TAOISM | The Art of Not Trying

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The Taoists observed that humans tend to act in ways that are counterproductive. And in their attempts to alter the natural way, they only make things worse. All these strivings, rules, ethics, values, surely are invented to benefit humanity. But according to the ancient Taoist sages, we should get rid of them all.

Why?

Because all these manmade ideas only remove us further from the natural flow of life. Trying to alter what nature has intended, is like swimming against the stream: it’s exhausting and gets us nowhere.

This video is about not trying to change the world, to gain the world.

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Einzelgänger says:

There's more about Taoism!
The Art of Doing without Doing: https://youtu.be/IGmeL5AdrTk
The Power of Letting Go: https://youtu.be/B-F319b5SuQ
The Philosophy of Flow: https://youtu.be/JtGtqmC5wU4

Tom says:

Om, bing chillin.
-the Big Taobowski

Gabriel Noah says:

Thanks for the perspective!

yanping ye says:

very cool, I have mastered the art of not trying, being a slacker at job. Wink wink

Falinks says:

One thing that I really like about Taoism and other eastern faiths is that they don't have the view of "my God/religion is the only one, if you don't believe, you'll go to hell"

HolinmeitHurts says:

Ive mastered this art to pure PERFECTION….

Devrim and Deniz says:

Such a nice philosophy yet ruined in this video by making it into a anti-communism propaganda.

Sue “Whoot Bone” Whoot says:

Beach Towel, Ho’ nah’ Brah, beach Taoism mang.

Jessica Pinto says:

We think money makes us happy. This is not the Kees

Hoàng Ngô says:

striving for growth in a flow state

bigfist0 says:

Communism is brutal? I heard that a lot from traitors who sided with imperialist and colonist occupied Vietnam in the last century. Lol

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