Law 1
If You Want to Be Human, Be a Beast First
“We are a part of this earth, we are not guests; we do not need to be delivered from this place. It is our home.”
Human Beast
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Yossi Ghinsberg
The Laws of the Jungle
Not metaphors. Not philosophy borrowed from books. Nine principles written in the code of life itself, extracted from years living inside the Amazon, and set to music that carries what words alone cannot.
Each law includes an original score. Press play.
Law 2
Be the Music, Not the Conductor
“Fueled with eagerness for power and control, inflamed by shortsighted ambitions, we push and we shove and we force ourselves against the music that flows within us, trying to assume the role of the conductor. But this role was never available to us and never endowed.”
Be the Music
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Law 3
The Fig Tree Will Never Bear Mangos
“You can bear big, sweet figs that will ferment into an invaluable elixir, or yield shriveled bitter figs that are good for nothing. But mangos, my son, you will not yield, no matter how hard you try.”
Being Me
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Law 4
The Seasons Always Change
“Adaptation to change is the art of survival and survival is the only game that is played in the Amazon. All species in the Amazon are alert and vibrant, constantly attentive to the slightest fluctuation in their environment.”
The Seasons Always Change
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Law 5
The Cage Door Is Open
“The box is a cage we have built to protect us from the elements. We dwell in the illusory safety of the cage, afraid of the world we have alienated. We are trapped, like animals in a zoo. And we call this cage civilization.”
We Are Born Free
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Law 6
Evolution Is Created
“In this orchid I saw the face of the creator, and my eyes opened to see the miracles of the mundane.”
Evolution Is Created
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Law 7
Life Is Perfectly Perfect
“The truth is that there is enough of everything on this planet for everybody and on every level — an unlimited abundance of food, water, energy, space, peace, and good health. In this way, life is perfect. Nothing is lacking. Nothing except understanding and cooperation.”
Perfectly Perfect
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Law 8
The Time Is Now
“There is only one action, one experience, one moment that is valid — live life fully and fearlessly now.”
The Time Is Now
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Law 9
The Purpose of Life Is Death
“Our human faculties are dull and cumbersome when it comes to perceiving the subtle phenomena of life and death. We believe that what we cannot perceive does not exist, what we cannot perceive is an illusion. In fact the opposite is much closer to the truth.”
The Purpose of Life Is Death
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Hear them live
The laws land differently
when Yossi speaks them.
Every keynote draws from these nine principles. The room goes quiet. Then it goes very loud.
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