I've often read a whole page of a good book and my mind has been somewhere else completely then I have to go back..!! It always amazes me how that happens.
Love that song; I was living with and for caring for a dementia patient. Some mornings he started the day at the break of dawn due to anxiety and wake me up. I would sing that song to him very slowly and try to get him to sing along with me. After a while, he slowed down his pace and became manageable and mindful.
Listening in September, 2020, from Brazil. Facing a long quarantine, reaching more than 4 million infected people by the Coronavirus pandemic in Brazil alone. Thanks School of Life! 🙏🏾💜
What a brilliant man. A must watch 4 the human race. Simple yet relatable basics and a massive wake up call. Bravo sir, ur a credit to our civilisation
"Where are you when you are doing the dishes?" "Where are you when you are drinking your tea?" This reminds me of a contest that a Newspaper ran. It asked "Why do people close their eyes when they kiss?" The winning response was "To concentrate on what to do next ! "
+Deepak Bellur Thich Nhat Hanh! Are you washing the dishes to make them clean or are you washing the dishes to wash the dishes? (I actually just washed my dishes)
Very good introduction to mindfulness. He makes it so relevant to our everyday life. I like it that his lecture is also experiential. Mindfulness can help us to be a better Christian.... a better person....living life directly... to to full .... in this moment.
Thank you very much. I also appreciate mindfulness meditation. 👐 With my meditation I've personally been appreciating a bit of Master Sri Avinash Do at the moment. I find his words really heartwarming. 🧡
Very good lecture. Thank you. I have explored Buddhist teachings on awareness of mind and meditation and I have tried to explain to my religious and secular friends alike that this type of thought patterns can benefit all, whether you are spiritual or not. It makes sense from a psychological point of view. I will share this video with my friends as it explains these ideas better than I can sometimes :-)
Stress As i bean told never levavs You. You most find a way to drain. I have ptsd. I Have begun breathing my way out of troubel. 4sec in, through nose, hold breath for 5, out 6.i do this 4-5 houers a Day. It feels so relaxing, i, am gonna make it, until the Day i die
I'd say, if I may. While you notice your every step, head up. It helps. You know how many people make fun of me for always being bare foot. It actually makes me feel better.
U got me more enxsus with the tiered thing I never asked whet does it mean on me as a person also u do t do only mindfulness u do zen and more vipasana then mindful
Hi every one. I read "the Mindful way through depression". I am at week four of the practice. The problem is I don't understand parts of week 5 and 6.Specifically exploring the option of opening the body door, and practicing opening the thought door. Can anybody help me please?
It turns out that nothing is so bad, that the story we create can't make it worse. So our ability to remember and imagine...unlike the gazelles, we don't stop running, and that becomes a big problem-that's trauma.
The very least thing to be said about medication is: Assume, your coping mechanisms made you depressed. Taking medications that enable you to continue with those mechanisms - since you feel good for no reason, CAN be very counterproductive.
I understand and agree with what he's saying for the most part, but shall I really just focus on drinking tea while I'm drinking it? Where does this leave time for deep intellectual thought? When I'm completely finished with all monotonous tasks?
+mossy1 I dont view it that way. I say rather just use meditation/mindfulness to enhance intellectual thought and experience of reality. Thoughts and daydreams are wonderfull gifts humans have, its more about striking a good balance between thinking and focus
The way I've come to understand it that's it's more about finding a balance, and being more aware of actions you would otherwise thoughtlessly do. Also, meditation doesn't mean emptying your mind. It's more about seeing the thoughts but not engaging with them. It's basically a workout for your brain that builds concentration etc. But again, it's not something you do constantly, although the being aware part is something that tends to stick. And that's a good thing. I've noticed I'm appreciating more of the small things in life, and it's helped a lot with my anxiety problems.
Intellectual thought is more intellectual when given its own time and not when juggled with another task. In an organisation there might be a department for dealing with administrative work and a department for coming up with new ideas. The organisation operates successfully when the CEO manages both departments separately and treats them as equally as important. In our lives we tend to try and be the admin team and the ideas team at the same time without any structure or organisation. By learning to be mindful, we stop being a messy department and start being a CEO that makes decisions about each. If you decide you would like to spend an hour thinking about a topic that interests you and you'd like to do it over some tea, go ahead. But if you're trying to get ready in the morning and are having tea with breakfast, drifting off into that topic is likely to only be a distraction. It's not about elimination. It's about prioritization. It's about balance. Ironically, the person who is able to put time aside for intellectual thought rather than trying to cram intellectual thought into every other task, has more time for intellectual thought.
I think it's more about being aware when one is lost in a thought stream. When one is carried away and is unaware of the impact . If you are actively and deliberately engaging in problem solving or analysing, that's not the same as being on automatic pilot. Awareness is the key
I somewhat disagree about continuing taking antidepressants when one practises mindfulness. By taking antidepressants you blunt what's real in your life. Medications are not helpful on the long run, especially when one becomes addicted to them and then you get " Hooked on " Taking antidepressants can be seen as a kind of "Escapism ", from what is going on in one's life
Totally disagree, I can only assume you have never had depression. It is an illness like any other illness. You wouldn't ask a diabetic to stop taking insulin
At least not the kind of God that is described in the Abrahamaic religions like christianity, islam etc. For me a church should be like a community of people that support each other lovingly and share positive ideas and activities.
