Debunking the 5 Most Common Meditation Myths | Light Watkins | TEDxVeniceBeach
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- Опубликовано: 19 июн 2024
- There is a certain mythology that seems to have attached itself to the practice of mediation. There are also a few myths that keep people from enjoying this ancient and life-enhancing daily ritual. Watkins will debunk the 5 most common myths and show you how you can benefit from very simple mediation in just 10 minutes a day.
Light Watkins is one of the world’s leading experts in meditation and creator of The Inner Gym book series. He has taught meditation in several countries, festivals, corporations, community centers and schools. His diverse list of clients include everyone from Oscar-nominated actors to stand-up comedians, dentists and lawyers.
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I once heard it said “ If you don’t have 10 minutes to meditate then meditate for 20. “
LOL, true! It's hard at first, but it gets easier the more you try it :)
I've heard something similar, "If you have time to breathe, you have time to meditate."
@@Theprofishional ❤️
My version that I heard is if you don’t have time to meditate once a day you should meditate twice a day and I knew that as a fact for five years and I only started my true commitment to daily meditation last week but better late than never
Wow super b
The 5 myths are:
1. Meditation is not about quieting the mind. 2:43
2. There is no correct way to meditate. 5:15
3. I don't have time to meditate. 8:30
4. Meditation will solve all my problems. 10:41
5. Success in meditation is based on stillness in the mind. 13:21
Steve Ngo bless u Steve
Thank goodness for you, cause I did not have time to watch this video.... wait.
Steve Ngo Highly appreciate
God bless you
@@faithfulsoldier04 sound like you need to meditate
I have been meditating since 1987, and it has helped me to let go of things I cannot change. When I am in a bad situation I no longer yell and scream. I stop. Take many deep breaths, and my stress level goes down. The problem may still be there but I see it for what it is, try to accept it, and then figure out a way to fix it, always keeping in mind that I simply have to accept the consequences without losing my sanity.
Beautiful thanks for sharing
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At the first 2-3 minutes of the video i thought i ain't gonna listen him to 17 minutes but the quality of his words were so good that i made it till the end of the it
I decided not to listen when I saw his name was Light. I paused at the 2 second mark to read the comments instead.
@@tzimmerhakl wow
i absolutely agree with you about how articulate he is, and how easy it was for him to dispense a lecture on such a topic. He was brilliant.
did t even notice 17 min flew by it felt more like 5 min much like meditation
@@thebutcherspecial flew like sanitizer
My grandmother used to really be into meditation. She had an entire bookcase of books just on this subject. She meditated every single day and I never understood it. I disturbed her on more than one occasion. Although my grandmother is no longer with us, she was the loveliest person your would ever meet. She was very creative and made and sold stained glass pictures and sculptures, oil paintings, hand made cards and may other things at crafts shows around the country. She then gave £1000 every year to a charity in the I would like to say, I'm sorry for disturbing you when you were meditating, nan, I understand it better now. I only thought of a polar bear the first time and never thought of one the second time. This is an excellent video and I felt an inner peace just doing the part he says at the end. Thank you for posting all of these brilliant, mind enhancing videos TEDx.
Beautiful comment...
to Steven Barnes, I think that if you had disturbed your Grandmother, while She was meditating, that She would have been grateful for the disturbance, because She would understand the innocents of a child, & so She may have been prepaired for it sometimes, "because somebody that was so zen like" with her continued practices would, I think mean that you would be in a state of mind that would allow you to be prepaired for little interuptions every now & then, put it this way, if your Grandmother was ever meditating when you were around there, & She was aware that you were there, but never got disturbed by you I am sure she would have found it hard to concerntrate, because if She wasn't disturbed by you when She knew that you were around, that it may be hard to focus when you are expecting to hear little voices, but it's all quiet, some times hearing people even while meditating can help put your mind into a good place, because you know they're safe most of the time if you can hear them. for a small portion of my life I lived near train lines, & as funny as it sounds after you get use to them, even while sleeping if they didn't come for one reason or another you would be missing them because of being conditioned to your environment.
Really great talk. Basically well and simply explained that we should not go against the flow and accept everything as it is to be able to relax and meditate
Meditation is just life changing. I meditate daily, if I miss a day or so I really notice a difference. I feel so much better and have more energy after meditating....life is more effortless. The ability to REWIRE YOUR THINKING through meditation is such a GIFT.
This is the best talk about meditation I have ever seen. Still, the experience of meditation is highly unique for every individual. No two meditators could register the same experiences.
Your exact experience may vary but there can be similar experiences which people can relate to. Else how can it be scientific.
except for samadhi
Ladislav Varga i agree✌
@@leododgewiper Beautiful, negates his whole sentence.
"Keep quiet when you feel good. Keep smile when you feel bad."
I've been meditating regularly for almost 20 years and this my new favorite video on meditation! Excellent tips for the greatest gift you can give yourself :-)
Good compliment but I think those who practice Vipassana come to know these things within the first 10 days retreat.
@@paulocunha3799 I am sure they meant tips for people starting out. Anyone at any retreat would know these things.
Congrats on 20 years great accomplishment
the kind of meditation he is describing is anapanasatti meditation, which is the mindfulness of breathing in Buddhist tradition.
After meditation my mind always quiet down, under meditation it is often racing. So good point.
And before?
He is one of the best public speakers I ever listened to .
Try listening more public speakers.
That's because he meditates, and not only that; is because he know how to meditate.
I came here to say that same thing. First time I've ever been able to fully listen and comprehend a video at twice the speed without having to go back and relisten.
I thought it was just me
You should get out more.
Its true I meditated for 10 year and now my biological age is 13
I almost choked lol.
@@vincentdomingo3484 I can't remember writing this
@@codinginflow lmao
hmmmmm
@@codinginflow It just proves you didn't meditate Lol
I tried meditation (I think mindfullness is more acurate), 2 months ago and it has really improove my mind my memory and my happiness.
Now I meditate everyday for 7-10 minutes.
Very useful video.
Bravo!
Thank you for your TED talk. I had been meditating with some success, and I feel confident that after listening to your talk, I will have better meditation experiences and results. You have 'relaxed' my expectations, and I feel now I can be more accepting of different meditation experiences and enjoy and embrace them. It's all good.
I always thought meditating was to clear the mind. This makes so much more sense
What a great talk on Meditation, Light! Somehow I've not see this before but you mentioned it when I came to your refresher in London on Sunday. For everyone else: Light was my first meditation teacher back in Venice in April of 2011. I am now a Meditation teacher myself and incorporate meditation into my psychotherapy practice.Practicing Meditation has definitely transformed my life and given me inner peache and happiness...AND focus. Light is a phenomenal teacher and I highly recommend him to anyone who is interested in learning how to Meditate.
Light, you killed it! great breath of fresh air and extremely entertaining way of describing Mindfulness. Will look out for more of your stuff.
Thanks very much and well done on a wonderfully presented talk Light. Over time I have read, viewed and listened to many and varied techniques on meditation. I wanted to be able to put the little pieces of information and advice into practice. I like many struggled to do this as I experimented and found the myths you speak of impeding my practice. However your talk enabled me to see how to overcome the myths/impediments in a little over 15 minutes. I'm far more confident now to practice meditation keeping it simple without striving for some "results". Well done again, you are helping people and that's so generous.
Probably the most encouraging video on youtube for people to start meditating 🙌 spot on.
Thanks for ”lighting” up some things for us 🙂
This is literally so helpful. Thanks for making these videos for us. Really appreciate it
Your mind will be bombarded by the noisy thoughts, but when peace and calmness enters these noise will stay there but they will no longer distracts you, the noise will add to your calmness. That is what I am experiencing in meditation.
That was the finest meditation seminar ever. Thank you!! I've no doubt it will reach many people who otherwise wouldn't bother with meditation.
One of the main problems I've found with meditation is sharing the idea of it.
For whatever reason, many people seem to think of it in esoteric terms, instead of a simple technique. They take it that when their mind wonders in practice, it's proof that they can't do it. Little do beginners especially appreciate that a wondering mind is a good meditation teacher, because having to bring the mind back continually to the point of focus is a rooting l practice. And that's partly what improves their practice.
Well said..in fact I once heard that "the practice of gently and calmly re-focusing the thoughts back to the focal point...THAT IS meditation!"
I LOVE your suggestions. LOVE THEM! Thanks you SO much!
one of the best concise talk on meditation, excellent
Well done and all of it so very true! I've been practicing meditation for the last three weeks with the aid of the Muse headband device and the effects have been noticeable already. I think the biggest difference that I notice is that I can mentally release and step away a bit from a situation that may be intense. Not to escape the situation but rather to better emotionally and mentally engage with the situation appropriately. I feel like meditation is giving me extra breathing room in life. And for me that's huge!
this talk deserves a million views.
Thank you so much for clarification on meditation. It makes so much sense. I have tried on and off to do it without actually understanding what I was doing. 10 minutes a day is worth it and I am definitely worth taking that time.
Simply excellent, this is exactly it and unfortunately nobody communicates it this clearly so you're left to find out on your own. Great talk!
Very inspirational talk.
I instantly liked the video. One of the best things that i have come across in recent times.
Thanks !
I love everything about this preso Light. Thank you.
Thank you... it helped me a lot.
That worked for me! thanks
So I I start meditating at 14, I'll be young for all eternity. Got it.
The powers of the mind has no limits
@@lyfelesscadaver1713 "I'll be young for all eternity"...yes, and so will Janis.
Janis, you are missed. Me and my BobbyGee, I hope you are not 'missed' for a long, long time.
peace.
You wont but it will feel like it...
I really enjoyed this talk. Thank you 😊
I chanced upon listening to this talk today and I'm glad that I did. Very nice presentation. Found it very logical and practical.
I've listened to others speak on meditation ..this gentleman made it comprehensible. ..thankyou ....
Best ted talk ever, unlike other ted talks which take hours to understand. He's an amazing teacher. He can make you learn anything.
Very Informative♾
I will start this technique today
it just sounds like the perfect way to calm the mind when I was trying to quiet the mind🤯... life changing
Nice presentation..Great Job.
Wonderful speaker. Well thought out exercises and stories to illustrate his opinion on the matter. I think I will be giving this a go. :)
One of the greatest talk I've heard. Wow!
Thank you this helps time to time when I get side tracked in being negative.
Excellent points brought up... because we often judge ourself too harshly. Love the very positive conclusion.
This is the push back into a practice that I was looking for.
this video is great for those on the fence whether to give meditation a try. Awesome
I really enjoy this speaker. Amazing info.
Trop bien!!! J'ai vraiment adoré vos conseils. Merci
This is an amazing knowledge about meditation. I come to know about the ways how to doin it and many fact. Great work.
wow i may have to revisit this video this was amazing
perfect video on the most popular topic meditation. it clearly differentiate the myth and actual definition of meditation. it also cleared the my doubts about how to focus on certain things
Amazing.... Highly recommended for beginners
Personally meditation for me was working on developing better focus. In the beginning I focused on my breathing like most meditation instructors says to do. And within 30 seconds instead of focusing on my breathing my mind would wander. So I challenge myself to spend just 15 minutes every evening before bed to just focus on my breathing. I would sit comfortably and the best Lotus position I could do. I would slightly tilt my head upwards to bring Focus between my eyebrows. And every time I had a Wandering thought I would acknowledge it and focus back on my breathing. By the end of 35 days I was spending 30 minutes I'm just focusing on my breathing. The best part was every other aspect of my life I was more engaged and focused. At day 60 almost nothing could distract me. I would get intimate with whatever I needed to focus on whether it was a conversation or a task. I think that's what meditation truly is for once you can start controlling your focus your attention span all other possibilities start opening up.
One of the best talk on meditation. Thank you.
I love this way of meditating!! Very easy !!
He is a really good speaker.......very talented man
Thank you Light Watkins For breaking down Meditation to a language that an every day person can understand. Finally I can meditate successfully .
Best description on how to meditate !!!!
Make it what is good for you. Definitely learn the foundation of meditation. But you will refine it to your needs. Meditation is important daily I definitely recommend it. Good talk
Amazing talk! Very helpful for me
Thank you so much. I found it helpful to concentrate on breathing and one other thing like a single word mantra like ohm, ram, on the out breath.
a wonderful talk.
thank you.
That was bang on perfect video on meditation 🧘♂️
That was awesome that was really awesome, i learned a lot from it, thank you.
amazing speech! thank you
My God , this guy is genius, i was struggling to meditate but he showed me the right way. this video should have billion views
In 5 or so years of trying to find the simplest most basic starting point/ explanation for how and why to do it ,this is it. Right on Light!
You got the right stuff. I think if we go seeking for a master Guru or teacher and try to emulate that were pretty much failing from the get go.
🙏🏻
try listening to Eckhart tole, befriending the ego and being in the now trust me it'll open you up to yourself
@@antslord5014 Will do 🙏🏻
Amazing words as always from Light ♥️
This video is really motivated and informative
so true ! i practice meditation in classes and also when i wake up and other times even driving !
Unsuccessful a lot of years, got a book called Breath, the science of a lost art. Found the wim Hof method, downloaded the app. 4 days in I listened to Allen Watts guided meditation, and it finally is working. I have listened to it 100s of times before What felt like a 30 minute meditation was less than 13 minutes.
medation, very simply and beautifully explained. very good talk
Albert Thomas agree....
What's medation?
Excellent.Thank you.
Thank u, a subtle change for me, waves of thought pass through the mind like the weather and like the weather a emotional storm can pass through whole countrys effecting all beings... So to stay aware of the breath yet allow the mind freedom to naturally ebb and flow within the river of consciousness is closer to how the great monk wants us to work...
This is the best talk on meditation I have ever seen.
This was very informative! Thank you
This was amazing! Thank you!
That's a different take on meditation than any other I've ever heard! Very interesting.
This is excellent, thank you!!!
Does anyone feel like giving this more than "one like?"
Wow great talk! Thank you 🙏
I just realised meditation is the reason I like commuting so much I was noticeing places to go and clear thinking love it...
Good tips for beginners. Worth it to try.
Awesome talk. THANKS!!!
Thx a lot. Great info
Thanks for the tips 🙏🙏🙏
Very good explaination thank you from uk
Loved the talk
He is good. As a psychologist I knew about the studies and more because I practice and suggest patients to do so. However, is the first time ,after learning different meditation techniques, that a meditation teacher/ coach in few words in a instruction has solve the famous 'monkey mind' dilemma: Let your mind flow and second focus on your breath. Usually, meditation teachers say it different. They emphasis on the breathing and leave the mind as something to get rid off ( of course many say is an impossible 100% mission, since is the minds work is to think). Next month, I'm going to a Vipassana retreat. I heard from a Goenka YT video that usually most of the meditation techniques objective is find peace, get rid of stress but Vipassana objective is purification, related to the subconscious. Let's see how I experience it. Thank you
When I meditate I shut my mouth not my eyes then breath through my nose which triggers my vagus nerve and in turn my parasympathetic nervous system which means I am always in rest, relax and recovery mode. By doing this I meditate with each and every breath while instilling my mind with the word calm and all its counterparts. I need no set time for meditation because I breathe all day.
Well Worth Watching. Thanx
Great TedTalk. Thank you.
I loved this talk.
Thank you this is amazing
Superb video. Really helped.
Terrific explanation
I am a meditation teacher too and I have to say this is a very good talk.
No, you are not.
@@thewizard4200 fluffy talk, doubt he's ever experienced no-thing-ness.
I must say that my prejudices arenow gone for the most part. I also love to see how many endless possibilities there are.
Very useful information about meditation thank you plz send me the meditation process videos