imagine your insight of really old dirty dusty house it’s pitch-black inside the
dusty house it’s pitch-black inside the
dusty house it’s pitch-black inside the windows are covered with a thick firm of
windows are covered with a thick firm of
windows are covered with a thick firm of crime you want to clean the house and
crime you want to clean the house and
crime you want to clean the house and you start with a thick brush on the
you start with a thick brush on the
you start with a thick brush on the windows it doesn’t take you long under
windows it doesn’t take you long under
windows it doesn’t take you long under the first bits of light to stream in and
the first bits of light to stream in and
the first bits of light to stream in and you uncover the enormous mess old dusty
you uncover the enormous mess old dusty
you uncover the enormous mess old dusty furniture everywhere sometimes even
furniture everywhere sometimes even
furniture everywhere sometimes even stacked on top of each other the windows
stacked on top of each other the windows
stacked on top of each other the windows are still dirty but they’re just windows
are still dirty but they’re just windows
are still dirty but they’re just windows so you go ahead and work on the rest of
so you go ahead and work on the rest of
so you go ahead and work on the rest of the house takes a lot of work much more
the house takes a lot of work much more
the house takes a lot of work much more than you originally expected and much
than you originally expected and much
than you originally expected and much more than the initial window cleaning
after a while you know you notice that
after a while you know you notice that the house got dark again some of the
the house got dark again some of the
the house got dark again some of the dust settled on the windows again so you
dust settled on the windows again so you
dust settled on the windows again so you go back to the windows with the finer
go back to the windows with the finer
go back to the windows with the finer clean more light shines in and now you
clean more light shines in and now you
clean more light shines in and now you uncover all the little things in the
uncover all the little things in the
uncover all the little things in the corner the whole decorations and so on
corner the whole decorations and so on
corner the whole decorations and so on so you start getting rid of the stuff
so you start getting rid of the stuff
so you start getting rid of the stuff and redo this process over and over
and redo this process over and over
and redo this process over and over until the house finally starts feeling
until the house finally starts feeling
until the house finally starts feeling comfortable and spacious now it’s a
comfortable and spacious now it’s a
comfortable and spacious now it’s a house you enjoy being the host is your
house you enjoy being the host is your
house you enjoy being the host is your mind in cleaning the windows is
mind in cleaning the windows is
mind in cleaning the windows is meditation practicing meditation has
meditation practicing meditation has
meditation practicing meditation has changed my life more than any other
changed my life more than any other
changed my life more than any other habit I’ve ever built when I was 18 I
habit I’ve ever built when I was 18 I
habit I’ve ever built when I was 18 I went to India to study yoga and
went to India to study yoga and
went to India to study yoga and meditation I was very young and I was
meditation I was very young and I was
meditation I was very young and I was very naive I’m very curious for myself
very naive I’m very curious for myself
very naive I’m very curious for myself up to education in north of India where
up to education in north of India where
up to education in north of India where state and local ashram you can picture
state and local ashram you can picture
state and local ashram you can picture an ashram as a very basic monastery so
an ashram as a very basic monastery so
an ashram as a very basic monastery so limited electricity no showers just
limited electricity no showers just
limited electricity no showers just buckets of water food was always soft at
buckets of water food was always soft at
buckets of water food was always soft at the same times
the same times
the same times always the same food was physically
always the same food was physically
always the same food was physically physically tough in the first month
physically tough in the first month
physically tough in the first month alone I lost 10 kilograms but apart from
alone I lost 10 kilograms but apart from
alone I lost 10 kilograms but apart from the physical struggle I was really also
the physical struggle I was really also
the physical struggle I was really also mentally one of the toughest experiences
mentally one of the toughest experiences
mentally one of the toughest experiences of my life it was I still to this day
of my life it was I still to this day
of my life it was I still to this day remember very vividly when I was sitting
remember very vividly when I was sitting
remember very vividly when I was sitting there cross-legged on my meditation
there cross-legged on my meditation
there cross-legged on my meditation pillow eyes closed and I realized all
pillow eyes closed and I realized all
pillow eyes closed and I realized all the madness going on in my mind was that
the madness going on in my mind was that
the madness going on in my mind was that moment when the first bits of light
moment when the first bits of light
moment when the first bits of light shine into the house and you uncovered
shine into the house and you uncovered
shine into the house and you uncovered this enormous mess that moment is
this enormous mess that moment is
this enormous mess that moment is everything but Pleasant you know I pride
everything but Pleasant you know I pride
everything but Pleasant you know I pride myself of being in control of
myself of being in control of
myself of being in control of controlling my own destiny but yet my
controlling my own destiny but yet my
controlling my own destiny but yet my mind I had seemingly zero control over
that was a tough moment but but still I
that was a tough moment but but still I believe it fundamentally made me who I
believe it fundamentally made me who I
believe it fundamentally made me who I am today and I’m extremely grateful that
am today and I’m extremely grateful that
am today and I’m extremely grateful that I embarked on this journey of meditation
but fondant
but fondant fundamentally I’d like to share a
fundamentally I’d like to share a
fundamentally I’d like to share a thought today with you on how many
thought today with you on how many
thought today with you on how many patient infected me and I think there
patient infected me and I think there
patient infected me and I think there are many things we can all share about
are many things we can all share about
are many things we can all share about them or can be said about meditation and
them or can be said about meditation and
them or can be said about meditation and with many we don’t even know what the
with many we don’t even know what the
with many we don’t even know what the real impact is so I’d like to focus on
real impact is so I’d like to focus on
real impact is so I’d like to focus on one specific aspect that changed me the
one specific aspect that changed me the
one specific aspect that changed me the most
meditation can truly show you what you
meditation can truly show you what you what you really want in life it enables
what you really want in life it enables
what you really want in life it enables you to bring some light into this house
you to bring some light into this house
you to bring some light into this house and it enables you to to look past all
and it enables you to to look past all
and it enables you to to look past all the distractions and to strip away the
the distractions and to strip away the
the distractions and to strip away the background noise
background noise
background noise the study I’d like to mention which made
the study I’d like to mention which made
the study I’d like to mention which made me which I was particularly fascinated
me which I was particularly fascinated
me which I was particularly fascinated about was conducted at the Harvard
about was conducted at the Harvard
about was conducted at the Harvard Medical School was a study that focused
Medical School was a study that focused
Medical School was a study that focused on the changes in the physical structure
on the changes in the physical structure
on the changes in the physical structure of the brain 16 people meditated for 56
of the brain 16 people meditated for 56
of the brain 16 people meditated for 56 days every day for 30 minutes on their
days every day for 30 minutes on their
days every day for 30 minutes on their breath the results were astonishing
breath the results were astonishing
breath the results were astonishing after only 56 days all participants saw
after only 56 days all participants saw
after only 56 days all participants saw a significant reduction in the size of
a significant reduction in the size of
a significant reduction in the size of the amygdala an area of the brain that
the amygdala an area of the brain that
the amygdala an area of the brain that is related to fear the amygdala is also
is related to fear the amygdala is also
is related to fear the amygdala is also known for our survival response in acute
known for our survival response in acute
known for our survival response in acute stress situations the so called
stress situations the so called
stress situations the so called fight-or-flight response the
fight-or-flight response the
fight-or-flight response the fight-or-flight response was designed to
fight-or-flight response was designed to
fight-or-flight response was designed to protect us from the proverbial Sabbath
protect us from the proverbial Sabbath
protect us from the proverbial Sabbath Tigers that once looked around in the
Tigers that once looked around in the
Tigers that once looked around in the woods and fields around us to threaten
woods and fields around us to threaten
woods and fields around us to threaten our physical survival back in a day at
our physical survival back in a day at
our physical survival back in a day at times when our physical survival is
times when our physical survival is
times when our physical survival is threatened there’s no greater response
threatened there’s no greater response
threatened there’s no greater response to have on our site than the
to have on our site than the
to have on our site than the fight-or-flight response it causes the
fight-or-flight response it causes the
fight-or-flight response it causes the search of adilyn and other stress
search of adilyn and other stress
search of adilyn and other stress hormones to rush through our body and
hormones to rush through our body and
hormones to rush through our body and this search is the force responsible
this search is the force responsible
this search is the force responsible behind mother’s lifting cars of their
behind mother’s lifting cars of their
behind mother’s lifting cars of their tribe children of firemen heroic ly
tribe children of firemen heroic ly
tribe children of firemen heroic ly running into blazing houses to saved
running into blazing houses to saved
running into blazing houses to saved endangered victims it boozes with
endangered victims it boozes with
endangered victims it boozes with heroism and courage at times when we are
heroism and courage at times when we are
heroism and courage at times when we are called upon to protect and defend the
called upon to protect and defend the
called upon to protect and defend the lives and values we cherish
lives and values we cherish
lives and values we cherish today’s saber-toothed Tigers a
today’s saber-toothed Tigers a
today’s saber-toothed Tigers a non-physical feeis such as missing a
non-physical feeis such as missing a
non-physical feeis such as missing a deadline needing to meet certain
deadline needing to meet certain
deadline needing to meet certain expectations having an argument with
expectations having an argument with
expectations having an argument with your bars and so on basically they are
your bars and so on basically they are
your bars and so on basically they are all around our intense daily lives they
all around our intense daily lives they
all around our intense daily lives they produce toxic stress hormones and
produce toxic stress hormones and
produce toxic stress hormones and fundamentally limit your thinking you
fundamentally limit your thinking you
fundamentally limit your thinking you are focused because of adrenaline
are focused because of adrenaline
are focused because of adrenaline because of deadlines because of stress
because of deadlines because of stress
because of deadlines because of stress and not because you can control your
and not because you can control your
and not because you can control your mind
nevertheless nevertheless I think the
nevertheless nevertheless I think the fundamental fight I had always was um it
fundamental fight I had always was um it
fundamental fight I had always was um it meditation brought me to this moment
meditation brought me to this moment
meditation brought me to this moment where I thought I really knew what what
where I thought I really knew what what
where I thought I really knew what what I was really about it it gave me the
I was really about it it gave me the
I was really about it it gave me the feeling that um that I could look past
feeling that um that I could look past
feeling that um that I could look past this and I could get to the point where
this and I could get to the point where
this and I could get to the point where I could focus on a way that there was
I could focus on a way that there was
I could focus on a way that there was not driven by stress or more that after
not driven by stress or more that after
not driven by stress or more that after these 56 days the physical side of the
these 56 days the physical side of the
these 56 days the physical side of the amygdala decreases meaning you’re more
amygdala decreases meaning you’re more
amygdala decreases meaning you’re more independent of these stress hormones and
independent of these stress hormones and
independent of these stress hormones and this focus by and this focus through the
this focus by and this focus through the
this focus by and this focus through the outer line I’d like to I’d like to share
outer line I’d like to I’d like to share
outer line I’d like to I’d like to share one moment I had personally on this
one moment I had personally on this
one moment I had personally on this meditation journey I said it helps me to
meditation journey I said it helps me to
meditation journey I said it helps me to truly show me who I but practically it
truly show me who I but practically it
truly show me who I but practically it means whenever that’s a big decision
means whenever that’s a big decision
means whenever that’s a big decision coming up in my life it enables me to go
coming up in my life it enables me to go
coming up in my life it enables me to go one step deeper to look past these short
one step deeper to look past these short
one step deeper to look past these short term worries to judge without all of
term worries to judge without all of
term worries to judge without all of these hidden fears that are so
these hidden fears that are so
these hidden fears that are so predominant in our lives but this it
predominant in our lives but this it
predominant in our lives but this it fundamentally impacted my life but it
fundamentally impacted my life but it
fundamentally impacted my life but it was not only in a positive way and I’ll
was not only in a positive way and I’ll
was not only in a positive way and I’ll give you an example for example I’m a
give you an example for example I’m a
give you an example for example I’m a big believer in that environment and the
big believer in that environment and the
big believer in that environment and the people around you shape significantly
people around you shape significantly
people around you shape significantly who you are at times it was very obvious
who you are at times it was very obvious
who you are at times it was very obvious to me I was in the wrong wrong
to me I was in the wrong wrong
to me I was in the wrong wrong environment however changing this is a
environment however changing this is a
environment however changing this is a whole nother story
whole nother story
whole nother story and if you don’t change it then you get
and if you don’t change it then you get
and if you don’t change it then you get constantly reminded of this discrepancy
constantly reminded of this discrepancy
constantly reminded of this discrepancy between your life and what you think is
between your life and what you think is
between your life and what you think is right for you it is is if you shine
right for you it is is if you shine
right for you it is is if you shine light into your house without cleaning
light into your house without cleaning
light into your house without cleaning up the mess however I believe it is
up the mess however I believe it is
up the mess however I believe it is fundamentally the right journey it is
fundamentally the right journey it is
fundamentally the right journey it is fundamentally the journey to a cleaner
fundamentally the journey to a cleaner
fundamentally the journey to a cleaner house it is fundamentally a journey to
house it is fundamentally a journey to
house it is fundamentally a journey to life another life driven by fears and
life another life driven by fears and
life another life driven by fears and that’s why I’d like to challenge you
that’s why I’d like to challenge you
that’s why I’d like to challenge you today I’d like to challenge you today to
today I’d like to challenge you today to
today I’d like to challenge you today to go on this journey with you I’d like to
go on this journey with you I’d like to
go on this journey with you I’d like to challenge you today to start this
challenge you today to start this
challenge you today to start this journey now how often do you think you
journey now how often do you think you
journey now how often do you think you breathe in one minute I’d like for the
breathe in one minute I’d like for the
breathe in one minute I’d like for the next minute to just focus on your breath
next minute to just focus on your breath
next minute to just focus on your breath please stand up and try to keep a slow
please stand up and try to keep a slow
please stand up and try to keep a slow but natural flow of your breath you may
but natural flow of your breath you may
but natural flow of your breath you may close your eyes now and you may start
close your eyes now and you may start
close your eyes now and you may start counting now
counting now
counting now [Music]
you may open your eyes again you can sit
you may open your eyes again you can sit down again how easy was it to just focus
down again how easy was it to just focus
down again how easy was it to just focus on one thing
on one thing
on one thing deep breathing usually only means four
deep breathing usually only means four
deep breathing usually only means four to five breath in one minute in the
to five breath in one minute in the
to five breath in one minute in the beginning it is usually more but soon
beginning it is usually more but soon
beginning it is usually more but soon five breath for one minute will be you
five breath for one minute will be you
five breath for one minute will be you new normal I’d like to invite you to
new normal I’d like to invite you to
new normal I’d like to invite you to join me on the journey fifty breath ten
join me on the journey fifty breath ten
join me on the journey fifty breath ten minutes every day for the next 56 days
minutes every day for the next 56 days
minutes every day for the next 56 days the stage is yours
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