WildeChilde

Dragon Ball Z Is About Spiritual Enlightenment

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I haven't watched this show since I was a kid when they used to play it on Cartoon Network, but I just recently stumbled upon a video talking about Dragon Ball Z and its relation to Taoist philosophy.  I always knew there was something deeper about the show that kept drawing us in.  I don't want to spoil the video for y'all, but the content producer's analysis of Goku and particularly of Vegeta is relevant to the kind of self-development work we do here.  

 

  


"You will soon be going about like the converted, and the revivalist, warning people against all the sins of which you have grown tired."- Oscar Wilde

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@WildeChilde Yes, very interesting show.

Have always thought it was more than meets the eye


In the depths of winter,
I finally learned that within me 
there lay an invincible summer.

- Albert Camus

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This show, especially the original dragon ball, got me motivated to start working out when i was in high school. Maybe I will watch the episodes where Goku and Krillen are training with master Roshi delivering milk and running away from dinosaurs it again with enlightenment in mind rather than strength. Thanks for sharing 

 

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@WildeChilde Sounds like Goku has found true Wu-Wei (effortless action without attachment).

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Wow very nice, and very relevant to this website. Thanks for sharing!

 


The kingdom of heaven is within.

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watch dragon ball super. He reaches this new state called Ultra Instinct.

That is basically like his enlightenment state. You can watch it on crunchyroll.

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Watch Naruto


I simply am. You simply are. We are The Same One forever. Let us join in Glory. 

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Haven't watched new super db looks bad tbh but seeing clips of Ultra Instinct goku Yeah, he becomes super calm and all his attacks are like blocks and deflection and erases others powers:

  On 6/6/2018 at 6:06 PM, Salvijus said:

Watch Naruto

Good wisdom from an anime on how to fight the EGO!

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Super DB is suprisingly good. :) Worth watching. 


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  On 6/6/2018 at 7:51 PM, Salvijus said:

Super DB is suprisingly good. :) Worth watching. 

the first 5-10 episodes were so bad I quit, I didn't like humour or style or the boring storyline, does it get MUCH better?

If its only a case of a few fights being good I'd just rather clip it.

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Or watch hunter x hunter there're things like reincarnations and chakra initiations :D a lot of spirituality hidden there.


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  On 6/6/2018 at 7:54 PM, Salvijus said:

Or watch hunter x hunter there're things like reincarnations and chakra initiations :D a lot of spirituality hidden there.

i saw hunterxhunter long time ago, and the ovas, or you mean the new one?

this was an awesome soundtrack

 

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  On 6/6/2018 at 7:53 PM, blazed said:

the first 5-10 episodes were so bad I quit, I didn't like humour or style or the boring storyline anything, does it get MUCH better?

Haha :D i know what you mean :D yea it gets a lot better i guarentee :D


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  On 6/6/2018 at 7:55 PM, blazed said:

i saw hunterxhunter long time ago, and the ovas, or you mean the new one?

Both :)


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Avatar is also filled with buch of spirituality :D


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  On 6/6/2018 at 7:53 PM, blazed said:

the first 5-10 episodes were so bad I quit, I didn't like humour or style or the boring storyline, does it get MUCH better?

If its only a case of a few fights being good I'd just rather clip it.

oh gets a lot better man.

 

dbs is the one of the few things I still watch. Dragon ball heroes coming in July. 

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Oh yes, I remember being captured by the story when I was a pre-teen, especially the young Goku learning basically energy work. I do remember the series sometimes.

They made the heroes journey look really appealing :) 

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Goku was always my favorite for that matter, innocence of a child, enlightened attitude to life :)

This is also why Goku has the most Ultimate powers. Only those Pure of Heart can access the greatest universal powers because they will never use them for harm or destruction, only creation or to prevent destruction

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B R E A T H E

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@WildeChilde That's really interesting and it's true, I've never seen Goku as someone who's righteous and trying to save the world. He was just following his bliss and doing what he wants. It emphasizes on how important authenticity is.

  On 6/6/2018 at 7:55 PM, blazed said:

 

 

Ahhhh the feels 9_9. This was probably my best soundtrack in childhood.

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