If you're thinking about the future it means you're worried about the outcome and therefore you want to control it. Drop you desire and your anxieties disappeared.
@@aidaninsua Perfect timing, I understand this point now about regret being stressful, stressing the mind and spirit with negativity. Thank you for enlightening me!
I just think it's over generalized. Maybe the present is stressful and hence becomes a traumatic past, which leads to an anxious future. Unable to unwind and make the best of the present makes it worse. But life is more complicated than that, because being human, you only have some tools or none. Sometimes being human is being broken and still hopeful.
To anybody who's reading this, I pray that whatever is hurting you or whatever you are constantly stressing about gets better. May the dark thoughts, the overthinking, and the doubt exit your mind. May clarity replace confusion. May peace and calmness fill your life. I hope anything that bothers you and makes you feel depressed will go away and you will feel comfortable with this video. Don't worry, tomorrow is a new day. Start over. It's not too late yet.
I have no idea how taoism did this, but it truly helped me with my anxiety. I've always been a control freak, always believed I could have all of my life in control. Obviously it never happened and I lived with insane anxiety. I could not accept the fact that there were things out of my control, I was too anxious and afraid to make peace with it. Then, I discovered taoism and somehow it just clicked. I understood it and made peace with the uncontrollable and unknown. Of course I am a work in progress, but anxiety doesn't have me in a chokehold anymore. I'm relieved I can't control everything.
Very great! One recommendation: Watch Alan Watts talkings, there’s a lot on youtube, and he talks alot about Taoism and Zen, I always find it very calming and interesting. There a great podcast named “being in the day”
@@parulsharma3396 Hi! I would not say I cured my anxiety, I still get anxious and overthink things, but I realized that I was obsessed over getting only one certain outcome. I thought that this specific outcome is the only future I want and the only future that will make me happy. Instead I let go of that outcome and learned - through taoism - that something else can happen to me in the future (through natural course of nature) and it might be COMPLETELY different from what I initially wanted, but just as good or even better. I also learned to live right now instead of in the future and enjoy the happiness now, instead of waiting for the ''perfect happiness'' somewhere in the unknown future. I remind myself these things when I get anxious and it works very well.
Philippians 4:6-7 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Reminds me of a favorite line from "Seven Years in Tibet": If there is a solution to the problem, there is no point in worrying. And if there is no solution to the problem, worrying will do no good.
During a difficult period in my life, I re-read my English translation of the _Tao Te Ching._ It is one of the most comforting books I have ever read. For anyone struggling with depression or anxiety, I highly recommend it as a sort of companion book to read daily, and remember, "Accept what _is…_ every moment of the day."
One of my favourite quotes is "don't try". at first i thought it meant to give up but truly theres an art with not trying just show up and be true. when present in that experience happiness blooms 💮
Philippians 4:6-7 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
@@marce.goodnews This is only ONE way to find peace. I pray, I meditate, I am a deep thinker, I listen to quiet, and I go out in nature regularly. All different ways to find peace (and to find God). Don't live as if there is only one way to see God. God is everywhere, in all things, and there are multiple ways He helps us find inner peace, my friend.
Your videos help me remember inner peace by not forcing things and just letting them be. Yesterday when I was a work there was a man who was yelling at me. And at first it was getting to me but then I started to remember. It doesn't really matter and I can't control that guys life. Later on smooth things out but all the anxiety was unnecessary because it resolved itself anyway. Just gotta go with the flow for sure .Can't win em all let them win sometimes... Thank You Brother!
@@michelleburkholder2547 Having worked most of my life in retail \ service related jobs, I heartily agree with you, however, "shouldn't have to" does not change the fact that people very often take out their accumulated anger on what they perceive as "safe targets". Far few chances of negative repercussions to take out one's anger on a cashier (or commenter on UA-cam or Facebook) than a spouse, a friend or boss, or whoever. That does not make it right, but it is still what is. That's why I watch this channel.
Philippians 4:6-7 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
People think too much and often lack the ability to stay in the living moment because they tend to be obsessed with obtaining favourable outcomes and maintaining control. Swimming is a decent analogy to explain how to work with the conditions you're met with because water is very powerful and can be an ally if you literally 'go with the flow' and use your body correctly to glide smoothly through water as opposed to splashing around wrecklessly. Nobody fights water and wins. Also you need to let go and stopping flailing in order to float.
My analogy Wt if i say your driving a car (physical life) and your body just stays comfortable to certain time. think there people put on autopilot mode just car running continuously non stop what happens to your body it will start getting stressed out and car as well gets weared out people living with (chronic illness) i say like Einstein said everyone ave different time fram so think each individual at each different time fram of ride is preexisted an driver driving it choiclessly without his own ability bcz each time the person as different mind sets playing in their head like radio in car we the information you are feed with totally out of control.but he says you stop worring yes i stop my brain is operating information at different times at different levels of information my neuro signals ave stored in the brain idk how he dint think stress in a condition like car non stop moving to inexorably to make different possiblitys of life
reminds me Bruce Lee quote: You must be shapeless, formless, like water. When you pour water in a cup, it becomes the cup. When you pour water in a bottle, it becomes the bottle. When you pour water in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Water can drip and it can crash. Become like water my friend !
And like water if there is a time to be defensive. Be enraged like the ocean during the storm. Think about it. No matter how big of a structure we build. Technically a huge wave of water can take it down. It’ll take anything down.
This came at such a perfect time! I was reciting something that I heard a month ago "Sometimes, not getting what you want is a blessing." The same could be said about getting what you dont want, as sometimes, It might be what you NEED
That's half true. For example, when you want apples, and you wait till they come to you naturally, you will never get any apples. You need to plant a apple tree first. But then you have to wait till it grows apples on it's own. You need to take care of the tree at first, but you still have to wait till it starts growing apples naturally, you can't force it.
Please allow me to interrupt. I do research on how Buddhism disappeared in Bihar. I realized it never disappeared from Bihar. Buddhists simply failed to research Indian Buddhism. They looked at Buddhism through the sphere of their own cultures searching for only the Buddha. Buddha had a myriad of names in different villages according to his teachings there. Example. His favorite teaching was 'Lust and desire causes pain. Remove lust and desire, and pain is removed'. Translated into Bihari (where the Buddha story took place) it is DHUKH HARAN meaning to remove dukha. Three dozen villages pray to DUKH HARAN Baba. Its clear that DUKH HARAN Baba is none other than the Buddha. Problem is Buddhists are searching only for the Buddha. In the real Vaishali the Buddha begged for alms. The locals there pray to 'BHIKHAINI' Baba (Beggar Baba). Bhikhaini was mispronounced by Buddhists as Bhikshu. Who is BHIKHAINI Baba. The Buddha no doubt. But people are searching for a man called Buddha. In the real Vaishali, in Beluha the Buddha suffered a sickness and felt he had grown old. The locals pray to 'BURHA' Baba (Old Baba). Who is BURHA Baba. The Buddha no doubt. In the real Vaishali the Lichavies pressurized Buddha not to die. They trailed him to Bandagawan pressurizing him not to die. To put pressure in Hindi is DABESHWAR. Three dozen villages around the stupa where Buddha gave the Lichavies his patra, the villagers pray to Baba 'DABESHWAR NATH' meaning the man who won the pressurizing game. It was the the Buddha no doubt as he gave the Lichavies his patra and succeded in sending them back. But Buddhists are searching for the Buddha. In Pidhauli (Vaishali) the local deity is Bardiha Baba. Bardiha means the Baba who didn't allow us to stay where he was staying. Bardiha Baba is the Buddha no doubt because he didn't allow the crowd of Lichavies to stay with him in Bandagama. Forgive me for commenting out of the topic. I just wanted to impart this information to Buddhists.
Your channel never disappoints in delivering such great wisdom & thought provoking reflections about life, reality & our universe. Thank you & much respect for all you do! “Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: Some things are within our control, and some things are not. It is only after you have faced up to this fundamental rule and learned to distinguish between what you can and can’t control that inner tranquility and outer effectiveness become possible.” - Epictetus, The Art of Living
@@Einzelgänger Your content is one of the factors that is helping to turn my life around. The other ones are the fitness motivator, Yes2Day, and the fantasy content by Grim Dark (Half Off).
Philippians 4:6-7 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
@@marce.goodnews This is only ONE way to find peace. I pray, I meditate, I am a deep thinker, I listen to quiet, and I go out in nature regularly. All different ways to find peace (and to find God). Don't live as if there is only one way to see God. God is everywhere, in all things, and there are multiple ways He helps us find inner peace, my friend.
Like the Serenity Prayer: God, Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, The courage to change the things that I can, And the wisdom to know the difference. Amen. 😌🙏🏿
I assume UA-cam recommend your channel to me because I searched countless videos about dealing with breakups. I’m so glad I clicked your videos. They have helped me a lot. Thank you!
Stress is a legit epidemic in America. My uncle looked like the healthiest person alive but with his insomnia and stress at work, he died in his late 50s. Thats why Im overly careful about my stress levels. I work out about 4-5 times a week, I avoid stressful social situations, and I take my sleep hygiene very seriously using melatonin to calm my mind down before bedtime every night.
Please listen to andrew huberman's podcast, I think it's his second episode where he talks about sleep. The point is that I don't think melatonin is the best way to take care of your sleep, there are better ways out there, stay healthy and safe❤️
@@our.secret1130 I think the suitable answer is to take one those jobs for a few years, then resign when you feel you have enough. After a few years you can take another high paying job and then resign again after a few years Because if you have the money but no time to enjoy the money, then all your money becomes meaningless
I didn’t think I wanted control over stuff outside myself, but I realized how I put pressure on myself for anything I’m involved with to go well. I perceive that whatever happens is all my responsibility. So, this is a type of trying to control things.
Philippians 4:6-7 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
I can relate in this way. As soon as I obtained the relationship I always wanted, I began to fear losing it, which negatively impacted the relationship.
Such an excellent upload 👍When I get stressed I always remind myself of this Lao Tzu's quote: "He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough." We all can leave in peace when we control our minds and live in harmony with the universe. Thanks for making and sharing amazing content. Love this video as always 💛
At the lowest point in my life. This video has been a blessing. My father lost his vision due to glaucoma, and I have to care for him. I dont mind the work, I just cannot see him suffering. I am immensely attached to my 7 cats and I constantly worry about the fact that one day I am going to lose them( may they have a long and healthy life). The future scares me. I am unemployed, have several health issues, mental health issues and have had a abusive childhood and traumatic teenage years. Your video has calmed me down.
" have had a abusive childhood and traumatic teenage years" . Perhaps you have C-PTSD. Check out The Crappy Childhood Fairy videos (Anna Runkle). It's as profound and helpful as this stoicism channel. Seek and ye shall find.
This summer I had major body malfunctions. Stopped gaining weight, spine out of wack, gastrointestinal issues…all at once. I survived but am different and still young. Before I did not mind about controlling things outside of myself but now I just have to try to control my mind and fear on a daily basis. In brief, the most challenging battles are with internal demons not external. Studying for a big exam and failing…shake it off, you’ll be fine. But have your health touched deeply enough…and well, just make peace with powerlessness
Antidote 1. I learned it when I was young. That's how I knew just let things be. 2. Learned it in my teen years, lol! I stopped chasing after happiness and fulfilment and began enjoying the present moment. That special moment when I realized just how lucky I was to be there, drinking tea in the morning and playing with my dog. 3. Never liked being congratulated or praised. It feels empty and shallow. Why would you praise an action, when you don't know what it took for me to get there? I rather praise myself whether I make it or don't make it. Small wins and big wins have to be celebrated with yourself or with the people you trust. Antidote 4. Beautifully well-explained! Thank you! 5. Fate cannot be controlled. If the rain comes along, it might bring disaster or a blessing in disguise. It is how you decide to react afterwards and make the most of it. Believe me, I would know when I was jobless and w/o financial help. In the hospital, all I could think of was "What comes it will come. First I'm gonna make sure I get better. Then slowly build things back up." Life happens and when a door closes, another door opens. Another chapter begins... and you restart.
Philippians 4:6-7 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Hello Einzelgänger! Can you please, PLEASE enable community translations so we can translate and share these amazing videos with non-English speakers? Edit: I'd be grateful if anyone who sees this comment can upvote it for visibility. I wasn't able to reach to them via their email address sadly.
You can simply enable subtitles by pressing C on your keyboard, then go to settings in the video and click subtitles > auto translate and click on any language you like. I do not think it will be 100% accurate subtitles.
@@StalkerStrike762 yeah that is the problem :/ the content in the video is not something a machine translation can express since these are complex thoughts. It is not useful in this context sadly.
Simplicity, Patience, and Compassion, these three are your greatest treasures. Simple in actions and thought you return to the source of being. Patient with both friends and enemies you accord with the way things are. Compassionate towards yourself, you reconcile all beings in this world. Lao Tzu
Philippians 4:6-7 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
@@marce.goodnews This is only ONE way to find peace. I pray, I meditate, I am a deep thinker, I listen to quiet, and I go out in nature regularly. All different ways to find peace (and to find God). Don't live as if there is only one way to see God. God is everywhere, in all things, and there are multiple ways He helps us find inner peace, my friend.
My mantra is *Everything is as it should be". Everything that is happening is neither good nor bad. It is just energy flowing from point of its excess to a point where it is lesser. E.g. a hurricane hitting land is percieved as bad. But it is just excess energy flowing from over the sea to the land. So, be an energy centre, which is in perfect balance with its surroundings, and everything will be just as it should be.
I have two moods in life: “The universe got my back!” Or “Nothing is in control” hahaha I’ve learned that there are two ways we can see life as. Either “Things are happening at the wrong timing! 😭” or “Things happen 😉”
*TO EVERYONE WHO FIND THIS EARLY* As Benjamin Franklin once said, “failing to prepare is preparing to fail.” Without clearly defined goals to work towards, we’re all just drifting in the ocean. I Love You. 💕
I don’t know how this came to me but it is medicine for my soul. I live in Ft Myers Florida it’s 10/03/2022 and we are devastated. I am in complete shock with tremendous anxiety,also recovering from 2 bad Covid illness. I am lost. I have listened to this twice and I hear you. I’m am so grateful for your video. I will do my best to apply this knowledge to my state of mind and life take its course and be still.It is extremely difficult to see the suffering of others with tremendous sadness.So, thank you from my soul. I needed this so much. I feel much better.Thank you 😔
Mary Jane: The nation will not abandon you. Florida will be rebuilt. Mint tea is a natural mood elevator. It can help. You always knew a day would come when a hurricane would come. Now you know that a hurricane will come again. There was a morning when I woke up standing upright in the middle of my living room during a 7.2 earthquake with the epicenter about 10 miles away. I had run in my sleep during an earthquake. Only running could account for the bruise on my leg. I had made 2 turns of 90 degrees each and then one 180 degree turn BEFORE waking up! It is a wonder I did not get out into traffic sleep walking! That is how I learned I did not belong in earthquake territory. Your terror is knowing that hurricanes will keep coming even as you get older and older. In the meantime, Biden and States like California will help you. California has $97,000,000,000 excess in their budget this year. People are divided over politics, but you have not been abandoned by the nation. I have 3 personal friends who work for FEMA. One is a psychologist. One is a public administrator. One is a physician. All 3 work for FEMA because FEMA allows them to help people. And the psychologist works 60 hours a week in disasters like yours. FEMA maintains phone help lines. Call my friends and their co-workers at FEMA. They want you to do so! Tell them your troubles. It is their lifework to help.
It has become my early morning routine to watch atleast one video of Einzelganger. Truly grateful to have found this channel. Very interesting and thought-provoking topics. Thank you for this!
The story about the sky opening up and heaven and earth going into chaos, really resonated with me. COVID-19 pandemic and the inevitable quarantine made me a shut in, and eventually agorophobic. I started rigging every possible and anxious action with the sky pulling me up, and throwing me across the world, as in experimenting an other-wordly experience. I was afraid of going outside, I still am to this day. But this video, and the story itself, made me question wether my fears were being validated, and they were. If it's something that can happen, well, it'll happen, and don't worry about it, because, whether or not you like it, it's going to happen. Let go of the control of said thing dictating your everyday feelings.
Thank you! This is so timely for me. I deactivated Instagram last week, and finally got the courage to deactivate Facebook yesterday. Now I have no social media, and am taking steps to limit my UA-cam consumption. What once was frightening is now attractive. I desire anonymity, to no longer care if my posts matter to a stranger, and to live my life on my own terms without the influence of others who don’t matter to me. I truly value your content. Thank you for doing what you do, and bravo for maintaining your anonymity.
The last part hit home with the example of the old man thinking the sky is falling down. I grew up in a church that made money preaching the end of the world is near Jesus is coming back. When you just grow up hear this message from day one. Waiting for the world to end and never enjoying life for its own unique journey. Thanks for sharing this video!
I heard once that to worry was an insult to God. I suffered from very bad anxiety and depression and I changed how I think about it. I believe it is my choice and so I choose not to anymore or if I do start to feel anxiety I remember that it is the same chemistry as excitement and I can choose to accept it that way.
I just got out of therapy and had a breakthrough about being unable to let go and release control, and BAM! This video. The algorithms are getting too good for comfort 😂
I agree with these ideas and work toward being present with them regularly. What often makes it difficult is having to be in a society that doesn't even try, and are just tugged around by desires...Co-workers, neighbors, friends, family, and strangers alike. I think that's why many of these old practitioners who taught this stuff left society to live separately from it. Easier to do when one isn't constantly surrounded by the crap of other people who don't even have similar ideas of letting go of the rat race. Just living up on a mountain or in nature somewhere with other like-minded folks.
@@kendrickjahn1261 i only know that I often worry too much and i recognized my thoughts in your reply. I also am a dreamer and I often fantesize about living in a different and better society. But we live in a world wich is sometimes frustrating. But we did not choose to live in this world so why be bothered by it if it makes us angry or sad sometimes. Other people dont know better. You should unappologetically follow your own heart and than you might find peace.
i was thinking something similar. theyre wonderful ideas and im going to try to work on them, but it's not like we can stop working our exhausting jobs, or paying a fortune in rent, or paying the high food prices, (unless we wanna go live off grid and isolate which isnt realistic for most people). what if you encounter a homophobe in the street, or someone murdering an animal...at what point do you just "let things go" and "not engage" etc... id like to see a video about all these ideas applied to our modern society with more examples and such that we can try to implement :)
This video actually made me cry - I think it's because I am realising that this is exactly what I need. What a wonderful channel - thank you for what you do!
"Leave life as it is in its fundamental simplicity and clarity will arise itself. Only by doing nothing can we accomplish all there is to be done." From a book called awakening the Buddha within
Perfect timing.. we live in so so much distractions and Chaos. We need more silence solitude and be content within ourselves. may all beings be content with what they are having.. love you all.thank you so much🙏✨🌌🌠🌎
I had just put in order for your book. Wishing for your book to arrive sooner is a good opportunity to practice letting go of the desire to control the universe and manipulate it to send me the book sooner. Thank you for doing what you are doing. You are one of the reasons why i am waking up.
I am so happy for us all that these videos ease our anxiety. After you have your respite, make sure you charge back into the breach. We need every kind-hearted, good-minded person in this world doing what they can to help. Even if it's just checking on a neighbor, or meeting a neighbor that is lonelier and more anxious than you and you don't know it, easing their burdens is equally meaningful and important. Yes, despite what is presented in (some of) these "nothing is in control and it's OK" videos, it is still good to have responsibility, to hold yourself to account, to care, to work through our problems and try to treat others better. I think these kinds of philosophies are too focused on the self in a world where people are suffering way too much, and while so many are simply apathetic or participating in cruelty. I think it's a cop-out from feeling agency in our lives. We SHOULD feel bad (from time-to-time), but more importantly, we should try to do something about it. I don't accept that just because we can't control things in our lives as a single person that we should just live in some state of contentment. Anxiety is a defense mechanism. It kept me alive as a firefighter. It warns us. It keeps us from becoming complacent and from turning a blind eye to wrongs in our world, and real, honest threats. Justice matters. Your country's, and your neighbor's well-being matters. Your country's well-being IS your neighbor's well-being no matter their political views - it's not just about the fake Nationalistic pride we see worldwide or anything like that, it's about doing what is right for your community. It's not out of your control to make your neighbor's lives better especially when you can't see a way to improve your own. Saying hello and checking in might be all you have to do. You don't need money, or control in your life for that. Good to touch back on these thoughts of Taoism to not be completely absorbed and consumed by anxiety and materialistic pursuits (stuff like wealth is transitory in the first place, and to most people on Earth, it's relatively unattainable), but to think we are anywhere near a world where we shouldn't focus absolutely on productivity and progress is an old idea from a simpler world that hadn't encountered bad actors on a global scale with nuclear weapons pointed like a Mexican standoff. It's up to all of us to encourage fellowship, progress and kindness in the face of all that. I love the heart of Taoism, and I long for a world where we can all live in peace, and live without the fear of the destruction of our future generations, but we are not close to that yet. It's going the opposite way. Be content, but always be vigilant.
3:19 Is so true!! The elder generation feels you have to always be in motion. My mom and dad have this bad. Ive learned to tune them out and get my rest.
Mindfulness inspired me to create my own channel - to gently remind people to stay in the present. I started deeply looking into meditation as someone who struggles with a constantly wandering mind since early university days. Some days are easy but most days are incredibly hard to be present constantly, especially as a student. Calm's audio on meditation has genuinely helped me become a better person and more importantly actively try to be a mindful person. Days are not easy but its the littles steps consistently that count!
I am going to be honest and say that I haven't liked a lot of the videos you've made .But for some reason the way you explain Taoism and it's related concepts like Wu Wei, made it really click for me and practicing what I have been learning has been almost immediately life changing and I really have to thank you. This video in particular pulled me out of a particularly bad place and I just wanted you to know that I appreciate you making these videos. Thank you.
This insightful topic delves into the Taoist philosophy of relinquishing control and embracing the natural course of life. It elucidates how our incessant pursuit of control and external validation leads to stress and discontent. Through Taoist wisdom, it advocates for letting go, finding contentment within, and accepting the uncertainty of fate.
Whoever you are out there, make sure you recommend or pass on this video to anyone you think who needs it. I reckon half the people in my life could seriously use this discussion right now. It recaps a lot of what I've heard people like Alan Watts, for example, talk about, but it's way more concise. The longer I've lived, the more I've grown to appreciate that it's not such a case of discovering ideas, it's new, or every new generation re-discovering old but effective ideas. I'm often left wondering what life would have been if I'd been given these ideas as a child. But then a part of me retorts "maybe if your life hadn't been so arduous, you may not have grown to appreciate the value of things such as these."
I recently saw a video that informed me about how kids arent taught about atoms in young age because a fellow from Freud's era thought they cant learn those things... The video was about how calories are built and processed, and vanish from body by exhale. We know all needed, but information has been hold for various reasons from people. Human errors.
@@hannajarvenpaa5079 well; as a matter of fact I can confirm that little people can learn Atomic science. My daughter who turned 18 today learned the periodic table to the first 30 elements when she was 5 years old. It was quite a process getting it into her head but when she went to school with it the teachers made her stand at the assembly and recite it. Obviously she excells at Chemistry now. I wanted to teach her the ABCs of Chemistry because I felt it was a fundamental understanding of things lacking in people. So; yes they can, but theirs a trick to teaching little people this.
I love how you’re doing books now I remember first subscribing a couple year ago I’ve not watched in a while but it’s nice to see you tapping into your natural abundance
I needed this as I just lost my on Monday and he was completely healthy and fine the day before he died .I was having trouble accepting this Thank You 🙏
Thank you for this video. It’s exactly what I needed to see today. Action through non-action is so counter to the hustle and bustle of life today, I love it; the universe will balance.
I definitely like how Taoism view things. I don't know if this align or not with taoism, but when I'm about to do something, I always try to have a dual mentality: expecting everything AND nothing at the same time. That means, for example, if I want to publish a book, I will in both positive and negative possibilities about the result: it's a good idea to have faith in your project, and believe it will be alright, but it's also a good idea to be prepared if said project result in failure, thus you will be happy if it succeed, and if it fails, you will either accept it calmly and move to the next project, or restart it again from zero. You never know when the flow of things lead you where you need to n_n
I don't even need to start watching the video to throw a like, and add this to my playlist for mental health. Thank you for always making great content.
Imagine how much energy wasted on internet battles against various «internet-warriors». And when you try to convince others that you're right or they try to convince you that you're wrong. And later it turns into nothing, i.e. wasted time.
The most important thing I’ve learned is it must be genuine, not bargaining. I’ve heard everything in this video for years but it never seemed to resonate deeply enough. I would always find myself right back in the same thought patterns after a few days. I was Bargaining “ok ok I don’t need this or to do that” deep down hoping it would end my crippling anxiety. It wasn’t Genuine. Where I was letting go with no resentment, no indignation. Just this last few months it came to me. Maybe it’s something that can’t be told, you have to live through hell to understand life.
1st comment here! I was feeling everything is out of ctrl. I kept thinking Taoist to let go of friendships, yesterday’s mistakes, and assignments I’m struggling to get done as the due date is near. Thank you for bringing new perspective on how to approach life according to Taoism in a world out of ctrl.
Thx! Lol. I didn’t even know that’s a command! Reloads the page. Type Ctrl+F(find) and you’ll find what ur looking for!! @@xiping-pongfatherofchinese3551
It is comforting.. not that these videos teach me anything new, intact I embody many of these principles picked up through this life... Good vid all the same..
I was a young adult when Mandela was freed from his 27 years as a prisoner. A reporter asked “how did you emerge so healthy and happy?! How did you endure it?” Mandela said “I chose to be a prisoner every day I woke up as one”. It’s take me half a lifetime to understand what he really meant but in embracing the way things are - fair:/unfair, good/bad, wanted/unwanted a power emerges inside of us and once you experience it you see every single human is capable of it and knowing this brings it out in them. Those guards were blessed to have him as their prisoner.
Love your channel man! And as others have said. They always seem to come at the right time, granted the wisdom is timeless and as profound then as it is now. Keep up the great work :)
“Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it.” Let things simmer and cook. 🔥 Thank you for your work. 🙏
lame just the ratrace going to the toilet all the time happens in french alot😁😄
I can't trust I'll be safe in a future I don't control
If you're thinking about the future it means you're worried about the outcome and therefore you want to control it. Drop you desire and your anxieties disappeared.
@@simonooi2544 alright shifu master
But no one can control the future even though you think you can!!!
He who lives in the past is stressful, he who lives in the future is anxious but he who lives in the present is at peace.
Why would you be stressed about the past, makes no sense.
@@invictuz4803 regret can be stressful
@@aidaninsua Perfect timing, I understand this point now about regret being stressful, stressing the mind and spirit with negativity. Thank you for enlightening me!
@@invictuz4803car fax
I just think it's over generalized. Maybe the present is stressful and hence becomes a traumatic past, which leads to an anxious future. Unable to unwind and make the best of the present makes it worse. But life is more complicated than that, because being human, you only have some tools or none. Sometimes being human is being broken and still hopeful.
“Let everything happen to you, beauty and terror, just keep going, no feeling is final”-Rilke
The narrator has such an odd Boston accent. Unlike any I've encountered
@@rickymassey Definitely not Boston, got to be from Europe somewhere :D
@@rickymasseyHe's from The Netherlands.
God bless
Gosh, my abuser also used to tell me to just shut up and take it.
To anybody who's reading this, I pray that whatever is hurting you or whatever you are constantly stressing about gets better. May the dark thoughts, the overthinking, and the doubt exit your mind. May clarity replace confusion. May peace and calmness fill your life. I hope anything that bothers you and makes you feel depressed will go away and you will feel comfortable with this video. Don't worry, tomorrow is a new day. Start over. It's not too late yet.
Thank you my friend, I needed to hear this!
Thx😊
Thank you for that
I need this. Thank you very much.
LOL, Pray for me. Could you pray that I win the lottery too. Wait.. are you praying to the Greek gods? You better not be praying to Yahweh.
I have no idea how taoism did this, but it truly helped me with my anxiety. I've always been a control freak, always believed I could have all of my life in control. Obviously it never happened and I lived with insane anxiety. I could not accept the fact that there were things out of my control, I was too anxious and afraid to make peace with it. Then, I discovered taoism and somehow it just clicked. I understood it and made peace with the uncontrollable and unknown. Of course I am a work in progress, but anxiety doesn't have me in a chokehold anymore. I'm relieved I can't control everything.
happy for you.. wish me luck
Sounds great...but how you cured your anxiety...by letting go of control over things?accepting everything as it as..
🙏
Very great!
One recommendation: Watch Alan Watts talkings, there’s a lot on youtube, and he talks alot about Taoism and Zen, I always find it very calming and interesting. There a great podcast named “being in the day”
@@parulsharma3396 Hi! I would not say I cured my anxiety, I still get anxious and overthink things, but I realized that I was obsessed over getting only one certain outcome. I thought that this specific outcome is the only future I want and the only future that will make me happy. Instead I let go of that outcome and learned - through taoism - that something else can happen to me in the future (through natural course of nature) and it might be COMPLETELY different from what I initially wanted, but just as good or even better. I also learned to live right now instead of in the future and enjoy the happiness now, instead of waiting for the ''perfect happiness'' somewhere in the unknown future. I remind myself these things when I get anxious and it works very well.
"He who knows he has enough, is truly wealthy." - Lao Tzu
He who always wants more but knows he has enough is truly wealthy - Me
@@BRBallin1 how can someone who knows he has enough want more at the same time?
@@junaetovi1132 Speaks to desire and contentment, balance.
@@BRBallin1 Double minded. Lol
@Water-Man on point
Antidotes
1--- leave everything alone
2 ----stop chasing happiness
3----- seeing the emptiness
4------the inner law
5------not worring about fate
poetry
👍 thank for sharing 🙏🙏
Philippians 4:6-7
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
So basically becoming an hermit like Luke Skywalker in the Last Jedi. Depressed, loney, no love.
Amen 🙏🏾 Amen 🙏🏾 Amen 🙏🏾
Reminds me of a favorite line from "Seven Years in Tibet": If there is a solution to the problem, there is no point in worrying. And if there is no solution to the problem, worrying will do no good.
During a difficult period in my life, I re-read my English translation of the _Tao Te Ching._ It is one of the most comforting books I have ever read. For anyone struggling with depression or anxiety, I highly recommend it as a sort of companion book to read daily, and remember, "Accept what _is…_ every moment of the day."
One of my favourite quotes is "don't try". at first i thought it meant to give up but truly theres an art with not trying just show up and be true. when present in that experience happiness blooms 💮
Philippians 4:6-7
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
@@marce.goodnews This is only ONE way to find peace. I pray, I meditate, I am a deep thinker, I listen to quiet, and I go out in nature regularly. All different ways to find peace (and to find God). Don't live as if there is only one way to see God. God is everywhere, in all things, and there are multiple ways He helps us find inner peace, my friend.
"Do, or do not, there is no try"
@@Mikehowarth1988 you sound like an open minded fellow dear.
@@nekot9274 Hehe Goblin slayer's, my favorite quote. ''It's not a matter of will or can and cannot. Only do or do not. All comes down to that.''
Before I listened to this, my stress level was 8/10, now it's 1/10. Thank you and have a great day!
Before I listened to this my stress lvl was 1/10 and now is 8/10 because I want to control myself into not controlling
@@harvestingseason2725 Trust the Tao
How do you measure it ?
@@Sushanta-Das Carefully :)
It's fairly arbitrary, but what does "very stressed" compare to "totally stressed"?
I was very stressed
@@harvestingseason2725 The self is the only thing we can truly control. Have a great day! :)
Your videos help me remember inner peace by not forcing things and just letting them be. Yesterday when I was a work there was a man who was yelling at me. And at first it was getting to me but then I started to remember. It doesn't really matter and I can't control that guys life. Later on smooth things out but all the anxiety was unnecessary because it resolved itself anyway. Just gotta go with the flow for sure .Can't win em all let them win sometimes... Thank You Brother!
I appreciate that you didn't need to react to someone else lack of self control but you shouldn't have to endure abuse at work.
You should just look into taoism. The video is just telling you about Taoist ideas
@@michelleburkholder2547 Having worked most of my life in retail \ service related jobs, I heartily agree with you, however, "shouldn't have to" does not change the fact that people very often take out their accumulated anger on what they perceive as "safe targets". Far few chances of negative repercussions to take out one's anger on a cashier (or commenter on UA-cam or Facebook) than a spouse, a friend or boss, or whoever. That does not make it right, but it is still what is. That's why I watch this channel.
@Bebeto_7 Brazilian....probably carioca...hahaha
Philippians 4:6-7
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Worry is a misuse of imagination
People think too much and often lack the ability to stay in the living moment because they tend to be obsessed with obtaining favourable outcomes and maintaining control. Swimming is a decent analogy to explain how to work with the conditions you're met with because water is very powerful and can be an ally if you literally 'go with the flow' and use your body correctly to glide smoothly through water as opposed to splashing around wrecklessly. Nobody fights water and wins. Also you need to let go and stopping flailing in order to float.
It’s really an ability to Live in the moment
My analogy Wt if i say your driving a car (physical life) and your body just stays comfortable to certain time. think there people put on autopilot mode just car running continuously non stop what happens to your body it will start getting stressed out and car as well gets weared out people living with (chronic illness) i say like Einstein said everyone ave different time fram so think each individual at each different time fram of ride is preexisted an driver driving it choiclessly without his own ability bcz each time the person as different mind sets playing in their head like radio in car we the information you are feed with totally out of control.but he says you stop worring yes i stop my brain is operating information at different times at different levels of information my neuro signals ave stored in the brain idk how he dint think stress in a condition like car non stop moving to inexorably to make different possiblitys of life
That's why we are destroying nature by trying to control it 👉The Connections (2021) [short documentary]👀
Very insightful
reminds me Bruce Lee quote:
You must be shapeless, formless,
like water.
When you pour water in a cup, it becomes the cup.
When you pour water in a bottle, it becomes the bottle.
When you pour water in a teapot, it becomes the teapot.
Water can drip and it can crash.
Become like water my friend !
Always
@@CRM-114 lmao chill
And like water if there is a time to be defensive. Be enraged like the ocean during the storm. Think about it. No matter how big of a structure we build. Technically a huge wave of water can take it down. It’ll take anything down.
how does that work in practical workable reality though
This is dumb
This came at such a perfect time! I was reciting something that I heard a month ago "Sometimes, not getting what you want is a blessing." The same could be said about getting what you dont want, as sometimes, It might be what you NEED
“When one learns to want that which is coming to them naturally, they will always get exactly what they want.“
That's why we are destroying nature by trying to control it 👉The Connections (2021) [short documentary]👀
That's half true. For example, when you want apples, and you wait till they come to you naturally, you will never get any apples. You need to plant a apple tree first. But then you have to wait till it grows apples on it's own. You need to take care of the tree at first, but you still have to wait till it starts growing apples naturally, you can't force it.
Please allow me to interrupt. I do research on how Buddhism disappeared in Bihar. I realized it never disappeared from Bihar. Buddhists simply failed to research Indian Buddhism. They looked at Buddhism through the sphere of their own cultures searching for only the Buddha. Buddha had a myriad of names in different villages according to his teachings there. Example. His favorite teaching was 'Lust and desire causes pain. Remove lust and desire, and pain is removed'. Translated into Bihari (where the Buddha story took place) it is DHUKH HARAN meaning to remove dukha. Three dozen villages pray to DUKH HARAN Baba. Its clear that DUKH HARAN Baba is none other than the Buddha. Problem is Buddhists are searching only for the Buddha. In the real Vaishali the Buddha begged for alms. The locals there pray to 'BHIKHAINI' Baba (Beggar Baba). Bhikhaini was mispronounced by Buddhists as Bhikshu. Who is BHIKHAINI Baba. The Buddha no doubt. But people are searching for a man called Buddha. In the real Vaishali, in Beluha the Buddha suffered a sickness and felt he had grown old. The locals pray to 'BURHA' Baba (Old Baba). Who is BURHA Baba. The Buddha no doubt. In the real Vaishali the Lichavies pressurized Buddha not to die. They trailed him to Bandagawan pressurizing him not to die. To put pressure in Hindi is DABESHWAR. Three dozen villages around the stupa where Buddha gave the Lichavies his patra, the villagers pray to Baba 'DABESHWAR NATH' meaning the man who won the pressurizing game. It was the the Buddha no doubt as he gave the Lichavies his patra and succeded in sending them back. But Buddhists are searching for the Buddha. In Pidhauli (Vaishali) the local deity is Bardiha Baba. Bardiha means the Baba who didn't allow us to stay where he was staying. Bardiha Baba is the Buddha no doubt because he didn't allow the crowd of Lichavies to stay with him in Bandagama. Forgive me for commenting out of the topic. I just wanted to impart this information to Buddhists.
Your channel never disappoints in delivering such great wisdom & thought provoking reflections about life, reality & our universe. Thank you & much respect for all you do!
“Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: Some things are within our control, and some things are not. It is only after you have faced up to this fundamental rule and learned to distinguish between what you can and can’t control that inner tranquility and outer effectiveness become possible.” - Epictetus, The Art of Living
Thanks for the compliment, Ash! 🙏
@@Einzelgänger Your content is one of the factors that is helping to turn my life around. The other ones are the fitness motivator, Yes2Day, and the fantasy content by Grim Dark (Half Off).
Philippians 4:6-7
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
@@marce.goodnews This is only ONE way to find peace. I pray, I meditate, I am a deep thinker, I listen to quiet, and I go out in nature regularly. All different ways to find peace (and to find God). Don't live as if there is only one way to see God. God is everywhere, in all things, and there are multiple ways He helps us find inner peace, my friend.
Like the Serenity Prayer:
God,
Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
The courage to change the things that I can,
And the wisdom to know the difference.
Amen. 😌🙏🏿
brother.....when im feeling depressed or anxious, i turn to your channel.
Thank you so much.
I hope you realize how much you are helping people.
'when there's nothing doing , there's nothing that does not get done'...thanks
I assume UA-cam recommend your channel to me because I searched countless videos about dealing with breakups. I’m so glad I clicked your videos. They have helped me a lot. Thank you!
Taoist philosophy is amazing that they came up with this centuries ago. And it rings so true to this day.
Stress is a legit epidemic in America. My uncle looked like the healthiest person alive but with his insomnia and stress at work, he died in his late 50s. Thats why Im overly careful about my stress levels. I work out about 4-5 times a week, I avoid stressful social situations, and I take my sleep hygiene very seriously using melatonin to calm my mind down before bedtime every night.
A medical professional recently told me that taking melatonin every night will cause your body to reduce its natural production of melatonin.
Do you think it’s worth avoiding highly paid jobs if they are stressful? It seems like a lot of good jobs are also stressful (hence the good pay)
Please listen to andrew huberman's podcast, I think it's his second episode where he talks about sleep. The point is that I don't think melatonin is the best way to take care of your sleep, there are better ways out there, stay healthy and safe❤️
@@our.secret1130 I think the suitable answer is to take one those jobs for a few years, then resign when you feel you have enough.
After a few years you can take another high paying job and then resign again after a few years
Because if you have the money but no time to enjoy the money, then all your money becomes meaningless
People like to give advice..hahaha
They jump at the comment and bla bla bla....that's crazy
I didn’t think I wanted control over stuff outside myself, but I realized how I put pressure on myself for anything I’m involved with to go well. I perceive that whatever happens is all my responsibility. So, this is a type of trying to control things.
The greatest thing I've done today is take time and listening to this. Thank you for this healing and teaching.
Philippians 4:6-7
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
That's why we are destroying nature by trying to control it 👉The Connections (2021) [short documentary]👀
I always feel more relaxed and focused after watching your videos. Thank you for helping me reconnect with my emotions in a positive and healthy way.
This message is far kinder and meaningful than the videos telling us to do this, act like this, strive for order, achieve, etc.
I can relate in this way. As soon as I obtained the relationship I always wanted, I began to fear losing it, which negatively impacted the relationship.
You're doing a great job man! You're teaching and guiding a lot of us lost souls out there! I'm counting on ya :)
Thanks, Bal96!
Is that RMB?
Such an excellent upload 👍When I get stressed I always remind myself of this Lao Tzu's quote: "He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough." We all can leave in peace when we control our minds and live in harmony with the universe.
Thanks for making and sharing amazing content. Love this video as always 💛
That's why we are destroying nature by trying to control it 👉The Connections (2021) [short documentary]👀
Are you following me? Ha whenever you drop videos they are always what I needed to hear that day. Thanks so much!
He's got great timing
Synchronization
Same, and I wasn't even subscribed. Until now!
Absolutely same, felt very stressed
Yep, this came out at a good time for me also.
At the lowest point in my life. This video has been a blessing. My father lost his vision due to glaucoma, and I have to care for him. I dont mind the work, I just cannot see him suffering. I am immensely attached to my 7 cats and I constantly worry about the fact that one day I am going to lose them( may they have a long and healthy life). The future scares me. I am unemployed, have several health issues, mental health issues and have had a abusive childhood and traumatic teenage years. Your video has calmed me down.
I hope you heal and attract lots of happiness ❤
" have had a abusive childhood and traumatic teenage years" . Perhaps you have C-PTSD. Check out The Crappy Childhood Fairy videos (Anna Runkle). It's as profound and helpful as this stoicism channel. Seek and ye shall find.
Take care. Hope things improve.
Hope things are going good now
Sending positive energy towards you. May you be healed.❤
This summer I had major body malfunctions. Stopped gaining weight, spine out of wack, gastrointestinal issues…all at once. I survived but am different and still young. Before I did not mind about controlling things outside of myself but now I just have to try to control my mind and fear on a daily basis.
In brief, the most challenging battles are with internal demons not external. Studying for a big exam and failing…shake it off, you’ll be fine. But have your health touched deeply enough…and well, just make peace with powerlessness
I hope your health gets better and you ace that test.
I hear you, have had major health issues as well.
@@jonahsebalius5012 sorry to hear that, Jonah. The struggle is real as it were. Virtual hugs.
Antidote 1. I learned it when I was young. That's how I knew just let things be. 2. Learned it in my teen years, lol! I stopped chasing after happiness and fulfilment and began enjoying the present moment. That special moment when I realized just how lucky I was to be there, drinking tea in the morning and playing with my dog. 3. Never liked being congratulated or praised. It feels empty and shallow. Why would you praise an action, when you don't know what it took for me to get there? I rather praise myself whether I make it or don't make it. Small wins and big wins have to be celebrated with yourself or with the people you trust. Antidote 4. Beautifully well-explained! Thank you! 5. Fate cannot be controlled. If the rain comes along, it might bring disaster or a blessing in disguise. It is how you decide to react afterwards and make the most of it. Believe me, I would know when I was jobless and w/o financial help. In the hospital, all I could think of was "What comes it will come. First I'm gonna make sure I get better. Then slowly build things back up." Life happens and when a door closes, another door opens. Another chapter begins... and you restart.
Hi I can relate to everything you wrote and shared. A cosmic soul , I share too, we have. Chris
I've never bought a book recommended or made by a content creator, but I'm most likely going to buy yours for all the help your videos have given me.
I'll buy a copy next week. We can all comment here about after we read it
@@jasonemploymentparkdale820 please do!
Another book you can try buying, The Bhagavad Gita
Same. Read rich dad poor dad. Currently want to expand my knowledge and wisdom so I think this would be another great book to own
Philippians 4:6-7
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Thank you for this. I lost my job so this video is helping me with my anxiety and depression.
Hello Einzelgänger! Can you please, PLEASE enable community translations so we can translate and share these amazing videos with non-English speakers?
Edit: I'd be grateful if anyone who sees this comment can upvote it for visibility. I wasn't able to reach to them via their email address sadly.
You can simply enable subtitles by pressing C on your keyboard, then go to settings in the video and click subtitles > auto translate and click on any language you like. I do not think it will be 100% accurate subtitles.
@@StalkerStrike762 yeah that is the problem :/ the content in the video is not something a machine translation can express since these are complex thoughts. It is not useful in this context sadly.
Accept it.. It's not in your control
@@JustAWatcher73loool 😂😂😂
That's why we are destroying nature by trying to control it 👉The Connections (2021) [short documentary]👀
0:56 "Letting go" ❤❤❤ I like this quote and have applied it to many situations in my real life.
Bought the book now, got all ur book. After losing my job 3 weeks ago this video helps..
Simplicity, Patience, and Compassion, these three are your greatest treasures. Simple in actions and thought you return to the source of being. Patient with both friends and enemies you accord with the way things are. Compassionate towards yourself, you reconcile all beings in this world.
Lao Tzu
I love Taoist Philosophy. It speaks to me the most. Thank you!
It's good for mental health.
Philippians 4:6-7
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
@@marce.goodnews This is only ONE way to find peace. I pray, I meditate, I am a deep thinker, I listen to quiet, and I go out in nature regularly. All different ways to find peace (and to find God). Don't live as if there is only one way to see God. God is everywhere, in all things, and there are multiple ways He helps us find inner peace, my friend.
That's why we are destroying nature by trying to control it 👉The Connections (2021) [short documentary]👀
I needed to hear this words today. Thank you, immensely, for your work.
Peace of mind is priceless
My mantra is *Everything is as it should be".
Everything that is happening is neither good nor bad. It is just energy flowing from point of its excess to a point where it is lesser.
E.g. a hurricane hitting land is percieved as bad. But it is just excess energy flowing from over the sea to the land. So, be an energy centre, which is in perfect balance with its surroundings, and everything will be just as it should be.
I have two moods in life: “The universe got my back!” Or “Nothing is in control” hahaha
I’ve learned that there are two ways we can see life as. Either “Things are happening at the wrong timing! 😭” or “Things happen 😉”
That's why we are destroying nature by trying to control it 👉The Connections (2021) [short documentary]👀
Just, don't worry, be happy
*TO EVERYONE WHO FIND THIS EARLY*
As Benjamin Franklin once said, “failing to prepare is preparing to fail.” Without clearly defined goals to work towards, we’re all just drifting in the ocean.
I Love You. 💕
I say I agree most of the time but it depends on the situation.
As Lao Tzu once said
“A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving”
I don’t know how this came to me but it is medicine for my soul. I live in Ft Myers Florida it’s 10/03/2022 and we are devastated. I am in complete shock with tremendous anxiety,also recovering from 2 bad Covid illness. I am lost. I have listened to this twice and I hear you. I’m am so grateful for your video. I will do my best to apply this knowledge to my state of mind and life take its course and be still.It is extremely difficult to see the suffering of others with tremendous sadness.So, thank you from my soul. I needed this so much. I feel much better.Thank you 😔
Hope you feel better.
Mary Jane: The nation will not abandon you. Florida will be rebuilt. Mint tea is a natural mood elevator. It can help. You always knew a day would come when a hurricane would come. Now you know that a hurricane will come again.
There was a morning when I woke up standing upright in the middle of my living room during a 7.2 earthquake with the epicenter about 10 miles away. I had run in my sleep during an earthquake. Only running could account for the bruise on my leg. I had made 2 turns of 90 degrees each and then one 180 degree turn BEFORE waking up! It is a wonder I did not get out into traffic sleep walking!
That is how I learned I did not belong in earthquake territory.
Your terror is knowing that hurricanes will keep coming even as you get older and older.
In the meantime, Biden and States like California will help you. California has $97,000,000,000 excess in their budget this year.
People are divided over politics, but you have not been abandoned by the nation.
I have 3 personal friends who work for FEMA. One is a psychologist. One is a public administrator. One is a physician. All 3 work for FEMA because FEMA allows them to help people. And the psychologist works 60 hours a week in disasters like yours. FEMA maintains phone help lines. Call my friends and their co-workers at FEMA. They want you to do so! Tell them your troubles. It is their lifework to help.
It has become my early morning routine to watch atleast one video of Einzelganger. Truly grateful to have found this channel. Very interesting and thought-provoking topics. Thank you for this!
The story about the sky opening up and heaven and earth going into chaos, really resonated with me. COVID-19 pandemic and the inevitable quarantine made me a shut in, and eventually agorophobic. I started rigging every possible and anxious action with the sky pulling me up, and throwing me across the world, as in experimenting an other-wordly experience. I was afraid of going outside, I still am to this day. But this video, and the story itself, made me question wether my fears were being validated, and they were. If it's something that can happen, well, it'll happen, and don't worry about it, because, whether or not you like it, it's going to happen. Let go of the control of said thing dictating your everyday feelings.
Thank you! This is so timely for me. I deactivated Instagram last week, and finally got the courage to deactivate Facebook yesterday. Now I have no social media, and am taking steps to limit my UA-cam consumption. What once was frightening is now attractive. I desire anonymity, to no longer care if my posts matter to a stranger, and to live my life on my own terms without the influence of others who don’t matter to me. I truly value your content. Thank you for doing what you do, and bravo for maintaining your anonymity.
The last part hit home with the example of the old man thinking the sky is falling down. I grew up in a church that made money preaching the end of the world is near Jesus is coming back. When you just grow up hear this message from day one. Waiting for the world to end and never enjoying life for its own unique journey. Thanks for sharing this video!
been there
if you touch yourself you’re going to hell was my favorite one growing up, I’m lucky I’m not a serial killer
That's why we are destroying nature by trying to control it 👉The Connections (2021) [short documentary]👀
I think you had the wrong takeaway or a shitty church. I'm not a religous person, but I can see the value in everything!
I heard once that to worry was an insult to God.
I suffered from very bad anxiety and depression and I changed how I think about it.
I believe it is my choice and so I choose not to anymore or if I do start to feel anxiety I remember that it is the same chemistry as excitement and I can choose to accept it that way.
“Let go of your earthly tethers, enter the void, empty your mind and become wind.” - Guru Laghima
then Zaheer took it literally
@@ilya7678 and fly on the sky, a skill that even an avatar can't do without first controlling wind
@@onimekyo7633 avatar needs to let go of that controling and chillax
That's why we are destroying nature by trying to control it 👉The Connections (2021) [short documentary]👀
That was the best medicine ever for my anxiety thank you
My happiness is my knowledge that whatever happens I can cope with it. There is the fall back practice of no-mind. I know but I don't mind.
I just got out of therapy and had a breakthrough about being unable to let go and release control, and BAM! This video. The algorithms are getting too good for comfort 😂
Danke Einzelgänger. Dein Video kam gerade in diesem Moment zur rechten Zeit. Sei gesegnet!
"Don't worry about nothing because nothing is going to be alright!" (Joan Wallace)
Knowing when to intake and output is the art of existence. Sometimes you need to do what Paul sings and; "Let it Be".
I find the mysteries of Tibetan Buddhism particularly captivating. The rituals, symbolism, and practices are so rich and profound.
Honey , the rituals have no meaning. It's just entertainment.
I agree with these ideas and work toward being present with them regularly. What often makes it difficult is having to be in a society that doesn't even try, and are just tugged around by desires...Co-workers, neighbors, friends, family, and strangers alike. I think that's why many of these old practitioners who taught this stuff left society to live separately from it. Easier to do when one isn't constantly surrounded by the crap of other people who don't even have similar ideas of letting go of the rat race. Just living up on a mountain or in nature somewhere with other like-minded folks.
Kendrick: Maybe you will enjoy your retirement years more. You will have more leisure to be with yourself.
You worry too much
@@timameye5043 Maybe, I don't know...Is worried the right term? What am I worried about?
@@kendrickjahn1261 i only know that I often worry too much and i recognized my thoughts in your reply. I also am a dreamer and I often fantesize about living in a different and better society. But we live in a world wich is sometimes frustrating. But we did not choose to live in this world so why be bothered by it if it makes us angry or sad sometimes. Other people dont know better. You should unappologetically follow your own heart and than you might find peace.
i was thinking something similar. theyre wonderful ideas and im going to try to work on them, but it's not like we can stop working our exhausting jobs, or paying a fortune in rent, or paying the high food prices, (unless we wanna go live off grid and isolate which isnt realistic for most people). what if you encounter a homophobe in the street, or someone murdering an animal...at what point do you just "let things go" and "not engage" etc...
id like to see a video about all these ideas applied to our modern society with more examples and such that we can try to implement :)
I don't have words to thank you enough for these videos you create and share with us, they have helped me big time!
It is challenging being this way in America. You end up being very alone in the sense that you cannot find anyone to relate too with this outlook.
Doesn't matter. It'll be okay 👍
Thank you for this message. It was very peaceful. 'Don't look for happiness...be happy.' Thank you for that.
Its amazing that those advices were given in a much more quiter world. It is even more valuable today.
This video actually made me cry - I think it's because I am realising that this is exactly what I need. What a wonderful channel - thank you for what you do!
Bought all of your books for my kindle. Glad to see how far this channel has come. Good job!
"Leave life as it is in its fundamental simplicity and clarity will arise itself. Only by doing nothing can we accomplish all there is to be done."
From a book called awakening the Buddha within
Right on time for an inspiration 😊
Perfect timing.. we live in so so much distractions and Chaos. We need more silence solitude and be content within ourselves. may all beings be content with what they are having.. love you all.thank you so much🙏✨🌌🌠🌎
I had just put in order for your book. Wishing for your book to arrive sooner is a good opportunity to practice letting go of the desire to control the universe and manipulate it to send me the book sooner. Thank you for doing what you are doing. You are one of the reasons why i am waking up.
I'm giving this video
I hope more people in this world would live life with all these lessons. Namaste to all
And once more, some unnatural force had heard me needing clarity once more.
Whatever it may be Thank you 💜.
And thank you to Einzel 💜
I am so happy for us all that these videos ease our anxiety. After you have your respite, make sure you charge back into the breach. We need every kind-hearted, good-minded person in this world doing what they can to help. Even if it's just checking on a neighbor, or meeting a neighbor that is lonelier and more anxious than you and you don't know it, easing their burdens is equally meaningful and important.
Yes, despite what is presented in (some of) these "nothing is in control and it's OK" videos, it is still good to have responsibility, to hold yourself to account, to care, to work through our problems and try to treat others better. I think these kinds of philosophies are too focused on the self in a world where people are suffering way too much, and while so many are simply apathetic or participating in cruelty. I think it's a cop-out from feeling agency in our lives. We SHOULD feel bad (from time-to-time), but more importantly, we should try to do something about it.
I don't accept that just because we can't control things in our lives as a single person that we should just live in some state of contentment. Anxiety is a defense mechanism. It kept me alive as a firefighter. It warns us. It keeps us from becoming complacent and from turning a blind eye to wrongs in our world, and real, honest threats. Justice matters. Your country's, and your neighbor's well-being matters. Your country's well-being IS your neighbor's well-being no matter their political views - it's not just about the fake Nationalistic pride we see worldwide or anything like that, it's about doing what is right for your community. It's not out of your control to make your neighbor's lives better especially when you can't see a way to improve your own. Saying hello and checking in might be all you have to do. You don't need money, or control in your life for that.
Good to touch back on these thoughts of Taoism to not be completely absorbed and consumed by anxiety and materialistic pursuits (stuff like wealth is transitory in the first place, and to most people on Earth, it's relatively unattainable), but to think we are anywhere near a world where we shouldn't focus absolutely on productivity and progress is an old idea from a simpler world that hadn't encountered bad actors on a global scale with nuclear weapons pointed like a Mexican standoff. It's up to all of us to encourage fellowship, progress and kindness in the face of all that.
I love the heart of Taoism, and I long for a world where we can all live in peace, and live without the fear of the destruction of our future generations, but we are not close to that yet. It's going the opposite way. Be content, but always be vigilant.
Ok, Captain Bring Down. Your words are stressing me out.
@@deadartist8827 Allow yourself to be stressed. It means you're alive.
3:19 Is so true!! The elder generation feels you have to always be in motion. My mom and dad have this bad. Ive learned to tune them out and get my rest.
Mindfulness inspired me to create my own channel - to gently remind people to stay in the present.
I started deeply looking into meditation as someone who struggles with a constantly wandering mind since early university days. Some days are easy but most days are incredibly hard to be present constantly, especially as a student. Calm's audio on meditation has genuinely helped me become a better person and more importantly actively try to be a mindful person.
Days are not easy but its the littles steps consistently that count!
That’s some Fight Club logic:
“Stop trying to control everything and just let go. Let go!”
……”Fine.”
You mean Fight Club used some Taoist logic.
“We just had a near life experience”
@@michaelwoodsdale460 😍 such a great part bc “jack” crawled out the driver side and I didn’t notice until the third or fourth watch
Not sure why. I enjoyed this one especially. Thank you.
I chuckled at the beginning: Don't worry; Everything is out of control
Thank you for your content its calmed my anxiety after losing my dad I felt very lost in the world
How are you doing now ?
I am going to be honest and say that I haven't liked a lot of the videos you've made .But for some reason the way you explain Taoism and it's related concepts like Wu Wei, made it really click for me and practicing what I have been learning has been almost immediately life changing and I really have to thank you. This video in particular pulled me out of a particularly bad place and I just wanted you to know that I appreciate you making these videos. Thank you.
Let go from outside material things, by buying our book!
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hahahh
No one is perfect
This comment is exactly the antidote of the antidote expressed in the video.
Letting go doesn't mean don't use materials or don't have possessions. It simply means be non attached.
This insightful topic delves into the Taoist philosophy of relinquishing control and embracing the natural course of life. It elucidates how our incessant pursuit of control and external validation leads to stress and discontent. Through Taoist wisdom, it advocates for letting go, finding contentment within, and accepting the uncertainty of fate.
Whoever you are out there, make sure you recommend or pass on this video to anyone you think who needs it. I reckon half the people in my life could seriously use this discussion right now. It recaps a lot of what I've heard people like Alan Watts, for example, talk about, but it's way more concise.
The longer I've lived, the more I've grown to appreciate that it's not such a case of discovering ideas, it's new, or every new generation re-discovering old but effective ideas.
I'm often left wondering what life would have been if I'd been given these ideas as a child.
But then a part of me retorts "maybe if your life hadn't been so arduous, you may not have grown to appreciate the value of things such as these."
I recently saw a video that informed me about how kids arent taught about atoms in young age because a fellow from Freud's era thought they cant learn those things... The video was about how calories are built and processed, and vanish from body by exhale. We know all needed, but information has been hold for various reasons from people. Human errors.
@@hannajarvenpaa5079 well; as a matter of fact I can confirm that little people can learn Atomic science. My daughter who turned 18 today learned the periodic table to the first 30 elements when she was 5 years old.
It was quite a process getting it into her head but when she went to school with it the teachers made her stand at the assembly and recite it. Obviously she excells at Chemistry now. I wanted to teach her the ABCs of Chemistry because I felt it was a fundamental understanding of things lacking in people. So; yes they can, but theirs a trick to teaching little people this.
I love how you’re doing books now I remember first subscribing a couple year ago I’ve not watched in a while but it’s nice to see you tapping into your natural abundance
Just noticed I wasn’t even subscribed
I needed this as I just lost my on Monday and he was completely healthy and fine the day before he died .I was having trouble accepting this Thank You 🙏
I'm so sorry for your loss. May you find the peace that is your Divine right. Love is eternal. You are loved.💜☮️☯️
What was the cause of his sudden death?
I’m so sorry for your loss.
Thank you for this video. It’s exactly what I needed to see today. Action through non-action is so counter to the hustle and bustle of life today, I love it; the universe will balance.
Let things simmer and cook. Thank you
I love delays, they have got me out of lots of trouble, because people who want a conclusion, give more than they ought. Peace be unto you.
I definitely like how Taoism view things.
I don't know if this align or not with taoism, but when I'm about to do something, I always try to have a dual mentality: expecting everything AND nothing at the same time. That means, for example, if I want to publish a book, I will in both positive and negative possibilities about the result: it's a good idea to have faith in your project, and believe it will be alright, but it's also a good idea to be prepared if said project result in failure, thus you will be happy if it succeed, and if it fails, you will either accept it calmly and move to the next project, or restart it again from zero. You never know when the flow of things lead you where you need to n_n
I don't even need to start watching the video to throw a like, and add this to my playlist for mental health. Thank you for always making great content.
Imagine how much energy wasted on internet battles against various «internet-warriors». And when you try to convince others that you're right or they try to convince you that you're wrong. And later it turns into nothing, i.e. wasted time.
That's why I got off Facebook.
to be honest, everything in life is a waste of time if you think about it...
The most important thing I’ve learned is it must be genuine, not bargaining. I’ve heard everything in this video for years but it never seemed to resonate deeply enough. I would always find myself right back in the same thought patterns after a few days. I was Bargaining “ok ok I don’t need this or to do that” deep down hoping it would end my crippling anxiety. It wasn’t Genuine. Where I was letting go with no resentment, no indignation. Just this last few months it came to me. Maybe it’s something that can’t be told, you have to live through hell to understand life.
Not bargaining with the world - what a beautiful way to put it.
This was excellent. Thank you so much. I'll check out that book.
We don't have control of our thoughts.
We don't have free will.
We are part of the universe not separate from it.
1st comment here!
I was feeling everything is out of ctrl.
I kept thinking Taoist to let go of friendships, yesterday’s mistakes, and assignments I’m struggling to get done as the due date is near.
Thank you for bringing new perspective on how to approach life according to Taoism in a world out of ctrl.
Type Ctrl+R you will be refreshed!!
Thx! Lol. I didn’t even know that’s a command! Reloads the page.
Type Ctrl+F(find) and you’ll find what ur looking for!!
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@@iluvbobba5287 thanks mate!!! Sharing of knowledge is good.
Ur welcome bruh. I agree sharing knowledge is good.@@xiping-pongfatherofchinese3551
I needed this video! It landed on my timeline because it was meant to be. Thank you universe
What timeline are you originally from ?
@@jazzmagaly1 🤣 the current timeline
@petersm1995 🤣🙏 maybe
It is comforting.. not that these videos teach me anything new, intact I embody many of these principles picked up through this life... Good vid all the same..
This channel deserves way more views. Keep up the great videos.🙏🙏
I was a young adult when Mandela was freed from his 27 years as a prisoner. A reporter asked “how did you emerge so healthy and happy?! How did you endure it?” Mandela said “I chose to be a prisoner every day I woke up as one”.
It’s take me half a lifetime to understand what he really meant but in embracing the way things are - fair:/unfair, good/bad, wanted/unwanted a power emerges inside of us and once you experience it you see every single human is capable of it and knowing this brings it out in them.
Those guards were blessed to have him as their prisoner.
Love your channel man! And as others have said. They always seem to come at the right time, granted the wisdom is timeless and as profound then as it is now.
Keep up the great work :)