Eastern Philosophy vs Western Philosophy 

Best analysis of why Eastern religions were so heavy on asceticism. Abundance of fruits and roots in nature would definitely give rise to vegetarianism meanwhile northern regions of world being more warlike due to scarcity of resources and heavily dependent on animals.

Some work of indian literature 1. Mahabharat 2. Astavakra Gita 3. Avadhuta Gita 4. Ribhu Geeta 5. Panchadashi by Vidyaran 6. Abhigyan Shakuntalam by Kalidas 7. Prajna Paramitahrdya 8. Brahmsutra Bhasya by Adi Shankaracharya 9. Mulamadhyamakarika by Nagarjuna 10. Tantraloka by AbhinavGupta 11. Tattavartha Sutras by Acharya Umaswami 12. Pravachana sara by Acharya kundkund. 13. Patanjali Yoga Sutra 14. Godan by Munshi premchand 15. Bhagvadgeeta

In Eastern Philosophy, external circumstances are not in our control, we may change one thing in external world but some new problem may arise, you can not change each and every external circumstances, they can never, never be in your control but you surely can change yourself. That is always, always in your own hands

Wow, this video really opened my eyes to the fascinating differences between Eastern and Western philosophy! I love how the narrator breaks down complex concepts into easy-to-understand explanations. The examples used were so relatable and helped me grasp the essence of both philosophies. Thank you for such an enlightening and thought-provoking video! Keep up the great work!

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Got to chuckle about the terrain's influence concept, with all due respect and gratitude for your hard work. I watched one video of a lady forwarding the idea that in Britain in counties where the terrain is hilly, and goes up and down... so their accent goes up and down, and in areas where the terrain is flat their accent is very monotone. Ha. Keep up your hard work we are following and enjoying.

I'm genuinely awestruck by your video! -- "Challenges are transformative stepping stones."

I never comment...but today...I want to....I always wait for your video...your videos help me stand among philosophy loving people... I feel good after watching your video.... Keep it up sir...love from India ❤

bro, I mean that is very true. I am amazed by how comprehensive things you know about, history, psychology, philosophy... Really love your channel.

Very good video but we disagree on the fundamentals: at the heart of Christianity is internal transformation, self-realization in God. And the West has its roots in Christianity.

Great video! Have you considered covering native american philosophy? I haven't found a good source on it and I think you would cover the topic well

beautiful video on the Eastern and western philosophy!

In eastern philosophy you never question your elders or sanseis? Pure. Insanity. As if older people never go senile or are just stupid. Age does not equate in wisdom or intelligence. And change is a good thing, sometimes tradition is wrong, as its sometimes great.

😂 I laugh at people when they discuss this topic because the way I think is simple there are things that we need to change in ourself and then there are outside things that need to be changed In short- "fix yourself, bring the same change in your character that you want to see in the society example if you are trying to save climate which even I want to. But first change your own habit- use cycle rather than cars and bike, use sunlight in day rather than light , reduce and clean your own environment, plant and grow as many tree as you can, etc then go outside in the world talking about climate change and saving the environment. In short go outside and fix the world Fix yourself (eastern school of philosophy) then fix the world problem (western school of philosophy)

Great info, except for the Jesus part- he escaped to the wilderness and came back ultimately being killed for being different but true to Himself. That seems more Eastern to me.

That was pretty exhaustive as it could be in small video. Particularly the causes provided for philosophical ideas were incredible. 👏🏻

I agree with the author, on the philosophy, your analyze is great!

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Einstein won his nobel prize for hypothesizing quantum mechanics. Characterizing his views as being in opposition to it caused me to choose not to risk being misinformed by continuing. Probably sucks for both of us.

Very nice content. However, one question may need more explanation. Why Greeks settled at places where they needed support from external sources (rationally an improbability). Today it may be an option due to technology etc. (there are examples also), whereas, at that time it may not be an option. You may be missing the point which led to development of Greek Civilization at places which as per your statement are not very population friendly and they have to manage everything by trading. Apparently not supporting the argument that Greeks choose trade due to such reasons. Your point of view please.

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Are you familiar with Epicureanism? It seems to be a secular version of Zhuangzi's ideology, but I could be wrong.

Good video. Highly impressive…good eloquence…knowledgeable….par excellence…regards from core of the heart

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How the hell a man born in Bethlehem is considered western? 😂

This helps explain my early affinity for Eastern philosophy. I was brought up in a rather Procrustean manner and had almost no agency of my own, so I had to change myself to survive and not go insane. I went within and 'built a temple'. Glad it was there to help me cope when I really needed it, but I think I'm ready to make the world around me change a little bit now, too.

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Thanks for your efforts! I am afraid that the subject in this video you have made, it is not based either in not very good source or in not very good perception. I can say that with a great confidence as a Greek and a great friend of wisdom/philosophy. I can challenge you on the similarities of Ancient Greek philosophy and Buddhism, perhaps you might find a good subject to work on, I personally have done that for the last couple of years…you will be amazed. I noticed some errors too, as for example Ancient Greece gave birth to Roman Empire, so they are not in the same time, nevertheless you forgot to count Macedonia, the empire of Alexander The Great, who was one of the students of Aristotle. And something else, fundamentally the main goal in Ancient Greece was for a person to became excellent/aristos (aristos = a person of fine values and skills), so the word aristocracy, actually means a republic/kratos of aristus/fine Individuals. However between black and white there are undoubtedly infinite shades of grey, so my dear friend, we own everything in any matter to ancient times, that can not be explained in 20’, we the humans did very badly afterwards, didn’t Lear much of the legacy we were left with🙏🏻

Interesting comparison.

Buddha (gautam buddha) was not the founder of buddhism...he can be called as a revivalist because if we consider scriptures there where 26 buddhas prior to him but we can keep it aside coz every religion get it own mythology relative to time...but there where 6 buddhas prior to him who has archeological and historical evidence like asoka edicts( nigalihawa inscription, gotihawa inscription, piparahwa inscription) and the notes of fa xian and huan xang

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Make video on Hindu philosophy you will be amazed

great. you should do a video on Laotzi

And Russia is somewhere between :)

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History, philosophy, psychology, and spirituality all relate. The Hellenistic Greeks are the bridge. Study your side before crossing.

Was jesus western i dont think so you also cant say he was eastern , but may be we could say middle eastern as muddle eastern philosophy is too dependent on religion as life , while other philosophies focus on sociology and self science .

ancient Greeks did not sell potatoes

Is the truth this simple or is it complex? Was the creator of this video eastern or western? Who is controlling the narrative of this video? Is the narrative truth, or the narrative about comforting the ego?

Nice video essay

It seems nearly impossible to take a side this discussion. Presently, it seems so many “beliefs” have turned on their heads. The Bosporus is no the dividing line for eastern and western ideas. Our ideas about this so called divide only gets in our ways.

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Barking up the wrong tree. Paradigm is typically diametrical.

both east and west is neede for balanced life. 😊

I am troubled. Not two minutes and you've characterized Tagore as a representative of Eastern thought but characterized his subjectivism as being based in quantum theory -- maybe it was, but isn't that Chopra? -- and then reduced Jesus' mission to "confronting injustice," something He did, but that was not the purpose of His mission. It seems to me that you're trying to turn both of them into modern Western heroes, the subjectivist rebelling against the chains of so-called reality and the revolutionary breaking the chains of oppression.

Jesus a Middle Eastern Hero you mean

Great video, tho there’s something that should be added. And that is that Ancient Christian and overall Abrahamic cultural beliefs are more similar to Eastern philosophy and theology. Actually a lot of modern western ideas are by technically part of the eastern cultural sphere especially Greek cultural ideas and philosophies from before roman times. These weren’t western and were more part of the eastern, specifically middle eastern cultural sphere. They became western solely by an For example good and bad in Judaism were far more blurred especially around the concept of God. God in ancient Abrahamic beliefs is far more benevolent and less good and more like a mix of sometimes being straight up draconian and then other times (which in religious terms is a reflection of how society at the time was.) Islam as an example too shows God not as a pure good or evil guy at times he’s a generous benevolent god and sometimes he is a God who is not afraid of showing tough love. In Judaism God also works as a being of neutrality, similar to Ying and Yang. All the Christian ideas we believe are western are Eastern in nature or of Western European origin.

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This man's definition of greatest is simply most popular and well known. This is not the case.

Jesus' atonement is more Eastern. Luke 17:21 says the Kingdom of God is within you. Jesus accepted his fate in the hands of the Roman authorities, and of religious elite Jews, but his sacrifice led to actual change within the larger world, and in the cosmic reality. Maybe both philosophies are right, there is an inward reality, but also external reality, both physical and spiritual.

Brilliant video! Thanks.

Jesus fasted in the desert for 40 days. Just fyi

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great work, man. but your video still seems very empty. i wish you could really delve deeper into writings of India and China, rather than smelling the air. i hope your quest for what makes us human gives yourself an answer, but i know this video would not make it.

Alexander lost to the great Indian king Porus

The Middle East brought most innovations in modern Medicine not the West

You hit the nail on the head. It's all about geography.