The Taoist Way of Letting Go
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- Опубліковано 31 гру 2019
- A Taoist approach to letting go.
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#taoism #lettinggo #wuwei
Master Oogway: "Your mind is like this water my friend. When it is agitated it becomes difficult to see.....but if you allow it to settle, then the answer becomes clear."
The best behaviour is similar to that of water,
because water benefits all creatures and yet remains unselfish.
It occupies the lowest position by itself
and for that very reason is credible and unspoiled.
The best human behaviour is undemanding to the outside world
and desirelessly inside;
devoted in action and true in speech;
ordering in leading and powerful in action;
calm in doing.
And only when this behavior strives for nothing, is it perfect.
- Tao Te Ching, 8
you don' t know me like that, fukd to you, my mind is not full of water. more to it then muddying the waters. I don't know anything, all I do know is the world isn't a spinning ball. certain
Star Goddess watch Kung Fu panda. It’s truly inspirational.
Love Kunfu Panda 🐼🥺♥️
"There are no accidents"
"Do your work. Then step back. The only way to serenity." Lao Tsu
Lao tsu is right.
I love this. I used to stress over my skin and now I do the work to clear it up (wash 2x a day, eat healthy food, drink water, got hormones checked and balanced) and now it's time to step back and not worry about it.
Easier said than done but I'm writing this quote on my mirror!
@@Tamara-ju3lh is it a medical condition?
Keep moving forward. You got this.
@@Tamara-ju3lh Ah yes me too. It's not really improving but eh it will slowly
@@Tamara-ju3lh 😂
“Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose” - Yoda
NoirVibes ouss
Hoppin on the like train huh?
Pacha 157 what do you mean huh ?
@@migueladrianvalevelazquez8703 same post different format and less likes
Pacha 157 I don’t understand lol
Let go of the things you are afraid to lose. Yoda
We only miss the things we cling to.
We broke up 2 months ago with my GF on smthin stupid... instead of clinging I helped her just as a friend fully prepared to let her go... she found herself again, and we are back together, and stronger than ever.
Might be cheesy but sometimes I thought, Qui Gon would be proud... and 'suck it Anakin, this is how you handle a relationship and Jedi philosophy'
János Brutyó why have I been thinking of things like this in terms of Star Wars philosophy recently 😂😂
@@reed574 Pop culture osmosis?
I mean Taoism is a pretty strong inspiration for the Jedi philosophy. And for an everyday westerner highly the number one introduction point to it. Couple that with the release of the Mandalorian and Rise of Skywalker in this time frame and many people's thoughts are prone to associate things with Star Wars.
'Musubi'... all the things, thoughts connect and separate like strings. Umm, yeah, watched Kimi No Na Wa (Your Name...) yesterday. Such profound wisdom in that Japanese animated movie too, the framing of my thoughts is very in tune with it now XD
Ilyas El ouatouati Love It!!!
There is a beautiful Indian poem, composed by Saint Kabir,
"Dear mind, slowly does happen everything,
The gardner waters a hundred times
Yet they bloom in spring."
Love it. Thanks!
@Poulomi Hari "To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven" Ecclesiastes 3:1 (KJV)
Very calming.
I love this. I have had an organic garden for over 10 years now but I am planning to move and may not have a space I can do that in so I hope to join a community garden. 🌿🍀🌿
A successful harvest relies just as much on the gardener, as the passage of time.
The highest wisdom lies in letting go because the source of human suffering is clinging onto ephemeral things.
Yeah but you can't do anything about it when you have a heart.
@@MPeaches1958 also u wont have anything of real value, right? :)
I hope to hell Britanny from third grade who turned me down steps on a lego and her flounce gets caught up in a lawnmower.
Too bad western religion has completely diverted from that mentality. Instead we got divine Providence as if God chooses sides
@@god5535 Bless you. Spoken like God of the O.T. Vengeful and conceited. And likely to take umbrage with a slight from the third grade, and still wishing that Goddess ill will eons later.
“It’s only after we’ve lost everything, that we’re free to do anything...” “The things you own, end up owning you...” - (I can’t talk about it😉)
Nobody talks about (__________)
"By letting go we create space for the universe to do Its thing. " Thank you
Yes. Some of the best advice I have received was from a retired minister:
“Don’t just do something, stand there!”
This has been proved to work. Three teenagers standing on a dock. A man is drowning several feet away. The man stops moving and one of the teenagers says "I think he's dead" He did die at about that time.
How does just standing there help with anything? I'm failing to understand.
Man, If you don’t consider “stand” to be said figuratively, this almost goes over your head....feels like one of those “when you see it” memes
There’s too much confusion about my comment so I’ll just stand here and let you guys figure it out.
My favorite minister often said "do the best you can with what you're got" I do this daily. It helps greatly.
"If you cling too tightly, you're gonna lose control." ~ 38 Special
Well played, well played...👍🙏
I'm a Taoist and it's been one of the best decisions I've made. This philosophical system is very unique and it's given me a very affinity and love for Chinese philosophy and historical figures
Got any recommended resources?
@@brandonk8948
I would recommend starting with the Tao Te Ching as it is the bedrock of Taoism and was written by Laozi. I would also recommend finding a book specifically on the practice of Taoist meditation methods, there are a lot on Amazon and they're all great 👍
@@punishedvenomsnake716 That sounds great! Thank you for the suggestions! Do you have any key terms to search for accountability training groups?
@@brandonk8948
I actually have a specific book for that too! It's called: "Systemic Governance and Accountability" in which Taoism is discussed in a few sections with regards to accountability.
Also no problem, glad to help :)
Boss!
Another similar concept I learned was "do-something syndrome." We have an innate fear of just being.
I concur in that sentiment, Sir. Ive seen it, many cannot 'just be'. I feel like philosophy brings one much closer to the tranquility and peace of just 'being'.
Hasnain Abbas Dilawar And yet we are human beings....not human doings 🌝
@NotATeenStereotype Im quite positive we all realize that many actions day by day are necessary but the point is many are not.
@NotATeenStereotype meh, its hard to convey philosophical ideas without coming off as literal and 'sooo deep' i suppose. LOL
@NotATeenStereotype Best of both worlds aye, yeah thats usually a safe win. I really like the 'say the perfect thing at the most right time' as possible. You can see the words pierce through them and provide an angelic uplift of spirits sometimes but things like quotes and philosophy don't register at all with some people. Honestly its a shame that philosophy is not taught early and throughout school curriculum. As far as i know its not taught at all here in the West except as a selected class late in school. Its literally a spirit fortifying weapon for life and it stimulates deep thought and introspective evaluation. But hey thats not good if you want a nation of automatons right.
Attachment to the materialism is Detachment from spiritualism.
~Wong.
I think you quoted that Wong....🤪🤣
This is a key concept, especially in relationships.
If someone wants out, oblige them.
Your life, development, and goals continue with them or without them.
I let go of someone I loved. C'est la vie!
Gerhard Symons well done
Gerhard Symons if it only were that easy. I have to let go of someone I love and who also loves me, but the distance and family situation doesn’t allow us to be together. Now I know that if it were meant to be, the universe would have made it possible and since it doesn’t, it’s not supposed to be. But even though I know that, it’s so hard to accept and let go of her, since I still have feelings for her. Detaching myself is the hardest thing there is.
@@sT3fFO27 Each situation is unique.
I wish I could say that the passage of time helps. Four years on, and not a single day has passed without me thinking of her. Maybe it will be like that until I die. Who knows?
Still, you get on with life.
Let her go and never take her back.
@@sT3fFO27 I know buddy, I have to do the same thing now, and we didn't get the longest time together, fortunately, so I should be able to pull this off and get away with minimal casualties, but it's still brutal and that's in a week and it's already messing with me. It's going to hurt, alot. For a period of time, and then I'll be OK, with the grace of God.
Letting is the scariest yet most powerful thing you can do
The need to be in control, has just left me miserable, time to let go. Thanks for this one, came just when I needed it🙏
The "doing something instead of waiting" part is pretty much the reason why most of our lovelives are not perfect. Time and time again we try to fix things on the spot instead of just letting the situation resolve itself.
Taoism really speaks to me, and I recommend reading "The Tao of Pooh", amazing book.
i LOVE that book! 💙
My first exposure to the Tao. So grateful.
Let go, walk away, and do nothing to disturb the flow . 💙💛💔 🧙♂️
Thanks, I've been a control freak due to lack of trust. I need to take a time off.
@Howardsend88 damn right
@@udaybhaskar-ff3mz damn damn right
Howardsend88
Porn is evil
@Howardsend88 porn isn't nor is it healthy.
This has been a lifelong lesson.
Now? I am happier, gaining fulfillment, and much less exhausted.
happy new year and damn im starting it right being this earlyyy
@MsBizzyGurl Lol! That was good!
Happy new year!
2020 is going to be a great year!!! Happy new year!
Let it go, let it go
Can't hold it back anymore
Let it go, let it go
Turn away and slam the door
I don't care what they're going to say
Let the storm rage on
The cold never bothered me anyway
I was looking for this comment
Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.
The depressed need to rediscover love
Depression is merely anger turned inwards.
@@keiranleonard1301
the depressed need TO BE more than anything else.
@@nt6351 yah, when you suppress your anger too much, even anger gets angry at you. Your own self despises you for being so unfair to yourself.
Depression is resistance.
It's lack of acceptance....
Do not let go of the person who loves you but let go of the mistake they had make.
Depends on the mistake...
Might be good to let both go if the mistake warrants it.
The mistake is letting go. Let be and never let go. Most if not all failures are due to people letting go. Insistence and persistence are the keys to success, from friendship to marriage to growing old. Till death I don't part.
Never go with the flow. Create one.
May the love and the peace of Jesus be with us.
@@jwu1950 That view sounds like the exact opposite to what this video is about.
@@parasamesar1925 This video was made by people who don't understand Chinese. Take the COVID-19 pandemic as an example, did the world let go and laid flat? Yes. Did China let go? No. That is why China has less than 5,000 deaths and is still persistently insisting on zero tolerance. USA has over a million deaths, with one quarter of the population of China. See the difference and why?
Lao Tzu said the highest virtue is like water. Have you ever seen water let go and go with the flow of others? No. Water is always focused, insistent, persistent, and create its own flow. That's the virtue of water. Letting be is not letting go. Letting be is allowing all concerns to survive without having to surrender, fail, or be defeated. Have you seen water not letting be? Never.
With marriages, if one would let be and not let go, the marriage and the love will survive. Even when the marriage must be broken up, the love would still survive, and there should not be any remorse, guilt, or pain for as long as there is love.
May the love and the peace of Jesus be with us.
@@jwu1950 I don't exactly understand the difference between letting be and letting go. They sound quite similar and yet quite different at the same time. Btw out of context question, are you from China?
*Thoughts can become a literal deadweight:* The backpack of life that you carry, will lighten up the more of them (useless) you throw away
funny thing is I am subscribed to 4 or 5 channels you also subscribed to and you always have something witty to say ... keep it up bro and a happy productive prosperous year .
@@mohamedelamineboulahia1692 You too, brother. Keep crushing it.
Hey look! It's that guy who always says a wise quote on every video to get traffic for his UA-cam channel.
Thank u this helped me at this time in my life
american history x vibes here, hate is baggage, life is too short to carry such heavy weight... :,)
This is great information, I find that when dealing with toxic people, not interacting is the best approach. Toxic people generally are sick inside and lash out at others for their problems. I find that ignoring them then causes them to target someone else, or complain to higher ups, and they unravel their own fabric if you maintain your posture and dont partake in their games
been working on letting go w/ my ex for months now .. painful to think of her so I hope this practice helps
Bro you are my other life or something, that's the 3rd video that came out right when I needed it.
Same happened to me today
I'll have to watch this again a few times to soak up all the wisdom you so eloquently laid out for us. Favorite video so far :)
Thank you Trentyn! Best wishes to you!
The more I hear and listen about this philosophy, the more intriguing it becomes and simultaneously mysterious to grasp, it's beautiful how something can be so simple but so subtle at the same time !
Letting the mold in my bathroom go was the wrong move.
Lol
😂
Been then there done that, plus it really pisses off the landlord!
Airsoft Farm 🤣
hahahaha
This is like the easiest but the most difficult to do. ❤️
This is so good! I’m teaching myself that it’s ok to let go! It’s hard and fear tries to hold me back but I’m on a mission to become consciously aware!
Super - focus on the present moment instead of the past and you will suceed!
Nullius in verba this is so true :)
What a privilege it is to listen to you on the very first day of this year. Wish you a very happy new year mate, keep inspiring us with your content. Have a blessed and healthy life.
Thank you, Ujjwal! Best wishes to you!
Happy New Year, Einzelgänger and everyone here! 😇💞🌎
Best wishes to you!
Thank you!! For you also, the best wishes!! Happy 2020!!!
Coming back to this channel every time I get back to my lowest point is so comforting 😞 danke Einzel:(❤️
This talk put seemingly disparate concepts together and in right perspective for me! ... Personal Fear ... Not Trusting People ... Feeling The Need To Control ... Seeing the interconnectedness of these has brought Me into focus for MySelf... Thank You Einzelganger! Every video I’ve watched of yours has been deeply impacting! 🙏😊💗
I listened twice in a row. I should every day. I struggled with this my whole life.
Happy New Year, man. Also, thanks for this video, it gave me the right motivation to let go and relax.
Happy new year to the guide! Thank you for your videos, they Indeed made me a better person.
At the moment I'm having a teaching from life about letting go. All the time. Everywhere. Thank you for this profound collection of thoughts about it. It helps.
The video was really great...!
The message that you wanted to convey was so clear, coherent and organized.
It's the kind which can be and in fact should be watched every morning for maximum impact.
I found your videos at pivotal moment in my life. I learned Tao during my first year in collage, and nearly 30 years later the philosophy is brining me peace in the most turbulent time in my life.
Your videos are helping me a lot on daily basis although i practice these techniques for a long time unknowhngly. Your vids male relax during these days of family problems. Thanks a lot from bottem of my heart.
Happy new year and thank you for your search of wisdom and revelation to us using your videos. Helps me a lot brother...keep it going this 2020 🔥
Happy New Year! Thank you for this video. Your words of wisdom helped me a lot when I discovered you in 2019. I wish you deeper wisdom and strength to continue to help others and joy in what you do.
Needed this to heal old wounds. Thank you
I was watching another video when this popped up and immediately clicked. Love everything you put out man! Thank you for all the good you do :)
Thank you, Berry!
Honestly your vidoes are incredible! Thank you for taking the time to make these! 🙏🏼
Thanks for the video. It reminds me of Alan Watts. He explained this concept very eloquently. Basically this practice of letting go in Taoism is meant to teach the individual to learn the value of spontaneity. By allowing things to flow naturally. The universe gives birth to precious moments of unfiltered truth. Raw spontaneous natural manifestation.
One of the best videos I've seen on this subject, wow=words of wisdom
Thank you, A M!
Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, -Exodus 14:13
Thought that was from Lighthouse xD
Thanks for this verse. My first exposure to the concept of surrender was Christianity. I find value in those verses still.
Wow... I can't describe how good what you said in this video made me feel. This is so different from personal growth gourous who tell you to take action, to treat yourself with imperatives to reach goals that you invented for yourself... You are saying that no great effort is needed to be fulfilled and live a pleasant life, and this is so releaving. Thank you very much !
This was really good, thanks Einzelganger!
I watched this video with my full cognitive awareness and it's not that long either.
Yet, I know that I must re-watch it multiple times because this video contains so much profound & elemental knowledge.
That even if I experience deep resonance while watching, to grasp the extend of information contained, was not possible to me.
Thank you, because that experience is something I sincere uphold.
Be well & Fortune favor you!
Wow, thank you flower tower :). I'm just the messenger... you might want to read the sources (Tao Te Ching and Zhuangzi) if you like this.
Right on! Love your channel and the positivity you put out into the universe. Gonna make 2020 the year I'm completely woke , with your help I feel like failure isn't even on my radar. Thanks brother, have a great and prosperous new year!!
Thank you so much, Don. Best wishes to you!!
I want to say thank you for this video. For a long while I’ve had crazy anxiety due to trying to control, I’ve been trying to find the answer and this was it. Letting go, to be super in flow with life. The answer has been so simple all along. Thank you for providing information of helping me remember my true being. Thank you.
Caffeine caused me crazy anxiety - I gave it up and my anxiety disappeared.
You are really making world a richer place with these excellent videos. A self realization at its prime on your side. :)
Thx man for all your video's.... they help me cope so much. Keep up the good work bro ✌️
Letting go is so haaaaard! But thank you so much, I really needed to hear that!
This is one my favorite UA-cam channels on a very short list. Thank you💙😁🍻
That's great to hear, Surfside. Thank you!
Really well done! Thank you for making things more understandable! This really helped me out today!
Fantastic! On vacation and struggling badly. Greatly needed this reminder. THANK YOU
Great video!! Happy New Year 2020! Working on letting go all the time! Thanks for sharing your great wisdom once again, much appreciated!
Thank you. The part about others talking behind your back is happening in my life as we speak. I keep focus on completing the overall objective and not speaking badly of anyone.
I wish to thank you for all of your videos. Thanks to you,I have embraced stoicism and it is true...Stoicism really helps in everyday life. I wish you a very happy new year and best wishes!
Thanks a lot, Magnus! Best wishes to you as well!
This is one of the best videos to start off 2020! Thank you so much for this
Bless you for this priceless stuff - Namaste, Kirk
Love to see the thoughtful comments in these crazy times love and power to all those holding peace in their hearts and spreading it
This is right on time at this time for me 😊
"Don't try to control everything and just let go"
Your channel helps me every day night by night by learning new things and become best version of your self!!
This is really helpful. I found it 30mins after a break up and going to try practice it. Thank you so much.
One of the keys to a happier life might be letting go of social media, and ... UA-cam. 😉
StingerBλte Absolutely! I just went through this morning and clicked Not Interested for multiple Eek Awful The World is Negative and Scary videos that had started popping up in my feed for reasons known only to UA-cam. Ugh!!
I took a two week break from Facebook - three years ago. Life was so much more peaceful without it that I just never went back. Aahhhh, letting go!! 🥰
I listen to Let it Be by The Beatles. It actually helps.
I really needed to hear this today...I heard it several times..thank you!❤
Thanks for the video! This is the best gift for my heart and mind.
Thank you, Helen! Best wishes to you!
It's really very powerful and life enhancing.
Thanks for this
I read once that lack of doing or say anything can appear lazy or down to weakness...but instead this is down to the individual s strength of character rather than the weakness
This channel is one of the best
As you said, I have found that trust is very important.
I felt this tranquility gazing into the lake water in the mighty snowy forest.
One of my favorite youtube places lately. I learn something new and I am also being reminded about some wise things, that for some reason I forget to practice every day. Thank you and keep up with the good work in 2020.
Thank you, Boris. We all experience that, including myself. It's life, you know. Best wishes!
Very well explained and the only way to live.
I love this video and your videos. Great man
Happy New Year bro!! 🍾🎉 This channel has been helping me alot in 2019
Thank you very much for your insightful videos, all true gifts of wisdom!
Very relevant for the new year. Love your channel!
Thank you! Best wishes to you!
Great intro for the new decade... Thanks !
Thanks!!! More vids of letting go!! More power to u!!! Love how soothing your voice is! Happy new year!
Thank you, Hetty!! Best wishes!
Beautiful photography! ❤️ Thank you!
Freaks is the right Word ...
it Takes a long time until these persons come to realise how they are wasting so much time...
Bless them ❣️
Thanks Einzelganger. Happy new year !
Thank you. Best wishes!
This are brilliant, very helpful teachings. Thanks.
Thank you. I'm just the messenger, though. You might want to check the sources (Tao Te Ching, Zhuangzi) for more ;)
Happy new year. Thanks for being and helping others do the same.
Thank you, Roger. Best wishes!
I love your stuff. Thank you
beautiful, thanks for making this video
Thanks man your videos are very relaxing
Happy New Year, and thank you for this excellent jump start to a great year
Thank you and best wishes to you!