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How to NEVER be nervous again | Simon Sinek

To rephrase what Emerson once said " To truly understand the world you must first understand yourself ". In this video Mr.Sinek talks about transcending your feelings and making the best out of an uncomfortable situation. If we focused more of our energy to understand ourselves and who we are we can easily begin to spot flaws in society and help improve it. By making yourself a simpler man it is easier for you to understand yourself, understanding yourself is one step closer to ultimately transcending.

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How to NEVER be nervous again | Simon Sinek

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"Simple Man " by Lynyrd Skynyrd

"An' get your lust from the rich man's gold
All that you need now, is in your soul
And you can do this, oh baby, if you try
All that I want for you, my son, is to be satisfied"

"And be a simple kind of man
Be something you love and understand
Baby be a simple kind of man
Won't you do this for me son, if you can, if you can"

In Simple man the song is set up as if a mother was talking to her son. In the song the mother is asking her son to be a simple man , not to over think his problems and not to take more than he needs. The very first line talks about how money doesn't buy happiness and that being who you want to be not having to conform will make you happy.

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"Crazy Train" by O. Osbourne
"Crazy, but that's how it goes
Millions of people living as foes
Maybe it's not too late
To learn how to love and forget how to hate

Mental wounds not healing
Life's a bitter shame
I'm going off the rails on a crazy train
I'm going off the rails on a crazy train

I've listened to preachers, I've listened to fools
I've watched all the dropouts who make their own rules
One person conditioned to rule and control
The media sells it and you live the role"

"The media sells it and you live the role" this particular line speaks out to me be because these past several years the media has been manipulating stories. Both CNN and Fox the two most main stream media sources have manipulated news to fit their own agenda. In Transcendentalism we are encouraged to dig for the truth and find out what really happened. In the song it also talks about how we should focus on eliminating hate and the truth can be used as a weapon to do so.

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"Your goodness must have some edge to it,-else it is none".

Emerson is saying that if you do something good make sure it is meaningful. For example if you want to stop Gerrymandering don't just say your against it but go out and protest, spread the word, and start a movement. In other words do something you'll be proud of at the end of the day.

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To truly understand something you have to look at its history.This is the Hudson River School founded by Thomas Cole. During the 19th century the united states was becoming its own state, it was a new born nation. Its citizens were looking for a way to distinguish themselves from their European ancestors, so a huge movement began for example like the Second Great Awakening. Transcendentalism is one of those movements that occurred. In the United States there was so much unoccupied land and nature was free and wild ;unmanaged by man yet. The frontier gave Americans what Europeans never had because most of the European land was already settled.

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At around the the 3 hour time stamp Joe Rogan and Tom papa
talk about how people are "just drowning in insecurities" no matter how well prepared they seem to be, we all have an inner struggles. Later on in the podcast Tom papa mentions he uses Transcendental meditation to escape his mind. Transcendental meditation is a technique for detaching yourself from anxiety and promoting harmony with nature and self-realization. Now a days we have so much to focus on that we forget whats truly most important, our well being. By meditating we are taking our consciousness and removing all the negativity present in the moment.

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"#1210 - Tom Papa" from The Joe Rogan Experience by Joe Rogan on Apple Podcasts

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Tom Papa is a comedian, actor, writer and television/radio host. His podcast "Come To Papa" is available through All Things Comedy on iTunes.

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The image below depicts a women climbed up on a tree and having fun. We can see she is wearing simple clothes not Versace or Gucci that cost hundred of of dollars. She isn't even wearing shoes. Non conformity and a simple life of freedom can be seen like how Thoreau lived in the woods.

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This is one of the most famous statues in Bulgaria and it was the first time I felt alone with nature. The statue is situated several hundred meters above the city and in order to reach those steps you have to hike for about half an hour or so. When you reach the top you are surrounded by nature. On my first time hiking by myself I got lost and couldn't see the statue but I knew it was there so I had to transcend my knowledge because I knew eventual I would reach the top. My example is similar to when Thoreau made Lydian touch the bottom of the pond, she couldn't touch it but she still knew the bottom was there.

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The quote is from a poem by Amos Bronson Alcott. Amos is saying that you have to come out of your comfort zone. The more things you experience the more knowledgeable you are. Transcendentalism is about living a simple life yet the knowledge you acquire must be adequate enough to help you go beyond the limits of your mind, think abstractly. This quote represents transcendentalism quite well, its concise but there is so much more meaning behind it.

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"Do not be moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something".

Don't accomplish something that will only help you out in the short run, accomplish something that will help you fully understand who you are. Roughly speaking pursue what is meaningful not what is expedient. Transcend your intellect and face responsibility.

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God, Nature, and man are one the oversoul. In the image this man is alone in nature with his hands and head up at the sky as if he's praying or talking to god. Being alone in nature does tent to bring out this inner consciousness in us which for some odd reason makes us feel more in tuned with our environment. Even Thoreau tired doing that when he moved to Walden and went into the woods Main. We all seek approval but the only approval we need is our own, not societies.

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"We’re staying silent out of fear" by Charles Lane
In the Article Charles talked about how people will only speak their mind if they are surrounded by other people who think like them. "Meanwhile, 68 percent report that “it is acceptable for me to express what I think” about race, or Islam, only among “people who are like me.” On immigration, 73 percent feel that way; on gay, lesbian and gender issues, the figure is 70 percent." The majority of people are conforming to the pressure of society in the United States. Normally this shouldn't happen because we aren't a communist nation or a dictatorship. Freedom of speech was created implemented into our constitution so this wouldn't happen. Transcendentalism encourages people to speak their mind if they don't agree on an issue with someone because if we want our society to change then that is the only way we can come to a consensus.

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" A man is to carry himself in the presence of all opposition as if every thing were titular and ephemeral but he"

Individuals should question their opposition, in many cases that's society. Think of you opposition as almost non existent with very little authority over you, the individual, that gives you a mindset full of freedom. You don't have to conform to others you are free to explore all options. Question people, find out if they are telling you their truth or the truth.

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"Charles S. Peirce's New England Neighbors and Embrace of Transcendentalism."

Charles S. Peirce, he and his family had personal connections to many Transcendentalists and their peers including famous figures such as Emerson. Transcendentalism shows over the course of his career, he came to gradually appreciate Transcendentalist ideas and to ultimately embrace the formative impact of his New England philosophical heritage. Its his heritage because his family was one that was very active in the Transcendentalist community.

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"It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the greatest man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude".

Emerson is saying that conforming is easy. Doing whatever you want without anyone judging you when you are alone is also easy, but sticking to what you believe in even when people around you don't share the same views is what makes people special. Stick to your midst and don't let people discourage you. Conforming is for the weak minded

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This image is from the Hudson River school created in the mid- 19th century, it was during the nationalist art movement. This painting is by Thomas Cole an American painter who was the leader of the nationalist Art movement. In this painting man is small compared to the great wilderness which surrounds them. Nature in this painting is depicted as a monumental force that man cannot control. It is wild, beautiful and free

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"The Miracle"
"The one thing we're all waiting for, is peace on earth - an end to war,
It's a miracle we need - the miracle, the miracle we're all waiting for today,
If every leaf on every tree, could tell a story that would be a miracle,
If every child on every street, had clothes to wear and food to eat,
That's a miracle,
If all God's people could be free, to live in perfect harmony,
It's a miracle, we're having a miracle on earth,
Mother nature does it all for us"

Freddie Mercury is saying that all of gods creations big and small living or inanimate are great because they are apart of the over soul.The song talks about how nature is perfect and provides for all of us, similarly to how Thoreau lived in the woods. In the 3rd verse of the song it calls for peace on Earth and an end to war exactly what Thoreau wanted to stop the Mexican- American war and refused to pay his taxes.