楽に生きる東洋思想—荘子に学ぶ、頑張らない生き方の哲学| ZHUANGZI: The Eastern Philosophy of a Lighter Life

2300 years ago, a thinker in China wrote, "Those who are useless live the freest lives." Why is it that the more we measure ourselves, the more we lose sight of ourselves, and the more we compare ourselves to others, the poorer our hearts become? Why does being evaluated become a cage that binds us without us realizing it? This video will begin with three concepts from Zhuangzi—Wandering Freely, the Equality of Things, and the Usefulness of Use—and integrate them with modern psychology, including social comparison theory, ACT, self-determination theory, and burnout syndrome, to unravel the idea of ​​"living without the yardstick of others." Here you will find a way of thinking for living wisely and easily. [EN] 2,300 years ago, a Chinese thinker wrote: "The useless are the freest of all." Why do we lose ourselves the more we measure, and grow poorer the more we compare? Why does being valued become a cage? Yoshida Shoin lived intensely for 30 years; Zhuangzi lived quietly as a minor official, refusing the highest office. This episode traces Zhuangzi's three concepts—Free Wandering, Equalizing Things, and the Use of Uselessness—integrating ancient Daoism with modern psychology (Festinger, Hayes, Deci & Ryan, WHO ICD-11) to decode what it means to live beyond the measure. ──────────── ▶ What you will learn from this video: Why does life become more difficult the harder you try? — The true nature of the "three measuring sticks" we unconsciously use to measure "work" and "success" What is a wise way of life? — The connection between Zhuangzi's paradox 2300 years ago, "being evaluated becomes a cage," and modern-day burnout syndrome, and the answer to living a carefree life Three action guidelines you can practice in daily life, derived from the three concepts of carefree wandering, the theory of equality of things, and the usefulness of uselessness ─────────── ▶ Related videos: 【Oriental Philosophy Series】 Living without resisting the "flow" — Learning from Lao Tzu's Tao | TAOISM: The Philosophy of Flow → "Living without strain": The core of another Oriental philosophy    • 『流れ』に逆らわずに生きる—老子の道（TAO）に学ぶ｜TAOISM: The Phi...   【Series on Questioning Ways of Life】 The wise live honestly to their "ignorance" | Socrates — The Wise Live Honest to Their Ignorance → Socrates, who "knows his own ignorance," and Zhuangzi, who "doubts the measuring stick." 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A video that makes you think about work and life    • なぜ働いても、満たされないのか？──哲学者アーレントが見抜いた「働く」の正体｜Han...   ─────────── ⏱ Timestamps 00:00 Introduction ─ Eastern philosophy reveals the difficulties of living, the "measuring stick" that measures life 01:18 What is the true nature of the three thinking "measuring sticks" that bind us? 03:09 The historical context of Zhuangzi and three ways of thinking for living easily 04:47 ① Letting go of comparison: "Wandering freely" ─ Realizing you are flying in a different sky (The parable of Kun and Peng) 08:22 ② Letting go of correctness: "The theory of equality of things" ─ Eastern philosophy connected to ACT, Zen, and mindfulness 13:02 ③ Letting go of usefulness: "The usefulness of uselessness" ─ Why the more you work, the further away you get from happiness (WHO burnout) 17:37 Three Thinking Methods to Practice Everyday Life 22:36 Zhuangzi's Way of Life After Abandoning Success and the Questions for Modern Times 25:39 Ending - The Answer to Living Easily: "Put Down Your Measuring Sticks and Live" ─────────── 🎧 Transform your commute and housework time into time for cultivating knowledge. 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