harris NEVER talked about things like this before that book. Glad it influenced him.
Pretty good on this one sam,it took me a long time to be a good listener and I still struggle with it when I’m listening to an idiot
Think about all the people who lived in this beautiful planet we live in and they've wasted it all with education,love, its truly sickening and embarrassing to make someone control your life and that i refuse you got 1 life don't follow society and other pointless shit control you because at the end of the day nothing matters that my opinion and may god have a place for us when we leave have a wonderful evening.
BhuddaSam 😄💕
Just the idea of God fulfills me in ways the world cannot nor any mans words can satiate. We should be happy when others believe in something. I should remember the Now and leave this video, because its preventing me from understanding now haahahhaa
Could someone be more eloquent
It's not the rhetoric that matters as much as the meaning and implication to what this man is saying. When you look beyond that you will find a blatant problem. If the present is all there is, and you should cherish and embrace the present, and there is no future, no god, no afterlife, no eternity... just the present... That's all you have... then wouldn't you be even more terrified to permanently lose it? Is it really so easy and simple to accept, that everything that you cherish including yourself and very essence will be obliterated for eternity in a blink of an instance? That my friend is very unsettling even for the most callous of people. I am not saying it is impossible not to fear death, I'm saying its not as simple or as easy as Harris makes it sound.
there were 333 likes ... i hesitated and then...
Nope. Simply being alive is not reason for your existence.
*yawn* Sad to see sam harris give in to new age nonsense
smh all these comments are praising him and there is some truth in what he is saying but it is not nearly as poignant and effective to "Overcoming the Fear of Death" as he seems. Has Sam Harris even ever been in a life or death situation? I bet you he wouldn't be so Zen then. The true warriors and the badasses who have actually faced death and had it surround them will listen to this civilian talk and shake their heads. Being fearless and showing courage in the face of death is not nearly as easy as this man makes it seem.
Totally agree with you. Sam is a very intelligent idiot
Still trying, Sam
Sam Harris....words is empty...meaningless