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And nearly everybody seeks happiness
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Chasing the Present

And nearly everybodyseeks happiness through the acquisition of somekind of objective...

And nearly everybody
seeks happiness through the acquisition of some
kind of objective experience

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And nearly everybody seeks happiness
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through the acquisition of some kind of objective experience...
Duration
7 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:56
Uploaded
Jun 05, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Movie Summary

A materially successful young man, riddled with anxiety embarks on a worldwide journey of self inquiry, uncovering deep truths about who and what he is.
An object, a substance, a state of mind, - Chasing the Present 00:08
An object, a substance, a state of mind,
Many people at some stage in their lives - Chasing the Present 00:11
Many people at some stage in their lives
And it's the madness from which the vast majority of humanity - Chasing the Present 00:06
And it's the madness from which the vast majority of hu...
I actually feel like somehow anxiety is starting to come up, - Chasing the Present 00:09
I actually feel like somehow anxiety is starting to come up,
Everybody really wants to be happy not just in a superficial - Chasing the Present 00:06
Everybody really wants to be happy not just in a superficial
We want a sense of belonging, each of us, to this body, - Chasing the Present 00:08
We want a sense of belonging, each of us, to this body,
We want a sense of being a part of something - Chasing the Present 00:08
We want a sense of being a part of something
You have to separate from a lot of conditioning - Chasing the Present 00:09
You have to separate from a lot of conditioning
We live in a rigidly controlled society, - Chasing the Present 00:11
We live in a rigidly controlled society,
That's all we are supposed to be in the present set up. - Chasing the Present 00:06
That's all we are supposed to be in the present set up.
Fear and desire provoke action. - Chasing the Present 00:05
Fear and desire provoke action.
They cause you to get out of the present. - Chasing the Present 00:04
They cause you to get out of the present.
If you're continually being frightened, - Chasing the Present 00:18
If you're continually being frightened,
I feel like culture's got jump leads on my consciousness. - Chasing the Present 00:05
I feel like culture's got jump leads on my consciousnes...
It keeps sending signals that are not helpful. - Chasing the Present 00:06
It keeps sending signals that are not helpful.
It's not a coincidence, is it? Consumerism and capitalism? - Chasing the Present 00:05
It's not a coincidence, is it? Consumerism and capitali...
That's where we've all got to. - Chasing the Present 00:04
That's where we've all got to.
That's what we are all participating in, - Chasing the Present 00:06
That's what we are all participating in,
And that's the thing, I'll see if anyone's called - Chasing the Present 00:04
And that's the thing, I'll see if anyone's ca...
I feel like all the things I do and just doing things - Chasing the Present 00:19
I feel like all the things I do and just doing things