"I'm not a buddhist... I'm barely a person" Amen philosophy turtle, amen.

@ortherner

2 жыл бұрын

lol

@Danzilla666

2 жыл бұрын

Amen!

@3nertia

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, thanks, Oogway!

@egesarica2158

2 жыл бұрын

philosophy/science turtle

@generichomosapien4666

2 жыл бұрын

Turtle

"I'm not a buddhist, I'm barely a person" Well, you know who'd say that ? a buddhist

@nicolashomez

2 жыл бұрын

Hahahahah yessssssss that's true

@Bowie_E

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I thought when he said it 😂

@mokkaveli

2 жыл бұрын

Zen

@LinhNguyen-my5my

2 жыл бұрын

a rapist?

@loturzelrestaurant

2 жыл бұрын

Know 'Genetically Modified Sceptic'? The Atheist-KZreadr so nice and unbiased and non-arrogant that he has lots of Christian Fans now? That warm guy? Or Forrest Valkai, the Bio-Teacher who's also on Tiktok?

“I’m not a Bhuddist, I’m BARELY a person” sounds like some real bhuddist shit to say

@nebulaskye3555

Жыл бұрын

me

@Izzak_Beck

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, it really is on brand.

@uninterestedcat8429

Жыл бұрын

Me too tho😂

@aswinhoola

11 ай бұрын

My favourite quote from now on

@h0rn3d_h1st0r1an

11 ай бұрын

Wait- we'd actually say this

Manager: “don’t just sit there, do something” Buddha: “don’t just do something, sit there”

@hoola_amigos

Жыл бұрын

😹😹

@sickofschool6626

Жыл бұрын

its weird how someones paying you to do something not just sit there and think about life 🤔

@boomboombasto

Жыл бұрын

Ooooooooo...........

@alexanderfernando2995

Жыл бұрын

​@@sickofschool6626 i KNOW smh

@Yetipfote

8 ай бұрын

me: *sitting there, doing something* *L I M I T L E S S T R A N S C E N D E N C E*

Turtle man defended the blobfish. My life is complete. Enlightenment achieved

@MiyamotoMusashi.

2 жыл бұрын

Respect to you my man

@theofrustus3170

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I do like when someone defends a blob fish.😌

@Rand0mPeon

2 жыл бұрын

Profile pic checks out.

@theamigoman

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate your existence.

@ae7837

2 жыл бұрын

Justice for the blob!

"I'm an alcoholic, not an educator" Could have been an Alan Watts quote.

@jamiequieta1092

2 жыл бұрын

or a Charles Bukowski quote

@ItsNotMax

2 жыл бұрын

It's funny how this is all playing out actually. I somehow found some old Alan Watts talks and have been listening to a few for the past few months. Earlier today I remembered exurb1a and his perspectives on life and just his content, etc. And I thought "wouldn't it be interesting if he covered some of the things Alan talks about, Buddhism wise?". And now I'm here. 5 hours later. What a weird coincidence.

@harmondraws

2 жыл бұрын

@@ItsNotMax ive never watched this guy and i dont see how anyone could compare him to Watts, he seems like he just read a book on Buddhism and then made a video

@hassaanbangash4294

2 жыл бұрын

@@harmondraws i suggest watching more of his videos, hes brilliant in his own right. I dont like to compare philosophers because everyone brings their own unique perspective to it, thats the beauty of it

@cathorion8137

2 жыл бұрын

@@harmondraws Watch his video, A letter to marble 3

I was homeless when I first saw this video. I just watched it again after getting out of bed living in an appartment with a job that can actually pay rent. When you have had nothing, it really puts into perspective on life.

@user-kk9nu7vo7h

4 ай бұрын

Bouta be in the same boat

@LibertyDino

4 ай бұрын

It really does. I was homeless 8 years ago. Cheers mates

@somestupiddudewithayoutube4676

4 ай бұрын

Good to hear you’re doing better man

@zakiahmed6655

4 ай бұрын

Yh I guess this vid can make you think. But most people forget.

@tresman91

3 ай бұрын

Was homeless briefly as a kid. It definitely changed me. Not sure if it was for the better. But maybe it doesn't matter if it was.

"We can't stand in the same river once" Man that's profound. I love your writing.

@ilikestarsun

6 ай бұрын

That was actually such a perfect analogy

@penggunasepertinyatidakdik4374

4 ай бұрын

Heraclitus beuatifully said

@zakiahmed6655

4 ай бұрын

@@penggunasepertinyatidakdik4374I don’t understand it. How can you not stand in the same river once? You standing on it in the 1st place would mean ‘once’. It sounds ‘smart’ but it doesn’t make any sense.

@sverkerolausson2252

4 ай бұрын

⁠​⁠@@zakiahmed6655what Heraclitus meant was the river you once stepped on 5 minutes ago wasn’t the same river that you are now standing on, for nothing is permanent except change.

@penggunasepertinyatidakdik4374

4 ай бұрын

@@zakiahmed6655 the water in the river flows, its not the same anymore, and you standing there are not the same like you even 1 second ago. So what that mean is everything is in a condition of flowing flux, the matter of any existences are in motion over time, and it cannot be defined as it was, because its always changing and never in a stabile state.

"How long is a Kalpa?" "The length of time between exurb1a videos."

@leeroy14r60

2 жыл бұрын

😂

@anuk1311

2 жыл бұрын

Good one

@kelpdock8913

2 жыл бұрын

imagine if he did that lol

@user-qn5yr3wv6f

2 жыл бұрын

This got me 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@theelementalscientist6631

2 жыл бұрын

Ooooof

"A star died to make you and you find no romance in that" I have never heard anything so beautiful yet agonizing in my life.

@someguy4405

2 жыл бұрын

It’s blindly self-centred. Stars die, and make everything. The romance, or rather the passion, starts to come back after you actually study the process. Then passion goes away, and is replaced by satisfaction.

@leonardo9259

2 жыл бұрын

A star didn't die to make ME or YOU, the star just died and shit started to make itself from it, from how I see it

@CompletelyBlankPage

2 жыл бұрын

@@leonardo9259 See, this is the lack of romance we're talking about.

@NoFootprints27

2 жыл бұрын

We are literally living atoms. Carbon, oxygen, IRON, sodium, calcium, potassium... Brown is dark orange. If a tree falls and nothing is around to perceive the sound, it made no sound just vibrations. Color is a shape and only exists in brains. We breathe oxygen but our atmosphere is mostly nitrogen. Twin particles are normal and when one dies the other one disappears at the same exact time, no matter where in the UNIVERSE it exists. Human brains haven't changed in about 30.000 years, just the cultures which allow for greater learning. The heat from the sun is particles hitting your skin and that's why you get a sunburn, basically getting pounded too hard by atoms (which humans do need to produce vitamin D). You are here experiencing your life simply for your enjoyment, education, and ultimate enlightenment. Plastic is a liquid, just like certain glass.

@brokenwingbird2552

2 жыл бұрын

@@NoFootprints27 You "literally" have no idea what you are, nihilism is lazy and ignorant. On the other side with most beliefs you have unbounded arrogance. And actually, we have unchanged human remains going back over 200 000 years, when cro magnon suddenly appears and is unchanged to this date in all measurable ways. So much for "evolution". Pure adaptation is much more reasonable, and has no ulterior motives behind it

What a great time to be alive! Having this kind of stuff available just at the reach of my hand, thank you bro!

@InnokentyShuvalov

Жыл бұрын

aaaaand... next! Next video! More dopamine! More catchy titles! Samsara never ends and fuck her!! XD

"Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, And the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared." ~The Buddha

Islam: "Praise god and its followers" Christian: "Praise Jesus and he'll save you" Buddhism: *_"Reject existence, return to nothing "_*

@hdoubleh7069

2 жыл бұрын

that makes a lot of sense to be honest as a Buddhist

@josefptacek113

2 жыл бұрын

Paganism: "Praise existence, return to nature"

@commonhousehuman

2 жыл бұрын

Hmmm last one sounds good? i guess but nah ima stick with nothing

@commonhousehuman

2 жыл бұрын

@@thotslayer9914 yeah i dont hold any view of after life

@commonhousehuman

2 жыл бұрын

@@thotslayer9914 Unless you mean after life as in just dead in a grave

"i'm not a Buddhist, i'm barely a person" thanks for bring me back to smiling after that trip brother. keep making things, you're a gem. all love

@prakharmishra3000

2 жыл бұрын

o.o your name's chai? It means tea in hindi.

@colinlane3400

2 жыл бұрын

Lol I was thinking the same thing, glad we came up for a breathe of air after going that deep😂

@firebert2000

2 жыл бұрын

I mean, he's got sexual assault charges against him, so he might not even be joking when he says what kind of person he is ...

@codeywilson2151

2 жыл бұрын

@@firebert2000 could you link an article or something so I can know more about what's going on coz I have no idea

@maxstrunnikov2229

2 жыл бұрын

@@codeywilson2151 the link might get deleted. but there's no doubt. look up Pieke Roelofs. This whole thing is a mess...

I’m an Atheist but often tend to seek wisdom from Buddhism. Absolutely love Buddhas teaching !

@kingofelves9487

5 ай бұрын

When Islamic Extremists talk disdainfully about the atheists in the East, they don't mean the Communists... they mean the Buddhists.

@StimParavane

5 ай бұрын

Atheism is a belief. Why not drop it and return to your "don't know" mind?

@kingofelves9487

5 ай бұрын

@@StimParavane Good point. Plato (Sacratese) put belief as the 2nd lowest form of knowledge, with only superstition being last. I don't know is wisdom, and I don't know, along with letting go, are both very much a part of Buddhist wisdom.

@unorthodoxpickle7014

5 ай бұрын

​@@StimParavaneAtheism is not a belief. It's a generally held idea based on facts. No point in our modern day science has led us any closer to proving theism.

@dudeabideth4428

5 ай бұрын

Atheism is a a lack of belief .

”Morning comes and you wake, your first awareness is of boundless misery” This made me spit out my morning coffee, hilarious!

“A star died to make you and you no longer find romance in that.” Why did that make me incredibly sad?

@evelynpattison3927

2 жыл бұрын

Because we have all heard that when we were young and we all felt childlike shock and joy when we heard that only to release tater down the line that it doesn't matter.

@jaxwhyland

2 жыл бұрын

You should really think about why that is. Dont ignore that feeling, see what it has to say.

@cyber_cunt2077

2 жыл бұрын

that cobain pfp tho

@cyber_cunt2077

2 жыл бұрын

@Fck Utube what the the hell are yoy talking about lol

@drone-time

2 жыл бұрын

Because it's sad. Because it's true. That something as massive as a star, that lived longer than there has been life, that once burned with such heat and died with such violence and power as were needed to form the heavy elements of which we're made, for that sacrifice, as unbalanced as it is between what we were and what we are now, for that to be so underappreciated, that it brings you sadness is to be expected, for it is the saddest truth of our reality.

It's definitely fun to ponder on these deep existential dilemmas, but I really would just rather be a tree or a rock.

@Wintercide

2 жыл бұрын

Always felt like I'd like to be a tree.

@MindMonkey6957

2 жыл бұрын

@@Wintercide yeah, I'dt be pretty chill till some guy with an axe shows up

@anothersettlementneedsyour1979

2 жыл бұрын

are you using the right word? pontificate means you’re expressing your opinion in a pompous way

@wesleysmith8950

2 жыл бұрын

Wanna just be a cicada rn

@RialuCaos

2 жыл бұрын

Sooner or later your consciousness will fade back into the world, there's no rush.

As a buddhist i love this! Not perfect but very close, and made in a very light way, well done sir.

@NitrousOxide72

3 ай бұрын

Not perfect? Do you desire a more perfect video? Would that bring you satisfaction?

@user-gp8zo7rp7x

3 ай бұрын

what exactly he got off? I think it was spot on.

@owenwilliams1857

3 ай бұрын

@@NitrousOxide72 Relax, he seemed pretty satisfied from the way he worded things. Stop getting so emotional over something like this

@n14ck

3 ай бұрын

@@NitrousOxide72are you okay you seem spiteful

@oka1424

3 ай бұрын

@@n14ck I think it's a joke on desire

"a battle to regulate our prehistoric tendecies" goddamnit man, what a neat way of describing the situation

No one: _exurb1a_ in every video: *I paid for the whole shutterstock, I'm gonna use whole shutterstock.*

@oscarrivas7240

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@mihailokovincic9399

2 жыл бұрын

True, he has an image for every idea/concept/word, it's astounding.

@lkun9051

2 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/hmSmtZeFpseskZc.html

@Neoplasie1900

2 жыл бұрын

"And of course this picture of the UK prime minister, because why the hell not."

@zookboy5714

2 жыл бұрын

@@Neoplasie1900 sneakily hidden between two dozen pictures of gargoyles

“I’m an alchoholic, not an educator.” There’s a difference?

@DisentDesign

2 жыл бұрын

are you implying that all educators are alcoholics or alcoholics or educators?

@atsign_

2 жыл бұрын

@@DisentDesign both

@double_07

2 жыл бұрын

One teaches, the other teaches a test

@johngreen8344

2 жыл бұрын

I think Dylan Moran may have several words to string together in a sentence, just for this topic alone.

@chromiumex2384

2 жыл бұрын

@@DisentDesign As a son of a teacher: Yes.

I like that so much of Buddhism's value is in its philosophies. You can leave the spirituality behind and still benefit enormously from the perspectives and tools it offers.

In my language, the meanings are like this (ballparking/similar meaning), Dukkha - Sadness/Pain (dissatisfaction is a part of this, right?) Samsara - World/Earth (but also can mean 'talking' in my lang) Nirvana/Moksha - Lower-Enlightenment(?)/ Higher-Enlightenment(?) Kalpa/Yuga - era/eon/age Anishchatha - Impermanence/uncertainty /transience Anaatha - in my language it means orphan, that may have stemmed from 'identitylessness', but actual Sanskrit-meaning might have been 'non-individualityness'(?).

@livelife2324

Жыл бұрын

The word is "Anaththa" meaning the absence of "self". 'Anaatha' is indeed an orphan. Are you Sinhalese?

@ianc8266

Жыл бұрын

Interesting, which language is this?

@RyuLongRHOG

Жыл бұрын

@@livelife2324 I'm Indian

@RyuLongRHOG

Жыл бұрын

@@aaronrhys9000 Maybe the word has multiple derived meanings.

@RyuLongRHOG

Жыл бұрын

@@ianc8266 My language is Malayalam.

The Dalai Lama once said "Do not try to use what you learn from Buddhism to be a Buddhist; use it to be a better whatever-you-already-are." and honestly I live by that daily. I don't consider myself to be a religious person but as a philosophy I've found Buddhism to be foundational for me getting through covid.

@johns1139

Жыл бұрын

I guess I just have to figure out what I am. hard question to answer!

@mushroom11g55

Жыл бұрын

Covid was nothing, easy crisis.

@PepMMA

Жыл бұрын

Exactly! And this what I feel life is about you have an x amount of years to find your own answer and find an answer to all of the questions you have for life

@psterud

Жыл бұрын

Well, that was anti-climactic. I thought that instead of "covid" you'd say "life." But OK.

@mamacoffeecat5542

Жыл бұрын

@@psterud they are one and the same

Depressed turtle man is back let’s gooo

@thetruesaiyanlegend_3796

2 жыл бұрын

yessir

@antaridae

2 жыл бұрын

It has been only 6 months

@antaridae

2 жыл бұрын

@@philothefabulous w h a t

@hellothere2740

2 жыл бұрын

And he has a book!😁

@guamitoe-

2 жыл бұрын

I miss being depressed in these videos

"No matter how advanced technology is the world cannot exist without love" - Castle in The Sky

Throwing this on in the background while tryna play some minecraft has got me tripping on life

@traveseros90

Жыл бұрын

same man

@sharandeepsingh9559

Жыл бұрын

There’s too much to be thought about in his videos, I watch them distraction free and focus on the message and try to embrace it. I don’t even binge his videos I watch one multiple times over multiple days in order to truly grasp the message and then next. This ain’t a binging channel, this is an existential crisis channel.

@Erthelgane

Ай бұрын

​@@sharandeepsingh9559 cool for you man, personally i binged all of his videos because its like a fucking drug man. I cant not. And even after waatching them I rewatch again and again.

“Electric Buddhaloo” is the best thing I’ve heard in the past two years.

@splitarillo1960

2 жыл бұрын

What was the best thing before that?

@jacobtheurer3425

2 жыл бұрын

@@xXJ4FARGAMERXx 20 min

@Skull_Gun

2 жыл бұрын

@@splitarillo1960 Sliced bread.

@IvyMedia

2 жыл бұрын

Exurb1a reply to your wild and dark allegations. You are an evil being.

@sleepykitten2168

2 жыл бұрын

Top 10 greatest puns of all time)

Bro this was some great content. It has became one of my most favorite video on youtube. Thanks man

long time friend and ive got to say you are absolutely a modern age philosopher

"Dalai Lama 2: Electric Buddhaloo" This man is a genius

@ella_bee3631

2 жыл бұрын

So I wasn't the only one that got it!

@bloopbloop9687

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed he is

@DieuNguyen-up5ph

2 жыл бұрын

what does it mean 😩

@mayapapaya1915

2 жыл бұрын

@@DieuNguyen-up5ph it’s a reference to hermitcraft i think that’s where i heard it anyway edit: nvm not from hermitcraft lol

@omiyomy

2 жыл бұрын

@@DieuNguyen-up5ph it's a meme which originates from the '80s movie "Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo"

I asked a Buddhist lady monk if she had any tips for clearing my mind of thoughts. “After all these years my head still full of crazy ” I was informed.

@fotoschopro1230

2 жыл бұрын

She is right

@macmacroosa

2 жыл бұрын

yep! it’a not really about getting your mind totally clear and peaceful- if you’re always waiting for that and chasing after it, you’ll never achieve it and you’ll set yourself up for frustration. what you CAN do, though, is practice letting thoughts come and go without getting attached to/engaging with them.

@kichakra

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, you can't control the mind, but you can just let it be, let it go and carry on.

@turncloak.

2 жыл бұрын

The key is not wanting it. So a real answer is life changes, meditation and consistently digging into your mind through exterior resources, not internally

@ekho9172

2 жыл бұрын

@@turncloak. Could you elaborate on this?

I sometimes come back and rewatch it. I love your videos, they are so unique and full of character. Thank you for this, and I hope you are doing good.

Hello exurb1a, thank you for making this video. Two years ago, I was searching for something meaningful, not necessarily a religion, but just something that clicks with me and gives me some "existential" direction. This very entertaining and educational intro to buddhism hooked me on those ideas and over many detours I landed in a Soto Zen dojo. While it's wrong to say that it transformed my life (buddhism is there for you to live your life, not escape from it), Zen meditation gave my life a context and appreciation for which I am very grateful - therefore thanks for making such an entertaining video. Maybe otherwise I wouldn't have looked into it further

shoutout to this man for giving blob fish the kindness they deserve

@tuna3717

2 жыл бұрын

#blobfishlifematters xd

@hello.hello_

Жыл бұрын

@@tuna3717 bflm blob fish lives matter

@keatonsinfiniteplaylist

Жыл бұрын

#giveblobfishthekindnesstheydeserve

@benmcreynolds8581

Жыл бұрын

All hail the blobfish and may it rise up against humanities stigmatization of its self under the sense of different atmospheric compression!! All hail the Blob fish!

@laurencoleman7141

Жыл бұрын

FUCKIN AY

"I don't have much time" Goes on to explain why blobfish aren't actually ugly :'D

@jaidok280

2 жыл бұрын

it's important you can't cut that out

@HarshRajAlwaysfree

2 жыл бұрын

that seemed like some personal grudge

Others: dramatic pause for dramaturgical reasons. This dude: dramatic pause to light up his bong. Legend. Absolute legend. 10/10

@yCherkashin

2 ай бұрын

That's at 4:10 - he was trying to get to 4:20 but couldn't.

I literally spat my drink when you showed Boris with the Gargoyles 💀

Turtle man: "Its time for your existential crisis" Me: "yes honey"

@the2penguins

2 жыл бұрын

Lmaooo

@Aryan-rx9rl

2 жыл бұрын

lmao I can just imagine the meme

@ireallyhatemakingupnamesfo1758

2 жыл бұрын

Turtle man: Luigi it’s time for you *existential crisis* Luigi: let’s a *fucking GO!!!!*

@hellion6737

2 жыл бұрын

Existential crisis is for non-buddhists, for Buddhists. Its pleasure.

“Muuum, depression turtle is terrorizing me again.” - Everyone

@TheClickbaiterA

2 жыл бұрын

Weird talking turtle man is nice

@Lazorkite

2 жыл бұрын

Existencial crisis turtle😩

@dogge4649

2 жыл бұрын

Damn turtle

@janfranceskyle4352

2 жыл бұрын

Not really.

@sujeeban3

2 жыл бұрын

The turtlean is your friend dont reseist him

You narrated it in a humorous way but you managed to capture some of the most complicated concepts of Buddhism, which is a difficult thing to do in English, for a non-Buddhist audience. Appreciate the attempt and putting this out here. It is difficult for most people in the West to discover the original form of Buddhism (Theravada school of thought) because of the language barrier. Most people think Zen Buddhism and meditation are what Buddhism is. If this fired up even a little curiosity in people to deep dive into Buddhism, you've accumulated a lot of good Karma.

@kigurumii

Жыл бұрын

zen is probably good but it lacks the structured path the buddha taught, and heavily relies on the teacher-student transmission, which means that it can be easily bullshitted

@ferretman6790

Жыл бұрын

Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu 🙏🏼☸️🙏🏼

Great, quick, to the point explanation of Buddhist concepts. Like all things- the deeper study of any subject gives you greater understanding. The video gives you plenty to think about and study deeper.

“I hope you’re listening, cause there’ll be a test at the end” -rewinds video to 0:00

@pilifoknaj904

2 жыл бұрын

At the end of what..

@erikno2992

2 жыл бұрын

@@pilifoknaj904 I don't know, but eh, just to be sure

@eyekosaeder5387

2 жыл бұрын

Summary: Blob fish good, hooman kinda not good

@gusg613

Ай бұрын

He means the end of life

"milk or no milk?" *universe intensifies*

@The-Devils-Advocate

2 жыл бұрын

Milk, it doesn’t take a long time for me to decide.

@anhbayar11

2 жыл бұрын

"universe intensifies" ? lol

i like your authenticity, how you're not throwing big words and trying to look like an intellectual which may not be bad some people develop vocabulary over time but you can tell when it gets inauthentic. I love your insights.

Dalai Lama is the leader of Gelug, which is one of the schools of Tibetan Buddhism, not the whole Tibetan Buddhism.

To everyone having issues with "conquering yourself" I just want to encourage you. I was deeply depressed during my 20s and experienced a lot of loss. I thought would never be able to be who I wanted to be and never get out of the hole I was in. But I did, and you can too. Things aren't perfect but I'm very happy where I'm at compared to where I was before. This doesn't work for everyone, but my first step was just straight up accepting who I was in that moment. I had trouble getting one task done a day and often laid in bed for 2 hours after waking up. I was a shell. It's a little paradoxical but when I accepted my current self and stopped guilting myself over it is when I was finally able to muster the energy to start changing. That energy was previously wasted on self hatred and comparing myself to others. Anyways, have a good one, hope this helps at least one person who's reading.

@iseriver3982

2 жыл бұрын

This reminds me of the old adage 'people get better'. The vast majority of people who are ill get better, and yet they want to attribute their healing to some outside power. Maybe it was their diet, maybe it was a crystal. actually, you just got better.

@Alleis

2 жыл бұрын

Nice to see you here man, your work makes me happy and I hope you have a nice week.

@Schnittbrot0815

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@IRON--MAN

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!! I really wanna that!

@noname-jd2vo

2 жыл бұрын

I can't believe this. I had the exact same experience. The depression and then the revelation. I was depressed for 3 years in university (19 to 21/22) and I would skip class, just stay in my dorm room and stay up all night, sleep for hours, stay in bed all day. Avoid friends and meeting people, not shower, barely do any work. Self loathing, blaming that I am unlucky and everything bad happens to me. Eventually just sitting alone I started thinking about life and just existence and why everything is so shitty. Why are people hustling all the time just to be miserable. Pain and sorrow everywhere, I realized no-one is truly happy. What am I even working towards. Then I realized I wasn't even working. I had stopped caring and my life being stuck in a rut is a result of me not doing anything. I felt very lonely and isolated, like no one cared. Like no one loved me. It took me a while to realize that if there's anyone that will be with me at all times....it's me. Only I can be there for myself, I can only rely on myself. Only I know what I like and don't like, so only I can love myself and make myself happy. That's when it hit me. The problems and the solutions are inside of me. I am the answer. Seeking happiness inside rather than outside is the answer. If I love myself, care about myself, I would be happier. I would feel good, enjoy my time. Then eventually I will be a better version of me. I will be more confident to put myself out there, to be among people. If I am happy and I can rely on myself even in hard times, I won't have to seek for some sort of helping hand or wait for a savior. This way if I am happy, other people will see that and would want to associate themselves with me because I spread joy more than despair and self-detrimental jokes. Another big revelation was to not have expectations. Expectations is exactly what causes disappointment which leads to being upset or sad. Being realistic, having no expectations, and doing your work and living life cuz that's your duty helps being realistic with yourself and your emotions too. I will blame other things less. Anyways, it was crazy to see someone else have a similar experience and way out of depression and existential crisis. I am glad we are both in a better place! And I hope more people turn to introspection and bettering themselves because they love themselves and not to fit into society and make other's happy!

Dude, you are the most depressing optimist I've heard so far.

@hiran4935

2 жыл бұрын

Buddhism kinda seems depressing at first glance. But when you understand what it means, Buddhism makes a lot of sense.

@abdullahabbasi9736

2 жыл бұрын

@@hiran4935 its the exact middle of pessimism and optimism

@carlysynnoeve

2 жыл бұрын

Happy optimistic nihilism day

@lucyandecember2843

2 жыл бұрын

@@cormacabbey2404 whatever it is it sounds pretty chill lol

@erentoktams1470

2 жыл бұрын

Realist person with a melancholic soul in other words

Just discovered exurb1a. 62 years old. Seen a lot. The last minute hit home - hard.

All of your videos are super informative and fascinating man, I've having a difficult time resisting binging them, but just trying to watch no more than one per day.

Guys he's gotten past his optimistic nihilism faze and found non western perspectives, soon he'll be experiencing ego death and talking about connecting to higher realms. The beautiful cycle continues

@tyrawallberg9672

2 жыл бұрын

me rn

@fahadhussain66

2 жыл бұрын

Soon he'll be off drugs and alcohol as well. Thats the next step, because if its all grey and you won't really remember anything, then why waste mental health on 'coming down' or wasting money on 'getting high' on substance when you can simply go ahead and enjoy some life.

@jon1819

2 жыл бұрын

@@fahadhussain66 the smarter you are, the harder it is to exist sober

@chickensyndrome1465

2 жыл бұрын

@@jon1819 that doesnt sound very smart...

@msia7201

2 жыл бұрын

@@chickensyndrome1465 can back up Jon; I was the "smart" one in school, could read and understand 200 pages a day. I fucking hate life now. I do my best to help, but I wish I didn't have those "do-gooder" urges. Maybe it's just me, maybe it's that I chose healthcare, maybe I was too naïve and hoped everyone would help when they could.

"i'm barely a person" funny coincidence is this is the central teaching of buddhadharma

@stephenmeji3057

2 жыл бұрын

it must have been a subconscious thing. ahhaah

@AjaxxOlot

2 жыл бұрын

I think that's the joke

@Hayanomie

2 жыл бұрын

Funny coincidence is he's credibly accused of pretty inhumane acts

@popeval6654

2 жыл бұрын

@@Hayanomie pardon?

@akshitverma2004

2 жыл бұрын

@@Hayanomie what?

This video is beyond incredible, thank you for putting your time and effort into this

Cheeky as it is, this is quite an excellent summary of basic Buddhism and a heartfelt message about remembering our shared Humanity. Well done, you!

@supraguy4694

10 ай бұрын

We are the universe experiencing itself 💜

"The Dalai Lama's been reincarnated but, this time, hes not giving any second chances! Catch him this summer in: Dalai Lama 2: Electric Buddhaloo"

@lewisirwin5363

2 жыл бұрын

"Hey, Baldy!"

@acaughey09

2 жыл бұрын

2 brothers

“I’m not a Buddhist, I’m barely a person” damn I felt that

@nullpoint3346

2 жыл бұрын

Isn't that their goal?

LOL @ dalai lama 2: electric buddhaloo. That allusion came out of left field and elicited a hearty chuckle :)

Sweet. Haven't watched anything from you for a few years, so it's lovely to see your development.

I never thought I’d see the day when a depressive alcoholic turtle would make an online video detailing the philosophies of buddhism while talking about blobfish and Town of Salem all the while. Basically, I think I might be really high right now.

@MrHalahalaho

2 жыл бұрын

And yet you have the mandlebrodt set as your profile pic ❤

@energeticgorilla

2 жыл бұрын

That Mandelbrot kinda thicc tho

@MrHalahalaho

2 жыл бұрын

@@energeticgorilla mmmmmm its so infinite 💦

@ottttoooo

2 жыл бұрын

@@energeticgorilla 😳

@energeticgorilla

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrHalahalaho it’s so deep 💦😩😳

This channel is a captivating mix of education, humour, and existential dread

@christiantaylor1495

2 жыл бұрын

yep he is spreading depression

@hellion6737

2 жыл бұрын

@@christiantaylor1495 Your name implies that you're just a depressed jealous christian, spreading lies.

@josephfreetimer1736

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, Quite a funny way to be introduced to seriously deep stuff. I hope it won't dissuade viewers to conduct some prolonged investigation, and dare I say, "Meditate Upon," Buddhism - or, again, dare I mention: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, perennial psychology, scientism, - I think you get it. Don't dismiss long ago knowledge, because Us early 21st (monetizing) Ego's seem to think all "certainty and clarity" may only be acquired here and now, exclusively by us brainiacs. Let's not be that wit-filled with arrogance... Even if it is, as I've stated, pretty "entertaining".

@clantixx.

2 жыл бұрын

@@hellion6737 christian is a name not all the time someone part of a religion

@senkuishigami2485

2 жыл бұрын

@@josephfreetimer1736 kindly download all videos by Exurb1a I fear in future he might Delete all his videos n channels

"A stone seven miles long, seven miles wide, and seven miles high. Once in a hundred years, it is wiped once with a piece of silk cloth. If you compare it to the time it takes for the stone to wear out and disappear, it takes more time to complete a kalpa." - Buddha -

love it....knocked out of the...err... temple again. Just ordered your poetry book. Very excited. Good work

The Buddha: Attains Nirvana Also Buddha: "Pretty stoked, bro."

@pzan49

2 жыл бұрын

What ? Lord Buddha never said that. Don’t insult the Buddhism and accumulate bad karma

@victorugo3875

2 жыл бұрын

@@pzan49 Chill dude. If you're being serious, I'm just kidding.

@Cra3ture

2 жыл бұрын

@@pzan49 there is a pretty thick line between insult and a joke.

@pzan49

2 жыл бұрын

@@Cra3ture Buddhism is no subject to joke about. Thinking it as such is itself an insult. I don’t expect you guys to understand this anyway.

@NyiPyaeSone

2 жыл бұрын

@@pzan49 Bruh chill learn how to take a joke man

With a failing business, due mortgage, and parents to care for, I teared up more than I should have watching this. Thanks man, these really do help.

@Exurb1a

2 жыл бұрын

That sounds like a huge weight and I hope you're doing all right - massive love, Subhan

@julius43461

2 жыл бұрын

Damn, you are going through a lot. Hope your situation improves. Stay strong.

@sirapple589

2 жыл бұрын

I hope things start to go your way more, man.

@hotteaincoming7691

2 жыл бұрын

I hope It's all gonna work out for you

@WhaleManMan

2 жыл бұрын

Money doesnt control you. You and your parents are stronger than the fear of the world.

I think this is my new favorite channel. The quote from Dave Graeber in particular was a missile to the heart.

you vids are like an acid trip, and the music is so intense, i love it lmao

You simultaneously manage to make me question any sort of purpose in existing, and reaffirm that just being is enough in itself. Never stop what you do dear depressed turtle, you help make the universe a little more endurable for many

@caseybouquet

2 жыл бұрын

That feeling is really assuring if only moments ago I was only questioning my purpose :)

@11Hand1e11

2 жыл бұрын

Keep rolling that boulder up the hill, my dude

@kelpdock8913

2 жыл бұрын

@@jnc4148 nice ending to youtube disagreements for once, i appreciate both of you

“ I’m an alcoholic not an educator “ “ I hope you’re listening because there will be a test at the end” 😂

@zeeotter100

2 жыл бұрын

Passed the test?

@smallstudiodesign

2 жыл бұрын

Funny, most of my educators were probably alcoholics

@LinhNguyen-my5my

2 жыл бұрын

@@smallstudiodesign then you're probablly choosed the wrong place to study

@odst2247

2 жыл бұрын

@@msia7201 don’t drink, it’s not helpful.

@ReyCha96

2 жыл бұрын

The test is for us to achieve libertation

Good to hear that you’re there. Thank you. Take care and stay well

I mean the perfection of this video is just- woah like the humour, the sentiments ? The effin deep stuff u say so randomly yet so perfectly? I do infact find romance in the fact that a star died to make me and i do infact wanna live more, more

"Mom, the depression turtle is trying to teach me about religion again... "

@nakulchaudhary2759

2 жыл бұрын

Lmfaoo

@banban6087

2 жыл бұрын

Annie Clark?

@samuraiboi2735

2 жыл бұрын

Meh the turtle is probably wanting you to reincarnate to become a turtle so you can join him

@four7685

2 жыл бұрын

"Clark, our son is watching the depressing turtle again" ...... "YEAH! Get the popcorn!"

@malum9478

2 жыл бұрын

"tell him we're all going to hell anyway sweetie"

exurb1a: It's time for your irregularly-scheduled existential crisis video me: yes, dear

@crassenmlgscopez6524

2 жыл бұрын

Hes making the crisis parts longer and longer now

@zacharysibilski7597

2 жыл бұрын

@@crassenmlgscopez6524 that's life yo

@drabnail777

2 жыл бұрын

If this video gives you an existential crisis, you need to revaluate your life. Thats like saying finding out 1+2=3, made you doubt maths.

@394seed5

2 жыл бұрын

@@drabnail777 ok

@fmoney

2 жыл бұрын

Yes

This video is like the Gen z version of explaining Buddhism without the depth/deep drive of the Buddhist philosophical viewpoint. It's just scratching the surface/introduction to non-Buddhist.

You are awesome man. Great video. ❤️

"Basically the cardgame Mafia" *shows the cardgame Werewolf which is like the cardgame Mafia*

@JohnDoe-ox6ed

2 жыл бұрын

They sell actual cards for that? I always just played with playing cards

@zbigniewkozik3649

2 жыл бұрын

I always played mafia strictly through spoken word. I first played it on a summer camp, which is the perfect environment for it. Sidenote: amogus is mafia minus subteltly and more skill dependent.

@-Kal-

2 жыл бұрын

I always played it by writing the roles on pieces of paper. Everyone grabs one randomly. Nice and easy.

" How miraclus it was that we managed to live through an era in which we could land robots on some of the planets and simultaneously still didn't quite know how to be happy or properly take care of all the human family yet"

@larianton1008

2 жыл бұрын

@Favel Konefka. But he funded it

@CK023

2 жыл бұрын

@Favel Konefka. But his species did :)

@Angus1995

2 жыл бұрын

Favel has got you there ngl

@livethefuture2492

2 жыл бұрын

if i could be a part of something grand like that, i'd die happy.

@supC_

2 жыл бұрын

A task that only requires one person or a small group of people to put in a lot of effort will always be easier than one that requires a lot of people to put in even the slightest modicum of effort.

lovely writing. lovely narration and editing. thank you for sharing

This is the only KZread video that I have watched more than twice. I find it so comforting.

“Lil Fusion Reactor” is actually a pretty dope rapper name

@inthebasement2989

2 жыл бұрын

Tokamak 😆

@kingcrimson2168

2 жыл бұрын

What about lil amogus?

@naurissodnaks278

2 жыл бұрын

@@kingcrimson2168 hahahaha, amogus funni.

@RaptorShadow

2 жыл бұрын

I mean i guess you could go with Lil’ Tok and that works

@jiffylou98

2 жыл бұрын

you guys hear that new EP from lil Chernobyl? Shit was fire

"We did everything we could but..." Christ that phrase still knocks me for six now, over a year later. This life thing is hard.

@koka1921

2 жыл бұрын

this video was published 6 hours ago

@hinamiravenroot7162

2 жыл бұрын

@@koka1921 timetraveler shenanigans

@ThatGuy-wq7bv

2 жыл бұрын

🧐

@leeroy14r60

2 жыл бұрын

@@koka1921 Maybe the event happened a few years ago and the major traumatic experience hit him again when he heard the line again in the video.

@warriorinagarden7573

2 жыл бұрын

@@koka1921 it's not a novel phrase. Seems like our friend here has heard it before.

Yo! I just found this channel like 25 minutes ago and eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey dig it. Thank you for being substance and class to some high-grade philosophical and human ideas. I love it. I laughed harder than I have in a while at the "few fries short of a happy meal" zinger. That's gotta be one of the best one's I've ever heard. And uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh well I had another compliment to give but I forgot it so just imagine I said something really nice and brilliant.

Thanks for this, I really enjoyed. 💚

You Never disappoint. That was an absolutely amazing video 👏

@ammaarkadri3221

2 жыл бұрын

Totally random seeing YOU here. Good creators have good taste lol

@mzrohan3226

2 жыл бұрын

Haha you still don't have a voice lol

@bonk2575

2 жыл бұрын

Even cactus needs fair share of wisdom

@saltyllama3137

2 жыл бұрын

It's spike the dank meme!

When depression turtle said “I’m not a Buddhist I’m barely a person” I felt that

i loved the whole video as being someone who isn't a buddhist but do realise how accurate the basic teachings that is out there so relevant after so many years. But it was the 6 secs sound of water churning inside of a vessel while smoke came out of it on top with the fuel burning off at one end that made me subscribe. nice one bro.

I could not be in more relation, all, appreciation, adulation and love of such heartwarming and close to home Content as well as the creator. I cannot help but feel as if my own spirit is talking to itself when I watch these videos are the very encapsulation of every thought and sensation I feel on a minute day by day basis. Thank you so much to the creator of this spectacular series and I could not be more humble when requesting for more of your spectacular content as it natrually comes to you. Thank you for sharing your revolutionary yet thoroughly enjoyed naturalist Content.

“And I’m an alcoholic not an educator.” Yeah aren’t we all...

@eccomi21

2 жыл бұрын

I wish I was. I'm too busy to be an alcoholic

@jaredhonusankrom

2 жыл бұрын

@@eccomi21 hell yeah!

@chinocao3881

2 жыл бұрын

I’m a pothead not an alcoholic

@bookwormaddict3933

2 жыл бұрын

I'm a hopeless recluse

@nastaciocabral-tafoya2322

2 жыл бұрын

I can testify that they are on(e) in the same, (I was drunk when I wrote this comment.) But believe me. My memory is crystal clear,

"Morning comes and you wake into boundless misery" hahahaha i just woke up

@BigA901

2 жыл бұрын

Funny enough that he caused exactly this to happen to at least one person

@EpicTagger17

2 жыл бұрын

Make that two.

@halfiem2510

2 жыл бұрын

Make that 3

I can't remember when's the last time I was so deeply fascinated by a KZread video. I started crying. B Has to be one of the best videos ever in KZread, It just... felt so personal..

man, it was a pleasure to find your channel. thank you

People joke that you are a "depressing turtle" but there's really something positive and caring about you and your content. Thank you exurb1a.

@domenicyunker6976

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@anubhavlive

2 жыл бұрын

You dishonoured The Depressing Turtle right there. P.S.: watch his other videos leading you into identity crisis.

@Paraselene_Tao

2 жыл бұрын

@@anubhavlive I've been a fan since 2016. 😁 I like his short stories. My thoughts before I fall asleep every night are similar.

@sayantandebbarman8009

2 жыл бұрын

I never found his videos depressing..in fact they are weirdly comforting

@warriorinagarden7573

2 жыл бұрын

I really don't understand the nickname. "Enlightening Turtle" or "Uplifting Turtle" fit better to me. I've never walked away from any of his videos feeling worse than when I started; always better.

“Morning comes and you awake, your first awareness is of boundless misery” Why do you have to make fun of me and my life like that?

@brendancregan6127

2 жыл бұрын

​@@kidkangaroo5213 That was a joke too bruh

@justanerd414

2 жыл бұрын

@@kidkangaroo5213 certified "bruh" moment

Bros wild for that League controller gameplay (this is my yearly rewatch happy new year guys!)

What a great video mate. You are almost there. Samatha Meditation will be good starting point for you. Cheers!

Tbh I respect Buddhism the most out of any organized religion

@mattramirez5944

2 жыл бұрын

I would like but it's at 111

@robbieg983

2 жыл бұрын

@@mattramirez5944 same

@embryonic7692

2 жыл бұрын

It`s not considered to be a religion.

@orangutan79

2 жыл бұрын

For me it’s the 3 that believe in karma and dharma: Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism. The more I learn the worse the Abrahamic religions are historically, especially when it came to violent righteousness.

@GrimSleepy

2 жыл бұрын

@@orangutan79 They just couldn't accept that their different regions learned to worship the same deities in different fashion and form. To this day, they cannot accept that they worship the same God. I think it's Vishnu who said (paraphrased) "When visiting your neighbors land, mock not his Gods. For I am his God, for I am the only God and all Gods."

"Things can be a whole lot worse, things can be a whole lot better." now that just makes me want to get my life together

@inkpasta

2 жыл бұрын

ey, it rhymes

@paradise_valley

2 жыл бұрын

@@inkpasta eh it's a sign of the times

@nothingmuch1129

2 жыл бұрын

@@paradise_valley 😂

@dongypooh

2 жыл бұрын

Don't sweat it, man; if you don't get this one 'together', there will be many more chances after this one.

@caileg5664

2 жыл бұрын

@@dongypooh thanks man i really needed that

Tour de Force! Amazing production values, cheeky, witty, I loved it!

Just loved your narration. Absolutely brilliant!