The Art of Not Trying: Achieve Everything You Want Effortlessly
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In today's bustling world, where we often equate hustle with success, comes a compelling counter-narrative that challenges our modern paradigms. Dive deep with us into the ancient Eastern philosophy of Wu Wei - the art of effortless action. Discover how, paradoxically, doing less can sometimes lead to achieving more.
In this video:
🌀 Unearth the historical roots of 'Wu Wei' in Daoism and its resonances in Zen Buddhism.
🌊 Embrace the wisdom of Lao Tzu as we explore the water metaphor, revealing lessons in adaptability and resilience.
🧠 Traverse the bridges between ancient philosophy and modern psychology, spotlighting the 'flow state' as described by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi.
🏢 Journey across varied domains, from business breakthroughs to iconic art, witnessing firsthand the power of 'non-action'.
🌍 Reflect upon society's relentless drumbeat for action and how it sometimes clashes with our well-being.
0:00 The Paradox of Effort
4:26 Unraveling the Threads of Wu Wei
8:36 The Symphony of Aligned Action
13:10 The Water Metaphor in Wu Wei
17:52 The Flow State
22:35 The Cult of Constant Work
27:36 Walking the Daoist Path in a Modern World
32:40 The Elegance of Effortless Action: Real-Life Examples
38:04 Embracing Effortless Living
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I'm a student of philosophy & psychology and I create these videos with the hope of helping other
people overcome their biggest hardships and obstacles in life through philosophy.
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😂😂Cómo sabes a despertar es como estás áreas😊😊😊😊
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You're welcome my brother
Way tòooo many commercials.
I am 72 years old, and I know when you try to force yourself upon life it’s hard. You need to relax and let things happen and everything will come to you. God will provide
Thank you
Why God?
Blessed be. True words are spoken by you. May you have a great year 👍🙏💯
Thank you ❤
Thanks you
I pray who reads this become successful ❤❤❤❤
This is not about non action, but right action, optimal balance between action and rest. It is not about "not trying", but knowing when to stop, when to retreat. Water can be brutal, forceful, as in Tsunamis and major floods.
That's a good comment
Good point, about water being forceful as well. I didn't think of that. As for non-action vs right action... It's another way of putting it, and it explains the flow from another perspective. Thank you.
Yeah, it means don't force your way, rather go with the flow. Like don't swim upstream, rather get a ride downstream. Don't strain or busy yourself creating action plans, rather be still and connect to what happens and get carried along, naturally and easily.
🎉🎉🎉 Thank You🙏
Why do you need to try? Do you try to walk or just walk.
Both action and non action are extremely valuable, true wisdom is knowing when to exercise them
Zen in the Martial Arts.
My dad always told me that you have to bend with the wind.
My boss has been practicing Wu Wei for years…we just thought he was lazy…hmmm, you learn something new everyday.
Hahaha......you are hilarious
Funny AF
😊 your boss would know when to act. Sounds like just a rat racing fool
Yours is the third comment in a row that was completely asinine.@@GringoTovar
Give me his contact
I love this video essay on Wu Wei so much. I will listen to this many more times. 'Nature does not rush yet it always achieves everything it needs.' 🙏
Oddly enough the less I do the more I have. Time is way more valuable than money ❤😮
The most prolific musicians and artists I’ve ever known were the calmest and most serene individuals I’ve ever met. I initially found this paradoxical and slowly realized it was precisely why they got so much accomplished.
For those curious, I highly recommend Manly P. Hall’s “Intensity without Tension” lectures that can be found on CZcams.
PS: this video is phenomenal and I have listened to it 7 times. I am reevaluating my approach to life and this is the soundtrack.
Thanks for the recommendation!
Yes Thank you for the hook up 😊
I found it on CZcams . Thanks🙏
You make it sound OK. But it really is crazy.
💯🎯 *ArT and BeautY is/in everythinG* ✨🙏✨💞
I have been following this for last 35 years and life has been a blessing. Keep it coming.
you are right i agree with you
i always wounding and seeking knowledge and i found this channel and i think its really help you as it did to me czcams.com/video/jv86MTC8_Qw/video.htmlsi=VFZRxW5Kbwf_yKbu
Thank you for sharing
Could you elaborate how you used Taoist philosophy to navigate your life?
I am not in charge of my life. I let it unfold every day. It does not mean I do not do my work. If it gets better, it's a shared joy, if not then we all share the burden. I try not to control my better half, kids and colleagues. Then I am able to get what I want without upsetting folks and able to maintain peace. Of course it needs daily reminders in the form of mindfulness and meditation practice. Thank you@@mechannel7046
My mother was like this (referring to her as Yoda). And I'm a lot like my mother. On the other hand my father was just the opposite. And I come to this conclusion at a young age not to act so much like my father but to embrace my mothers balance being ⚖️☺️
I am in total agreement with your decision and choice. Stay in the TAO always 🎉❤
I've been practicing this for years when I create my art without even noticing... I just love the calmness that comes with it.❤
you are right i agree with you
i always wounding and seeking knowledge and i found this channel and i think its really help you as it did to me czcams.com/video/jv86MTC8_Qw/video.htmlsi=VFZRxW5Kbwf_yKbu
Yes
My art is a meditation
“ You must be like water”
Bruce Lee
Excellent quote! Very relevant to the theme of this clip. ☸️✌️🧘😁🪷☮️ Blessings to you all, breathe in the positivity and breathe out the negativity. 😎
Don't go with the Flow,
Be the FLOW!
I absolutely loved this reflection of eastern beliefs vs western culture and the metaphor of the river and water that constantly flows, even if obstructed. This has been a big learning for me to let go of the doing and surrendering. My doing nature, wasn’t comfortable with this. Since I started letting go, my life has brought me amazing connections and opportunities that I am so overwhelmed and grateful to receive. I also loved Amir’s soothing voice.
"For everything, there is a season"
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Thank you for this! 34 years attempting to follow the path of least resistance, this was a wonderful reminder.
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Magnificent.....I like this idea BETTER ❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜😘GLAD UR HERE MUCH LOVE ❤🎉❤WE R ONE🎉❤🎉
Juxtaposition "The path of least resistance makes all rivers and most men crooked."
We all need reminders at times, we are not trying to be perfect just striving for improvement! ❤
Has it worked
It's like that saying goes, work smarter not harder.
My motto has long been:
"When in doubt, don't.
When you're sure about a right course of action, go for it!"
Agreed, another one I like is: "if something seems to good to be true, it often is" ✌️😁
That perfect flow can only be achieved when one acknowledges that there is a greater grander will at play , above and beyond our own free will. Only with this realization can we bring ourselves to respect and align ourselves with " the flow " rather than force or attempt to take control of the flow.
" My ships do come over a calm sea." Florence Scovel Shinn
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I gave up fighting and demanding of the universe and we have been friendly ever since
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Be wellness, Yes love
Not doing is also doing something right sometimes, keeping quite helps you more, waite for the right time to act than forcefull act.
I’ve subconsciously been aware of this philosophy but never practice it. In fact I told someone recently
“Stop donig and just be.
The doing will take care
of itself”
Fascinating.
Now that I’m consciously aware of it maybe I’ll start practicing it.
Thanks.
I accept you
I respect you
I understand you
You are a beautiful soul
This video played on autoplay in my car, and it summarizes everything that’s been transpiring in my past 17 years… thank you..
the craft of stillness, joyful immersion, flow state, and complete surrender to the harmonious ever evolving present moment, thank you for this beautiful summary and comprehensive understanding ❤️thank you~
I parked after the 20 min drive from laguna beach~ Wu Wei~
Taoism~ positive psychology~ flow state~ documentary~ pacing~
Everything is so perfect and ease~ thank you so much ❤️
Great reminder for this fast paced world. Now that I'm sharing ideas to senior citizens, Wu Wei is a good way for all of us
This resonated with me so deeply as this is EXACTLY where I Am in my life. I understand Masters Lao Tzu and Bruce Lee on a much deeper level, "Be Like Water". Such wisdom, Wu Wei. Thank you for this video. This is timeless.
Awesome
Some people call this "trust in GOD"
When I used to play baseball, when hitting, if I had two strikes on me, I would grind my teeth, tense my arms up and try to smack the ball for a homer. I would usually just strike out because the tension in my body didn't allow me to swing in a nice, fluid motion and make contact with the ball. I was so focused on NOT striking out instead of just making contact with the ball.
Talk about without effortless and being in the flow, I nearly cried yesterday as I asked Google to find me my cottage. I was lead to a site and the first picture was my cottage. It is advertised as a room to rent in the 2 bedroom cottage, but I don’t care, ask and ye shall be given. But there’s more! 2 weeks prior to this amazing find I drew the interior of the cottage I wanted, I put everything in it and the layout I wanted. And every night I walked through it, room to room and envisaged me in it. The one I found It’s not identical but so close. Just below me away. Thank you for sharing this amazing video.
you are right i agree with you
i always wounding and seeking knowledge and i found this channel and i think its really help you as it did to me czcams.com/video/jv86MTC8_Qw/video.htmlsi=VFZRxW5Kbwf_yKbu
The best thing I’ve attained in life is the flow state, as explained in this video, while I paint.
Thank you for saying so.
Please explain more about the flow state. Please?
Flow state is a state where you cease self doubting, double checking, where you won’t mind if there is a bulldozer operating near you home, you are still completely immersed in what you are doing without any effort taken to focus on doing so.
This is another sort of therapy on the Web that will be forgotten soon. All say the same in different words, a strategy to make money. Marketing industry.
I'm so lucky that I now live a life of quiet contemplation mostly in nature
Beautifully done piece: i didn't want it to end.
Thank you,we are human beings not human doings
This is an incredibly good and wholesome video, thank you. This is something that everyone should hear. Ive been able to find a lot more peace since listening to this.
The narrator voice in this is so inspiring and relaxing. Very feng sheui ❤
Yeeees
Made you feel as if it was attainable.....even for you. Great narration.
This is one of the most beautiful renderings of the philosophic principle of wu wei (also referred to as The Way); a truly wise interpretation; great literature & animation!
Thank you so very much!❤
Being in the flow as an athlete was easy to understand. I was a skier for 40 years and when everything "clicked" the universe was perfectly aligned. I was addicted to that feeling and at times it did not help the other facets of my life (arrested development). Now, seeking that same kind of aura or state of consciousness, I find myself a bit lost at times. I will continue to gently allow things to come and go as they do naturally. I am grateful for your insightful posts here on the web,
I use my athleticism in my gardening chores as I create my greatest artwork. Ex champion swimmer. Good luck.
I took an art history class which travelled around Italy. We visited Venice for three days. When not with the class, my friend and I just walked. We walked for hours on each of the three days. My favorite part of the trip. I loved that you included a similar story. It brought me back to those wonderful days.
. btfl insync.
I am visiting Italy next year. Hope it will be a trip to remember like yours😊
@@HKS286 Have a fantastic time!
@@gardenlover9663 thanku 🙂
Very nice.For the past 30yrs I have been living like this not knowing it is Wu Wei
nonjudgemental alertess ,observership of own actions and reactions, just being oneself undisturbed by daily ups and downs, lack of suffering mood swings in difficult times and right actions follow.
This is soooooo amazing- enlightening- realising- truthful- every sentence a relevation, wisdom in a nutshell!! Wow!!!!! ❤️
100% agree
As an ex pro sprinter, i can testify to this. The more i tried the slower i would run as i used brute force to the finish line. Conversely, when i surrendered to just being present and without trying to control the outcome of the race i would enter into flow state - the trick being present and allowing the finishline to come to you without dipping for the finishline.
Don't goi with the flow,
Be the FLOW!
Go with the flow(the current of the water), not against it! What a practical wisdom! Thank you! Peace and blessings to all.
In "The Art of Not Trying," Lao Tzu's intellect shines brilliantly. His profound wisdom transcends time, offering timeless insights into the essence of existence. Through simplicity and effortless grace, he unveils the path to true understanding, guiding us to embrace the harmony of the universe. Lao Tzu's teachings exemplify the power of inner peace and wisdom, illuminating the art of living without striving.
Easy does it. My wise late mother was a strong believer of this technique or strategy of philosophy or attitude of "easy does it". Thank you so much for these golden Ancient wisdom. Peace and blessings to all!
I’ve been flowing the lead of ancient Stoicism and Zen Buddhism lately and really have discovered the power of letting go, being quiet and sometimes just being. It’s so good to see the reflections of this in so many other philosophies and beliefs. I truly feel the real world is in harmony with itself when we discover a ‘way’ is universal regardless of religious ethnic or any other learned belief.
Thanks for this video, I got so much out of this.🔆❄️🙏🏼
I Was tired of looking for Jobs in several plataforms. I went to work the land with ny Hands. I spent 6 weeks learning about Lisianthus in San Felix Hidalgo, Atlixco. Every morning i went to the greenhouse to prepare the soil, cut the "esquejes' and place them in their litle plastic cups covered with plastic. After many trials to have the correct humidity, I finally left behind 97 waiting for life to allow their roots to come. No paid salary. Just the flow and reverence to interact with the plant, así for permission to cut, and while introducing the stick in the soil, thanking them for their new roots Was sufficient for my peace of mind and meaning....Flow was there Every step of the process. Thanks for your video. It made me aware of my new relationship with water.
There is something in this philosophy but seems we are far away of really understanding it. It’s like playing the game efortlesly, winning the game again and again, embracing the flow state and energy, beeing unstopable. And tomorrow you cannot be even close to that state but you know it wasn’t just the luck :)
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication" Da Vinci
At most I let what’s unseen just be,
You might not understand me and think she’s just lazy
maybe.
But when I’m at my most peace and let surrender take over me that’s when I feel most at ease, watching the life I live unfold before me, just to see gods confirmation surround me. Not saying action won’t lead you to the place you guaranteed. I’m just saying, I’ll be lying if I said I wasn’t planting seeds. Just understand as I tended to my garden before this prior ease. The forces of growth only scared my precious seeds. Stunting its growth in the form of anxiety, chaos blazing inside of me. That’s why I say to you…
Just let it be.
- I got inspired and created this poem. Thanks for the video 💗
Thank you. It couldn’t have come in a most adequate moment. It’s given me answers and relief.
Calm voice and excellent content
Balance is the key
This was so incredibly well done. I'm impressed, grateful and now subscribed.
My favorite vacations I spent hitch hiking with just a vague direction in mind. Going wherever chance would take me. Or driving a campervan through France, deliberately taking roads so small they weren't even on the map, taking us to beautiful and surprising places.
In daily life though, I often get stuck in in-action. Being not at all in the flow.
This is a beautiful video. Well thought out, well written and well delivered. Thank you.
This is the most clear explanation of these topics I have heard.
Thank you beautifully written TRUTHS❤!
I follow a parenting philosophy that aligns very much with this.
this is extremly good , thank you man ❤
Essentially, this is karma yoga in my opinion. Correct me if I’m wrong. There is a beautiful book called The Surrender Experiment. In this book, the author narrates how from a philosophy student, he becomes a CEO of a technology company by going with the flow, without resisting anything.
3:55 action from place of force vs alignment
Thank you for your amazing work.
Thank you Amir! Very inspiring 🙏
What a beautiful and wonderful message and teaching. Thank you and looking forward for more.
I never leave comments on videos, but this was absolutely beautiful. Thank you for taking the time to create and share this with others. ❤
I absolutely agree. Well said. A beautiful lecture. I feel like I can breathe again.
And so needed to hear it now.
Face life with grace ease joy
Balance! Balance! Balance is necessary to live a healthy and happy life. Thank you! This lesson about Taoism is golden. Peace, balance, good health and joy to all.
Less is more~ one of my Mothers' favorites ✨
Superb wonderful great.much needed.bless you all.
This is the most beautiful explanation I never found about Wu Wei in CZcams. Thank you so much. My regards from Chile
Don't focus on your target but focus on your behavior.❤
Greg, thanks a ton for this video! For beginners like me who are super confused about affiliate marketing, this video is very cleanly explained. The pace, the content curation everything seems by far the best! I am clear with the concept now. Thanks again!
Thank you for this beautiful explanation of wu wei. Very well done. I thoroughly enjoyed it❤
Yes very true, use the energy of the situation against itself, eye to hand coordination instinctively, things come to you, no need to chase, laidback approach, like water cutting granite, I didn’t know what I was doing but I was just being myself from a small child, it’s just peaceful, watching, listening, and learning more, I’ve always wondered why I was different, I’m in the UK though, since the internet come along like this I’m starting to learn where it comes from
Thanks for more enlightenment ❤👍
Thank you for the information and the invite. The whisper of the divine feminine and all of Her resonance is allowing the cosmic love song expansion.
I sincerely thank you for this video
This was a really great video. Thanks for this!
Excellent!
This is the most useful video I have watched on CZcams. Thank you, I hope effortless success for you and your channel. Good job! I did not search this out but it found me exactly when I needed it. The flow of chance and recognizing it when presented was very beneficial.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching :)
Serendipity…
I subscribed on the back of this video.
Ditto❤
Being instead of doing... 🤩
Love this video! I became aware of wu weí several years ago and have been allowing this practice into my existence since then. 💜💜💜
thank you for your quality content. they are replete with wisdom.
Excellent talk thank you ❤️
"Thank you for the sharing. It's so inspiring. 🙏👍
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Great great job, thank you very much! ❤❤
Phenomenal video; well done, congratulations and good work!!
Thank you so much ❤
Good work, brother🙌
Thank you 🙌
Excellent excellent excellent advice. Thank you
The watching of this video.. pure Wu Weí at work!
Sat down to rest and take some sun, and opened CZcams just to let it take me to whatever.. then this video appeared, and intuition led me to click on it. Now taken into this wonderful journey and lesson, I want to put this more into practice from now on in my daily life. Great video, thank you! 💗
Estern philosophy is amazing. I appreciate the Japanese way of service to mastering one task but never mastering it. I love that
Thank you very much for the great video!
Thank you so much for this video! I love it and start my day with it everyday. May God bless you and thank you for being a blessing
There's even an application of this that Christianity I think could be said to express this idea, in the sabbath and in trusting and resting, and the ultimate form of trusting and resting;
Titus 3:
5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
6 Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;
7 That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Not trying to force or bribe God to save us and make us righteous before him by our own works, but by receiving it, through faith, as a free gift by grace. Being justified by cleansing coming down from above, not by upwards striving and struggling in our own efforts. One that allows us to be active out in the world in harmony with heaven, in pure hope and thankfulness for what Christ has done for us, not relying in or worrying about things we do that we could boast in.
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Thank you for sharing these beautiful insights 🙏
I'm so happy now that I got everything once I just dreamt of having, thank you Wu Wei
I heard J.Krhistnamurti speak on this. I was also told by a certain culture who told me to work smart, not hard.As humans we should make a clean slate and reprogram ourselves.