I’ve noticed we are nearly 50,000 strong now. Incredible. Thank you. _ad victoriam_ - Adam

My personal favourite "A young man once boasted in the theatre that "I am wise because I discourse with wise men" to which Epictetus replied "I discourse with rich men but I myself am not rich."

@cr3atur321

4 жыл бұрын

Such a savage

This reminds me of the Serenity Prayer: God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

@zubbly

5 жыл бұрын

that is taken from stoic philosophy

@jacobkuchavik9367

5 жыл бұрын

A lot of early and medieval Christians were inspired by their intellectual predecessors such as Plato, Aristotle and the Stoics.

@rick-be

3 жыл бұрын

You have 2 too many "the"s in there.

@maryann7619

2 жыл бұрын

@@rick-be Settle down cowboy 🤠

@rick-be

2 жыл бұрын

@@maryann7619 If you're gonna write it,write it right,Odo and you Mary Ann.

Funny how epictetus was a slave. I spent some time in jail and man, if you wanna meet some stoics jail is the best place. Most people are perfectly happy, despite their situation, because there's no other way to be. It's actually a pretty good experience

@amyscott9496

3 жыл бұрын

My 2 time felon friend is the most stoic person I know

@zeppkfw

Жыл бұрын

most of the felons I know are still horrible people outside. Depends on what they've done tho

*“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.” ―Epictetus*

Good work, I always admire those activily doing something to make our world a better place.

Wow this is exactly how I was already thinking even before reading about stoicism. I just really have the feeling that no matter how bad my situation is, I always find the good of it and dont really keep complaining like most people would, I just have an peace of mind/spirit that allows me to do that.

FLOOR GANG AUGH

Epictetus: "sick and yet happy, in peril and yet happy, dying and yet happy, in exile and happy, in disgrace and happy."

@slappy8941

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, what an asshole.

Insightful perspective, appreciate you posting it!

very good work! Having read Epictetus works, I can tell that the guy created this video has really understood and summarize greatly epictetus discourses

Found your Channel about a week ago, love your work! keep enlightening me :)

Ancient philosophy is one of the most modern in the same time :) A nice paradox. Also your animations are top notch. Really amazing work!

@zp944

4 жыл бұрын

The animations are done by a web app. It's drag and drop

I like 11:48 Good ending statement. Take changes and risks losing to grow and prosper as that is the nature of existence.

Just found your channel - such original content and very informative! Thanks for taking the time to create it!

Beautiful way to see the existence. Feed your mind with good vibes 24/7👍

Really helpful video that broke everything down so well with the real life examples. Good job!

Great video, thank you! I am truly inspired by Epictetus's teachings and a funny fact I was born in the same town with him(:

many vivid examples of principles, thank you

Incredible video. Thank you for making this.

Thank you , excellent video

Thanks for explaining in a practical manner that can be used in life.

love this channel

Take all the chances that you can .

Excellent!

Im actually gonna buy the book because of pewdiepie's latest book review, cant wait for this.

@annie_the_great

3 жыл бұрын

Same. Just finished :)

Nice video!

Great work after machiavelli. Message is clear that to achieve something we need to Manifest our visions clearly- No matter how deep and dark are those obstructions to get the place we want to get too.

thanks for making me understand some chapters

Thank you

Good stuff.

Nice summary. Waiting for more such videos. #instawise

"You are not your job, you are not the contents of your wallet." You referenced Fight Club... nice one.

@MyVanir

5 жыл бұрын

He literally said that he quoted the author.

Not sure the Micheal Phelps quote fits with the stoic point of view, in fact it seems the antithesis of living in accordance with nature. There are plenty of things that are impossible, what you think about it does not give you control over it. I am of the understanding that the stoic approach would be to do your very best and see what fortune brings.

Nice Video

more people should watch this

I think that, the only true thing that exist is what you want and where you want to be, most people have grown frustrated with their lifes because they fancy themselves powerless, because they see things inside the rules and see them unbendable/breakable, we are the ones that decide to play by those rules and their invincibility lies mainly in our minds. when and if you finally decide to wander about, outside the unbending rail, you might think you're lost or are going to become lost, for everyone (including you) screams and shouts at your stray behavior, everyone is afraid of the unknown, but the power you long for, is in the unknown. our desperation, is what fuels a desperate world

Your examples themselves run counter to his philosophy even though they appeal to people looking for more motivation to busy themselves fruitlessly.

Nice vid

What is the brand of pen that you on screen ? Thanks

@zp944

4 жыл бұрын

It's a web app. None of this is drawn by hand. You drag and drop pre-made images and the app adds in the hand and fakes the sketching animation. It's a really popular way to make animations for what would otherwise just be a PowerPoint presentation

Can you make a video telling us exactly what Stoicism actually is and what it's teachings are? As today stoicism is thought to be related to repressing your feelings, the "stiff upper lip" etc. Thanks.

@Obtaineudaimonia

6 жыл бұрын

Coleorton More videos on stoicism are on their way

can you make a video of "how to win friends and influence people"?

Love this and try to live by it. Has made my life better. It's sad though that people with mental health issues don't have control over the same things as the rest of us. Their happiness and thoughts.

Interesting 🧐

Epictetus was a badass dude

i don't think that we do have power over our opinions or our likes and dislikes. For example, I hate country music. I did not wake up one morning and decide to hate it, but there it is. The twang and sounds and stuff-blech. I have tried to overcome this distaste because I hear CM so much in stores, BBQs, etc., but decades of trying have not changed how much I loathe it. I can listen to it and control my reaction to it, but I cannot make myself like it.

@jonirojonironin5353

5 жыл бұрын

Recent findings in neurology do suggest that the Stoics were too optimistic in the things we can actually control. We have lesser control over ourselves than the Stoics thought. But Stoicism was the basis of CBT and indeed it still does help in controlling our emotions, thoughts, and behaviors even though scientifically it isn't entirely possible. It's like a mind trick that actually works and that's what matters in the end.

@jungefrau

5 жыл бұрын

@@jonirojonironin5353 CBT & REBT pretty much keep me sane. I really don't know where I'd be without the books I have by Ellis, etc.

@sethlange7613

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheCoffeeNut711 Besides coffee, what would you suggest?

@TheCoffeeNut711

5 жыл бұрын

@@sethlange7613 I take back what I said. I decided to read books by the stoics themselves rather than what someone said about them. Their teachings resonate with an individual striving for wisdom

@Anichqa92

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheCoffeeNut711 So glad, you decided to check for yourself rather than coming to conclusions from youtube channels.

Hi, can you explain why Nietzsche disliked the stoics? I admire him greatly but cannot understand why he would dis stoicism as I also find it good.

@TheCoffeeNut711

5 жыл бұрын

@am py How so?

@problemantic

5 жыл бұрын

As far as I know, I believe Nietzsche disliked the stoics as they were ready to die for their beliefs, and if you die, you can't do anything, be it good or bad. It seems a bit silly to throw your only life away.

3:00 + Jesus Wept. I Weep. Smile upon glad things, and Yes, Cry upon the Tragic, The wrong choices of Free Will's Grant

@WhenceRed

3 жыл бұрын

yet, i recognize the smile at the flog, THOUGH, goldfish found ultrahuman sight in the Protection Providing Peace. . . the safepond is wolfe's room of one's own

It's funny that every character in this T poses

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You beat a few concepts of his to death.

Seems like general advice, rather than epictetus discourses

why is death not in our power? I think it is. It only isnt if you arent aware constantly that you will die one day. In the end all i do is affected by planning how to die and what Ive done before I die, so its in my power how i die and when i die. I cannot live for ever, but I can influence it, so its in my power.

Teacher/mentor of arrian

The way capitalism has recuperated even valid and useful teachings such as those of the Stoics is eerie...

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you wanna know why running on the treadmill never helped you lose any weight?

@jacksonbui8560

3 жыл бұрын

Why

Python?

I liked the video but the Micheal Phelps was post modernist idea. Stoicism tell you to accept what you can not control not that everything is possible. Rather it tell you to shot for things you know are possible. Then go from there.

Although Gary vaynerchuck isn't incorrect. His opinion doesn't leave room for small deviation to allow for something better. If even currently out of your control. Case in point. To Epictetus slavery was ok. Yes it would seem it's out of his control in totality. But now through the miner actions of many through time we are not forced slaves. It's almost like a stamping out of thinking outside the box. I humbly disagree with Vaynerchucks comment, And epictitus. Extremely left minded rational with complete ommision for Right mind. Therefore no balance.

Uhhhhhhh the Gods made him kill his wife and kids. Hercules would've been happy

@jacobkuchavik9367

5 жыл бұрын

Bazin Amaha That's what launched his 12 labors and thus made him worthy of joining his father on Olympus. Hercules took his tragedy and turned it into the opportunity to become a legend. To say "Well it would have been better if it were otherwise" is to favor fantasy over reality.

Devoting your life to philosophy or living as a slave, what's your choice?

Great video man, I've made a video on Genghis khan If you're interested check it out, contrary to what I've heard from hear say, after reading about him I've found that he was actually quite a humble person.

Prove we have COMPLETE control over our opinions, decisions, actions, likes and dislikes? This debate is still not settled and there is a lot of good scientific evidence to back the deterministic stance. Not so much for free will that I have seen. People who say ANYTHING is possible are a little irrational IMO. Still, I use Stoicism often these days because some of this is in my nature to choose. Due to some stubborn programming I use it mostly in retrospect. LOL. Good luck to all.

Sleeping with dogs n rolling up hill shouting the Turks are coming did not work try mushrooms stuff swords ⚔️ n a dark cave

This is the 21st century, you can change your environment, migrate, move, shut out noise or negative people, reach out & befriend positive people. Instead of being PolyAnna about situations, you can indeed changed things & actually feel better instead of pretending to feel better under damning circumstances.

@CHURCHISAWESUM

6 жыл бұрын

Sure, things are less stratified than in Epictetus's time, but stratification still exists, physical limitations still exist and I would argue petty annoyances that seem to floor many people are more prevalent than in Epictetus's time, due to hyperstimuli in the modern media environment we immerse ourselves in. My advice would be to mold the advice to your life and your times, since these ideas are timeless and malleable. Also, don't be so quick to toss out bits of ancient wisdom assuming they don't apply to modern times. Remember that we are still apes and not much really has fundamentally changed besides appearances and convenience.

@acchaladka

6 жыл бұрын

Pegasi came to PLAY. Nicely said. I work in geology and can agree, Rome Greece and our other ‘oldest’ civilizations are not even in our past yet.

Why have you stereotype black people in your drawings. It hurts to see that not much has been learnt.

*“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.” ―Epictetus*