TAOISM | Be Like Water
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Күн бұрынMany people are hijacked by the rigidity of their minds. Thinking in categories and fixed ideas can be a great crutch for survival, as it creates clarity in a chaotic universe. But thinking too rigidly also has its negative consequences. Seeing the world in categories and separate boxes limits our perception, so we become stuck in our ideas of how things are, or supposed to be.
As the universe is ever-changing, and most things, if not everything, is more complex than our minds can comprehend, a more fruitful approach to life, would be one that is flexible, tangible, that enables us to flow along. You know... a bit like water.
The ancient Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu (Taoism) celebrates flexibility in his timeless work named the Tao Te Ching, in which he opposes the rigid life stance that some people choose to take. In contrast to what many think, weakness, and softness, or more specifically, the ability and willingness to yield, can actually be a great strength, according to Taoist philosophy.
Hence, Lao Tzu states that the supreme good is like water. This video explores the benefits of being a bit less rigid and a bit more like water.
"Be like water" - Bruce Lee
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@andriyshapovalov8886 3 жыл бұрын
“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change.” C. Darvin
@peterwilliamson8721 3 жыл бұрын
Evolution
@mypandawilleatyou38 3 жыл бұрын
Plus the ones who make the babies
@battlebuddy4517 3 жыл бұрын
@@mypandawilleatyou38 to many made do the opposite
@MegaSkye 3 жыл бұрын
Darwin never said this.
@ym6294 3 жыл бұрын
True Compared to turtles who been around for 100 million years. Species like that is flexible as water.
@ReynaSingh 3 жыл бұрын
Taoism teaches us that life is series of spontaneous changes. If we’re willing to accept the natural flow of life; we will find perfect stillness. Stay blessed everyone!
@eudaimonia9260 3 жыл бұрын
What do you mean by perfect stillness?
@payaswinibansal5923 3 жыл бұрын
@Tav aiono what do u do for a living?
@payaswinibansal5923 3 жыл бұрын
@Tav aiono after reading your comment about how your are living which is what I wish for one day too. I just got curious about what u do for a living. Thats great.
@itzibitzidi 3 жыл бұрын
beautifully said, i really needed this. bless you ❤️
@Reymundodonsayo 3 жыл бұрын
Momma always said that life was like a box of dynamite
@nehainthebay 3 жыл бұрын
My grandma used to say, “be like the palm tree that bends to wind rather than the large, rigid tree that gets uprooted.”. Your video reminded me of this again. Thanks for sharing.
@flegmatika5758 2 жыл бұрын
Great wisdom
@prasadtayade2779 2 жыл бұрын
But what will about the self respect ? 🤔
@Anonymous-vf5gj 2 жыл бұрын
@@prasadtayade2779 It might not be self-respect but rather ego, if it destroys you
@StalkerStrike762 Жыл бұрын
My father also told me this thing.
@AliRaza-sn7wo Жыл бұрын
It's also the saying of Prophet Muhammad..
@ICEcoldJT 3 жыл бұрын
Two things we all need to do: 1. Be in the moment, in the presence 2. Change your perception of reality.
@LSSoldo 3 жыл бұрын
Or, maybe, we don't have to do anything; just BE in the present moment - and be awake and aware; OBSERVE! And you'll know the next step...
@ginpau7416 2 жыл бұрын
@@LSSoldo yessir
@verfassungspatriot 2 жыл бұрын
@@LSSoldo you have to become nothing. Get attached to nothing, because nothing is the only real thing.
@Alex722 2 жыл бұрын
Just BE and the change of perception is inevitable, it's not forced.
@ManazYT 2 жыл бұрын
I didn't expect to see you here. Ayyyyy
@VerenaSatriani 3 жыл бұрын
Flow like water: when we don't try to control everything, that's the time when we trust that everything is in control.
@miguelchippsinteligente6072 3 жыл бұрын
Tesla referenced human energy 🌪👻jesus christ referenced living waters 💎🤍science described water memory 🌊👨🎓existence reflecting psychologically,psalms16:24 k,j 👻💎🤍👨🎓💞🗽🌪
@flamah10n 3 жыл бұрын
I would say "control" instead, I would say everything is in it's course.
@jwu1950 2 жыл бұрын
No. That's the time you got pushed around. May the love and the peace of Jesus be with us.
@ratanaun2960 2 жыл бұрын
@@jwu1950 turn the other cheek he said or you aren't a follower? Of course he meant what he said or else how can we follow him?
@jwu1950 2 жыл бұрын
@@ratanaun2960 Exactly. Turn the other cheek and not let yourself be pushed around by others. To be like water is to be focused and persistent, let be but never let go. Water always stay in control and never follow the flow of others. Water makes the inevitable inevitable. May the love and the peace of Jesus be with us.
@MrPersianpoetry 3 жыл бұрын
"Fixation is the way to death. Fluidity is the way to life." Miyamoto Musashi
@bettyledesma937 3 жыл бұрын
BREVITY IS THE SOUL'S WIT,,, GRATEFUL.
@indigochild6079 3 жыл бұрын
Famous samurai who trained in the town where I’m from.
@razz_tv1859 2 жыл бұрын
Baki
@pureenergy4578 2 жыл бұрын
"There is no such thing as death".
@philc4520 2 жыл бұрын
Spoken with absolute authority by the man who lived & killed by his own sword.
@pietrusso 3 жыл бұрын
I love the crossovers between philosophies like Taoism, Buddhism, and Stoicism.
@BubbaSmurft 2 жыл бұрын
... and Bruceleeism.
@alysononoahu8702 2 жыл бұрын
And AA.
@petergriffin110 2 жыл бұрын
@@BubbaSmurft I like Bruce
@aprilrahee Жыл бұрын
what is Taoism, is this a religion?
@Thu-wv8kq Жыл бұрын
Yeah! Three of them are all taught us about the same things that they was discovered about there is a thing called The Law Of Nature that is always managing everything in the whole universe. The only thing that difference between the three of them that is their levers is Miss Buddha has the level that higher than Miss Lao Tzu a little, and Miss stoicism is have the levels that same same the levels from Miss Lao Tzu. Only Miss Buddha was totally became enlightened, and Taoism and Stoicism is nearly touched the level of enlightenment. There of them did super hugely changed the world so much to so many people has live so much far from their evil and help people live nearer to the level of highly ethics and love and wisdom.
@nata_de_coco1355 3 жыл бұрын
I am a Taoist.. only my elder sister who are resilient like water most of the times. No matter how bad the situation or unfairness, nothing shakes her. Not even loneliness. I admire & respect her...❤️
@lakshyamongia3270 3 жыл бұрын
What a wholesome comment
@QuestionEverythingButWHY 3 жыл бұрын
“If you are the smartest person in the room, then you are in the wrong room.” --Confucius
@Ropewatch 3 жыл бұрын
I'm Always surrounded by smart people so im in the right room :D
@sarahgray430 3 жыл бұрын
I am the only person in this room, so I am the smartest person by default.
@alvinkim1305 3 жыл бұрын
@@sfjlfkjsdlfkjds That's a great observation right there.
@jackhaggerty1322 3 жыл бұрын
"Man who goes to bed with itchy bum, wakes up with smelly finger" - Confucius
@Rhinoch8 3 жыл бұрын
@@sfjlfkjsdlfkjds it's the other way around. You get surrounded with people who are like you 😂
@mhniroomand9597 3 жыл бұрын
"Everybody is quoting Someone here " __Me
@radu921000 3 жыл бұрын
mh niroomand lol
@elsajohnson6663 3 жыл бұрын
Yours is the best!
@leyah18 3 жыл бұрын
You got me there 😂
@Nitecrow314 3 жыл бұрын
"Everybody is quoting Someone here" _mh niroomand
@indigo92099 3 жыл бұрын
“If you want the likes to float, you need a philospher's wisdom to quote.“ _Me
@lookupthereupinthetrees9860 3 жыл бұрын
I knew a soldier many years ago, who was arguably the toughest man I've ever known. Elite special forces. He often spoke of his former colleagues and the battles or actions they fought in. What surprised me at a point was that he told me that none of the other men were left alive because they had ALL committed suicide. All of them. They couldn't accept or handle the memory of the actions they had been involved with, and being genuine, tough, masculine individuals they often went to the grave without telling anyone what their problem was. One of these men had his wife pass him he's newborn son and he cried hysterically but never told his wife or anybody what memory the child had triggered. He then deliberately went and got himself killed. What I learned from this man, the softness of his eyes contrasted with the hands in front of him, -the very bare hands that he'd used to kill people, sort of confirms what I've known for some time, and what this video points out. The other men wouldn't yield, or confess, or disclose or seek counseling for their problems. They had it would seem an unyielding view of what a man should be. I think a lot of us do. They seemed to have an inflexible view or handling of their problems. They favored things like self-medicating with alcohol instead of getting genuine help. The only reason I ever heard the stories of these people was because out of a community of incredibly tough people who died by their own hands, there was one man among them who sought help at every turn and that's what saved him. Even in the time I knew him he checked into a psychiatric hospital several times. He let other people help him, and he didn't see obtaining help or even sharing his pain with people like myself as a weakness. We tend to cringe at the idea of man 'complaining' about their problems as somehow unmasculine as 'weakness.' This idea, will get and continue to get people killed. It's not complaining, it's learning how to survive, and that's the proof I've seen with my own eyes.
@akito7025 2 жыл бұрын
I think more men need this, thanks for this, i hope that man is doing a lot better now!!
@lookupthereupinthetrees9860 2 жыл бұрын
@@akito7025 he features greatly in a book I'm trying to have finished late next year. He had a heart of gold and I want to preserve some of his memory because he died recently.
@lookupthereupinthetrees9860 2 жыл бұрын
@@akito7025 but he was happy in the end. I could see it in his eyes.
@ashishnirwan14 2 жыл бұрын
@@lookupthereupinthetrees9860 Name of the book please
@jwu1950 2 жыл бұрын
Death is only an illusion. May the love and the peace of Jesus be with us
@gokulkrishm51 Жыл бұрын
Reminds me of a story I read growing up. A huge tree calls it's fellow grass "pathetic". The grass remained silent. But when a thunderstorm decided to pay a visit, the huge tree fell down because of the high wind. And after the storm it asked the "pathetic" grass, how is it still the same? The grass replied, it's simple, I just bend down for the wind. You don't need to be powerful. You can't win over some things. So you let fly over your head. "Be strong enough to be gentle!" :)
@QuestionEverythingButWHY 3 жыл бұрын
“The snake which cannot cast its skin has to die. As well the minds which are prevented from changing their opinions; they cease to be mind.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche
@GamerSix66 3 жыл бұрын
I love the work of nietzsche
@pacolypps2370 3 жыл бұрын
@@GamerSix66 the uberman
@annabellgreyward4184 3 жыл бұрын
Question Everything - Thought Provoking Ideas / That is an awesome quote.
@Qwerty123zzuy 3 жыл бұрын
Meh
@Viv8ldi 3 жыл бұрын
I am not sure about Nietsches words. He died miserably and depressed in his own soil. How can the words of someone like that ever lead to happyness? They havent helped himself
@Joonlai 3 жыл бұрын
Don’t attach to anything, Nothing is permanence, Everything will change sooner or later. -Buddha
@anjellalo972 3 жыл бұрын
Well that's sounds like a cold/lonely way to live
@anjellalo972 3 жыл бұрын
Depressing
@Joonlai 3 жыл бұрын
@@anjellalo972 not depressing but freedom
@anjellalo972 3 жыл бұрын
@@Joonlai no, not really freedom, that's only freedom in a sense where you don't feel tied down or have responisbilities. How can you be happy if you detach from memories, pets, family, and friends? Throw away items that could be your last memories of someone, that you might forget over time if you don't have a physical reminder of the memory. Yes everything will change sooner or later, but you don't need to speed up the process. You could say detaching from things and people would help you, but really those thoughts come from fear of losing the people close to you. Now for things and junk that's laying around your house, of course throw that away
@Joonlai 3 жыл бұрын
@@anjellalo972 since you will lose everything one day, why do you want to hold them? The more you let everything go now,the less you will suffer when everything really gone.
@akshataraj1 3 жыл бұрын
I am going through a breakup and disheartened situation. This channel has helped me think beyond the worldly problems. I feel better 😊 I hope I find peace within.
@scotleoqueen704 3 жыл бұрын
@Akshata Seetharam Same! 💕 we'll get thru it
@KorayRuthlessvillian 3 жыл бұрын
I just separated from a 6 year relationship, and I feel better now than when I was in a relationship. Some things are just not meant to be and the sooner we move on the sooner we take control.
@pureenergy4578 2 жыл бұрын
See the book HANDS OF LIGHT written by the physicist Barbara Brennan. Find peace in knowing you are an eternal image.
@hydrynt Жыл бұрын
I'm emotionally hurt.
@kurp66 3 жыл бұрын
“Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.” - Bruce Lee
@raoniafonso 3 жыл бұрын
"Be water, my friend." Has been my WhatsApp status for at least 8 years
@QuestionEverythingButWHY 3 жыл бұрын
“Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won't come in.” ― Isaac Asimov
@nirkaya7438 3 жыл бұрын
let's break walls and windows !
@keithkaitlinreynolds808 3 жыл бұрын
...so it isn't fair of me to assume you have a quote which combines the topics of taoism/stoicism/cats...?
@peyton4310 3 жыл бұрын
needed that
@pureenergy4578 2 жыл бұрын
The heaviest assumption is that solidity/the physical exists.
@ashishverma9840 3 жыл бұрын
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless , like water -- Bruce Lee
@valentinsannyas9889 3 жыл бұрын
My friend
@MrGarrett 3 жыл бұрын
@@valentinsannyas9889 yeah, it's not the same without "my friend"
@trope5105 2 жыл бұрын
He was basically quoting his friend jiddu krishnamurti in that interview
@trope5105 2 жыл бұрын
@@brushfuller330 lol, can you put some context into that statement? are you doggin on krishnamurti or somethin?
@trope5105 Жыл бұрын
@@brushfuller330 are you cool or somethin? dont put on a front, just say what you have to say, i zen out too, but im not a monk, so im real in the way i communicate. So what are you trying to sayY>??
@caitlinannegrey Жыл бұрын
Reminds me of my poem I wrote a couple months back: The mutability of my perception The trickle of curiosity I provoke I have the power to erode I have the power to take form I could be an oasis, or I could be a storm The element of water, through which my creativity cascades I am the reflection of the heavens and my own Creator I am as wavering as the ocean I am also as still as the seine I am frozen like ice I am also boiling at times And at others, I am vaporized But I am still water Not always still water. Sometimes I’m a wild rapid. Sometimes I’m harder, and sometimes I’m softer. I am water.
@thomasbentley5266 Жыл бұрын
Be at peace, be as water.
@StargazerYo Жыл бұрын
Very nice poem Caitlin, thanks for sharing 🙏 offers some great reflection
@anmolmathur4312 Жыл бұрын
What beautiful words!
@TheAGODAMI Жыл бұрын
👍 *ThanK you (CaiTLyN).!!* ❤
@nepenthe_1610 Жыл бұрын
Beautifully written. Thanks for sharing
@Ana-rb7ws 3 жыл бұрын
The soft overcomes the hard. Don’t force anything. The soft approach is superior to using force when it comes to long term results, as well as saving our energy and maintains a tranquil mind. Don’t abstain from force completely, save it for the right opportunity. Every situation has a positive to it. Undesired characteristics have positive aspects to them. Water always seeks the lower places. Life is characterized by softness, and softness is strength. Be like water.
@andrescarnederes2295 3 жыл бұрын
It reminds me of how certain religious people view God. They view him as this rigid being who doesn't understand the complexity of life and sees everything as black and white, when in fact life is complex and God is probably even more complex. We should (in my opinion) chill and enjoy this ride of life and learn to appreciate others and empathize with them instead of being so judgemental all the time. It sounds cheesy as hell I know, but I seriously think this was the mission of Christ on the earth. Not establishing a rigid religion that determines whether you go to heaven or hell, I think.
@markm371 3 жыл бұрын
great perspective
@bladediamond3505 3 жыл бұрын
💛
@stephtheweirddogperson4930 3 жыл бұрын
I completely agree. May you always have peace☮️
@amondal3442 3 жыл бұрын
Hello, Jesus is the name of love. His own life is the perfect example of love and sacrifice. It is middel age most of the European church authorities who only focus on the doctrine of hell punishment and sine and take control and power over society even more than king - the background reason may be political dominence but one should see and feel Jesus life of sacrifice and love ask question what I feel among such torment can able to think welfare of all in such condition that was his love, Even his last advise was love God as I love you and love your neighbor as yourself.
@victorianastav4969 3 жыл бұрын
James B. Irwin (astronaut who drove the Lunar Rover on the Dark Side of the Moon) said "It's not a miracle that man walked on the moon, it's a miracle that Jesus walked the Earth." We are the miracle. Yes, be like Jesus. This is our heaven, our Eden. Forgive but don't forget.
@trantinto 3 жыл бұрын
The universe is endless and anything can happen.
@resoundingsource6595 3 жыл бұрын
& it all does, eventually ;)
@TheCHEDDARCHEESENIPS 3 жыл бұрын
Thank for some reason thinking about this really helped me out of a terrible mood i was having
@michaeldunne8055 3 жыл бұрын
If the universe is endless and anything can happen can the universe end?
@rach1530 3 жыл бұрын
If you’re not asleep you’re awake
@sidlopes4429 3 жыл бұрын
[oh my] let me find out "Young Saitama" wise beyond his years.😉
@MrWaterbugdesign 3 жыл бұрын
This concept helped me get past road rage. Someone on the radio said be the river and go around rocks in the stream. Slow drivers were the rocks. Don't get mad at rocks. This thinking evolved to where I switched from being water to being a rock in the stream...a safer driver.
@emotional_girlll20 9 күн бұрын
Lao Tzu knew what we were going to go through. Daoism teachings are absolutely for our era. Whatever religion you are, study Daoism.
@27jerry27 3 жыл бұрын
"Be like Water, my Friend" - Bruce Lee
@satriakesumap 3 жыл бұрын
“Be like Friend,my Water” - Lee Bruce
@mjolninja9358 3 жыл бұрын
Gentleman Life School “Water be like, My Friend” -Bee Lruce
@erojerisiz1571 3 жыл бұрын
@@mjolninja9358 That sounds like something Yoda would say
@nolisarmiento1719 3 жыл бұрын
running water never grows stale..so you just have to 'keep on flowing' - Bruce Lee
@mettacognizant 3 жыл бұрын
“Hence, a famous actor, philosopher, and martial artist once said...” my name is Bruce Lee! Lol
@punishedvenomsnake716 3 жыл бұрын
Taoism is my favorite philosophy of thought and my life changed when I discovered it.
@isaaclalla722 3 жыл бұрын
I can say the same. It changed everything for me
@ConceptualJoesMadeUpAdventures 3 жыл бұрын
Is there a book you would recommend for a complete novice in Taoism?
@tracywilliamsliterature 3 жыл бұрын
I have recently come to the Dao... I feel the same
@noidreculse8906 3 жыл бұрын
Taoism and Zen the only things that make sense to me. 😍
@isaaclalla722 3 жыл бұрын
Be PrEsEnT Tao te Ching by Lao tzu the recognized founder of Taoism
@jennieskinner3886 Жыл бұрын
Trying to learn that everything is impermanent. Letting go of unhealthy attachments every day. Stay blessed everyone & spread love!
@silentladyd 3 жыл бұрын
"People that are rigid and stern ..." - insert picture of a donkey, it cracked me up!
@EMunaBee 3 жыл бұрын
This reminds me of a 40 year old man named Akiva, a shepherd & laborer, who couldn't read. He saw water softly, slowly trickling down a brook, hitting a rock, little drip by drip. While it was gentle, it was constant & Akiva realized something: there was a hole in that rock exactly where the water touched it. He pondered what he saw & concluded that if gentle water could make a hole in a hard, solid rock, then words of Truth - like iron - could make a real impression on his heart. He changed his life, began to study - for 24 years straight, beginning with sitting in a classroom with the young children learning letters - & he became the greatest leader of his time, directly teaching thousands of people. Like gentle drops of water, little changes, small experiences, barely perceptible learning can all add up - even more than those huge moments of enlightenment - & make a lasting impression on us & how we live our lives.
@sahelikarati5924 3 жыл бұрын
I am from india and I have read same story just with a different name.
@frontsidegrinder6858 2 жыл бұрын
Dröpje by Dröpje to success, so natural and simple.
@pureenergy4578 2 жыл бұрын
Rocks are constantly being created as images. Must take billions of quarks of light smashed together to cause rocks to feel hard.
@brushfuller330 Жыл бұрын
@@pureenergy4578 thank you so much. I've always wanted to know that
@FutureMindset 3 жыл бұрын
The ultimate superhuman is a Taoist stoic who's mastered the duality of yin and yang and embraced the Buddhist philosophy of acceptance.
@pierrolosapio1042 3 жыл бұрын
The Ultimate Superhuman is a Buddha or a Guru which doesn't see any duality
@theoldfirm6046 3 жыл бұрын
Polarity and duality exist whether they say it or not, they recognise it is one of the laws of life.
@Enigma_Vids 3 жыл бұрын
Perhaps we need to create something that nurtures this superhuman philosophy
@isiahzion9365 3 жыл бұрын
Or a newborn baby
@brendansmith2545 3 жыл бұрын
I was just going to make a comment similair to this... funny because taoist philosophy and stoic philosophy are my favorites, and I see them as yin and yang... very useful to apply teachings from both sides :) Now I see I should look into buddhism, thankyou
@JillsMusic3 27 күн бұрын
Everyone should be aware of this. Especially our beautiful children, in and out of school. Such a great reminder of who we are and what we can be.
@jonathanwhitfield2864 2 жыл бұрын
I feel I found these videos on Taoism and Buddhism at the exact moment I needed them; everything I have heard so far is applicable to my own life and the painful situations I am currently going through. Every word was profound and enlightening, every quote struck a chord and resonated deeply within me. now my load seems much easier to carry. An unnecessary weight was removed from my shoulders, as well as my heart. now I can breathe again. after watching several of these in a row, I suddenly feel a stillness within myself; I am serene, at peace. I have realized that I am ultimately the only person who can hurt myself, and that I have been hurting myself this entire time. I am glad I am still alive, still trying. I don't have to suffer just because I feel pain right now, and happiness is not unobtainable. thank you, to whom or whatever led me to finding this. and thank you, Einzelganger, for making these videos.
@OwlofAsia Жыл бұрын
When the student is ready the teacher will appear
@trumtrum5136 8 ай бұрын
Pain is born from lies. So of course, honesty will always strike chords for those in pain.
@IconsandIdeas 3 жыл бұрын
Connecting Yin and Yang to Taoism was such a good idea. Never saw the connection till now. There's times for stress/action (Yang), and there's times for observation/relaxation (Yin). Taoism is the art of moving between the two effortlessly.
@resoundingsource6595 3 жыл бұрын
absolutely, striking that balance - or perhaps, getting out of the way, so as to let the balance naturally unfolding & Be.
@dg4720 3 жыл бұрын
I thought that Daoism teaches yin and yang...?
@petitdragon8997 3 жыл бұрын
yin and yang are principles from taoism
@user-lx7vn5kf5v 2 жыл бұрын
You probably haven't watch Bruce Lee's Philosophies
@pureenergy4578 2 жыл бұрын
Yin and Yang symbolize the positive and negative poles of the atom.
@AlexBlank 3 жыл бұрын
Taoism: Be like water. Stoicism: Be like a rock the waves crash over. Well, if we are to accept impermanence, we might as well be both.
@Americanninjaman 3 жыл бұрын
My favorite philosophies and perfectly put
@healthya7975 3 жыл бұрын
Ice
@mjolninja9358 3 жыл бұрын
Alex Blank a rock under the ocean
@Andredz 3 жыл бұрын
Smooth like water, impassive like ice, and free like vapour
@erojerisiz1571 3 жыл бұрын
Taoism: Yin Stoicism: Yang
@Aleyah 2 жыл бұрын
I found this at the right time. This is universe speaking to me. Such calm and peace I feel after watching your videos. I can't thank you enough!!!
@sonnycrockett2079 Жыл бұрын
Bruce Lee was the first one in my lifetime to bring Taoism to the forefront of my experience at age 10 and led me to Lao Tzu and others. You should’ve mentioned his name at the end; Bruce was not just a martial artist and an actor, but a force of nature who flowed with the Tao for a short time…..and then was gone.
@KukumEesinekapo 9 ай бұрын
True! My daughters who are now in their 20s, fell in love with Bruce Lee’s movies and with him eventually. They literally drank his words like a kid do with all their characters they like and they really understood « Be like water my friend 😊) at an early age. What started as a joke, slowly slipped into their minds and saw the real meaning of it growing older 💕 Funny how something so insignificant at first can grow into a solid foundation to get through life and its challenges
@Eternalised 3 жыл бұрын
I love this, Taoism is fascinating. The Tao, like water flows everywhere, to the left and to the right and it loves everything. It nurtures animals and plants and then moves on without seeking praise, when good things are happening, it is not there to receive any thanks. Edit: Loving the editing, I have so much to learn from you :D
@michelleburkholder2547 3 жыл бұрын
Alan Watts
@pureenergy4578 2 жыл бұрын
Tao is existence itself. It is always here.
@brushfuller330 Жыл бұрын
@@michelleburkholder2547 Peter Sellers
@trumtrum5136 8 ай бұрын
Taoism is inseparate from being honest. It can only fascinate liars.
@sfshaman 3 жыл бұрын
Right in time - I was hijacked by anger today. Thanks!
@sfshaman 3 жыл бұрын
@Mona Liz Dzieki za Power of Now! Ten Eckhart jest niesamowity :)
@ChristyAlicia 2 ай бұрын
I just wrote a poem like this.. 'be liquid'. A caterpillar becomes liquid when in the cocoon before becoming a butterfly or what have you. We do this over and over when we are tragically blessed enough to be so fortunate.
@Alex722 2 жыл бұрын
I didn't know anything about Taoism, but this video it's like watching everything I have inside me all these years and could never explain better... Resonates 100% with me.
@KenJKnight 3 жыл бұрын
Just today I listened Bruce Lees: Warrior within. Be water my friends!
@miguelchippsinteligente6072 3 жыл бұрын
Tesla referenced human energy 🌪👻jesus christ referenced living waters 💎🤍science described water memory 🌊👨🎓existence reflecting psychologically psalms16:24 k,j 👻💎🤍👨🎓🗽💞🌪
@noreenjenny7039 3 жыл бұрын
Seeing positive in negative is a good reflection. Softness is strength ❤ happy to adapt and grow! Thank you 🙏❤❤
@moisavictoria 3 жыл бұрын
I love the shawshank state movie the amount of patience Andy has is unbelieveable i wish to have that
@dbsk06 3 жыл бұрын
Wow this graphic designer deserves a raise. Love these graphics
@alexanderreva3905 3 жыл бұрын
Example with the Shawshank redemption is very helpful to understand and to explain the idea of being in a flow. Thank you
@rpeezus4788 3 жыл бұрын
I am a black male who happens to be a pisces and this has never made more sense than it does today!
@carlduffin 3 жыл бұрын
I am white and happen to be a Taurus and these definitions have absolutely no bearing or meaning whatsoever.
@caob1876 3 жыл бұрын
Here's a cookie? What a dumb comment
@tombradydid9114 2 жыл бұрын
Im a hispanic man and i want to play Mortal Kombat now
@ddp47297 2 жыл бұрын
Im asian and im watching this at 3am
@Missisippy Жыл бұрын
I'm an alien. You humans are hilarious.
@phatnguyen4072 2 жыл бұрын
Taoism taught me that Life is constantly changes. Be like water to be formlesss, softlessness. If yI have a wate-like mindset, I can adapt any circumstance.
@ardeshir6982 3 жыл бұрын
An scholar once said : wisdom is creativity. Indeed, the wise person is creative and can adapt to the ever changing situtations of the world. Just like water.
@ladylacrimal8447 3 жыл бұрын
Alexander Hamilton was also shot to death in a duel. His inflexibility and strong stance got him killed.
@sujatarai2730 3 жыл бұрын
So much positivity.❤💫🌿
@BryerTheKing1 2 жыл бұрын
Water is life as it flows with change!
@justwanderinginair 3 жыл бұрын
After lot of mental stress I finally understand acceptance is the only solution, difficult to bring it to practice though. Nice video at the right time.
@Philosophyof Жыл бұрын
Everytime I feel terrible about myself and the course of my life, you always have a way of impacting it. Bringing me a sense of peace with the situations. I don't know how many times, this video has helped me, I truly appreciate your content.
@trumtrum5136 8 ай бұрын
Don't torture yourself with the problems of liars
@dev4911 3 жыл бұрын
"Never wink at nuns" - Me.
@Johny40Se7en 3 жыл бұрын
Tao-ism is one gorgeous philosophy which I'm going to focus on more in life, especially the softness part. Thank you for the lovely video.
@ansumuth5626 6 ай бұрын
Wow...water itself teaches us many stuffs applicable to life
@TheDhammaHub 3 жыл бұрын
Thinking definitely has its merits. But as with everything, there is a beneficial interval in the middle. If you are unable to interrupt your thinking, you have the opposite qualities of water!
@DeidaraC5 3 жыл бұрын
I would say this applies more to stoicism and the concept of temperance. Contemplate pain but don't dwell on it too much. And then in this process you become like water.
@jejetv4323 Жыл бұрын
Excellent lesson, it's not about not forcing it's about to use force at the right moment thank you.
@melindajaneelliott9715 Жыл бұрын
Sending love and gratitude 🙏
@sureshchandra-es3lt 3 жыл бұрын
I practised Taoism during my Professotship and Headship in Allahabad University for more than 48 years I came out with soft tactics and softness Irealised softness helped me in becoming a Wirld Teacher World Poet and thinker Prof Dr Suresh Chandra Dubey Allahsbad University Prsyagraj
@Player_Twelve 3 жыл бұрын
I found you about a year ago and you've made a huge impact in my life Einzelgänger. Keep doing what you do. It's been a rough couple years and these videos really have helped me.
@lyceumofphilosophy9392 3 жыл бұрын
The living are soft and yielding; The dead are rigid and dry and stiff. Living plants are flexible and tender; the dead are brittle and dry.” - Laozi Dao de Jing
@user-yx6eh7ue6e 3 жыл бұрын
Good analogy My grandgrand always tell me that since I was young wonder where you might have heard this from??
@pureenergy4578 2 жыл бұрын
Even the brittle and dry flow as energy and light.
@TheThora17 2 жыл бұрын
One of my favourite episodes on all of KZfaq
@vibration_ascension 3 жыл бұрын
"There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way" - Buddha
@kaanapalibaby 3 жыл бұрын
There's one more substantive meaning of flow. In tai chi, originally a Taoist art, flow is the ability to link one movement to the next. When one goes without stopping/starting, not speeding up or slowing down there is a palpable energy that emerges, and the mind becomes more calm. After practicing this way there is the sensation of being elated and invigorated.
@pureenergy4578 2 жыл бұрын
Energy and light are ONE. These are always flowing and spinning into images.
@suchethhegde8637 3 жыл бұрын
These are made and edited beautifully, thank you for the content
@VerenaSatriani 3 жыл бұрын
Sucheth Hegde isn't amazing when we just trust the process that the Universe take control? Flow like water. Have an amazing weekend Sucheth. God bless.
@popsfishing Жыл бұрын
My favorite motto in life! Be like water!
@cdmarkandu 2 жыл бұрын
This channel gives so much value and helps me work through so many things. Thank you.
@johannatheone 3 жыл бұрын
"For what has been - Thank you. For what will come- Yes" -Dag Hammarskjöld
@TheusKhan 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the captions. The importance for those who don't speak English fluently and those who are deaf is tremendously.
@LuvOfLalaland 2 жыл бұрын
This video summarised what I have learned from all experiences in the past year. Thanks
@ewelinajasinska9998 Жыл бұрын
I'm grateful for this amazing flavour of Taoisms. May Universe bless Tao.
@Derlet30 3 жыл бұрын
Such an amazing video! I had the privilege of studying Eastern Philosophy as part of my academic degree and it truly changed my life. I am Christian, but with an Eastern philosophy orientation. And this video brings much joy to me. Thank you so much for producing it! ❤
@vlatkodr7102 3 жыл бұрын
The quality of your videos, deep wisdom presented and even younr voice, everything is so good. You are one of my favorite youtubers. Thank you!
@justalexilife Жыл бұрын
This video is full of so many valuable gems of knowledge & wisdom. Very enlightening. ✨
@hanalbaaaltmk 9 ай бұрын
Small action from the present make big change in the future 🔥
@SunnyIcedQueen 3 жыл бұрын
I had a hypnosis session this summer where I saw a “past, present or future” version of myself as water. I adapted and floated around my surroundings. I was connected to everything and my emotions changed according to every being I encountered which wasn’t a lot as I was somewhere in the galaxy. The interesting part however was when I was left suspended, alone and without living beings around me, I could no longer survive and I passed on to the afterlife. It was a profound experience.
@taliaaalia5175 3 жыл бұрын
What’s a hypnosis session entail? Beautiful summary. Thank you for sharing 💙🐠
@SunnyIcedQueen 3 жыл бұрын
@@taliaaalia5175 I had what is known as a qhht session. One is guided to a deep hypnosis and you are able to connect with past lives, usually a maximum of three. The water was the third one. The first two lives were also very detailed and as I was very aware of what I was doing, just suspended within my subconscious. You can Google or KZfaq about qhht. There is alot of information out there. I would like to think I imagined it all.....but I always wonder, if I indeed imagined it, why did I decided to become water and experience what I did?!
@pureenergy4578 2 жыл бұрын
NDEs and OBEs teach us that there are unlimited dimensions, each one spinning and vibrating with the energy of mind. We are an afterlife now, IF there was such a thing as time. Which there is not. Stop the earth from spinning and you will see we are always in the NOW no matter where we are.
@philnightjar1971 3 жыл бұрын
"I am usually quoted in military topics and not here" - Sun Tzu
@jeffreydonovan4433 3 жыл бұрын
This was beautiful! What a perfect way to start the day. Thank you so much.
@amiraboodi2075 Жыл бұрын
I learned so many things from this remarkable video. I think that "be like water" is an advise that many of the great ancient thinkers have talked about.
@MegaDublinguy 3 жыл бұрын
Your videos are like a refreshing glass of water when I'm parched!
@IamDrDapper 2 жыл бұрын
God, your channel is absolute gold. Keep up the good work! Learning about these things is so relaxing
@pureenergy4578 2 жыл бұрын
Physics is the best subject to learn that we are constantly flowing as we are being created.
@atallnobody934 2 жыл бұрын
This video has become such a Blessing To Me; a message and puzzle piece that helps my mind unraveling the rigid ness I was conditioned to perceive
@atallnobody934 2 жыл бұрын
I Thankyou truly
@miguelislasmoving_crk5932 3 жыл бұрын
Taoist is always refreshing inspiration, nowadays is something to reflect about to redefine our pathways
@radu921000 3 жыл бұрын
Commenting for the algorithm, scroll along 😊
@livingartdesigns06 3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful and accurate video as to how one should conduct one's life, regardless of opposition or circumstances. Life is much wealthier and more complex paradoxically by taking a simple and humble approach. Connecting with and unifying with nature is the humble approach that will lead to true long lasting happiness, peace, and lucidity.
@DARKSTONE999 3 жыл бұрын
I thank universe & everything that holds it together for directing me 2 ur channel
@blisswkc3344 2 жыл бұрын
Thank y'all so much dearest 🌹 Y'all such an inspiration 🥰 Appreciate y'all from the bottom of my heart 💖 Be Blissful Eternally 🙏👼🌈
@TyDreacon 3 жыл бұрын
"Judging each other as human doings rather than human beings" - Oh I am so stealing that one.
@soniahaydee868 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful beautiful 👍❗️
@uwaniperera5177 3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful....thank you for uploading...many blessings 🙏
@nickgogoladze1824 3 жыл бұрын
In the past i know this quote, be like a water, but now i comprehend what's really is❤️
@brushfuller330 Жыл бұрын
Really? Your positive
@erojerisiz1571 3 жыл бұрын
"Nothing can compete with it" Air: am I a joke to you?
@peejm1424 3 жыл бұрын
Omg! Awesome thought! Just goes to show someone's always got a different angle.
@chengongzheng814 3 жыл бұрын
Air: who is me, H2O? CO2? Dust? Or be anything? Or be nothing. Water: yes brother, I just be like you who can be nothing or anything. Air: so why nothing can compete with water? Water: who is air? air is nothing. So nothing can compete with water, or "nothing" Can compete with water.
@zeema757 5 ай бұрын
I'm honestly facing this at work now, people are way to rigid to change at my work, when suggestions are brought out it gets pushed down coz people don't wanna spend their time or money on it or more importantly it wasn't their ideas to begin with, I was given the project to bring unity within a team but then how can a change be made when people aren't really open to the idea, the fault is on my for expecting and now there's only one thing to be done, go with the flow😊 I have been reading, listening to podcast on how to mold myself around change, it gets harder when you're almost there😅
@gladysparedes8609 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I always see positive in anything negative.
@VandanaSharma-ud8gd 3 жыл бұрын
Exactly the words I needed to hear, I hope you know that people appreciate you alot❤️ you're great!
@0KaitoShion0 3 жыл бұрын
I love your videos. They're full of insight and clarity. It's a great morning routine, I've found, to listen to some of them and shift your perspective in the morning towards growth and acceptance. I share them and try to get my friends to watch them, too, because they're just too valuable to be overlooked. Keep up your great work! ❤️✨
@oumaima.bouhaddou 3 жыл бұрын
The content of this video is literally GOLD !
@hanalbaaaltmk 9 ай бұрын
Water, live, differences, adapt, change
@DrLizListens 3 жыл бұрын
We are all water benders. Let it go, let it flow.
@coffee_club 3 жыл бұрын
Flow state
@DrLizListens 3 жыл бұрын
@@coffee_club exactly! Now to be in a flow state 24/7...
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