Японист Александр Раевский в программе "Детский недетский вопрос". Красота не может быть идеальной.

Dmitry Brickman's program "Children's Non-Childish Questions." ★Children's Questions for Adults ★Interviews in Which You Can Remain Silent Visit, watch, and subscribe to the channel:    / detskie_nedetskie_voprosy   ➧ Website - https://www.dimabrickman.com/ ➧ Facebook -   / dima.brickman   The program's guest was Alexander Raevsky, a Japanologist, psychologist, and associate professor at Tohoku University in Japan. He is a researcher of the Aum Shinrikyo cult and the author of "I Understood Japan" and "The Roots of Japan," books about Japanese culture, religion, and aesthetics. He writes songs and performs with the band "Ramen." Question: "Who am I?" Answer: "One Buddhist monk answered this question: 'I don't exist.' I refer to myself as 'I,' and you refer to yourself as 'I,' even though we are completely different people. Other people don't even address us as 'I,' but by our names. So if a boy asks me, 'Who am I?' I'll answer, 'I don't exist. I am nobody.'" Question: "How can I learn to see beauty in a crack?" Answer: "You need to understand that beauty cannot be perfect. Something perfect, ideal, and flawless can evoke admiration, but it doesn't always require as much inner work as something imperfect. A crack makes you sad, reflective, and reminiscent. It suggests that something has a history. A smooth, even cup is just a cup, but a crack evokes a multitude of images." Question: "Why do the Japanese consider the loser more beautiful than the winner?" Answer: "They admire people who act against all odds. Everyone says: you have to strive for victory, be like everyone else. But the hero goes against the whole world, even though he knows he'll lose. The Japanese admire this courage because they themselves often follow the crowd. The winner enters the dispassionate world of political history, while the vanquished enters legends and myths." 00:25 - Introduction. 00:42 - Associate Professor, Psychologist, and Japanologist - Alexander Raevsky. 02:56 - What is fate? 04:11 - How would a Japanese person answer the question: What is fate? 06:43 - What is conscience? 07:56 - The Japanese concept of conscience. 10:29 - What is honor? 11:59 - What is more important to the Japanese: conscience or honor? 15:11 - What color is your clown? 16:28 - Can you fly? 18:34 - Why did you choose a small 4-string guitar? 21:02 - Question from AI: How can I learn to see beauty in a crack? 25:23 - What do you teach in Japan? 27:32 - What is Zen? AI: How can I understand what can only be understood in silence? 33:04 - Who am I? 35:11 - Is there a machine that can determine whether a person is good or not? 39:59 - How is society structured in Japan? 42:30 - AI: How can I wear two faces and still remain one person? 45:20 - AI: I only know two states: to believe or not to believe. What's their third? 50:28 - AI: Why is the loser more beautiful than the winner? 53:24 - What is love? 56:27 - What is a soul? 58:45 - What is success in life? 1:00:19 - What would I like written on my tombstone? 1:02:17 - What have you been thinking about for the last 52 years? 1:03:57 - Describe your life in one word. 1:04:28 - What do you think, if God exists and he suddenly comes to you, what would he do for you? 1:06:43 - What can you give me? I want everything. 1:07:53 - You have one minute, and during it the whole world can hear you. What will you say? Author and host: Dmitry Brikman Cinematographer: Ivan Yakimov Graphic design: Konstantin Gayokho, Vlad Grausbard Composer: Vyacheslav Ganelin