Confucius say man with hole in pocket feel cocky all day

I listened to this video three times in a row. It truly speaks of the quality of the content you make. Thanks for this one.

It's like Jung said, "Where wisdom reigns, there is no separation between thinking and feeling." Something like that

“We've all been raised on television to believe that one day we'd all be millionaires, and movie gods, and rock stars. But we won't. And we're slowly learning that fact. And we're very, very pissed off.” ― Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club

Not gonna lie this really opened up my eyes. I thought about how when I was at my happiest I was working a job as a clerk and had found ways to have fun with it. I would juggle packs of cigarettes customers asked for and I would have such deep conversations with customers that sometimes they would just come chill and talk with me after I got off work. I've been depressed at every place I have worked since and thought it was the fault of the job. But no, I found a way to have fun with a monotonous job and because I was having fun it didn't even feel like I was working. I also thought about the flow state that you get in truly engaging games like the soul series. Where all external distractions fall away and you become fully immersed in the experience. It is the one game I have taught myself to speedrun just because the act of bending the game to my whim felt gratifying. I'm saving this video because this has really changed how I think.

“... by paying attention to the world rather than self-absorbed soul-searching.” This speaks to me. For the last two years, I have distanced myself from the people I love because I am in the worst state I could be in and I promised myself I would “fix” myself first before I face them. It’s been two years of my self-absorbed soul-searching and I have not gone very far from where I was then. Had I used those years to reach out to my family and friends for help, support, and love, had I used those years to pay attention to the needs of others, to look for happiness in people around me, I would have been very far off rock-bottom.

So, its basically: "Be the change you want to see in the world, and good things will come to you" and "The future is unpredictable, so stop applying logic to it"

Confucius say man who goes to sleep with itchy tushy wakes up with smelly fingers.

Every time I watch your videos I get so calm. It’s like ASMR for my anxiety

Now I can put a name on the feeling driving my car gives me. Always trying to anticipate people's reaction better, always trying to parallel park in the tricky spots, always making a point at checking mirrors and blindspots even when I'm sure nobody's there, always looking to change gears according to the engine's efficiency based on load and rpm, always trying to use my momentum to save my brakes and fuel, always trying to hit that perfect rev matching when dropping a gear. I'm not always the perfect driver I try to be. But once in a while everything about my driving is on point without me even thinking about it, and dammit does it feel good...

The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge - Bertrand Russell

This is not my beautiful house This is not my beautiful wife

Best part was the lack of click like and subscribe and blah blah blah. Great video mate. Keep it up

Tl:dw: get good at something challenging, connect with people, don’t be up tight, don’t be afraid to reverse your role.

There needs to be more video's like yours! Your content is amazing and I've been on a binge of it for the past 2 hours. Keep up the good work, each video just get's better and better.

intresstingly I just listened to the sayings of Laozi and Confucius this week because I had a lot of repetitive Work to do. But thank you for the short recap anyway, you sir truly are a proper gentleman

I really appreciate what you’re doing with these videos. I can’t share with you how amazing they are to me

one way to read Tao Te Ching is to start at chapter 38 and read til the end (ch. 81?) and then go back to ch. 1 and finish at ch. 37. it is the original structure of the book but for some reason the te and tao were swapped in history. but i find it easier that way. Mencius's idea sounds a lot like TD(lambda), (mind is MC, heart is TD, back-propagated three times a day according to Confucius 1.0...) which is interesting to see similar ideas resonate throughout history.

Truly one of the best and most important videos I’ve watched. Thank you for this

Your videos are amazing, very insightful. This was exactly what I needed right now. Thank you.

Wonderful video!! Thank you for sharing this!!

Thank you for this video!

i love your essays man

Beautiful video. I really think you did a great job! I read the book in advance, and this really makes things easier to grasp. I think the video would be even better if the sound output were to be higher (there is a big difference between the video and the youtube add).

Needed this rethinking of my life and path, it's os much more open

Love your doodles.

this is fabulous

I didnt understand this.

This is very interesting

I’m gonna subscribe

hey youtube channel sisyphus 55, im your fan now. i like the way you make philosophy vids :)

i want you to know i’m sick and this made me suddenly feel a lot better because it gave me energy

The way he says “confooshuss” really gets me

You should make a playlist if relaxing songs my man

God your voice is super calming like damn I’m trying to learn some cool Chinese philosophy shit but I’m getting sleepy and peaceful

i love watching these videos with headphones until the ad bursts my eardrum... but its okay, please take all of my ad cents good sir

Great fucking content man

2:46 Feel that contradiction all the time.

Your voice is so soothing and calming, being utilized in narrating great video essays on topics I like to revisit from time to time.

This is a rather curious reading of the Asian philosophers. I've read all the ones you've mentioned, but frankly I certainly did not see any of what you said in them. Now, I don't read ancient Chinese, but something tells me that "authentic self" and "neurotic self", and such notions probably didn't really exist back when they were writing their works.

Man, I can't believe you actually exist and so few people listen to you. You are great.

Thanks for the upload :)

Uh yeah. I'll get to that. I'm just going to ruminate some more right now.

My brain keeps autocorrecting your pronunciation of Confucius to "Kung Fu-cious" and I don't know how to make it stop

The production quality of this video really demonstrates the capability of an enlightened being.

That feeling when you realize half through this video that you not only consciously know that nothing is certain but also live with that thought every day. Having in mind that everyone around can die any moment or nuclear war can start. Not only in the last month but last years.

I find, at any given time - the best thing, is to go ahead and jump around

i was going to complain about the volume level of the video ,then i went into my system settings and enabled loudness equalization and now my computer sounds perfect and the bass has improved, thanks lmao

I would appreciate this more if the volume weren't too low. I check volume both in desktop and youtube options but the quality i get is too low.

great video!!

Listening to this while working out with make-shift laundry bags full of clothes, while my parents yell at each other for the innumerable times today, week, and months. Hopefully this path doesn’t lead me to a dead end like where I find myself now.

13:45 YEEEAH

u should do a podcast

Friend 1 "hey" Friend 2 "IM DRINKING COFFE!" 😂😂

I’m in 9th grade and in social studies we were discussing Daoism Confucianism and Legalism and when we talked about Confucianism my teacher only briefly mentioned that women were seen as less then men and everyone in my class though that Confucianism would be so great like no fuck the patriarch of course weeks later no we are looking into that power imbalance like now of those philosophies are really that great I like daoism but not the whole only doing what’s natural part

love this also heres a quote from an ancient chinese philosopher that encapsulates rule number 4: "just send it bro"

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How come I'm always on the toilet when he calls us out

I am currently at Golden Core cultivation stage, any suggestions to overcome the barrier to the next stage ?

nice

Resource based economy must happen

I thought this was really interesting. Does anyone have suggestions for where to go from there if you're interested in learning more about this?

When I greet my friend I go: ye ye And he says: U wot Basically our communication has just devolved from sophisticated speech back into caveman grunts

Man I figured all this shit out only a few years ago on a couple acid trips

From what I have read in Mencius original text, it’s doesn’t seem like anything you describe, I think the author might have elaborated a bit.

I'M DRINKING COFFEE. amazing video :D

You gotta turn up your volume buddy

Self absorbed Soul searching. nice

Men you are the best

Confucius say man who focus too much on right pronunciation will create stress

I need to flow just like the beeze flows. My mind is my enemy and I gotta keep it in check. Who is "I" anyway? No, I'm not high but I sure wish I was right now.

It's quite the honor to be the 600th like

You gotta call me out, huh? Doing work and watching this.. While on the toilet.

The truth is in time

and here are some methods to start practicing drawing fricking circles, that is!

It would be cool if your video had volume

dude I love your videos but would appreciate a little more effort on the audio department. Not trying to bash

how did you draw that flower?

Get closer to the Mic. ThAnks. Quit listening, couldn't hear

"A man does not truly understand pacifism until a mosquito lands on his ballsack." - Confucius

Most people want help, but they don't help themselves. they don't want to bother improving and being self conscious of their actions and thoughts in order to have a more peaceful life.

I hate how this video starts out by saying that we're already miserable. Happiness is cultivated from the inside. It takes a strong man to stay happy when the world around him is falling apart.

hey man what do u study

I would pay to see you debate to a Aristotle and a Ayn Rand philosopher, as I bet they will disagree.

@8:34, Where/what is that image?

It mentioned several times better ways of being. How does one convince themselves that something is better?

Ancient China : *art literature science philosophy* Modern China : *OUR* SOUTH *CHINA* SEA

Damn, you got slurpys? I got melted peppermints.

AMellowFellow - In the end, the same. Be the best possible. What is possible? What stays the same in change? By what do we navigate towards the best possible? The style is different: Western is more step-by-step, Eastern is more flow. Western is more argued and reasoned and Eastern is more intuitive and spontanoeous. Western is more future-oriented, Eastern is more now-oriented. Western is more free-will, Eastern s more acceptance. Yeah, over-generalisation, but there you go...

SHIT!!!! I MEANT ACCOUNTING

Really enjoying your video content, but you gotta figure out your audio settings bro.

Wair. I was supposed to put my foot out?

Confucius say crowded elevator smell different to midget.

Confucius say man who sit on toilet drank to much coffee

the audio is too low

Very quiet recording

I thin don't define yourself is a great idea.

If attacked run around a piller that’s my life rule

Just fucking send it brah. But send it with discipline and self respect

Humans do still seem great bro