STRENGTH OF CHARACTER - Shaolin Masters Shi Heng Yi talks Marcus Aurelius
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A great phrase that made me genuinely laugh.
"A stoic is just a buddhist with an attitude."
The ironey of "stoic" is that every experienced person knows that threw this method nothing peaceful or paths to positive enlightment will be brought about because this practice makes a person cold and less human! These are large problems with false teachings making others feel this is how you gain strength! It's very dangerous! People are designed to be as they are for a reason! To much synthetic imagery! God bless and believe what makes your life better so the parts for mine and others will fit naturaly without conflict
@@nathanmciver6496 This is not stoicism. Stoicism does not tell you to discard your feelings. Stoicism and the word "stoic" is misunderstood by many. Many books and commentaries speak on this point such as "The Practicing Stoic" by Farnsworth.
@@nathanmciver6496 Stoicism doesn't disregard feelings, it's an observation on how the mind and body works. By having this understanding you can manage your emotions and feelings better but you don't show extreme set of emotions in high stress situations i.e. an argument or a heated debate, you show a relaxed mind and a thoughtful due process. Yes it is perfectly natural to act angry in that situation but stoicism promotes you to think about a better outcome. In a way it is fighting your natural instincts and almost becoming more robotic but it's a balance, the reason you need to be self-aware is because it gives you the cleanest decisions and you'll end up winning most of your encounters in life because of your thoughtfulness. This mental edge is an advantage to have over those who have ZERO control over their mind and emotions, having it is a plus but being too stoic does impede your judgement because human emotion is apart of human life but to be objectively truthful, stoicism is the way.
Good answer :)
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Real power is self-discipline.
Real power, is control, over oneself.
Lord knows I need to get that second line through my thick skull.
That Monk told us to stay grounded and not get caught in ambition
He is not saying to not have ambition. Ambition is what made him strive. It the maturation force that makes us all strive/survive.
@@andrewpipitone1572 im not saying that either, i just say that dont let your ambition make your Head too big
@@andrewpipitone1572 the comment reads “don’t get *caught”* , not “do not have”
Stoic and monk philosophy are two different reality
@@anwarkhalil5634 there only one reality men, maybe you mean different philosophy
Master's words so powerful that it took me 13 minutes to realize there was a dog chillin behind him.
Same, I had to do a double take when I noticed
What Shi Heng Yi says in this video reminds me of a quote by Frank Herbert from one of the Dune novels:
All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptible. Such people have a tendency to become drunk on violence, a condition to which they are quickly addicted.
Pathocracy is sadly possible under any political-economic system, but it happens consistently under all types of extremism. Maoist-Stalinists, Fascist versions of Corporatism, XR types, the aggressively nasty embarrassments to vegans, and AnCaps, the most hilariously selfish of all
That's actually a trick to get you to elect people like Herbert to office, I say this as a Herbert lover who even read his son's continuation. You want to avoid warlike people and elect wise, shaman-like men, yes? Because you're a smart, modern, new person and not one of those old fuddy-duddies, right? As a person who wants power and probably has a pathological personality let me just tell you that thought was set up for you by one of us to remove you from our competition and force you to vote for a pathological power-seeker without knowing it.
Whoever you think is a non-pathological personality will turn out to be the most pathological personality, because it's "sword point" is facing you, you are seeing it from it's attack angle where it is hardest to actually look at. Anyway it's like 93% people like you who screw up society when they think they've found the non-pathological personality when really they just found a sociopath. Everyone you've ever felt good voting for was a sociopath, that is the normie condition, that is how anything got like this at all.
@@Suiseisexy wow that is one big strawman you just made, why don’t you take it to the desert and make a festival out of it?
You know one of the major points of Herbert’s novels is to not put your trust in anyone in a position of power right?
@@glos7569 I'll keep that in mind when I make my entirely binary choice between great houses in the voting booth, then
I love this man! He’s so calm and just at peace … wow! Among so many other great qualities in 1 human . Just blows my mind. 😇❤️👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️
In a high paced environment, listening to Shi Heng Yi is a breath of fresh air.
I even listened at 1x !!!
Genuinely so
This Shaolin Master just mentioned Star Wars. Never had a favorite Shaolin Master until just now. That was cool lol
OmG sTaR wArS. Bro cut back on the soybean oil, fluoride, and funko pops.
@@SpencerLemayno need to be rude lol
"Omg the monk mentioned my favorite nerd sh*t" Get a better hobby Jesus christ
@@Snoike Wise words master keyboard warrior *bows… pathetic 🤣🤣🤣
@@WildLachii this doesn’t offend me. To the contrary it’s entertaining to see morons waste their time trying to say some dumb shit online to someone they don’t know. Very “brave”people online🤣🤣🤣
I'm always delighted to listen to Master Shi Heng Yi, almost like listening to an older cousin
Strength is not to be found in the amount of force exerted towards something outside, but in holding on to the connection with the germinating power within
is this how to achieve TRUE POWER?
I love these interviews with Shi Heng Yi.
He has such an interesting perspective on these quotes and ideas and only talks after he really thought about it.
Truly inspiring!
Agreed, I loved to see that he paused before he spoke and made sure to properly build his point of view from the base on up over some time. It's easy to try and rush to the conclusion and more or less blurt the answer, it's much harder to then go back and explain the details of how you got there.
I think this is a huge issue which took root as the norm in our interaction - the perceived need to keep the convo going and even a second of pause being perceived as 'out of the norm'. As someone with a mild stutter it gave me a perspective on it I wouldn't have otherwise. Even stopping for half a second or a second to compose myself and get the word out will have people auto-completing my sentence, rolling eyes, slightly building up nervousness etc.
Also pause and slower speech, and speaking less but making each word count shifts the weight of the topic and this is uncomfortable for most people, I found. While not every chit-chat has to be profound and serious, I think we would greatly benefit from ocassionally behaving as such, even in personal interactions, not just academic, philosophical and whatnot 'official' ones.
tl;dr we could all profit from being more chill :)
" I totalky agree ,lack of character and weakness cause people to abuse power..".
Give a man riches, power, and status, and his true character will be revealed.
The Ego revealed.
i dont know what to say about this... i dont think normal average people have fake characters. power and riches puts a ton of pressures and strains on you, which is simply logical, if you think about it. of course not all people are strong and some are gonna crack.
Yes, Power only reveals the seeds burried below consciousness …
So all our seeds are corrupt?
Respect love and gratitude. Pushing forward
I simple love how Master Shi Heng Yi takes time to think about his answers - it really shows how much knowledge this man have to dig and then forms a sensible answer
No disrespect to the Master Shi but knowledge is ignorance. In reality there is no time to formulate your answers.
Life is spontaneous, if you have to think about it it merely implies that the idea you have of yourself is getting in the way of the flow of life.
A stream will flow nicely until you created a conflict by stepping in it. Formulating your answers suggests your are trying to conduct or shape the reality.
In reality there is nobody who lives a life, there is only life
@@truthisnotanopinion71 nice
Knowledge is power .wisdom is in how you use it .
True knowledge applied, can be positive.
The science of the Anglo linear language, may be a expression of Male, the science of non linear language may be female.
A truly remarkable human being. Humble but with knowledge and experience from a background of that knowledge from such a long time
Our weakness get exposed by testing. Many are called, few are chosen. Higher obtainment & Divinity doesn't Call the qualified only, the Called must be qualified. It's in Loyalty to Ones Nature consistently that heightens our Heights. The Power doesn't Corrupt, it's the Man that is Corruptible. The Power doesn't belong to Us, this we must realize & remain Humble.
Love this teaching. Thanking you with Gratitude and Humility 😌
Beautiful comment! Potent!
@@salmonruss Thank you kind Sir😌
omg stop with the capital first letters..
@@andreww4751 omg is the glass have empty or half full🤔
Power of saying no.
The genesis of information is the moment of recognition of distinctness.
Love these interviews and seeing and hearing the way he considers each question as if it's the most important question he ever heard. LOTS to learn here. Thank You both for being great guides for life.
Power is more likely to lead to corruption if it was not gained through a natural progression. This often happens when the power is simply inherited, where the inheritor did not experience consequences. You see this in civilizations where one generation worked hard to achieve power, but then this power corrupts the following generations who simply inherited it. It also happens with poor people who win the lottery, because the power was not gained in a progression, which is necessary to understand how to use your power, the poor lottery winner loses his wealth pretty fast. I think whether power corrupts or not, depends on, at least partly, how you gained it.
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I disagree.
Many corrupted evil doer started from scratch. What you are doing is a form of projection. I am getting powerful, from my own hand and I do not want to be evil... Therefore people who do like me are not evil.
Evil comes from choosing the easy path. I could easily become evil by choosing the fastest crooked path to my goal, but I can choose an hardest path that is good.
@@Frank_havre_creation Power will corrupts period, even if you earned it eventually it will corrupt you( Which is why small govt in western society is supposed to be a thing) But probably later than someone who was born with it. You're both right.
Power don't corrupt.
It's very Newtonian and all.
Power just transforms, .. quite like energy and electricity.
This transformation is being regarded as corruption most often.
Simplicity is in the eye of the beholder to.
As is complexity!
O well, try and tell 'them' that!
Who them are? 😂
Anyone who listens duh!
The observation is flawed, so therefore most conclusions that derive from that are too.
Well to succumb to the temptation of power IS weakness. Corruption IS weakness.
I’ve now listened to a wise Shaolin Master discuss philosophy within reference to Star Wars. What a start to the day that is!
Merci infiniment pour cette vidéo inspirante. Les mots de Shi Heng Yi sont, comme à chaque fois, tellement bénéfiques 🙏❤
It’s very lovely to see Loki the dog slept peacefully near by Shifu Shi Heng Yi ❤
Very kind soul and a wonderful dog
I am so glad you are featuring shi heng yi - hope you interview a lot of similarly thought provoking people
Sifu Shi Heng Yi. Thank you for your wisdom, always an honor to listen your words. Warm greetings from Beijing.
I loved receiving the wisdom here. The truth is that I can see this so clearly - people who have abused their power or used it unwisely were weak in character. This recognition dissolves my fear of power which is something I believed true - that power corrupts- because I didn't quite grasp this. Thank you! May we discover our incorruptible Source and nature 🙏❤️🔥🙏
Yes the age old question of
why the ish always occupies
places of 'power' here.
Wherever here is... 😄
By far the greatest lessons of leadership.
Listen very, VERY carefully.
I lived the nightmares he speaks of.
He knows.
Definitely, power can not corrupt. The character is corruptible. Power is nothing with out the character.
Very interesting talk. Thank you.
I have seen people who get even a little bit of power and already abuse it.
Everyone is weak in some respect, it is impossible to be perfect, therefore there is always a corruption of character when power is involved. No one is safe from it, it is delusional to pretend you are.
The way he speaks, makes me calm and attentive to every word. Also I need to stay grounded and take time to think on what I am doing right now. Thx for this talk, to both of you.
I just found your channel and I like it also the mindset of Mr. Yi. Being humble is I think the most important personal quality that some people don´t have or won´t have.
Great interview!
Well said 🙏 Thank you very much!
I love that he says that the people of substance notice when they may be corrupt with their power rather than claiming that they no longer have the urge. They have the urge, but also the power to overcome that urge.
This was brilliant, mate, Cheers! I look forward to your other videos with Sifu Shi.
This exactly why in classical 8-limbed yoga the first two limbs (yama and niyama) form the moral and ethical basis for the practice. The ancient yogis recognized that the highly trained mind is extremely powerful and so they wanted people to develop good character before gaining access to such power, otherwise the teachings of yoga could result in great suffering and destruction while their aim is to reduce suffering.
Power does not corrupt. Weakness in character leads to corruption.
Yes and a corrupt person with power then negatively affects the surrounding more then a person without power does
Thank you for your wisdom master
Sifu. Great rooting in reality and spirituality. Loving your voice, I believe that the approach you have in your thoughts and comments to our contemporary world bring us together learning from the past but acknowledging our present and the consequences of our actions to ourselves and to others. What we do in our life matters in its consequences. In that sense, responsibility may be the ultimate power. Thank you and to you Mulligan Brothers. My name is Carolina.
He is delightful to listen to
This is true Chinese wisdom made manifest. True Chinese Philosphy ❤️.
This philosophy is found in many cultural as well as traditions, not just China. But I respect and acknowledge the wisdom from this Shaolin monk.
Thanks you very much for share this kind of videos and knowledge. It is so usefull. I really love and enjoy this life's lessons.
That was a really great interview.
Just what I needed today, "Thank You" 🙏☮ 😊
Thank you!
I love this video content; very powerful, and very convincing. I love your voice, Vishen, and life looks good on you now. Blessings,
THANCK YOU SO MUCH
it's exactly what i needed to hear tonight!!!!! amituofo
“Defend the weak and the fatherless, uphold the cause of the poor and of the oppressed” Psalm 82:3
“My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion forever” psalm 73:26.
“When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan” Psalm 29:2
Thank god a video without music
You. Are brave I have to retreat in prayer
Thank you 🙏 and I’ve so much respect for master my humble hero and his helping people all over the world…. I hope one day to bow infront of you of appreciation ❤
shifu shi heng yi knowledge and wisdom
Everyday stoic is getting as I am falling short of too, it’s not just reciting the words of these wise men like Marcus, pythogarus, Solomon, Epictetus, ect, he’s actually engaging now in the forefront with these monks.
So thankful to you my brethren, you saved me from myself last year, and are still doing it, I’ll step up my game and not be in the world of just oldly scripture, but in our modern engaging as well.
God bless brethren.
A Very Special video William with real Monk
Excellent - thank you.
Thank you for the video!🤗
Thanks for the support, hope it helps you
THANK YOU MASTER
This is such a fresh air, always agreed with the saying of to be in monk mode, you have to be in a monk like environment, is among other monks.
This is parallel with Laotzu who said, just to listen to wickedness is already the beginning of wickedness, this is synonymous with king David and Solomon, whom said he who is among fools will be the fool, he who is among the wise will become wise, who they did not tolerate wickedness around them. Jim rhon, said a lot of our habits, ethics and principles must be maintained, it’s like a garden, once you let the weeds take over you will lose the garden.
One of my biggest problems is I have to accept where I am and solidify my self, I am not where I am suppose to be, and am falling off course, have to give it the Zig ziglar approach and grade my self, not just credential wise, but emotionally, and spiritually, I can’t keep conning my self, I have to be blunt and truthful that I’m not okay.
And then make the proper steps to get a grip on my reality. It was fascinating how he used Star Wars as philosophical and analogies, I made a mistake also by getting away from anything modern, and only dipping into the books of stoicism, Marcus Aurelius meditations, Gautama Buddha’s Dhammapada is super helpful and the Bible’s proverbs and psalms is my go to.
But I cannot fade into just the mere words of these scriptures, suttas and verses, but also like he said about our time, which is modern that needs it’s up keep, like he said, testing, which means truly acknowledging it.
I…must acknowledge my priorities and shortcomings and not be delusional that I’m doing small steps and fine with being in grief, agony, sorrow and woes, but instead fully engaging it, to the fullest extant to where instead of being complacent, idle and letting my thoughts slip, I can grasp onto my bearings of mind boy and spirit.
Like he said, we know it’s just a plastic statue, but it is apart of the discipline, everything effects everything else, to slack in one devotion, will seep into another discipline, this is why I must keep the practice of each hood habit in check.
Thank you brethren. Namaste 🙏
Nice talk very knowledgeable. Know thyself, if I know my body and it’s function then I’ll know your body and it’s functions- know thyself very essence of our existence ☀️
So Good
You Guys are kicking Ass!
Inspire Change !!!
It’s just so awesome that you’ve taken this subject matter! And Used the modern platforms and a desire and a passion and a drive to change what is! As a 52 yr old man - father of 2 husband, small businessman the topics you are addressing are so Timely So Important and so Needed!
As a former martial artist - someone that struggles to make ends meet consistently- who knows and knew that there was and is more to life than the idea of Dog Eat Dog mentality - BUT rather a new and better way - that is NOT weak, or weakness , but rather quite the opposite-
It’s so funny in a way that Shi-[ Shaolin master - Europe] brings in the Jedi!
It could be thought of as silly! BUT even now as an older man the ideals where good triumphs of evil - whether it’s Clint Eastwood in all his westerns - whether it’s Bruce Lee- whether it’s Bob Marley 2 of my favorites- the themes are usually the same. Use the power for good! For “ RIGHT”
While that’s one aspect -
What you guys are doing is so much deeper-
- For My 12 year old and myself and for all people-
Regardless of the perceived circumstances whether teasing at school/ perceived slight at school , peers / fitting in / the sooner we can teach our Children and ourselves to NOT only trust the rational and the head solutions but that the INTENTion Behind an action and a self awareness, along with a deep trust of the “Universe” NOT only the head the integration of intuition / confidence trust -
And something I heard Calle Steph sacred 7 which I bet are in some format also in the Shaolin teachings
- that’s say
YOU ARE ALL THESE ATTRIBUTES- always remember
YOU ARE JOY
YOU ARE PEACE
YOU ARE STRENGTH
YOU ARE COURAGE
YOU ARE GRATITUDE
YOU ARE HUMILITY
YOU ARE LOVE
As each of us at any and all ages hopefully sooner than later take on the importance of our purpose the facts that we all learn differently that just because the masses do something and it’s the customary way does NOt mean it’s your way!
If there is any way for me to help spread your messages / mission it seems very much aligned with my internal way!
I never really thought of myself as intellectual nor a student and in the last several years I have with the listening ability to books podcasts you content for example I’ve “ read “ more then in my entire 48yrs prior and what’s funny is that no mater what the philosophy the practice is- they often sound so much the same and thus solidifies the belief I hold that WE are ALL way Lee similar than we are different!
Cheers
Thanks
Cory Hewitt
"Stop dreaming so much. Stay on the ground. And bow to this plastic statue...
...We all know it's a plastic statue. We know that. But still, it's our honest way of behaving. To still sometimes humble yourself."
Love it.
THANK YOU🌹
Fantastic content.
Super inspiring. He is one of the wisest men of our time.
Really interesting about the Jedi thing. There’s many in depth videos examining their philosophy, comparing their stoic-like practice against the more Nietzschean Sith.
Awesomeness
That's perfect, I'll paraphrase it "When you forget who you are, what your mission is, and why you were given power, that is when power can corrupt you easily."
Ok added to watch later this day
I love how there’s no music in the background. Keep it up
We got it backwards. Absolute power doesn’t corrupt. Absolute power attracts the corruptible.
The dog on the couch has mastered meditation 😂
Marcus Aurelius was a leader whose philosophy was based on good foundations, morals and ethics. He learned philosophy and was trained not for power or privilege but because he displayed attributes which were sound and balanced. It was even ordered that he be adopted by a different family to provide him the correct social status. He was not born into wealth and due to this should never have held the positions he held throughout his life. Becoming emperor was never a position he sought and eventually only agreed to it if he could co-lead. Fascinating history.
Thank you
Amazing
It has been a pleasure to see the Master´s way of arguimentation, yet, I expected you , the interviewer, to come up with more of Marcus Aurelius ´s quotations to see hear the comments of the Master. May be, for the enext time. Paul,67
only after 13 minutes i notice the cute dog behind this master
OHHH WONDERFUL BEAUTIFUL MANIPURA DRAGON. EVEN THE STRONG GET WEAK.. it takes strength to be weak is it not so? A Tyrant is a weak man. not the one who can self reflect and cry and apply correction. Ase. May your spirit continue to connect me to my authentic divine self. Power how you touch A life with Golden light and G2d smiles .ASE
Good job
Спасибо ❤
Great power, morality, awareness, utilizing true purpose ❤
Amituofo shifu
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shi heng yi knows his stuff, very cool:)
Frank Herbert said, that power attracts corruptible people.
If you set up a throne for a good man, he'll get weary of constantly fighting off all the evil bastards who want it more than he does.
They'll constantly stir the pot to turn people against him, until he takes the criticism of people he tried to serve as permission to leave.
What a Great talk between two men of deep thought!!
Money and power only magnify what is already inside.
Shaolin are the quintessential masters of "VIPer" training.
Masters of both primal control and eclipse. . . of the self. Masters of their lightbox. Power is not only just physical. It transcends that. One key is balance.
Knowledge is power!
I was going to say power is a tool, a tool cant corrupt you, but it sets a condition were it amplify s temptation of our weaknesses and vices.
“We all know it’s a plastic statue… we know that.” - Master Shi Heng Yi politely calling us idiots 😂
It's the idea of the stone buddha. I remain impervious to the outside. Unresponsive to change, remain pure within the mind.
I like him. I feel like we would have a great convo
More power , more responsibility, more stress.
Power takes down the restraints that inhibit the expression of a persons base nature. A person can either be better or worse.
Loki is sleepy 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Ngl i wasnt expecting to hear about duality between the siths and the jedi but im here for it.
What I learned about this is Jedi have ethical power and darth Vader uses his power of emotion to gain more power. Yes.
4:18 - 4:38 That quote itself is dare I say powerful.
🙋♀️Тема 👍Зачем и для чего вам такая сила? Большой объем силы + слабый ум + слабый характер - может убить вас как человека. А кто вам дал эти знания...?! Учитель контролирует и себя и учеников. Это большой труд и ответственность. Горжусь вами мастер. Здоровья, мудрости и сил вам❣️🌹
сильный характер знает, почему?
@@10-AMPM-01 Знает сильный ум , свет!, что они ищут по всей земле?
What is Power? Power is the ability to direct or influence the beliefs, the perceptions, the behavior(s)/actions or the course of events in the lives of people(s), present, future or both. That's power.