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In this video, I talk about Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov, judgment, and learning.
In The Brothers Karamazov, Dostoevsky wrote, “Remember especially that you cannot be the judge of anyone. For there can be no judge of a criminal on earth until the judge knows that he, too, is a criminal, exactly the same as the one who stands before him, and that he is perhaps most guilty of all for the crime of the one standing before him. When he understands this, then he will be able to be a judge. However mad that may seem, it is true. For if I myself were righteous, perhaps there would be no criminal standing before me now. If you are able to take upon yourself the crime of the criminal who stands before you and whom you are judging in your heart, do so at once, and suffer for him yourself, and let him go without reproach.” And Dostoevsky’s character is saying something pretty powerful here: that by freeing your mind of judgment, you can create a better world.
But how does a mind free of judgment lead to a better world? The key to creating a better world is correction: we have to be able to correct our mistakes. And the only way to correct our mistakes is through learning, and only a mind free of judgment is capable of endless learning.
But how do you free your mind from judgment? By dropping your desire for certainty.
So how do you drop the desire for certainty? It happens naturally when you see that certainty is impossible.
So if you see the lie behind certainty, you’ll drop your desire for it. You’ll be OK with living in uncertainty. And if you drop the desire for certainty, you’ll free yourself of judgment. And if you free yourself of judgment, if you stop letting others judge you, if you stop judging yourself and others, you’ll enter a space of endless learning. And through endless learning, you can correct your errors, and by correcting your errors, you can create a better world.
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Your videos are awesome
Matthew 7:1 Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Enlightening
I don’t mind other people judging me, but if they use their judgements as an excuse to treat me badly, I won’t accept it.
I am learning to not care too much. I ignore people who judge me without getting to know me. But it irks me still when someone judge me based on what another person has said about me. 😑😅
What does a judgment mean to you? Can you give me an example
Judgement, it’s mean that someone is thinking badly of someone without even trying to understand one’s circumstances. Ex: many people noticed that I rarely donated my money to charity, so they think I was a selfish and heartless person, but they didn’t even try to see thing from my perspective or cared enough to find out the reason behind it. Thus whenever I had a problem they didn’t help me. Saying that I didn’t deserve the help and tried to spread bad rumors about me. When I tried to confront them they used that excuses to justify their actions. (It’s not a real story just served as an example)
@Boreth Chun scenario like that is far to familiar
Don’t listen to anyone, Dostoevsky said “To go wrong in one’s own way is better than to go right in someone else’s.”
Thank you, great vid
Let people judge you. Listen to it. Take what is correct and important and learn. And change if needed.
@Freedom in Thought you can feel that sometimes. I have experienced that. They say it and it just clicks for you. It was obvious but you didn’t notice.
@Freedom in Thought Everything you do and believe is on your own authority, choosing to believe or obey someone comes from your own judgement that believing/obeying them is the right thing to do. So listening to others and deciding if they are correct or not is just another way of learning.
How do you know your feeling is correct?
@Freedom in Thought Leaving a comment out of curiosity.
@Freedom in Thought thinking it over presumably and assessing the value of the comments made?
Yes. I shouldn’t let people point pitchforks at me. It causes such emotional and psychological distress.
another mesmerizing video, we truly appreciate it 🙏
Don’t judge anyone because we are all travellers to this world.
…unless they take your freedom away from you or someone else? Travelers shouldn’t do that.
@Chris Dryer right bro … people are behaving so bad lately,trust no one … staying away from people is the best thing that we can do ….if they judge let them do … it’s God who will judge us all
Felt lost in life a bit. Stumbling upon this video shed light on something, will have to rewatch though. Thanks.
Thank you so much in spreading this. My life experience agree with what you said. Often there are cases where you need to accept something as an axis of truth. much like 1 + 1 = 2, but it is beneficial if you experiment and verify with the so-called axis once a while.
To correct a mistake, first you must identify the mistake. This is much easier than done. Many complex problems that have persisted for thousands of years have no complete solution.
Idk if that’s true. Imagine your ps4 isn’t working. And you unplug it, replug it. Blow in the disc changer. Smack it a few times and it starts working.
You might not have identified the error, but you may still have corrected it.
@Freedom in Thought True, but in your example you have identified in part the mistake and used that partial knowledge to make a guided decision to use a known ritual and got lucky. You didn’t blow on the television and didn’t blame the television for the game not working.
My point is the more correctly and precisely that you identify the mistake, the better you are able to address it.
ending the chase for certainty was a huge point in this video for me, thank you for making great content like this!
“All the ideals of this world are not worth the tear of one child” – F.M. Dostoevsky
The fact that all Russian students learning this at middle school (by “Crime and Punishment”, “Karamazov Brothers” etc) is mind blowing..Dostoevsky is genius
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There is a saying that goes, “Better to let others assume you’re a fool than open your mouth and remove all doubt.” If you’re dealing with drama queens, manipulators, or any other individual whose main goal is to tarnish your good name when you know deep down it isn’t your fault, it is extremely tempting to defend yourself and explain your side to save your rear. Don’t do this. I was in a toxic friendship and had to “explain myself” for years so I wouldn’t end up getting abused. After I left, I worried about them gossiping. They did it to everyone. But you know what? Who cares! If people want to assume stuff, let them! Why defend yourself if it’s only going to be twisted around to hurt you and if *YOU* know that it’s false? It’s as pointless as punching a brick wall; your hands are bloody, you’re screaming in pain, people look at you with pity, and the wall still stands in the end. Save your energy for those who deserve.
I am completely agreeing with Osho’s quote, that by reading Brother Karamazov, it’s equally reading the Bible. The emotions that you are going through while reading the book is a roller coaster. It tears you apart in thousands pieces and puts you back again. One of the most fundamental book everyone must read following by Crime and Punishment. If you want to study human nature Dostoevsky would be the right choice.
The more they judge about me, the stronger I become. Any effort to correct others judgement about what you are enslaves your mind and self besides making you constantly wanting for external gratification. Freeing oneself from both internal and external opinions is the pathway to real freedom.
“To go wrong in one’s own way is better than to go right in someone else’s.” – Fyodor Dostoevsky