good morning you know there’s a lot of bad news out there but in some respects
bad news out there but in some respects
bad news out there but in some respects there’s never been a more exciting time
there’s never been a more exciting time
there’s never been a more exciting time to be alive recent developments in brain
to be alive recent developments in brain
to be alive recent developments in brain imaging technology mean that we now
imaging technology mean that we now
imaging technology mean that we now understand more about the brain than we
understand more about the brain than we
understand more about the brain than we ever could before what does this mean
ever could before what does this mean
ever could before what does this mean the brain is the new frontier of
the brain is the new frontier of
the brain is the new frontier of exploration it’s a bit like sending a
exploration it’s a bit like sending a
exploration it’s a bit like sending a man to the moon but in my mind it’s kind
man to the moon but in my mind it’s kind
man to the moon but in my mind it’s kind of more exciting you know consider this
of more exciting you know consider this
of more exciting you know consider this we each of us have on our on our
we each of us have on our on our
we each of us have on our on our shoulders a lump of gray matter
shoulders a lump of gray matter
shoulders a lump of gray matter containing 100 billion neurons compare
containing 100 billion neurons compare
containing 100 billion neurons compare that with the population of the planet
that with the population of the planet
that with the population of the planet which is 8 billion neurons it seems like
which is 8 billion neurons it seems like
which is 8 billion neurons it seems like this this system that we have on our on
this this system that we have on our on
this this system that we have on our on our heads is more sophisticated than the
our heads is more sophisticated than the
our heads is more sophisticated than the Attar world’s population it’s amazing
Attar world’s population it’s amazing
Attar world’s population it’s amazing now the obvious question which arises is
now the obvious question which arises is
now the obvious question which arises is if I’ve got 100 billion neurons on my
if I’ve got 100 billion neurons on my
if I’ve got 100 billion neurons on my shoulders why can I never find my car
shoulders why can I never find my car
shoulders why can I never find my car keys now here’s another thing our our
keys now here’s another thing our our
keys now here’s another thing our our our brains contain a sophisticated
our brains contain a sophisticated
our brains contain a sophisticated electronic circuitry called neural
electronic circuitry called neural
electronic circuitry called neural pathways and we now know that they’re
pathways and we now know that they’re
pathways and we now know that they’re not fixed we can change them by learning
not fixed we can change them by learning
not fixed we can change them by learning new skills in 2004 a the University of
new skills in 2004 a the University of
new skills in 2004 a the University of Regensburg in Germany carried out an
Regensburg in Germany carried out an
Regensburg in Germany carried out an interesting experiment involving
interesting experiment involving
interesting experiment involving juggling they got a group of people
juggling they got a group of people
juggling they got a group of people who’d never juggled before and they
who’d never juggled before and they
who’d never juggled before and they taught them how to juggle actually the
taught them how to juggle actually the
taught them how to juggle actually the first thing that it was scan them then
first thing that it was scan them then
first thing that it was scan them then they taught them how to juggle it sent
they taught them how to juggle it sent
they taught them how to juggle it sent them away for three months and then they
them away for three months and then they
them away for three months and then they brought them back and they scanned the
brought them back and they scanned the
brought them back and they scanned the brains again and they discovered that
brains again and they discovered that
brains again and they discovered that part of the brain which is involved in
part of the brain which is involved in
part of the brain which is involved in juggling had grown significantly
juggling had grown significantly
juggling had grown significantly responsible for detecting visual motion
responsible for detecting visual motion
responsible for detecting visual motion okay so we’ve got this hugely
okay so we’ve got this hugely
okay so we’ve got this hugely sophisticated thing on our shoulders and
sophisticated thing on our shoulders and
sophisticated thing on our shoulders and it’s malleable we can upgrade it by
it’s malleable we can upgrade it by
it’s malleable we can upgrade it by learning new skills
learning new skills
learning new skills notice that in that example there was no
notice that in that example there was no
notice that in that example there was no man with a screwdriver
man with a screwdriver
man with a screwdriver okay it was a hardware upgrade not a
okay it was a hardware upgrade not a
okay it was a hardware upgrade not a software upgrade but nobody undid the
software upgrade but nobody undid the
software upgrade but nobody undid the brain it happened naturally nature did
brain it happened naturally nature did
brain it happened naturally nature did it all these people did was practice
it all these people did was practice
it all these people did was practice okay so what does this mean does it mean
okay so what does this mean does it mean
okay so what does this mean does it mean we should all learn to juggle well we
we should all learn to juggle well we
we should all learn to juggle well we could do but I think there’s a much
could do but I think there’s a much
could do but I think there’s a much bigger opportunity out there that we’re
bigger opportunity out there that we’re
bigger opportunity out there that we’re missing um something that could really
missing um something that could really
missing um something that could really change society for the better and that’s
change society for the better and that’s
change society for the better and that’s what I’d like to talk to you about this
what I’d like to talk to you about this
what I’d like to talk to you about this morning okay it all comes down to
morning okay it all comes down to
morning okay it all comes down to consciousness so let’s understand a bit
consciousness so let’s understand a bit
consciousness so let’s understand a bit more about consciousness and how human
more about consciousness and how human
more about consciousness and how human consciousness differs from animal
consciousness differs from animal
consciousness differs from animal consciousness and we’ll start with birds
consciousness and we’ll start with birds
consciousness and we’ll start with birds imagine a flock of swallows okay maybe
imagine a flock of swallows okay maybe
imagine a flock of swallows okay maybe you’re out on an autumn walk the skies
you’re out on an autumn walk the skies
you’re out on an autumn walk the skies beautiful and overcome this beautiful
beautiful and overcome this beautiful
beautiful and overcome this beautiful flock of swallows swallows were trained
flock of swallows swallows were trained
flock of swallows swallows were trained to migrate in the autumn and they’re on
to migrate in the autumn and they’re on
to migrate in the autumn and they’re on their way where are they going
their way where are they going
their way where are they going they’re going 5,000 miles to Botswana
they’re going 5,000 miles to Botswana
they’re going 5,000 miles to Botswana and South Africa
and South Africa
and South Africa well I’ve discovered how far they went I
well I’ve discovered how far they went I
well I’ve discovered how far they went I just couldn’t believe it it’s a hugely
just couldn’t believe it it’s a hugely
just couldn’t believe it it’s a hugely perilous journey many died on the way of
perilous journey many died on the way of
perilous journey many died on the way of starvation exhaustion resistant storms
starvation exhaustion resistant storms
starvation exhaustion resistant storms but all UK swallows our population of 1
but all UK swallows our population of 1
but all UK swallows our population of 1 million swallows they do this journey
million swallows they do this journey
million swallows they do this journey every year
every year
every year compare that with us human beings okay
compare that with us human beings okay
compare that with us human beings okay what we can we can choose to fly south
what we can we can choose to fly south
what we can we can choose to fly south in the winter if we want to but thanks
in the winter if we want to but thanks
in the winter if we want to but thanks to low-cost airlines other destinations
to low-cost airlines other destinations
to low-cost airlines other destinations are available
are available
are available we could fly somewhere else if you want
we could fly somewhere else if you want
we could fly somewhere else if you want and we’re doing a much much better job
and we’re doing a much much better job
and we’re doing a much much better job than swallows looking after our children
than swallows looking after our children
than swallows looking after our children I just have to look at the decline in
I just have to look at the decline in
I just have to look at the decline in infant mortality to recognize that if
infant mortality to recognize that if
infant mortality to recognize that if you look at any developed country okay
you look at any developed country okay
you look at any developed country okay I’ll just show you a graph of what the
I’ll just show you a graph of what the
I’ll just show you a graph of what the decline in infant mortality in the 20th
decline in infant mortality in the 20th
decline in infant mortality in the 20th century looked like okay it looks like a
century looked like okay it looks like a
century looked like okay it looks like a swallows dive like this okay do we have
swallows dive like this okay do we have
swallows dive like this okay do we have any Arabic members in the audience I’ll
any Arabic members in the audience I’ll
any Arabic members in the audience I’ll do that again for you you know reading
do that again for you you know reading
do that again for you you know reading the other way around adult war like
the other way around adult war like
the other way around adult war like please so what’s the difference well the
please so what’s the difference well the
please so what’s the difference well the difference is is that swallows have a
difference is is that swallows have a
difference is is that swallows have a low consciousness we have a much higher
low consciousness we have a much higher
low consciousness we have a much higher consciousness which is why we can choose
consciousness which is why we can choose
consciousness which is why we can choose to fly south and they can’t so let’s
to fly south and they can’t so let’s
to fly south and they can’t so let’s understand this conscious thing a little
understand this conscious thing a little
understand this conscious thing a little bit more what is consciousness the best
bit more what is consciousness the best
bit more what is consciousness the best definition I’ve come across was by
definition I’ve come across was by
definition I’ve come across was by Portuguese neurologist neuroscientist
Portuguese neurologist neuroscientist
Portuguese neurologist neuroscientist Antonio Damasio and he described
Antonio Damasio and he described
Antonio Damasio and he described consciousness as a movie playing inside
consciousness as a movie playing inside
consciousness as a movie playing inside your head which begins when you wake up
your head which begins when you wake up
your head which begins when you wake up in the morning and plays through until
in the morning and plays through until
in the morning and plays through until you go to sleep at night or lose
you go to sleep at night or lose
you go to sleep at night or lose consciousness for some other reason so
consciousness for some other reason so
consciousness for some other reason so there are three elements to that okay
there are three elements to that okay
there are three elements to that okay this is the movie playing out on the
this is the movie playing out on the
this is the movie playing out on the screen and then there’s this scene going
screen and then there’s this scene going
screen and then there’s this scene going on and then there’s you sitting in your
on and then there’s you sitting in your
on and then there’s you sitting in your seat doing the scene okay where are you
seat doing the scene okay where are you
seat doing the scene okay where are you in this in this well you’re in all three
in this in this well you’re in all three
in this in this well you’re in all three places all three places at once you’re
places all three places at once you’re
places all three places at once you’re involved in the movie you are doing the
involved in the movie you are doing the
involved in the movie you are doing the scene and you’re also sitting in your
scene and you’re also sitting in your
scene and you’re also sitting in your seat observing yourself doing the scene
seat observing yourself doing the scene
seat observing yourself doing the scene it’s hugely sophisticated well how does
it’s hugely sophisticated well how does
it’s hugely sophisticated well how does this work I’d love to tell you the
this work I’d love to tell you the
this work I’d love to tell you the answer well I can’t because nobody knows
answer well I can’t because nobody knows
answer well I can’t because nobody knows the answer there are lots of really
the answer there are lots of really
the answer there are lots of really clever people looking into this and we
clever people looking into this and we
clever people looking into this and we seem to be edging towards an
seem to be edging towards an
seem to be edging towards an understanding of consciousness but as
understanding of consciousness but as
understanding of consciousness but as yet nobody really understands how this
yet nobody really understands how this
yet nobody really understands how this works whoever gets it
works whoever gets it
works whoever gets it first we’ll get a Nobel price absolutely
first we’ll get a Nobel price absolutely
first we’ll get a Nobel price absolutely but for me that’s not the most important
but for me that’s not the most important
but for me that’s not the most important thing and for lots of other people well
thing and for lots of other people well
thing and for lots of other people well for any normal person understanding
for any normal person understanding
for any normal person understanding consciousness is great and it’s a
consciousness is great and it’s a
consciousness is great and it’s a wonderful thing but it’s not really
wonderful thing but it’s not really
wonderful thing but it’s not really going to make a huge impact on our lives
going to make a huge impact on our lives
going to make a huge impact on our lives what will what really concerns me is the
what will what really concerns me is the
what will what really concerns me is the quality of my consciousness and what I
quality of my consciousness and what I
quality of my consciousness and what I mean by that is how present am I in the
mean by that is how present am I in the
mean by that is how present am I in the moment that affects my experience in the
moment that affects my experience in the
moment that affects my experience in the world my relationship with other people
world my relationship with other people
world my relationship with other people and their relationship with me okay
and their relationship with me okay
and their relationship with me okay quality of consciousness the idea that
quality of consciousness the idea that
quality of consciousness the idea that there could be different qualities of
there could be different qualities of
there could be different qualities of consciousness or different types of
consciousness or different types of
consciousness or different types of consciousness is very very old it goes
consciousness is very very old it goes
consciousness is very very old it goes back more than 4,000 years to ancient
back more than 4,000 years to ancient
back more than 4,000 years to ancient Vedic civilization in India they
Vedic civilization in India they
Vedic civilization in India they believed there were there were seven
believed there were there were seven
believed there were there were seven levels of consciousness and the idea of
levels of consciousness and the idea of
levels of consciousness and the idea of life was that you climbed the
life was that you climbed the
life was that you climbed the consciousness ladder and you grew your
consciousness ladder and you grew your
consciousness ladder and you grew your consciousness as you as you as you grew
consciousness as you as you as you grew
consciousness as you as you as you grew through life now neuroscientists
through life now neuroscientists
through life now neuroscientists haven’t really gripped onto this let me
haven’t really gripped onto this let me
haven’t really gripped onto this let me put it in context by telling you a bit
put it in context by telling you a bit
put it in context by telling you a bit about my own consciousness story in 2011
about my own consciousness story in 2011
about my own consciousness story in 2011 at Steve Jobs died in 212 his biography
at Steve Jobs died in 212 his biography
at Steve Jobs died in 212 his biography came out I jumped on it because I’m a
came out I jumped on it because I’m a
came out I jumped on it because I’m a business mentor and I wanted to
business mentor and I wanted to
business mentor and I wanted to understand something about the most
understand something about the most
understand something about the most successful businessman in my lifetime
successful businessman in my lifetime
successful businessman in my lifetime and I read the book and first thing I
and I read the book and first thing I
and I read the book and first thing I noticed was that I seem to have all his
noticed was that I seem to have all his
noticed was that I seem to have all his bad qualities and that made me happy in
bad qualities and that made me happy in
bad qualities and that made me happy in a way because that obviously wasn’t
a way because that obviously wasn’t
a way because that obviously wasn’t holding me back the second thing that I
holding me back the second thing that I
holding me back the second thing that I noticed what he was a meditator and I’d
noticed what he was a meditator and I’d
noticed what he was a meditator and I’d always thought about taking up
always thought about taking up
always thought about taking up meditation but I’d never quite got
meditation but I’d never quite got
meditation but I’d never quite got around to it so I thought okay well
around to it so I thought okay well
around to it so I thought okay well now’s the time a bit of a problem didn’t
now’s the time a bit of a problem didn’t
now’s the time a bit of a problem didn’t know anybody who meditated and so I
know anybody who meditated and so I
know anybody who meditated and so I started asking around finally I found a
started asking around finally I found a
started asking around finally I found a client of mine who was a meditator
client of mine who was a meditator
client of mine who was a meditator hadn’t been doing it very long I said
hadn’t been doing it very long I said
hadn’t been doing it very long I said how’s it going okay you know are you
how’s it going okay you know are you
how’s it going okay you know are you people good yes there
people good yes there
people good yes there okay so next thing I’m going to a
okay so next thing I’m going to a
okay so next thing I’m going to a meeting to find out more about it and
meeting to find out more about it and
meeting to find out more about it and I’ve signed up for a beginner’s
I’ve signed up for a beginner’s
I’ve signed up for a beginner’s meditation course so that tells you what
meditation course so that tells you what
meditation course so that tells you what meditation is just like football I bet
meditation is just like football I bet
meditation is just like football I bet that more than half the audience in me
that more than half the audience in me
that more than half the audience in me here’s support Football Club nobody went
here’s support Football Club nobody went
here’s support Football Club nobody went onto google and looked at the stats
onto google and looked at the stats
onto google and looked at the stats before deciding which club to join or
before deciding which club to join or
before deciding which club to join or support it’s too important decision than
support it’s too important decision than
support it’s too important decision than that for something really important like
that for something really important like
that for something really important like that we asked somebody important parent
that we asked somebody important parent
that we asked somebody important parent sister classmate that’s same with
sister classmate that’s same with
sister classmate that’s same with meditation big decision okay so going
meditation big decision okay so going
meditation big decision okay so going back to my story for the first few
back to my story for the first few
back to my story for the first few months I had this little voice inside my
months I had this little voice inside my
months I had this little voice inside my head telling me this was pretentious
head telling me this was pretentious
head telling me this was pretentious waste of time and what was I doing
waste of time and what was I doing
waste of time and what was I doing and yeah I’m doing it wrong luckily my
and yeah I’m doing it wrong luckily my
and yeah I’m doing it wrong luckily my teacher was fantastic and she just told
teacher was fantastic and she just told
teacher was fantastic and she just told me this was normal so I carried on after
me this was normal so I carried on after
me this was normal so I carried on after a bit I went to India with them and then
a bit I went to India with them and then
a bit I went to India with them and then the voice quieting down
the voice quieting down
the voice quieting down things became a bit nicer you know I
things became a bit nicer you know I
things became a bit nicer you know I began to have some of these pleasant
began to have some of these pleasant
began to have some of these pleasant experiences people talk about and I also
experiences people talk about and I also
experiences people talk about and I also began to learn about Vedic civilization
began to learn about Vedic civilization
began to learn about Vedic civilization which is 4,000 years older there’s no
which is 4,000 years older there’s no
which is 4,000 years older there’s no nothing else like it on the planet
nothing else like it on the planet
nothing else like it on the planet something that’s intact from 4,000 years
something that’s intact from 4,000 years
something that’s intact from 4,000 years ago come down to us today so now I’ve
ago come down to us today so now I’ve
ago come down to us today so now I’ve been meditating for about five years and
been meditating for about five years and
been meditating for about five years and I believe I’ve experienced improvements
I believe I’ve experienced improvements
I believe I’ve experienced improvements in my life in many respects but I can’t
in my life in many respects but I can’t
in my life in many respects but I can’t say for sure whether that’s down to
say for sure whether that’s down to
say for sure whether that’s down to getting older or eating better or
getting older or eating better or
getting older or eating better or something else it might be any of those
something else it might be any of those
something else it might be any of those things the only thing I can say is that
things the only thing I can say is that
things the only thing I can say is that I tend to excite a bit of curiosity with
I tend to excite a bit of curiosity with
I tend to excite a bit of curiosity with people you know people think I’ve got
people you know people think I’ve got
people you know people think I’ve got something and they don’t quite know what
something and they don’t quite know what
something and they don’t quite know what it is and they’d like to know but it
it is and they’d like to know but it
it is and they’d like to know but it might just be that I’ve wear stupid
might just be that I’ve wear stupid
might just be that I’ve wear stupid glasses
glasses
glasses I don’t know there are other people like
I don’t know there are other people like
I don’t know there are other people like me on the planet who are doing this as
me on the planet who are doing this as
me on the planet who are doing this as well lots of people doing mindfulness
well lots of people doing mindfulness
well lots of people doing mindfulness things a lot of them pretty smart people
things a lot of them pretty smart people
things a lot of them pretty smart people and if that might be helping them feel a
and if that might be helping them feel a
and if that might be helping them feel a bit better but ultimately and they
bit better but ultimately and they
bit better but ultimately and they probably don’t know whether that’s doing
probably don’t know whether that’s doing
probably don’t know whether that’s doing them any real good either so my question
them any real good either so my question
them any real good either so my question is wouldn’t it be great if there was
is wouldn’t it be great if there was
is wouldn’t it be great if there was some way we could measure the results of
some way we could measure the results of
some way we could measure the results of all this activity well of course there
all this activity well of course there
all this activity well of course there is the technology exists but it’s just
is the technology exists but it’s just
is the technology exists but it’s just not available to us ordinary people but
not available to us ordinary people but
not available to us ordinary people but being plenty of studies about meditation
being plenty of studies about meditation
being plenty of studies about meditation you know and and have they demonstrated
you know and and have they demonstrated
you know and and have they demonstrated that they have that meditation makes
that they have that meditation makes
that they have that meditation makes changes in the brain and the leader in
changes in the brain and the leader in
changes in the brain and the leader in this area is a lady called Sarah Lazar
this area is a lady called Sarah Lazar
this area is a lady called Sarah Lazar from Harvard she did this study where
from Harvard she did this study where
from Harvard she did this study where she took a group of people who had never
she took a group of people who had never
she took a group of people who had never meditated and put them on a course sent
meditated and put them on a course sent
meditated and put them on a course sent them away to meditate for seven weeks
them away to meditate for seven weeks
them away to meditate for seven weeks and when went when she got them back she
and when went when she got them back she
and when went when she got them back she discovered that the following changes in
discovered that the following changes in
discovered that the following changes in the brain okay first of all left
the brain okay first of all left
the brain okay first of all left hippocampus which is a thing like a
hippocampus which is a thing like a
hippocampus which is a thing like a seahorse that sits on top of your spine
seahorse that sits on top of your spine
seahorse that sits on top of your spine the left hippocampus is responsible for
the left hippocampus is responsible for
the left hippocampus is responsible for learning memory and emotional regulation
learning memory and emotional regulation
learning memory and emotional regulation then the temporal parietal cortex which
then the temporal parietal cortex which
then the temporal parietal cortex which is temporal brutal Junction which is
is temporal brutal Junction which is
is temporal brutal Junction which is roughly here okay fat is responsible for
roughly here okay fat is responsible for
roughly here okay fat is responsible for perspective empathy and compassion and
perspective empathy and compassion and
perspective empathy and compassion and then the other thing she found was that
then the other thing she found was that
then the other thing she found was that the amygdalas on these people had got
the amygdalas on these people had got
the amygdalas on these people had got smaller now I don’t know you most of you
smaller now I don’t know you most of you
smaller now I don’t know you most of you probably know what an amygdala is but
probably know what an amygdala is but
probably know what an amygdala is but just let me tell you it it’s the thing
just let me tell you it it’s the thing
just let me tell you it it’s the thing that regulates your fight-or-flight
that regulates your fight-or-flight
that regulates your fight-or-flight mechanism so a smaller amygdala meant
mechanism so a smaller amygdala meant
mechanism so a smaller amygdala meant that these people were less stressed
that these people were less stressed
that these people were less stressed sits in about that in another study Sara
sits in about that in another study Sara
sits in about that in another study Sara farm that meditators tended to have
farm that meditators tended to have
farm that meditators tended to have larger prefrontal cortexes than the
larger prefrontal cortexes than the
larger prefrontal cortexes than the general population the prefrontal cortex
general population the prefrontal cortex
general population the prefrontal cortex is a thing that you use for fine
is a thing that you use for fine
is a thing that you use for fine judgment and decision-making so taken
judgment and decision-making so taken
judgment and decision-making so taken together these collection of benefits
together these collection of benefits
together these collection of benefits seems to me to correspond quite closely
seems to me to correspond quite closely
seems to me to correspond quite closely to my definition of higher consciousness
to my definition of higher consciousness
to my definition of higher consciousness consciousness which as I said was being
consciousness which as I said was being
consciousness which as I said was being highly present in
highly present in
highly present in moment being aware of what’s going
moment being aware of what’s going
moment being aware of what’s going around you picking things up
around you picking things up
around you picking things up interestingly it also corresponds quite
interestingly it also corresponds quite
interestingly it also corresponds quite closely with some of the the two main
closely with some of the the two main
closely with some of the the two main features of high consciousness under
features of high consciousness under
features of high consciousness under Vedic tradition which is having a
Vedic tradition which is having a
Vedic tradition which is having a broader perspective a spectrum of
broader perspective a spectrum of
broader perspective a spectrum of awareness and being able to appreciate
awareness and being able to appreciate
awareness and being able to appreciate the finer distinctions between things so
the finer distinctions between things so
the finer distinctions between things so what I’m saying is it looks like higher
what I’m saying is it looks like higher
what I’m saying is it looks like higher consciousness is something that you can
consciousness is something that you can
consciousness is something that you can these physical traces on the brain which
these physical traces on the brain which
these physical traces on the brain which you can pick up on a brain scan it’s
you can pick up on a brain scan it’s
you can pick up on a brain scan it’s pretty interesting other studies have
pretty interesting other studies have
pretty interesting other studies have found that meditation produces general
found that meditation produces general
found that meditation produces general health benefits like less susceptibility
health benefits like less susceptibility
health benefits like less susceptibility to stress-related diseases such as high
to stress-related diseases such as high
to stress-related diseases such as high blood pressure heart disease cancer so
blood pressure heart disease cancer so
blood pressure heart disease cancer so what’s the conclusion well I think that
what’s the conclusion well I think that
what’s the conclusion well I think that the fat that we can pick up higher
the fat that we can pick up higher
the fat that we can pick up higher consciousness on a brain scanner that it
consciousness on a brain scanner that it
consciousness on a brain scanner that it leaves physical traces on the brain is a
leaves physical traces on the brain is a
leaves physical traces on the brain is a massive idea and something that we can
massive idea and something that we can
massive idea and something that we can use to really push meditation in this
use to really push meditation in this
use to really push meditation in this country and I think if we did that
country and I think if we did that
country and I think if we did that meditation could go viral and I’m not
meditation could go viral and I’m not
meditation could go viral and I’m not talking about you know a mindfulness app
talking about you know a mindfulness app
talking about you know a mindfulness app that you download for free on your
that you download for free on your
that you download for free on your mobile phone I’m talking about something
mobile phone I’m talking about something
mobile phone I’m talking about something that involves a bit of commitment the
that involves a bit of commitment the
that involves a bit of commitment the other thing that we need to do is is
other thing that we need to do is is
other thing that we need to do is is gather more data to convince people of
gather more data to convince people of
gather more data to convince people of the benefits of meditation so we need
the benefits of meditation so we need
the benefits of meditation so we need more access to scanning technology and
first of all to look at you know what
first of all to look at you know what the immediate benefits were as in Sara’s
the immediate benefits were as in Sara’s
the immediate benefits were as in Sara’s study and then to monitor people on
study and then to monitor people on
study and then to monitor people on their consciousness journey through life
their consciousness journey through life
their consciousness journey through life if we do those two things as I say I
if we do those two things as I say I
if we do those two things as I say I think meditation could go viral if that
think meditation could go viral if that
think meditation could go viral if that happened the NHS could save an enormous
happened the NHS could save an enormous
happened the NHS could save an enormous amount of money because we have far
amount of money because we have far
amount of money because we have far fewer people suffering from these
fewer people suffering from these
fewer people suffering from these stress-related diseases and the other
stress-related diseases and the other
stress-related diseases and the other thing that could happen is that we could
thing that could happen is that we could
thing that could happen is that we could realize my personal dream of a happier
realize my personal dream of a happier
realize my personal dream of a happier healthier Society which is richer in
healthier Society which is richer in
healthier Society which is richer in every respect I think that’s something
every respect I think that’s something
every respect I think that’s something worth striving for idealistic you might
worth striving for idealistic you might
worth striving for idealistic you might say maybe but if we can put a man on the
say maybe but if we can put a man on the
say maybe but if we can put a man on the moon why can’t we do these two simple
moon why can’t we do these two simple
moon why can’t we do these two simple things it’s not rocket science thank you
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