The View From Above | Stoic Exercises For Inner Peace

Looking at ourselves from a different perspectives calms the mind.

Cuts, voice, footage, script by Einzelgänger. I also used Creative Commons (links below) licensed material from Storyblocks (links available upon request).

PURCHASE MY BOOK (affiliate links):

Merchandise design by Punksthetic Art:


Music used:
LATASHÁ - Various Juices
I Think I Can Help You - Surviving The Asteroid Belt

Creative commons:

#stoicism #stoic #viewfromabove

[DroogyT]

The more I learn about Stoicism the more I realize I've been a Stoic for years without realizing it.

[annabellacrewe]

Right now crying because of my being isolated in my home, this comes up while rolling the youtube ! Thank You so much. This meditation really helps me in this situation not being able to meet my family and being poor not being able to travel to the woods.

[janbarstow]

My Mom called herself a stoic. She was a uniquely calm, wise, and effective individual who projected her boundless positive worldxiew through a quiet internal power. Thanks, Dude, for posting something of value I can share with my own kids.

[chioricoffee]

this ACTUALLY calmed my anxiety down, wow it really does indeed calm the mind. Even if the earth gets incinerated by the sun one day and the sun eventually goes out as a supernova, stoic wisdom is timeless

[davidblaufield]

Amazing how Marcus Aurelius talks about mortality and he is inmortal for us.

[ash]

This is why I love this channel so much. The unfiltered, brutal honesty about who we really are & our place in the grand scheme of things is truly liberating & refreshing. I'm very happy to be a modern day stoic, it makes life so much more enjoyable & fulfilling. It's true when they say that the truth shall set you free. Thank you for sharing this incredibly deep wisdom with all of us!

[appuntiamaca]

“What place do we occupy in the "universe"? A point, if that! Why reproach ourselves when we are evidently so insignificant? Once we make this observation, we grow calm at once: henceforth, no more bother, no more frenzy, metaphysical or otherwise. And then that point dilates, swells, substitutes itself for space. And everything begins all over again.”

Emil Cioran

[garfieldxoxo]

Love your voice! Thanks for taking the time to create well-plaained content that matters! ❣

[PowerMatrixAnime]

I like it! Elevate yourself above the battlefield to have a clearer perspective of how things are.

[AidanMmusic]

I used to do lots of this kind of visualisation as a child and, as I've said on another video, I think adult life is trying to teach me out of this sense of wonder and curiosity that I sought to love and retain.

[darth]

Thank you for making these videos.

I watch them repeatedly everyday, almost like an exercise.
My life has become way more bearable because of you.

[hakimdiwan]

I use Google maps and zoom out. I always end up being relaxed and stress free knowing how insignificant I'm and my place in this world.

[sunnystephen]

Wanted to punch someone for bad behavior but this 'view from above' have calmed me down.thanks for the video

[ananditahalwasia]

What an incredible video! Thanks for it. Haven’t seen any better YouTube channel, glad to have found someone with whom I can relate, and some philosophy which has definitely changed my life. Keep up the incredible work!

[ailaranta]

Your videos have timeless value and they deal with so many topics but still I'm always hoping to see some new ones!

[luzvinosorio]

You say: thank you for watching. And I say: thank you for sharing!!

[jaredwuzhere]

Einzelgänger is the hidden gem, man...

[luciano.munoz]

Thanks for this excellent video. It is nice to notice how Lucian of Samosata, contemporary of Marcus Aurelius, deals with this view from above placing the legendary Menippus at the moon. Over there he looks at the Earth and endlessly laughs at the vanity of human affairs and their ridiculous theatre. In many ways this approach seems to be an welcome humorous complement to the Stoic one. Best wishes.

[shessoheavy]

I strive to do this daily. However, I admit it's easy to let the crazy events of the world or your inner world get the best of you if you're not careful. This content helps me remember what to focus on and what's truly important.

[misterio]

Great tip. This daily exercise will show us our insignificance towards the universe.