Nietzsche - Follow No One, Trust Yourself

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In this video, I talk about Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, not following anyone, and trusting yourself.

In a letter to his sister, Nietzsche wrote, “if you wish to strive for peace of soul and pleasure, then believe; if you wish to be a devotee of truth, then inquire.”

When you follow a person, you stop following the truth.

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(1) Videos are just my opinion, for entertainment and informational purposes. Just some things to think about—not advice.

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[siboleketiyabantu]

Learning how to think is more important than learning what to think.

[liamsouthwell]

_My favourite quote from Zarathustra:_

“One repays a teacher badly if one always remains nothing but a pupil.”

[ahmed_monis]

“Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow
Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead
Walk beside me… just be my friend” ― Albert Camus

[MrTigerlore]

I worked as a musician for many years. However, I never “made it”. Most people don’t. When I examine my path, I realize that I started out writing music from my own “map of reality”. People loved my music. But I then became obsessed with Kurt Cobain. I learned a lot from my in-depth study of his life and music. But at some point, I lost my own “map of reality” in songwriting, and started to just emulate Kurt. I lost my own voice in the process.
I had tons of success with my music at first (when it came from my voice). But as I became less myself, people noticed and many tuned out. If you lose your own “map of reality”, you will also lose a lot of respect for the things you put out into the world. People are intuitive. They know when something truly comes from you, or is just an echo of someone else.

[gkromi]

"Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise; Seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

[DoglinsShadow]

“A man can only give the memory of his truth.” That’s amazing.

[georgianagheorghe]

Well said. Humanity is brainwashed into believing into others' reality instead of each of us seeing reality through each's perspective.

[nicholabrown]

One of my favourite sayings is “There is your truth, there is my truth and then there is the truth”. My reality of my existence is what is truth to me, no one else. I pride myself on being a sovereign human being. I still love to learn and have recently been learning about different philosophies. I am always wary of anything man created. I use my discernment and decide for myself what is the truth to me.

[MosesRabuka]

“No man can lift you to the level you desire. The power to ascend is within yourself; it is your consciousness” ~ Neville Goddard

[mercyfragilityhumilityligh]

As a person with a mental health condition one day I realized I had to trust myself. From that day, I became more stronger, more balanced and my life started to change when I followed my own intuitions, I found my own answers and believe in myself.
I am no longer the person I was and everyday I am finding more answers.
Be brave, believe in yourself and learn from everything and everyone.

[engincanavc]

I recently started reading Berserk and the way Guts acts in the Golden Age arc really made me wonder. The speech he gave to Casca about bonfire of dreams and Griffith inspired me so much. The more I delve in, I now realize Guts and the life he lives fits to Nietzsche philosophy so good. Rest in peace Miura.

[RSSIPPEL.ART.]

When I was studying Art, my professor told me, that things like linear perspective, we're meant to be mastered, and then, forgotten. I think that this, is similar.

[Hedgehog]

As bruce lee once said " A teacher is never a giver of truth; he is a guide, a pointer to the truth that each student must find for himself. " -
Bruce Lee

[DreamGhostX]

One thing I've noticed is that someone can give you advice on something they have experienced, a precautionary warning of sorts, but you'll end up doing the exact same thing that the person has warned you against anyways. It is only after the fact, that you see for yourself what the person actually meant. Only then can you go back to that person, as an equal in that experience, and really have a conversation adding your own perspective

[patriaciasmith]

Psilocybin saved my life. I was addicted to heroin for 15 years and after Psilocybin treatment I will be 3 years clean in September. I have zero cravings. This is something that truly needs to be more broadly used in addiction treatment.

[feitanthegoat]

As a young guy who was seemingly believing i was going to be lost in life after my final exams, thank you it really helped.

[Lila-rvzq]

This is sad because sometimes it feels like almost the whole world is filled with followers. In my life, I've met a lot of people, and maybe three or four of them were actually thinking for themselves. It's frustrating when everyone agrees with me all the time because the conversation becomes a monolog, not a constructive dialogue.

[qualityquotes]

There are two different types of people in the world, those who want to know, and those who want to believe.
Friedrich Nietzsche

[creakycrickets]

Wow. We can all learn a good lesson from this.
I’ve been watching a lot of docs on cults lately and this is the exact opposite of what cult leaders want, namely: “Follow me, trust no one.”
It’s so important to pay attention to other people’s (and our own) motivations. Trust Yourself!

[nickh.]

One of the best eye-opening videos on reality and truth that i've seen in months. Thank you for sharing this idea.