PHILOSOPHY - Augustine
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- The philosopher and theologian Augustine had fascinating things to say about success and failure.
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_"Thou hath made us for Thyself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in Thee"_
- St Augustine, the Confessions
Zayan Watchel shut up
Harry DESTROYS the CATHOLIC INTELLECTUAL TRADITION with CHILDISH COMMENTS!
@@jesseo7669 triggered atheist lol
Koljem Cetnike Povoljno *anti-theist
@@dontsearchdocumentingreali9621 o kako je sta ima pozdrav iz Slovenije. Kako je u hrvatskoj.
"And men go abroad to admire the heights of mountains, the mighty waves of the sea, the broad tides of rivers, the compass of the ocean, and the circuits of the stars, yet pass over the mystery of themselves without a thought..."
― Augustine of Hippo, Confessions
OOOOOOH!! Petrarch loved that quote!
This is one of the most beautiful quotes I've read
Augustine and a hippopotamus . Sorry, that was a very interesting comment so I had to say something childish and ridiculous.
"The world is a book and those who doo not travel read only one page" - Augustine of Hippo
@@adriangarshoretaylor373 wow! 😍
“My inner most thoughts,
God is closer to me than these.”
St. Augustine
Him Bike ...how pretentious of him...
Yes, the infinite, measureless amplitude is closer to you, than you yourself.
@@Holywalk1 true
@@user-pl2dw5ih8h God is within us, those things are outside
This is an interesting secular take on Augustine. The City of God really is an important read for anybody in western culture.
Adam Dominguez I prefer Pratchett's _Sun Dogs_
@@williamchamberlain2263 naa
Only for those in western culture?
@@WakeRunSleep bro now ur just looking for ways to get offended nobody said that only for them. It’s important for people in western culture because it’s about the cultural root of judeo-christian culture
Im currently reading the City of God. Really good book so far!
it's really refreshing to see intelligent comments and conversation rather than all of the other chaotic and hateful things I hear on other channels.
+Ibnziyad Tariq
Lol
+aaronaton pussyboy
Ibnziyad Tariq right! except christians are heavily indoctrinated to believe that any knowledge of this world is false or bad making them ignorant to most things that have to do with science or philosophy because it questions everything including God and religion same thing with Islam except a bit more hostile to the west since we don't hold their beliefs to a higher standard as if we should even the so called moderate muslims are condescending
the most radical and extreme forms of Islam have their justifications for violence long before our intervention in iraq and Afghanistan whos hating
Leslie Nizama b
You must be pretty new here.
St. Augustine’s philosophy is so subtle you might miss it. You are where you are not because of divine virtue, but rather it’s your performance in the system. Your humanity isn’t defined by that performance. Your prize and place in the light will only truly be recognized in the City Of God. So, until that day endure and overcome, but don’t be burdened by your temporary constraints.
You are where you are because of God's grace and your cooperation with that grace. Saint Augustine taught that you need Gods help. He opposed Pelagius.
I haven't read all of agustins confessions but so far it's such a good book on his life and thinking. So good. If you haven't read it I suggest it. I love how it's basically a love letter to God. Also the relationship he had with his mother was beautiful.
I am a Christian and love Saint Augustine´s thinking, the idea of the earthly and the celestial city coombined with the theodicy gives an epic feal to life, an edge of trial and fighting with final victory, and do not get me started on his innmanent search of God. Truly a father of the Church.
As a religious person, it didn't bother me that the video treated Augustine's beliefs as a bit antiquated, because that's simply how an outsider would view them. I appreciated how it attempted to be balanced and find secular value in his teachings.
Wow a reasonable person in the comment section.
This idea that the secular are free to make religious figures athiestic is the reason Christianity is dying in the culture. If you were a Christian philosopher would you mind that your ideas were being interpreted in a way that made you seem more as a secular philosopher? If Augustine saw this video, he would be in shock on how the false idea that the world can function without a God has become so popular.
@@marlonmunguia163 let it die.
@@Sam-jx8tv Truth cannot die
@@marlonmunguia163 damn I was just trying to trigger you and see what you'd say. Good answer haha. Although I don't agree that your faith is "the truth" I'm happy it is important to you. Just remember that Christianity will always be important to how it shaped the world and that it can truly never die. But that as our societies evolve so to do our understandings of religion, no need to fear that.
“Lord, make me holy, but not yet.”
St. Augustine
And Lord hasn't listen.
It's been a long time since I truly felt like I have learned something. But you have forced me to see a form of my own ignorance and that is in my rejection of all things religious. You have shown me the importance of listening to those I disagree with because even if I disagree with them on a fundamental level, they are still liable to produce golden stones of truth.
Elijah Oyenuga I'm not religious... but AMEN
Thank you, Eli for your vulnerability and humility - both are openings for the Truth to come in.
@Der Porkmeister Still an atheist at least when it comes to organized religion, I just understand the value it brings to people's lives rather than focusing on its inconsistencies, hypocrisy, and harm.
On the same front...I am a Christian....for me,recognizing my ignorance is fundamental to my faith...It is only by the grace of Jesus that I am saved....
we drasticly over estimate our abilities for reason...
Thank you for your humility...
I would hope you do not assume all your viewers are Non-Believers!
-Sent from a congregation in Baja California, watching ever-so diligently.
James McDonald the thing is only non believers are most likely to be open minded
James McDonald Their British, of course they're assuming people are secular
warren the MADVILLAIN That's an awfully closed-minded outlook. :b
James McDonald it's ok, the assumption they made signed to us that they are "secular"
Culture Goblin I Would argue that you cannot be religious and open minded at the same
time. Because once you truly open your mind to the idea that god might
be fiction there is no going back. Well, you can be open minded in all
other topics besides religion I guess...
SANTO Agustinus from Algeria 🇩🇿
Original sin is described in the Bible, Genesis chapter 3. St. Augustine wrote about it; but he certainly did not originate original sin.
You know that the Bible was put together at the council of Nicea in 250CE, right? The emperor Constantine who is mentioned in the video was the one who called the council. Augustine and his writings predate the Bible. Also Gen 3 doesn't mention that Adam's sin is transferred to his descendants. Only the gospels talk about an inherent wickedness of the world (eg. Joh 1,9-11 and Joh 8,44). And again, those were chosen in 250CE.
The Cannon was not compiled at Nicea but had to be officially declared due to heretics like Marcion. Before the established cannon within Orthodox Christianity churchs sometimes differed in cannon by a few books but had the same established doctrine.
Nicea as well dealt with the heresy of Arainism.
St. Augustine lived from 354 AD to 430 AD. So his writings certainly do NOT predate the approval of the canon of the New Testament. The Bible does not have to discuss Original Sin in Genesis 3. Original Sin is better described as the loss of what we would have otherwise inherited from Adam. A child cannot inherit from his father that which his father had previously lost.
Patsy Koenig There is no original sin in the Bible as most understand it.
Perfection is the lack of mistake, and mistake is human
St. Augustine, pray for us.
Why YES ! Capitalism ->
"And men go abroad to admire the heights of mountains, the mighty waves of the sea, the broad tides of rivers, the compass of the ocean, and the circuits of the stars, yet pass over the mystery of themselves without a thought."
St. Augustine of Hippo, Confessions
Saint Augustine pray for us sinners ✝️
"Love, and do as you will." St Augustine
That is, in all you do, love, not do anything.
I think it's 'Love God, do as you will'.
Why does that sound so similar to the Thelemic laws:
“Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law”
“Love is the law, love under will.”
@Brett Watts Crowley was born centuries after Augustine
When I first read Augustine's biography, I thought it was very sad that he had so many psychological issues with trust and love, because of his father, whom reportedly subjected him to many beatings.
I am Christian and I love Christian philosophers... that's why I am here
I am here because of Dev Hynes' song 'Augustine.' I believe you might enjoy it, if you're unfamiliar... pretty certain Devonte is Christian, too.
Welcome.
"They are the religions universal gifts to political philosophy and human psychology."
Thank you! Finally, someone who (I'm assuming) is either atheist or agnostic is giving credit to religions for once. That was incredibly thoughtful and I'm honestly a little shocked it happened since all I ever hear are things like, "RELIGION SUCKS MAN!"
hate to break it to you but religions do suck lol. they are great if you want to be apart of a sheep herd following morals, or if you want some sort of hope in your life, only made accessible by your own delusion and denial
I know, gives a great incentive towards philosophy as a whole - not to be impulsively assuming as soon as you see the word 'religion'.
Thats what I love about this channel - how open and non prejudice it is.
Religions definitely do not suck. Christianity propelled science forward with monks rewriting and studying books from ancient Rome and Greece. Without Christianity education would be far behind as the first universities were dedicated to the study of the bible and philosophy. Without religion, our Governments would lack complexity as the first Governments in Mesopotamia came from people who claimed that they could speak to the Gods, giving them more authority to rule.
+Connor Smith The sheep is the one who believes what certain atheist revisionists say about religion rather than actually studying history themselves. Your post is pure ignorance and indoctrination, you clearly have no understanding of how religion actually works.
@@iAmDe123 I do not wish to harm you psychologically nor cause you any affliction metaphorically, with that clarification ahead if one decides to look from another perspective one realizes that the religious wars have caused many harms than benefits and most of casus belli's are derived from religious reasons. While we could have unity we divide ourselves simply for prepositioned dogmas that do not contribute to anything worthwhile in modern times, why must a Christian make a Muslim their adversary and vice versa while they could be united under a brotherly feeling and if not, then simply for reasons that might be beneficial to them both which will most likely be the case when regarding the fact that most of the empires and civilizations thrived due to unity. What I want from religion is for it to unite into one big religion that can unite people of all cultures under one ''banner'' which when evaluated in a rather short amount of time seems relatively impracticable... Due to reasons that could be made more intricate and expanded I do not like religion at all
I'm drawn to study more of St. Augustine. I noticed similarity with what the book of Ecclesiastes tells me. Can't wait to read City of God!
Two of the great things about Augustine are his warmth of personality and the candour with which he shows his thinking process.
I don't know why he says "us non-Christians" as though nobody watching could be a christian
+Nathan Soper It's actually as a way to show other non-christian viewers not to automatically ignore Augustine's idea just because he was a christian, but invite them to see the core essence of his idea, that's also applicable outside of the christian theology.
+Michael Panggabean ok true but to me he was giving off the impression that nobody who seriously is interested in philosphy could be a christian. still it was a pretty good video on augustine
+Nathan Soper i think by us he means the guys at school of life
+Nathan Soper Right well to me it seems like you're a lil over defensive matey.
+Kang the Mad In what way? I don't think I'm trying to be defensive just pointing out something which confused me.
i haven't read the City of God yet, however, i think St Augutine's Confessions really deserves the same credit as the City of God 'cause Confessions, on contrary with the City of God, talks more about and individual approach than a societal City of God. and for me, that book really was an eye opener on one's moral life because it shows how "crooked" ones life could be without even realizing it. though it may be "biased" for some because it is very much inclined to Christianity, it's still a very good book to read.
What I love about the approach of SoL to philosophy is that, unlike my tekstbooks, it tries to point out the good parts of each philosopher's views. Of course there is a lot to be learned from dissecting their views and finding the faulty parts, but I always thought we're missing out a lot by using this highly negative approach instead of a balanced one.
***** how very eclectic of you :)
Exactly the reason I love SoL, it is ubiquitous that people often quickly turn to ad hominem and ignore any "diamonds in the rough" truths and wisdom that even the most unsuspecting individuals have to offer. Every individual, even the low life scoundrel, has something to offer.
David Monroy That's interesting, and hopefully true, but could you clarify?
To transcend the idea that someone would completely deny another's argument in the blindness of being judged as a whole, the basis of the ad hominem fallacy and the exact purpose for its existence, perhaps once in a life time the most ruthless scoundrel utters a profound truth, it is in every right for that truth to be recognized and defended despite who said it.
David Monroy I meant the "every individual, even the low life scoundrel, has something to offer" part. Do you think that every individual has some sort of wisdom to offer, even less inteligent and educated people, perhaps a more simplistic version that people like philosophers would overthink?
Here is a very valuable poem to memorise and internalise:
I'm nobody! Who are you?
Are you nobody, too?
Then there's a pair of us - don't tell!
They'd banish us, you know.
How dreary to be somebody!
How public, like a frog
To tell your name the livelong day
To an admiring bog!
Emily Dickinson
I think the " somebodies" are those in power about whom we have to be sceptical, as it is said in this video. But for this, we must begin within ourselves. Since we never "stop and think", we spend our lives desperately wanting to be "somebody" defined by the criteria of others who had thought for us beforehand for their own benefits.
As opposed to this, the " nobody" in this poem seems like a very noble, honest, wise person to me. Someone who knows that he is just one more human being among billions of his kind, has the humility to see that he is nothing special and that he too will die! He is more likely to wish to make a difference in this world, to serve to his fellow human beings, without asking to be given a huge amount of power and recognition. The great Argentinian musician and writer Atahualpa Yupanqui once said that after his death, he wanted people to forget his name, but remember his songs. He wanted his songs to become anonymous one day. Very beautiful idea indeed.
Thanks a lot for the great lesson!
Nađa Brlek It's true! Emily Dickinson was a very wise woman.She was a very reclusive person and she had spent most of her life in her room where she wrote over 1800 poems. Sadly only 7 of them were published in her life time. But if we wonder what she could possibly have "experienced" then, we should remember this quote by Nietzsche may be:
"The greatest events of our lives - they are not our loudest but our stillest hours”
Thank you for your message. Best wishes!
Nađa Brlek Thanks a lot Nađa! I will definitely watch it!
Hello :) I have read your comments on many TSOL videos. your comments are always so insightful and profound.
+jaded rebel
Hello Jaded Rebel :-) Thank you so much for your time reading what I sometimes write. I wish you and your family a merry christmas and a very happy new year! :-)
+Lua Veli
I have to thank you as well; as it was you who made me read up on the "Meditations" by Marcus Aurelius.
I was to be ashamed when I found about Marcus' birthplace, which is just 100km away from mine.
I enjoy these videos and admire your courage in making them. Courage because I think at present it seems more popular to completely dismiss any religious figure instead of mining their works for helpful truth. An example of this is the nearly instant popularity of Mr. Stephen Fry's objection to God and suffering (one which Augustine himself raised). While the objection has validity, much of the sentiment surrounding it seems to me to express a desire to reject all things religious. Your video, however, shows the value of the cafeteria approach, which Christianity has benefited from for centuries. Take the parts of philosophy, politics, arts, and religion which benefits humankind and simply leave the rest. Brilliant.
While the roots of atheism are ancient and this vigorous pushback is only decades old, it's difficult to draw good boundaries between religious concepts that are more beneficial than harmful, and religious concepts that provide too little benefit to justify suspending your innate skepticism. Two of my atheist friends will automatically poo-poo such things as philosophy and health insurance, obviously too skeptical and not pragmatic enough; on the other hand, I've had to say goodbye to religious friends because some of them were too gullible, investing large portions of time, energy and money (and pushing me to do the same!) in ideas or self-help methods that are obviously flawed on any rational inspection.
The problem I generally have with religion is that it explicitly encourages this sort of communal positive feedback loop, where becoming more gullible (specifically regarding your church's ideas) is seen as a good thing in itself. You can enjoy the benefits of religion in a prosperous community, however it is decidedly more difficult to achieve those competitive abilities and powers you need to prosper in our capitalist globalist society, if your religious community lacks the support structure that engenders those competitive abilities and instead focuses on peace-of-mind and building riches in Heaven.
***** Careful there. While religion comes pre-packaged with dogmatism, there is nothing inherent in secularism that prevents it from being dogmatic; denouncing dogmatism often needs to be spelled out explicitly, e.g. as in the Humanist Manifesto.
For a reasoned discussion of the basis of religion, not a defense of it, read --- no joke ---
homoeroticpoems.blogspot.com/2018/06/on-human-suffering-and-concept-of-god.html The post has nothing to do with homosexuality.
I'm very glad that you did an episode on Augustine, because he's not heard of at all here in his homeland. I would love to see an episode about Sufism, maybe about Mevlana Celaluddin. Thank you for being one of the best CZcams channels.
Sufism is of Islam.
This whole video is absolutely brilliant and I love your channel. The way you relate the various philosophies to today's world is outstanding and I would bet that playing your videos at the start of a lesson about the thinker in question would be an excellent introduction for all kinds of educational levels. You do an absolutely terrific job of explaining philosophy and even more so that of the theologically oriented thinkers, huge props!
You are welcome. If you wanted to make English or Czech captions for some of the episodes let me know I'd be happy to participate. I could also collaborate with some of my PhD. colleagues to draft you a sketch of an episode about C.S.Peirce if that is something you would be interested in doing - he is hugely influential intelectually yet basically unknown amongs laymen, despite the number of applications his thinking has even to everyday life.
The video fully skipped over Augustines views on evil and good.
Abid so do your own video on it
yes and if it didn’t it would have been a bad video
Manichaeism?
@FilmNitrate your comments have less depth than a paddling pool and a higher proportion of toddler faeces
Nice to see a fellow North African discussed on this channel
@@lorax121323 He was indeed a Romanized Berber (he was born in Modern Algeria, Thagaste). His father was Roman and his mother St Monica was Berber (she always prayed for the conversion of her son who was a manichean before)
@@Skadi609
I agree with this view actually
Alan Nikolai Stratmann He was born in Algeria
He died in Algeria
These ancestors her Algerian
Algerian has antiquity
( Numidia ) were autonomous from Rome
@@Skadi609 he was berber from father and mother and he spoke berber and phennician and latin...the place hippo where he came from untill now people there they still talk berber, so what about 2000 years ago.
Albert Camus tho....
DO A VIDEO ON DIOGENES OF SINOPE!
This is just what I was looking for. Thank you so much !
"Suffer me I beseech Thee. To go over in my present remembrance the wanderings of my fore passed time, and to offer unto Thee, a sacrifice of thanksgiving. For what am I to myself, Lord, but a guide to my own downfall."
- Augustine of Hippo, Confessions
Amen! Blessed servant of God St. Augustine, intercede for us sinners!
"It was Augustine who came up with the idea of Original Sin."
Uh...lol no.
Care to elaborate?
Original Sin has been a doctrine of Christianity from the beginning. Every Christian knows this. It's the reason for baptism and can be found in Scripture, both in the Old and New Testaments.
Yeah, unfortunately, 90% of the time, getting your history from a CZcams video isn't going to be very accurate.
www.newadvent.org/cathen/11312a.htm
Where do you think its best to get your answers from then? Its nit much different if nit better than any other sources.
Well, actual unbiased history books is a start.
One of the greatest saints.
Just dropping by to say how I really appreciate the editing on these videos, all the videos in this channel looks like it took so much time and thought!
I know.
We all needed to hear this; thank you very much for sharing a humble saints philosophy.
When North Africa "Tamazgha" makes legends.
I am proud to be amazighe And From Augustine's home .
We hope one day things comes like that time and to be independent from Arabs colonisation
I didn't know i would ever find this comment I'm a full blooded amazigh from morocco and yes I'm a Christain and yes i also wish the arabs would give us our land back but oh well
@@marwan7411 we do have our land 🤦♀️, we just need to get rid of the pan Arab governments. Where from Morocco are you btw?
Peace and blessings of Christ be with you my amazigh brothers in christ.
I am also a Christian amazigh
@@veritasest6693 where are you from?
@@veritasest6693 peace be upon you from a Muslim Amazigh
Great video!
Hope to see Thomas Aquinas in one of your next submissions.
I really enjoy watching these works!
Just because Augustine coined a new word that is, original sin, it doesn't mean that Augustine came up with the idea. Coining up a new word doesn't necessarily mean a new idea.
i'm honestly astonished to see that many influential philosophers in the history of humanity are from my country: Algeria; such as Saint Augustine, Albert Camus and Jacques Derrida.
Augustinian Pessimism... That's 1/2 of what brings peace to Christians - accepting there is a power and meaning above us. The other half is knowing that we have a personal relationship with God through Christ. The transcendence of Christ is beautiful.
But Marcus Aurelius disagreed with earthly pleasures and fame too.
Well he was a stoic which is like an offshoot of Platonism. Plato hates this world, he considers only the Forms, which by no coincidence Augustine was also influenced by.
+The Rugged Pyrrhus
We need more of those people.
+The Rugged Pyrrhus
We need more of those people.
+Nomado I’d take Marcus Aurelius over St. Augustine any day.
RustyTube That is true. I agree
This video serves as a spectacular interest-catcher for college students looking to get into the subject. Thank you!
It's also important remember that after his conversion, he subordinate reason to faith, without giving less importance to it.
Instead, his philosophical way of thinking helped him to improve the faith and debate those who where trying to dissimulate the early Christians.
Many Christians today give to many importance to "feels" disregarding reason, becoming easy targets to those who try corrupt them.
When I read The Confessions of St. Augustine I cried. It was so beautiful how he perfectly described the human condition and our ache for Spiritual nourishment that can only be found in the God of the Catholic faith.
Does he actually say Roman Catholic?
Saint Augustin ( and all the ppl of North Africa especially Algeria ) is an Algerian Berber not Roman and the city he was born in it was a Berber city 🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿
roman wasnt a race,if u were born in a roman city,you were roman
Be skeptical about power and generous towards failure. amen
An excelent and finely crafted synopsis.
“Withdraw into yourself
truth dwells in the inner man.”
AUGUSTINE, 354-430 AD
It's more respectful if you put Saint Augustine
I am Augustine, your teacher. I wish to address an issue that is common amongst mortals who seek and pray for the gift of Divine Love and yet often do not feel its inflowing or some signal that they are receiving this gift. Even with their dedications and commitment and consistency in prayer, there is no true sign that it is having its effects and that there is some sensation of the soul that indicates to the individual that they are indeed receiving this Love.
For many who begin the journey of receiving Divine Love, within their minds there is an understanding and the joy of acknowledgement that this is a Truth. So they set about their efforts in prayer to receive this gift and yet, for those who have been praying for many years, they are well aware of this blessing and they speak of it as something that is a surety within their experience with God. Yet the seeds of doubt are sown within the mind when no such surety or experience happens with the individual who is what you may call a beginner. It is not always the case. There are some who are very sensitive and who feel physical, emotional, mindful, spiritual sensations indicating a shift of experience in their spiritual life. Yet indeed, as we’ve told you many times, the conditions of your earthly plane are not conducive to this experience. Because of the harshness of your world and the distractions of your world, many are protective and have barriers to being as open as one might be in this state of prayer and reception. Thus, the subtle feelings of the soul and all that come with it, are not readily recognized nor are they readily accessible to the individual.
Many begin the journey of receiving Divine Love but their interest wanes as there is no indication that the work of receiving Divine Love is accomplished. So their minds drift and their attention drifts towards other things. At times they feel unworthy. At times they feel numb. At times they are in great distress because they feel as if they have not received it, that God has abandoned them and not touched their soul deeply, as has happened for their fellow Divine Love prayerful groups and individuals. Yet, God does not abandon His children. God continues to send His Holy Spirit to infill the soul with His Love.
There are always restrictions to this, for each individual has around their souls, encrustations of a lifetime of experience and conditions. Many are filled in their minds with various thoughts that will divert the attention from the soul to the mind. Thus, any subtitles of receiving the gift of Divine Love are thwarted by mindful concerns and some are not psychically sensitive and therefore, the experience of receiving Divine Love does not relay a palpable expression into their consciousness.
Yes, there are many obstacles to the experience of receiving Divine Love and yet we work diligently to assist you in having those conscious experiences, and God, of course, responds to your prayers in relation to the intensity of your prayer and the openness of your soul. Many may mouth the words of a prayer, thinking that they are sincerely asking but the yearning of the soul is not present. This too is a barrier, for understanding the yearning of the soul is important. It is not a mindful thing, although certainly that yearning is transferred to the mind and translated by the mind in prayer, yet every soul yearns for God. But that yearning to be in alignment with God and the presence of the Holy Spirit requires a conscious act: the act of asking for the gift. For it is not bestowed upon the individual unless it is asked for.
So the struggle of recognition, of understanding, of experience, continues with every individual upon this earthly plane. There are none who do not engage in this struggle to some degree and there are many who engage in it intensely, continue to struggle for that conscious experience, that physical manifestation, that blissful touch from God within the soul, and indeed the struggle is worthwhile. For in time, there will be something. There will be many experiences that will come to that individual, provided they are not obsessed or completely engrained with the mental condition which often has deep expectations as to what this experience is. If the individual continues to obsess within the mind about the experience of reception of Divine Love, then they have set for themselves a formidable barrier to the experience.
When you sit and pray for God’s Love, do you not sit in a comfortable chair or some other place that is comforting to you and relax and allow yourself to drift into prayer, to put aside the mental conditions, to put aside the daily concerns of life and to be with God. As one is with God and a prayer longing for His love rises up within you, which may not be verbal in nature but merely a sensation, a feeling that rises up from the soul and is sent to God in supplication and acknowledgement that God is the Source of this Love and God will instill His Love within you. Asking simply, sincerely, is all that is required of you and if in the first or second or hundredth time of prayer that experience that confirms that you received the Love does not come, do not fear, beloveds, for it shall come and it is bestowed, given your sincerity and your effort.
That old saying that “Rome was not built in a day,” indeed, the faculties and awareness of your soul does not come overnight. But it does build as you continue to pray to receive the gift of God’s Love and in time, the sensitivity that is required, the mindset that is necessary, the senses and sensitivities will come and manifest within you, beloved brothers and sisters. You will come to know this gift from God as a powerful benediction upon you. Indeed, as you pray in faith and desire, so these things will be replaced with experience and awakening. For, your faith will be transformed into something else, such surety, such understanding, such strength and knowing of its existence that it will not be merely a hope within, a small flicker of light, but something powerful and beautiful and graceful, a touch from God acknowledged, desired and filled with peace.
All comes from that first step, that step into the journey of Truth. And, as you continue to step forward with faith and express your desires to God, there will always be a response. Whether you, within your bodies or your minds can acknowledge this is not the point. The point is that you, with faith within, the desire of the soul has stepped forward and said, “Dear beloved God, I need your presence in my life. I desire your Love within my soul. I desire the transformation that I know will come and the blessings of your beloved touch upon me. Help me to understand, to know, to feel, to acknowledge your gifts, your blessings, your Love in my life. And I understand that because I am unique, that experience will be mine and mine alone and I will cherish this for all of my days. Beloved God, know that I love You, that my love for You is great and I know that Your Love for me is greater. May we come to this understanding together, this true knowing, Soul to soul, and be in your grace, a harmony of love, always as I walk upon this Earth.”
If you recite this prayer with sincerity and longing, God will respond. God will give you what you need and require, not necessarily what you think you need and require but what is truly needed, and this is where you must have faith that God knows you and will respond accordingly with His infinite wisdom and set you upon your particular road towards atonement with Him. Your part to play is to set your mind and your soul upon this road and act accordingly.
May you be truly blessed, beloved, beloved souls. May you be truly blessed and know that God is touching you with the deepness and clarity of His Love, the wonderment of this gift that awakens all within you in time. God bless you. I am your teacher Augustine, and I love you. God bless you.
Received 4/25/2022, soultruth.ca
All the people in the comments who are getting offended that the channel seems to assume people aren't Christians, the channel is openly non-religious, and the videos about their own solutions to problems and such show this. When they say "us Christians" they are assuming to themselves, not necessarily assuming that their viewers are all atheist. Glad that every comment on here is so respectful though, that's nice for a change.
Nietzsche would have been in perfect agreement with the Romans on point 1. He is indeed optimistic and believes that we should be focused on the earthly happiness and that we can improves ourselves with self-help and technology. Augustine and Nietzsche would have been totally at odds with each other. Pretty interesting how they are the polar opposites of each other.
Yet both were famous philosophers
They had one thing in common, however, they were both living in a declining empire. Augustine in the Roman empire and Nietzsche in the German empire of Kaiser Wilhelm. Nietzsche, however, saw it going downhill and left it for new lands in France, Italy, and Switzerland. He immersed himself in nature whereas Augustine lived a professional urban life.
Focusing on happiness here on earth made Romans ruthless. Also, N*z*s used Nietzsche's philosophy.
I think you may have missed the most crucial element of the "optimism" of Augustine. We are all fundamentally evil, there was no moment of corruption, there was no loss of innocence. We are all in this thing together, and while we can call out the evil of others we also have to recognize that the exact same evil is within ourselves, even if not expressed the same way, and always be prepared to forgive as we have been forgiven by a God who was prepared to not only overlook but sacrifice for our evil. It's a very, very generous philosophy, and frankly a bit singular.
@@privatecitizen8909 Augustine's conceptualization of original sin (and, indeed, the Bible's) is that we were created perfect at the beginning, with the "we" being humanity. But when Adam sinned perfection was corrupted, sin entered the world, and death through sin (Romans 5). Once humanity had introduced sin to creation we were non posse non peccare (not able to not sin) and sinful already in the womb (Psalm 51:5). This was a primary element in the refutation of Pelagius who taught that we could cooperate with our salvation, doing good deeds to merit heaven.
The idea of "original sin" is older than Augutine. For example Capadocian fathers wrote whole books on that century before.
And Apostle Paul in his epistle to the Romans.
one of the most famous berber/amazigh personalities
What of St. Thomas Aquinas? I would much appreciate a video on his philosophy. Thank you! Keep up the good work!
+Gauthier Fally me too!
They've produced one
Nice video, but a little bit bad that they excessivally summarized Augustine's work (they not even mentioned his work around the problem of evil!)
every time i hear value judgements based on a deity, my eyes roll so hard.
Fascinating stuff, very well done
Coloca legenda em português! Nós do Brasil admiramos o seu trabalho, mas precisamos de uma legenda na nossa língua. Agradeço desde já! God bless you.
San Agustín reza por nosotros 👏🏽
The pursuit of knowledge outweighs even nature to exist beyond its limits.
community in this channel is very positive, have healthy tolerance toward another. i as christian believe we can learn so much from non - christians because we learn and observe common world. There is truth!
In keeping with the Christian philosophers, can y'all do a video on Aquinas?
***** Thanks for covering the Christian side of Philosophy! Also on my wish list would be Jacques Maritain and Etienne Gilson (asking too much?) From the Greek side, I can't wait for the Plotinus episode.
@@arturoperez5007 you have the same name as our professor on Indian Philosophy
As cool as this channel is, it’s completely unable to hide its biases.
They are funded by the big Augustine lobby, what would you expect.
So are you my friend lol
Exactly what i was thinking... He does like to act like he's talking for both sides but he's just making attacks on one which he doesn't agree with
"Yes, even though Augustine was really stupid and arrogant and evil and crazy for beliving in god, that doesn't stop us from learning his from writings.
@@theend7425 And you’re not arrogant to suggest you’re smarter than the most influential theologian in history? Please tell me what you’ve contributed to civilisation aside from smug comments on the internet
Hope you make more videos about philosophy and many, many thanks for such an awesome channel!
Your work is Fantastic !! Love it, respect bro
The funny part is that no body in Algeria have heard about Augustine
Because Islam invaded Christian Algeria. And Islamists removed traces of Christinity there. Now Algeria is just a poor and backward Islamic country.
Didn't Augustine also say that because we inherit Adam's sin we are all condemned to hell and eternal torment, including new born children, except those chosen by God's grace to enter Heaven? Pretty harsh.
thatintroguy1-that clearly shows what kind of person St.Augustine was-hard hearted and intolerant. His very teachings of eternal damnation doctrine led to corruption in society and in church hundreds of years later.
@@Bunny23723 Very true.
because of Adam’s sin we know good and evil and we are able to sin, and we do. If God’s just He must punish sin against him. He was made human without sin, and shed his blood, took the punishment for us, for you
I came here because I hade to for school homework but I liked it so much I ended up watching more videos, Good Job
These videos are saving my life for my political theory final tomorrow! Thank you!!
Lol 😂
You mentioned Augustine's relevance for "us non- Christians". Ummmm....I am an atheist turned evangelical Christian turned Catholic, and I follow philosophy, as do many other Christians. There are thousands (if not millions) like myself, and we learn from and discuss philosophers too. Gosh!
He said it to underline the point he later re-iterated in the video, which is: that religious philosophy can be relevant to you even if you're not religious. I highly doubt that he was trying to imply that religious people don't philosophize or don't follow philosophy. That's hilarious you think that though
I was an Atheist toon and turned Christian after reading philosophy.
Miguel Loaysa
If you don't mind me asking, What is it that led you atheism? What philosophy then changed your mind?
Leibniz, Pascal and Kierkegaard.
Also some lectures of Augustine, Aquinas and Hegel.
Miguel Loaysa
OK. But what led you to atheism beforehand?
im Christian!!!!! augstine speaking truth right there😀
Augustine. Maybe the greatest Christian philosophers of all time.
Well done!
hey, this one reminded me of your ted talk!
British accent, Perfect Pace= Art❤️
Can you guys do a video on Al Ghazzali?
thanks.
History repeats. I too sought a vision of my future having a philosophical journey.
Clio
The Muse Of History
This is brilliant! Thanks very much. Please do a video on Thomas Aquinas
That moment When u figure out that Augustine lived in your town 😂😂😇
he lived back then and now i have to struggle to understand what he s saying for my homework🧍♀️🚗💨
@@sorina2 am glad i don't have to remember any of that , the video is very informative though.
0:28 The Vandals had recently been converted to Christianity, that's why they didn't burn the church to the ground
this one was extremly good my friend!
As a born Roman Catholic-recently turned atheist, I'm being confirmed soon mainly due to my dad wanting me to be, although I'm not strongly against the idea, I'll just go through this and be done with relgion. But I think I may want to use Augustine as my confirmation as I'm quite interested in philosophy.
I see that you commented this eight years ago. How are you now?
at 4:00 there was an Ethiopian script called Ge'ez script it says አዳም：ወሐዋን：it means Adam and Eve.
I think that is an ancient illustrated Bible of the Ethiopian christians.
As a Tunisian i say Augustine is an honor to this civilization ( i feel disappointed you just mentioned north africa but not Tunisia 🇹🇳 specifically ) and we we have a statue of him in our presidential palace along side the great figures of this beautiful country ❤️
I thought he was algerian tho
He was born in Annaba, northern Algeria
Augustine is algerian, also 2-0.....
augustine of hippo (hippo, now it's Annaba or Bon in Algeria), he is born in Thagaste, Numidia
(modern-day Souk Ahras, Algeria)...
so why you are thinking he is Tunisian!!!!?
a figure that has had little impact on your country because of islam
this is way better than reading for my exam. i'll actually remember something!
Couldn't help but think of Plato's idealism/dualism. Great vid by SoL, also read the content of the book Great Thinkers. Interesting, indeed!
I would enjoy a video on Hypatia. She seems - to me - to be one of the most interesting philosophers of all time, yet she is barely ever brought up.
I'd love to know more about Cicero, I'm really interested in Roman philosophy.
Cicero is awesome, although to be fair he was more of a 'gentleman philosopher' who presented existing schools of thought, than a philosopher in his own right. Many of his works are obvious reworkings of Greek texts. But I agree that Cicero is awesome!!
Roman Catholic faith will lead you to unlocking the hidden messages and codes of the universe sent from our Fathers. Thank you for telling St Augustine’s story.
Haha true that. Without us catholics we all would have been doomed.
I think i found a wonderful youtube channel.Thanks Augustine.
I always appreciate these videos. As a student of Christian thought, however, I do wish that you'd give more credence to reasoned faith and perhaps make more videos dealing with religious belief. After all, I think we can all agree that the conclusions one arrives at when it comes to questions about the existence and nature of God are quite arguably the most important decisions a person must make in his or her life, regardless of their religious persuasion.
James Pennell they're exactly as important as one's conclusions in the existence and nature of fairies and Big Foot.
@@williamchamberlain2263 *tips fedora*
@@williamchamberlain2263 so you're implying most atheistic philosophers and scientists who spent their lives(or most of) trying to find other ways to explain the origin of the universe and of the man wasted their time? That is quite a surprise from a (presumably) atheistic person
William Chamberlain read these.
St.Thomas Aquinas 5 ways in his “Summa Theologica Part 1, Q2, A3” www.newadvent.org/summa/1002.htm
His argument from motion is the best one. You’ll have to deny the Principle of Sufficient Reason to refute that argument.
St. Thomas Aquinas “Faith and Reason.”
The Lord be with you,
William Chamberlain also, fairy tales and big foot are, in Aristotelian terms, “acts mixed with potency.” Because they have potency, meaning they can change, they depend on other things to give them form and existence. Something which is pure act, is not only necessary for the existence of contingent objects, but has sufficient reason for its own existence since it is only act, “Actus Purus” as the scholastics say. This Pure Act is what we call God.
Don't consider myself religious, and I adore this channel, but it does seem very dismissive of religion. There are billions of religious people on this planet but a number of these videos make it seem as though religion is completely and utterly a thing of the past. Just an observation from a non-religious person. Otherwise, keep up the amazing work! thanks!
+The School of Life you should have more subscribers than pewdiepie, your videos quenches our souls
+The School of Life Dear School of Life, just a word of inquiry. Deconstruction philosophers have commented that organized religion are no longer functioning how they used to function during medieval times, where political dominance and power played an important role. Jean-Luc Nancy once commented, "Christianity is not a religion. Christianity is the self-deconstruction of religion. Christianity is a religion which would be an exit from all religion." Do you think that there is a possibility that religion is not necessarily a thing of the past, but is evolving to fit in today's time and age?
+weakestlink41 hahaha, I picked up on that also - and I immediately got a feeling of anxiety just as I do whenever I blurt out something similar only to later realise what I have said and to think to myself: "great, who have I offended now?". But to be honest, it is a breath of fresh air and knowing that makes these wonderful clips even more enjoyable and I know that I don't have to be on alert... you know, you are talking to someone - and you're having a geniuenly interesting and exciting conversation, and then all of a sudden, they just drop the bomb... now, not showing any change in enthusiasm for the conversation is one of the hardest things there is, lol - kidding (mostly).
What is the painting at 4:08 please?
+weakestlink41 just because billions of people believe it doesn't mean it shouldnt get its fair share of criticism. are you saying that if a billion people believe the earth is flat, that we should respect that belief that isnt based on scientific evidence and inquiry? it should be a thing of the past because if you notice that all aspects of life can be improved by knowing more about what the fuck your talking about. the religious do not care to support their arguments they only assert. and if you think there is a place for that in todays society you are bumfuck wrong.
religion is only clinged onto by the ignorant and the ones with preference of tradition and experience over evidence and detachment from biases before coming to conclusions.
Don't think you understood the comment, mate. Aside from that, that was an enormous generalization about religious people. To paint with that broad of a brush is inadvisable at best.
Saint Augustine of Hippo (/ɔːˈɡʌstɪn/; 13 November 354 - 28 August 430 AD) was a Roman African, early Christian theologian and philosopher from Numidia whose writings influenced the development of Western Christianity and Western philosophy.
I'm a Berber numidian from algeria , but I'm Muslim
What an inspirational figure.