Taoism Vocabulary Text
Hi, this is AJ. Welcome to the vocabulary lesson for "Taoism." Let's get started.
Our first word is skull, skull. Alan Watts said "You have all the necessary intelligence
you need inside of your skullI." Now your skull is your head bone, right? It's the bone
that protects your brain. We call that the skull, your skull. So again skull is simply head
bone.
Next is the word strain. He said "You can strain your head just like you can strain a
muscle." To strain means to try very hard, to work very, very hard, a lot of effort.
Sometimes it has the idea of working too hard, trying too hard, too much. Sometimes it
has this idea of too much. So if you strain your muscle, you work your muscle too
much. Maybe you're lifting something, it's a little too heavy. If you strain your mind,
strain your brain, it means you're thinking too hard. So it's trying very, very hard. To
strain, to strain, one more time, strain.
Okay, our next word is contemplate, contemplate. Alan says you need to contemplate
your problems. Don't think about them, don't strain. Just contemplate your problems.
Now to contemplate means to calm your mind. It means to have a calm mind, calm
brain, very relaxed. It's the opposite of straining your head, straining your mind.
Straining is trying hard. Contemplating is relaxing and thinking calmly. So it's thinking
very slowly, thinking very calmly, or maybe not thinking at all, just a calm quiet mind. So
to contemplate means to make your mind calm, or to think very calmly and slowly, to
contemplate. Contemplate a problem, think very calmly and slowly about the problem.
Our next word is to visualize, to visualize. To visualize means to imagine. So he says
imagine your question, visualize your question, then simply wait. So he's saying just,
just have a question, your question about your problem. Just visualize it. Just think
about it in a simple way. Just imagine it. Imagine the question only. Don't think about
the solution. Just visualize, just imagine the question and then just wait. So to visualize
means to imagine.
Next is the word brute. He says if you try to solve your problem with brute mental
strength, you may be disappointed. Brute mental strength, of course mental means
mind or brain, so brute strength means like animal...animal-like. Brute means very
strong and similar to an animal. So brute strength means strength like an animal, very,
very strong. It's the opposite of subtle, if you know the word subtle. It's the opposite of
careful strength. Brute strength just means super strong and...rawr...like an animal...
rawr. So he's saying if you try to use brute strength, just if you try to use a lot of
strength, very strong strength, with your mind in this case, you'll be disappointed.
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Taoism Vocabulary Text
Hi, this is AJ. Welcome to the vocabulary lesson for "Taoism." Let's get started.
Our first word is skull, skull. Alan Watts said "You have all the necessary intelligence
you need inside of your skullI." Now your skull is your head bone, right? It's the bone
that protects your brain. We call that the skull, your skull. So again skull is simply head
bone.
Next is the word strain. He said "You can strain your head just like you can strain a
muscle." To strain means to try very hard, to work very, very hard, a lot of effort.
Sometimes it has the idea of working too hard, trying too hard, too much. Sometimes it
has this idea of too much. So if you strain your muscle, you work your muscle too
much. Maybe you're lifting something, it's a little too heavy. If you strain your mind,
strain your brain, it means you're thinking too hard. So it's trying very, very hard. To
strain, to strain, one more time, strain.
Okay, our next word is contemplate, contemplate. Alan says you need to contemplate
your problems. Don't think about them, don't strain. Just contemplate your problems.
Now to contemplate means to calm your mind. It means to have a calm mind, calm
brain, very relaxed. It's the opposite of straining your head, straining your mind.
Straining is trying hard. Contemplating is relaxing and thinking calmly. So it's thinking
very slowly, thinking very calmly, or maybe not thinking at all, just a calm quiet mind. So
to contemplate means to make your mind calm, or to think very calmly and slowly, to
contemplate. Contemplate a problem, think very calmly and slowly about the problem.
Our next word is to visualize, to visualize. To visualize means to imagine. So he says
imagine your question, visualize your question, then simply wait. So he's saying just,
just have a question, your question about your problem. Just visualize it. Just think
about it in a simple way. Just imagine it. Imagine the question only. Don't think about
the solution. Just visualize, just imagine the question and then just wait. So to visualize
means to imagine.
Next is the word brute. He says if you try to solve your problem with brute mental
strength, you may be disappointed. Brute mental strength, of course mental means
mind or brain, so brute strength means like animal...animal-like. Brute means very
strong and similar to an animal. So brute strength means strength like an animal, very,
very strong. It's the opposite of subtle, if you know the word subtle. It's the opposite of
careful strength. Brute strength just means super strong and...rawr...like an animal...
rawr. So he's saying if you try to use brute strength, just if you try to use a lot of
strength, very strong strength, with your mind in this case, you'll be disappointed.
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