The meaning of life

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Anything you can do to turn towards what we may call Truth, or God, or purpose, or meaning of life, whether it be meditation or prayer helps when we encounter the doubts and questionings in the mind. Anything we have - meditation of prayer - acts as a handrail to take you through the confusion of the mind.
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@lismaryperez6885 6 месяцев назад

I can listen to John Butler and feel relaxed and wiser 😊

@TheWisdomicMonkey 6 месяцев назад

Nothing better than trying to go to bed and seeing John Butler new video. Awesome!

@darrylschultz9395 Месяц назад

Trying to go to bed? Going to bed seems to me the ultimate in the relinquishing of "trying".

@leejones7439 2 месяца назад

5:34: Seriously?! Grass was meant to be walked on by humans and eaten by animals. I don't think they feel anything....

@feelingkevinly 5 месяцев назад

I have been feeling so negative lately, filling my head with news and politics and so on. Today I thought I might add a little positivity to my mind and of course turned to John Butler. This video put me in a great mindset, I just shared it with my mom, too. Thank you Mr. Butler for sharing your wisdom! I have been a listener for years and I'll keep coming back :)

@fabiozambaldi6876 2 месяца назад

I´m in Brazil... someday, 04 years ago, in the deepest darkness of my life, I was caught by one of his videos...I immediately fell in love with this peace. I listen to these videos since than every single day...they put me on a "higher place", a state of lightness, peace... Thank you Jonh!!

@daveanderson70 6 месяцев назад

Thank you John. Thank you all the people who work with John. I hold on to the bannister of life today with a sense of surety. 😊

@SpiritualUnfoldment 6 месяцев назад

Cheers Dave. 👍 Phil

@ellisonhamilton3322 6 месяцев назад

Like John I've spent most of my life with feeling separated from others....loneliness. Prayer helps...a lot.

@SpiritualUnfoldment 6 месяцев назад

So, spiritual practice is to counteract being ‘an outsider’? Just asking. Phil

@T.L.A.S.L 2 месяца назад

@ellisonhamilton3322 He said once that when he was working in the farm of his father he was happy to work with his hands. He had a different life, a more solo one. Sorry if it offend you, it's not meant to! I'm just not good enough when writing and speaking English. All I want to say is that, if you're often feeling lonely - even if not _alone,_ what I think could help you is to try to find peace in solitude. Try to find peace of mind: enjoying no one else but you. I don't know if what I write is easy to understand... I try...

@stuartwilliams-fw4vo 6 месяцев назад

The brilliance of Butler.

@odalivalenzuela3796 5 месяцев назад

Thanks John, such a powerful thoughts.

@markrichter2053 2 месяца назад

John Butler is a true saint because he’s gone before and shows us the gentle discipline of mediation. I love him so much. I love the way he’s spent so much time in mystery that he’s learnt not to label the Presence beyond saying that it is love. Such gentle wisdom and quietness of heart

@ThatCologneGuy 6 месяцев назад

This is hands down his best talk, in my opinion.

@nicholasbishop6731 6 месяцев назад

A true man of God.

@allanmccoll3753 6 месяцев назад

No. When compared to the bible and the God very clearly described in it, it is very clear John is confused and is, most definitely not, aligned to the truth of the bible. Furthermore, when one listens to hours and hours of John's speeches, one starts to realise how circular and contradictory he is. I believe him to be a gentle, friendly old man, but he is not a sage or theologically sound.

@middleofnowhere1313 6 месяцев назад

Who are you to judge? If you can't be respectful why are you here?

@1804louiis 6 месяцев назад

Yk hes gay😂?

@dayseven28 6 месяцев назад

@@allanmccoll3753Give us the truth mr.Butler is missing then. I would like to hear it.

@clankelt 6 месяцев назад

@@allanmccoll3753Are you some self proclaimed theologian?

@emdeejay7432 Месяц назад

I love the little whistles on the s sounds sometimes. That's always so relaxing. All he needs is to be smoking a pipe and it would be such a classic image of the old English gentleman. I mean he already is that Im referring to a specific image I have.

@camerong5513 19 дней назад

One of John's best videos, perhaps the best. And for an elderly person he is so on the ball

@polo-wv2gs 6 месяцев назад

What beautiful guidance for that man and all of us "reach for the sky" ❤

@ThatAngloSaxonBloke 6 месяцев назад

John Butler could get any baby to sleep simply by reading it a bedtime story. He makes Morgan Freeman sound coarse.

@veevinnie8321 5 месяцев назад

Although he seems a dear soul and lovely person, to “me” at least, the most truest and wisest thing he said is that he doesn’t KNOW!, The rest is,, I feel, although peaceful and comforting, mostly holy blah, blah, blah and I sometimes wonder if this is maybe perpetuating an ignorance and a sleep that’s preventing us from truly awakening and raising our consciousness to bring about a world that’s uplifting of our humanity and this miraculous existence.

@LarryKippings 6 месяцев назад

Monty python had the answer……..

@dayseven28 6 месяцев назад

Doubt it

@richdorset 6 месяцев назад

Safe space

@Beyondabsence 4 месяца назад

Indeed, we continue on, just as my mother exists now in the spiritual realm. Yet, for me, the challenge lies in contemplating a transition to that realm, leaving my beloved wife and child behind. I imagine that for those who have no remaining loved ones-no spouse or children-it might be easier to embrace the departure of the physical body with a sense of peace.

@doloresfarr7633 6 месяцев назад

This is just my personal opinion, but once you see your sins and you are sorry for them then you are clean , unless you continue to sin constantly then I guess you need to repent every day. I do appreciate John‘s lectures. ❤

@IAMFISH92 6 месяцев назад

I think this is more to do with a misunderstanding of what repentance is rather than the potential necessity for engaging in it daily. Repentance isn’t merely feeling sorry over one’s sins, though that’s certainly part of it (especially in the beginning). But as you said: “unless you continue to sin constantly”. The implication on your part being here, I’m assuming, that one only feels the need to repent when a willing and apparent sin has been committed. This isn’t the case. Repentance includes recognition of our sins, smallness, and mistakes. But it also includes the positive: practicing the virtues, humility, prayer/meditation/contemplation, etc. Repentance is a constant state of turning towards the Divine and away from ourselves so that Union can be realized. Without repentance we are stuck in the many and the illusion of separation from God.

@doloresfarr7633 6 месяцев назад

@@IAMFISH92 no argument about that from me.

@randybackgammon890 6 месяцев назад

In my opinion everything is just someone's personal opinion ....Which is in no way ment to belittle yours✌️

@doloresfarr7633 6 месяцев назад

@@randybackgammon890 it’s not always an opinion many times it’s a actual experience. Who will believe?

@erikstormy8810 6 месяцев назад

I wonder which church John will be canonized first? I hope it takes a lot of time, though.

@themischa 6 месяцев назад

@polo-wv2gs 6 месяцев назад

The answer to life the universe and everything?

@fishofgold6553 6 месяцев назад

"42" 🤣

@dayseven28 6 месяцев назад

The answer is not 42, it’s Jesus Christ. If you want eternal life in bliss that is.

@gmk2222 6 месяцев назад

Hi John

@playitsofast 6 месяцев назад

Thank you John Butler. This was nice to wake up to

@SpiritualUnfoldment 6 месяцев назад

You're very welcome. Phil

@ellenlevin546 6 месяцев назад

Always reminding us to go beyond what is limited ❤❤❤ Again, thank you John ........& BLESSINGS to you & all!😅

@grocdaurat 6 месяцев назад

💖💕💖💕💖

@MrSomethingElse 6 месяцев назад

My friendly neighborhood Swami put me on to John, this wise man has more on his mind in an afternoon than I can cram into a decade. Very grateful for your wisdom elder. I hope you are still thriving. Weeds are hard to kill and you, Sir, are the hardiest of us all Matua. Kia Ora and Love from New Zealand big Pal. After all these years of Pop Culture and trumps divisive bullshit, it brings me to tears to have a grown up in the room. this man is a treasure.

@allanmccoll3753 6 месяцев назад

Trump wasn't decisive, he was factual.

@ellenlevin546 6 месяцев назад

Absolutely a treasure... ❤ John & Allan😂 thanks for the Trump humor....😂😂😂 Trump is as divisive & destructive as us humans get! All ego😂😂😂 ME ME ME MINE MINE MINE Thanks 4 the laughter😂😂😂😂😂

@Matconrov 6 месяцев назад

This probably isn't the best place to be talking politics. The irony is that talking about it will be divisive in itself.

@jpmarques7 6 месяцев назад

May I ask who is the Swami? I find it interesting to hear “my neighbourhood Swami”, as if it’s a standard feature of every place. Maybe it would be a good thing :)

@FancyNancyTeaParty 6 месяцев назад

Uh. Politics? Disgusting.

@lamontcranston3185 2 дня назад

The meaning of life is to work and pay bills.

@karadenning7524 6 месяцев назад

thank you dear heart💗

@randybackgammon890 6 месяцев назад

Right genuine question.When John says 'in this reality no one dies' does he mean because there is no one there to die or because the people/souls there are imortal.I mean yes,no one dies if this other reality is nothing but a zero.But thats not saying much.So can somene explain to me what it IS perported to be.Im confused

@SpiritualUnfoldment 6 месяцев назад

It is a bit of a puzzle Randy. To John, Spirit/Presence is the only true reality and does not die. ‘Real’ life (to you and me perhaps) is unnatural to John - fallen due to sin and that’s why it dies. Clear? Thought so. Phil

@randybackgammon890 6 месяцев назад

@@SpiritualUnfoldment Thanks for the answer Phil✌️