Why are some of us so unhappy?

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John is half Russian. When he went to Russia in his fifties and discovered his own people, he found that they thought and felt as he did, and understood why he'd often been so miserable. Russians take life seriously and, in particular, the phrase, "Jesus suffered and so should we."
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@botanyboy1 4 года назад

"Words are a sort of mental excrement"... well spoken!

@TheWorldTeacher 4 года назад

Sings: “It ain’t necessarily so...” 🎤

@randybackgammon890 3 месяца назад

And John cirtainly likes to talk

@bbab212 4 года назад

Of all the videos of yours that I have seen this one is my favorite. Brilliant! I’m nine years younger than you and laughed uncontrollably which is extremely rare for me. Maybe giggling days are ahead for me 😂😂😂.

@kewoods99 4 года назад

John is so wise, even the duck on the grass behind him stopped to listen!

@TheWorldTeacher 4 года назад

3:13 By FAR the wisest words Johnny has ever spoken.☝️

@lauriemarie1983 4 года назад

😂

@nildaluzrodriguez 3 года назад

Hahaha! ❤

@darrylschultz9395 7 месяцев назад

@TheWorldTeacher Ah, so they pushed him into doing these videos, even though most of what he says is pretty stupid?! Yeah, makes sense. He made a self-deprecating comment that's all. That's his humility. The man's obviously great, his videos have had millions of views and mountains of praise in the dozens of comments sections, so it seems more likely it's just you that doesn't get it. Funny someone who thinks he's stupid would've watched him enough to be able to rate his comment!

@andrewmarvell4604 4 года назад

It takes wisdom to laugh, especially in today's ridiculous society.

@dromedariosilva6965 3 года назад

This man doesn't deserve to be unhappy, in his life. Like, never.

@panicholson 4 года назад

"It's not the survival of the fittest; it's the survival of the nurtured."

@cheryllgates181 4 года назад

Thanks Phil for pushing John into talking, he’s helping us all in shifting our consciousness.

@marydietterich5968 4 года назад

Makes me happy to see John laughing! I went for a walk yesterday and took a little break to feel the beautiful breeze, and I felt so free!

@LauraLMcneil 4 года назад

I’m beginning to wake up to living in this wisdom. Thank you John.

@sukisalix1037 4 года назад

'Words are...mental excrement'. Your wit and honesty, John, are so liberating! Thank you, thank you..x

@wanderingneone 4 года назад

so true, but at the same time, being constipated isn't a pretty feeling either ;-) ...so burp if you need to, fart if you need to fart, ans speak if you need to, and never forget to have a good laugh whenever possible ;-)

@karljacobs 4 года назад

@@wanderingneone Osho devised a meditation called "Gibberish' just for that - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yCrqi039diE.html

@wanderingneone 4 года назад

@@karljacobs thanks :-)

@Alpinewild444 4 года назад

maybe it’s my melancholy nature but it seems john’s laugh is not far from a cry.

@PB-mo1fs 3 года назад

I thought exactly that. Sometimes the giggling sounds a split second away from weeping. But perhaps that's the point. ???

@cuckooaliceasmr5609 4 года назад

Im feeling at a lose end right now and these are the words I need

@NerdJourneys 4 года назад

@@TheWorldTeacher what a dick comment. I am literally an English teacher, and I wouldn't ever try to correct someone's grammar or word choice like this. ESPECIALLY if they are reaching out and showing that they need/want help.

@susanbrown2909 3 года назад

*The World Teacher - Jagadguru Svāmī Vegānanda* Knob.

@TheWorldTeacher 3 года назад

Nerd Journeys That is rather PRESUMPTUOUS of you, wouldn’t you agree, Slave? Presumption is evil, because when one is PRESUMPTUOUS, one makes a judgement about a matter, despite having insufficient facts to support one’s position.

@TheWorldTeacher 3 года назад

susan brown PMS are the initials for “Premenstrual Syndrome”, which every woman (except, perhaps, Mama Maria) has at LEAST once a month, when she cannot control her moods and emotions. And it seems from your impetuous and DISRESPECTFUL response, that you are experiencing some kind of premenstrual affliction, Slave?

@Freckelsonmyschmeckels 3 года назад

@@TheWorldTeacher Every man, woman and has presumtions, thats how we survive. So is every man, woman and child evil? I think you need to get of your high horse, humble yourself and change your profilename to "student of the world"

@leaderlaney3236 4 года назад

Thank god for John Butler !

@LordLoss 4 года назад

As a deeply depressed person, I wish I could ask John: Without immortality, what hope is there? I feel like a child who needs a reward for suffering. I cannot help but long for the assurance that John has with another world, where I experience a painful doubt.

@ottomansdream7676 4 года назад

Pain is nothing but our state of mind.. As a human we have this things in ourselves that we want to tell people how painful life we have, how i have suffered. Not to get the answer or clarification, just to let them know that how much suffering you have.. Be grateful for the things you have. You have a place to sleep. Food to eat. Electricity in that place.. You can read.. Then brother you come in 1% Try to take of some time from this online world. Leave your phone at home and go outside. See the world. Because you get what you search. Search pain you will get it. Search happiness you will find it. It you who decide what to search for.. Salam(peace)

@ottomansdream7676 4 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yvGVRN24ec4.html Watch this to experience that emotion which you are missing in your heart. That love, that peace. Because its a word of God. And who can understand his creation better then the creator? And Remember one thing. Bowing in front of the God with all your pain, Tell him everything that how cruel this world has been to you. How they have deceived you after gaining your trust. How they break your heart. How they left you alone.. Because he will remind you again. That he never asked you to love this world, He asked you to love him. And only there your heart will find peace ♥️ Just and only in the remembrance of The Most Merciful ♥️

@88tongued 4 года назад

Sorry about depression and suffering. I can't really find a reason at the end of the road. I don't know how it is for you, but I can't get excited and willing to get something down the line. I don't even have an existential dread of deprivation of ultimate permanence and purpose. But I am lucky in that sometimes I can find a reason to be willing and glad to be where I am on a certain road. The reward is a feeling in the present, not a thing in the future.

@LordLoss 4 года назад

There is always someone who has it worse than the suffering person. Comparison can invalidate any suffering, by pointing to harsher flames, and turning the knob slightly more toward horror. And to claim that the depressed person is only so because they do not experience enough gratitude for having worldly things, I can both understand and yet become confused by since it is precisely the world that a person must resign themselves from as not being enough. Only a person who understands the pain of doubt can understand me. And if the solution is to be found in the present senses, then I wonder whether heaven has sense or not; at least consciousnesses? But are not our common senses of the world and not heaven? I am Not unfamiliar with being disappointed in my own doubt, and I am thankful for the sincerely of some of the comments. If life is suffering and “not it” as John says, I wonder if this is enough to relinquish doubt. Some say faith requires doubt.

@88tongued 4 года назад

@@LordLoss I really agree about comparisons. Yes we need to keep our priorities straight on who to help in what order, but people often see expressions of suffering as competition where the worst cases should win an everybody else should shut up. I think all suffering all along the spectrum of severity is real and one person complaining doesn't have to be seen as at the expense of someone worse off and therefore something to be spurned. I also like to be as aware as possible of my efficacy to make change and my agentive responsibility when I question that it's not in my hands to change things for the better. Yet when someone is looking to "responsibility" in a blaming fashion rather than just as an awareness of what you can and must do, then it's not good to let that negativity in. But I often forget this and wallow in shame

@thepaulmacfarlane 4 года назад

Oh the cars whizzing by in the background ...like our busy thoughts that are missing the quiet grateful beauty of noticing beauty in such a beautiful place in such a beautiful moment.

@barbarasimmons3720 4 года назад

The laughing Russian! My background is Russian Mennonite. Ancestors came to Canada in 1880s. All very serious. This explains a lot! Thank you for talking to us all and keep laughing!

@catherinea2726 4 года назад

Hello John and Phil Thank you both...I'm glad you got pushed into it xx..your laughter is infectious Much love from Ireland ❣❣.

@ydt1260 4 года назад

Wise words John. Thank you.

@SkyScannerBtown 4 года назад

Very blessed to be receiving Johns wisdom on a Monday evening after dinner, what a treat! Many thanks indeed!

@PussVelvetZelda 4 года назад

Much wisdom spoken yet again Mr Butler :)

@moralebooster8437 4 года назад

I laugh quite easily but John's sense of humor really makes me genuinely laugh. Thanks for all you do John :) 💜

@michaelreinier9261 4 года назад

This has really helped me get back to the roots of my spirituality and remember. Thank you.

@johnoakley6362 4 года назад

None of us are going to get off this planet alive, we all die at some point. So the way I see it, we all have two choices, go through life miserable as sin, or laugh at the absurdity of it all, either way we die at the end of it.

@mother8696 4 года назад

At the “ end of it” .. not so! a beginning of something else..!!!

@moralebooster8437 4 года назад

Hahah you're so right. It's pretty damn absurd.

@50shekels 4 года назад

Mother maybe, maybe not. Maybe we die and there’s just rest for eternity. That’s okay too, you didn’t mind not existing before you did, and you will simply go back to not being alive

@mother8696 4 года назад

Galileo Those thoughts have run thru my mind and expect that it has run thru EVERYBODY’s mind at one time or another. I don’t think that we only have two choices. I don’t go thru life “miserable as sin” nor do “I laugh at the absurdity” ...I do both and SO MUCH MORE! Everyday is rich with opportunities and I try to use my time on earth well and drink it up... I am a mother of 11, married to my farmer husband for 40 years, a Registered Nurse, Hospice Nurse, Labor Delivery Nurse, an artist, a gardener. Lastly, I also am also a woman of deep faith. Having been part of both ends of the life spectrum and I give you my word... this life is a dress rehearsal for a more important journey.... And it’s going to be great!!!

@50shekels 4 года назад

Mother I wouldn’t want to be a person of faith. It’s really constricting. Life has so much more to offer than following a strict set of rules. It’s unfair to the major chance we have been given, to throw it away on that. One should seek out their own glory and do their best to further humanity. That is everyone’s true mission

@ThePerfectSeason1972 4 года назад

John Butler, you’re the best !

@DayTripper44925 4 года назад

Beautiful breakdown on life as always. This channel makes me feel so much better after 15 minutes or so. Keep it up!

@jamieholden9825 4 года назад

You made me cry, in my car, on the way to work this morning John. Tears of joy I might add! Thank you 😊

@ThatCologneGuy 4 года назад

Happy belated birthday, John!

@ChillerBaby 4 года назад

you 2 are the reasion i have faith, im thankful for that

@Socrates5976 4 года назад

John you are very wise and an inspiration to all watch this, Thank you

@nowmind 2 года назад

How very wonder Full. This human being tells the truth in a simple easy to understand fashion. His raw account of his own life much parallels my own. Although his history of never laughing has not been my misfortune, his reason to giggle is mine to a T. From the very first viewing, it was impossible not to love and trust him. So much truth just flowing like a brook. Thank you John for being alive. Thank for enduring. And thank whoever pushed you on to RU-vid and thank you for talking.

@lunadeb 4 года назад

One of my favorites! I loved where you are now with the meat market (slaughterhouse), for I too have suffered greatly because of the cruelty to animals and nature. Oh to have the Freedom you experience soon! I can taste it, so it must be near! Bless you, love you 💕

@whatevervideos542635 3 года назад

I really appreciate you making these videos and speaking despite you rather being in silence! Haha. I have found myself in a place so terrible this video is what I really needed. I have way too many expectations in a temporary imperfect world.

@malenaivarsson3245 4 года назад

Your laugh made me so happy, thanks for this wonderful talk John

@scottnapier943 4 года назад

Thank you John for your words of wisdom!

@remnanttradingco 4 года назад

it’s as if a little window of heaven was just opened, and i got a glimpse of an existence far above me. thank you.

@johndavis1140 4 года назад

Dear John, I love it when you make me think/feel...more. Unhappiness must be a form of fear. No more need to fear; Hell is right here! Now let's get over it, and above it.....Blessings John

@VakmanCA 4 года назад

That was a profound speech. Thanks

@moyaliatokmak759 3 года назад

♥️ “He who brings forth roses from the midst of thorns is also well to turn the Winter into Spring. He by whom every cypress is made fresh and green is also able to turn sorrow into Joy” RUMI with Love and gratitude from Australia 🦋

@anthonydiaz4949 3 года назад

My god John you have opened my eyes 🙏you are a very kind, wise, and noble soul thank you!!

@thomasskeffington4539 4 года назад

I have tried and tried to get what this man is talking about and watched many of his videos and finally now have an understanding of his point of view. He is right. Man has made an absolute mess of things and we all wallow on through the suffering, killing each other along the way.

@sumeraginox8117 4 года назад

I'm russian. And I completely agree with everything you said. Laughed my ass off. Thank you mr. Butler. You made my day.

@curtisbutton2733 4 года назад

Grateful for you John

@aztecmummy1 4 года назад

His uncontrollable laughter as he talks about how miserable Russians are is my favourite moment in any of his videos so far. Oh, it's loaded with these moments, incredible!

@lutoiudaniel3114 3 года назад

I love this wise grandpa!!!

@tomryan6461 4 года назад

Thank you, John. Thoughts as mental digestion. Perfect.

@infernafirestein 4 года назад

Love it! Thanks John! ❤️🇨🇦

@onenessseeker5683 4 года назад

I'm unhappy because I know how good the world could have been. The amount of time humans have had to make one's life time great & still it's like hell. The world is far too corrupt for me to be happy in it right now.

@colemanturk7460 4 года назад

Why do you seek to be Happy? I ask you this earnestly.

@niaralewis1066 3 года назад

I'm 60 living with Rheumatoid arthritis in UK and many times thought of ending this unhappy life I been living from child hood.i ask God why did he make me a gentle person in such a selfish world.i had six children but I feel so alone.im tired of always giving tired of always not saying anything because you want to keep the peace or not to hurt anyone.ive been trying to get to know who I am by meditation and finding hard to connect.when children hate their one another as a mother I feel such a failure because I didn't know how to be a good mother back then because of my childhood.I just don't want to be around anymore because I failed them.and myself I feel like a weak stupid child but I'm suppose to be a grown woman.what am I going to say to God when he ask me what did I do with the life he gave me.I was born in Jamaica but don't know my country and I long to go home but I don't know where home is.

@EastWindCommunity1973 4 года назад

Quite cheeky today! Laughed aloud many times with John, thank you both!!

@golafshangold3587 Год назад

God bless you John 💚💚

@SexyBrilliant 4 года назад

Thank you Nick for bringing me here

@jeanettem8304 4 года назад

Thank you John. I so value people who can be sad and dignified with that. And I agree about 'the world' - not it at all...blessings shared here and thank you for all the laughter and freedom expressed. May we all find that place within.

@MCMicel1979 4 года назад

One of the best videos yet! So funny, so heartfelt and true. Congratulations to you sir, I’m happy you found joy in your expression!

@Sandro7777777 4 года назад

A great presence in this world. Thank you JB for sharing your insight and wisdom.

@ambientescape8350 4 года назад

This is the comforting message I needed today. Thank you.

@nigelnorie7344 4 года назад

I've loved all of them but this is the BESTEST yet and this is the one that has helped me most to come to terms with absurdity and humour of it all! Thank you dear John, thank you!

@paulaharries62 4 года назад

You've made me laugh today John, and that's a miracle in itself. It makes a nice change and I do so hope you will infect all of us with this potent substance as time goes on....we need it. Much love x

@ievaleckaite2412 3 года назад

Just love this video! The entire message is in it. Thank you! :)

@karenmininni4962 4 года назад

Thanks John. Thoughts are like mental digestion and words something we get fed up with. Love that.

@Eazy_Danny 4 года назад

I can absolutely relate to what John is speaking at 4th minute - I also was taking life too serious, rarely laughed but now I experience the lightness of being, can almost say it is almost being a child, looking into the world with child eyes - experiencing often the world not through the imaginary self.

@eduardoparedes1460 4 года назад

John sounds like Tolkien when you play him at 2x speed.

@Sara-ho8qu 4 года назад

thank you for reminding me to choose the different speed,

@BanjoFrog612 4 года назад

Nice find

@cheechlost 4 года назад

And like Treebeard if you play him at 0.5x speed

@hightower6546 4 года назад

Thank you, John.

@Space2B1981 4 года назад

Thanks John. I love your talks and giggling. We certainly need more warm shiny presence like yours in the world right now 😊🙏🏻

@virginiagolding2420 4 года назад

Thankyou John !! Please keep doing these videos ❤️❤️

@chinuaasuzu1951 4 года назад

You chuckle more than you giggle, and a chuckle reveals a deeper joy than a giggle ever could.

@rosamundg. 4 года назад

That was fun! Thank you

@hayleyjane6763 4 года назад

Thank you so much.

@glok1989 4 года назад

Love John's teachings. Don't give so much importance to everything and don't look for reason in all things, because ultimately, none has any importance in the face of all eternity. Only thing I wish that during our journey we would stop leaving such scars on this beautiful world.

@shirleymcloughlin3751 4 года назад

Dear John. Sending you belated Birthday wishes. Lovely to hear your laughter. Keep on keeping on. God bless you too. 🌟🎂

@alexyooo5577 4 года назад

This mans an angel

@KosmicKitchen 4 года назад

I love your 'outbursts' John, keep them coming!

@andrehalle8134 4 года назад

How is it possible to be fed up and at peace at the same time ?

@beatleme2 3 года назад

To be able to "look down" upon this earth and all its vanity, to rise "above" yourself and the ego and 5 senses that make us experience this existence !? Is what I gathered

@stanleyrabbit4148 2 года назад

John, I need you to live to about 105 so that if I do not get hit by a beer truck or something like that, I can listen to you for the rest of my life! Be well sir! You are a wonderful spiritual guide! I Thank you deeply.

@deuphoria2587 2 года назад

The laugh at the end, so wicked and so true! Thank you. Won't say your name. Going back to my suffering. :D xo

@allewis4008 4 года назад

Bless you John and happy birthday!

@colemanturk7460 4 года назад

I love you, John Butler

@FlipMacz 4 года назад

Thank you

@FruScarpia 4 года назад

Thank you 🙏🏻

@robbyblack2699 4 года назад

You may not like to talk, but we enjoy listening to you.

@ewadziatkowskaewahesed9910 4 года назад

Thank you , greetings from Poland

@chance_hollow 3 года назад

Homie needs to get that ad revenue for that maxi truck driving by

@TheBlackDouglas55 4 года назад

I always love watching your videos and hearing your insight, though I didn't expect to laugh so much during this one! Love from Maine.

@doireannmulvihill2724 4 года назад

Beautiful

@MrDanINSANE 4 года назад

Happy birthday dear John, I wish you the best of everything in the world. I'm sending you hugs and good vibes, keep being so amazing human being! Much Love from Israel :)

@nannaprobe1 3 года назад

Brilliant! Proper cheered me up. 😁 John, your infectious giggling alone is therapy and I'm going to watch this video several more times and laugh some more 🤣

@TheBlueyedblond 4 года назад

I am also half Russian. I can totally relate to what Mr. Butler is saying. I really think that misery is part of our DNA.

@jameystamey9879 3 года назад

it absolutely tickles me to death to hear you laugh out loud. and snort. lol. love you brother. your videos mean so much to me. thank you from the bottom of my heart.

@jonblablabla1014 4 года назад

Same thing happened with me. My whole life I've been very serious, never ever laughed or smiled. But recently I changed. Due to forced adaptation over time.

@mudshrooze 4 года назад

I love you man. It's so soleful to see you smile and laugh and your wisdom is cherished

@tehfuqizg0inon588 4 года назад

Here's to mr John bulters 83 years of suffering! Cheers ol chap, loved your take in this video

@chrisnam1603 4 года назад

'i am bigger than the market' omg, blessings & grattitude John since u don't like to talk & share all your wisdom with us, from belgium♥

@forestsandman 2 года назад

I love the fact that he doesn’t like talking

@dscan5254 3 года назад

We love you John love this video 🙏⭐👏

@swedisheinherjer 4 года назад

Please, but I think, Mr John Butler's speach has a lot bigger impact when we get the chance to listen to him while he is sitting alone in an old church or monestary. Nothing but the stillness and silence, while listening to John Butler... That would ease my soul...

@YahNation 3 года назад

Very soothing :)

@catessawilfong1001 4 года назад

John I admire your strength of mind & spirit. I like to go to my favorite spot and pray for my best friend when times are getting tough between us. I ask the Lord to bless our family & our marriage. I sat for an hour or so a few days ago in my secret place I told you about and it was so quiet after my prayer and a Doe came out she stood about 10 ft away all I could hear were the squirrels,birds, etc. I said well Lord I have searched you diligently and out came walking was this Doe what a feeling seeing this beautiful Doe.

@doomsdaymachine619 3 года назад

I just love him. I listen to him every night at bedtime. He sends me to sleep with a warm heart.

@jipatkinson2940 3 года назад

Excellent

@paulsharkey6576 4 года назад

I live in almost constant misery. It's been like this since I was 5.

@catherinea2726 4 года назад

So you have had enough, you came here for a reason, You are on the right path, john brought me home.. Much love from Ireland

@houndpound4212 4 года назад

I pity you on the day of your last breath and you realize what a waste you've lived your life by being in constant misery. Change or the next 5 years will look like the last 5, unless you change.

@marydietterich5968 4 года назад

It does seem like misery to me also, and the hard lessons make us wiser! I try to do everything I can to improve my life despite the horrible obstacles, and decide what I can and cannot control! John always comes back to his religious beliefs that give him peace! Glad you are listening to John’s videos, and perhaps we will find peace, and love

@dorothysay8327 4 года назад

You must be very tired of it by now; I hope you relinquish it soon.

@Mika-El- 4 года назад

@@houndpound4212 Such unwise and unsensitive thing to say. There are so many levels of sufferings and without some of them humans would not be humbled, purified and ripe for deep levels of spirituality. Many great teachers hails suffering as their best teacher. Moreover, if you had any knowledge of trauma and the nervous system you would not have said this. Regards Mikael

@scotttimmins5297 4 года назад

I've been enjoying Mr Butler's videos a lot. I found them relaxing. Not so much in his message, but how he delivered it. But now I get the sense he IS getting pushed into doing this a bit more than he was expecting perhaps. I wish him well and hope he's not being exploited in any way.

@SpiritualUnfoldment 4 года назад

Don't worry Scott - it's John who sets the pace! Phil

@Helmasaur_King 4 года назад

As much as you may not be inclined to speak to us in your videos I believe your sharing of your experiences and lessons you've learned will bring many people to conclusions it took you years to find a lot sooner, and for that I am grateful. I may still have some suffering of my own to do but your insight has changed my outlook on life so much, perhaps I will have a bit more strength to bear it. Thank you much, you silly old man. I am happy to see you smile after all your suffering. ~Jacob