Because we have all heard that when we were young and we all felt childlike shock and joy when we heard that only to release tater down the line that it doesn't matter.
Because it's sad. Because it's true. That something as massive as a star, that lived longer than there has been life, that once burned with such heat and died with such violence and power as were needed to form the heavy elements of which we're made, for that sacrifice, as unbalanced as it is between what we were and what we are now, for that to be so underappreciated, that it brings you sadness is to be expected, for it is the saddest truth of our reality.
It's funny how this is all playing out actually. I somehow found some old Alan Watts talks and have been listening to a few for the past few months. Earlier today I remembered exurb1a and his perspectives on life and just his content, etc. And I thought "wouldn't it be interesting if he covered some of the things Alan talks about, Buddhism wise?". And now I'm here. 5 hours later. What a weird coincidence.
@@ItsNotMax ive never watched this guy and i dont see how anyone could compare him to Watts, he seems like he just read a book on Buddhism and then made a video
@@harmondraws i suggest watching more of his videos, hes brilliant in his own right. I dont like to compare philosophers because everyone brings their own unique perspective to it, thats the beauty of it
I was homeless when I first saw this video. I just watched it again after getting out of bed living in an appartment with a job that can actually pay rent. When you have had nothing, it really puts into perspective on life.
It’s blindly self-centred. Stars die, and make everything. The romance, or rather the passion, starts to come back after you actually study the process. Then passion goes away, and is replaced by satisfaction.
We are literally living atoms. Carbon, oxygen, IRON, sodium, calcium, potassium... Brown is dark orange. If a tree falls and nothing is around to perceive the sound, it made no sound just vibrations. Color is a shape and only exists in brains. We breathe oxygen but our atmosphere is mostly nitrogen. Twin particles are normal and when one dies the other one disappears at the same exact time, no matter where in the UNIVERSE it exists. Human brains haven't changed in about 30.000 years, just the cultures which allow for greater learning. The heat from the sun is particles hitting your skin and that's why you get a sunburn, basically getting pounded too hard by atoms (which humans do need to produce vitamin D). You are here experiencing your life simply for your enjoyment, education, and ultimate enlightenment. Plastic is a liquid, just like certain glass.
@@NoFootprints27 You "literally" have no idea what you are, nihilism is lazy and ignorant. On the other side with most beliefs you have unbounded arrogance. And actually, we have unchanged human remains going back over 200 000 years, when cro magnon suddenly appears and is unchanged to this date in all measurable ways. So much for "evolution". Pure adaptation is much more reasonable, and has no ulterior motives behind it
One of my favorite quotes from the buddha is just “ask for a rice grain from any household that hasn’t had anyone die before and maybe I can revive your son”, cold asf line, context is a woman is tryna revive her early graved son
@@Spazerdnoodle well, are there any household without anyone having died before? A ricegrain from that kind of household is impossible, since it is needed to revive her son, it means it’s impossible to revive her son, by asking that, not only did Buddha made it clear to her that revival is not possible, he also made it clear to her that death is an inherent part of life Shit, cant stop myself from saying this after experiencing Persona 3, Burn Your Dread
To everyone having issues with "conquering yourself" I just want to encourage you. I was deeply depressed during my 20s and experienced a lot of loss. I thought would never be able to be who I wanted to be and never get out of the hole I was in. But I did, and you can too. Things aren't perfect but I'm very happy where I'm at compared to where I was before. This doesn't work for everyone, but my first step was just straight up accepting who I was in that moment. I had trouble getting one task done a day and often laid in bed for 2 hours after waking up. I was a shell. It's a little paradoxical but when I accepted my current self and stopped guilting myself over it is when I was finally able to muster the energy to start changing. That energy was previously wasted on self hatred and comparing myself to others. Anyways, have a good one, hope this helps at least one person who's reading.
This reminds me of the old adage 'people get better'. The vast majority of people who are ill get better, and yet they want to attribute their healing to some outside power. Maybe it was their diet, maybe it was a crystal. actually, you just got better.
I can't believe this. I had the exact same experience. The depression and then the revelation. I was depressed for 3 years in university (19 to 21/22) and I would skip class, just stay in my dorm room and stay up all night, sleep for hours, stay in bed all day. Avoid friends and meeting people, not shower, barely do any work. Self loathing, blaming that I am unlucky and everything bad happens to me. Eventually just sitting alone I started thinking about life and just existence and why everything is so shitty. Why are people hustling all the time just to be miserable. Pain and sorrow everywhere, I realized no-one is truly happy. What am I even working towards. Then I realized I wasn't even working. I had stopped caring and my life being stuck in a rut is a result of me not doing anything. I felt very lonely and isolated, like no one cared. Like no one loved me. It took me a while to realize that if there's anyone that will be with me at all times....it's me. Only I can be there for myself, I can only rely on myself. Only I know what I like and don't like, so only I can love myself and make myself happy. That's when it hit me. The problems and the solutions are inside of me. I am the answer. Seeking happiness inside rather than outside is the answer. If I love myself, care about myself, I would be happier. I would feel good, enjoy my time. Then eventually I will be a better version of me. I will be more confident to put myself out there, to be among people. If I am happy and I can rely on myself even in hard times, I won't have to seek for some sort of helping hand or wait for a savior. This way if I am happy, other people will see that and would want to associate themselves with me because I spread joy more than despair and self-detrimental jokes. Another big revelation was to not have expectations. Expectations is exactly what causes disappointment which leads to being upset or sad. Being realistic, having no expectations, and doing your work and living life cuz that's your duty helps being realistic with yourself and your emotions too. I will blame other things less. Anyways, it was crazy to see someone else have a similar experience and way out of depression and existential crisis. I am glad we are both in a better place! And I hope more people turn to introspection and bettering themselves because they love themselves and not to fit into society and make other's happy!
I asked a Buddhist lady monk if she had any tips for clearing my mind of thoughts. “After all these years my head still full of crazy ” I was informed.
yep! it’a not really about getting your mind totally clear and peaceful- if you’re always waiting for that and chasing after it, you’ll never achieve it and you’ll set yourself up for frustration. what you CAN do, though, is practice letting thoughts come and go without getting attached to/engaging with them.
The key is not wanting it. So a real answer is life changes, meditation and consistently digging into your mind through exterior resources, not internally
The Dalai Lama once said "Do not try to use what you learn from Buddhism to be a Buddhist; use it to be a better whatever-you-already-are." and honestly I live by that daily. I don't consider myself to be a religious person but as a philosophy I've found Buddhism to be foundational for me getting through covid.
Exactly! And this what I feel life is about you have an x amount of years to find your own answer and find an answer to all of the questions you have for life
What speaks to me the most in buddism is it talk on change and lack of identity. It's meaningless to hold onto an idea, belief, perspective or future or past. We need to imagine change as a constant motion. You can only "change" if you where something else in the past. But since your mind, thoughts, emotions, experiences and feelings are so complex. The only position from which you can tell yourself you have changed from Is a made up (chosen) version of yourself. So if change starts from something made up (the perspective we have of ourselves), changes into something made up (the perspective we want to have of ourselves), it is constantly restricting you from being who you are in the moment. CHanging constantly, and being accepting of it, not trying to pinpoint (identify) your existence into something as incomplete as a description. (we cant describe ourselves.... tough shit) And we also can't change into anything since we can never become our own perspective of ourselves, and we can't change from something since we are not our own perspective now. You are what you are, and by being what you are, you are different in every moment. You are nothing, by being all of yourself. And it's incredibly freeing. No more need to prove to yourselves or others that you are somthing or someone. You are just you. And you don't even know who you is!
Well put! This deserves a 1000 likes! The notion of change is just a concept in relation to something static. And as you say, nothing is ever in a state of permanence. Not even for a fraction of a moment. We live in a constant flow of an ever changing reality. This includes the notion of our own being and self as well. To call this reality real or unreal doesn’t even matter. We have no choice in the matter but to flow along with it, no matter what we call it. It is when we are in a state of trying to freeze the moment with clinging and attachment that we are getting into real trouble! People often want to call the Buddha a great philosopher but to me he is first and foremost the teacher and example that constantly manage to bring me back to the direct experience of the flow of experience. Looking at how he actually went about bringing the truth of the dharma to the people around him his main concern was more about the practical approach towards the liberation of our own self-inflicted bondages than the formulations of theoretical philosophies. Your words show real signs that you have reached true and useful understanding, my friend. 🙏🙏🙏
@@freetibet1000 thank you! I am glad you where able to understand what i was trying to say. You phrase it in a very clear way! With increasing ability to objectivly view the world, my thoughts and emotions. I have gained a large amount of understanding of things. What has helped me a lot in increasing my knowledge is the internet, it is amazing for meeting new subjects to view objectivly or new ways to view things objective or subjective. But i have to say, gaining this new understanding and being able to do it with such speed is addicting. I feel the need to constantly think about everything now that it gets me awnsers so rapidly. But i have seen it causes paralysis during everyday life. I feel the need to try and understand everything that happens, my family is not a fan😂. My intention now is to not only understand, but also experience. Experience reality in the way i view it in that moment, clouded by as little (counter)-thoughts as possible. And save the thinking and understanding for a later point. I am very happy on my journey of spiritual (self) exploration! How are you doing?
@@Ikkannietsmaardoeveel Thank you for your reply. I’m glad to hear about your progress. That’s encouraging! From reading your text I’m not sure if maybe you’re overdoing the examination bit a little too much? It is very important to relax into the “being in the now” without the chatterbox in the head taking over the narrative and running a commentary on what’s going on all the time. In fact, at the end of the day it doesn’t matter if we view our awareness of “the now” as an objective or subjective experience. If we stop attaching little name-tags to every little phenomena we experience we will be able to just let go of the attachment to the whole experience itself. Which is the whole point, really. “Being in the now” in a real way is also being free of the concept of “now”. Letting go of all control will let the now be present in us without us trying to understand or maintain it in any way or form. Let life be the free flowing dance that it already is. You can disregard thesepoints if you find it doesn’t apply to your experience. I may have misunderstood your text completely? Best wishes 🙏🙏🙏
You simultaneously manage to make me question any sort of purpose in existing, and reaffirm that just being is enough in itself. Never stop what you do dear depressed turtle, you help make the universe a little more endurable for many
@@StimParavane Good point. Plato (Sacratese) put belief as the 2nd lowest form of knowledge, with only superstition being last. I don't know is wisdom, and I don't know, along with letting go, are both very much a part of Buddhist wisdom.
@@StimParavaneAtheism is not a belief. It's a generally held idea based on facts. No point in our modern day science has led us any closer to proving theism.
Know 'Genetically Modified Sceptic'? The Atheist-UA-camr so nice and unbiased and non-arrogant that he has lots of Christian Fans now? That warm guy? Or Forrest Valkai, the Bio-Teacher who's also on Tiktok?
All hail the blobfish and may it rise up against humanities stigmatization of its self under the sense of different atmospheric compression!! All hail the Blob fish!
I like that so much of Buddhism's value is in its philosophies. You can leave the spirituality behind and still benefit enormously from the perspectives and tools it offers.
A segment from 'Saved by the Light of the Buddha Within'... My new understandings of what many call 'God -The Holy Spirit' - resulting from some of the extraordinary ongoing after-effects relating to my NDE... Myoho-Renge-Kyo represents the identity of what some scientists are now referring to as the unified field of consciousnesses. In other words, it’s the essence of all existence and non-existence - the ultimate creative force behind planets, stars, nebulae, people, animals, trees, fish, birds, and all phenomena, manifest or latent. All matter and intelligence are simply waves or ripples manifesting to and from this core source. Consciousness (enlightenment) is itself the actual creator of everything that exists now, ever existed in the past, or will exist in the future - right down to the minutest particles of dust - each being an individual ripple or wave. The big difference between chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo and most other conventional prayers is that instead of depending on a ‘middleman’ to connect us to our state of inner enlightenment, we’re able to do it ourselves. That’s because chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo allows us to tap directly into our enlightened state by way of this self-produced sound vibration. ‘Who or What Is God?’ If we compare the concept of God being a separate entity that is forever watching down on us, to the teachings of Nichiren, it makes more sense to me that the true omnipotence, omniscience and omnipresence of what most people perceive to be God, is the fantastic state of enlightenment that exists within each of us. Some say that God is an entity that’s beyond physical matter - I think that the vast amount of information continuously being conveyed via electromagnetic waves in today’s world gives us proof of how an invisible state of God could indeed exist. For example, it’s now widely known that specific data relayed by way of electromagnetic waves has the potential to help bring about extraordinary and powerful effects - including an instant global awareness of something or a mass emotional reaction. It’s also common knowledge that these invisible waves can easily be used to detonate a bomb or to enable NASA to control the movements of a robot as far away as the Moon or Mars - none of which is possible without a receiver to decode the information that’s being transmitted. Without the receiver, the data would remain impotent. In a very similar way, we need to have our own ‘receiver’ switched on so that we can activate a clear and precise understanding of our own life, all other life and what everything else in existence is. Chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo each day helps us to achieve this because it allows us to reach the core of our enlightenment and keep it switched on. That’s because Myoho-Renge-Kyo represents the identity of what scientists now refer to as the unified field of consciousnesses. To break it down - Myoho represents the Law of manifestation and latency (Nature) and consists of two alternating states. For example, the state of Myo is where everything in life that’s not obvious to us exists - including our stored memories when we’re not thinking about them - our hidden potential and inner emotions whenever they’re dormant - our desires, our fears, our wisdom, happiness, karma - and more importantly, our enlightenment. The other state, ho, is where everything in Life exists whenever it becomes evident to us, such as when a thought pops up from within our memory - whenever we experience or express our emotions - or whenever a good or bad cause manifests as an effect from our karma. When anything becomes apparent, it merely means that it’s come out of the state of Myo (dormancy/latency) and into a state of ho (manifestation). It’s the difference between consciousness and unconsciousness, being awake or asleep, or knowing and not knowing. The second law - Renge - Ren meaning cause and ge meaning effect, governs and controls the functions of Myoho - these two laws of Myoho and Renge, not only function together simultaneously but also underlies all spiritual and physical existence. The final and third part of the tri-combination - Kyo, is the Law that allows Myoho to integrate with Renge - or vice versa. It’s the great, invisible thread of energy that fuses and connects all Life and matter - as well as the past, present and future. It’s also sometimes termed the Universal Law of Communication - perhaps it could even be compared with the string theory that many scientists now suspect exists. Just as the cells in our body, our thoughts, feelings and everything else is continually fluctuating within us - all that exists in the world around us and beyond is also in a constant state of flux - constantly controlled by these three fundamental laws. In fact, more things are going back and forth between the two states of Myo and ho in a single moment than it would ever be possible to calculate or describe. And it doesn’t matter how big or small, famous or trivial anything or anyone may appear to be, everything that’s ever existed in the past, exists now or will exist in the future, exists only because of the workings of the Laws ‘Myoho-Renge-Kyo’ - the basis of the four fundamental forces, and if they didn’t function, neither we nor anything else could go on existing. That’s because all forms of existence, including the seasons, day, night, birth, death and so on, are moving forward in an ongoing flow of continuation - rhythmically reverting back and forth between the two fundamental states of Myo and ho in absolute accordance with Renge - and by way of Kyo. Even stars are dying and being reborn under the workings of what the combination ‘Myoho-Renge-Kyo’ represents. Nam, or Namu - which mean the same thing, are vibrational passwords or keys that allow us to reach deep into our life and fuse with or become one with ‘Myoho-Renge-Kyo’. On a more personal level, nothing ever happens by chance or coincidence, it’s the causes that we’ve made in our past, or are presently making, that determine how these laws function uniquely in each of our lives - as well as the environment from moment to moment. By facing east, in harmony with the direction that the Earth is spinning, and chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo for a minimum of, let’s say, ten minutes daily to start with, any of us can experience actual proof of its positive effects in our lives - even if it only makes us feel good on the inside, there will be a definite positive effect. That’s because we’re able to pierce through the thickest layers of our karma and activate our inherent Buddha Nature (our enlightened state). By so doing, we’re then able to bring forth the wisdom and good fortune that we need to challenge, overcome and change our adverse circumstances - turn them into positive ones - or manifest and gain even greater fulfilment in our daily lives from our accumulated good karma. This also allows us to bring forth the wisdom that can free us from the ignorance and stupidity that’s preventing us from accepting and being proud of the person that we indeed are - regardless of our race, colour, gender or sexuality. We’re also able to see and understand our circumstances and the environment far more clearly, as well as attract and connect with any needed external beneficial forces and situations. As I’ve already mentioned, everything is subject to the law of Cause and Effect - the ‘actual-proof-strength’ resulting from chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo always depends on our determination, sincerity and dedication. For example, the levels of difference could be compared to making a sound on a piano, creating a melody, producing a great song, and so on. Something else that’s very important to always respect and acknowledge is that the Law (or if you prefer God) is in everyone and everything. NB: There are frightening and disturbing sounds, and there are tranquil and relaxing sounds. It’s the emotional result of any noise or sound that can trigger off a mood or even instantly change one. When chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo each day, we are producing a sound vibration that’s the password to our true inner-self - this soon becomes apparent when you start reassessing your views on various things - such as your fears and desires etc. The best way to get the desired result when chanting is not to view things conventionally - rather than reaching out to an external source, we need to reach into our own lives and bring our needs and desires to fruition from within - including the good fortune and strength to achieve any help that we may need. Chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo also reaches out externally and draws us towards, or draws towards us, what we need to make us happy from our environment. For example, it helps us to be in the right place at the right time - to make better choices and decisions and so forth. We need to think of it as a seed within us that we’re watering and bringing sunshine to for it to grow, blossom and bring forth fruit or flowers. It’s also important to understand that everything we need in life, including the answer to every question and the potential to achieve every dream, already exists within us.
if you leave behind the ‘spiritual’ by which i suppose you mean, faith in some of the more out there beliefs? you are left with a western shell vessel that holds only your ego. this thinking is the flaw of western modern arrogance. the buddhas system requires faith and practice, only with it can one embody real wisdom.
I never thought I’d see the day when a depressive alcoholic turtle would make an online video detailing the philosophies of buddhism while talking about blobfish and Town of Salem all the while. Basically, I think I might be really high right now.
Yes, Quite a funny way to be introduced to seriously deep stuff. I hope it won't dissuade viewers to conduct some prolonged investigation, and dare I say, "Meditate Upon," Buddhism - or, again, dare I mention: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, perennial psychology, scientism, - I think you get it. Don't dismiss long ago knowledge, because Us early 21st (monetizing) Ego's seem to think all "certainty and clarity" may only be acquired here and now, exclusively by us brainiacs. Let's not be that wit-filled with arrogance... Even if it is, as I've stated, pretty "entertaining".
I really don't understand the nickname. "Enlightening Turtle" or "Uplifting Turtle" fit better to me. I've never walked away from any of his videos feeling worse than when I started; always better.
Hello exurb1a, thank you for making this video. Two years ago, I was searching for something meaningful, not necessarily a religion, but just something that clicks with me and gives me some "existential" direction. This very entertaining and educational intro to buddhism hooked me on those ideas and over many detours I landed in a Soto Zen dojo. While it's wrong to say that it transformed my life (buddhism is there for you to live your life, not escape from it), Zen meditation gave my life a context and appreciation for which I am very grateful - therefore thanks for making such an entertaining video. Maybe otherwise I wouldn't have looked into it further
I’m looking for the same thing, I have just been feeling lost with no motivation or focus for anything. Is there anything you read or learned that you can share? Thank you.
@@LeviSeaworth if you have some free time, you could learn something from buddhism philosophy. Trying talking about your problems to buddhist monks, they will give you an answer.
@@LeviSeaworth I read "Hardcore Zen" by Brad Warner and that's when I decided that that's for me. But I guess it would be even better if you could find out if there is a Zen dojo where you live and try it out.
Just to speak on a subject so eloquently for near 20 minutes, plus all the accompanying video and music, is pure genius! A term that gets thrown around a lot these days, but the base of logic that all of this stems from, his philosophy and grasp of the whole picture are astounding. His use of humor to get deep points across. Or maybe just the fact that I can listen to him talk for 20 whole minutes while staying consumed with interest? This man is a true genius in every sense of the word.
" How miraclus it was that we managed to live through an era in which we could land robots on some of the planets and simultaneously still didn't quite know how to be happy or properly take care of all the human family yet"
A task that only requires one person or a small group of people to put in a lot of effort will always be easier than one that requires a lot of people to put in even the slightest modicum of effort.
This feels like the old school Exurb1a content: ethereal and magical and sad all at once but always equally matched with the notion of hope. Cheers bro!
It feels too romanticized to call it tragic, knowing the star just stopped functioning on its own with no ulterior purpose. Our making was an ocurrence from its remains and the influence of another star on them.
and if we calculate chance to you to born from only from that point it's ridiculously small, makes you miracle of the dead star, all of us. Don't waste it, but find your own way and go with it, nobody can't tell you what you are going to spent your life to. (Personally, I hate when people say "don't waste your time" and anything except traveling is acceptable answer to them.) That is beautiful thing and what exurb1a has said before in these videos, most complex thing in the universe is you.
@@steampunkastronaut7081 I say tragic because what he says after, a lot people don't even give it a second thought. We're just here and that's that, whatever happened before (way, way before) isn't relevant to me.
Really beautiful video, man. I lost my partner recently to cancer, and I'm trying to make sense of the world. Somehow, in your existential rant that verges on poetry, you put words to some of my feelings and made me feel less alone. Glad I found this channel, friend :)
The buddha said to his followers as he was about to die, don't cry and don't lament. Learn from my death and use it for your own enlightement... he looked at each of them in the eyes and like going to sleep he passed away. My take on it is that its a horrible thing to happen to someone we love but if you dissect what he said it's true, if you use the most horrible thing that happens to someone you truly care about to find the meaning of suffering you'll arrive at enlightement faster.
I always played mafia strictly through spoken word. I first played it on a summer camp, which is the perfect environment for it. Sidenote: amogus is mafia minus subteltly and more skill dependent.
Bright i remind you that in 7th tome 3rd version of :"What doctor Bright in not allowed to do in Foundation" article 4758 states: Dr. Bright is not permitted to use SCP-028 "random Knowledge" to inspire creativity of social media influencers, or any human for that matter.
This video got incredibly deep and intellectual around the time exurb1a started talking about gathering together as a species and discussing our future. As a writer, I can't help but sit back and say . . . wow. Those statistics about human beings (hunger, suicide, poverty) really put things in perspective and reminds us how lucky some of us are to have been born where, and when, we were. There are many talented and wonderful UA-cam script-writers out there, but that portion of the video is a masterpiece. I got chills just listening to it. Bravo.
The kids today call this "Having a good spawn point". As the years go by, I think we'll see more of these game analogies spread throughout our culture. Any one of us could have been born on the banks of the River Ganges...That would have made life complicated. 😐
i will never understand how you can dip in and out of soooo many different ideas in one single video so poignantly and beautifully and package it all to make sense
"Please God, make me a stone. I promised myself I'd me more than this. I promised others I'd be more than this. Alive and not quite living, and deathly not quite dead." GOD this is one of the most affecting lines in your videos for me. Really hit home with the delivery
I know a lot of people struggle with these types of things. I'm no psychology expert, so PLEASE take my words with a grain of salt. I know this might sound stupid but hearing the philosophies that pewdiepie follows legitimately helped me a bunch. I remember when he said. "don't worry about how big the universe is and how insignificant you are compared to it, your family and your home is your own universe". I'm obsessed with science and space and the unfathomable scale of the universe, but that's the thing, it's unfathomable. You are comparing yourself to something so infinitely larger than you, that it's literally just useless to even think about it. Tink about microbes. In a single drop of water resides an entire world of microbiology, for those little organisms, that drop is their whole universe. They don't even know how small they are compared to us. And if they were sentient, they'd probably geek and have existential crisises about how their drop of water is so large compared to them, and they'll still have no idea of how truly tiny they actualy. We are not gods, our tiny human brains aren't designed to comprehend the scale of existence, and that's okay. Let's focus about the things we are designed to comprehend at our scale, like our own plaent. Earth itself is extremely huge and filled with all sorts of wonders, Earth is our own little drop of water, and we need to cherish it and take care of it. Care about your family and your friends. Unus Annus also helped me. It might not work for others, which is okay, but I just want to share my experience in the case that someone else might find this helpful. I ended up finding the meaning of life, ironically, in the concept of death. I found out that death is the greatest and most powerful driving force in life. Just telling someone "live everyday like its your last" is obviously not going to work, I had to get that message nailed into my head everyday for 365 days with the Unus Annus channel. The concept of the channel was that it would delete itself after a full year, and they would upload one video everyday. Everyday a video would be uploaded, and at the start of every video there was the timer, constantly ticking down, a reminder of the time you had left. I know the concept of putting so much effort into a channel to just delete it might sound dumb, but that was the whole point of the channel. I saw it and went "well maybe I should watch it now, because I might hate myself later for not watching the videos when I could". I watched every single video, from the start to the very end, seing that timer run down to zero, and it fucking changed my life. Everything will end one day, and that's what gives everything meaning. Death isn't the opposite of life, death isn't this evil thing that's out to get you. Death and Life are part of the same cycle, like the yin and yang in a way. They need to co exist together. You will die one day, you might even die tomorrow, and so you need to make today the best day you can. You should never leave for tomorrow what you can do today, and tomorrow doesn't literally mean the day after today, it can mean just the future in general. As another very wise turtle once put it "yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That's why it is called present" Before I wouldn't even bother to learn the things I've always been interested in like drawing or animating or playing the guitar, after unus annus, I now try to practice those things every single day. It also helped me to finally accept the death of my mother and find inner peace. Things have meaning because they die one day. You talk to people, you do things, you go to work, you eat, you play videogames, you have fun and learn things because you need to do those things before you die, even if you're not aware of it, that's why you do those things. Look at unus annus, I cared so much about that channel and gave it more attention because I knew it was going to die one day. And when it died, I wasn't sad because it was gone, it wasn't even bittersweet, I was just happy. I even recall that when I finishedwatching the livestream until the timer reached zero, I just turned off the computer, lied in my bed, smiled, and physically said "man, that was so much fucjing fun, I'm grateful I got to be a part of that". I was happy I was alongside for the ride, I was happy that I witnessed all the goofy shenanigans of mark and ethan, I was glad I went on so many adventures with them and shared so many experiences with them, I was happy that I didn't waste my time. Don't waste your time people, it is the most invaluable resource ever. You might not think much about it now, but in the future you'll definetley hate yourself for not doing something sooner, you'll hate yourself for all the time you wasted, because I certainly know that I hate myself for the time I wasted, and I'm now determined to not waste anymore time. And hey, don't be embarassed if you need help. Get a friend or a close family membeer to remind you everyday to do a certain activity or practice something you want to learm, convince them of how much it means to you and they'll help you. I found the meaning of life in death, which is again, extremely ironic, But that concept had to be beaten into my head everyday for a full year, so you can imagine that i'll not work so easily for other people. But if you need help, please, ask anyone to aid you. If you need help getting motivated or to get out of bed, just remember that it's your brain being mean to you, and that other people can help if you reach out.
Guys he's gotten past his optimistic nihilism faze and found non western perspectives, soon he'll be experiencing ego death and talking about connecting to higher realms. The beautiful cycle continues
Soon he'll be off drugs and alcohol as well. Thats the next step, because if its all grey and you won't really remember anything, then why waste mental health on 'coming down' or wasting money on 'getting high' on substance when you can simply go ahead and enjoy some life.
@@chickensyndrome1465 can back up Jon; I was the "smart" one in school, could read and understand 200 pages a day. I fucking hate life now. I do my best to help, but I wish I didn't have those "do-gooder" urges. Maybe it's just me, maybe it's that I chose healthcare, maybe I was too naïve and hoped everyone would help when they could.
i like your authenticity, how you're not throwing big words and trying to look like an intellectual which may not be bad some people develop vocabulary over time but you can tell when it gets inauthentic. I love your insights.
Everyone's like "depression turtle making me sad, here I go into existential dread again" your videos make me feel hopeful again, man. Like I'm not alone, and you know what yeah maybe I can be better. Maybe I'll be okay, even if only paradoxically because nothing is okay.
Feel like a lot of people just comment the whole "existential crisis" thing as soon as they open the video, regardless of the actual mood or tone of said video
so true. "depression turtle" is as wrong as it gets! It's about facing the problems and trying to deal with them. heard sth today about the "inner roommate". The talking part of your mind and you are just the listener. And, oh boy, I become a listener, who just does everything the Talker says, and this prick doesnt like to study xD I'll try to stop just doing whatever the inner roommate says and do more important stuff. I'll see. Have a great, ever changing, unpermanent life, addios
I can't remember when's the last time I was so deeply fascinated by a UA-cam video. I started crying. B Has to be one of the best videos ever in UA-cam, It just... felt so personal..
I’m not a Buddhist, but the philosophy that can be derived from it has helped me shape my life in a great way. It feels like a weight is being gradually lifted from my shoulders.
@@timl. exactly what i thought, if you are dissatisfied with letting go of greed or desire, then you are incapable of being buddist, the goal is to let go of these desires, and be satisfied.
I don't know why you guys are reacting so offended. I am open for the ideas of Buddhism, but this is actually a legit point. Why is this this teaching other than a brain gymnastic that trains you to experience happiness outside the things that are naturally programmed for you: reproduce, have things, have a good social status? Why is this teaching superior to achieving balance with these things and lead a fulfilled life?
See? that's where it goes wrong. You cannot be satisfied with being dissatisfied. So simply go do what you can to help yourself and others, and become so ridicolously objective that you have no preferences, and that in case you go to a concentration camp knowing that you can die anytime because of overworking while not even bloddy providing anything bloddy usefull with that labour, you simply quiet down your mind, be present and then realize that everything is an illusion... except the true nothiness, no space, no matter, no mind, no thoughts... that's all that is truly real.
Everyone in the comments says something about the Turtle giving them existential crisis, but I feel like he's helping me to survive mine, because I know I'm not alone in this. Thanks, Exurb1a.
me too. turtle man has been really helpful. especially with the question “is this all there is”. i kept asking that over and over once i stoped romanticizing things. so now i’m starting to again lol. hope you’re doing good 💗💗
which is rather ironic considering weed and all other mind altering substances (alcohol, psychedelics, etc) are prohibited under Buddhism. Its very tragic that westerners think drug use is the path to enlightenment, when if any westerner ever read the dhammapada they would know drugs only pollute the mind and misguide us.
@@oracle8192 Tragic, but predictable. Western drug users who strive to be nonviolent to be accepted in peace are as such ardently made into "pitiful" out-groups by most elites in power who think drugs distract their worker-pools from making more money for their bosses than proportionally for themselves. As such they have more time to introspect and ponder for themselves but also at the same time to use drugs to "experience mental expansion because deep understanding is so out-there man" not realizing those are just feelings and if their minds were actually expanding they would excel in academia. Yet, the fact that they were drawn to abuse drugs in the first place meant the reality they live does not provide enough to meet the feelings they want, having this sympathy for others they are able to take a look around and see that really most society/production makes life "so unhappy most of the time for all people" as well as themselves, so they feel they at least can begin to relate to a big religion of actual peace, obviously that wouldn't be any form of limited/limiting Monotheism...so they seek "Easter philosophies and religions" to feel connected to and spiritual with. But neither Buddhism nor Hinduism have strong far-away colonial tendencies of "we are humbly better than you and know you are more trash than us" like Abrahamism does.
Buddhism is no more a single unified practice or belief than any other religion or philosophy is. I've smoked weed with Buddhist masters, but if you do this in the wrong country the government will make you disappear regardless of your social status. Using a drug is not necessarily a spiritual practice nor an addiction, either, yet almost any experience pleasurable or not, can be. Attachment to rigid expectations brings a very transient sense of certainty, the ego revels in the false authority this imparts then feeds further on the scorn that follows.
There is, appearantly, already someone going by that name on SoundCloud. But they only posted one song 4 years ago. soundcloud.com/dayz-xpertgamer/tracks
Today, even psychology recognizes he was right & in his teachings. His knowledge was instrumental in recent mental health breakthroughs that now help us treat some of the most difficult conditions.
“If there was a tree that needed watering every century, my tree has been watered 8 times.” Vs “it would take as much time to reduce a mountain to the size of a seed if you rubbed it with a silk cloth every century.”
@@penggunasepertinyatidakdik4374I don’t understand it. How can you not stand in the same river once? You standing on it in the 1st place would mean ‘once’. It sounds ‘smart’ but it doesn’t make any sense.
@@zakiahmed6655what Heraclitus meant was the river you once stepped on 5 minutes ago wasn’t the same river that you are now standing on, for nothing is permanent except change.
@@zakiahmed6655 the water in the river flows, its not the same anymore, and you standing there are not the same like you even 1 second ago. So what that mean is everything is in a condition of flowing flux, the matter of any existences are in motion over time, and it cannot be defined as it was, because its always changing and never in a stabile state.
"i'm not a Buddhist, i'm barely a person" thanks for bring me back to smiling after that trip brother. keep making things, you're a gem. all love
o.o your name's chai? It means tea in hindi.
Lol I was thinking the same thing, glad we came up for a breathe of air after going that deep😂
I mean, he's got sexual assault charges against him, so he might not even be joking when he says what kind of person he is ...
@@firebert2000 could you link an article or something so I can know more about what's going on coz I have no idea
@@codeywilson2151 the link might get deleted. but there's no doubt. look up Pieke Roelofs. This whole thing is a mess...
“A star died to make you and you no longer find romance in that.”
Why did that make me incredibly sad?
Because we have all heard that when we were young and we all felt childlike shock and joy when we heard that only to release tater down the line that it doesn't matter.
You should really think about why that is. Dont ignore that feeling, see what it has to say.
that cobain pfp tho
@Fck Utube what the the hell are yoy talking about lol
Because it's sad. Because it's true.
That something as massive as a star, that lived longer than there has been life, that once burned with such heat and died with such violence and power as were needed to form the heavy elements of which we're made, for that sacrifice, as unbalanced as it is between what we were and what we are now, for that to be so underappreciated, that it brings you sadness is to be expected, for it is the saddest truth of our reality.
"I'm an alcoholic, not an educator" Could have been an Alan Watts quote.
or a Charles Bukowski quote
It's funny how this is all playing out actually. I somehow found some old Alan Watts talks and have been listening to a few for the past few months. Earlier today I remembered exurb1a and his perspectives on life and just his content, etc. And I thought "wouldn't it be interesting if he covered some of the things Alan talks about, Buddhism wise?". And now I'm here. 5 hours later. What a weird coincidence.
@@ItsNotMax ive never watched this guy and i dont see how anyone could compare him to Watts, he seems like he just read a book on Buddhism and then made a video
@@harmondraws i suggest watching more of his videos, hes brilliant in his own right. I dont like to compare philosophers because everyone brings their own unique perspective to it, thats the beauty of it
@@harmondraws Watch his video, A letter to marble 3
I was homeless when I first saw this video. I just watched it again after getting out of bed living in an appartment with a job that can actually pay rent. When you have had nothing, it really puts into perspective on life.
Bouta be in the same boat
It really does.
I was homeless 8 years ago.
Cheers mates
Good to hear you’re doing better man
Yh I guess this vid can make you think. But most people forget.
Was homeless briefly as a kid. It definitely changed me. Not sure if it was for the better. But maybe it doesn't matter if it was.
Turtle man defended the blobfish. My life is complete. Enlightenment achieved
Respect to you my man
Yes
I do like when someone defends a blob fish.😌
Profile pic checks out.
I appreciate your existence.
Justice for the blob!
"A star died to make you and you find no romance in that"
I have never heard anything so beautiful yet agonizing in my life.
It’s blindly self-centred. Stars die, and make everything.
The romance, or rather the passion, starts to come back after you actually study the process. Then passion goes away, and is replaced by satisfaction.
A star didn't die to make ME or YOU, the star just died and shit started to make itself from it, from how I see it
@@leonardo9259 See, this is the lack of romance we're talking about.
We are literally living atoms. Carbon, oxygen, IRON, sodium, calcium, potassium... Brown is dark orange. If a tree falls and nothing is around to perceive the sound, it made no sound just vibrations. Color is a shape and only exists in brains. We breathe oxygen but our atmosphere is mostly nitrogen. Twin particles are normal and when one dies the other one disappears at the same exact time, no matter where in the UNIVERSE it exists. Human brains haven't changed in about 30.000 years, just the cultures which allow for greater learning. The heat from the sun is particles hitting your skin and that's why you get a sunburn, basically getting pounded too hard by atoms (which humans do need to produce vitamin D). You are here experiencing your life simply for your enjoyment, education, and ultimate enlightenment. Plastic is a liquid, just like certain glass.
@@NoFootprints27 You "literally" have no idea what you are, nihilism is lazy and ignorant. On the other side with most beliefs you have unbounded arrogance. And actually, we have unchanged human remains going back over 200 000 years, when cro magnon suddenly appears and is unchanged to this date in all measurable ways. So much for "evolution". Pure adaptation is much more reasonable, and has no ulterior motives behind it
"I'm not a buddhist... I'm barely a person"
Amen philosophy turtle, amen.
lol
Amen!
Yes, thanks, Oogway!
philosophy/science turtle
Turtle
One of my favorite quotes from the buddha is just “ask for a rice grain from any household that hasn’t had anyone die before and maybe I can revive your son”, cold asf line, context is a woman is tryna revive her early graved son
true, the buddha did not shy away from things like that
yes the story of Kisa Gothami
Based buddha
Explain please I don't get what you mean 😅
@@Spazerdnoodle well, are there any household without anyone having died before? A ricegrain from that kind of household is impossible, since it is needed to revive her son, it means it’s impossible to revive her son, by asking that, not only did Buddha made it clear to her that revival is not possible, he also made it clear to her that death is an inherent part of life
Shit, cant stop myself from saying this after experiencing Persona 3, Burn Your Dread
To everyone having issues with "conquering yourself" I just want to encourage you. I was deeply depressed during my 20s and experienced a lot of loss. I thought would never be able to be who I wanted to be and never get out of the hole I was in. But I did, and you can too. Things aren't perfect but I'm very happy where I'm at compared to where I was before. This doesn't work for everyone, but my first step was just straight up accepting who I was in that moment. I had trouble getting one task done a day and often laid in bed for 2 hours after waking up. I was a shell. It's a little paradoxical but when I accepted my current self and stopped guilting myself over it is when I was finally able to muster the energy to start changing. That energy was previously wasted on self hatred and comparing myself to others. Anyways, have a good one, hope this helps at least one person who's reading.
This reminds me of the old adage 'people get better'.
The vast majority of people who are ill get better, and yet they want to attribute their healing to some outside power.
Maybe it was their diet, maybe it was a crystal. actually, you just got better.
Nice to see you here man, your work makes me happy and I hope you have a nice week.
Thank you
Thanks a lot!! I really wanna that!
I can't believe this. I had the exact same experience. The depression and then the revelation. I was depressed for 3 years in university (19 to 21/22) and I would skip class, just stay in my dorm room and stay up all night, sleep for hours, stay in bed all day. Avoid friends and meeting people, not shower, barely do any work. Self loathing, blaming that I am unlucky and everything bad happens to me. Eventually just sitting alone I started thinking about life and just existence and why everything is so shitty. Why are people hustling all the time just to be miserable. Pain and sorrow everywhere, I realized no-one is truly happy. What am I even working towards. Then I realized I wasn't even working. I had stopped caring and my life being stuck in a rut is a result of me not doing anything. I felt very lonely and isolated, like no one cared. Like no one loved me. It took me a while to realize that if there's anyone that will be with me at all times....it's me. Only I can be there for myself, I can only rely on myself. Only I know what I like and don't like, so only I can love myself and make myself happy. That's when it hit me. The problems and the solutions are inside of me. I am the answer. Seeking happiness inside rather than outside is the answer. If I love myself, care about myself, I would be happier. I would feel good, enjoy my time. Then eventually I will be a better version of me. I will be more confident to put myself out there, to be among people. If I am happy and I can rely on myself even in hard times, I won't have to seek for some sort of helping hand or wait for a savior. This way if I am happy, other people will see that and would want to associate themselves with me because I spread joy more than despair and self-detrimental jokes. Another big revelation was to not have expectations. Expectations is exactly what causes disappointment which leads to being upset or sad. Being realistic, having no expectations, and doing your work and living life cuz that's your duty helps being realistic with yourself and your emotions too. I will blame other things less. Anyways, it was crazy to see someone else have a similar experience and way out of depression and existential crisis. I am glad we are both in a better place! And I hope more people turn to introspection and bettering themselves because they love themselves and not to fit into society and make other's happy!
I asked a Buddhist lady monk if she had any tips for clearing my mind of thoughts.
“After all these years my head still full of crazy ” I was informed.
She is right
yep! it’a not really about getting your mind totally clear and peaceful- if you’re always waiting for that and chasing after it, you’ll never achieve it and you’ll set yourself up for frustration. what you CAN do, though, is practice letting thoughts come and go without getting attached to/engaging with them.
Yeah, you can't control the mind, but you can just let it be, let it go and carry on.
The key is not wanting it. So a real answer is life changes, meditation and consistently digging into your mind through exterior resources, not internally
@@turncloak. Could you elaborate on this?
The Dalai Lama once said "Do not try to use what you learn from Buddhism to be a Buddhist; use it to be a better whatever-you-already-are." and honestly I live by that daily. I don't consider myself to be a religious person but as a philosophy I've found Buddhism to be foundational for me getting through covid.
I guess I just have to figure out what I am. hard question to answer!
Covid was nothing, easy crisis.
Exactly! And this what I feel life is about you have an x amount of years to find your own answer and find an answer to all of the questions you have for life
Well, that was anti-climactic. I thought that instead of "covid" you'd say "life." But OK.
@@psterud they are one and the same
What speaks to me the most in buddism is it talk on change and lack of identity. It's meaningless to hold onto an idea, belief, perspective or future or past.
We need to imagine change as a constant motion. You can only "change" if you where something else in the past. But since your mind, thoughts, emotions, experiences and feelings are so complex. The only position from which you can tell yourself you have changed from Is a made up (chosen) version of yourself. So if change starts from something made up (the perspective we have of ourselves), changes into something made up (the perspective we want to have of ourselves), it is constantly restricting you from being who you are in the moment. CHanging constantly, and being accepting of it, not trying to pinpoint (identify) your existence into something as incomplete as a description. (we cant describe ourselves.... tough shit) And we also can't change into anything since we can never become our own perspective of ourselves, and we can't change from something since we are not our own perspective now. You are what you are, and by being what you are, you are different in every moment. You are nothing, by being all of yourself. And it's incredibly freeing. No more need to prove to yourselves or others that you are somthing or someone. You are just you. And you don't even know who you is!
Well put! This deserves a 1000 likes! The notion of change is just a concept in relation to something static. And as you say, nothing is ever in a state of permanence. Not even for a fraction of a moment. We live in a constant flow of an ever changing reality. This includes the notion of our own being and self as well. To call this reality real or unreal doesn’t even matter. We have no choice in the matter but to flow along with it, no matter what we call it. It is when we are in a state of trying to freeze the moment with clinging and attachment that we are getting into real trouble!
People often want to call the Buddha a great philosopher but to me he is first and foremost the teacher and example that constantly manage to bring me back to the direct experience of the flow of experience. Looking at how he actually went about bringing the truth of the dharma to the people around him his main concern was more about the practical approach towards the liberation of our own self-inflicted bondages than the formulations of theoretical philosophies.
Your words show real signs that you have reached true and useful understanding, my friend. 🙏🙏🙏
@@freetibet1000 thank you! I am glad you where able to understand what i was trying to say. You phrase it in a very clear way!
With increasing ability to objectivly view the world, my thoughts and emotions. I have gained a large amount of understanding of things. What has helped me a lot in increasing my knowledge is the internet, it is amazing for meeting new subjects to view objectivly or new ways to view things objective or subjective.
But i have to say, gaining this new understanding and being able to do it with such speed is addicting. I feel the need to constantly think about everything now that it gets me awnsers so rapidly. But i have seen it causes paralysis during everyday life. I feel the need to try and understand everything that happens, my family is not a fan😂.
My intention now is to not only understand, but also experience. Experience reality in the way i view it in that moment, clouded by as little (counter)-thoughts as possible. And save the thinking and understanding for a later point.
I am very happy on my journey of spiritual (self) exploration!
How are you doing?
@@Ikkannietsmaardoeveel Thank you for your reply. I’m glad to hear about your progress. That’s encouraging!
From reading your text I’m not sure if maybe you’re overdoing the examination bit a little too much? It is very important to relax into the “being in the now” without the chatterbox in the head taking over the narrative and running a commentary on what’s going on all the time. In fact, at the end of the day it doesn’t matter if we view our awareness of “the now” as an objective or subjective experience. If we stop attaching little name-tags to every little phenomena we experience we will be able to just let go of the attachment to the whole experience itself. Which is the whole point, really. “Being in the now” in a real way is also being free of the concept of “now”. Letting go of all control will let the now be present in us without us trying to understand or maintain it in any way or form. Let life be the free flowing dance that it already is.
You can disregard thesepoints if you find it doesn’t apply to your experience. I may have misunderstood your text completely?
Best wishes 🙏🙏🙏
It's definitely fun to ponder on these deep existential dilemmas, but I really would just rather be a tree or a rock.
Always felt like I'd like to be a tree.
@@Wintercide yeah, I'dt be pretty chill till some guy with an axe shows up
are you using the right word? pontificate means you’re expressing your opinion in a pompous way
Wanna just be a cicada rn
Sooner or later your consciousness will fade back into the world, there's no rush.
With a failing business, due mortgage, and parents to care for, I teared up more than I should have watching this. Thanks man, these really do help.
That sounds like a huge weight and I hope you're doing all right - massive love, Subhan
Damn, you are going through a lot. Hope your situation improves. Stay strong.
I hope things start to go your way more, man.
I hope It's all gonna work out for you
Money doesnt control you. You and your parents are stronger than the fear of the world.
You simultaneously manage to make me question any sort of purpose in existing, and reaffirm that just being is enough in itself. Never stop what you do dear depressed turtle, you help make the universe a little more endurable for many
That feeling is really assuring if only moments ago I was only questioning my purpose :)
Keep rolling that boulder up the hill, my dude
@@jnc4148 nice ending to youtube disagreements for once, i appreciate both of you
Dalai Lama is the leader of Gelug, which is one of the schools of Tibetan Buddhism, not the whole Tibetan Buddhism.
"How long is a Kalpa?"
"The length of time between exurb1a videos."
😂
Good one
imagine if he did that lol
This got me 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Ooooof
“I’m an alchoholic, not an educator.”
There’s a difference?
@Disent Design both
One teaches, the other teaches a test
I think Dylan Moran may have several words to string together in a sentence, just for this topic alone.
@Disent Design As a son of a teacher: Yes.
No
“Electric Buddhaloo” is the best thing I’ve heard in the past two years.
What was the best thing before that?
@@xXJ4FARGAMERXx 20 min
@@splitarillo1960 Sliced bread.
Exurb1a reply to your wild and dark allegations. You are an evil being.
Top 10 greatest puns of all time)
I’m an Atheist but often tend to seek wisdom from Buddhism. Absolutely love Buddhas teaching !
When Islamic Extremists talk disdainfully about the atheists in the East, they don't mean the Communists... they mean the Buddhists.
Atheism is a belief. Why not drop it and return to your "don't know" mind?
@@StimParavane Good point. Plato (Sacratese) put belief as the 2nd lowest form of knowledge, with only superstition being last. I don't know is wisdom, and I don't know, along with letting go, are both very much a part of Buddhist wisdom.
@@StimParavaneAtheism is not a belief. It's a generally held idea based on facts. No point in our modern day science has led us any closer to proving theism.
Atheism is a a lack of belief .
"I'm not a buddhist, I'm barely a person"
Well, you know who'd say that ? a buddhist
Hahahahah yessssssss that's true
Exactly what I thought when he said it 😂
Zen
Know 'Genetically Modified Sceptic'?
The Atheist-UA-camr so nice and unbiased and non-arrogant that he has lots of Christian Fans now?
That warm guy?
Or Forrest Valkai, the Bio-Teacher who's also on Tiktok?
Is he saying that he is Barely Sociable?
😉
shoutout to this man for giving blob fish the kindness they deserve
#blobfishlifematters xd
@@tuna3717 bflm blob fish lives matter
#giveblobfishthekindnesstheydeserve
All hail the blobfish and may it rise up against humanities stigmatization of its self under the sense of different atmospheric compression!!
All hail the Blob fish!
FUCKIN AY
"We did everything we could but..."
Christ that phrase still knocks me for six now, over a year later. This life thing is hard.
this video was published 6 hours ago
@@koka1921 timetraveler shenanigans
🧐
@@koka1921 Maybe the event happened a few years ago and the major traumatic experience hit him again when he heard the line again in the video.
@@koka1921 it's not a novel phrase. Seems like our friend here has heard it before.
I like that so much of Buddhism's value is in its philosophies. You can leave the spirituality behind and still benefit enormously from the perspectives and tools it offers.
A segment from 'Saved by the Light of the Buddha Within'...
My new understandings of what many call 'God -The Holy Spirit' - resulting from some of the extraordinary ongoing after-effects relating to my NDE...
Myoho-Renge-Kyo represents the identity of what some scientists are now referring to as the unified field of consciousnesses. In other words, it’s the essence of all existence and non-existence - the ultimate creative force behind planets, stars, nebulae, people, animals, trees, fish, birds, and all phenomena, manifest or latent. All matter and intelligence are simply waves or ripples manifesting to and from this core source. Consciousness (enlightenment) is itself the actual creator of everything that exists now, ever existed in the past, or will exist in the future - right down to the minutest particles of dust - each being an individual ripple or wave.
The big difference between chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo and most other conventional prayers is that instead of depending on a ‘middleman’ to connect us to our state of inner enlightenment, we’re able to do it ourselves. That’s because chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo allows us to tap directly into our enlightened state by way of this self-produced sound vibration. ‘Who or What Is God?’ If we compare the concept of God being a separate entity that is forever watching down on us, to the teachings of Nichiren, it makes more sense to me that the true omnipotence, omniscience and omnipresence of what most people perceive to be God, is the fantastic state of enlightenment that exists within each of us. Some say that God is an entity that’s beyond physical matter - I think that the vast amount of information continuously being conveyed via electromagnetic waves in today’s world gives us proof of how an invisible state of God could indeed exist.
For example, it’s now widely known that specific data relayed by way of electromagnetic waves has the potential to help bring about extraordinary and powerful effects - including an instant global awareness of something or a mass emotional reaction. It’s also common knowledge that these invisible waves can easily be used to detonate a bomb or to enable NASA to control the movements of a robot as far away as the Moon or Mars - none of which is possible without a receiver to decode the information that’s being transmitted. Without the receiver, the data would remain impotent. In a very similar way, we need to have our own ‘receiver’ switched on so that we can activate a clear and precise understanding of our own life, all other life and what everything else in existence is.
Chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo each day helps us to achieve this because it allows us to reach the core of our enlightenment and keep it switched on. That’s because Myoho-Renge-Kyo represents the identity of what scientists now refer to as the unified field of consciousnesses. To break it down - Myoho represents the Law of manifestation and latency (Nature) and consists of two alternating states. For example, the state of Myo is where everything in life that’s not obvious to us exists - including our stored memories when we’re not thinking about them - our hidden potential and inner emotions whenever they’re dormant - our desires, our fears, our wisdom, happiness, karma - and more importantly, our enlightenment.
The other state, ho, is where everything in Life exists whenever it becomes evident to us, such as when a thought pops up from within our memory - whenever we experience or express our emotions - or whenever a good or bad cause manifests as an effect from our karma. When anything becomes apparent, it merely means that it’s come out of the state of Myo (dormancy/latency) and into a state of ho (manifestation). It’s the difference between consciousness and unconsciousness, being awake or asleep, or knowing and not knowing.
The second law - Renge - Ren meaning cause and ge meaning effect, governs and controls the functions of Myoho - these two laws of Myoho and Renge, not only function together simultaneously but also underlies all spiritual and physical existence.
The final and third part of the tri-combination - Kyo, is the Law that allows Myoho to integrate with Renge - or vice versa. It’s the great, invisible thread of energy that fuses and connects all Life and matter - as well as the past, present and future. It’s also sometimes termed the Universal Law of Communication - perhaps it could even be compared with the string theory that many scientists now suspect exists.
Just as the cells in our body, our thoughts, feelings and everything else is continually fluctuating within us - all that exists in the world around us and beyond is also in a constant state of flux - constantly controlled by these three fundamental laws. In fact, more things are going back and forth between the two states of Myo and ho in a single moment than it would ever be possible to calculate or describe. And it doesn’t matter how big or small, famous or trivial anything or anyone may appear to be, everything that’s ever existed in the past, exists now or will exist in the future, exists only because of the workings of the Laws ‘Myoho-Renge-Kyo’ - the basis of the four fundamental forces, and if they didn’t function, neither we nor anything else could go on existing. That’s because all forms of existence, including the seasons, day, night, birth, death and so on, are moving forward in an ongoing flow of continuation - rhythmically reverting back and forth between the two fundamental states of Myo and ho in absolute accordance with Renge - and by way of Kyo. Even stars are dying and being reborn under the workings of what the combination ‘Myoho-Renge-Kyo’ represents. Nam, or Namu - which mean the same thing, are vibrational passwords or keys that allow us to reach deep into our life and fuse with or become one with ‘Myoho-Renge-Kyo’.
On a more personal level, nothing ever happens by chance or coincidence, it’s the causes that we’ve made in our past, or are presently making, that determine how these laws function uniquely in each of our lives - as well as the environment from moment to moment. By facing east, in harmony with the direction that the Earth is spinning, and chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo for a minimum of, let’s say, ten minutes daily to start with, any of us can experience actual proof of its positive effects in our lives - even if it only makes us feel good on the inside, there will be a definite positive effect. That’s because we’re able to pierce through the thickest layers of our karma and activate our inherent Buddha Nature (our enlightened state). By so doing, we’re then able to bring forth the wisdom and good fortune that we need to challenge, overcome and change our adverse circumstances - turn them into positive ones - or manifest and gain even greater fulfilment in our daily lives from our accumulated good karma. This also allows us to bring forth the wisdom that can free us from the ignorance and stupidity that’s preventing us from accepting and being proud of the person that we indeed are - regardless of our race, colour, gender or sexuality. We’re also able to see and understand our circumstances and the environment far more clearly, as well as attract and connect with any needed external beneficial forces and situations. As I’ve already mentioned, everything is subject to the law of Cause and Effect - the ‘actual-proof-strength’ resulting from chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo always depends on our determination, sincerity and dedication.
For example, the levels of difference could be compared to making a sound on a piano, creating a melody, producing a great song, and so on. Something else that’s very important to always respect and acknowledge is that the Law (or if you prefer God) is in everyone and everything.
NB: There are frightening and disturbing sounds, and there are tranquil and relaxing sounds. It’s the emotional result of any noise or sound that can trigger off a mood or even instantly change one. When chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo each day, we are producing a sound vibration that’s the password to our true inner-self - this soon becomes apparent when you start reassessing your views on various things - such as your fears and desires etc. The best way to get the desired result when chanting is not to view things conventionally - rather than reaching out to an external source, we need to reach into our own lives and bring our needs and desires to fruition from within - including the good fortune and strength to achieve any help that we may need. Chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo also reaches out externally and draws us towards, or draws towards us, what we need to make us happy from our environment. For example, it helps us to be in the right place at the right time - to make better choices and decisions and so forth. We need to think of it as a seed within us that we’re watering and bringing sunshine to for it to grow, blossom and bring forth fruit or flowers. It’s also important to understand that everything we need in life, including the answer to every question and the potential to achieve every dream, already exists within us.
Buddhism is known for it's secular ethics.
@@TYD98 this is only the case in the West
if you leave behind the ‘spiritual’ by which i suppose you mean, faith in some of the more out there beliefs? you are left with a western shell vessel that holds only your ego. this thinking is the flaw of western modern arrogance. the buddhas system requires faith and practice, only with it can one embody real wisdom.
It's really what i love about Buddhism
So much philosophy to think and analyze without any of the crazy religious stuff
"Dalai Lama 2: Electric Buddhaloo"
This man is a genius
So I wasn't the only one that got it!
Indeed he is
what does it mean 😩
@@DieuNguyen-up5ph it’s a reference to hermitcraft i think
that’s where i heard it anyway
edit: nvm not from hermitcraft lol
@@DieuNguyen-up5ph it's a meme which originates from the '80s movie "Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo"
“I’m not a Bhuddist, I’m BARELY a person” sounds like some real bhuddist shit to say
me
Yeah, it really is on brand.
Me too tho😂
My favourite quote from now on
Wait- we'd actually say this
I never thought I’d see the day when a depressive alcoholic turtle would make an online video detailing the philosophies of buddhism while talking about blobfish and Town of Salem all the while.
Basically, I think I might be really high right now.
And yet you have the mandlebrodt set as your profile pic ❤
That Mandelbrot kinda thicc tho
@@energeticgorilla mmmmmm its so infinite 💦
@@energeticgorilla 😳
@@MrHalahalaho it’s so deep 💦😩😳
3 years later, this video found me in the most appropriate period of my life.
I'm super gratefull.
Also, that's a banger man!
“I’m not a Buddhist, I’m barely a person” damn I felt that
Isn't that their goal?
This channel is a captivating mix of education, humour, and existential dread
yep he is spreading depression
@@christiantaylor1495 Your name implies that you're just a depressed jealous christian, spreading lies.
Yes, Quite a funny way to be introduced to seriously deep stuff. I hope it won't dissuade viewers to conduct some prolonged investigation, and dare I say, "Meditate Upon," Buddhism - or, again, dare I mention: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, perennial psychology, scientism, - I think you get it. Don't dismiss long ago knowledge, because Us early 21st (monetizing) Ego's seem to think all "certainty and clarity" may only be acquired here and now, exclusively by us brainiacs. Let's not be that wit-filled with arrogance... Even if it is, as I've stated, pretty "entertaining".
@@hellion6737 christian is a name not all the time someone part of a religion
@@josephfreetimer1736 kindly download all videos by Exurb1a I fear in future he might Delete all his videos n channels
People joke that you are a "depressing turtle" but there's really something positive and caring about you and your content. Thank you exurb1a.
Agreed
You dishonoured The Depressing Turtle right there.
P.S.: watch his other videos leading you into identity crisis.
@@anubhavlive I've been a fan since 2016. 😁 I like his short stories. My thoughts before I fall asleep every night are similar.
I never found his videos depressing..in fact they are weirdly comforting
I really don't understand the nickname. "Enlightening Turtle" or "Uplifting Turtle" fit better to me. I've never walked away from any of his videos feeling worse than when I started; always better.
”Morning comes and you wake, your first awareness is of boundless misery”
This made me spit out my morning coffee, hilarious!
“Lil Fusion Reactor” is actually a pretty dope rapper name
Tokamak 😆
What about lil amogus?
@@kingcrimson2168 hahahaha, amogus funni.
I mean i guess you could go with Lil’ Tok and that works
you guys hear that new EP from lil Chernobyl? Shit was fire
No one:
_exurb1a_ in every video: *I paid for the whole shutterstock, I'm gonna use whole shutterstock.*
😂😂😂
True, he has an image for every idea/concept/word, it's astounding.
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"And of course this picture of the UK prime minister, because why the hell not."
@@Neoplasie1900 sneakily hidden between two dozen pictures of gargoyles
Hello exurb1a, thank you for making this video. Two years ago, I was searching for something meaningful, not necessarily a religion, but just something that clicks with me and gives me some "existential" direction. This very entertaining and educational intro to buddhism hooked me on those ideas and over many detours I landed in a Soto Zen dojo. While it's wrong to say that it transformed my life (buddhism is there for you to live your life, not escape from it), Zen meditation gave my life a context and appreciation for which I am very grateful - therefore thanks for making such an entertaining video. Maybe otherwise I wouldn't have looked into it further
I’m looking for the same thing, I have just been feeling lost with no motivation or focus for anything. Is there anything you read or learned that you can share? Thank you.
@@LeviSeaworth if you have some free time, you could learn something from buddhism philosophy. Trying talking about your problems to buddhist monks, they will give you an answer.
@@LeviSeaworth I read "Hardcore Zen" by Brad Warner and that's when I decided that that's for me. But I guess it would be even better if you could find out if there is a Zen dojo where you live and try it out.
"I don't have much time"
Goes on to explain why blobfish aren't actually ugly :'D
it's important you can't cut that out
that seemed like some personal grudge
dude the reasearch, the editing , the commentry... everything takes time and effort yo...not easy at all ...hats off
Especially the giraffe picking its own nose with its tongue
Just to speak on a subject so eloquently for near 20 minutes, plus all the accompanying video and music, is pure genius! A term that gets thrown around a lot these days, but the base of logic that all of this stems from, his philosophy and grasp of the whole picture are astounding. His use of humor to get deep points across. Or maybe just the fact that I can listen to him talk for 20 whole minutes while staying consumed with interest? This man is a true genius in every sense of the word.
he subjects himself to a lot of dukkha
" How miraclus it was that we managed to live through an era in which we could land robots on some of the planets and simultaneously still didn't quite know how to be happy or properly take care of all the human family yet"
@Favel Konefka. But he funded it
@Favel Konefka. But his species did :)
Favel has got you there ngl
if i could be a part of something grand like that, i'd die happy.
A task that only requires one person or a small group of people to put in a lot of effort will always be easier than one that requires a lot of people to put in even the slightest modicum of effort.
Others: dramatic pause for dramaturgical reasons.
This dude: dramatic pause to light up his bong.
Legend. Absolute legend. 10/10
That's at 4:10 - he was trying to get to 4:20 but couldn't.
This feels like the old school Exurb1a content: ethereal and magical and sad all at once but always equally matched with the notion of hope. Cheers bro!
"A star died to make you."
Damn, that's... Such a beautiful and tragic statement.
got some big _Upsilon Dies Backwards_ flashbacks from this sentence
It feels too romanticized to call it tragic, knowing the star just stopped functioning on its own with no ulterior purpose. Our making was an ocurrence from its remains and the influence of another star on them.
How is that tragic or beautiful?
and if we calculate chance to you to born from only from that point it's ridiculously small, makes you miracle of the dead star, all of us. Don't waste it, but find your own way and go with it, nobody can't tell you what you are going to spent your life to. (Personally, I hate when people say "don't waste your time" and anything except traveling is acceptable answer to them.) That is beautiful thing and what exurb1a has said before in these videos, most complex thing in the universe is you.
@@steampunkastronaut7081 I say tragic because what he says after, a lot people don't even give it a second thought. We're just here and that's that, whatever happened before (way, way before) isn't relevant to me.
Really beautiful video, man. I lost my partner recently to cancer, and I'm trying to make sense of the world. Somehow, in your existential rant that verges on poetry, you put words to some of my feelings and made me feel less alone. Glad I found this channel, friend :)
The buddha said to his followers as he was about to die, don't cry and don't lament. Learn from my death and use it for your own enlightement... he looked at each of them in the eyes and like going to sleep he passed away. My take on it is that its a horrible thing to happen to someone we love but if you dissect what he said it's true, if you use the most horrible thing that happens to someone you truly care about to find the meaning of suffering you'll arrive at enlightement faster.
keep strong mate, my condolences
I love you. You are loved. Hope things are going better for you and that you find happiness and meaning in this confusing life we find ourself in
I'm so sorry for your loss my friend. I'm glad to see that you are recovering!
Stay up man, i hope you are doing better
LOL @ dalai lama 2: electric buddhaloo. That allusion came out of left field and elicited a hearty chuckle :)
When depression turtle said “I’m not a Buddhist I’m barely a person” I felt that
"i'm barely a person" funny coincidence is this is the central teaching of buddhadharma
it must have been a subconscious thing. ahhaah
I think that's the joke
Funny coincidence is he's credibly accused of pretty inhumane acts
@@Hayanomie pardon?
@@Hayanomie what?
“I hope you’re listening, cause there’ll be a test at the end”
-rewinds video to 0:00
At the end of what..
@@pilifoknaj904 I don't know, but eh, just to be sure
Summary: Blob fish good, hooman kinda not good
He means the end of life
omg the pause and the bong rip... that fucking got me
Depressed turtle man is back let’s gooo
yessir
It has been only 6 months
@@philothefabulous w h a t
And he has a book!😁
I miss being depressed in these videos
You Never disappoint. That was an absolutely amazing video 👏
Totally random seeing YOU here. Good creators have good taste lol
Haha you still don't have a voice lol
Even cactus needs fair share of wisdom
It's spike the dank meme!
"milk or no milk?"
*universe intensifies*
Milk, it doesn’t take a long time for me to decide.
"universe intensifies" ? lol
"Then came buddha 2: electric buddhaloo" has me dead 😭😭
"Basically the cardgame Mafia"
*shows the cardgame Werewolf which is like the cardgame Mafia*
They sell actual cards for that? I always just played with playing cards
I always played mafia strictly through spoken word. I first played it on a summer camp, which is the perfect environment for it. Sidenote: amogus is mafia minus subteltly and more skill dependent.
I always played it by writing the roles on pieces of paper. Everyone grabs one randomly. Nice and easy.
“Morning comes and you awake, your first awareness is of boundless misery”
Why do you have to make fun of me and my life like that?
@@kidkangaroo5213 That was a joke too bruh
@@kidkangaroo5213 certified "bruh" moment
Something tells me that rant about the treatment of Blobfish came from a place of personally relating to their plight.
GIMME BACK MY KRAG!
I am pretty he has some weird obsession from time to time and just searches way too much on something, like this but also giraffe tong
“That’s just what pools do to a man!”~probably exurbia
Bright i remind you that in 7th tome 3rd version of :"What doctor Bright in not allowed to do in Foundation" article 4758 states: Dr. Bright is not permitted to use SCP-028 "random Knowledge" to inspire creativity of social media influencers, or any human for that matter.
This video is beyond incredible, thank you for putting your time and effort into this
This video got incredibly deep and intellectual around the time exurb1a started talking about gathering together as a species and discussing our future. As a writer, I can't help but sit back and say . . . wow. Those statistics about human beings (hunger, suicide, poverty) really put things in perspective and reminds us how lucky some of us are to have been born where, and when, we were.
There are many talented and wonderful UA-cam script-writers out there, but that portion of the video is a masterpiece. I got chills just listening to it. Bravo.
You might like the book Factfullness
❤️❤️
The kids today call this "Having a good spawn point". As the years go by, I think we'll see more of these game analogies spread throughout our culture.
Any one of us could have been born on the banks of the River Ganges...That would have made life complicated. 😐
i will never understand how you can dip in and out of soooo many different ideas in one single video so poignantly and beautifully and package it all to make sense
Right!!!!!!
Madam swami jee.u are suppose to u derstand better.
Manager: “don’t just sit there, do something”
Buddha: “don’t just do something, sit there”
😹😹
its weird how someones paying you to do something not just sit there and think about life 🤔
Ooooooooo...........
@@sickofschool6626 i KNOW smh
me: *sitting there, doing something*
*L I M I T L E S S T R A N S C E N D E N C E*
Climber here, can confirm. Props for the shoutout, brah.
"Things can be a whole lot worse, things can be a whole lot better."
now that just makes me want to get my life together
ey, it rhymes
@@inkpasta eh it's a sign of the times
@@paradise_valley 😂
Don't sweat it, man; if you don't get this one 'together', there will be many more chances after this one.
@@dongypooh thanks man i really needed that
“And I’m an alcoholic not an educator.”
Yeah aren’t we all...
I wish I was. I'm too busy to be an alcoholic
@@eccomi21 hell yeah!
I’m a pothead not an alcoholic
I'm a hopeless recluse
I can testify that they are on(e) in the same, (I was drunk when I wrote this comment.) But believe me. My memory is crystal clear,
Dude, you are the most depressing optimist I've heard so far.
Buddhism kinda seems depressing at first glance. But when you understand what it means, Buddhism makes a lot of sense.
@@hiran4935 its the exact middle of pessimism and optimism
Happy optimistic nihilism day
@@cormacabbey2404 whatever it is it sounds pretty chill lol
Realist person with a melancholic soul in other words
Just discovered exurb1a. 62 years old. Seen a lot. The last minute hit home - hard.
"Please God, make me a stone. I promised myself I'd me more than this. I promised others I'd be more than this. Alive and not quite living, and deathly not quite dead." GOD this is one of the most affecting lines in your videos for me. Really hit home with the delivery
Story of my life, right there.
I know a lot of people struggle with these types of things. I'm no psychology expert, so PLEASE take my words with a grain of salt. I know this might sound stupid but hearing the philosophies that pewdiepie follows legitimately helped me a bunch. I remember when he said. "don't worry about how big the universe is and how insignificant you are compared to it, your family and your home is your own universe". I'm obsessed with science and space and the unfathomable scale of the universe, but that's the thing, it's unfathomable. You are comparing yourself to something so infinitely larger than you, that it's literally just useless to even think about it. Tink about microbes. In a single drop of water resides an entire world of microbiology, for those little organisms, that drop is their whole universe. They don't even know how small they are compared to us. And if they were sentient, they'd probably geek and have existential crisises about how their drop of water is so large compared to them, and they'll still have no idea of how truly tiny they actualy. We are not gods, our tiny human brains aren't designed to comprehend the scale of existence, and that's okay. Let's focus about the things we are designed to comprehend at our scale, like our own plaent. Earth itself is extremely huge and filled with all sorts of wonders, Earth is our own little drop of water, and we need to cherish it and take care of it. Care about your family and your friends. Unus Annus also helped me. It might not work for others, which is okay, but I just want to share my experience in the case that someone else might find this helpful. I ended up finding the meaning of life, ironically, in the concept of death. I found out that death is the greatest and most powerful driving force in life. Just telling someone "live everyday like its your last" is obviously not going to work, I had to get that message nailed into my head everyday for 365 days with the Unus Annus channel. The concept of the channel was that it would delete itself after a full year, and they would upload one video everyday. Everyday a video would be uploaded, and at the start of every video there was the timer, constantly ticking down, a reminder of the time you had left. I know the concept of putting so much effort into a channel to just delete it might sound dumb, but that was the whole point of the channel. I saw it and went "well maybe I should watch it now, because I might hate myself later for not watching the videos when I could". I watched every single video, from the start to the very end, seing that timer run down to zero, and it fucking changed my life. Everything will end one day, and that's what gives everything meaning. Death isn't the opposite of life, death isn't this evil thing that's out to get you. Death and Life are part of the same cycle, like the yin and yang in a way. They need to co exist together. You will die one day, you might even die tomorrow, and so you need to make today the best day you can. You should never leave for tomorrow what you can do today, and tomorrow doesn't literally mean the day after today, it can mean just the future in general. As another very wise turtle once put it "yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That's why it is called present" Before I wouldn't even bother to learn the things I've always been interested in like drawing or animating or playing the guitar, after unus annus, I now try to practice those things every single day. It also helped me to finally accept the death of my mother and find inner peace. Things have meaning because they die one day. You talk to people, you do things, you go to work, you eat, you play videogames, you have fun and learn things because you need to do those things before you die, even if you're not aware of it, that's why you do those things. Look at unus annus, I cared so much about that channel and gave it more attention because I knew it was going to die one day. And when it died, I wasn't sad because it was gone, it wasn't even bittersweet, I was just happy. I even recall that when I finishedwatching the livestream until the timer reached zero, I just turned off the computer, lied in my bed, smiled, and physically said "man, that was so much fucjing fun, I'm grateful I got to be a part of that". I was happy I was alongside for the ride, I was happy that I witnessed all the goofy shenanigans of mark and ethan, I was glad I went on so many adventures with them and shared so many experiences with them, I was happy that I didn't waste my time. Don't waste your time people, it is the most invaluable resource ever. You might not think much about it now, but in the future you'll definetley hate yourself for not doing something sooner, you'll hate yourself for all the time you wasted, because I certainly know that I hate myself for the time I wasted, and I'm now determined to not waste anymore time. And hey, don't be embarassed if you need help. Get a friend or a close family membeer to remind you everyday to do a certain activity or practice something you want to learm, convince them of how much it means to you and they'll help you.
I found the meaning of life in death, which is again, extremely ironic, But that concept had to be beaten into my head everyday for a full year, so you can imagine that i'll not work so easily for other people. But if you need help, please, ask anyone to aid you. If you need help getting motivated or to get out of bed, just remember that it's your brain being mean to you, and that other people can help if you reach out.
the man is a poet
@@qwertydavid8070 you are a great guy
exurb1a: It's time for your irregularly-scheduled existential crisis video
me: yes, dear
Hes making the crisis parts longer and longer now
@@crassenmlgscopez6524 that's life yo
If this video gives you an existential crisis, you need to revaluate your life. Thats like saying finding out 1+2=3, made you doubt maths.
@@drabnail777 ok
Yes
Guys he's gotten past his optimistic nihilism faze and found non western perspectives, soon he'll be experiencing ego death and talking about connecting to higher realms.
The beautiful cycle continues
me rn
Soon he'll be off drugs and alcohol as well. Thats the next step, because if its all grey and you won't really remember anything, then why waste mental health on 'coming down' or wasting money on 'getting high' on substance when you can simply go ahead and enjoy some life.
@@fahadhussain66 the smarter you are, the harder it is to exist sober
@@jon1819 that doesnt sound very smart...
@@chickensyndrome1465 can back up Jon; I was the "smart" one in school, could read and understand 200 pages a day.
I fucking hate life now. I do my best to help, but I wish I didn't have those "do-gooder" urges.
Maybe it's just me, maybe it's that I chose healthcare, maybe I was too naïve and hoped everyone would help when they could.
i like your authenticity, how you're not throwing big words and trying to look like an intellectual which may not be bad some people develop vocabulary over time but you can tell when it gets inauthentic. I love your insights.
Islam: "Praise god and its followers"
Christian: "Praise Jesus and he'll save you"
Buddhism: *_"Reject existence, return to nothing "_*
that makes a lot of sense to be honest as a Buddhist
Paganism: "Praise existence, return to nature"
Hmmm last one sounds good? i guess but nah ima stick with nothing
@@thotslayer9914 yeah i dont hold any view of after life
@@thotslayer9914 Unless you mean after life as in just dead in a grave
"I'm an alcoholic not an educator" never knew I was this much alike with one of my idols
Everyone's like "depression turtle making me sad, here I go into existential dread again" your videos make me feel hopeful again, man. Like I'm not alone, and you know what yeah maybe I can be better. Maybe I'll be okay, even if only paradoxically because nothing is okay.
Feel like a lot of people just comment the whole "existential crisis" thing as soon as they open the video, regardless of the actual mood or tone of said video
so true. "depression turtle" is as wrong as it gets!
It's about facing the problems and trying to deal with them.
heard sth today about the "inner roommate". The talking part of your mind and you are just the listener. And, oh boy, I become a listener, who just does everything the Talker says, and this prick doesnt like to study xD
I'll try to stop just doing whatever the inner roommate says and do more important stuff. I'll see.
Have a great, ever changing, unpermanent life, addios
Absolutely agree. His videos always make me motivated.
Same thought
such infantile
I sometimes come back and rewatch it. I love your videos, they are so unique and full of character. Thank you for this, and I hope you are doing good.
From a random person on the internet who can't remember the last time he commented on a video, you don't give yourself enough credit. Thank you.
Amen
The space turtle’s 6 month hibernation has finally ended and we have now been graced by his presence once again
Turtles don’t hibernate.
@@rbanerjee605 space turtles do tho
@@rbanerjee605 he is a space turtle, deal with it
@@xaifer2485 he do be raping my mind sometimes...
Exurb1a reply to your wild and dark allegations. You are an evil being.
"The Dalai Lama's been reincarnated but, this time, hes not giving any second chances! Catch him this summer in: Dalai Lama 2: Electric Buddhaloo"
"Hey, Baldy!"
2 brothers
I can't remember when's the last time I was so deeply fascinated by a UA-cam video. I started crying. B Has to be one of the best videos ever in UA-cam, It just... felt so personal..
The Buddha: Attains Nirvana
Also Buddha: "Pretty stoked, bro."
What ? Lord Buddha never said that. Don’t insult the Buddhism and accumulate bad karma
@@pzan49 Chill dude. If you're being serious, I'm just kidding.
@@pzan49 there is a pretty thick line between insult and a joke.
@@Cra3ture Buddhism is no subject to joke about. Thinking it as such is itself an insult. I don’t expect you guys to understand this anyway.
@@pzan49 Bruh chill learn how to take a joke man
When you find the entirety of his script quoted in the comments, that's when you know it's the perfection of our philosophy turtle
"The Eightfold Path, which is basically Crossfit for Buddhists"
Yes, yes it is
can't agree more - me, a Buddhist
@@crewmatewillthrowthesehand7600 But are you a person?
@@GordPollock I am a globgoglobgalab
@@crewmatewillthrowthesehand7600 The schwabbledabblerubbledabbleschwibbleblabbablob.
@@martindouge1947 schwabbledabblerubbledabbleschwibbleblabbablobfish is not ugly!
I’m not a Buddhist, but the philosophy that can be derived from it has helped me shape my life in a great way. It feels like a weight is being gradually lifted from my shoulders.
He remembered the password to his channel, finally.
Nah thats cuz he was dealing with his rape allegations and being summoned to court
😂
@Karl Walrodt stop the cap
Aaah, the rememberer
@@afluffyboi4093 Just don't blindly defend him, do your research
“Muuum, depression turtle is terrorizing me again.” - Everyone
Weird talking turtle man is nice
Existencial crisis turtle😩
Damn turtle
Not really.
The turtlean is your friend dont reseist him
The goal: being satisfied with being dissatisfied.
Do not want anything; don't even want to not want anything.
@Kike gaming. Its not nihilistic because it allows you to shift your life purpose to experiencing life (in the present moment)
“Buddha, I now find myself desiring to not desire”
“You are now starting your journey”
@@timl. exactly what i thought, if you are dissatisfied with letting go of greed or desire, then you are incapable of being buddist, the goal is to let go of these desires, and be satisfied.
I don't know why you guys are reacting so offended. I am open for the ideas of Buddhism, but this is actually a legit point. Why is this this teaching other than a brain gymnastic that trains you to experience happiness outside the things that are naturally programmed for you: reproduce, have things, have a good social status? Why is this teaching superior to achieving balance with these things and lead a fulfilled life?
See? that's where it goes wrong. You cannot be satisfied with being dissatisfied. So simply go do what you can to help yourself and others, and become so ridicolously objective that you have no preferences, and that in case you go to a concentration camp knowing that you can die anytime because of overworking while not even bloddy providing anything bloddy usefull with that labour, you simply quiet down your mind, be present and then realize that everything is an illusion... except the true nothiness, no space, no matter, no mind, no thoughts... that's all that is truly real.
0:03 Sound like my morning experience.
Everyone in the comments says something about the Turtle giving them existential crisis, but I feel like he's helping me to survive mine, because I know I'm not alone in this.
Thanks, Exurb1a.
i feel you
me too. turtle man has been really helpful. especially with the question “is this all there is”. i kept asking that over and over once i stoped romanticizing things. so now i’m starting to again lol. hope you’re doing good 💗💗
I feel same too...
I want to survive mine too, but it's tuff
Its Nice to know im not alone to... thanks
"I'm not a Buddhist, I'm barely a person"
I felt that for sure
You're more than just a persom
“I’m barely a person” I felt that....
what do u mean?. what kinda person do u wanna be?
@@qwertyki9367 Just any, preferably without covid FFS
@@TheDwarburton shit how did u get covid???. nuuuuuuuu ;-;
@@qwertyki9367 My little cousins birthday party, just lost my sense of taste today its weird bro
Takes a solid turn into Trans-Humanism. Completely bypassing the knowledge-through-suffering and reestablishing desire.
the bong rip after introducing matreiya absolutely fucking slayed me
Thank you for pointing that out. I totally missed it.
Idk why that's so funny but ok
which is rather ironic considering weed and all other mind altering substances (alcohol, psychedelics, etc) are prohibited under Buddhism. Its very tragic that westerners think drug use is the path to enlightenment, when if any westerner ever read the dhammapada they would know drugs only pollute the mind and misguide us.
@@oracle8192 Tragic, but predictable. Western drug users who strive to be nonviolent to be accepted in peace are as such ardently made into "pitiful" out-groups by most elites in power who think drugs distract their worker-pools from making more money for their bosses than proportionally for themselves. As such they have more time to introspect and ponder for themselves but also at the same time to use drugs to "experience mental expansion because deep understanding is so out-there man" not realizing those are just feelings and if their minds were actually expanding they would excel in academia. Yet, the fact that they were drawn to abuse drugs in the first place meant the reality they live does not provide enough to meet the feelings they want, having this sympathy for others they are able to take a look around and see that really most society/production makes life "so unhappy most of the time for all people" as well as themselves, so they feel they at least can begin to relate to a big religion of actual peace, obviously that wouldn't be any form of limited/limiting Monotheism...so they seek "Easter philosophies and religions" to feel connected to and spiritual with. But neither Buddhism nor Hinduism have strong far-away colonial tendencies of "we are humbly better than you and know you are more trash than us" like Abrahamism does.
Buddhism is no more a single unified practice or belief than any other religion or philosophy is. I've smoked weed with Buddhist masters, but if you do this in the wrong country the government will make you disappear regardless of your social status. Using a drug is not necessarily a spiritual practice nor an addiction, either, yet almost any experience pleasurable or not, can be.
Attachment to rigid expectations brings a very transient sense of certainty, the ego revels in the false authority this imparts then feeds further on the scorn that follows.
When the world needed him most, turtle man returned
He did
please start a rap career with the stage name “lil crisis”
Lil philosophy major here. Lil theologian here.
Pretty good one ngl
There is, appearantly, already someone going by that name on SoundCloud. But they only posted one song 4 years ago.
soundcloud.com/dayz-xpertgamer/tracks
@@DaveTheVader 🤣🤣For real! Guess the name is taken, why not try Lil Misery...?
@@DaveTheVader a one hit wonder i see
Good to hear that you’re there. Thank you. Take care and stay well
"Let's all work out how to be happy or at least not living at the edge of existentional despair"
-Exurb1a
"Morning comes and you wake into boundless misery" hahahaha i just woke up
Funny enough that he caused exactly this to happen to at least one person
Make that two.
Make that 3
Turtle man: "Its time for your existential crisis"
Me: "yes honey"
Lmaooo
lmao I can just imagine the meme
Turtle man: Luigi it’s time for you *existential crisis*
Luigi: let’s a *fucking GO!!!!*
Existential crisis is for non-buddhists, for Buddhists. Its pleasure.
Today, even psychology recognizes he was right & in his teachings. His knowledge was instrumental in recent mental health breakthroughs that now help us treat some of the most difficult conditions.
“If there was a tree that needed watering every century, my tree has been watered 8 times.” Vs “it would take as much time to reduce a mountain to the size of a seed if you rubbed it with a silk cloth every century.”
Wat
@@TheNightWatcher1385 what wat what?
@@ananttripathi4264 what wat what what ?
Wat
@@TheNightWatcher1385 The tree thing was one he used in a previous video
"We can't stand in the same river once"
Man that's profound. I love your writing.
That was actually such a perfect analogy
Heraclitus beuatifully said
@@penggunasepertinyatidakdik4374I don’t understand it. How can you not stand in the same river once? You standing on it in the 1st place would mean ‘once’. It sounds ‘smart’ but it doesn’t make any sense.
@@zakiahmed6655what Heraclitus meant was the river you once stepped on 5 minutes ago wasn’t the same river that you are now standing on, for nothing is permanent except change.
@@zakiahmed6655 the water in the river flows, its not the same anymore, and you standing there are not the same like you even 1 second ago. So what that mean is everything is in a condition of flowing flux, the matter of any existences are in motion over time, and it cannot be defined as it was, because its always changing and never in a stabile state.
"I'm not a Buddhist, I'm barely a person" - Turtle man, you make me *cri*.
same I felt that
Wait
"Something is doing the experiencing."
That actually hit so hard. I'd need a proper mushroom trip to ponder upon that.