Jason Shurka
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Thank you, Ryan. Thank you for having me.
Thank you, Ryan. Thank you for having me.
It's a loaded, loaded, loaded first question. It's a big one because what we're basically talking about here is like, what is the essence of life and how do we master it? So before answering the question directly, I want to give some prefaces here to be able to make it easier to understand because I like taking the complex, making it simple because everything that's complex is simple.
It's a loaded, loaded, loaded first question. It's a big one because what we're basically talking about here is like, what is the essence of life and how do we master it? So before answering the question directly, I want to give some prefaces here to be able to make it easier to understand because I like taking the complex, making it simple because everything that's complex is simple.
If we understand it in the way that a five-year-old can understand it, if you can explain it, then you can master it. So let's take electricity. Nobody knows what electricity actually is, right? We know how it works, but like it's this energy that provides energy that we call electricity. But if you keep breaking it down, it's almost like nobody knows what an atom is.
If we understand it in the way that a five-year-old can understand it, if you can explain it, then you can master it. So let's take electricity. Nobody knows what electricity actually is, right? We know how it works, but like it's this energy that provides energy that we call electricity. But if you keep breaking it down, it's almost like nobody knows what an atom is.
Yeah, we can identify and define an atom, but an atom then has subatomic particles.
Yeah, we can identify and define an atom, but an atom then has subatomic particles.
and then all of those have something sub right underneath that and then you get into string theory and then it keeps going and it goes and it goes and it goes and it never ends because one of the laws to answer your question is the first law of thermodynamics energy cannot be created or destroyed which is a crazy thought to think about because that means that what we're using is actually something infinite in its nature so back to electricity so i can give you the analogy to understand what we're talking about here
and then all of those have something sub right underneath that and then you get into string theory and then it keeps going and it goes and it goes and it goes and it never ends because one of the laws to answer your question is the first law of thermodynamics energy cannot be created or destroyed which is a crazy thought to think about because that means that what we're using is actually something infinite in its nature so back to electricity so i can give you the analogy to understand what we're talking about here
This will give you the fundamental understanding of how to master energy or, you know, the laws of this universe and master your life. Although nobody actually knows what electricity truly is at the fundamental base of its being because it's infinite, We know how it works. And because we know how it works, we have a profession called electricians.
This will give you the fundamental understanding of how to master energy or, you know, the laws of this universe and master your life. Although nobody actually knows what electricity truly is at the fundamental base of its being because it's infinite, We know how it works. And because we know how it works, we have a profession called electricians.
Electricians are able to wire certain things in a way where you could take a switch, flip it, and the light turns on. We don't call that a miracle. We don't call that luck. We call that electricity. And we call an electrician when we need to do something like that.
Electricians are able to wire certain things in a way where you could take a switch, flip it, and the light turns on. We don't call that a miracle. We don't call that luck. We call that electricity. And we call an electrician when we need to do something like that.
So the reason why the electrician is able to do what they do is because they've mastered not what electricity is, but how electricity works. They understand the laws. They know the difference between the red cable and the black cable. They understand how to do all these things. So now we can power our offices. We can power our homes. We can power our cities. We can power our world.
So the reason why the electrician is able to do what they do is because they've mastered not what electricity is, but how electricity works. They understand the laws. They know the difference between the red cable and the black cable. They understand how to do all these things. So now we can power our offices. We can power our homes. We can power our cities. We can power our world.
Well, in that same way, just like turning the switch is not luck, but it's a result essentially of understanding the laws of electricity. It's no different when it comes to understanding the laws of life, the laws of the universe. So there are certain fundamental laws that when we understand them, not just in philosophy, but learn how to apply them in action.
Well, in that same way, just like turning the switch is not luck, but it's a result essentially of understanding the laws of electricity. It's no different when it comes to understanding the laws of life, the laws of the universe. So there are certain fundamental laws that when we understand them, not just in philosophy, but learn how to apply them in action.
Well, then we don't need to understand what energy is. We just need to understand the laws by which it works. For example, one of the laws is called the law of vibration, otherwise known as the law of resonance. So how does a walkie talkie work? How does the radio work? It works on the law of vibration, the law of resonance.
Well, then we don't need to understand what energy is. We just need to understand the laws by which it works. For example, one of the laws is called the law of vibration, otherwise known as the law of resonance. So how does a walkie talkie work? How does the radio work? It works on the law of vibration, the law of resonance.