Yes, Ina, a rare quality indeed. Some channels have the likes of shouty Shola and Tessa Dunlop. Ugh Such clarity and calmness comes across. When Mo was talking about having so many billion heart beats, exchanging those beats for time doing certain things, and realizing we’re not using the time of those heart beats with important moments like family or usefully, then feeling miserable, really hit home with me. I’ve just retired after 47 years nursing, thinking I need to spend time on myself and my husband, having looked after so many others, and presently living with aged disabled parents. Other people still want us, adult children and new grandchildren. When do we , my husband and I not feel guilty about looking after ourselves.
i was thinking the same thing!! Even when they are contradicting each other and themselves, they arent correcting nor debating each other. They are LISTENING in such a respectful and classy manner.
I have a 10 month old baby son and seeing his development is truly eye opening. His default condition is happiness. He wakes up on a morning smiling. As soon as we go downstairs, he plays and is laughing and smiling. Throughout the day, he only gets upset when he is hungry or has tummy ache etc. As an adult, my default condition has been the complete reverse to this. I always think that I have to have something outside of me to make me happy. A well paid job, nice car, a holiday every year, the latest gadget, the latest clothes. If any of these things made us have lasting happiness then as soon as we have experienced them we wouldn’t need them again. Of course, this isn’t the case because after having the desired object for a while, we start desiring something else. The cycle never ends. My baby is my guru and is teaching me so much❤❤❤
I lost my only daughter, my first child, on Oct 2nd 2020. She turned 21 on Sept 30th 2020. She had her first and only baby on Oct 1st 2020. She died bc of dr error.... Something drew me to this video... now I know I was meant to hear a very specific message. Thank you both. Thank you so very much🥺❤️
Brandi Michelle Akin how tragic, so sorry for your loss and in the same breath congratulations on the birth of your granbaby This life can be difficult may you find strength and peace in moving foward
I've been SCREAMING this for YEARS. People forgot how to play. We forgot how to create. We forgot how to love. We forgot how to be. We forgot who we are in the name of money and working jobs that don't bring us joy. Then the end of our life comes, and we never lived. We only went through the motions. Since I was a kid, I realized this and would always say it. I'd argue with adults about it. And I'm still like this. I make art. It's what I love to do. I feel like I'm living when I create. When will we remember how to live and not just exist?
I retired two years ago and never looked back. Teaching is a hard job and as much as I loved the kids I disliked the job. The school policies and not being able to teach. Really teach. It has been such a hard go for over twenty eight ears. Now I rise everyday feeling like a song is about to unfold. A beautiful song. I do life. My life. No longer do I live to make sure others are happy with me. I now live for myself and my happiness. I love being out and about and meeting others but I don’t care to impress them. I just want to enjoy their company. Yes some days I just sit and read or paint or just out walking. It’s my life now and I’m loving it.
These two guys have mastered their egos and are living from their hearts! This will be the model for the new earth! Humans are evolving! This is the best interview I have heard on happiness! It totally resonates with me.
Yeah it's cool raising your Consciousness and understanding the Earth is changing like we are yes some people are living on a "flat" Earth. Lol anyway I'm raising my Consciousness and starting to learn very important things about Humanity a religion and so many other things. When you know that you're a being of light, nothing can happen to you on this Earth, that's too overwhelming...
"Ali is here in many forms but most importantly he is here in love". This coming from someone Who lost a sister and spent the last few years in total darkness and depression thank you for the conversation ❤❤
@@Kittykat4188 thanks for writing this as it shows how deeply you understand 🙏. I was never the same person after her literally down to every cell in my body.
so sorry for your loss, I literally cannot IMAGINE a life without my sister, she's my best friend, the only person I can be myself around etc. I don't even feel like myself if I'm unaccompanied by her presence even for a little while, its like my inner child is stored within her presence, if I lose her, I'll forever lose my inner child and most likely never feel like myself again and might even lose my will to live so I know how you feel, I really hope you can heal
I totally relate. My child died by suicide at 17yrs old 17months after she was gang raped and a photo circulating the entire time. All the systems failed her. It was soooooo pain filled. I chose to honour the pain and reclaim my life. I too get messages from around the world that send me messages that say they also love and honour my child. I do not chopse suffering but I do honour that deep deep hole in my heart. I totally relate to this.
I lost my little brother to suicide....yet the brief background you share regarding your daughter sounds incredibly tragic and makes a person wonder ...how in the world does one pick up the pieces from that "train wreck"? May God break through this situation and grace you in extraordinary manner so that you can help others who have suffered great loss.
I am so so sorry that such deep injustice came to your daughter. Your strength and resolve in the face of such loss is just incredible. I hope your road ahead is paved with endless love
I'm an artist by trade and vocation.. However, our society rarely values artists and has always told me that I'll never make enough money. I admit I am nearly always skint, but I've always thought that's the price for freedom. Thought provoking podcast my friend.....one to contemplate 🤔...God bless 🙏
I was homeless, got addicted to drug's went to prison after some years, came out and Heaven came through for me in my finances too making $12,550 in just 1month in forex, rented my first apartment last week ,God has absolutely done more than enough
What a great news you are really doing, my finance are really in mess right now and great tip will really go along way in shaping my life too im open for idea
I work at a restaurant here in Houston Texas. Things have been really difficult as I'm a single mom parent and trying my best to pay bills and take care of my daughters
I started pretty low investing in forex though with $1,250 thereabouts. The returns came massive. My son Joe is in school now doing well, telling me of new friends he's meeting in school. (Alvarez Harry) is a Blessing to my life
Wow 😲I'm shocked you know this man too he is good with and on his job. He has helped a couple of families finances, I thought I'm the only one investing with him
Hi Rangan, I loved your question where you asked what if the person is already helping people in general but its not their calling. The answer in my view and experience is this - a human can help other humans being in any profile regardless whether its their calling/passion or not. However, when we help people in a subject area that we love and are passionate about; then its not just that we are making others happy; but instead, we earn happiness for ourselves. More than others! And if we are happy then its a lot easier to keep the world happy around us. regards
Dr Rangan, this has to be my favorite interview with Mo Gawdat. It struck a chord so many times and was so easy to listen to and understand. My heart beats and breathing have slowed in the process of listening and watching this. Thank you both so much. Best wishes from Devon
This is one of the best podcasts I have ever had the pleasure to listen and watch, and so far, I am only 40 mins in. Mo Gawdat and Dr Rangan Chatterjee are true blessings to our world and I cannot express how much I am learning from you. I am journaling all of this as you speak. It is making a profound impact in my life and the way I want to lead it, going forward. I hope your insights, your conversation and my written recording of it also changes the lives of the people I hope one day will read it. I am committed to living my passion (which i am, as a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist specialising in Electronic Assistive Technology - my absolute passion), and I am reflecting on times in my career where I have portrayed my soul. I am dedicated to continue to portray my soul in all that I do, and all the roles I play in my life. I am committed to Living my Truth and to Live Truly to who I am, in all that I do, with all that I am with, to help change the world for the better. A million thank you's for noticing incredible people in the world, creating and showcasing on a platform, your dedication is spreading. Thank you, for your hearts, souls and your passion. Sasha. x
Thank you for choosing the profession you did. My son James had a life changing experience, because of a dedicated speech therapist like yourself. Which in turn lead him to be on the Tyra Banks Show in Sept 2005 and receive the fluency master device
A lot of issues for me in life stemmed from high school where I felt inadequate and not part of the “in” group. It was after two divorces that I began to work on myself and do what made me happy, I came to know myself better, and I began to realize that material possessions did not make me happy, relationships made me happy. Also, I discovered that when we open up to life’s possibilities people come into your life. In the past I would have compared those people to the “perfect” people I wanted to be with, but I learned that nobody is perfectly happy and I started enjoying the people I was with.
Very smart, very deep and very noble man despite horrible tragedy tragedy that happened in his life,I hope there are and will be more humans like him.Only hope for humanity to survive😊 in near and foseable future!
Dr Rangan’s podcasts are my most favourite go to listen to when I have questions or any troubled thoughts… this podcast I have shared with everyone I know as it is definitely the one you need to hear this year ♥️🙏🏼
On the one hand, I really appreciate him promoting happiness and pushing people to do what they love, on the other hand, it's very easy to promote that when you have so much money and you are set for life. Many of us had to compromise in order to pay our bills to provide for our families, it's not as simple in life as it is in theory.
It's Sunday and I have never...ever...gone through a 2 hour video on RU-vid. This was so compelling that I started ironing through It...then went for a walk at the lake with it...then in the car to my mum's continued listening...ended watching it with a cappuccino as my supper. What superb people they are👏👏👏
So many wonderful wonderful insights, however I love the way Mo says he ‘chooses to be okay with the death of his beloved son however he’s still in his life anyway’. The underlying insight for someone who has recently lost 3 beloved member of my family recently is that we can’t escape the pain but the legacy of those loved ones is that having experienced life with them is in itself a blessing . As we all will pass one day , we should make our priceless time on this earth investing is sharing our true selves with those that come in contact with us. Beautiful pure poetry.
Best podcast I ve ever heard....especially about our expectations about life and how we can actually CHOOSE to be happy. I never thought about life like that!!THANK YOUXXXX
I share my life experience on happiness!out of highschool i followed my heart blindly ignored and resisted much negativity from my family with a traditional mindset. They tried discouraging my heart against fine art as a real career. I was living a miracle life since age of 21 as a prolific artist with limitless creativity mainly focused on connecting human spirits ♥️. Blessed grateful for truly feeling the hearts of people intimately. That calm was my natural instinct and what makes us truly human. . Best decision ever those friendships and memories are the most beautiful and profound . Fast forward 20 years and I allowed doubt and fear of future financial security. Mental health anxiety got worse for 8 years i suffered depression all to accommodate family members who expect age appropriate life style. What does that even mean really ? Fuck that until I finally took a stand and fought ounce again to stay true to my heart and now I'm relieving my true hearts happiness 😊 Thank you, for speaking on this vital subject that mostly goes unnoticed. You are a courageous rock star !! Keep spreading A.I. global awareness ....
Definitely prevention is better than cure. I love to help others build their well-being . How I got here was to help build my own. It was a long hard battle . Blessings to Mo and Rangan for highlighting the importance of living an authentic life.
The podcast that I needed. Ty Mo for sharing. We need to know that we are all here temporarily, and everything that life throws at us is to help us change and grow.
Success gives you freedom. How you use that freedom has a big bearing on how happy you are in life. One thing is for sure, lack of success does lead to misery as you end up a slave.
@@jinaoneill328 not necessarily. Not everyone can be successful. Many factors play into this i.e ability, luck, timing, etc. If you're having to work to pay the bills and survive you're literally a slave.
@@aqmohra4 I suppose it depends on what you consider to be successful and what your personal perspective is on your life however ultimately it is all a choice
Maybe you should watch the video again..Mo is saying that "success" is defined not by how others view "success".. Success is living who you really are! There will always be others with more or less fame or money..But, happiness is not in competing nor be like anyone else! Live YOU!
I read in the scriptures that God will not give you more than you can bear. I prayed with every molecule of my being to let me live as long as my children need me and that the one thing I could not bear was to have my children die before I do. I felt deep in my being that my prayer would be answered. I pray Mo that you feel joy again in this life because you have the saddest eyes. I am so glad I am so privileged to have listened to this Podcast. You bring words of wisdom that would heal our world, if only each person had your wisdom.
What an extremely powerful interview. I had tears in my eyes and pain in my heart listening to the truthful authenticity of two very wise human beings ❤
I thought your last question about ‘what would Ali say if he were here’ so clearly shows how in tune you are with the being your are interviewing. Simply beautiful well done❤
We Are Chasing An illusion..on a journey we call life..and determining the articles (house education money status fame etc) that we were able to pick up on the trip as successes..the items are not the life itself, they are just..items..life is an incredible state of conscious being..
We’re constantly evolving so we’re our best self and align with everything there is at the time as nothing exists independently from an other ❤️🕊 I am grateful for our heartbeats 🙏
Mr. Mo Gawdat, I'm equal in Mind...we have a lot of Sight inside of us which are very seldom to find ...you are a very amazing Human....my Kudos to you, you feel to me like a very close Human, more than a Brother...I hope, that you can tell you amazing Wise Expieriences to the whole World - it could change the Mind of all Humans. If they could and should and want to listen... 💖💖💖🥰❣️
I think we should have such a personality , which exudes happiness , confidence & comfortable with yourself that you don't need material things to prove yourself or to make an impression on others.
I retired when I was 30 im very happy, have a wonderful girl friend and im a dad. Both me and my gf are not the kind of people who needs to have everything we are simple people with our hobbies. We both avoid social media, because it is not good for you, its stressfull. Im 42 year old,no stress in my life, I look like 30 year old, life is great. My advice to people enjoy life, dont work too much, dont smoke or use drugs, dont drink alkohol and be good to your liver, dont eat too much junk food and drink too much soda or eat too much sugar. Reduce the time you spend at work if possible and give more time for yourself. You dont need too much money, as long as you can eat, have roof over your head, your health and love. Dont put yourself in debt with an expensive car or house, use your car as a transportation and not as a status thing, dont care what other people think, fokus on your loved ones, thats all that matters.
Even after retiring from a high pressure job I found it extremely difficult to shut off from the need to work hard and really relax. 8 years later I am getting nearer to taking ,ore time for myself but it was so hard to break the cycle..
Absolutely fine for the first time in years doing absolutely what I want to do for me whanI want to do it. chores and instructions from my wife aside. Ride mt motor bike with friends a lot more than I was able to when I was working playing and creating music too so all good how are you. @@dmnla
29 I also had it all. High status career, famous boyfriend, home in the Palisades and I wanted to want what I had but I knew the superficiality of it would destroy me. Unfortunately, I took a self destructive route to arrive at where I should have always been: in a simple life, with respect for the responsibilities I did and did not choose, a business I love building that does good in the world. No one envies me like in my old life and that’s lovely.
I see the truth in this but also: being hurt and ignoring pain is always possible, but that is also the road to disease and pain in your body. The pain in your life needs to be seen, understood and then it can go - if you just shut it away it is NOT gone, it will keep coming back in different forms until you look at it. I help people do that in EMDR sessions and my own EMDR sessions have helped me overcome migraine and various other forms of psychosomatic pain. Everything you say here is true, and yet people often need help to face fully the issue that is causing the pain and get through the 90 seconds (in my experience more like 10 to 20 Minutes to get through the actual issue - but it does begin to change after 90 seconds.) Thank you for your valuable podcasts!
Wonderful discussion. Articulated so well for me, in my senior years, the dnce my ife has performed, weaving through stages and processes, joining th dots between spiritual and physical, love expressed in so many forms, and so much more. Bless you both.
This channel is one of those few I've bell-subscribed the 1st day I watched it. I was in the kitchen as this viideo started and this interview is SO good! Wow...
You know the road is only so long, and we all know what is waiting for us at the end. In the beginning, that ending is so far away, you just push it out of your mind and continue thru life. The sobering part, is when the road is now behind you, you can actually see the end destination, and you now have now more road left to succeed at the things you have have failed at.
I had a pretty comfortable life. A young tech guy, ahead of most other Gen Xs at the company I worked for. Then COVID came about and changed all that. And that’s pretty much when I really woke up and opened my eyes. I’m grateful because I was really an ungrateful, arrogant, hot-blooded individual and had absolutely no peace of mind. But now, I do.
I must be from another planet as I have always followed my dreams had a wonderful childhood an adventurous career and now my own businesses doing what I enjoy and haven't driven a car in 25 years swim workout every day and feel in excellent health. I haven't been shopping for new clothes in years. I am happy with what I have got. I don't follow trends.
My heart broke into million pieces to hear about Ali's story, yet somehow I found consolation in Mo's strength. Thank you for this wonderful interview.
I’m 73 years old and totally agree with the ‘insurance policy’ approach to life. I have had hard times and never again. That’s why I am reluctant to retire.
I can't believe MO being a mathematician and having such a journey from poor to wealthy and saying more money means nothing and it is your feeling in answer to the interviewer question at 35:15 minute. That is in the level of passing the threshold of income, but the question was about who is struggling with their basics. live paycheck to paycheck. Paying for rent, food, health insurance.. is not like buying another pair of shoes and then forgetting about it in the closet. That was really unexpected from Mo.
Some of us children of parents who grew up with not enough are conditioned to problem solve, and our brains are wired to constantly try to 'fix' things when we see what isn't right or working, or insufficient or lacking. It never ends, but some imperfect hobbies help us to enjoy simple fun, if we can. We're not all overachievers like this guest.
I'm making this comment at the very beginning of this: it's easy to say these things when you're rich and don't have to worry about money. I'll make an edit after I've watched the whole thing to see if I change my mind. Pink Floyd points. I didn't change my mind, and in fact at one point he said something about success and once you make it you know what it's like and you don't have anything more to prove, or something along those lines. He can only speak from where he is, and he is successful while I'm not, so he's got more credibility than me. I think the reality is that most people will never reach the level of external success that he has reached, and it's better to be realistic and not tell people that anyone can have what he has, but at the same time it's not helpful to tell people they can't.
happiness only comes from within & it exist in the simple things it’s a state in the present - it lies within the peace we’ve made with our pasts & the letting go of our futures (not our goals) just of the expectations we hold - it’s in the letting go
Yikes! Hearing right away that we choose not be happy, is very triggering as a Childhood Trauma survivor, and simply untrue. This is not trauma-informed, for anyone who needs to know.
I think he makes a lot of sense, and I cried at one point. It was like, if I see him on the street I would walk up to him, start balling my eyes out and then simply say. thank you,, thank you,, thank you. Though, his definition of suffering is incorrect. He described resentment and calls it suffering. The definition of patience is LONG SUFFERING. He said he still suffers from the pain he gets when he thinks of his sons passing. Long suffering is a fruit of God's spirit. Patience (long suffering) is wanting something and you can't hanve it now. So you have to exercise patience, you might have to SUFFER long.
omg! this was such an amazing conversation! you are quickly becoming one of my favorite podcasters! the greatest subject matter and intuitive precise questions....well done and THANK YOU!
“We choose to be unhappy” Though true, it is not a conscious choice. The unconscious choice is made by the subconscious mind through the behavioral patterns that we learn, copy, and accumulate from childhood. It basically means that this problem originates within our education and the way we are raised within modern society. That is why continuous self-education is vital. We are taught to look for happiness outside of ourselves in a (never ending) ‘pursuit’ of happiness, but that has us substitute ‘happiness’ for shortlived pleasure. It has us chace our own tails forever, until we realize that happiness cannot be found out there.
There's tons I agree with you, there's tons I don't. The net sum equals a really good conversation. On a more vitriolic note, it is not all pervasive dissatisfaction, it's the despairing survival stress of ordinary working-class life. It really is not a case of, "as above so below." Most people want more money, not for trinketry aggrandisement, but for autonomy and health.
What if I just want to be debt free and have millions to open an orphanage and help kids from sex tracking in my country! I need the millions to help others. I also want to pay off $305K in debt
To understand what is happening there needs to be reference to concepts that have been around from the beginning of time. The root from where it all arises. (1) "that which is seen comes from that which is not seen" - Hebrews 11:3 (2) "Know thyself" - Ancient Greeks (3) "Created in the Image of God" - Genesis 1:27 (4) “All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. WHAT WE THINK WE BECOME.” - Buddha. This is pointing to the simple fact: "THAT EVERYTHING WE EXPERIENCE ARISES WITHIN OUR OWN SELVES". Not only what we FEEL INTERNALLY, but what "appears to be" EXTERNAL. You could get into all these debates about "what is reality", but it can be nothing more than "WHAT WE EXPERIENCE". Which then loops back to the question of WHAT ARE WE??? Which was from the beginning of time contemplated in the above (1) through (4) statements. How you feel inside is directly linked to "Your State of Being", and that State of Being is either "Authentic" or "Inauthentic". The Garden of Eden meme "from Authentic" to "Inauthentic transition", the emergence of the "self created" concept of "what we are" or the Ego. (by lies and deceit, including deceiving our own "Authentic Self") There are really only two general "States of Being" but there are hundreds of adjectives in circulation. (1) The EXCITED FEELING OF ALIVENESS inside (Authentic) (2) The feeling of EMPTINESS and of DEADNESS inside. (Inauthentic) All other adjectives describe some intermediary State of Being between these (yin and yang) States. The stated Jesus mission and message: "I am come that they might have LIFE, and have it IN ABUNDANCE." His central core message was: How to get back to an AUTHENTIC STATE OF BEING, so you can FEEL REALLY REALLY ALIVE. Now use the words Happiness, Joy, Contentment or whatever words you want, but what you "experience" as (A State of Being) is related to HOW AUTHENTIC YOU ARE, which also determines what ACTUALLY MANIFESTS INTO PHYSICAL REALITY. The number (1) statement.
As a child i remember feeling extreme anxiety that i had to arbitrarily choose something to work at in order to make money to survive in this world. I had no idea what i wanted to do--i only knew that i did not want to "work" at all. i was very depressed by this. i asked why was the world like this? and thinking if i had the choice knowing the what the world/society would really entail i would choose not to be born into it.
well then im in the minority lol i know exactly what would make me happy and it costs about 200k. cheap retirement 😂 so every day is spent how i wanna spend it. working at a job your building somebody elses dream. having enough money to be self sufficient without having to trade time means you can spend that how you see fit. wanna go fishing? go fishing. wanna workout? workout. wanna play games all day? do it. i dont know how a person can be rich and unhappy. obviously they can be cause it happens all the time. but for me personally i do not get it. also to me 200k is rich. cause where i live if invested correctly you could live off the interest it generates. all be it super frugally. worth it to me. i dont need lobster for dinner and a yearly ocean cruise. just free time.
