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@stevem7137

9 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing this i truly needed it 🙏🏼

“The distance between good and perfect is infinite” Well said

@EffySalcedo

9 ай бұрын

So basically we need something infinite to bridge the gap.

@joshuagonzales6207

9 ай бұрын

Also stuck with me, very true!

@alicequayle4625

9 ай бұрын

'The perfect is the enemy of the good'.

@teejay08

9 ай бұрын

"dont fear perfection, youll never reach it" - dali "art is never finished, only abandoned" - da vinci

@ilv839

3 ай бұрын

why we still not understand it well

I lived in Japan for 3 years and learned about this philosophy early in my time there. Almost in every city in Japan people go to parks where cherry trees grow. Cherry trees blossom quickly and are beautiful for a short time. However it is the falling blossoms that the Japanese have the most emotional attachment to - for in the moment of their falling they are both beautiful and simultaneously ending their purpose. There is a haiku poem that translated means "without regret, they fall and scatter…cherry blossoms".

@peacefuldaizy5717

9 ай бұрын

That is beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

@bobshaft1587

9 ай бұрын

do you know what the haiku is in japanese?

@brianh9358

7 ай бұрын

@@bobshaft1587 Do you want the Japanese characters or pronunciation? Anyway, the pronunciation would be - miren naku chiru mo sakura wa sakura kana.

As a recovering perfectionist, this brought tears to my eyes.

@winnersmakenoexcuses2360

6 ай бұрын

how did you conquer that stubborn beast?

@EarnestApostate

6 ай бұрын

@@winnersmakenoexcuses2360 I had kids and lost so many battles with chaos that it got beaten into a bit of submission. I don't know if it is gone or just dormant.

"Everything we try will fail in some way. Everything we finish will be some amount incomplete. Everything we know, everything we cherish, everything that works right now, will decay, fall apart, and disappear into nothingness."

@Owen-hr6yq

4 ай бұрын

Maybe nothing ever even happened

"It’s ordinary to love the beautiful, but it’s beautiful to love the ordinary. “

You can see this in action if you love someone and watch them grow old, still loving them as much or more than ever.

@CAM-fq8lv

10 ай бұрын

You watch them slowly disappearing. Then they are gone. And you know thé meaning of forever.

@LearnGermanwithMarzipanfrau

9 ай бұрын

That is beautiful. We are all made to love and be loved. Nobody is perfect.

@1tlb0k

7 ай бұрын

Totally what I was thinking.

This philosophy strikes a chord in our perfection-obsessed society, offering a refreshing perspective on what success and beauty truly mean. Wabi-sabi encourages us to shift our focus from the end result to the process, highlighting the beauty in every stage of life or creation, despite - or because of - its imperfections and inevitable decline. It seems to me that this philosophy can lead to a much more grounded, realistic, and content way of living. In a world where we often strive for unattainable perfection, the idea that nothing is finished, nothing lasts, and nothing is perfect might be exactly what we need to remember. Embracing wabi-sabi could potentially foster resilience, patience, and a deeper appreciation for life in its every form and stage. It's an invitation to shift our gaze from the flaws we perceive to the unique beauty that lies within them.

@hollawar1391

10 ай бұрын

well said

@hollawar1391

10 ай бұрын

:)

@atzhanel

10 ай бұрын

Beautifully said

@zeropoint546

9 ай бұрын

There's a sub set of car culture that embraces "patina". This is where someone will fix a car that has been abandoned or neglected for a long time, up to the point that it runs and drives again, but will not fix the degraded paint and body damage all that much. The story of the car is considered to be an important element in it's attractiveness. This reminds me of Wabi-sabi, if not being a perfect fit.

@itsarali

6 ай бұрын

Is this chatgpt?

acceptance and gratitude are the keys to life

Life contains suffering. Most suffering is self inflicted due to attachments. I guess I'm like the teacup - reparing my cracks with bits of knowledge and understanding, creating a different and more beautiful existence.

@renaultklio2401

9 ай бұрын

You know its true when you start crying, thanks for writing that - from someone who relates

@phinksspanks8199

9 ай бұрын

I love your analogy ❤

@peacelovejoy8786

4 ай бұрын

David, Thank you very much for saying this. Yes suffering is most definitely self inflicted. Part of the ego's playbook! " Nothing real can be threatened. Nothing unreal exists. Herein lies the Peace of God." ~A Course in Miracles ♥️

@immrssnow

13 күн бұрын

I liked your Teacup analogy ☕ Dave 🌸 thanks for sharing this

@amberheera9365

4 күн бұрын

this is so beautiful wow

My current main motto in life is "good enough".

@brandonmccain2297

9 ай бұрын

My motto at work with everything I do is "well it's better than what it was" 😁

@msrawynn

7 ай бұрын

I like that 👍🏾

@ilv839

3 ай бұрын

​@@brandonmccain2297good bro

@ilv839

3 ай бұрын

its hard to accept

Acceptance of oneself is the first step toward genuine growth and personal transformation.

When you believe it's perfect, it's perfect.. And when you believe it's not, it's not. The truth depends on what you believe, not on an ultimate concept.

@ilv839

3 ай бұрын

anything that is repeated at brain becomes truth thats scary

@Maetaaaaaa

Ай бұрын

This !

Wabi-sabi is a Japanese aesthetic philosophy that appreciates the beauty of imperfection, transience, and the natural cycle of growth and decay. It values simplicity, asymmetry, and the unique characteristics that come with age and wear. Wabi-sabi encourages finding beauty in the imperfect, incomplete, and modest, embracing the inherent flaws and subtleties in objects, nature, and life itself.

My whole life is basically a “wabi-sabi” type of life. Bc I was born with a genetic disorder where a part of my dna is missing, automatically making my body and life, philosophically speaking, “wabi-sabi.” I’ve never looked at my life this way, in a philosophical type of why, even though I do love learning about philosophy, i don’t really apply it to my everyday life, bc some concepts aren’t applicable. But this philosophy definitely is.

@felzebub1762

9 ай бұрын

😢 same feeling. I have lupus and life seems to be fleeting. Every moment counts

This short video, like so many others of yours has changed my life...thank you.

Wow, this video is short but so impactful. Thank you or these beautiful reminders.

Japanese culture is so deep and philosophical, videos like these make me happy thanks 😻😻😻😻

this channel is so good it's unbeliveable

This channel always does me good, thank you so very much

notification of this video popped up right when i needed it. thank you

Thank you for this. It is reminding me to relax into reality.

Awesome lovely video, Robert never disappoints.

The practice of kinsuki as you describe in the video is almost a self contained philosophy in its own right. The idea of a subject becoming more valuable due to having imperfections that were corrected with valuable bonds is what stood out to me.

Really needed your chanel man, thank you!

The most important information I have been given in a long time. Wabi Sabi and Kikugai resonate with my soul. Thank you so much.

Beautiful Wabi-sabi. ❤. Today I'm 51.... what a wonderful way to start my day!

@Maetaaaaaa

Ай бұрын

Happy belated birthday !!!! 🦋

Thank you for uploading 🙏🏻

The universe is defined by its imperfection. If it was perfect, the matter and antimatter would have mutually canceled each other out, and there would just be void. Instead we have a universe of diversity, of stars, of planets, of people, of thought, of feeling. Flowers, Marie Curie, Elvis Presley, pizza, chess. All because the universe wasn't perfect to begin with. That fact has always been comforting to me.

@elenabrusturan

10 ай бұрын

Wow I never tought about it in this way. What you said about there being nothing if the univers would have been perfect to begin with makes me realize that ww should appreciate what we have right now even if it is imperfect because that's the only way it could have ever existed

@Yosetime

10 ай бұрын

They made a whole video about your comment on this channel. Don't recall it's title but it's there. Worth a watch

@ujjwalbhatt1460

10 ай бұрын

@@Yosetime Can you share the link please?

@mizztblaq

10 ай бұрын

Diversity allows for abundance, entertainment, variety, and existence.

@zerotwo7319

10 ай бұрын

We strife for so much order that is not obvious we would ignore disorder's order.

Beautiful video . thankyou so much dude❤

Thank you for this great video bro :)

Balance in the self is key to all things.

3:39 Beautiful. There was a scene in the series The Man In The High Castle that focused on this kind of repair of a broken porcelain cup. Thank you for shedding more light on that moment.

@E.a.Z.S.e.n.T

10 ай бұрын

Make it look like a lil Jon crunk cup

in college i wrote an essay about Japanese tea ceremony and this was dope to watch. I focussed on the potery and had to do a bunch of research so this was really satisfying to be able to refresh on the topic through a new lense

"We all try to control our little worlds. We all come up with plans for our future, and we try to stay on track with those plans. But life just happens, and it can blow everything we thought our life would be out of the water in a blink. Nothing is ever really in its right place. Yet, we never stop trying to put things 'right.' We pick up pieces of our old, broken plans and we try to build new ones, over and over, totally at the mercy of our own chaotic little worlds."

@jayatejgowda

27 күн бұрын

Bravo😊

videos like yours and the podcast Secular Buddhism have really helped me shift perspective through severe chronic illness and given me a lighter more graceful outlook on life.

Such a relevant useful message/reminder/philosophy for the times we find ourselves in.

Excellent presentation 👏👏

This Japanese Concept is extremely interesting. I have seen the pottery with gold, but never knew the "gold" was actually repairs to the cracks in the pottery. Wabisabi is very interesting indeed, thanks for sharing this information with us.

This is absolutely fantastic

Excellent. Brilliant. Thank you 🙏🏼

That was insanely eye opening thank you

Well done, well said!

I love all your videos, i've watched them all and trust me you have completely changed the way i think. Thank you so much even if you do see this comment just thank you

Literally the ending statements are amazing.

wow! this was lovely, thank you!

Imagination is the only true weapon in the war against reality.

It’s hard to separate your writing from the philosophical text but regardless, I’m immersed in each story’s meaning

I like this kind of art because you're not exposed to the fumes of the paint that drives some artist crazy.

You made my day again. I love these words of positiv. You are meaningful. Your work is meaningful. Thank you.

@hejnickhej

10 ай бұрын

Positivity*

If perfection is ever attained, there's literally nothing left to do or to improve upon. I pray perfection is never reached. It'll be all over.

I love your videos, keep up with the nice work ❤❤❤

Thank you for this enlightening video on the philosophy of wabi-sabi. It's a refreshing perspective that encourages us to embrace the imperfections and transience of life, rather than constantly striving for unattainable perfection. This concept is a gentle reminder that beauty can be found in the most unexpected places, even in the cracks, stains, and wrinkles that we often overlook or deem undesirable. It's a philosophy that can truly change the way we perceive our lives and the world around us. Keep up the great work!

Beautiful insights, thank you

finally I know a word for the "mode" I am in sometimes. I would call days on where I could see beauty in everything "days of wonderment". It's a state of constant bliss, entranced in co-existence with what is and how it came to be.

I needed this. For so long!

Love kintsugi. Have repaired a bowl that broke. Glued it the covered broken parts in gold paint. It is lovely.

Watching ur video always give me a sense of peace

Thank you I enjoyed that!

This is why i stopped trying to produce music perfectly. Perfectly following a scale, perfectly timing everything, perfectly processing everything; until I realized that imperfect human touch is what makes a song “perfect.”

@lolaispure4296

9 ай бұрын

Indeed.

@nickiemcnichols5397

9 ай бұрын

I teach music to kids. I decided last night that my classes don’t have to be perfect. Making it fun for them is just as important as making sure they can play their instrument, the ukulele.

@nickiemcnichols5397

9 ай бұрын

The motto that the kids made up is “Perfect Enough”.

@ErikGarcia07

9 ай бұрын

@@nickiemcnichols5397 lol thats interesting. Maybe they can develop a motto that’s like “if you’re having fun, you’re doing it right” idk lol

Love this ❤ thank you

love this....Thank you!

Thank you for the information

This is also a reason why some of the most beautiful people may also have a characteristic that is charming. Not always fitting into the pre-concieved notions or standards, essence may be enjoyed. By the way, I am a stckler for symmetry in a room. It is my ability to notice whenever a placement of an object or a measurement is even slightly off! I can be annoying in that regard. Thank you for your video. We learned about this wabi-sabi years ago in art school but to be honest, we need to bring this subject up again in the current world that we live in.

Thank u for this great vedio❤

Loved the video ❤

I love this chanel. Thank you.

The perfection of imperfection.

Thank you for good contents.

Thank you Very much Sir.

This is an excellent video. Cheers.

Just what I needed..I was staring in blank space and this video came up..

I needed this wisdom today, somehow!

This is beautiful 😊😊😊

Most excellent! Please do a video on Gaman. A great many folks can benefit from practicing Gaman as well as Wabi Sabi

it will work out.😊

This video inspired me. I have tons of cracked or repaired stuff that looks like crap because I can't throw it away- it's time to embrace the art of kintsugi. It'll be the most beautiful Hoarders episode ever 👍

Indeed one cannot force your thoughts to become reality. No way that happens. I have experience it. It feels like Universe and I are against each other. So you explained his concept beautifully. Aside from Ikigai I would like to recommend two books from Japanese authors Fujimoto Koga and Ichiro Ishimi : The courage to be disliked and the courage to be happy. It mixes and explains the teachings of greek philosphers and the psychologist "Adler" in a dialogue manner. A person talks about his problems, insecurities, lack of belief in himself to a guru who is said to provide happiness to all human. The person debates with this Sage/priest/ Guru whatever you call. Did he get an answer? Find out after reading it. Highly recommended!!!🙏🙏

I think my life may have just been transformed. Thank you.

This hit hard.

MY GOD! TOTALLY!!!! THANK YOU FORCLARIFYING!

I enjoy your videos a lot, they usually raise more questions than give answers, which is always good. Although nothing needs to be perfect, let me suggest how to pronounce the Catalan names of the authors of this book, "IKIGAI": GARS - 'EE - AH PUTSH - SERRB - 'EH and FRAHNS - 'ESK MEER - 'AH - YES

Love this philosophy. Never heard this before. Thanks.

Beautiful video. I’m really going to try seeing the beauty of imperfection in life in all of its’ forms. Maybe starting with myself as a perfectly imperfect being. I am a work in progress. And that is enough.

_Whatever happens, happens._

This philosophy and aesthetic has been formalized by the Japanese concept of wabi sabi, but once you’ve taken it in, it’s everywhere. The Stoics, for example, emphasized the importance of knowing how the universe operates (physics) in setting proper expectations. Impermanence is embraced by indigenous animistic culture everywhere. Embracing oneness involves not only acceptance of, but appreciation for, all in its constantly varying but inevitable stages. “The imperfect is our paradise. Note that, in this bitterness, delight, Since the imperfect is so hot in us, Lies in flawed words and stubborn sounds.” ‘The Poems of Our Climate’ Wallace Stevens, 1942

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@mvrao29

10 ай бұрын

Sorry for the spelling mistake. It's Blinkist

My most happiest bliss days are when im high and buzzed enough and just listen to awesome music that feels magical and takes you on an experience for acouple hours with great headphones just dancing with the music and great beats of dance electronica and hip hop and piano take me there. By myself of course

I love your videos, its my dose of existential crisis😂❤

@hungrylearner9110

10 ай бұрын

Same

@ilv839

3 ай бұрын

same brooo😂

Thank you so much.

Want a perfection like you..... Pure focus on your work.

I've been seeing this looksmaxing tiktok videos and this one really makes me grow

Thank you

Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack, a crack in everything That's how the light gets in - Leonard Cohen (Anthem)

Wabi sabi teaches ;how simple life could be if we make it so.

I love this channel and listen to it when i work out. Can you guys maybe do a translation video in spanish? I would love to show these to my dad😊

One of my favorite philosophies in furniture making, an extension of a taoist mindset

Crying tears at 3am in the morning. I try to continuously pressure myself but why not just let it be? I am beautiful as I am; my life is beautiful as is and the people I’ve met and meet are beautiful as they are. It’s a life of beauty. I wish that’s what we all saw together

In my college ceramics class we used Wabi Sabi when making imperfect projects. We were encouraged to use odd shapes and used Raku. We cooled the projects outside and dropped it in a box of wood chips, newspaper, ECT. It created some randomly vibrant or completely unexpected looks based entirely on chemistry and chance.

Will I be harmed after my death? That's the most important question that I could ever ask, having anything to do with me. So important to me is it, that it overrides the importance of everything else, including what you were just speaking about in your video.