A New Way to Calm the Mind - A Monk's Approach
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- Опубликовано: 7 окт 2020
- A New Way to Calm the Mind - A Monk's Approach
Overthinking is a problem many people are now facing more and more. There are both positives and negatives to living in a capitalist world; however, a big side effect is having an active mind. Because of its nature, the mind is always wandering and very active. The issue then becomes - how do you turn in off? Here at Papae in Chiang Mai, Thailand, the monks make it a daily practice to get out in nature and work with their hands. They switch off the intellectual part and allows the mind to rest. This is one of our solution to overthinking and having an active mind. When one gets out in nature, slowly the mind begins to settle. Nature automatically course corrects. #nature #monks #minimalism
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Thanks for watching.
How often do you get out in nature? Also, what are some ways that helps you to overcome thinking?
l try to go walking every day in a place near my residence. lt's full of plants and animals. Today l saw a species of bird l had never seen before. Doing art helps me calm down my mind and not think too much as l am focused on making my work look right. Are monks allowed to make art (paintings, drawings, sculptures etc)
That's wonderful. Its sounds so peaceful. Yes we do have our journals of we want to sketch 😊
Nick Keomahavong thank you for responding to my question 💕☺️
Sadhu! For me, unclutter the surroundings (doing chores), clean the body (a shower), and my mind would be nice and clear when meditating right afterwards.🧘
My entire day is spent on nature. Today, while about to jump a fence. I encountered a walking stick, I had to play or to see what would happen, if, I touched it's antennas. It was interesting, it let me touch and perhaps it was as curious as I.
During lockdown, I spent $3K in my backyard/front yard. I planted a lot of flowers and plants, landscaping, etc. Many of my friends told me it's a waste of money. But it helped me deal with my depression.
Wonderful. I'm glad it was helpful for you 😊😊 it must be very beautiful.
$ well spent. Will last for years if maintained.
Smart.
Something that makes you happy is never a waste of money.
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Good for you. God Bless you
My mother in law stays busy doing what she can....washing dishes, taking care of the cat, crochet, taking care of herself and her appearance, walks around the neighborhood, reading, eating well, plenty of rest, always smiling. She is 96. I have learned much from her.
Wow that's beautiful 😊
I think she always has good food.
Awesome...
What is she say about world war 2nd ?
God bless her.
We all are guests here.Millions have come before us and left. Millions more will come and go. But we forgot how to walk lightly on the earth like other creatures do. We have to start learning it again. Like good guests. So that the future of the millions of guests yet to come is not destroyed.
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So hoping this planet isn't messed up on our watch
Nice... But I would rather say that we belong to Earth. We are not visitors, we are one... We become one at the end. That's why our conection with nature is needed.
Life on earth is like a big school and one day we will graduate and go to a better place.
True. ❤️👏
The sound that the broom makes touching the ground is so relaxing and calming to the mind. I love working with my hands.
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Nature is the answer to many things. "When a man turns away from nature his heart becomes hard"- Lakota proverb.
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@Ron Si ha, ha, its called arteriosclerosis. Its when the vessels in the heart constrict from plaque making it harder for the blood to flow or the chi to flow. "Be like water my friend. when you put water in a cup it becomes the cup.... Bruce Lee.
I completely agree with this. I have a practice of going on a hike at least once a week. This one time a week never stays at that though usually twice a week for a walk or a run. However, when a week comes by where I'm not in the forest, I find myself severely ungrounded. It shakes me to my core that people go months without spending time in nature. Maybe forest bathing would allow us all to think in the direction of the greater good.
Dear Sir , I would like to come and stay there and learn . I do meditation but would love to learn your way too and grow spiritually more n more to achieve Bliss state , happiness,peace and contentment. Pls let me know if I can join . Regards kamal . 🌹🌹🙏🙏🌹🌹
Nature is the only reality. Pavement is evil. Anywhere un-paved is filled with any God that might exist.
I want to go somewhere where human is treated as human not by their achievements, sexual orientation, or by their colour ! At the age of 29 one thing that I have learnt no-one is yours untill you love yourself.
I agree ! If you want to be kind, you have to start by being kind to yourself ! Have a great day!
Very true 🌼
Wow 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
You've got that right, Optimistic Guy!
Hello! I'm the pessimistic guy! ✌️😊
This is my dream life. Live in the jungle of Laos with the simple life among nature. Peace and tranquil will calm your mind, body, and soul.
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Life is a dream comes true.
Every moment of our lives can be this peaceful. As Ramana Maharishi said, “That which is, is peace. All that we need do is to keep quiet.
Peace is our real nature. We spoil it. What is required is that we cease to spoil it. We are not going to create peace anew.”
There is as much peace and joy where you are as there is in this forest. There is as much peace here and now as there was in your most peaceful moment you can remember. All which is, is peace. Whatever circumstance or situation, Peace is the very thread and yarn which makes up our existence.
This does not mean we do not act from love when necessary. We do. But the underlying current, the making of what is is peace itself.
This is not Laos, it’s about an hour and a half outside Chiangmai, up in the mountains on the road to Pai. I live about 2km from this place. It is a very peaceful and beautiful place to live and also quite cold in the winter due to the altitude.
We were all living like this until this happened: ruclips.net/video/8PQ4svtAfmI/видео.html
I am Recovering Heroin addict and we use to clean up our surroundings like this in the hillside as a part of our Occupational Therapy ,and its a great feeling and now I m at home and I miss this activity..
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I hope you will recover soon and won't do all those stuffs again in life. Good Luck 👍. Go back to the hill side if you feel you're going back to your old days.
😀 well done Believe me 😉 I know how hard that journey is 😀 I pray that you continue yr journey and find peace and happiness within ❤❤🙏❤❤ xxx xxx 👍🤗
Please recover, God bless you
How are you doing now?
This makes so much sense. I always clean when I’m stressed and feel calm after
wonderful :)
Most of my process of getting to know myself deeply was done through solo walks in nature. Walking and talking to myself, meditating along the way, was my main path to understanding the difference between what's really me and what's been imprinted on me.
Thank you so much for this
I was not being able to sleep since 20 days (due to depressive thoughts)
Waking up some how gave me morning anxiety life is becoming like hell as i never experienced this i was living with fear and confusion watching youtube videos for satisfaction but it only worked for short period of time but this video is giving somekind of inner strength to me to get up and fight
I can and i will
I want to live my life as a monk
Pray for me so that i can get out of this 🙏
Once again thanks😘💪🏻
You can do it bro
I hope you are doing well today.
i was dealing with the same thing intrusive thoughts very bad what helped for me was praying first writing positive thinking not trying to identify with the thoughts i know it's hard it constantly comes it is frustrating but most importantly waking up with cold showers and going to a fighting gym especially the fighting gym helped me a lot but maybe other things will for you change your way of living foods videos music people lifestyle completely you hope ur okay!
I was addicted to believing my thoughts/thinking and they ware killing as soon as I became aware of this I changed the way I looked at things and the things I looked at changed. Now they just drift in and out, I am in control of them now. Hope this makes sense ❤
I don't know why but this brought tears in my eyes. I am crying and feeling peaceful at same time. Thankyou. Perhaps I needed this. Thankyou so much. Thankyou so much.
Awwwe thank you Aditya. I'm glad it resonates with you 😊😊❤🙏
I absolutely love nature .. I’m a single mum & I love me time about 5-6am walking the dog, the peace & quiet, and watching the sunrise is another favourite, also listening to the birds wake up too, such an exhilarating experience ❤️
Beautiful 🧡🧡
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I have been so sad, had a really hard difficult life, this gives me so much comfort and solace and I know it's how I need to live to feel ok. I like to be creative and of service to others and to be quiet. Not so easy living in the West. Thank you for the wonderful thoughts and to everyone leaving their own wisdom.
I have had a similar experience.
You are not alone here in the west.
I wish for you to find the Serenity of Yoga. Sadhguru saves my life and is teaching me how to be every day.
I am not the body. I am not even the mind. ;)
@@oshunbleu6511 I know I can survive in the West but I don't want to one day I'm leaving my plan is to travel and teach English whilst becoming more self aware. This is not living this is hell 😂 how can we keep living in survival mode, the body starts to get ill through a toxic environment. This is not living surrounded by the unconscious it's just not me!
I am a grad student and spend most of my time looking at a computer screen, but I also live on a farm with 10 horses who I feed every morning- doing the morning chore really puts me in a better state of mind for the rest of the day during which I am sitting and typing or talking to people on videochat
In which country brother ?
@@upulfernando7032 USA
Iam blessed that I'm able to understand my state of mind through youtube. I'm aware of it being In a constant loop of thinking, and iam going to change it and be more mindful and calm
❤❤❤🙂 yes incorporate meditation into your daily routine as well 🙂
Wonderful!
I have been practicing this for years now. I had high anxiety and refused medication, so I figured that dancing by myself and very long walks in nature, every day, was my way to overcome my chattery mind 👍🏻
Wonderful. I'm glad you found what worked for you ☺️
Thanks for reminding me whaat peace I have always found in doing this sort of activity. In Navy bootcamp back in 1971 I was sent out on a Sunday morning to weed along the walkways. I found it to be a truly joyous experience. To this day my garden draws people to knock on my door and express how much they enjoy it.
Beautiful 💚💚🙏
Watching them working and listening to the gentle music is so soothing and calming.
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And practicing breathing exercises while doing so
I’ve been thinking of cleaning up litter around my town , this video inspires me to do so . Thank you for pushing us forward ❤️🌎
That's a great idea I love it 🧡🧡
I'm going to stop dropping litter from now on.
Awesome .
@@scottapache5041 HEY BRO DID U END UP PICKING UP SOME LITTER
Fantastic if only more could think that amazing! Selfless acts of love!
If only my therapist would of told me this in my youth. I learned the hard and long way in my 40s. The journey!
Everything about this video is so soothing. The balance between the narration and the images, the sounds... I could almost smell the leaves burning! Thank you for making and sharing it! 🌷🌿
sadhu sadhu. thank you so much 🙂🙂🙂
It is hard work to train your mind. I’ve been working hard, seeing only the beautiful monks and the nature that surrounds them, but my monkey mind jumped after five minutes. Thank you for this video,
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Training your mind is easy , untraining is hard.
When I was a kid I was told it was 'chores'. And it was introduced to me as work, hard, difficult, etc. All negative connotations. But I love some chores, and still have to do the ones i don't like. Maybe I need to learn a new way to think about all this. IDK
Nick, thank you. There is an awareness that although everyone complains about the drama and chaos of life, in the end, they do not want to give it up. Addiction to drama? Thanks for your quiet and humble courage, Nick. Beautiful video.
Thank you so much ❤❤❤🙏
Even when you don't want to have any part of it, drama has a way of making you seem responsible, seeing right through that as it’s unfolding, helps keep the mind from getting sucked into the endless cycle.
Manual labour is the best antidote ...I learned this when I was simply forced to do a lot of house work in the pandemic 😅
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I feel preasure and calm hearing nature sounds, piano, and story-telling. Perfect a monk's approach ever.
Awww thank you so much ❤❤❤🙏
Greetings Ven. Nick,
Now, I go to the Buddhist Temple in Elgin, IL, after having been longed to be a monk like you. All thanks due to you.
Oh wow. That's so wonderful to hear. That makes me happy that you are pursuing your spiritual life. Keep up the great work 💙💙🙏
@@nickkeomahavong01 Sadhu, Sadhu.
May you attain nibbana 🙏
@@sampilimatalawwe2171
Sadhu Sadhu
Good luck on your long journey Maher. May you find the path through this thick samsara. May you be able to trust your intuition to guide you and sail through the wind of self-doubt. May you have enough grit to keep rowing through the mundane. And when you inevitably find the other shore, come back and show us the way.
gātā gātā pāragatā twoṃ pārasaṃgatā bodhi svāhā
go go, you go to the other shore, awakening svāhā
What a blessing this is. I was feeling so depressed, not anymore. Thank you very much.
Sadhu 🧡🧡🧡🙏
Yes, it helps, When I was cleaning and making soil for plants, I noticed that I was not overthinking and after that, I was feeling good😊.
Have a good day
That's so wonderful Rohan. Keep up the great work ❤❤
I agree. Urban gardening helps a lot. 😊
This is good advise. The saints I have read said that when you enter a religious community, don't look for the complicated work, like brain work; seek out the simplest non-thinking work like cleaning the place, landscaping, maintenance, etc. because you need your MIND TO BE OPEN & EMPTY FOR GOD. I agree with this totally as seen in my own life. When you use your brain too much FOR THE WORLD you are exhausting it for nothing, as the world is TRANSIENT & everyone, everything in it passes, so why struggle & stress over the world & the flesh? Another important thing is meditation for us Westerners means THINKING but in the East meditation is CONTEMPLATION, leaving the mind open, empty, waiting for the HIGHER SELF.
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👍nice observation
I am in my early 40s and I was dreaming to live in a place that is peaceful and calm surrounded by nature wonders, away from gadgets and toxic people, to which I can sleep well and relax in my little house, with a beautiful soothing sight of nature around.
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I haven’t done it in nature but now days when I clean my place I get into it and I’m so in a meditative state. It’s great
How simplicity, in effect actually brings about a fullfilling life.... is amazing! 🙏So much wisdom in the buddhist way of life....only a few will understand....🙏
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Nick, you've captured it so beautifully... I can instantly feel the peace in nature and inside those working monks,....
I'm peaceful myself after watching it. Thank you! Nature is a true healer.
Thank you so much for sharing it with us.
All the best to you.
They are all healthy and have fit body. Cz they eat less and do physical work. This life is so much better than all our lives
well said you
They not just doing something, they are meditating
Wu-wei
@@mumu2635 yup. Meditation is main part
Do meditation
Thank you so much for this. I am an overthinker, and I find it so hard to be one. But, with the learning teaching of Buddha I slowly wanted to eradicate this attitude. 💚
My secret to stopping overthinking is to take care of my family. I think that's all
Also You are my sadhu sadhu♥♥
Sadhu sadhu 💙💙
I was just thinking on this wintery cold night - how much I miss my shared garden and doing work in the garden. It is so rejuvenating working close to the earth.
Wonderful ❤❤❤ being out in nature is so healing. Hopefully it will warm up soon 🙂🙂
I tend to take a walk out in nature to relax myself everytime in a day.
Beautiful 💙💙💙🙏
such a beautiful way. Now I have another view of my duty at home: cleaning up. Instead of feeling inferior doing this manual job, I now understand how it would help to clear my mind. Thank you Venerable Nick.
Glad it was helpful! 😊😊😊
You made me realised that I love to use my hands. In my small garden I trim grass with the scissors and combing it with fingers , in the kitchen (no fancy tools and robots) , at work I was a cleaner for 12 yrs and now I’m a healer using my hands, in my forest touching trees and ground, giving a gentle touch when talking to people, cuddling and hugging my furry boy and kids…
Using your hands is simply touching… and touching wakes up positive emotions in us…
Lots of Love 😘✨
Sylwia-Silva-Spirit of the Woods
Wonderful my friend 😊😊 that’s so great
Thank you for this video..i really got my answer of overthinking. I think the best way to be calm is only by spending time with nature as we realise many good things. Its never important to be happy around materialistic things. We can be more happy with nature.
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@@nickkeomahavong01 thank you so very much.. take care ❤️🙏
I can not thank you enough for your videos. They are so simple and pure.
Aww thank you so much for your kind words Charles ❤❤❤
Of all your vids, this is the one that resonates with me most profoundly. Simplicity and stillness through activity and focus, tending gently to our surroundings. Thank you Nick K.
You always seem to know all the topics that effect & impress our daily lives, your true mission comes to life every time this happens. 🙏🙏
I've been looking for various ways and answers to calm my active mind. I finally found my answer in the fifth precept in Buddhism. Along with that, I followed the Samayik Vrata mentioned in Jainism. But, still somewhere I felt my mind needed to do something more to make it all fit, and that's where your video fit in perfectly. Thank you.
That's wonderful. I'm glad it's helpful. Keep up the great work ❤❤
Ven. Nick your voice is very calming and healing!
Awwwe thank you so much for your kind words 💙💙💙🙏
this is why i love helping out my barn in exchange for horse riding lessons ❤ it feels good to give back to the horses and care for them
Thank you so much Nick!! I am working on being less careless and have a much more positive outlook towards others digging deeper into my spiritual self this past month. Your videos offer so much insight. thank you so much!! I am a new mom, farmer, registered nurse (on maternity leave) and mixed martial artist who added yoga to my daily practice just over a year ago. After having my baby people often ask "Are you still going to fight?" I used to answer "i'm not sure. I might just coach now". But your wisdom and shared ideas have changed my answer to "Yes! absolutely! I am still so young!"
Thank you for your advice! You are helping me not to feel jealous of others and to live with a positive outlook. I also coach women and children in mixed martial arts and hope to reflect wise teaching upon my students going deeper than just learning kicking boxing or wrestling.
I know my son is only 5 months old but I know these wise words and good habits will sink into his fresh and bright new consciousness.
I need to go make my bed :) Thank you again and sending blessings from northern Ontario
Thank you so much Emma. What you are doing is simply amazing. Keep doing your own work and your interaction with the younger generation will be priceless. The wisdom that you'll be able to instill in them will be so important. Keep up the wonderful work my friend :-)
thank you for this video. lt made me realize how much nature is important. Cleaning our environment is such a great act. l remember after the lockdown l got to see my favorite beach after 4 months and it was full of litter and plastic bottles. l cleaned up one spot and felt delighted about how it made a difference.
That's beautiful. I also love the very much. Thank you for your great work 😊😊
Even though the natural environment has given us everything, what will happen in the future with this growing population? And don't forget visit to my channel and subscribe me..😊
Simplicity, it is the beginning of all functions. Nick, when, I am in tune with what ever I am doing, all my senses are focused (my attention and interest) on what it is that I am doing. My senses are not else where.
This is good, thanks.
That's wonderful. Keep up the great work ❤❤❤
Nick, I'm so appreciating to your beautiful-calm mind. I can feel your drastically different journey from a different world.
I've recently moved to Netherlands from Bangladesh and even though I do enjoy their culture and people, I still have hard time grasping the instructions, I've been spending so much time studying hard that I forgot to give myself time.
Now I'm reconnecting with myself...giving me "me-time" regardless of the schedules or deadlines. Feeling happy again....☺️❤️🙏
Take my cordial love from Netherlands! 💛💜💐
It is true...clean the garden, the house...will helps our mind forget our problems.
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This was a meditation segment Nick! So enjoyable and relaxing listening to the sweeping and looking at the beautiful scenery! Thank you 🙏🏼
Glad you enjoyed it! thank you debbie :)
Very nice Zen work. What is being described here is a lot like what I practice in a soto zen Monastery. "When you work, just work." This video is very well done and the beginning explanations were on point. Thank you for creating this for us.
Wow. Thank you so much. 💛💛💛🙏
Nature provides a solace for me I cannot find anywhere else. Thank you for this beautiful offering, Ven. Nick. It gave me so much peace this morning. I sprained my ankle recently (while out backpacking in my beloved nature) so I am longing to get back outside to the wild spaces again.
sadhu sadhu. thank you so much 🙂🙂🙂and have a speedy recovery my friend.
Sweeping and burning dry leaves reminds me of my childhood. It was a household chores for me and my big sis every weekend. I hated it back then, but now I enjoy it, i get to clean the yard and the sound of broom sweeping is very soothing for me 😂😂😂
Ah! lots had to do house chores during childhood unfortunately but helped to develop awareness and skill in adulthood on a certain levels in my opinion.
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Loved the video, soothing music and natural frictional sound as they clean though the alarm sound was unecessary. The voice of the narrator is also nice. Thanks Nick!
Thank you 🙂
The leaves on the forest floor have their purpose as well. 😼
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@P Ivan Sanchez humans do not need intervene. It's already perfect.
This is so true! Whenever I started to get myself doing some chores around the house, I find out I can be so focused that I forget about the time and anything else. The concentration on the chores calms me and the clean environment makes me comfortable
sadhu sadhu 🙂🙂🙂
I love those videos, I go to nature every weekend gives me peace and joy. Thank you 🙏🏻 😊
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Yep, when I feel crappy I just go into my garden and start working, I then immediately feel calm and happy
Wonderful 😊😊
Wow...this is so amazing.. I actually felt calm and composed after watching this.
Wonderful. Thank you so much. Glad you enjoyed it 🙂🙂
Lovely. You are spreading peace and love.
Thank you so much 😊
Absolutely. Working in the yard is meditation for me too
Wonderful :)
Working outdoors, mindfully as i can, is so wonderful. Simple hard work clears the mind , strengthens the body and, when you are done, the satisfaction of having created something beautiful or cleaned up something. I do this every morning, then i engage in more mind-based things. For me, its the perfect balance.
Beautiful 🧡💛💚
Sounds wonderful 🌈💖!
Greetings Nick, i love these long form relaxing videos. Gives me time to just feel the moment. You are a master of SlowTV here on youtube.
Wow. Thank you Tommy for the feedback. I'm glad you are enjoying them. Thank you so much ❤❤❤🙏
Jalerporn Lp Michael, Carl, nick & others. I’m very happy to see you all today. Anumotana satu🙏🏻🙏🏻 Anumotana boon 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Wow great to hear from you 😀😀 hope you are well
I love playing in the dirt. I have a vegetable garden and flower gardens all around my home. I plant perennials and spring is my favorite season as I watch the flowers come back up from the ground. I spend hours outside tending to them and talking to them. I also have a few plants in the home to cleanse my soul and the air. We have big tall trees in our old neighborhood and I admire the trees on long walks. If I didn’t have my gardens I would not be complete. God bless you Nick! Your videos are just what I needed during the past 18 months. Thank you for sharing your journey.
It's a pleasure. thank you lisa :) thanks for sharing also.
Namaste, I am grateful that the ancient wisdom of INDIA and Hinduism ( yoga and meditation) is being appreciated and adapted all over the world now...
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Its like the Karate kid movie when the old oriental man makes the boy do manual labor in order to teach and strengthen him
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Thank you for showing me this video. I am a over thinker. That’s why am starting to try meditation and now I know that I should not only meditate but also have hand labor so I can remove as well other unnecessary thoughts. Thank you so much!!
Wonderful Eli. Keep up the great work 😊
I love to be out in nature and just sit. Not walk, or hike, or work. Just sit and listen and watch. I also love spending time with animals.
wonderful :)
Nick, thank you for choosing this lifestyle and in doing so you are helping so many people ❤
Thank you so much Mike. Its very peaceful here 😊
The most important thing that ONE must do to prevent or stop thinking is that FULLY AWARE THAT THEY ON THINKING MODE.
Wow. This is so true!
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Doing anything while listening to this piano music would be an excellent start. When you are ready you can grasp the rake. 🙏🏼
I worked at a state park doing outdoor maintenance during the summers of university. This video brings back good memories!
Watching this made me feel so calm! 🙏
Sadhu 💚💚💚💚🙏
I found that going out in nature and performing slow deliberate and repetitive movements like in Qi Gong work well for grounding and mindfulness.
That's wonderful 💛💛💛
A beautiful reminder. Keep these video coming we appreciate your work in producing them.
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Wow Nick I can't tell you how helpful these videos are. Just this morning I was freaking out about the current crazy state of the world, the cyber attacks, the pandemic, work is overwhelming, too much! while I don't know how to meditate yet, I did some chores and just focused on only the chores. I am typing this with a calmer state of mind. Thank you!
Beautiful 😊😊
After waking up early in morning everyday I do clean my house 🏠 and surroundings I feel so good and peaceful 😌
That's wonderful. Very good practice. Keep it up 🙂🙂
1st of all, in that womb of nature.. they have already chosen the right place, 2ndly they serve the most peaceful part of universe the nature.... our mind is prone to start becoming calm.. 3rdly and mostly its your effort.. :) ... always serve nature, nature gives u abundance in return, the most costliest richness in life "health" and "peace"
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Absolutely genius Rev.Nick,
A glimpse from the Lotus sutra.....the purification of mind is the essence of all DHARMAS..
Every being wants refuge in the mind of god let us hope and pray for the subtle mind with sublime thoughts for all sentient beings of the Samsara or cyclic existence.
Thank you for the beautiful App and decent picture of Mother Nature.
Thank you so much my friend ❤❤❤❤🙏
I started minimal living and it cleans my heart
Wonderful my friend 😊
Gonna try that. This clutter makes me uneasy
I AM VERY HAPPY SEEING THAT YOU GIVE REPLY TO EVERYONE WHO COMMENTS.. SUCH AN OPEN PERSON.. BY THE WAY I LIKE YOUR VIDEOS.. NAMASTE FROM INDIA 🙏🙏
Awww thank you so much my friend. I try to be as open as possible 😊😊 happy new year.
Man I need this.
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Absolutely true 🙏 It is fine not to think at all sometimes instead of beating yourself up. This video is awesome thank you for sharing🙏
Thank you so much vangie. I'm glad you enjoyed it 😊
I go “grounding”… Taking off my shoes and walking with my feet on the earth, or bringing a blanket and lying on the grass for an hour is very therapeutic and great for re-balancing your body systems. I feel so much better afterward.
Wonderful!
When I was about 8 years old in the early 70's there was a TV series called Kung Fu. It stared David Carridine and as a child my greatest goal in life was to become a Shaolin Monk because of this TV show. Some times I wonder if I missed my calling,, Thank you. sir.
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Now there's one about a woman and it's pretty good
@@dylana5741 Cool! I'll check it out.
So much love to your channel 💚☺️💚☺️💚☺️💚☺️💚
Thank you so much my friend. Greetings from Thailand 💙💙
I was so frustrated with my company’s new system not working correctly. First thing I thought is let me listen to a video while I work. This helps me I’m thankful my second job is physical compare to my full time job. As you said this helps get rid of pinned up energy from my day. Thank you again
Wonderful. I'm glad the second job gives you that balance :) that's great.
I dare say the biggest part of my problems now may very well be the result of NOT having been out in Nature for many months. I just moved from the Pacific Northwest, with so much of its beautiful natural environment, to a suburban town with access to many local parks, and yet I'm currently maximizing my time inside my apartment due to rising issues around anxiety and depression. Getting out to do anything is an effort. But it's precisely that effort which leads to the deepest healing. It's only the ego which stands in the way.
Just found your channel Its amazing !!! Much love🌟
Thank you so much and welcome ❤❤🙏
again wonderful as always
Sadhu ❤❤❤🙏
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Developing mind and heart, just as Buddha taught, that makes a great powerful kind human being. So much respect to these monks and to those who help these possible, even how tiny their contribution is. Thank you Bhante!
Thank you so much 💛💛💛
Nature and being natural is great
Sadhu sadhu 😊😊😊
I love nature, but living in a city its hard to find lots of trees. I sometime go out in front of my house and swept the front concreted road just the front of my house. But instead of easing and calming my mind I fell stress. Because I'm sweeping the plastic and garbage where kids and adults thrown after eating something. Why some people just don't care at all?
Just try your best to do your part and feel proud of your work 💛
Work on yourself and know goodness is spreading in the world - namaste 🙏