The Art of Letting Things Happen | A Japanese Philosophy That Will Change How You Think

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In this video, we explore the powerful Japanese concept known as wabi-sabi, looking into it's history, how its philosophy frames existence in a uniquely different way compared to most Western attitudes, and how it can be incredibly useful to integrate into our lives.
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@PursuitofWonder 11 месяцев назад

As always, thank you for watching. A great way to learn more about certain Eastern philosophies is with this video's sponsor, Blinkist. Get 1 free week and 25% off a premium membership to Blinkist using: www.blinkist.com/pursuitofwonder.

@stevem7137 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for sharing this i truly needed it 🙏🏼

@hustlershustlers4ever541 11 месяцев назад

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

@EffySalcedo 10 месяцев назад

So basically we need something infinite to bridge the gap.

@joshuagonzales6207 10 месяцев назад

Also stuck with me, very true!

@alicequayle4625 10 месяцев назад

'The perfect is the enemy of the good'.

@teejay08 10 месяцев назад

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

@ilv839 3 месяца назад

why we still not understand it well

@brianh9358 10 месяцев назад

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

@peacefuldaizy5717 10 месяцев назад

That is beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

@bobshaft1587 9 месяцев назад

do you know what the haiku is in japanese?

@brianh9358 8 месяцев назад

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

@EarnestApostate 10 месяцев назад

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

@winnersmakenoexcuses2360 7 месяцев назад

how did you conquer that stubborn beast?

@EarnestApostate 7 месяцев назад

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

@viov9566 Месяц назад

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

@Stargaze79 10 месяцев назад

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

@Sheng01427 10 месяцев назад

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

@Owen-hr6yq 5 месяцев назад

Maybe nothing ever even happened

@Thinkscape 11 месяцев назад

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

@hollawar1391 10 месяцев назад

well said

@hollawar1391 10 месяцев назад

@atzhanel 10 месяцев назад

Beautifully said

@zeropoint546 10 месяцев назад

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

@itsarali 7 месяцев назад

Is this chatgpt?

@PDogB 11 месяцев назад

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

@CAM-fq8lv 10 месяцев назад

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

@LearnGermanwithMarzipanfrau 9 месяцев назад

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

@1tlb0k 8 месяцев назад

Totally what I was thinking.

@davedismantled 10 месяцев назад

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

@renaultklio2401 10 месяцев назад

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

@phinksspanks8199 9 месяцев назад

I love your analogy ❤

@peacelovejoy8786 5 месяцев назад

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

@immrssnow Месяц назад

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

@amberheera9365 25 дней назад

this is so beautiful wow

@OneStepToDeath420 10 месяцев назад

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

@brandonmccain2297 9 месяцев назад

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

@msrawynn 8 месяцев назад

I like that 👍🏾

@ilv839 3 месяца назад

@@brandonmccain2297good bro

@ilv839 3 месяца назад

its hard to accept

@FormsInSpace 11 месяцев назад

acceptance and gratitude are the keys to life

@historylover3018 11 месяцев назад

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

@ilv839 3 месяца назад

anything that is repeated at brain becomes truth thats scary

@Maetaaaaaa 2 месяца назад

This !

@realnothingasitseems 11 месяцев назад

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

@panaderofilms 10 месяцев назад

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

@amandarockenbach 11 месяцев назад

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

@livyintheskywithdragons 10 месяцев назад

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

@markwilliams2952 Месяц назад

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

@Benni777 10 месяцев назад

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

@felzebub1762 10 месяцев назад

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

@maaaaaaaaaa247 10 месяцев назад

this channel is so good it's unbeliveable

@julietdrozdz7016 10 месяцев назад

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

@Maetaaaaaa 2 месяца назад

Happy belated birthday !!!! 🦋

@veiledmelancholia 11 месяцев назад

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

@jayatejgowda Месяц назад

Bravo😊

@peaguas629 11 месяцев назад

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

@captainyossarian388 11 месяцев назад

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="219">3:39</a> Beautiful. There was a scene in the series The Man In The High Castle that focused on this kind of repair of a broken porcelain cup. Thank you for shedding more light on that moment.

@E.a.Z.S.e.n.T 10 месяцев назад

Make it look like a lil Jon crunk cup

@BS-zf4mb Месяц назад

wow! this was lovely, thank you!

@user-xy8qk9gz7g 3 месяца назад

Thank you for uploading 🙏🏻

@ashleylanda4747 10 месяцев назад

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

@sumonbines-karki4818 24 дня назад

That was insanely eye opening thank you

@dcgreatman 11 месяцев назад

Dang who knew wasabi could be so deep Edit- to everyone saying wabi Sabi: wasabi, deal with it 😤

@pamelahornick8108 11 месяцев назад

🤣

@katherinemarkva7552 11 месяцев назад

Mmmmmm Horseradish

@tejeshwarsingh9069 11 месяцев назад

Bhaiii😂

@DLOGKCALB 11 месяцев назад

Saucy

@salmonetesnonosquedan8345 11 месяцев назад

Great joke indeed

@hohoucgguztizi4655 10 месяцев назад

Awesome lovely video, Robert never disappoints.

@captainyossarian388 11 месяцев назад

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

@elenabrusturan 11 месяцев назад

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

@Yosetime 11 месяцев назад

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

@ujjwalbhatt1460 11 месяцев назад

@@Yosetime Can you share the link please?

@mizztblaq 11 месяцев назад

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

@zerotwo7319 11 месяцев назад

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

@buddharuci2701 11 месяцев назад

Well done, well said!

@Kranti27 9 месяцев назад

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

@breakfastclosed 11 месяцев назад

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

@Clementinedaphane111 10 месяцев назад

Beautiful video . thankyou so much dude❤

@jeffxanders3990 11 месяцев назад

Balance in the self is key to all things.

@victorleyvaramirez4291 10 месяцев назад

Really needed your chanel man, thank you!

@thisisme3238 11 месяцев назад

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

@Zelig_G 10 месяцев назад

Excellent. Brilliant. Thank you 🙏🏼

@traviswadezinn 11 месяцев назад

Beautiful insights, thank you

@kaelwannabe 7 месяцев назад

Literally the ending statements are amazing.

@dwalker6868 4 месяца назад

Thank you for the information

@livn4luvn 10 месяцев назад

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

@BryanGrier 11 месяцев назад

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

@Ryansacrobat 11 месяцев назад

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

@lykayeban9590 5 месяцев назад

I needed this. For so long!

@deadmau1250 9 месяцев назад

Thank you for this great video bro :)

@tomwave5129 5 дней назад

Great topic 👍

@jacquelineward6201 10 месяцев назад

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

@alivanz 10 месяцев назад

love this....Thank you!

@magm3467 7 месяцев назад

Watching ur video always give me a sense of peace

@eleanorbertuch135 10 месяцев назад

Excellent presentation 👏👏

@robertshannon4547 10 месяцев назад

Thank you I enjoyed that!

@mrbo4576 8 месяцев назад

This is absolutely fantastic

@TrevTheGinger 11 месяцев назад

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

@AlwaysBeingAlwaysBecoming 26 дней назад

This is an excellent video. Cheers.

@romikim4548 2 месяца назад

Thank you for good contents.

@farfallakiki7281 7 месяцев назад

Thank u for this great vedio❤

@mamastired7033 11 месяцев назад

Love this ❤ thank you

@khan_rukayya 11 месяцев назад

Loved the video ❤

@larrymaxwell8565 10 месяцев назад

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

@djangotriump8025 11 месяцев назад

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

@dorothykelly8924 10 месяцев назад

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

@catia1022 4 месяца назад

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

@prema_ranga 10 месяцев назад

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

@sprtnp19 5 месяцев назад

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

@redtree732 Месяц назад

Beautiful video

@fernandoorozco5968 11 месяцев назад

Thank you

@TennisTD Месяц назад

Love this philosophy. Never heard this before. Thanks.

@earnyourimmortality6805 11 месяцев назад

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

@jangoodwin4196 Месяц назад

Thank you so much.

@marishkagrayson 11 месяцев назад

I needed this wisdom today, somehow!

@auggiemarsh8682 11 месяцев назад

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

@mr.bnatural3700 11 месяцев назад

The perfection of imperfection.

@YOSFP 10 месяцев назад

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

@kajalyadav1020 9 месяцев назад

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

@matthewgarner8728 10 месяцев назад

I love this chanel. Thank you.

@mrbo4576 8 месяцев назад

Thank you Very much Sir.

@rivkasherman3906 10 месяцев назад

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

@timmortimer6267 5 месяцев назад

Love this

@HarvestStore 11 месяцев назад

Great video.

@gordoncamacho8649 5 месяцев назад

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

@basma_alhareth8 28 дней назад

I loved it ❤

@Appleloucious 11 месяцев назад

One Love! Always forward, never ever backward!! ☀☀☀ 💚💛❤ 🙏🏿🙏🙏🏼

@vishalrana9836 11 месяцев назад

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

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@nias3202 11 месяцев назад

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

@williamkazak469 10 месяцев назад

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

@siddhant07wc6 10 месяцев назад

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

@h.m.g7409 7 месяцев назад

going thru a break up right now with my first true love. this is a beautiful idea

@TheRealTomWendel 8 месяцев назад

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

@rodelenz8114 9 месяцев назад

This is beautiful 😊😊😊

@a.sobriquet6220 9 месяцев назад

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

@vannle8655 10 месяцев назад

so beautiful video both in meaning of video as well as in visual of its

@UnmatchedxEnergy 7 месяцев назад

I love this channel

@lunarocks6659 11 месяцев назад

Great video. High five

@geekvinos 10 месяцев назад

That David Foster Wallace quote... jeeeezus that was good. 🔥🔥💪😁🤙🔥🔥

@rootvalue 11 месяцев назад

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

@E.a.Z.S.e.n.T 10 месяцев назад

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