the Buddha once said the mind is everything what you think you become the
everything what you think you become the
everything what you think you become the truth and this is debatable but it’s
truth and this is debatable but it’s
truth and this is debatable but it’s worth consideration it is said that man
worth consideration it is said that man
worth consideration it is said that man can live their entire life searching for
can live their entire life searching for
can live their entire life searching for the answers but never give the time to
the answers but never give the time to
the answers but never give the time to find it inside themselves in today’s
find it inside themselves in today’s
find it inside themselves in today’s hectic world it can be easy to get
hectic world it can be easy to get
hectic world it can be easy to get caught up in all the wrong stuff the
caught up in all the wrong stuff the
caught up in all the wrong stuff the things we see as important are merely as
things we see as important are merely as
things we see as important are merely as important as we make them because our
important as we make them because our
important as we make them because our phones buzz frantically and our
phones buzz frantically and our
phones buzz frantically and our notifications ring abruptly can be easy
notifications ring abruptly can be easy
notifications ring abruptly can be easy to consider these as pressing situations
to consider these as pressing situations
to consider these as pressing situations and put them at the top of our agenda
and put them at the top of our agenda
and put them at the top of our agenda today I would like to address how man
today I would like to address how man
today I would like to address how man has gone off course man has lived on
has gone off course man has lived on
has gone off course man has lived on earth for 200,000 years yet electricity
earth for 200,000 years yet electricity
earth for 200,000 years yet electricity was invented about 175 years from today
was invented about 175 years from today
was invented about 175 years from today we have search for the solutions to our
we have search for the solutions to our
we have search for the solutions to our problems through the outside world but
problems through the outside world but
problems through the outside world but for centuries before us our our
for centuries before us our our
for centuries before us our our ancestors have found the answers inside
ancestors have found the answers inside
ancestors have found the answers inside the importance of meditation and
the importance of meditation and
the importance of meditation and self-healing has been lost last summer I
self-healing has been lost last summer I
self-healing has been lost last summer I was that frantic college applicant I was
was that frantic college applicant I was
was that frantic college applicant I was just looking for a meaningful experience
just looking for a meaningful experience
just looking for a meaningful experience to put on my resume being honest I am a
to put on my resume being honest I am a
to put on my resume being honest I am a man who comes from a lot of privilege
man who comes from a lot of privilege
man who comes from a lot of privilege and I saw others who needed help and I
and I saw others who needed help and I
and I saw others who needed help and I decided to go on a volunteer trip to
decided to go on a volunteer trip to
decided to go on a volunteer trip to Nepal I know you’re thinking
Nepal I know you’re thinking
Nepal I know you’re thinking sounds pretty cliche yes but this was
sounds pretty cliche yes but this was
sounds pretty cliche yes but this was even more than just a volunteer trip
even more than just a volunteer trip
even more than just a volunteer trip yeah this can sound even more cliche but
yeah this can sound even more cliche but
yeah this can sound even more cliche but they pause a country where the average
they pause a country where the average
they pause a country where the average annual income is less than fifteen
annual income is less than fifteen
annual income is less than fifteen thousand US dollars the water is dirty
thousand US dollars the water is dirty
thousand US dollars the water is dirty the Wi-Fi is scarce and the toilets are
the Wi-Fi is scarce and the toilets are
the Wi-Fi is scarce and the toilets are holes upon arrival I thought how can
holes upon arrival I thought how can
holes upon arrival I thought how can these people live like like this
these people live like like this
these people live like like this I see people washing their clothes in
I see people washing their clothes in
I see people washing their clothes in rivers with more dirt in it and it has
rivers with more dirt in it and it has
rivers with more dirt in it and it has cows and monkeys wander the dusty
cows and monkeys wander the dusty
cows and monkeys wander the dusty streets and at recess the school’s the
streets and at recess the school’s the
streets and at recess the school’s the children at schools played soccer with
children at schools played soccer with
children at schools played soccer with goals marked by rocks and basketball
goals marked by rocks and basketball
goals marked by rocks and basketball with a hoop with no rim but I was the
with a hoop with no rim but I was the
with a hoop with no rim but I was the less fortunate one their understanding
less fortunate one their understanding
less fortunate one their understanding of life was much deeper than my own the
of life was much deeper than my own the
of life was much deeper than my own the country in fact is one of the happiest
country in fact is one of the happiest
country in fact is one of the happiest in the world on on the road I could wave
in the world on on the road I could wave
in the world on on the road I could wave to any one of the many Nepalese and they
to any one of the many Nepalese and they
to any one of the many Nepalese and they returned with an ear-to-ear smile my
returned with an ear-to-ear smile my
returned with an ear-to-ear smile my guides satish toward us around this main
guides satish toward us around this main
guides satish toward us around this main city called Katmandu and he was laughing
city called Katmandu and he was laughing
city called Katmandu and he was laughing and constantly telling stories with us
and constantly telling stories with us
and constantly telling stories with us and it was only until the last day did
and it was only until the last day did
and it was only until the last day did he tell us that he lived in a tent
he tell us that he lived in a tent
he tell us that he lived in a tent outside the city with the rest of his
outside the city with the rest of his
outside the city with the rest of his family I arrived to the country thinking
family I arrived to the country thinking
family I arrived to the country thinking I was going to be the one lending a hand
I was going to be the one lending a hand
I was going to be the one lending a hand but in the end it was them that helped
but in the end it was them that helped
but in the end it was them that helped me today we walk fast-paced lives the
me today we walk fast-paced lives the
me today we walk fast-paced lives the clock governs our every move and we
clock governs our every move and we
clock governs our every move and we never seem to just be a friend of mine
never seem to just be a friend of mine
never seem to just be a friend of mine once said we’re human beings not human
once said we’re human beings not human
once said we’re human beings not human doings when was the last time you took
doings when was the last time you took
doings when was the last time you took the time to reflect on the situations
the time to reflect on the situations
the time to reflect on the situations around you the truth is meditation is a
around you the truth is meditation is a
around you the truth is meditation is a technology with some 2,000 years of
technology with some 2,000 years of
technology with some 2,000 years of research and development
research and development
research and development a recent study challenged sorry I’m a
a recent study challenged sorry I’m a
a recent study challenged sorry I’m a little bit sick challenges the
little bit sick challenges the
little bit sick challenges the legitimacy of meditation in this
legitimacy of meditation in this
legitimacy of meditation in this experiment there is a placebo group
experiment there is a placebo group
experiment there is a placebo group which was given petroleum jelly and they
which was given petroleum jelly and they
which was given petroleum jelly and they were told it was going to help reduce
were told it was going to help reduce
were told it was going to help reduce pain and then there was a meditation
pain and then there was a meditation
pain and then there was a meditation group and then there was a morphing
group and then there was a morphing
group and then there was a morphing group all these groups were then
group all these groups were then
group all these groups were then separated and put through a series of
separated and put through a series of
separated and put through a series of painful events the end of the data
painful events the end of the data
painful events the end of the data showed that the Plus that the placebo
showed that the Plus that the placebo
showed that the Plus that the placebo group that was given the jelly reduced
group that was given the jelly reduced
group that was given the jelly reduced pain by 9% the morphine group by 22% and
pain by 9% the morphine group by 22% and
pain by 9% the morphine group by 22% and the meditation group surprisingly
the meditation group surprisingly
the meditation group surprisingly reduced pain by 44% this thus proves
reduced pain by 44% this thus proves
reduced pain by 44% this thus proves that meditation can pretty much benefit
that meditation can pretty much benefit
that meditation can pretty much benefit anything from children’s math scores to
anything from children’s math scores to
anything from children’s math scores to migraine length and even HIV management
migraine length and even HIV management
migraine length and even HIV management while this all may still sound like a
while this all may still sound like a
while this all may still sound like a bunch of hippy jibber-jabber the more
bunch of hippy jibber-jabber the more
bunch of hippy jibber-jabber the more developments we make in the field of
developments we make in the field of
developments we make in the field of neuroscience the more we see that
neuroscience the more we see that
neuroscience the more we see that meditation is in fact the key to
meditation is in fact the key to
meditation is in fact the key to happiness recently scientists have seen
happiness recently scientists have seen
happiness recently scientists have seen meditators using different parts of
meditators using different parts of
meditators using different parts of their brain that the fact of the matter
their brain that the fact of the matter
their brain that the fact of the matter is that everything we do today requires
is that everything we do today requires
is that everything we do today requires the left brain in simple terms the left
the left brain in simple terms the left
the left brain in simple terms the left brain does everything analytically this
brain does everything analytically this
brain does everything analytically this can include things like science math
can include things like science math
can include things like science math reasoning language arts and then there’s
reasoning language arts and then there’s
reasoning language arts and then there’s the right side of the brain this right
the right side of the brain this right
the right side of the brain this right side and really we’ve neglected over the
side and really we’ve neglected over the
side and really we’ve neglected over the past few centuries the right brain it’s
past few centuries the right brain it’s
past few centuries the right brain it’s in charge of our creativity our art
in charge of our creativity our art
in charge of our creativity our art skills our imagination and most
skills our imagination and most
skills our imagination and most importantly our intuition probably the
importantly our intuition probably the
importantly our intuition probably the greatest flaw in our society is its lack
greatest flaw in our society is its lack
greatest flaw in our society is its lack of intuition the dictionary defines this
of intuition the dictionary defines this
of intuition the dictionary defines this word as the ability to acquire knowledge
word as the ability to acquire knowledge
word as the ability to acquire knowledge without proof evidence or conscious
without proof evidence or conscious
without proof evidence or conscious reasoning it is intuition that is that
reasoning it is intuition that is that
reasoning it is intuition that is that that animal inside of us it gives us our
that animal inside of us it gives us our
that animal inside of us it gives us our natural senses it tells us where to go
natural senses it tells us where to go
natural senses it tells us where to go without us really thinking about it
without us really thinking about it
without us really thinking about it without it we are programmed number
without it we are programmed number
without it we are programmed number crunching robots so where is it gone and
crunching robots so where is it gone and
crunching robots so where is it gone and how do we get it back well the answer
how do we get it back well the answer
how do we get it back well the answer could be simpler than you think I would
could be simpler than you think I would
could be simpler than you think I would like everyone to stop right now and take
like everyone to stop right now and take
like everyone to stop right now and take three deep breaths hold it hold on make
three deep breaths hold it hold on make
three deep breaths hold it hold on make these breaths really clear I mean really
these breaths really clear I mean really
these breaths really clear I mean really try take as long as as you can really
try take as long as as you can really
try take as long as as you can really clear your mind
see that only took about maybe 15
see that only took about maybe 15 seconds of our time yet
seconds of our time yet
seconds of our time yet those 15 seconds may have seen like 15
those 15 seconds may have seen like 15
those 15 seconds may have seen like 15 minutes in our everyday time breathing
minutes in our everyday time breathing
minutes in our everyday time breathing is the easiest solution to enlightenment
is the easiest solution to enlightenment
is the easiest solution to enlightenment yet we never take the time to just think
yet we never take the time to just think
yet we never take the time to just think and breathe a challenge everyone to take
and breathe a challenge everyone to take
and breathe a challenge everyone to take three deep breaths at every red light
three deep breaths at every red light
three deep breaths at every red light while they’re driving other helpful
while they’re driving other helpful
while they’re driving other helpful exercises include pausing and feeling
exercises include pausing and feeling
exercises include pausing and feeling everything that your body is currently
everything that your body is currently
everything that your body is currently touching focusing on your pulse
touching focusing on your pulse
touching focusing on your pulse listening to nature Yoga is a common one
listening to nature Yoga is a common one
listening to nature Yoga is a common one listening to music playing music and for
listening to music playing music and for
listening to music playing music and for those of you that are really edgy adult
those of you that are really edgy adult
those of you that are really edgy adult coloring books there is even there’s
coloring books there is even there’s
coloring books there is even there’s even meditation sessions every Tuesday
even meditation sessions every Tuesday
even meditation sessions every Tuesday and a Wednesday right here in Fort
and a Wednesday right here in Fort
and a Wednesday right here in Fort Lauderdale catch me after it’s talk I’ll
Lauderdale catch me after it’s talk I’ll
Lauderdale catch me after it’s talk I’ll let you know about it if you’re
let you know about it if you’re
let you know about it if you’re interested all all in all adding
interested all all in all adding
interested all all in all adding meditation to one’s life improves an
meditation to one’s life improves an
meditation to one’s life improves an overall state of well-being it can
overall state of well-being it can
overall state of well-being it can reduce anxiety and even foster healthy
reduce anxiety and even foster healthy
reduce anxiety and even foster healthy relationships it’s hard to believe that
relationships it’s hard to believe that
relationships it’s hard to believe that much of what we do is merely a
much of what we do is merely a
much of what we do is merely a distraction from finding peace inside of
distraction from finding peace inside of
distraction from finding peace inside of ourselves
ourselves
ourselves try relaxing and just being it’s
try relaxing and just being it’s
try relaxing and just being it’s something we rarely do focus on your
something we rarely do focus on your
something we rarely do focus on your breath and empty your mind once achieved
breath and empty your mind once achieved
breath and empty your mind once achieved you will see how your whole life you
you will see how your whole life you
you will see how your whole life you have been focusing on the wrong
have been focusing on the wrong
have been focusing on the wrong perspective on all we are living on
perspective on all we are living on
perspective on all we are living on earth together going through problems
earth together going through problems
earth together going through problems together we are conquering obstacles
together we are conquering obstacles
together we are conquering obstacles together we are one and only by
together we are one and only by
together we are one and only by accepting that we only by accepting that
accepting that we only by accepting that
accepting that we only by accepting that can it come to our senses and see our
can it come to our senses and see our
can it come to our senses and see our true purpose
true purpose
true purpose the Hindus call this opening your third
the Hindus call this opening your third
the Hindus call this opening your third eye is the ability to see with your eyes
eye is the ability to see with your eyes
eye is the ability to see with your eyes closed society becomes more and more
closed society becomes more and more
closed society becomes more and more technological it will become harder and
technological it will become harder and
technological it will become harder and harder to achieve it and it’s so easy to
harder to achieve it and it’s so easy to
harder to achieve it and it’s so easy to get cut up to get caught up in all this
get cut up to get caught up in all this
get cut up to get caught up in all this nonsense that’s getting shoved down our
nonsense that’s getting shoved down our
nonsense that’s getting shoved down our throats at every turn the most beautiful
throats at every turn the most beautiful
throats at every turn the most beautiful sound is silence only then can you hear
sound is silence only then can you hear
sound is silence only then can you hear yourself and the only way to do that is
yourself and the only way to do that is
yourself and the only way to do that is to go into nature and be yourself engage
to go into nature and be yourself engage
to go into nature and be yourself engage your senses smell the air and open your
your senses smell the air and open your
your senses smell the air and open your mind is by doing this once or twice a
mind is by doing this once or twice a
mind is by doing this once or twice a week you will see the simplicity of life
week you will see the simplicity of life
week you will see the simplicity of life and I guarantee a change of perspective
and I guarantee a change of perspective
and I guarantee a change of perspective we are a society under stress immersed
we are a society under stress immersed
we are a society under stress immersed in technology rushing rushing and
in technology rushing rushing and
in technology rushing rushing and rushing in life struggling daily to find
rushing in life struggling daily to find
rushing in life struggling daily to find balance between home work and family we
balance between home work and family we
balance between home work and family we have invested exorbitant time money and
have invested exorbitant time money and
have invested exorbitant time money and energy into tech into technology at the
energy into tech into technology at the
energy into tech into technology at the expense of attending to our abilities to
expense of attending to our abilities to
expense of attending to our abilities to attune to ourselves other people and the
attune to ourselves other people and the
attune to ourselves other people and the planet our value virtues and purpose in
planet our value virtues and purpose in
planet our value virtues and purpose in life all depends on what you make of it
life all depends on what you make of it
life all depends on what you make of it thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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