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Chasing the Present

We live in a rigidlycontrolled society, rigidly structured, which seeksto press us down...

We live in a rigidly
controlled society, rigidly structured, which seeks
to press us down and turn us only into vehicles for
production and consumption

Full Transcript

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We live in a rigidly controlled society,
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rigidly structured, which seeks to press us down and turn us
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only into vehicles for production and consumption.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:04
Uploaded
Jun 05, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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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.
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
Yeah, that's it. - Chasing the Present 00:04
Yeah, that's it.
The more you can allow yourself to have that feeling, - Chasing the Present 00:07
The more you can allow yourself to have that feeling,
There is just one area where every one of us human beings is - Chasing the Present 00:14
There is just one area where every one of us human beings is
You have 70, 80, 90 years if you're lucky, - Chasing the Present 00:06
You have 70, 80, 90 years if you're lucky,
Even at the level of the single individual operating - Chasing the Present 00:16
Even at the level of the single individual operating
And if enough of us change ourselves, - Chasing the Present 00:06
And if enough of us change ourselves,
Which tools have helped you in your life, say, - Chasing the Present 00:07
Which tools have helped you in your life, say,
What were the things that you used in your life - Chasing the Present 00:07
What were the things that you used in your life
I started to spend more time in silence and more time - Chasing the Present 00:07
I started to spend more time in silence and more time