What Is Memento Mori? (Explained In 5 Minutes)
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- Опубліковано 19 вер 2024
- It’s worth asking, as the Stoics did, what were we really rushing through?
On the other side of whatever you’re doing, eventually, inevitably, is one thing. What you’re rushing towards is death. And you’re doing it at the expense of the present moment. You tell yourself that the future-the thing you’re after-will be better. But the truth is, it’s not guaranteed. The only thing for sure is now. In this video Ryan Holiday explains what memento mori is in under 5 minutes.
Seneca reminds us that death is something that’s happening here, even as you read this. The time that passes belongs to death, he says. What is lived we never get back. We are dying every minute, every second. When we hurry we are speeding that along.
That’s the purpose of memento mori-"remember that you will die.” It’s purpose is to make you slow down. To not rush through this moment but to exist in it. To be present for it. Even if it is mundane. Even if there is something else you’d rather be doing, even if what may come next is likely better.
And that’s why we made the Memento Mori Life Calendar.
The average human lifespan nowadays is 80 years. That means, your life is made up of (hopefully) 4,160 weeks. So the Memento Mori Life Calendar has 4,160 dots, each dot representing a week of your life and each row representing 2 years of your life. By filling in the Memento Mori Life Calendar every week, you will not only see how much life you've already lived (or as Seneca says, how much you’ve already died), but also how much life you've (hopefully) got left.
And of course, none of those to-be-filled-in dots are guaranteed. Every day it is true: this could be your last day on this planet. As wonderful as it would be if there was no such thing as death, we have to use death as a tool. We have to use it as a spur to move us forward. We have to let it stop us from looking forward to summer. And we have to be made better for the fact that we don’t know how much time we have. We never do. And we never will.
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Your store is broken. I tried to buy the coin, I was unable to check out as it popped up, and then went away.
Google says "Page not found"
A recommendation that really worked for me... walk in a cemetery every once in awhile. I look at all those tombstones, and know that one day I will be there too. Look at the dash between the dates. That is where we are.
Listen to The Smiths song Cemetery Gates. I think you'd enjoy it and it's lyrics.
I’ve totally done that! It’s transforming.
@@ehiggins360 Some people think I am weird, but honestly, it is really peaceful and makes you think. And you see generations of people there... almost meditative. Highly recommend.
I harmonize with your experience, brother. One thing that I do that is akin to this is reading obituaries. Memento Mori. Carpe Diem!
You see generations of people who’s time has come and gone. We still have what they would give anything for.
As Leonardo Da Vinci said: 'A day well spent brings restful sleep. A life well spent brings restful death.'.
The greatest tragedy of life is not death, but what we let die inside of us while we are living
I like that.
Wow! That is profound. 💙
That's depression I lost interest in art and I need to get it back because I want to be remembered for my art, and the necklace I wear as my memento mori.
I like this too, thank you!
The cynic in me thinks he took this idea so deeply to heart because it is a great sales angle. He’s just selling cleaners and coins
"No matter what anyone says or does, my task is be good."
This is probably my favorite Aurelius quote. I find it to be superior to the "golden rule".
The golden rule is precarious in my experience. We all have unique preferences in how we want to be spoken to, cared for etc. When I'm lazy enough to assume someone wants to be treated the same way I do, it often leads to friction. The key is being present enough around those I care about to learn how *they* want to be treated.
Which is the golden rule?
@@ganh222
Not exactly. Some people treat others poorly, because they expect to be treated poorly. This is acceptable within the perspective of the "golden rule".
Mango man attempts to treat people in the manner that those people want to be treated.
Marcus Aurelius suggests to be good to people, no matter what they do to you.
I believe the "golden rule" is based on the same idea, but simplified in a way that needs less critical thinking to understand. Children may struggle with weighing other people's opinions, so if you give them a kind of universal question they can ask themselves, "how would I feel if someone did this to me?" Then they can more easily assess the situation.
I don't think we're born with an inherent idea of what good is. I feel like that sentence belongs here somewhere
Thomas Paine ... my religion is to do good
This video found me at a phase of my life when I have been wasting so much of my time on wrong people and things that are harmful for me. Thank you so much for reminding me that being alive is a blessing and is not to be taken for granted.. 🌼
Totally!!
Memento Mori has helped me a lot. Move through anxiety to do things. I have a lot of issues with hypochondria, and still do... but I try and remind myself that I have today, I am well today, and that's it... make the most of it.
"Too late". Those words haunt all of us. Even as young as 18. They can torture endlessly no matter what you've lost, what you've never tried for. How easily they steal away our joy, our present, our life.
"Too late". How horrific the sound. I ask you to not let these words take whatever else remains here for you. They may have taken much, they might be true, but I plead with you to fight death back and love purely whatever you may still touch and speak to.
Do not let death take your spirit early as it whispers those words in your night. Get up, seize what remains, and fight.
slow down, what you are rushing is towards death.... thank you ryan i needed to hear that.
Thanks for introducing me to this philosophy, Ryan.
Your Welcome :)
Now can I introduce you to THE TRUTH OF GOD BROADCAST the best thing that ever hit youtube.
I worry about the death of those close to me. You are right though, value the people you have in your life right now 💗
If you purify your self and you worship your lord you won't any more if you do so dont worry still you have a time to search islamic region dont listen what media say about Islamic religion but you have to with your self and read noble Quran the word of Allah Quran
Thank you!! Definitely a humbling perspective ...your videos are gold ✨
Don’t rush. Be present. Don’t rush to death. Seize the moments. Even tucking in our children. Take your time! Tomorrow is not promised
I love Ryan’s momentum he’s got going I hope it continues stillness is the key
I started my studies on stoicism about 8 months ago and it really changed my life. It's really mindblowing to see life through this filter. I'm reading Meditations - such a wise man Marcus Aurelius was - and I got inspired to kinda do the say and journal about my thoughts, values and make reminders to myself
I learned two lessons in the video
1 How to avoid procrastination
2 Affiliate marketing.
You asked how? Be a good storyteller and see how people give you all the attention.
You recommend them the product that enhance the topic.
Thank you.
At least since 60 years I have practiced in this thought and so doing have reached my 87 years of age. Finally I don't have to remind myself, because now I know it as a fact and feel better with 'carpe diem' and 'amor fati'. 😁😁 You are great, so clear and cool. Love to listen..
Ryan, Appreciate your devotion to the Stoic life and its precious teaching. This is especially a clear and vital teaching.Live now, live powerfully , giving your best to the gift of a new day. Thank you.
One of the best videos on the topic so far... so much detail that opens our eyes to new perspectives...
I was out jogging several months ago in my neighborhood I run against traffic so I can see cars coming at me. And it’s only a 25 mph speed limit. Well some crazy person coming from behind me crossed the entire road at about 70 mph and came within a foot or 2 of hitting me. The air pressure from the car passing me nearly knocked me off balance that’s how close it was. I did not hear her coming as I was listening to music. Not that I would have had much time to react if I wasn’t anyway. If she had hit me I’d probably be dead. This really woke me up
No headphones while on a road...cause shit happens.
Glad you’re still with us!
You have no chance of survival if you can’t here
This being why I don't even take designated bike paths when less crowded streets are available. Following some idiotic rules can get you killed.
This is like medicine to the soul, im a 32 year old Muslim man and to my surprise this video reminds me of our dear prophet’s saying that one should always keep talking about death because it will end all known pleasures. That way ull always be really! This is amazing
I now understand why in art Memento Mori death and vanity is put together. A skull and a mirror you will often see
*MEMENTO MORI!*
*We are just the " - " between our birth year and the year we are died as written on our tombstone!*
*POWER!!!*
I am thankful for every day above ground, no matter what. I am delighted to have reached 50 and am sure it is because of quitting alcohol at 35. Alcohol is not our friend.
Thank you so much Ryan
Much love from London uk 🇬🇧
I write Momento Mori on my forearm before I start work, really helps with perspective with all the trivial nonsense that comes my way. I think it’s about time I made it permanent with a tatoo
Thinking about it too
Ryan, thank you man. Great content.
Don’t rush through it because what you’re rushing towards is death.
Dang, I felt that.
"You being dead is like being stupid. It's only painful to other people". Ricky Gervais.
Thank you for changing my life daily 🙏
Thank you Sir for all the work you do.
The moment we're born is the moment we are dying.
Ryan Holiday is the most influential stoic of our time. No one can argue that.
Another great clip -- and reminder -- Ryan!!
I literally was opening my momento mori necklace and half way through opening it decided to open UA-cam. This was the first recommendation. I believe less and less in coincidence the older I get. 🤣
It's the government listening to you
@@dareelcabbagelord1332 Right when I was reading this, I had just finished putting a webcam cover on my laptop 🤣. I think there are more bugs in the walls 😳
I agree. cherish family and loved ones. That is the most painful part
This concept has helped me alot, even got it tattooed on me
As a Mexican, I was raised to say goodbye to everyone before I left. You never know when it's the last goodbye
I totally agree with that phrase on the coin. That is how I try to live everyday. What I do disagree with is the simplistic "life is short". I tend to think the opposite. Life is long. It is only short, if you do nothing with it. I had an ex who used to say, "life is short" and she never used to do anything with her life. That phrase always made me feel uneasy.
*we have to value every day thanks Ryan!!*
You know in college I only enjoyed ethics because my professor explained things in a way that a 17-18 year old me back then can understand. In fact I loved ethics more than my Philosophy class
I wish you had been my teacher in my 1st semeseter at uni back then when I was 17
Thank you sooo so much for this kee it up and have a great day
I'm pretty sure I have a good grasp of the Stoic principles and I don't understand why the value of them diminishes in my mind over a relatively short time and leaves me, perhaps a little advanced in the direction that I want, but generally speaking, my actions slowly become less important and I return, nearly to where I began. Can anyone explain that path to me, because I'll be buggered if I get it. Great content though Ryan. Keeps me coming back and at least continuing to make intermittent effort in the right direction.
This happens to me too. So I have written down many principles and read them occasionally. Also you have to somehow ram these into your subconscious mind. Hope this helps
The older you get the more this means something, I carry your coin as a reminder. I hope everyday I wake up to enjoy my extra time on the face of this earth
Hello Ryan, I really hope that you will read this comment....
I work as a volunteer at humanitarian organisation at SK/UA borders, that focuses on providing humanitarian support to the Ukraine, especially to the western part, which is overcrowded with refugees from the east.
Right now, I´m spending a few days at home, having a break, but I can feel that really I´m strugling with my mental health. Getting in touch with war is traumatizing and some of my coleagues, who work there from the start of the war, are in even much worse state.
In the past, stoicism, and especially your work, helped me to get through some bad shit. But now, I have no idea how to use it...
Cold you make a video about how to use stoicism to deal with trauma? Or, if you did already in the past, send me some link?
Me and my coleagues would really appreciate something like this right now.
Big Thanks.
Martin
Now just talking about Memento Mori. It really scared my soul out of me at first because it's such a powerful, but scary fact to accept: you're gonna die. Everyone of us know deep down this is true, but we usually try so hard not to think about it, or even to deny it, that it was really a journary to get in touch and accept this fact. Nevertheless, once you do accept and let this determine how you do things, what you put your time, attention and prensence on, how you talk to people and, most importantly, what you do when there's nobody to see it's really life-changing.
Everyday we live we are one-day closer to the day that we leave here.
I just joined youtube! You have been a great inspiration.
Memento mori is not the bad news at all. Actually, it is the ultimate solution for everything.
A clever person thinks - why should I be worried when everybody and everything perishes?
its quite a nihilistic way of looking at things,
but also quite an emotionally stabling ideal
its interesting
That Seneca statement got me thinking seriously..."This is our big mistake; to think we look forward towards death. Most of the death is already gone. Whatever has passed is owned by death...and for sure , we die day"
Every morning when I awake, I purposely think, "Is already a perfect day." I can bet that most of us seldom think about the fact that every new morning is a "perfect gift", and that the rest of the day is free and unknown. While reading one of my books, for the first time again, a passage caught my attention, and I decided to post that selection which is something different than the usual themes concerning fear, despair, violence and worries.
"The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; "THEY ARE NEW EVERY MORNING; great is thy faithfulness."
Lamentation 3: 22-23
P. S. I don't profess a religion.
Carlos A. Ávila Fdez
I'm sorry but I don't see how you can read one of your books for the FIRST time again? I must know if this was a typo or intended lol
@@dareelcabbagelord1332 ; I’m sorry, but is obvious that you haven’t heard or read that phrase before.
The phrase ‘for the first time again’ implies ‘reading’ again a book that you have read before. I hope this helped you understand why the ‘phrase’.
@@dareelcabbagelord1332 ; There are many songs with that phrase for the title.
@@CarlosAvila-et8ko thanks but you didn't have to be condescending about it
@@dareelcabbagelord1332 ; I apologize if it came across that way. Please, advise where it is condescending.
I had my best intention when I commented. I enjoy your videos and your wisdom.
Adorei o video! I loved this video! greetings from PT
Part 1: A Daily Reminder
Part 2: Death is happening right now
Part 4: What is essential?
Part 5: Every new day is a bonus
Where is the Part 3? May be it could be "Say no to a lot of things" or "Value time more than money/possesions"?))
Thank you for the message in this video! It's beautiful discover ancient greek philosophy, and we can see how modern they were.
In Italy there are monks (Monaci Certosini) which, instead of say "Hi / hello/ good morning", when they meet people, they say "Remember that you have to die".
How does one deal with the thoughts of impulsivity or forgetting about the consequences of one's actions today when one will actually still live tomorrow? I'm finding it difficult to apply memento mori when one has to deal with people especially, since people and connections can still matter yrs in the future. Memento mori seems to me for short-term goals, or thinking in terms of scarcity.
Although I do realize it's a matter of prioritization, do what one can do for a long-term goal if that's what matters to someone, enjoy the process and all that.
Also, not missing the opportunity to say “I love you”, or “you know, you are hurting me”. It gives you a new day to make different choices for yourself. Starting a lifestyle. Engaging in new hobbies. Writing that book you always wanted. Or leaving the abusive relationship behind.
I discovered Ryan when I was absolutely lost as to what I wanted after the surprise fail of a relationship. He gave me the gift of finding myself worth without external judgement. Or altering my behavior to appease others. Every day is a new day to improve. Even one thing about myself by 1%. Even if I fail, I tried.
@@valsptsd814 love it
As soon as I saw death is happening now I got chills 😅
Powerful. Powerful. Powerful.
I look forward to it everyday. Literally. There is nothing to look forward too. No purpose. I’m not needed. Not loved.
Perhaps? Give your time where u are needed. Volunteer at the animal shelter or food bank. There are groups in need.
There is a drop in down my street. The folks may seem rough etc. They appreciate the consistency of folks.
All the best. U need to put in effort for a better outlook. Things also don't always pan out. Keep trying. A prayer for u.
Thanka for the insight
This was interesting. What does the writing on the bottom of the calendar says? Thank you.
"This is our big mistake: think we look forward toward to death. Most of death is already gone. Whatever time has passed is owned by death. We die every day. Seneca"
@@aalekswhite This just spoke to my soul🙌🙏
It's hard to think consciously about death, even if you're older. A way i prefer is to ask myself "if someone appeared out of nowhere and pointed a gun at my face, asking to justify for him not to press the trigger, would i be able to give a convincing argument?". 99.9999% of us live totally pointless lifes of permanent distractions. Sadly, so am i.
'You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think' (Marcus Aurelius)
Momento Mori reminds be to appreciate each day!
Would love to see another analysis of amor fati soon! 🙏🏽
thats nietzsches
Hi Ryan, I’ve just found your channel. Just a question, does your shop deliver to New Zealand? Thank you.
*At work I feel like a ghost, I get my Mail Clerk things done when people are busy doing their work.**I stop to talk to the nice ones and continue on my way.*
*Alan Watts told us to not suffer doing your work make it like play, and since I need the insurance my job provides I have that mindset doing the same thing daily.* *Hobbies are therapy too.*
*Memento Mori means that I don't have time to do everything I want to do, but I have to try and be content with doing my best.* *There is no time to wallow in self pity or other troubling mindsets, when there is so much to do.*
A friend shared this video. I appreciate the message, live as if today is my last day, be present and self-aware, be who I’d want to be remembered as honestly. I did notice that the is no Part 3 in this video . . . Only parts 1, 2, 4 and 5. Was this an oops? I feel that a part 3 was mentioned, just forgot the placard. Thanks for the quick explanation of memento mori.
If you are reading this it means you are a legend, you survived corona
Don't waste your life
_I hope one day you will achieve Your Dream/Ambition_
*WORK HARD FOR IT AND KEEP MOVING FORWARD*
It's because we cannot help but fear death, especially if we like being alive.
I suppose you'd have to somehow overcome the anxiety aspect surrounding that to think about it without it paralyzing your action and making you seek comfort and safety. After all this is preprogrammed survival behavior. Perhaps numbing yourself to fear by doing things that are dangerous?
Marcus Aurelius: "The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts."
I saw a really nice memento mori tattoo on the inside forearm. I was only going to have one tattoo on me, but I think I’m going to get this one.
Just got “Memento Mori” tattooed on my hand
I'd love to get a coin that on one side says memento mori, and on the reverse memento vivere (which, and i probably have it wrong, i take as Remember To Live)... they're the two ohrases I'd ever consider getting tattooed... if i was the inking type 😅
Life is NOT short. It is the longest thing anyone can possibly do
Thank You very much 🙇🏻♀️🙏
I thank god each day foe each breath so I was aware of the idea u gave it a name :) I like it
Unus Annus helped me learn this.
We are not insulated from tragedy ! Tragedy is the main focus of most news tv movies . Difficult to avoid tragedy pain suffering negative information .
Thank you.
Life is short? Thank God!
This is the message of the Orthodox
Remember death and you will never sin.
Outstanding!
Just under a year ago, I got the phrase tattooed on my neck.
So every time I see it, I have to remember.
Each letter is bout an inch tall, and runs from side to side.
Living each day to the fullest.
How would you compare it to “Pulvis et umbra sumus / 'We are dust and shadows'?
unus annus
NOT ORIGINAL ... but worth repeating:
Remember friend, as you pass by
As you are now, so once was I
As I am now, so shall you be
Remember, friend, Eternity
Thanks for your video - appreciated.
I’ve always said, on my tombstone I want
Name, birth date, city - the quote “ I had a good run”, death date, city.
... "don't rush through this, because what You are rushing towards, is Death..."
This.
You can't really understand this until you watch a loved one die.
it’s a really cool tattoo is what it is
This is so good.
I will speak to myself everyday, “Memento mori”.
I carry a coin that is a morgan silver dollar that was engraved on the front and back to include a skull with flowing hair on the front and a skeletonized bird on the back. It's my reminder of life and death.
I don’t want the last words on my deathbed to be “I never lived.”
1:12 shake speare said one third of his thoughts is about the grave after he retired
Be present in the current moment. Make the most of everyday.
Aces of Spaces from Destiny 2...... Yep.. thats why im here
I think about life every single day.im scared of how i will i pass. When and where
At seventy -four, each new day is a horrible curse, not a blessing. My response to ''Memento Mori'' is ''Bring It On ASAP!'' I often think of hastening the process, since whether I live like Marcus Aurelius or Jeffrey Dahmer for the horrible days remaining to me will no matter. I'm afraid that my weakness has made my Stoicism collapse into nihilism.
Thank you
Unnus Annus my fellow knowers!