How mindfulness can help you to live in the present | Rev. Takafumi Kawakami | TEDxKyoto
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ธ.ค. 2015
- Rev. Takafumi Kawakami, Deputy Head Priest at Kyoto’s Shunkoin Temple, embraces the skill of mindfulness as the center of Zen Buddhism and meditation, inspiring us all to slow our frantic lives to stay true to the present.
Participating in a TED event can have unexpected results, ranging from establishing new friendships and connections to inspiring us to think, live and act in completely new ways. For Jason Hsu, TED conferences had a profound impact. In 2008 he combined his TED inspirations with his varied professional experiences as a news editor in Taiwan, entrepreneur in San Francisco and UNESCO volunteer to found The Big Question Conference, a local event in Taipei modeled after the TED conference experience. When TED established the TEDx program in 2009, Jason was quick to found TEDxTaipei, the second TEDx event established in Asia. Now, as curator for TEDxTaipei and TEDx ambassador for Asia as well as co-founder and Chief Catalyst for MakerBarTaipei, Jason’s goals for TEDxTaipei mirror the goals for TED and TEDx events around the world: to bring new ideas home, and to share local stories with the world.
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When i started mindful meditation, it didn't work at first but i still kept doing it and now my self-esteem, confident and everything is increasing. Guys who are going through depression, anxiety and any other mental problems, i suggest you to do a mindful meditation just 10 minutes a day. It will change your life!!!
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I have done mindfulness a good and it hasn't made any difference.
can you please tell what is the difference between mindful meditation and normal meditation? I'm confused
+Darshan Tejani The essence of all meditations (meditation practices) is the same. The form or technique or method might be very different but the essence of all of them is the same. All meditations are about being present, being aware. All meditation practices have the quality of eventually bring the mind to a quieter state. This does not mean that quieting the mind is the goal. Meditation is not goal oriented. It is process oriented. Mindfulness meditation is taught in many youtube videos and on many different websites.
Formal mindfulness meditation usually takes the form of bringing your awareness to the physical sensations of your breathing - The feeling of your breath. You can choose to focus on the feeling of your breath at your nostrils, your chest or your abdomen. Whichever one of those three is easiest for you. Say you choose your abdomen then you become aware of the rise and fall of your abdomen as you breathe. When your mind wanders, which it eventually will, you gently and kindly bring your awareness back to the physical sensations of your abdomen rising and falling. Your mind will probably wander very frequently, when you notice that it has, simply bring your attention back to the feeling of your breathing in a gentle and kind way. Body scan meditations are also part of mindfulness meditation.
That is the process. There is no goal or intended outcome. However there are great benefits from the practice. Other meditation practices, like mantra meditation, are also wonderful practices.
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As I told a friend recently; Once a day has happened it will NEVER come back. And the future hasn't happened yet. Neither yesterday nor tomorrow exists in this moment. Tomorrow is only an expectation and a scenario thought in our heads and sometimes the scenario we paint in our heads frighten us so much that we feel like we have to prepare, then we feel underequipped and get anxiety. And when we dwell on a past event (I have PTSD so trust me I know) then we also keep ourselves in a scenario of pain and suffering.
Stop living life in the space of anticipatory pain.
Ambi Cahira nothing new...
Love you response
Love this suggestion!
why is a cow replying this?
Khimish Sharma this is a really hilarious comment 😊but I guess the world is made up of more than just human beings with their views 👌
I'm in Kyoto right now and went to a morning meditation with him...it was wonderful, he is so wise
No, you're using heroine in a liquor store in Burbank
Similar experiences actually
Wise???
He is no wiser than yourself or anyone around you. But the context of a Zen monastery and his formal position is conditioning you to imagine that. He is not Yoda. Far from it. More like a sociologist with a talent for marketing. Certainly he is intellectually astute and well read, but wisdom is something you project onto him, nothing less.
your words and how you showed what meditation can do.. worth it.. meditation can be a boon for someone's life who is in depression.. keep practicing.. and you'll start feeling happier and happier.. lots of respect for you sir🙏😊
Thankyou dear Shauna Shapiro for your articulate , profound and uplifting words ; and the succinct , tantalizing proposition to choose kind attention instead of a brain on shame.. Wonderful, what a gift .
amaizing advice through spirit of buddhism
just watching this make me be present , thank you
+Lukan27 he said. on WiFi.
Feel peace and joy the very first second I see and hear Rev. Takafumi Kawakami... the best way to experience his presence and his inner being is to watch the him / video muted.
What a powerful closing statement! 👏👏👏
Simple-that's what makes it so effective -superb
This talk is the solution for every problem
Yes true
@@yugalbhatt5570 no wrong
@Gay4pay agreed
@@gay4pay882 You are agreeing with yourself XD. The solution to every conceptual problem is being present since all problems are conceptual and getting rid of those problems is to enter non conceptuality in the present
Fantastic talk. I really needed to hear this. My mind has been all over the place and though I am aware that I need to be more present, I have not. I am the mother of two young daughters that are full of life and instead of being IN that life with them, I've been all over. Thank you for reminding me of the power of meditation.
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Live the moment Kara, enjoy the time with your daughters, family and friends. Be blessed
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It’s lovely that you’re realizing this. Begin sitting with them for 15 seconds, eyes closed, soft music, dim lights , backs straight but not tense and you’ll be surprised how easily they take this new Durection. Unless they are eating too much sugar & junk. My daycare children have inspired my practice which truly surprised me !
Wishing you all the best,
Love & Happiness,
~ Nelly
“ Always maintain a joyful mind.” 🌸 Pema Chodrin
This is a great reminder of the power of mindfullness. I picked up a copy of a book a few years back when I was in business school in Barcelona called "mindfullness in the marketplace" to better be a conscious consumer and make sure that I was doing my part to support SDG 12- responsible consumption & production and make values based judgements in my role as a consumer. EQ is just as important as IQ, CQ, CQ, AQ, and SQ.
Excellent explanation on Mindfulness. Meditation is a blessing from the Universe.
Excellent talk!!!
Thank's !Peace ! Hugs from Brazil.
I bow to you great master.
Great Talk. Short Sweet and Simple..!
great talk! thank you so much!
Thank you so much ...!
Super talk..thanks Rev
Thanks for wonderful speech
Beautiful talk, glad I heard it today.
Great stuff, thank you master🙏🙏
Awesome Presentation.Very Valuable Lesson.
Love your stuff kick on love it
Thank you for this video. I badly needed it. Thank you God bless the speaker.
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Thank you it was a so kind talk.
amazing, thank you so much
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A great talk.
Thank you for sharing this valuable clip.
We can become enlightend, rich, or even killed at any moment. To enjoy life we have to appreciated it giving us all the options. Life is greatfull enough to give us the freedom of our death. To be onest death is such a natural process it's not that big of a deal. We condition ourselfs to such but we where dead longer than we are alive so... Why would it not be a home welcoming process. Live happy die happy!! Fearless happiness.
execellent explanation very heart touching
Absolutely I practice mindfulness meditation and it changed my life to live more wiser and more kinder Life.
It's very true and works...have just completed my PG in psychology and counseling....mindfulness has been taught by my teacher in practical session....to live in present is the utmost important for one's survival....live in now
Wow ! Great to hear that ! I have some Questions. Do they include Buddha in the History of Psychology ? Or do they start with the Ancient Greeks ? I am asking because Indian History has NOT been taught properly since Independence ...
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Well histroy and psychology are different subjects so in history we were taught how and when Buddhism came into existence and Greek history is taught in graduation .lord Buddha we can say that founded Buddhism around 6th century some say around 4-to 5th century. ...Socrates was around 470 BC...we can say that they are contemporary .it would be wrong to compare the Greek philosophers with Buddhism...but they both play an important role in life teachings which is still very much relevant in today's world....correct me if am wrong
Well, I know that history and psychology are 2 different fields. My point was that psychology itself has a history and Buddha is an extremely important part of it. His contributions to psychology are the most unique in the history of mankind. Ancient Greek philosophers like Plato and Aristotle made their own contributions to the field and that is mentioned in psychology courses, isn't it ? So, I really wanna know if Buddha is also mentioned. You see, Buddha's contributions to psychology have been acknowledged quite recently. I was wondering if the acknowledgement has reached college/university textbooks in India.
Anyway, just so you know, it is not really wrong to compare the Greek philosophers with Buddha. Scholars have already done that and there are many similarities and differences. Buddha's Ethics, for eg, is similar to Aristotle's Virtue Ethics. There are also many similarities between Buddha's teachings and those of the Stoics and the Epicureans, probably because of an Indian influence on Greece via Pyrrho. Long story ...
EXCELLENT AND GREAT 👍👏👏
I feel great thank you very much
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There is no way to happiness happiness is the way ...
All joy and and suffering comes from within what does worry accomplish ...
Suffering is an option
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excellent!
Great presentation
Superb🙏
Thanks!
Thank you.
Thank u thank u thank u 🙇🙇🙇
Wao I love it.
Interesting point. Through meditation we're teaching our brains to be more efficient with less oxygen and more co2.
Thanks
Awesome
Thank you for this video! It's great. It's interesting to see how liitle is required to meditate: only breathing 5 seconds in, 10 seconds out, while listening to what you feel.
Like it. Thanks.
The moment is now
Nice !!!!
Don't read the comments! Listen and live in the present.
haha
this comment made me scroll back up
Thats why i didnt read yours
U got me.
Reading after the video is over :)
Besides, it's good to see what others can say or how you can reflect back on the video.
thanks.
What we humans need is more energy and a higher grade of stresstolerance. If we could do everything more effortlessly many things would be fine.
brilliant
Well presented. However, Buddha didnt teach us meditation to enable us to relax, but to find wisdom and compassion and ultimately: enlightenment. We must be careful not to miss that perspective.
This is the epitome of excellence. I read a book with similar content, and it was the epitome of excellence. "Mindful Mastery: Living Intentionally in a Chaotic World" by Kyle Ash
Jai Guru Dev 😉❤️
“And the moment is.....now.”
*awkward silence*
LAUGHED
damn. been a while since I literally laughed at a youtube comment
After seeing the whole thing... Have to admit, your comment is spot on... Now. :-)
I think the people were just thinking. Buddhist monks use pauses and simplicity to provoke thought or spark a realization kinda. But I noticed too that it was a little awkward.
The awkwardness koan. What is awkward? Awkward is... now...
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I have just listen this vedio and read all the comments which are below. Some of them said it was really helpful, great, very useful,. I want to ask you a question, are you still practicing meditation or just motivated by this vedio. I am very excited when I listen his speach. I really want to know how many of you still continuing. It is very good if you carry on. Don't react to the situation, feel each and every situation of your life in a positive way then you will feel very happy and become very strong, confident, brave what not. You will become what ever you want. Just keep on smile. Just enjoy your life the way you want. Don't think that what other people might think of me. Just leave all those things. I am really sorry if I hurt anyone. It is just my suggestion. You can practice if you like it. Thank you
Wise
Very educative. I do research on how Buddhism disappeared in Bihar. I realized it never disappeared from Bihar. Buddhists simply failed to research Indian Buddhism. They looked at Buddhism through the sphere of their own cultures searching for only the Buddha. Buddha had a myriad of names in different villages according to his teachings there. Example. His favorite teaching was 'Lust and desire causes pain. Remove lust and desire, and pain is removed'. Translated into Bihari (where the Buddha story took place) it is DHUKH HARAN meaning to remove dukha. Three dozen villages pray to DUKH HARAN Baba. Its clear that DUKH HARAN Baba is none other than the Buddha. Problem is Buddhists are searching only for the Buddha. In the real Vaishali the Buddha begged for alms. The locals there pray to 'BHIKHAINI' Baba (Beggar Baba). Bhikhaini was mispronounced by Buddhists as Bhikshu. Who is BHIKHAINI Baba. The Buddha no doubt. But people are searching for a man called Buddha. In the real Vaishali, in Beluha the Buddha suffered a sickness and felt he had grown old. The locals pray to 'BURHA' Baba (Old Baba). Who is BURHA Baba. The Buddha no doubt. In the real Vaishali the Lichavies pressurized Buddha not to die. They trailed him to Bandagawan pressurizing him not to die. To put pressure in Hindi is DABESHWAR. Three dozen villages around the stupa where Buddha gave the Lichavies his patra, the villagers pray to Baba 'DABESHWAR NATH' meaning the man who won the pressurizing game. It was the the Buddha no doubt as he gave the Lichavies his patra and succeded in sending them back. But Buddhists are searching for the Buddha. Forgive me for commenting out of the topic. I just wanted to impart this information to you.
And.... the moment... is............... NOW!
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Wow
Why is it so hard to be present? Such a simple concept
there is no past and futur. There is only now. All the things that happened in the past, you remember or relive them NOW, all the things you plan, fear or dream of for the futur, you experience it NOW. And if that certain event in the futur is finally there, it is also NOW, so you better make your NOW worth living.
Kris C Yes...
That's the whole point. Doesn't it make you smile?
Kris C Well, we got senses to perceive now, yes... but we also got a hippocampus who stores memories. And that function is just as real as your other parts of the brain who interprets sensory information... But yes, we do live in an eternal now, whether you are busy sensing things or thinking things... That's because conciusness is a constant. The only constant in your existence. Except it's not there when you sleep...
Buddha bless you 👌
The mindfulness book "30 Days to Reduce Anxiety" by Harper Daniels is good. It has 30 exercises for meditation and mindfulness that are helpful and practical.
The mindfulness (sati) first time explained to the world by the Gotama Buddha. Read the four foundations of mindfulness sutta.
I’m always live in the future or past
you are always in the present.
But your mind is not :-)
I trust this video bcz I have been meditating for 13 yrs ..many things I achieved with self controlling, i.e., energy from meditation.
I have been getting rid of tensions/pressure situations by meditating for mini 10 mnts a day.
I wish i could come to tokyo and do meditation with u
So if we wake up relaxed should we wait till later in the day to mediate or just go ahead and do as often as we want or can ?
10000 years ancient indian yoga you doing
Amazing how GOOGLE monitors your life and INTRUDES into Every Aspect of Your Life.
A simple example is 12 hours ago I went to a Mindfulness talk and guess what happened when I open the TH-cam app?
Mindfulness videos pop-up immediately upon opening the TH-cam app.
It's call algorithm recommendation, they track our browsing history and recommended us content that similar people had consumed. It wasn't like a guy is watching your activity and push a button and send you recommendation.
EQ stands for Emotional Quotient.
We practice as Muslims this mindfulness 16 times a day and we vary in percentages as individuals some get 10 while others may get 90% of concentration. That is why if you look at the world statistics suicidal you would find the Muslim world is the least
Happiness is moment not for period of time or years. People want it as long lasting but not possible to have it in this Earth. Rather contentment make us less restless and make feel reality of life. No one will be able to find it but people continuously search it in case they find lifetime happiness. Be hungry and busy with making and breaking anxiety less attack.
I am watching this on my iPhone.
When we play tennis or football any game we e fell fresh why ❓
Sitting on compute mkes us tire why ❓
Lthough the game will tke ur energy still we feel freesh why ❓
Because while playing game ur mind is in present
Stress come from thought s
Sir can I use earplugs in your meditation
Where is this present moment everybody talks about ? No matter how hard I try I just can't find it...
Rev: Close your eyes.... I said close your eyes.... Close them!!!
Close that shit
How
I have to live in the present without any help. And I know what the sound of one had clapping is, provided you tell me what "the sound of one hand clapping" means".
For your point of view to have any value at all you need to learn and practice mindfulness for at least 8 weeks. If, at the end of that, you are still of the same opinion, then your view will have some merit. Until then, it is meaningless.
i like cant even with this guy
couldn't this talk be subtitled by someone ?
Best at 1.25 speed confirmed
There is no tomorrow we have only *now* -osho
those calling for playing at faster speed are obviously not getting the message!
KM Writes teengirl
Socks and Sandals are the key to success and happiness.
recommended videos...Don't try to be mindful | Daron Larson | TEDxcolumbus
I have a doubt he said when we sleep CO2 level in our brain increases and oxygen level decreases, I think opposite things should happen in brain. if anyone can clarify this.
Rahul Chaudhary no, he is right ....google about frolov devices to breath ...very interesting ...somehow we all got it wrong ...
Do you believe life should be taken as a game?
Because on one hand it makes life much less serious and it helps you focus on your goals.
But on the other hand it leads to rejecting compassion and putting your wants above the need of others and you become selfish and manipulative.
Please share your thoughts!
I didn't quite grasp how the present can determine the past? 🤔
My understanding of it is that your current actions will determine consequences that as time moves forward becomes your past. If you study for an exam for example, you will have in your past a test that was better taken than otherwise etc.
React to Negative Effects of Meditation by Actualized
Being mindful is this: Obi-Wan: I have a bad feeling about this. Qui-Gon Jinn: I don't sense anything. Obi-Wan: It's not about the mission, Master. It's something elsewhere, elusive. Qui-Gon Jinn: Don't center your anxieties Obi-Wan, keep your concentration on the here and now where it belongs. Obi-Wan: But Master Yoda said i should be mindful of the future. Qui-Gon Jinn: But not at the expense of the moment. Be mindful of the living Force, young Padawan. --- Star Wars Ep 1.
I always try to be in present but my mind moves to other place
Try to increase your meditation practice gradually. Start from 5 mins a day to 10mins to 15mins. And from this presentation one of the slide shows that 20-30mins is the optimum time to meditate as it releases upsurge of carbon dioxide in your brain resulting in a more relaxed state.
It's normal for your mind to wander.. you're on the right path
you doing Indian meditation