I started listening to Ajahn Brahm talks since 2003 because I discovered my body slipped into severe depression after diagnosis from a doctor. I never even know what major depression was! I couldn’t get out of bed, extreme fatigue, constipated, slept through the day but was fine at night, etc. On top of the illness I was feeling guilty about not being able to go to school, letting my parents down etc. His talks helped me deal with the illness and gave me room and space to recover. Over the years, I continue to have relapses and recently it worsened to the point I started being very suicidal. Even at my worst I remember this too will pass. And ajahn brahm’s story about the tiger and snake so I took moments amidst losing my sanity to enjoy some honey. And persevered. With medication, rest and patience I bounced back out of that dark phase. Buddhist teachings really help me to accept this condition and continue to persevere using meditation, yoga, chanting etc. and medication of course. I tell my family that if it weren’t for this illness, I wouldn’t have started practising meditation. So something really good came out of this immense health challenge, as Ajahn Brahm said let the dung become manure so we can grow a sweet mango tree. It may continue to be my lifelong health challenge but now I’m full of faith that mindfulness and meditation can help me mitigate the symptoms. Also, nothing is certain! :) so much gratitude to the Buddha, Dhamma and sangha.
Great to hear from you! How are you doing now? Schooling good but not essential. The main thing is wisdom not information. Importance is moral values and meditation. There are many people who are illiterate but living good lives, better than a PhD professor. Good luck.
I really enjoyed your story 😂 I have found myself in similar health related problems leading to heart surgery and strokes . At my lowest point I would pray for these sufferings to come to an unnatural end . The teachings of Ahjun have put things into perspective and shown me that my pain and suffering is shared by all and that we ought to be compassionate to others but most if all to be loving and caring to ourselves. I am 66 and I am still learning. I hope all is well with you 😂
He makes a lot of sense. I have suffered with anxiety and depression all my life, it runs in my family. We learned that it is triggered by hormonal changes. I finally got on medication 23 years ago. Listening to the priest makes me feel positive.
I think the biggest problem is the conditioning we receive and witness as children. Are you saying you've been on medication for 23 years? Who's the priest?
Sherrie Smith I'll give you guys the secret... I took antidepressant for 2 months than I ran out of medication. So you know what I did I'd looked up natural alternatives here's some. 1. B Vitamins, B12, B6, or B Complex 2. Magnesium 3. Folic Acid 4. A2X. Natural ingredients cost 4.95 for the 14-day sample. 5. Multivitamins 6. Passion Flower 7. Breathing Techniques 8. Exercise 30-1hr a day atleast 3-4 days out of the week. 9. Therapy 10. Self-Empowerment everyday!!! For the most effective safest antidepressant is:Zoloft, Sertraline ask for generic brands on 25 mg to start you off than move up if needed. Side effects are common but it only last for 7-10 days. After that it will take effect!!! Trust me don't give up!
*I want people to share this video to people who has depression. I depressed about my exam when I was in highschool. I studied hard but I failed again and again, it made me felt like I failure and I am a loser, i felt like I disappointed my grandmother but after I listened this. My mind were opened. I depressed because i hurting myself, I let my happiness go for this achievement and bring negative thoughts on myself. Finally I accepted that I failed my exam but in the end my grandmother not disappointed in me. She was happy to see me being happy, she knew that I focusing on sometimes that impossible and let go my happiness for achieving. She wasn't happy what I had been through. Now I realize that nobody perfect but it doesn't mean you have to follow perfection*
I have watched many talks on this subject with the hope that it will help me, sometimes they do, but I can only say that this talk is the best ever that speaks about me. I am so pleased to have found it, or I believe I was meant to. I am going to play this again and again. This is a description of life and how it tricks your mind into negative thoughts. I hope this talk helps others as it has helped me.
This talk could not have come at a better time for me. I have battled with depression my whole life. No one has ever explained I’m the reasons or the solutions so clearly. Thank you, Ajahn Brahm! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
The Anxiety Guy he is wonderful Isn’t he :) I saw him in the U.K. recently and I almost didn’t go to his talk due to my anxiety, but it was so welcoming and calming I felt at ease.
Anxiety guy. I love your work and you are doing so much to help us. I was lucky to meet AB twice after his talks briefly, and would love to hear him on one of your podcasts.
giving up & surrendering to the "what is" of life, as opposed to the "what if," is the most helpful move i have made. i am happier today, after having lost everything-twice-, than when i tried to "fix" life by recouping my possessions and restoring my status. now i am a nobody, with nothing, who is learing to accept that that is okay. don't try to be anything; just be.
finally, I can listen, understand, and love. Thank you i feel very different. Not all spiritual guides resonate for me so this was life changing. Tomorrow morning and from that day on it will be omelettes on the table and the shit out in the field just the way I used to do it.
Timothy Bull hey ,if anyone else wants to discover how to treat depression and stress try Elumpa Cure Depression Alchemist (do a google search ) ? Ive heard some incredible things about it and my colleague got great success with it.
Love your teachings so dearly and the wonderful way you bring the message home. How I adore your sense of humor as well. I always listen to you when I want a giggle with loads of wisdom thrown in. Superb! Thank you dear one!
he died before Christ and he wasn't known to be resurected. there are deep debates over what his teaching are or were. he didn't intend to start another new religion.
The causes AB lists are totally provident in the world today. His words have helped me greatly. I realized how very fault finding I have always been. Our society contributes with the constant seeking for more, perfection, money, prestige. A wonderful teaching from this wonderful man.
I am really thankfull i find mindfullness living moment to moment and meditation. I finally letting go of the past. I am living here! Yes! Thanks for you teaching about depression and anxiety its very common amongst people!
I've referred this to many people with early signs of depression. Which helped them. Bless you Ajhan Brahm. May your nirvanic journey be short and peaceful
This too will pass. Whoever you are, reading this, in whatever situation this finds you, no matter if you have a physical disease, a psychological problem, panic attacks, poor environment, no friends (you always have yourself and the whole universe to love you), lost someone close, having death knocking on your door - if I could I would come and personally say to you "This too will pass". You can tell it to you yourself, no matter whether you thought you couldn't. You've suffered enough already.
Wow! What a wonderful speaker this man is! Thanks so much for sharing this. Listening to this wonderful venerable monk is making me feel a lot better today.
A return to our natural habitat ,outside with Nature...improves our mind body soul .,meditation and mindfullness has got me through a 7yr illness..physical and mentally.. Om ♡
I have been dealing with severe anxiety for the past year....its getting worse.. and im finally going out to get help. Ive always used alcohol to cover up the effects from my anxiety. I thank you for posting this video... Love hearing from all sides.
The Buddha-Dhamma is certainly beautiful in the beginning, beautiful in the middle and beautiful in the end. I bow my head and thank you, Venerable Sir for this delightful teaching. The taste of Dhamma is truly delicious.
Wow! I just woke up after crying too my angela too help me too be ok with everything because I've been so through so much cruelt. I'm healing physically and sensitive by it all. And i had a message of a dream which ended with you while i forced myself into meditation too be calm and feel one with all bit anyhow, i woke up listening too you talking and when you said too be joyus i felt that loving selflessness and was happy where i am now and then i felt a very heavy tear on my face and it was from being joyus. I Couldn't stop smiling and laughing and i believe my angels, (lol!! our angels) connected the end of a dream of a perfectly of clear message & then ended it with you. I wanted too get up and go run and hug my family but its 4:30am-ish right now and they're so I'm pretty sure they would think i was severely dangerously mentally ill if i went and qoke them up with my awakening that the angels i askes for help too had me so happy and i was joyous. so i just did that back scratching dance that the guy with no arms was talking about because we can hear everything so i just had too lay here and not scream of the joyous feeling i felt through your message it was so hard. 😁😁😁😁😁😀😄😄💖💖 Anyhow, thank you and your right. Thank you so much for your help. Namaste. You are a very genuine and beautiful soul. 💖 Estella Seraphim
Thank you for this insightful talk. The simple analogy about the builders relating to the 2 "bad" bricks as "features" rather than defects was particularly helpful.
Hello I find your talks so inspiring, you have changed my life, I listen to your talks most days and I meditate every day, I see life so different, I feel I can deal with my life everyday with a smile. Love you jokes and I tell my husband and friends xx thank you so much
"you learn from success much more than from your mistakes" 27:25 I disagree - I cherish mistakes because I also learn a lot from my mistakes. As long as you are able to acknowledge your own mistakes, you can learn and do it better next time you get the chance.
I suffer from depression and therefore I am watching this presentation given. I am just starting the presentation and I hope it will help me. I have much hope for this presentation..... will see
Well said Randy. Some people's mental health seems to have a genetic factor, for which medication is required. Mild to moderate depression that does not have a genetic factor, or at least a minimal genetic factor, could probably be helped with strategies like mindfulness, assertiveness training, boundaries, self-compassion, improved awareness of self and others, exercise, good diet. The list goes on. Everyone has a different path to recovery, there is no single answer.
i needed to hear this tonight. truly. am tired of shit collecting & obsessing over mistakes and bad bricks. law of attraction dictates that focusing on past failures begets current failures. we are doomed to repeat that which holds our attention, contrary to the popular adage. success has to be paramount in our thoughts. i intend to work on putting this into practice. this man is simply brilliant.
I'm no expert myself, but I've suffering from depression a lot in my life, as well as had severe panic attacks and anxiety. What dj is proposing is a useful technique, it's like a positive affirmation, reminding yourself that whatever you are experiencing now will pass. I've suffered from depression and anxiety many times, but each time passes. It can be helpful to remember, during a bad experience, that the experience will pass, it is temporary, because often it feels permanent.
I find that mindfulness when understood properly and practiced diligently is very effective for helping people overcome emotional suffering, anxiety and depression.
***** Mindfulness will help with depression by helping you break the habit of identification with reactive thinking and rumination that feeds the emotional formation we call depression.
***** Through developing conscious awareness and compassion towards the very reactive thoughts and emotions themselves. If you are able to be conscious of your thoughts then you are learning to be free from those thoughts; it is through this process of awakening that we become free from our identifications.
You are amazing!!! Thank you very much. My only criticism is at the beginning you mentioned that "for "severe" cases you should see a psychologist". I understand why psychologist would want you to mention this, but everyone watching this video would already be aware that they can see a psychologist. The reason someone searches and watches this video is because they want "natural" simple ways of overcoming their problems. Instead of going to a psychologist who will charge them a fortune and likely to prescribe them medication. Your video is wonderful and in my opinion there is no need to undermine it. If someone is so far gone as to not benefit from your teaching, then they would never be capable of searching and watching it in the first place. Sorry, I hope you don't mind my opinion! I am a great fan of yours and think everyone should hear what you say.
It's true, we are a society that places too much emphasis on fault finding instead of noticing all the things we do right. We punish ourselves and others for minor mistakes and miss the value of our achievements. Thanks Ajahn!
Don't get me wrong, this talk has valid points. I think that getting 'down' and being negative is very different from being depressed. I also think that we need to process grief which means carrying it for a certain amount of time. I think death can be easier when you have a faith but for those that don't, loss can feel pointless. I'm not sure that we can always think ourselves out of depression and that is the whole point of the illness. If it was that simple then people would pull themselves together. I feel that this talk, like mentioned in the beginning, is aimed at those that get 'down' and are negative. Depression is a genuine illness and I think it's irresponsible to use the word depression to describe something other than what it is.
understand there are different degrees of depression from seasonal affective disorder to major clinical depression. www.webmd.com/depression/guide/depression-types#1
It is just a positive thought, to help change your outlook, and it can have some effect as it's a true observation. I can only talk from experience. I've tried it and sometimes it really works. It always seems to help, even if only a little.
Our removal from nature and and materialsm has caused this suffering alot, we must return to nature, the plants, the earth, the source :) om mani padme hung
Have you also had a whiplash injury in the past? Most common symptoms are neck, shoulder and head pain, sweating, anxiety feeling, depression, cognitive impairment.. or general dysautonomia. If thats the case, try to get MRI of cervical spine done. Cheers
The #1 reason normal panic treatments go wrong is because they will not teach the person to finish the fear of fear. Instead they teach you to ‘cope’ with the problem also to handle the anxiety hoping that it will finally go away.
yes, it really treats the 'whatever is the matter'. giving when we think we lack. it gets quite simple when it comes so basic as a nod or smile. wink, wave. hug. thank you, celia casper
I started listening to Ajahn Brahm talks since 2003 because I discovered my body slipped into severe depression after diagnosis from a doctor. I never even know what major depression was! I couldn’t get out of bed, extreme fatigue, constipated, slept through the day but was fine at night, etc. On top of the illness I was feeling guilty about not being able to go to school, letting my parents down etc. His talks helped me deal with the illness and gave me room and space to recover. Over the years, I continue to have relapses and recently it worsened to the point I started being very suicidal. Even at my worst I remember this too will pass. And ajahn brahm’s story about the tiger and snake so I took moments amidst losing my sanity to enjoy some honey. And persevered. With medication, rest and patience I bounced back out of that dark phase. Buddhist teachings really help me to accept this condition and continue to persevere using meditation, yoga, chanting etc. and medication of course. I tell my family that if it weren’t for this illness, I wouldn’t have started practising meditation. So something really good came out of this immense health challenge, as Ajahn Brahm said let the dung become manure so we can grow a sweet mango tree. It may continue to be my lifelong health challenge but now I’m full of faith that mindfulness and meditation can help me mitigate the symptoms. Also, nothing is certain! :) so much gratitude to the Buddha, Dhamma and sangha.
Great to hear from you! How are you doing now? Schooling good but not essential. The main thing is wisdom not information. Importance is moral values and meditation. There are many people who are illiterate but living good lives, better than a PhD professor. Good luck.
I really enjoyed your story 😂
I have found myself in similar health related problems leading to heart surgery and strokes .
At my lowest point I would pray for these sufferings to come to an unnatural end .
The teachings of Ahjun have put things into perspective and shown me that my pain and suffering is shared by all and that we ought to be compassionate to others but most if all to be loving and caring to ourselves.
I am 66 and I am still learning.
I hope all is well with you 😂
I was some one who suffered with anxiety and found allot of comfort in listening Ajahn brahm.
Thank you for your helpful comment.
You comment is 5years ago, i hope you are ok now.... Im just stating with it and its a very painful journey.
This guy is out of control wise. Best talks I have ever heard about being human, most people won't talk about this stuff.
You proved at last the HUMOR is the best medicine for depression.
GREAT, RARE BREED OF TEACHERS
He makes a lot of sense. I have suffered with anxiety and depression all my life, it runs in my family. We learned that it is triggered by hormonal changes. I finally got on medication 23 years ago. Listening to the priest makes me feel positive.
I think the biggest problem is the conditioning we receive and witness as children. Are you saying you've been on medication for 23 years? Who's the priest?
Sherrie Smith I'll give you guys the secret... I took antidepressant for 2 months than I ran out of medication. So you know what I did I'd looked up natural alternatives here's some.
1. B Vitamins, B12, B6, or B Complex
2. Magnesium
3. Folic Acid
4. A2X. Natural ingredients cost 4.95 for the 14-day sample.
5. Multivitamins
6. Passion Flower
7. Breathing Techniques
8. Exercise 30-1hr a day atleast 3-4 days out of the week.
9. Therapy
10. Self-Empowerment everyday!!!
For the most effective safest antidepressant is:Zoloft, Sertraline ask for generic brands on 25 mg to start you off than move up if needed. Side effects are common but it only last for 7-10 days. After that it will take effect!!! Trust me don't give up!
he suggests to meditate
*I want people to share this video to people who has depression. I depressed about my exam when I was in highschool. I studied hard but I failed again and again, it made me felt like I failure and I am a loser, i felt like I disappointed my grandmother but after I listened this. My mind were opened. I depressed because i hurting myself, I let my happiness go for this achievement and bring negative thoughts on myself. Finally I accepted that I failed my exam but in the end my grandmother not disappointed in me. She was happy to see me being happy, she knew that I focusing on sometimes that impossible and let go my happiness for achieving. She wasn't happy what I had been through. Now I realize that nobody perfect but it doesn't mean you have to follow perfection*
I have watched many talks on this subject with the hope that it will help me, sometimes they do, but I can only say that this talk is the best ever that speaks about me. I am so pleased to have found it, or I believe I was meant to. I am going to play this again and again. This is a description of life and how it tricks your mind into negative thoughts. I hope this talk helps others as it has helped me.
I’m depressed and his talk hits my depression cause to the core. I’m grateful to found him. So simple and insightful.
This talk could not have come at a better time for me. I have battled with depression my whole life. No one has ever explained I’m the reasons or the solutions so clearly. Thank you, Ajahn Brahm! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
This is my favorite Ajahn Brahm talk. It taught me how to let go.
42:33 - People have far too many expectations and desires.
My favourite current teacher, looking forward to one day speaking directly to you and having you on the anxiety guy podcast Ajahn Brahm. Much love.
The Anxiety Guy he is wonderful
Isn’t he :) I saw him in the U.K. recently and I almost didn’t go to his talk due to my anxiety, but it was so welcoming and calming I felt at ease.
Anxiety guy. I love your work and you are doing so much to help us. I was lucky to meet AB twice after his talks briefly, and would love to hear him on one of your podcasts.
This talk resonated so much with what I am suffering from...many thanks for helping me understand and relieving my pain.
giving up & surrendering to the "what is" of life, as opposed to the "what if," is the most helpful move i have made. i am happier today, after having lost everything-twice-, than when i tried to "fix" life by recouping my possessions and restoring my status. now i am a nobody, with nothing, who is learing to accept that that is okay. don't try to be anything; just be.
This brother gives healing I love this brother
finally, I can listen, understand, and love.
Thank you i feel very different. Not all spiritual guides resonate for me so this was life changing. Tomorrow morning and from that day on it will be omelettes on the table and the shit out in the field just the way I used to do it.
Timothy Bull hey ,if anyone else wants to discover how to treat depression and stress try Elumpa Cure Depression Alchemist (do a google search ) ? Ive heard some incredible things about it and my colleague got great success with it.
Love your teachings so dearly and the wonderful way you bring the message home. How I adore your sense of humor as well. I always listen to you when I want a giggle with loads of wisdom thrown in. Superb! Thank you dear one!
Feeling like tons of negativity just flew way frm my mind..,
I only recently found this channel, and I find it helps me when I go through my depression/panic attacks. Thankyou.
I've learnt so much. Thanks so much. So many things that we fail to appreciate are oblivious to us due to our pursuit of happiness. Such irony.
i love Buddha with all my heart
he died before Christ and he wasn't known to be resurected. there are deep debates over what his teaching are or were. he didn't intend to start another new religion.
Wonderful talk...to be honest this was the first time I heard teaching from a Buddhist monk...very uplifting and spiritual...thanks.
I loved this talk, and thanks to it I learned what got me bind to this depressive cycle.
Thank you so much
The causes AB lists are totally provident in the world today. His words have helped me greatly. I realized how very fault finding I have always been. Our society contributes with the constant seeking for more, perfection, money, prestige. A wonderful teaching from this wonderful man.
I am really thankfull i find mindfullness living moment to moment and meditation. I finally letting go of the past. I am living here! Yes! Thanks for you teaching about depression and anxiety its very common amongst people!
I've referred this to many people with early signs of depression. Which helped them. Bless you Ajhan Brahm. May your nirvanic journey be short and peaceful
A lovely and most useful talk. I thank you from the bottom of my heart. It helped me a lot.
This too will pass. Whoever you are, reading this, in whatever situation this finds you, no matter if you have a physical disease, a psychological problem, panic attacks, poor environment, no friends (you always have yourself and the whole universe to love you), lost someone close, having death knocking on your door - if I could I would come and personally say to you "This too will pass". You can tell it to you yourself, no matter whether you thought you couldn't. You've suffered enough already.
Wow! What a wonderful speaker this man is! Thanks so much for sharing this. Listening to this wonderful venerable monk is making me feel a lot better today.
Please take a few Minutes of your 24 hours of the day. These amazing speeches which brings you a lots of peace and happiness.
kindness can heal all things, believe and you can receive ,
A return to our natural habitat ,outside with Nature...improves our mind body soul .,meditation and mindfullness has got me through a 7yr illness..physical and mentally.. Om ♡
This video literally saved my life. I owe everything I have to it.
This talk saves me every time. Thanks Ajahn Brahm!
SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL and uplifting talk!!! Peace be UPON you...
Gratitude really is the basis of Happiness. This is the biggest lesson I have learned in my life.
I have been dealing with severe anxiety for the past year....its getting worse.. and im finally going out to get help. Ive always used alcohol to cover up the effects from my anxiety. I thank you for posting this video... Love hearing from all sides.
these teaching will definitely change me positively. .. feel sooo lucky to hear those. .
My family and I love you!! You're our inspiration :)
The Buddha-Dhamma is certainly beautiful in the beginning, beautiful in the middle and beautiful in the end. I bow my head and thank you, Venerable Sir for this delightful teaching. The taste of Dhamma is truly delicious.
I feel relieve and happy everytime I listen to him.. GOD bless and thank you very much
I like the way this guy speaks. Not trying to sound too holy. Good.
once again, i've heard what i needed to hear at just the right moment. thank you all for your open sharing. non-denominational blessings, celia casper
Thank you wonderful man ... your wise words have changed my life .
Thank you, yes, I deserve this :) I make peace with myself.
Wow! I just woke up after crying too my angela too help me too be ok with everything because I've been so through so much cruelt. I'm healing physically and sensitive by it all. And i had a message of a dream which ended with you while i forced myself into meditation too be calm and feel one with all bit anyhow, i woke up listening too you talking and when you said too be joyus i felt that loving selflessness and was happy where i am now and then i felt a very heavy tear on my face and it was from being joyus. I Couldn't stop smiling and laughing and i believe my angels, (lol!! our angels) connected the end of a dream of a perfectly of clear message & then ended it with you. I wanted too get up and go run and hug my family but its 4:30am-ish right now and they're so I'm pretty sure they would think i was severely dangerously mentally ill if i went and qoke them up with my awakening that the angels i askes for help too had me so happy and i was joyous. so i just did that back scratching dance that the guy with no arms was talking about because we can hear everything so i just had too lay here and not scream of the joyous feeling i felt through your message it was so hard. 😁😁😁😁😁😀😄😄💖💖 Anyhow, thank you and your right. Thank you so much for your help. Namaste. You are a very genuine and beautiful soul. 💖 Estella Seraphim
Thank you for this insightful talk. The simple analogy about the builders relating to the 2 "bad" bricks as "features" rather than defects was particularly helpful.
Thank you Ajahn Brahm for being my guru
Hello
I find your talks so inspiring, you have changed my life, I listen to your talks most days and I meditate every day, I see life so different, I feel I can deal with my life everyday with a smile. Love you jokes and I tell my husband and friends xx thank you so much
Amazing Man! God bless. Iam happy that i foud this chenel. Love
Thanks to AB and thanks for the post. His perspective and wisdom always expand mine. The response comments are great too!
"you learn from success much more than from your mistakes" 27:25
I disagree - I cherish mistakes because I also learn a lot from my mistakes. As long as you are able to acknowledge your own mistakes, you can learn and do it better next time you get the chance.
This talk really helped me a lot. Thank you Ajahn Brahm so much
I suffer from depression and therefore I am watching this presentation given. I am just starting the presentation and I hope it will help me. I have much hope for this presentation..... will see
Well said Randy. Some people's mental health seems to have a genetic factor, for which medication is required. Mild to moderate depression that does not have a genetic factor, or at least a minimal genetic factor, could probably be helped with strategies like mindfulness, assertiveness training, boundaries, self-compassion, improved awareness of self and others, exercise, good diet. The list goes on. Everyone has a different path to recovery, there is no single answer.
totally agree - the one thing that is certain about life is change " this too will pass"
i needed to hear this tonight. truly. am tired of shit collecting & obsessing over mistakes and bad bricks. law of attraction dictates that focusing on past failures begets current failures. we are doomed to repeat that which holds our attention, contrary to the popular adage. success has to be paramount in our thoughts. i intend to work on putting this into practice. this man is simply brilliant.
I'm no expert myself, but I've suffering from depression a lot in my life, as well as had severe panic attacks and anxiety. What dj is proposing is a useful technique, it's like a positive affirmation, reminding yourself that whatever you are experiencing now will pass. I've suffered from depression and anxiety many times, but each time passes. It can be helpful to remember, during a bad experience, that the experience will pass, it is temporary, because often it feels permanent.
Cheryl I will keep You in My Prayers .
I don't pray for a happy life. I pray for the strength of living a hard one.
Moved to tears. The wall story is amazing.
"joy at last. there is no happiness in life"
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
I find that mindfulness when understood properly and practiced diligently is very effective for helping people overcome emotional suffering, anxiety and depression.
*****
Mindfulness will help with depression by helping you break the habit of identification with reactive thinking and rumination that feeds the emotional formation we call depression.
*****
Through developing conscious awareness and compassion towards the very reactive thoughts and emotions themselves. If you are able to be conscious of your thoughts then you are learning to be free from those thoughts; it is through this process of awakening that we become free from our identifications.
Really, for me, nothing helps..... Pls help if youhave some ideas.... cant stand life anymore.. ..( honestly.
Soni Gavr
Do feel free to contact me if you would like to schedule a Skype session of mindfulness therapy.
You are amazing!!! Thank you very much. My only criticism is at the beginning you mentioned that "for "severe" cases you should see a psychologist". I understand why psychologist would want you to mention this, but everyone watching this video would already be aware that they can see a psychologist. The reason someone searches and watches this video is because they want "natural" simple ways of overcoming their problems. Instead of going to a psychologist who will charge them a fortune and likely to prescribe them medication. Your video is wonderful and in my opinion there is no need to undermine it. If someone is so far gone as to not benefit from your teaching, then they would never be capable of searching and watching it in the first place.
Sorry, I hope you don't mind my opinion! I am a great fan of yours and think everyone should hear what you say.
James Smith You're entitled to your own opinion James. Don't feel sorry for it.
Another great talk from Ajahn Brahm. thanks so much
Thank you, this was amazing to listen to. Life changing in many ways
This Bloke lives in Perth. He has a good sense of humor.
I really enjoy the talk. He's actually quite funny and at the same time he's talking about the truth.
Awesome talk, helped me so much!
I pray you carry on feeling better Michael, never give up hope xxx
Thanks for sharing .. we need to know about this social sickness...
It's true, we are a society that places too much emphasis on fault finding instead of noticing all the things we do right. We punish ourselves and others for minor mistakes and miss the value of our achievements. Thanks Ajahn!
Very profound and inspiring! Thank you very much!
very straight practical way to deal with depression and anxiety
this bloke really resonates with me. he makes so much sense
Don't get me wrong, this talk has valid points. I think that getting 'down' and being negative is very different from being depressed. I also think that we need to process grief which means carrying it for a certain amount of time. I think death can be easier when you have a faith but for those that don't, loss can feel pointless. I'm not sure that we can always think ourselves out of depression and that is the whole point of the illness. If it was that simple then people would pull themselves together. I feel that this talk, like mentioned in the beginning, is aimed at those that get 'down' and are negative. Depression is a genuine illness and I think it's irresponsible to use the word depression to describe something other than what it is.
understand there are different degrees of depression from seasonal affective disorder to major clinical depression. www.webmd.com/depression/guide/depression-types#1
It is just a positive thought, to help change your outlook, and it can have some effect as it's a true observation. I can only talk from experience. I've tried it and sometimes it really works. It always seems to help, even if only a little.
This was an amazing talk. So much wisdom
Jesus healed my depression and anxiety . . . when I prayed in his name
Great talk. I really appreciate it, Thank you for posting.
Absolutely spectacular. Profound, full of wisdom. Thank you.
26:00 excellent point
Our removal from nature and and materialsm has caused this suffering alot, we must return to nature, the plants, the earth, the source :) om mani padme hung
thank you so much you are the best you deserve my praise
good job man I love you and my family
Have you also had a whiplash injury in the past? Most common symptoms are neck, shoulder and head pain, sweating, anxiety feeling, depression, cognitive impairment.. or general dysautonomia.
If thats the case, try to get MRI of cervical spine done.
Cheers
I'm not sure about this guy plus he's from Australia. this talk is better than the other ones I've seen. this is a good talk.
This talk is better and he covered up his bare shoulder.
Good positive thinking and holy life is imp in human life and meditation and yoga is most imp in human life.
Life is all about growth nothing stays the same.
Not to me at least. I dont feel like growing.
An optimistic and broader perspective towards life.
such a beautiful background
Thanks so much for the vedeo. It helped me very much and aliviated my conditin.
Ajahn-Brahm-thank-you-👍👍👍👍👍
Hi John, just found this site, do hope you are doing better, I too suffer like you and my heart goes out to you, hang in there. Carol
Thank you. I had one of those days that I was just staring at one of those the crooked bricks.
Thank you for sharing your perspective!
This talk is good for your heart.
The #1 reason normal panic treatments go wrong is because they will not teach the person to finish the fear of fear. Instead they teach you to ‘cope’ with the problem also to handle the anxiety hoping that it will finally go away.
Please deliver that method. Thanks.
Takwesha Noli For further info, please be sure to have a look at:
help1.info/panic-attacks-cure
Aeron Mckeller teach me then to finish the fear of fear
You just talk without providing knowledge.
What a wonderful message, thankyou.
yes, it really treats the 'whatever is the matter'. giving when we think we lack. it gets quite simple when it comes so basic as a nod or smile. wink, wave. hug. thank you, celia casper