“Shower him with all earthly blessings, drown him in happiness completely, over his head, so that only bubbles pop up on the surface of happiness, as on water; give him such economic satisfaction that he no longer has anything left to do at all except sleep, eat gingerbread, and worry about the non-cessation of world history - and it is here, just here, that he, this man, out of sheer ingratitude, out of sheer lampoonery, will do something nasty. He will even risk his gingerbread, and wish on purpose for the most pernicious nonsense, the most non-economical meaninglessness, solely in order to mix into all this positive good sense his own pernicious fantastical element.” - Dostoevsky - Notes from Underground If you want a cracking deal on a VPN use my code below 😁 🌐 Get SURFSHARK VPN at surfshark.deals/NAKEDGURU Enter promo code NAKED GURU for an exclusive Surfshark discount and 4 extra months for free!
I am forever grateful for my earthly blessings, sleep and gingerbread. Pernicious nonsense has never been a part of my life and idle hands have never gotten me into trouble. I find joy in health, fitness, nature and love.
These little videos calm me down. I am still in the US and it truly is difficult to stay grounded and at peace. Thank you..much love to you and your beautiful family!
I have now turned 65 and live in Isaan with my Thai wife , who still works, while I look after our 3 dogs and half an acre of tropical garden. Much more happy in Thailand , the West is getting worse.....
@@americaninthailand8760 The West has fallen. They're still warm from the remnant glowing embers of what used to be a beacon, a watchfire. But it's all out and all the fuel has been burned. Yet many don't yet realise that the fire is out. 47. Nakhon Phanom. Wife is 34. We're building our future together far from the maddening crowds, and hopefully far from the turmoils and pain that will soon engulf my place of origin.
Tiss is such a smart boy and seems to be absorbing all the influences around him like a sponge. I doubt if he would have given the same answer or even been thinking about such things at his age if he had been born and raised in UK or anywhere in the so called “developed world”. He is such a caring boy who is one with his surroundings. I am sure he must make you and Damo so proud.❤😊
“The blind cannot lead the blind,” said Paramahansaji. Ryan, you are a “naked guru” in progress. You recognize your short-comings while appreciating the beauty of life, love, and family. You have experience in life that even a mature, critical thinking person can appreciate. Your life experiences make you uniquely qualified to provide suggestions to the seeker. Thank you for your ‘unique’ insights, and nakedly exposing yourself to those of us who appreciate every moment in life with you 🙏🏼 Postscript: You have such a beautiful family.
Some really wise words Ryan. My father lived to a good age because he was always busy. Keep busy and have a daily plan. There is only so much relaxing in the garden with a beer you can do. Good point on kids as well. Good kids are a product of good parenting….you have a great little lad there!
Hey buddy that was one of my most favourite videos I've ever seen. I can't believe what you were talking about outside and then to come inside to watch Otis get ready for school, with him talking about life and money. and On the same wavelength at the same moment whilst talking to Damo. Be a proud Father that you ARE Ryno. Yin and Yang bro
i too have too much freedom and is really struggling with alcohol, mainly because i have too much freedom i don't really have to challenge myself! i really should go out and challenge myself so i need to keep discipline to meet that challenge! i need to wake up a little. great thoughts and words Ryan! thank you
Our lives are our own; it depends on how we live. We should have freedom and be happy. I think this is true because sometimes, even if someone has less money, they can still be free and happy, as we've seen in some of your vlogs. Looking forward for more to come 🙏❤🤩
62 yrs old and i have 20 acres here in Texas, i def know the work involved to raise animals and grow, maintain land. The land gives back what you put in. You my young man impress the hell out of me!! I wish the hell i had your commitment at your age. The wife and i lived in CM for a couple of yrs and totally loved it. Good possibility we will return as the US is getting so expensive and not to mention going plum nuts! We miss CM and im sure we will return soon but i just want to say, you my friend inspire even me with your ethics in life! God bless you and your wonderful family!
Yes to all. Money is important to help keep your life on an even keel. It helps when times get tough and it helps also when times are good. Having learnt to save for unexpected times in the future is paramount to becoming a happy and balanced adult. It is also a great help for the family to practise to show future generations of family that it is always necessary to be prepared for life.
Probably the greatest deficiency in the human psyche is our failure to appreciate. It's so instructive to note that generally-speaking we live in a time of exceptional abundance, yet those countries so fortunate can have large portions of the population that express significant dissatisfaction with their government and institutions. If I don't regularly focus on appreciatìon and gratitude, I inevitably become more miserable.
I think it's because all this abundance is material abundance that gets produced by people who don't have control over the products of their labour. The life depicted on this channel is one of abundance but the key difference is the control over the produce of their labour, the freedom to do with it what you will, to use the products and sell them. This gives a person meaning, the complete lack of meaning and meaningful work where people own the products of their labour, can take pride and satisfaction in their work is what's missing in the majority of people's lives today, that's why there's so much addiction, anger and mental health problems.
Im so glad your channel popped into my feed. I enjoy your musings and i feel transported to a more idyllic world. Of course you have many challenges there too. Two things i wondered about though: 1) How far away are you from good medical facilities should an emergency occur? 2) I'd be curious on your thoughts around security and protecting your homestead. Perhaps I've been watching too many prepper/fall of the world type videos too, but I wonder if it's an area you should look at, even if things are safe and stable just now.
A lot of wisdom in your "Rant" and I enjoy your perspective on things around freedom...Many places around the world we are brought up to become good tax paying citizens.For most people working normal jobs freedom is the time you don't have to work...weekends ,holidays etc..People 50 years old and up start looking forward to retirement cause when they finally hit that age, they are free...Free to do nothing..That's also what many people do when weekend, or the holiday, finally arrives..Travel to a sunny country to lay on a beach and do nothing...You see these 65 year old + people wondering around the mall just looking, or sitting on a bench talking to other people doing the same...Real freedom is like you say discipline and work,sometimes hard work...When I left my job to pursue freedom people said stuff like "you have some money so that means your life will be like a permanent vacation?" I had to explain that my money is limited and I have to work hard to make money to survive as a free person....In my view I d say people who go throu life just waiting for the next weekend or the next anual 3 week holiday have no understanding of what freedom is..and they don't seek it cause it very comfortable to be a "wage slave"..its the easy option in life and that's fine...Time is a limited commodity and self ownership over it is truly a blessing..I still have many challenges in front of me if I want to stay free...the point is not to come out on the other side as somebody who won and made it throu the challenging stuff so I can chill out forever...The point is to enjoy the journey of hardship it is to stay free..Peace 🙏
I just hope the Thai politicians never sell out like the ones in the West (so called developed) and that Thailand forever maintains it's own personality and freedom... something which the West has lost x
Thailand just participated in the trialing of CBDC's, with 4 western countries, so they are a part of the World Economic Forum's future plans.This was not reported in the MSM of course. The only reason the poorer countries have not been targeted for the injections and lockdowns is that they already have a low standard of living and rock bottom wages, and the WEF and UN are concentrating on destroying the economies of the west before turning their attention to poorer Asian countries like Thailand. When they are finished destroying the west, they will turn their attention to countries like Thailand. Your house will be required to be ''carbon neutral", and be converted at a huge cost and paid for by you of course. You will be required to take a series of injections for whatever virus they have created or be jailed or deported. Only then will the floodgates be opened to mass immigration, after the Thai govt has agreed to pay welfare to immigrants. This is the plan. The poor countries will not be allowed to escape as they serve as a bolthole for westerners who are trying to flee the horror of what their own countries have become. I am not asking you to believe me, you probably do not as it must seem too extreme for most to take in. All I ask is that you remember this post when what I have said comes to be.
Great wisdom said there my friend. The acceptance of life and having to drink cold beer or just water or juice now & again in the garden is part of the process of growth. I think we are spiritual beings having a human experience. I personally have pre birth memories and my experience revolved around reincarnation. 🙏
Reminds me of the poem Ithaca. How we set off on our Journey and we should enjoy every experience and should bever hope to reach ithaca as more than likely it will disapoint you. For me these days i try to be in zen as much as possible to free me of the insanity of the mind. Your children seam to be way ahead of me in knowledge of the true universe. Its taken me 50 years to realise life is more than money 😅🤣. You and your wife are doing well . Your children are amazing
As a Buddhist my friend it is Dissatisfaction . It doesn’t matter what you own, how much money you have , family , job happiness or anything . It is part of the human experience to become dissatisfied. It is what the human experience is. It doesn’t change for anyone . Know this to be true and expect it and let go🙏
❤🙏🏻Your vlogs are really important because you remind us of what is important in life. Otis is such a smart & sweet child. Often we get tied up with our thoughts & like a coffee grinder the more you grind the worse they can get. Getting out of that viscous circle can be hard, but possible. Kundalini & ordinary yoga helps me so much to keep a clear & happier mind. 💕💕💕💕
I truly needed a "Ryan" fix.....you always calm my thoughts, my heartbeat and make me smile when you do a walk and talk like this one.... thank you....been missing you.... 😘🤗💖🙏 Still watching your family, and the boys are growing so fast. Damo is still as beautiful as ever!! You are a blessed man.....😊
Ryan, you are quoting Dostoevsky and your son is asking which is more valuable money or life. The depth of your channel is what I love the most. Life is such a paradox. We work and grind away to gain some freedom and then we finally break free from "the system," only to realize that the wiring of the human mind is the problem. How to find the balance of a free and simple life while still being creative and engaged?!
I admire your lifestyle and love your more rural farm. A lovely way to grow up for your boys. There are more ways to be rich. You found one of the good ways….your cottage looks so sweet ! ❤❤
The roots of the tree behind you at 8.45 are in process too ! And roots from those are very naughty, goes under the house and destroy your water/toilets system, with time. Cheers.
Remind me of Alan Watts, love your duality insights. Freedom from the matrix definitely takes discipline and an open mind to reprogram ourselves to see the deeper truths of life.
Love your thoughts on freedom and discipline makes total sense thanks made me smile 😊 I was feeling grumpy but your words lifted me out of that mood. Thank you
It is interesting to listen to your ramblings as it reminds me of how different we all are. Freedom was a key focus of mine in my youth but I took a very different path. In the end I managed to free myself from most modern norms of career, family and debt. I stopped working 30 years ago and have been luxuriating in my freedom ever since. I did add a partner to the equation 27 years ago but that only expanded my freedom by adding love, companionship and a broader range of shared interests. Some people need outside pressure in the form of things like goals or deadlines but I find there is a natural flow to life which comes from within. I don’t believe stress and conflict is necessary in life or relationships. The mind and the body remember what you repeat so if you focus on and repeat the positive, over time there is less and less space for the negative to creep in. Just like riding a motorcycle, look where you want to go rather than looking at what you want to avoid. I believe the concept is called target fixation. Anyway, you continue to make your own choices and adapt in a way that feels right to you. I am sure many will identify or at least have their though process nudged in a positive direction as they look for their own path.
@@thenakedguru Very little actually and I probably view it and respond to it differently from other people. I have never experienced anything I would call trauma or violence and I was never drawn to any form of substance use, let alone any abuse. I don't think I knew it at the time but life has been very easy for me and I believe a lot of that stems from the family I grew up in and moving to Thailand at 23. I have never really identified with the concept that life is suffering.
I can honestly say I have never met anyone without some conflict in relationship - or certain pressures in life as we grow. So it is equally interesting to compare our experiences. I’m very very thankful for all of my traumas, addictions and pressures as I doubt I would be who I am today. Though I respect everyone’s unique incarnation as you say. All different routes up the mountain 👍🙏
@@thenakedguru I am equally thankful to have never experienced your traumas, addictions and pressures. I am sure that would have taken me down a very different path.
Everyone has their own story and life lessons - that’s what makes it interesting - there really is no better or worse. Always appreciate your commentary 👍
Interesting! I guess it is about what your inner motivations are. Are some aspects you talk about particular for Thailand and whites there? My background as an Inuit has given me a bit different priorities. I see myself as a very small part of society and nature. I don't need to own things. But I need to support the community around me.
Proud and happy Daddy, each of your videos brings me back to Buriram and the Village life in NongSano. Can’t wait till August, one week volunteering at the Mechai Bamboo School, and two weeks in the village with papa & mama and the whole family. Hope to cross paths with you one day, Entheogenics, Sheldrake, Dr Naranjo, and rural Isaan are points we have in common.
I struggle when im in the country. Dont have the things to do like you do maybe thats the answer. With no purpose or anything to do can be depressing, so definitely need a plan for the day.
Yoj are a vise man! Life is all about balance. And to stay creative and do things you enjoy and gives life joy and a purpose. And sometimes we need to be sad to know what happiness is. Yin & yang/balance.
Very thoughtful, perhaps too much so. My wife has a wonderful approach to life which essentially comes down to - don't think too much just enjoy it. For her and I tend to agree, thinking often leads to confusion so just go with the flow.
Carlos Castenada said the secret to life is: "Chop Wood-Carry Water". I've created my theory or philosophy about life and is as follows: "You need to chew the sugar out of the gum of life....... because you never know how many sticks of gum are left in your pack."
There is a lot of busy, a lot of chasing, fulfilling of needs, the hamster wheel. I escaped it like you and have found very little needs to be done, most things take care of themselves if let be. And yet I still carry the guilt that I should be doing something? Perhaps I should be? It's on everybody's minds, what have you done, what have you achieved, what are your plans? Nothing really, non really, just felt the wind, enjoyed the Sun. I wonder will I regret not having done more, or will it be fine to be a nobody who did nothing?
i am here now 10 years, the last 7 year permanently. Finally went back to the EU after that time for a long holiday and suddenly Thailand doesn't look that great anymore. Specifically in the health and safety department. Air quality, food quality, road safety, dependable hospitals are all missing. Pro's and con's difficult to weigh, but old age here ; i think not. Just my 2 baht.
@thenakedguru Wow, what a wise thought out of the mouth of such a young boy! To hear Otis say life is more important than money, he obviously has two wonderful, balanced, loving and caring parents! ❤
Freedom does not mean a life of all positives and no negatives. Freedom means that you are able to choose the mixture of positives & negatives which will make up your life. Many people do not have this choice, due to external forces, beyond their control; but many more people, sadly, do not have this choice, due to internal constraints, of their own making. You and Damo are truly free, because you were able to choose to leave the high-paying corporate rat race and settle instead for a more modest life in the bamboo hut, and because you were able to choose to raise a family. Enjoy your freedom and thanks, as always, for your thought-inspiring insights. :)
Negative freedom is freedom from - freedom from oppression, whether it's a colonial power or addiction to alcohol oppressing you. You need to be freed from negative freedom. Positive freedom is freedom for, freedom to be. And that's what's routinely ignored today.
Never happy all the time no , but I’d much rather be here in Thailand , northern bkk, than struggling along , working like a hamster 🐹 on a wheel in the uk 🇬🇧 .
You describe some of your learnings with the same words I use. Everything is a process. In fact there are no 'things' per se, just processes. And yes, freedom can be tricky. I am struggling a bit with that. I sort of forgot to a large degree why I stay here. I was a monk for 3 years in Myanmar and came here after instead of going home largely because of the immediate availability of the dhamma. I just went to a nearby forest meditation temple and reminded myself of how important that journey is for me and reminded myself that I have a lot to explore in Thailand, inside and out, as far as the dhamma available. Other things as well but that is a main one. I also want to take an adobe brick / house making course in Chiang Mai. They also teach organic farming. Anyway, when you have a lot of time on your hands, it's not as easy and relaxing as people that don't have it would think. After any novelty wears off, it can feel kind of pointless. You have a family to focus on, that's great. I'm single and don't have those same responsibilities. That's fine with me actually but still, it feels good to have something useful, productive, creative, and/or helpful to do.
The mosquitoes in Thailand are a whole different beast. They're not the slow moving, cumbersome, fearful things of other places. They're persistent, fast moving, very small and the environment they're spawned in carries a lot of yuck. Even if you don't get sick, your body reacts to the "dirt" of them much worse.
Freedom is a mindset, difficult to achieve, and is flirtatious. But there can be moments and even even long periods. But without perspective, effort and discipline it is unlikely to be to be experienced or appreciated.
Thats the thing life is a process its not about goals, once the goal is achieved boredom quickly sets in, it was the process toward the goal that was full-filling.
Ahh, freedom, we all want it but most don't know what to do with it, we are ( happy ) in our constructs. btw, money is only important if you have none or no ability to earn it.
I will let you know further down the line about if its a good choice but I have quit my job in my mid 50's and move to Thailand on August 1st , I have a beautiful hard working woman ( my age )who sells second hand clothes like Damo waiting for me and we will be living in Ayutthaya .
Easy times create weak men sums up the UK and western civilization generally. Easy times is what the west and the UK in real terms is what we’ve had for at least twenty five years. Hence a docile population allowing their politicians to give their country to be swallowed up from external forces. Keep the vlogs coming.
Is it for business or just a hobby, I live in Issan, roiet and looking at retirement next year and always curious about financial sidelines for the future mate 🤔
Experiencing all emotions is healthy. Otis is possibly hearing about his famous UA-cam father from school friends and they are wondering if he has a lot of money?! 😂😉✌️❣️🎶 Peace and Love Y'all
Too much freedom can lead to many bad things happening. My view on freedom is to be able to do things that interest you. Money is just a means to being able to do those things that interest you. Personally, I have many interests but I am not able to follow them all yet. This is a matter of creating a balance between time and money, enabling the freedom to do these things.
I live in the UK but my wife lives in the Philippines in the province on a farm. I am trying to convince her not to come to the uk. I want to live there instead as I feel relaxed there. Im 54 and I can pull my small pension and do work on line. A LDR is killing me but I keep it together.
We have a lot in common. Without saying too much on this platform, I would love to have a chat with you one day in Thailand if that’s ever at all possible. Am still racking my brains deciding when myself and my wife will leave the U.K. to stay permanently in our house in Issan.
@thenakedguru I'm in Chanthaburi Thailand ( Durian Central). Retired built a mini mansion. But out in the jungle. All the peace and Quiet you could ask for. . After 2 years. Climbing the walls. Should have bought a condo right on the beach. Still considering at this point. Not a newbie to the country. But poor judgment on what life would keep me happy through retirement years. Wish you and your family the best. Your very wise young man! Thanks for sharing your thoughts..
@thenakedguru "you have no boss"? Isn't your wife your boss? 🤣 🤣 🤣 I'll tell you though, I don't know about in England, but it's not uncommon to hear Aussie men refer to their wife as their boss. Whether they're joking or not 🤷
If you see a fellow farang about do you say Hello or do you shun with disgust like all the others do. That is the worst part of living here. Always makes me feel sad.
“Shower him with all earthly blessings, drown him in happiness completely, over his head, so that only bubbles pop up on the surface of happiness, as on water; give him such economic satisfaction that he no longer has anything left to do at all except sleep, eat gingerbread, and worry about the non-cessation of world history - and it is here, just here, that he, this man, out of sheer ingratitude, out of sheer lampoonery, will do something nasty.
He will even risk his gingerbread, and wish on purpose for the most pernicious nonsense, the most non-economical meaninglessness, solely in order to mix into all this positive good sense his own pernicious fantastical element.” - Dostoevsky - Notes from Underground
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I am forever grateful for my earthly blessings, sleep and gingerbread. Pernicious nonsense has never been a part of my life and idle hands have never gotten me into trouble. I find joy in health, fitness, nature and love.
That lifestyle wouldn't be for me. But everyone likes different things. As long as you and family happy
Freud once said "There is nothing harder for man to bear than a succession of fair days"
Thank you Ryan. Considering Thai rural life, it's subsistence and the happiness of it's people, less seems to be more .
These little videos calm me down. I am still in the US and it truly is difficult to stay grounded and at peace. Thank you..much love to you and your beautiful family!
It's NOT ranting to me Ryan....It's wisdom my friend THANKYOU....
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I have now turned 65 and live in Isaan with my Thai wife , who still works, while I look after our 3 dogs and half an acre of tropical garden.
Much more happy in Thailand , the West is getting worse.....
We have similar stats and location. You are so correct! America is falling!
@@americaninthailand8760 The West has fallen. They're still warm from the remnant glowing embers of what used to be a beacon, a watchfire. But it's all out and all the fuel has been burned. Yet many don't yet realise that the fire is out.
47. Nakhon Phanom. Wife is 34. We're building our future together far from the maddening crowds, and hopefully far from the turmoils and pain that will soon engulf my place of origin.
It really is - more and more will come which is the topic of tomorrows video 🙏👍
The West is getting worse, no way. It is Worse.. bless you and your wife, great move!
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Tiss is such a smart boy and seems to be absorbing all the influences around him like a sponge. I doubt if he would have given the same answer or even been thinking about such things at his age if he had been born and raised in UK or anywhere in the so called “developed world”. He is such a caring boy who is one with his surroundings. I am sure he must make you and Damo so proud.❤😊
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he's also adorable!
Adaptability, intelligence, ethics, respect is words that think of when I watch you and your family - not a bad score👌
Appreciate it 🙏
Lived in the village in isaan for the last 15 years and i wouldn't live anywhere else, its the most at home i have ever felt in my life.
“The blind cannot lead the
blind,” said Paramahansaji.
Ryan, you are a “naked guru” in progress. You recognize your short-comings while appreciating the beauty of life, love, and family.
You have experience in life that even a mature, critical thinking person can appreciate. Your life experiences make you uniquely qualified to provide suggestions to the seeker.
Thank you for your ‘unique’ insights, and nakedly exposing yourself to those of us who appreciate every moment in life with you 🙏🏼
Postscript: You have such a beautiful family.
Thank you Todd - appreciate it 🙏
I think freedom is absolutely fine as long as your happy. We all love to be free, don't we? But we need to be happy with our freedom and independence
Some really wise words Ryan. My father lived to a good age because he was always busy. Keep busy and have a daily plan. There is only so much relaxing in the garden with a beer you can do. Good point on kids as well. Good kids are a product of good parenting….you have a great little lad there!
Words well spoken Ryan, totally agree. Love the progress mate.
Hey buddy that was one of my most favourite videos I've ever seen. I can't believe what you were talking about outside and then to come inside to watch Otis get ready for school, with him talking about life and money. and On the same wavelength at the same moment whilst talking to Damo.
Be a proud Father that you ARE Ryno.
Yin and Yang bro
i too have too much freedom and is really struggling with alcohol, mainly because i have too much freedom i don't really have to challenge myself! i really should go out and challenge myself so i need to keep discipline to meet that challenge! i need to wake up a little. great thoughts and words Ryan! thank you
All the best with it 👍
I think finding a purpose is very important.
Our lives are our own; it depends on how we live. We should have freedom and be happy. I think this is true because sometimes, even if someone has less money, they can still be free and happy, as we've seen in some of your vlogs.
Looking forward for more to come 🙏❤🤩
I look forward to seeing more of your building projects. God bless your family
Thank you 🙏
@@thenakedguru ♥
Always interesting and informative and entertaining and thought provoking
I love what a straight talker you are Ryan.
Another great vlog!
Your little kiddo is a very lucky boy to have a childhood like that. It's nice to see such a healthy family working together as a unit.
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62 yrs old and i have 20 acres here in Texas, i def know the work involved to raise animals and grow, maintain land. The land gives back what you put in. You my young man impress the hell out of me!! I wish the hell i had your commitment at your age. The wife and i lived in CM for a couple of yrs and totally loved it. Good possibility we will return as the US is getting so expensive and not to mention going plum nuts! We miss CM and im sure we will return soon but i just want to say, you my friend inspire even me with your ethics in life! God bless you and your wonderful family!
Cheers you too 👍🙏
Yes to all. Money is important to help keep your life on an even keel. It helps when times get tough and it helps also when times are good. Having learnt to save for unexpected times in the future is paramount to becoming a happy and balanced adult. It is also a great help for the family to practise to show future generations of family that it is always necessary to be prepared for life.
Probably the greatest deficiency in the human psyche is our failure to appreciate. It's so instructive to note that generally-speaking we live in a time of exceptional abundance, yet those countries so fortunate can have large portions of the population that express significant dissatisfaction with their government and institutions. If I don't regularly focus on appreciatìon and gratitude, I inevitably become more miserable.
I think it's because all this abundance is material abundance that gets produced by people who don't have control over the products of their labour. The life depicted on this channel is one of abundance but the key difference is the control over the produce of their labour, the freedom to do with it what you will, to use the products and sell them. This gives a person meaning, the complete lack of meaning and meaningful work where people own the products of their labour, can take pride and satisfaction in their work is what's missing in the majority of people's lives today, that's why there's so much addiction, anger and mental health problems.
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Im so glad your channel popped into my feed. I enjoy your musings and i feel transported to a more idyllic world. Of course you have many challenges there too.
Two things i wondered about though:
1) How far away are you from good medical facilities should an emergency occur?
2) I'd be curious on your thoughts around security and protecting your homestead. Perhaps I've been watching too many prepper/fall of the world type videos too, but I wonder if it's an area you should look at, even if things are safe and stable just now.
A lot of wisdom in your "Rant" and I enjoy your perspective on things around freedom...Many places around the world we are brought up to become good tax paying citizens.For most people working normal jobs freedom is the time you don't have to work...weekends ,holidays etc..People 50 years old and up start looking forward to retirement cause when they finally hit that age, they are free...Free to do nothing..That's also what many people do when weekend, or the holiday, finally arrives..Travel to a sunny country to lay on a beach and do nothing...You see these 65 year old + people wondering around the mall just looking, or sitting on a bench talking to other people doing the same...Real freedom is like you say discipline and work,sometimes hard work...When I left my job to pursue freedom people said stuff like "you have some money so that means your life will be like a permanent vacation?" I had to explain that my money is limited and I have to work hard to make money to survive as a free person....In my view I d say people who go throu life just waiting for the next weekend or the next anual 3 week holiday have no understanding of what freedom is..and they don't seek it cause it very comfortable to be a "wage slave"..its the easy option in life and that's fine...Time is a limited commodity and self ownership over it is truly a blessing..I still have many challenges in front of me if I want to stay free...the point is not to come out on the other side as somebody who won and made it throu the challenging stuff so I can chill out forever...The point is to enjoy the journey of hardship it is to stay free..Peace 🙏
Thanks for sharing 🙏
I just hope the Thai politicians never sell out like the ones in the West (so called developed) and that Thailand forever maintains it's own personality and freedom...
something which the West has lost x
Thailand just participated in the trialing of CBDC's, with 4 western countries, so they are a part of the World Economic Forum's future plans.This was not reported in the MSM of course. The only reason the poorer countries have not been targeted for the injections and lockdowns is that they already have a low standard of living and rock bottom wages, and the WEF and UN are concentrating on destroying the economies of the west before turning their attention to poorer Asian countries like Thailand.
When they are finished destroying the west, they will turn their attention to countries like Thailand. Your house will be required to be ''carbon neutral", and be converted at a huge cost and paid for by you of course. You will be required to take a series of injections for whatever virus they have created or be jailed or deported. Only then will the floodgates be opened to mass immigration, after the Thai govt has agreed to pay welfare to immigrants. This is the plan. The poor countries will not be allowed to escape as they serve as a bolthole for westerners who are trying to flee the horror of what their own countries have become.
I am not asking you to believe me, you probably do not as it must seem too extreme for most to take in. All I ask is that you remember this post when what I have said comes to be.
Really interesting perspective, like it
Great wisdom said there my friend.
The acceptance of life and having to drink cold beer or just water or juice now & again in the garden is part of the process of growth.
I think we are spiritual beings having a human experience.
I personally have pre birth memories and my experience revolved around reincarnation. 🙏
Reminds me of the poem Ithaca. How we set off on our Journey and we should enjoy every experience and should bever hope to reach ithaca as more than likely it will disapoint you. For me these days i try to be in zen as much as possible to free me of the insanity of the mind. Your children seam to be way ahead of me in knowledge of the true universe. Its taken me 50 years to realise life is more than money 😅🤣. You and your wife are doing well . Your children are amazing
Freedom is disciplined insanity. I am going to use that quote and cite you. I am loving this video.
Recently being retired I know what you mean when you talk about managing freedom.
As a Buddhist my friend it is Dissatisfaction . It doesn’t matter what you own, how much money you have , family , job happiness or anything . It is part of the human experience to become dissatisfied. It is what the human experience is. It doesn’t change for anyone . Know this to be true and expect it and let go🙏
You're 100% spot on mate, we need that sense of achievement everyday, no matter how small it may be.
❤🙏🏻Your vlogs are really important because you remind us of what is important in life. Otis is such a smart & sweet child. Often we get tied up with our thoughts & like a coffee grinder the more you grind the worse they can get. Getting out of that viscous circle can be hard, but possible. Kundalini & ordinary yoga helps me so much to keep a clear & happier mind. 💕💕💕💕
I love your philosophy on life. This is one of the best videos I have seen in a long time. Thanks so much.
I truly needed a "Ryan" fix.....you always calm my thoughts, my heartbeat and make me smile when you do a walk and talk like this one.... thank you....been missing you.... 😘🤗💖🙏 Still watching your family, and the boys are growing so fast. Damo is still as beautiful as ever!! You are a blessed man.....😊
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It's a surreal feeling coming out of the Kali Yuga and yet we are in the The Strauss-Howe generational theory fourth turning. Interesting though.
Ryan, you are quoting Dostoevsky and your son is asking which is more valuable money or life. The depth of your channel is what I love the most. Life is such a paradox. We work and grind away to gain some freedom and then we finally break free from "the system," only to realize that the wiring of the human mind is the problem. How to find the balance of a free and simple life while still being creative and engaged?!
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Everything well said mate.
I admire your lifestyle and love your more rural farm. A lovely way to grow up for your boys. There are more ways to be rich. You found one of the good ways….your cottage looks so sweet ! ❤❤
The roots of the tree behind you at 8.45 are in process too ! And roots from those are very naughty, goes under the house and destroy your water/toilets system, with time. Cheers.
We plan to move this one 😁
Remind me of Alan Watts, love your duality insights. Freedom from the matrix definitely takes discipline and an open mind to reprogram ourselves to see the deeper truths of life.
Hope you are well brother 🙏
Love your thoughts on freedom and discipline makes total sense thanks made me smile 😊 I was feeling grumpy but your words lifted me out of that mood. Thank you
Hi from Yorkshire. So cool how you speak the tia language
He sounds like Tyson Fury 😅
It's just the heat that gets me,I live in Phetchabun province right in the middle of the country, that is main problem for me
It is interesting to listen to your ramblings as it reminds me of how different we all are. Freedom was a key focus of mine in my youth but I took a very different path. In the end I managed to free myself from most modern norms of career, family and debt. I stopped working 30 years ago and have been luxuriating in my freedom ever since. I did add a partner to the equation 27 years ago but that only expanded my freedom by adding love, companionship and a broader range of shared interests.
Some people need outside pressure in the form of things like goals or deadlines but I find there is a natural flow to life which comes from within. I don’t believe stress and conflict is necessary in life or relationships. The mind and the body remember what you repeat so if you focus on and repeat the positive, over time there is less and less space for the negative to creep in. Just like riding a motorcycle, look where you want to go rather than looking at what you want to avoid. I believe the concept is called target fixation.
Anyway, you continue to make your own choices and adapt in a way that feels right to you. I am sure many will identify or at least have their though process nudged in a positive direction as they look for their own path.
Is your lived experience at this stage of life that there is never any conflict, stress or pressure from external factors?
@@thenakedguru Very little actually and I probably view it and respond to it differently from other people. I have never experienced anything I would call trauma or violence and I was never drawn to any form of substance use, let alone any abuse. I don't think I knew it at the time but life has been very easy for me and I believe a lot of that stems from the family I grew up in and moving to Thailand at 23. I have never really identified with the concept that life is suffering.
I can honestly say I have never met anyone without some conflict in relationship - or certain pressures in life as we grow. So it is equally interesting to compare our experiences. I’m very very thankful for all of my traumas, addictions and pressures as I doubt I would be who I am today. Though I respect everyone’s unique incarnation as you say. All different routes up the mountain 👍🙏
@@thenakedguru I am equally thankful to have never experienced your traumas, addictions and pressures. I am sure that would have taken me down a very different path.
Everyone has their own story and life lessons - that’s what makes it interesting - there really is no better or worse. Always appreciate your commentary 👍
Interesting! I guess it is about what your inner motivations are. Are some aspects you talk about particular for Thailand and whites there? My background as an Inuit has given me a bit different priorities. I see myself as a very small part of society and nature. I don't need to own things. But I need to support the community around me.
Beautiful House! Love the rural areas
Proud and happy Daddy, each of your videos brings me back to Buriram and the Village life in NongSano. Can’t wait till August, one week volunteering at the Mechai Bamboo School, and two weeks in the village with papa & mama and the whole family. Hope to cross paths with you one day, Entheogenics, Sheldrake, Dr Naranjo, and rural Isaan are points we have in common.
I interviewed Rupert about 3 years ago EP. 10: Rupert Sheldrake | WAYS TO GO BEYOND
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I struggle when im in the country. Dont have the things to do like you do maybe thats the answer. With no purpose or anything to do can be depressing, so definitely need a plan for the day.
Nobody is perfect Ryan ❤❤
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Stay eternal, brother.
Yoj are a vise man! Life is all about balance. And to stay creative and do things you enjoy and gives life joy and a purpose. And sometimes we need to be sad to know what happiness is. Yin & yang/balance.
Very thoughtful, perhaps too much so. My wife has a wonderful approach to life which essentially comes down to - don't think too much just enjoy it. For her and I tend to agree, thinking often leads to confusion so just go with the flow.
Unfortunately the channel is about sharing my thoughts, luckily I don’t think so much off camera but it would be even more boring to film that 👍😁
Otis have ‘wisdom’ at this age.Sadhu sadhu sadhu.Let’s hope that he wasn’t going to be eroded by ‘cooperate world’ in the future.🙏
great vid, happy you have such a happy life in thailand, better than if you stayed in the uk.
Quite right 🙏
im almost in the same boat as you. hopefully i can get back there soon to keep making videos my wife lives there. would love to chat sometime.
Carlos Castenada said the secret to life is: "Chop Wood-Carry Water". I've created my theory or philosophy about life and is as follows: "You need to chew the sugar out of the gum of life....... because you never know how many sticks of gum are left in your pack."
You're negotiating the shift from existing as a human 'doing' to living fully as a human 'being'.
Our British friend has not been a happy camper of late
There is a lot of busy, a lot of chasing, fulfilling of needs, the hamster wheel. I escaped it like you and have found very little needs to be done, most things take care of themselves if let be. And yet I still carry the guilt that I should be doing something? Perhaps I should be? It's on everybody's minds, what have you done, what have you achieved, what are your plans? Nothing really, non really, just felt the wind, enjoyed the Sun. I wonder will I regret not having done more, or will it be fine to be a nobody who did nothing?
Coffee grains help keep away mosquitoes. 💞💞💞
i am here now 10 years, the last 7 year permanently. Finally went back to the EU after that time for a long holiday and suddenly Thailand doesn't look that great anymore. Specifically in the health and safety department. Air quality, food quality, road safety, dependable hospitals are all missing. Pro's and con's difficult to weigh, but old age here ; i think not. Just my 2 baht.
Otis is wise for his age a chip off the old block I think.😅
@thenakedguru Wow, what a wise thought out of the mouth of such a young boy! To hear Otis say life is more important than money, he obviously has two wonderful, balanced, loving and caring parents! ❤
Cereus is a good business in thailand
Tis, is a pure love!
Freedom does not mean a life of all positives and no negatives. Freedom means that you are able to choose the mixture of positives & negatives which will make up your life.
Many people do not have this choice, due to external forces, beyond their control; but many more people, sadly, do not have this choice, due to internal constraints, of their own making.
You and Damo are truly free, because you were able to choose to leave the high-paying corporate rat race and settle instead for a more modest life in the bamboo hut, and because you were able to choose to raise a family.
Enjoy your freedom and thanks, as always, for your thought-inspiring insights. :)
Negative freedom is freedom from - freedom from oppression, whether it's a colonial power or addiction to alcohol oppressing you. You need to be freed from negative freedom. Positive freedom is freedom for, freedom to be. And that's what's routinely ignored today.
Never happy all the time no , but I’d much rather be here in Thailand , northern bkk, than struggling along , working like a hamster 🐹 on a wheel in the uk 🇬🇧 .
You describe some of your learnings with the same words I use. Everything is a process. In fact there are no 'things' per se, just processes. And yes, freedom can be tricky. I am struggling a bit with that. I sort of forgot to a large degree why I stay here. I was a monk for 3 years in Myanmar and came here after instead of going home largely because of the immediate availability of the dhamma. I just went to a nearby forest meditation temple and reminded myself of how important that journey is for me and reminded myself that I have a lot to explore in Thailand, inside and out, as far as the dhamma available. Other things as well but that is a main one. I also want to take an adobe brick / house making course in Chiang Mai. They also teach organic farming. Anyway, when you have a lot of time on your hands, it's not as easy and relaxing as people that don't have it would think. After any novelty wears off, it can feel kind of pointless. You have a family to focus on, that's great. I'm single and don't have those same responsibilities. That's fine with me actually but still, it feels good to have something useful, productive, creative, and/or helpful to do.
Thank you for sharing 🙏
Flies are what gets to me !
This vid sums things up well. indeed.
The mosquitoes in Thailand are a whole different beast. They're not the slow moving, cumbersome, fearful things of other places. They're persistent, fast moving, very small and the environment they're spawned in carries a lot of yuck. Even if you don't get sick, your body reacts to the "dirt" of them much worse.
BTW - Thailand Regulator approved Bitcoin ETF, to be launched in July - you should be safe(r) to self custody now and HODL 💪
Stacking sats 👍😁
Do you mean free as in a stagnate pool or free as in a torrent or somewhere in between?
The only constant in life is change. It has to be that way. All the beauty and the horror in the world creates energy.
Freedom is a mindset, difficult to achieve, and is flirtatious. But there can be moments and even even long periods. But without perspective, effort and discipline it is unlikely to be to be experienced or appreciated.
Thats the thing life is a process its not about goals, once the goal is achieved boredom quickly sets in, it was the process toward the goal that was full-filling.
"Not a brochure"...i beg to differ sir, many of your vids leave me itching to make the jump over to Thailand.
The place is looking really good, not a manicured garden but a natural appearance. Not untidy though. Quite relaxing but the snakes would worry me.
thanks!
Ahh, freedom, we all want it but most don't know what to do with it, we are ( happy ) in our constructs.
btw, money is only important if you have none or no ability to earn it.
We teach my son money is important and how we make it - in this case he was using the comparison with life however 👍🙏
Scary storm last night. Hi from Ban Lao :)
lol here we go again, need to get some solar & batteries
What are the Cacti for?
They are San Pedro 👍
Hello Tyson Fury voice 😊
discipline is freedom
Enjoy the quiet times. Resistance will come if you need it or not.
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do you grow and sell cactus?
I’m growing San Pedro and very close to start selling publicly but sell privately at the moment. 👍
I will let you know further down the line about if its a good choice but I have quit my job in my mid 50's and move to Thailand on August 1st , I have a beautiful hard working woman ( my age )who sells second hand clothes like Damo waiting for me and we will be living in Ayutthaya .
Best of luck with it 👍👍
😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤from uk xxxx
Easy times create weak men sums up the UK and western civilization generally. Easy times is what the west and the UK in real terms is what we’ve had for at least twenty five years. Hence a docile population allowing their politicians to give their country to be swallowed up from external forces. Keep the vlogs coming.
What's with the Cacti mate, thanks 😊
These are San Pedro’s that I grow 👍😁
Is it for business or just a hobby, I live in Issan, roiet and looking at retirement next year and always curious about financial sidelines for the future mate 🤔
You will enjoy what we are doing with this new build on my main channel - I cannot announce yet but it is aligned with your question. 👍👍
Experiencing all emotions is healthy. Otis is possibly hearing about his famous UA-cam father from school friends and they are wondering if he has a lot of money?! 😂😉✌️❣️🎶 Peace and Love Y'all
Too much freedom can lead to many bad things happening.
My view on freedom is to be able to do things that interest you.
Money is just a means to being able to do those things that interest you.
Personally, I have many interests but I am not able to follow them all yet.
This is a matter of creating a balance between time and money, enabling the freedom to do these things.
Bingo
Hard times make strong men, Strong men make easy times, Easy times make weak men, weak men make hard times.
I live in the UK but my wife lives in the Philippines in the province on a farm. I am trying to convince her not to come to the uk. I want to live there instead as I feel relaxed there. Im 54 and I can pull my small pension and do work on line. A LDR is killing me but I keep it together.
If you have some funds - make the move 😁
I wonder what kind of visa you have.
marriage
Is the perma-haze in the sky above you permanent? Do you have many blue sky days?
Mainly blue
@@thenakedguru Are you familiar with the DRRAA in Thailand?
Do you have to get that hat surgically removed when you go back to Bolton?
I don’t go back to Bolton 👍
Do suffer with a lot of anxiety living the way you do ?
No anxiety really, but periods of light depression - a far cry from my days as an alcoholic 👍
We have a lot in common. Without saying too much on this platform, I would love to have a chat with you one day in Thailand if that’s ever at all possible. Am still racking my brains deciding when myself and my wife will leave the U.K. to stay permanently in our house in Issan.
@thenakedguru I'm in Chanthaburi Thailand ( Durian Central). Retired built a mini mansion. But out in the jungle. All the peace and Quiet you could ask for. . After 2 years. Climbing the walls. Should have bought a condo right on the beach. Still considering at this point.
Not a newbie to the country. But poor judgment on what life would keep me happy through retirement years. Wish you and your family the best. Your very wise young man! Thanks for sharing your thoughts..
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@thenakedguru "you have no boss"? Isn't your wife your boss? 🤣 🤣 🤣
I'll tell you though, I don't know about in England, but it's not uncommon to hear Aussie men refer to their wife as their boss. Whether they're joking or not 🤷
If you see a fellow farang about do you say Hello or do you shun with disgust like all the others do. That is the worst part of living here. Always makes me feel sad.
i generally smile but they often avoid eye contact, will mention in tomorrows vlog