Anyone need some help with meditation? check out the iso-tones website. These tones actually help the mind realax and enter meditative states. close eyes and turn off the thoughts but not by concetrating on turning them off. Sounds paradoxical, I know. relax the mind to the point of no thought and it'll come.
@pureVizions This is a Mahasi noting technique right down the Abdomen focus. He only recommends using 5% of your faculty to note and 95% of it to experience the sensation.
i've tried meditating on and off for about 2 yers now. it's only in the last 6 months that i've started to practice it more seriously. i have no training other than what little i have read and watched. i have the basic fundementals of it but want a deeper understanding. your videos have helped me with my direction. before this had trouble with wandering thoughts. your technique of noting has helped me gain control right away. i have been able to be in the now more easily.
@Raihanrexrexrex That used to happen to me a lot. Mostly it was because I did this laying down. Maybe try a new position, and if you're upright, don't lean your head too far forward, it will cause sleepiness.
@Raihanrexrexrex It does happen at the beginning. The body doesn't know what to do with this state of calmness and thinks it's a bed time :-) Just say "drowsy, drowsy" and try to bring attention back to the breath.
great video. clear, concise, factual. No BS. Right to the point giving us good techniques and good reasons to practice. thank you for the time and energy u put into this.
@pureVizions some teachers , like Bhante Gunaratana, teach no noting at all. I personally am in this middle way where I see that noting can be useful sometimes for some things, but I don't use it for basic stuff like I use to at the beginning of my practice when all I knew was noting.
Bhante, Thank you for your work on helping us understand meditation, as I understood, when we meditate we should follow the mind and understand it as it is? By this way don't we let our mind wander? I am not sure whether it is the right practice or not. Could you please explain?
When I'm meditating doing the rising and falling, for some reason, I forget what im doing like I get just completely lost and it takes me a couple of seconds to understand that i just got lost, not in my thoughts but, like I have no clue what I was doing and afterwards come back to what I was doing a couple of seconds after or minutes, i lost track of time when I do actually so i dont know how long was i drifting into, lets call it nothingness or lost jungle. Do you understand what i mean?
I dont know so I have to ask. When you're meditating and your mind is saying to you for example "Rising... falling...", you will be calmer and more aware of your thoughts, yes.
But even when your mind is saying "Rising... falling..." Isn't that still being aware of both of your breath and still your mind saying to you "rising and falling"? I mean, doesn't there have to be a meditative "state" when your mind is completely silent. And you dont even have to focus your breath anymore. Just silence.
So many meditation videos and instructional material try to force you into relaxation. I'm not interested in forcing any feeling. This is way better, thank you for putting these videos up.
One thing which has been tremendously misunderstood, and which has been followed just mechanically by these traditionalists, is that this method of noting what happens in your experience was just intended as a way to anchor your attention in the present moment. It can be used just as a kind of support in the beginning, but eventually it becomes an obstacle because it requires the constant interference of your intellect, which prevents you from truly remaining a witness.
You made everything seem simple. You're the first guy to have ever explained it with complete clarity, what's more, step by step, and I can feel that you're patient with us. Your a good soul. May God bless you, my friend.
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yuttadhammo, please respond.. I've been watching your vids and practicing meditation for like 3 months now, almost every day. Last night I believe I had my first true meditation experience. I began to see and hear things that were actually rather frightening. I saw what looked like a vortex spinning in my room, and at the center a fuzzy black dot, like a wormhole. Lights began flashing though it was very dark in my room. What are these things I'm seeing?? Should I not be afraid of them????
@PegasusCats No, I figured out what it was. I didn't realize my brow chakra (third eye) was opening. Now its already completely opened and I can see peoples auras and all this crazy colorful energy. It was a little frightening at first but I'm beginning to grow used to it
Whatever arises in the scene of one's experience, keep the stream of awareness moving without becoming identified with whatever is happening. And that is the whole spirit of meditation - the moment the mind has become identified, one has become the slave, one is no longer balanced and integrated as the master. Eventually - if you can remain just like a clear seeing eye, watching without judgment, then those scenes are bound to fade away into nothingness.
@theunknowncove I'm not sure whether I'm right or not, but my teacher (monk) told me to acknowledge on every single feeling. When you see these things, just be noticed that you're seeing seeing seeing. If you're scared, just know that you're scared. Don't fall trap into these things because they are allusions; sometimes good and sometimes bad. As soon as you can regain your consciousness, you'll certainly gain wisdom. That's why it is known as "insight meditation" or vipassana
will this help cure bad feelings or unease feelings/ depression. At all help in a tiny bit of way? i am trying to try everything i can to be happy. Please Respond
Why do you wear glasses? I once read in a book, called "sickness as a way" or something like that, that any sickness "comes from us"... well, I do not know what eye sickness you have, but do you think that meditation would help you get rid fo it?
Whether one is in the center of the society, or in retreat in the forest, as long as one continues living out of unawareness, then no matter what one does, no matter where one goes - one's sleep will be following you like a shadow. And if one's freedom is determined by whether one is living in the forest or in the city, then it is very fragile.That is the problem with these organized traditions - rather than liberating the mind, they only re-enforce one's conditioning.
Whether one is living in the forest or in the center of the city, as long as one continues living out of unawareness, then one's unawareness is going to follow you like a shadow, it is inescapable. If one's freedom is dependent upon such conditions - then it is very fragile. And that is the problem with these organized traditions, rather than helping to liberate the mind, they only re-enforce one's conditioning.
@pureVizions depends what you mean by 'beneficial' - if you're just looking for a peaceful state of being, it is enough just to let the mind flow. if you are looking for wisdom, it is necessary to train the mind in objectivity, which requires th acknowledgement to remove partiality from the mind. This can cause some stress, since we are used to letting our mind pick and choose its experiences.
@yuttadhammo Im a christian, But I became a Vegan because of health and spiritual reasons, and to save this Planet! Gluten, dairy, sugar, and meat is POISON! and we are all sick because of it. Peace!
how do we know if we r actually breathing naturally (rising and falling) cuz i'm having a hard time doing that and i can;t figure out if i am really breathing or forcing myself to breathe
@stupidturtle23 Someone explained a way to breath that was beneficial to me...Breathe in 100% let out 50% of your breath, Breathe in 100% let out 1/4 of your breath, Breath in 100% and let it all out slowly... Eventually you will breathe in a rhythm that is right for you.
@stupidturtle23 Stupid I have this same problem, I think we all do.. I can say I have had ONE experience where I realized that I was not controlling my breath at all.. and you REALLY are aware of it when it happens because it appeared to me to be a moment of pure mindfulness.
@unityspirit51 It's all a matter of opinion. People do live short lives, so logically they should spend as much time being happy and doing what they enjoy as they can, regardless of how much movement this involves. If people find sitting still fulfilling, rewarding and fun, they should. If you find sitting down and meditating unproductive then it's probably best to do something else. All a matter of personal opinion.
@unityspirit51 there are many things you will have to overcome, including the belief that you are your body. The pain is not the problem, it is the mind that is causing you problems, through judgment of it, and views, etc. If you are really keen to help yourself, you are welcome to pm me.
@yuttadhammo the thing is... you are your body, not the phantom mind that plagues you so. The brain itself is fine, it is a useful tool able to recall a number or remember a fact. In this respect it is like a tractor. However when these thoughts run out of control, unable to stop them the tractor has gone wild. Anger, greed, illusion, all these emotions are useful, they are basic human emotions, they teach more of yourself. Resistance to life is the primary cause of suffering, not these things.
@unityspirit51 Good point, but how do u know that you will be "dead in grave silent" ? There are many ways of meditating. This is only one posture. Think about it carefully.
@dandydonner No you don;t have to say that but think about it..observe the change and try to focus your mind which will in tern guide to consciousness....
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I think my mind is too chaotic for all this meditation. Every time I try to meditate I start to think about all the people who made my life hell and I just want to find them and kill them all.
@Emerald007007 If you don't forgive them, who is it that suffers; you or them? Forgiveness is the greatest gift you can give.
There is none but you. The people who made your life hell are a reflection of you. Nothing exists but you (the divine being). I am a reflection of you.
YOU must stop making your life hell. Things just happen; how you take them is a whole other matter.
@Emerald007007 Hay Emerald.... Please listen to some of the talks given by ven Ajan Brahmawanso of western Australian Buddhist society. if you google it you will be able to find some inspiring speeches.
Hi, firstly I want to say this video has been a great help to me. I'm at University and have many worries. Since I've started trying meditation, I've begun to feel more relaxed. I have found a method that works quite well for me. When breathing I instead think "in" and "out". I repeat this for a while but then change it when I'm relaxed so instead of thinking "In" I think of positive things or positive words. Instead of "out" I think of negative things or words. I find this particularly helps me
@MrHumptdumpty which is normal. i guess this is the process of clearing. apparently something in ur mind has been bothering u till u started meditating and that's how the negative energy found a way out. unless u were doing something wrong practically while meditating. imho.
@megadethklok66 what the hell is wrong with u writing comments like that, phew i hope it helps f*** dont smoke spice did u really thing nothing will happen by the way how much did u smoke? its not that bad :)
@thesomebody3 it was 14 grams and ever since then its been actin weird so i ttirecd this to help it even if i burn green it makes my heart race baddd it never happeneduntil thta damn spice
@8:00 3) we become more aware of the world around us, the people and things around us, therefore we're less caught-off-guard when difficulties arise in life, we're able to take sickness, old age and even death much better 4) rid ourselves of the un-useful/ "evil" / suffering-inducing things in our life — anxiety, worry, stress, anger, conceit, etc
@6:45 The benefits.. what we should see as we practice: 1) The mind becomes calmer, happier, lighter — when the breath goes into the body, the stomach rises. 2) We come to realize things about ourselves and the world around us - we come to see which things around us we could do without — come to understand why we do fall into suffering— now we understand that when people get angry at us, it's not because they're evil, but because they have the same emotions inside them that we have in ourselves
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Hi,I'm not being morose or sarcastic.But,does anyone know if it's ok(or at least not detrimental) to envision death or being dead? To me death isn't particularly scary or negative.Thanks in advance.
@exeuroweenie that is good! Fear of death is a bad thing, which you certainly don't have. Now if your constantly thinking about death, then that isnt too good either. focus on keeping your mind in the present, your life right here right now; be aware of the exact moment you are in, not of death.
@rhcp4565 Good,thanks! I kinda doubted it was bad-just wasn't certain as it pertained to meditation.Some westerners/Christians seem terrified of death.What they don't realize is,living can be just as scary and much more immediate.
when i try to meditate, rising and falling, a sensation arise like wanting to cry. I start to meditate and ending up crying. Unbearable heat occur in my chest and my heartbeat jump fast and i feel wanting to scream or going crazy and had a strong headache. Is it because I did too many bad things in the past? how to go past it?
thank you for this video this form of meditation is much easier than the last one i attempted in witch after 20 minuets of meditation i was only able to focus seconds at a time until i tried something different i imagined getting up and walking down my street and i felt completely relaxed until i reached the end of my road and could not go any further as if being pushed back then i felt extreme pain as if someone had their foot on my head and i couldn't hold the image any longer.
Halfway through this video I started did exactly what was said anything came to my mind or body I repeated it in my mind and noticed it disappearing especially the pain. Each different pain went away after. There is a point between thoughts where i get caught for a few seconds and nothing is clear cut then. I will try my best to do this daily. I am also going to the Gym is that a good thing to accompany this journey?
I have a syndrome which keeps me in bed everyday due to hyperventilation and increased pulse rate which I cannot control. I just tried your meditation videos to "release" the sickness, and I feel so much better. Only I can control the anxiety and stress that I let in. Hopefully I can learn to live a calmer life, where these negative things wont keep me down. Thank you.
Hi, I like munks and Buddhist because there kind and peaceful for this but i don't really study them. Is the towel on your left shoulder clothing, decor, or just there?
Hello yuttadhammo! I just finished reading the book empowering your soul through meditation and the book says that during meditation you will experience visual things through your third eye. such as beautiful colors, beautiful places and even beautiful sounds that cannot be heard by the physical ear. Im finding it hard to visualize these things. Have you ever visualized this and can you help me visualize it as well? Thank you.
have you had any experiences with your "third eye" or an out of body experience due to meditation?, i know meditation is VERY good for you body but im just curious if that sort of thing actually does happen
@eviltube1111 Then how does meditation work exactly? Is it because meditation teaches you how to block out certain thoughts? Or is it because meditation teaches you how to relax at will?
But then again, I have heard and read that meditation is about learning to eliminate thoughts and rumination in order to "Relax."
So if someone out of nowhere points a gun at me, in order for me to stay relax is to eliminate the thought of fear in my mind and focus on how I am going to handle the situation.
@DwyaneWadeCounty I can't answer that, I'm sorry. I was just guessing because no one had answered you after a few days. It would be very rude of me to say I understand what meditation is without having practiced it.
@DwyaneWadeCounty no, it's to understand all parts of the situation clearly, including the fear. Understanding frees you from attachment, expectation and thus, fear.
But when it comes to meditation, it makes sense that you are "Observing" and becoming "Aware" of your thoughts when you realized that a thought has creep inside your head and you are no longer focusing on your breathing.
But when you start to refocusing on your breathing, doesn't that counts as you trying to control your mind and thoughts?
@DwyaneWadeCounty you focus on whatever is clearest. in a sense, you are controlling, but only in so far as required to see what appears clearly. There is no need to return to the breath unless there is nothing else to observe, or in becomes to confused to do so.
i also been haveing a *heat rash* from showering in really hot water and it itches like crazy can this help me so i wont itch myself just to think of itching itching or wat ever?
oh my god u said exactly what i felt.i was sitting breathing and i thought of the future and i went through my whole life time i thought i was crazy for thinking this intill u said it omg.
Have you heard of the self-defined "holy man" Yogi Prahlad Jani?
He claims he has gone nearly 7 decades without a drop of water or a crumb of food. Doctors observed him for 2 weeks and found that he was in an agile mental state and had the health of a 40 year old man (He's currently 83).
In the midst of the phenomenon, he claimed meditation was his secret to such a feat...
@eureka7101 yes, meditation helps one become more focused, and focus is the one factor that is important in lucid dreaming, because you have to stay consious even when your body is slowly drifintg away. meditation is probably the best thing that can be done to help with lucid dreaming.
Thank you, please understand that you've brought a state of relaxation and focus to me which I find very hard to achieve. Please keep these videos coming as it's helping me fight the inner struggles of depression. Peace
I definitely need to practice more at Meditation. No matter what religion you are 9Im Agnostic), there should always be meditation involved. Very important.
During this meditation all I could focus on was the aches and pains in my back and neck that irritate me somewhat throughout my daily life. It got so intense at one point that my eyes began to tear up, even tho these pains seem mild while going about my day. eventually some pains faded and other new ones came up but there was FAR more of them than I was previously aware of...., Is this progress? or am I CAUSING more pains?
During this meditation all I could focus on was the aches and pains in my back and neck that irritate me somewhat throughout my daily life. It got so intense at one point that my eyes began to tear up, even tho these pains seem mild while going about my day. eventually some pains faded and other new ones came up but there was FAR more of them than I was previously aware of...., Is this progress? or am I CAUSING more pain?
@keaton121 Yes. But don't force it. Your mind is not a soldier in a regiment. Discipline it with patience. Sit and watch it in the way described in the video. Whatever mental state arises, see it, nothing more. do not be complacent. If angry, do not chastise yourself but do not "wallow" in it under the pretence that it's ok. It IS ok, but you are there to see it, not run after it. This should not be mistaken for any kind of supression. same for all other types of thoughts. hope it helps :)
lol no wonder your so calm look at that scenery its beautiful :). Where is that? Also thank you for these videos I have been wanting to learn how to meditate the right way and this has helped a lot thank you so much.
Hey, i am a HINDU. this is what we do in our daily life. Specially the prostration for our KULDEVTA and DEVI, that means the one who is responsibile for wellbeing of our kul or family. I live in sort of a village in india and i see sceneries like this everyday, lucky me. I am 17 and meditate and do YOGA everyday but in a temple and according to hinduism like RAJYOGA etc.
hey man i had a question, do you listen to music or anything in that case? i try this and listen to music, and do it without music and i find myself falling asleep.
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aviator2685 6 days ago
pain leads to suffering, suffering leads to hate! HATE!
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Anyone need some help with meditation? check out the iso-tones website. These tones actually help the mind realax and enter meditative states. close eyes and turn off the thoughts but not by concetrating on turning them off. Sounds paradoxical, I know. relax the mind to the point of no thought and it'll come.
shamelessfootfucker 1 week ago
excellent
Linedash 1 week ago
@pureVizions This is a Mahasi noting technique right down the Abdomen focus. He only recommends using 5% of your faculty to note and 95% of it to experience the sensation.
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i've tried meditating on and off for about 2 yers now. it's only in the last 6 months that i've started to practice it more seriously. i have no training other than what little i have read and watched. i have the basic fundementals of it but want a deeper understanding. your videos have helped me with my direction. before this had trouble with wandering thoughts. your technique of noting has helped me gain control right away. i have been able to be in the now more easily.
JubeProductions 2 weeks ago in playlist Introduction to Meditation: How To Meditate (HD)
I cannot find the video no. 1 :(
TheMrredgreenblue 3 weeks ago
@TheMrredgreenblue search on youtube "How To Meditate I - What is Meditation "
MrFlurtle 2 weeks ago in playlist Introduction to Meditation: How To Meditate (HD)
@TheMrredgreenblue All videos on How To Meditate from this channel listed in order:
yutube dot com slash playlist?list=PL603BD0B03E12F5A1 Hope this helps
wolfpet 2 weeks ago
...and thanks for your videos and offering DVD´s for free.
windelscout 3 weeks ago
What a beautiful nature there. Birds singing......
windelscout 3 weeks ago
I love you from the center of my heart.
DumbVideosCo 3 weeks ago
is it normal if i accidentally slept
Raihanrexrexrex 3 weeks ago in playlist Introduction to Meditation: How To Meditate (HD)
@Raihanrexrexrex That used to happen to me a lot. Mostly it was because I did this laying down. Maybe try a new position, and if you're upright, don't lean your head too far forward, it will cause sleepiness.
punchdrunkatheist 3 weeks ago
@Raihanrexrexrex It does happen at the beginning. The body doesn't know what to do with this state of calmness and thinks it's a bed time :-) Just say "drowsy, drowsy" and try to bring attention back to the breath.
wolfpet 2 weeks ago
great video. clear, concise, factual. No BS. Right to the point giving us good techniques and good reasons to practice. thank you for the time and energy u put into this.
LS1Heli 3 weeks ago
relaxing. it all makes me poop.
naegling3 1 month ago
@pureVizions some teachers , like Bhante Gunaratana, teach no noting at all. I personally am in this middle way where I see that noting can be useful sometimes for some things, but I don't use it for basic stuff like I use to at the beginning of my practice when all I knew was noting.
JrDiNisi 1 month ago
Fascinating introduction to sitting meditation, thank you.
TrishGroves 1 month ago
Bhante, Thank you for your work on helping us understand meditation, as I understood, when we meditate we should follow the mind and understand it as it is? By this way don't we let our mind wander? I am not sure whether it is the right practice or not. Could you please explain?
hasitha81 1 month ago
omg its brad meltzer!
DaLlami 1 month ago
When I'm meditating doing the rising and falling, for some reason, I forget what im doing like I get just completely lost and it takes me a couple of seconds to understand that i just got lost, not in my thoughts but, like I have no clue what I was doing and afterwards come back to what I was doing a couple of seconds after or minutes, i lost track of time when I do actually so i dont know how long was i drifting into, lets call it nothingness or lost jungle. Do you understand what i mean?
Xearos 1 month ago
nice video. you sound a little bit like mrs. doubtfire .
dylan111291 1 month ago
I dont know so I have to ask. When you're meditating and your mind is saying to you for example "Rising... falling...", you will be calmer and more aware of your thoughts, yes.
But even when your mind is saying "Rising... falling..." Isn't that still being aware of both of your breath and still your mind saying to you "rising and falling"? I mean, doesn't there have to be a meditative "state" when your mind is completely silent. And you dont even have to focus your breath anymore. Just silence.
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@c3z712 Show some respect fool. If you have nothing better to say shut up and go away.
BIGBOSS1983100 2 months ago
Can you listen to music? Or no?
trashcan1231 2 months ago
thinking, to mainstream
AnalogueAbsynth 2 months ago
I see it! When I breath I see my stomach move
TiceMinistries 2 months ago
worlds roundest head
sprPee 2 months ago
Thank you for amazing series. I'm wondering what time of the day is the best to meditate? also how often we should meditate?
PJJose02 2 months ago
@PJJose02 I hear first thing in the morning is the best time to meditate
mrbazoun 2 months ago in playlist Introduction to Meditation: How To Meditate (HD)
Thank you sir
stphnmths 2 months ago
You sir are inspiring :)
thank you, you have helped me with many problems i have..
and now.. it just simply begins to be.. peaceful :)
laughsonly112 2 months ago
Amazing
bloganity 3 months ago
@unityspirit51 Buddhists don't believe in just death. They believe in recarnation/rebirth.
ALLDAYERRYDAYLEGIT 3 months ago
i wonder where this guys is
americanmisfit1 3 months ago
you sound canadian! woo
rainbowprincesslol 3 months ago
Do you have a video where you're just meditating? I think it'd be really helpful.
DeadJ0ker27 3 months ago
So many meditation videos and instructional material try to force you into relaxation. I'm not interested in forcing any feeling. This is way better, thank you for putting these videos up.
cliffburton333 4 months ago
thank you :)
drinksbadmed 4 months ago
thank you.
Rmojarra 4 months ago
@pureVizions
One thing which has been tremendously misunderstood, and which has been followed just mechanically by these traditionalists, is that this method of noting what happens in your experience was just intended as a way to anchor your attention in the present moment. It can be used just as a kind of support in the beginning, but eventually it becomes an obstacle because it requires the constant interference of your intellect, which prevents you from truly remaining a witness.
Amirmourad 4 months ago
i am not native in eng and cant understand his prounosication properly any one has the text of this movie?
didehdar 4 months ago
Probably the best explained Vipassana and meditation on the Internet
heavybass4ever 5 months ago
You made everything seem simple. You're the first guy to have ever explained it with complete clarity, what's more, step by step, and I can feel that you're patient with us. Your a good soul. May God bless you, my friend.
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anapanasati1970 5 months ago
yuttadhammo, please respond.. I've been watching your vids and practicing meditation for like 3 months now, almost every day. Last night I believe I had my first true meditation experience. I began to see and hear things that were actually rather frightening. I saw what looked like a vortex spinning in my room, and at the center a fuzzy black dot, like a wormhole. Lights began flashing though it was very dark in my room. What are these things I'm seeing?? Should I not be afraid of them????
theunknowncove 5 months ago
@theunknowncove You may have actually been experiencing a waking dream. Vivid hallucinations due to entering a REM state.
PegasusCats 5 months ago
@PegasusCats No, I figured out what it was. I didn't realize my brow chakra (third eye) was opening. Now its already completely opened and I can see peoples auras and all this crazy colorful energy. It was a little frightening at first but I'm beginning to grow used to it
theunknowncove 5 months ago
@theunknowncove
Whatever arises in the scene of one's experience, keep the stream of awareness moving without becoming identified with whatever is happening. And that is the whole spirit of meditation - the moment the mind has become identified, one has become the slave, one is no longer balanced and integrated as the master. Eventually - if you can remain just like a clear seeing eye, watching without judgment, then those scenes are bound to fade away into nothingness.
Amirmourad 4 months ago
@theunknowncove I'm not sure whether I'm right or not, but my teacher (monk) told me to acknowledge on every single feeling. When you see these things, just be noticed that you're seeing seeing seeing. If you're scared, just know that you're scared. Don't fall trap into these things because they are allusions; sometimes good and sometimes bad. As soon as you can regain your consciousness, you'll certainly gain wisdom. That's why it is known as "insight meditation" or vipassana
JanAnn23 3 months ago
@theunknowncove troll
nomad806 1 month ago
will this help cure bad feelings or unease feelings/ depression. At all help in a tiny bit of way? i am trying to try everything i can to be happy. Please Respond
xXMRPONAGEXx 5 months ago
Why do you wear glasses? I once read in a book, called "sickness as a way" or something like that, that any sickness "comes from us"... well, I do not know what eye sickness you have, but do you think that meditation would help you get rid fo it?
Masterful6O 6 months ago
You dont need to renounce worldly life and live in jungle to be enlighlightened
TripleKanwar 6 months ago
@TripleKanwar
Whether one is in the center of the society, or in retreat in the forest, as long as one continues living out of unawareness, then no matter what one does, no matter where one goes - one's sleep will be following you like a shadow. And if one's freedom is determined by whether one is living in the forest or in the city, then it is very fragile.That is the problem with these organized traditions - rather than liberating the mind, they only re-enforce one's conditioning.
Amirmourad 4 months ago
@TripleKanwar
Whether one is living in the forest or in the center of the city, as long as one continues living out of unawareness, then one's unawareness is going to follow you like a shadow, it is inescapable. If one's freedom is dependent upon such conditions - then it is very fragile. And that is the problem with these organized traditions, rather than helping to liberate the mind, they only re-enforce one's conditioning.
Amirmourad 4 months ago
@TripleKanwar I think it's a green screen or a back drop.
ALLDAYERRYDAYLEGIT 3 months ago
this dude got picked on hard in school
KitRamsey1 6 months ago
@KitRamsey1 your a fag.
xXMRPONAGEXx 5 months ago
@KitRamsey1 You are so unwise.
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This guy seems so at peace with himself!
born2fight99 6 months ago
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11Kikos 6 months ago
thank you so much , iam new to all this i just begun practicing and meditating your vids. helped so much again thanks(:
11Kikos 6 months ago
@pureVizions depends what you mean by 'beneficial' - if you're just looking for a peaceful state of being, it is enough just to let the mind flow. if you are looking for wisdom, it is necessary to train the mind in objectivity, which requires th acknowledgement to remove partiality from the mind. This can cause some stress, since we are used to letting our mind pick and choose its experiences.
yuttadhammo 6 months ago 2
@yuttadhammo Im a christian, But I became a Vegan because of health and spiritual reasons, and to save this Planet! Gluten, dairy, sugar, and meat is POISON! and we are all sick because of it. Peace!
5tonyvvvv 3 months ago
Thankyou for this video!!!
paddypancakes1 6 months ago
how do we know if we r actually breathing naturally (rising and falling) cuz i'm having a hard time doing that and i can;t figure out if i am really breathing or forcing myself to breathe
stupidturtle23 6 months ago 2
@stupidturtle23 google "yuttadhammo experience reality", I think that should help.
yuttadhammo 6 months ago
@stupidturtle23 Someone explained a way to breath that was beneficial to me...Breathe in 100% let out 50% of your breath, Breathe in 100% let out 1/4 of your breath, Breath in 100% and let it all out slowly... Eventually you will breathe in a rhythm that is right for you.
Minihopa 3 months ago
@stupidturtle23 what do you think you do everyday dumb ass. if you dont knnow how to breath you ahve serious problems
nomad806 1 month ago
@nomad806 well that's not a very nice thing to say.
SMercedes11 1 month ago
@stupidturtle23 Stupid I have this same problem, I think we all do.. I can say I have had ONE experience where I realized that I was not controlling my breath at all.. and you REALLY are aware of it when it happens because it appeared to me to be a moment of pure mindfulness.
JrDiNisi 1 month ago
@stupidturtle23 if you're thinking "in" "out" then you are not locked in yet.
imnotmrbean 2 weeks ago in playlist Introduction to Meditation: How To Meditate (HD)
Am a Muslim.... But, I will use what your are Teaching.
SuburbanShinobi8000 6 months ago
@unityspirit51 It's all a matter of opinion. People do live short lives, so logically they should spend as much time being happy and doing what they enjoy as they can, regardless of how much movement this involves. If people find sitting still fulfilling, rewarding and fun, they should. If you find sitting down and meditating unproductive then it's probably best to do something else. All a matter of personal opinion.
jackamatyus 6 months ago
@unityspirit51 there are many things you will have to overcome, including the belief that you are your body. The pain is not the problem, it is the mind that is causing you problems, through judgment of it, and views, etc. If you are really keen to help yourself, you are welcome to pm me.
yuttadhammo 6 months ago
@yuttadhammo the thing is... you are your body, not the phantom mind that plagues you so. The brain itself is fine, it is a useful tool able to recall a number or remember a fact. In this respect it is like a tractor. However when these thoughts run out of control, unable to stop them the tractor has gone wild. Anger, greed, illusion, all these emotions are useful, they are basic human emotions, they teach more of yourself. Resistance to life is the primary cause of suffering, not these things.
timothykaczynski 4 months ago
@unityspirit51 Good point, but how do u know that you will be "dead in grave silent" ? There are many ways of meditating. This is only one posture. Think about it carefully.
hemalfly 6 months ago
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moonoleander 6 months ago in playlist Introduction to Meditation: How To Meditate (HD)
I find it very difficult to not move at all
138youandme 7 months ago
Is this at a K.O.A.?
maynard76 7 months ago
So should we be saying "Rising, Falling" pretty much the whole time?
dandydonner 7 months ago
@dandydonner No you don;t have to say that but think about it..observe the change and try to focus your mind which will in tern guide to consciousness....
hemalfly 6 months ago
YOu also need to stop masterbating, seriously cut it down atleast for a while, It actually make you stronger!
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MrJenniferWaggoner 7 months ago
I wish people these day's would stop obsessing about money, sex and violence. I'm 13 and I'm always trying to get people to think the way I do.
foopibransfield 7 months ago
@foopibransfield Have you ever had the Jehovah's witnesses or Mormons come to your door?
JSmusiqalthinka 7 months ago
@foopibransfield just be an example
mralex5425 7 months ago
should i be high while doing this? lol
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VivianFoster 7 months ago
I think my mind is too chaotic for all this meditation. Every time I try to meditate I start to think about all the people who made my life hell and I just want to find them and kill them all.
Emerald007007 8 months ago
@Emerald007007 If you don't forgive them, who is it that suffers; you or them? Forgiveness is the greatest gift you can give.
There is none but you. The people who made your life hell are a reflection of you. Nothing exists but you (the divine being). I am a reflection of you.
YOU must stop making your life hell. Things just happen; how you take them is a whole other matter.
crywolf30 7 months ago in playlist spirituality
@Emerald007007 Hay Emerald.... Please listen to some of the talks given by ven Ajan Brahmawanso of western Australian Buddhist society. if you google it you will be able to find some inspiring speeches.
hemalfly 6 months ago
why in the stomack???
thesomebody3 8 months ago in playlist Introduction to Meditation: How To Meditate (HD)
I am wondering where are you at rite here in the video?
julioarroyo751 8 months ago
you know what you are doing but you are boooring.
tomahawkintheface 8 months ago in playlist Introduction to Meditation: How To Meditate (HD)
Hi, firstly I want to say this video has been a great help to me. I'm at University and have many worries. Since I've started trying meditation, I've begun to feel more relaxed. I have found a method that works quite well for me. When breathing I instead think "in" and "out". I repeat this for a while but then change it when I'm relaxed so instead of thinking "In" I think of positive things or positive words. Instead of "out" I think of negative things or words. I find this particularly helps me
ragerancher 8 months ago in playlist Introduction to Meditation: How To Meditate (HD)
I have a question. What is the reason why you guys shave your head and your brows? Please answer. :)
yobyasero 8 months ago
I tried doing wat he said and I almost got a really a bad headache
MrHumptdumpty 9 months ago
@MrHumptdumpty which is normal. i guess this is the process of clearing. apparently something in ur mind has been bothering u till u started meditating and that's how the negative energy found a way out. unless u were doing something wrong practically while meditating. imho.
newyorkparasiempre 8 months ago
i reciently smoked spice and my heart went crazy it hurts and beats fast everynow and then coud this help this pain and make my heart normal?
megadethklok66 9 months ago
@megadethklok66 what the hell is wrong with u writing comments like that, phew i hope it helps f*** dont smoke spice did u really thing nothing will happen by the way how much did u smoke? its not that bad :)
thesomebody3 8 months ago in playlist Introduction to Meditation: How To Meditate (HD)
@thesomebody3 it was 14 grams and ever since then its been actin weird so i ttirecd this to help it even if i burn green it makes my heart race baddd it never happeneduntil thta damn spice
megadethklok66 8 months ago
please help me. i can't forget my past what should i do thank you btw- ur videos are the only ones that explain perfectly.
bboywave1 9 months ago
Why does he have a towel on his shoulder?
MRAVOX4 9 months ago
what you say do you say it out loud or in your head?
SuperCOinc 9 months ago
@SuperCOinc in your head. when he says it out loud it is just an example
redspade200 9 months ago
@8:00 3) we become more aware of the world around us, the people and things around us, therefore we're less caught-off-guard when difficulties arise in life, we're able to take sickness, old age and even death much better 4) rid ourselves of the un-useful/ "evil" / suffering-inducing things in our life — anxiety, worry, stress, anger, conceit, etc
JBraden 9 months ago
@6:45 The benefits.. what we should see as we practice: 1) The mind becomes calmer, happier, lighter — when the breath goes into the body, the stomach rises. 2) We come to realize things about ourselves and the world around us - we come to see which things around us we could do without — come to understand why we do fall into suffering— now we understand that when people get angry at us, it's not because they're evil, but because they have the same emotions inside them that we have in ourselves
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MaryTibbetts1 9 months ago
What is your take on marijuana and meditation. Does meditation increase focus.
whocareforealakilla 10 months ago
Thanks for the video, I like the way you explain everything. I have been practicing meditation for about a week now.
thelongwayhome 10 months ago
Hi,I'm not being morose or sarcastic.But,does anyone know if it's ok(or at least not detrimental) to envision death or being dead? To me death isn't particularly scary or negative.Thanks in advance.
exeuroweenie 10 months ago
@exeuroweenie that is good! Fear of death is a bad thing, which you certainly don't have. Now if your constantly thinking about death, then that isnt too good either. focus on keeping your mind in the present, your life right here right now; be aware of the exact moment you are in, not of death.
rhcp4565 9 months ago
@rhcp4565 Good,thanks! I kinda doubted it was bad-just wasn't certain as it pertained to meditation.Some westerners/Christians seem terrified of death.What they don't realize is,living can be just as scary and much more immediate.
exeuroweenie 9 months ago
is that a green screen? looks beautiful
Swooshie101ify 10 months ago
why do you shave your eyebrows? just curious. good videos.
dingleberrys09 11 months ago
My new best friend buddah guy!
KrAzZySkillZ 11 months ago
thank you for the teachings. im a new buddhist and i found this video very helpfull.
erapoza 11 months ago
Dear yuttadhammo,
when i try to meditate, rising and falling, a sensation arise like wanting to cry. I start to meditate and ending up crying. Unbearable heat occur in my chest and my heartbeat jump fast and i feel wanting to scream or going crazy and had a strong headache. Is it because I did too many bad things in the past? how to go past it?
Thank you.
222hermione 11 months ago
thank you for this video this form of meditation is much easier than the last one i attempted in witch after 20 minuets of meditation i was only able to focus seconds at a time until i tried something different i imagined getting up and walking down my street and i felt completely relaxed until i reached the end of my road and could not go any further as if being pushed back then i felt extreme pain as if someone had their foot on my head and i couldn't hold the image any longer.
H1N1PIPER 11 months ago
Halfway through this video I started did exactly what was said anything came to my mind or body I repeated it in my mind and noticed it disappearing especially the pain. Each different pain went away after. There is a point between thoughts where i get caught for a few seconds and nothing is clear cut then. I will try my best to do this daily. I am also going to the Gym is that a good thing to accompany this journey?
braveartfilms 11 months ago
I have a syndrome which keeps me in bed everyday due to hyperventilation and increased pulse rate which I cannot control. I just tried your meditation videos to "release" the sickness, and I feel so much better. Only I can control the anxiety and stress that I let in. Hopefully I can learn to live a calmer life, where these negative things wont keep me down. Thank you.
inkorswim 11 months ago 28
@inkorswim May you live a good life. I hope you can live a calmer life, I'm sure you can.
Banelager 9 months ago
where did you learn this from?
markserranopro 11 months ago
Hi, I like munks and Buddhist because there kind and peaceful for this but i don't really study them. Is the towel on your left shoulder clothing, decor, or just there?
CoolbreezeFromSteam 11 months ago
Hello yuttadhammo! I just finished reading the book empowering your soul through meditation and the book says that during meditation you will experience visual things through your third eye. such as beautiful colors, beautiful places and even beautiful sounds that cannot be heard by the physical ear. Im finding it hard to visualize these things. Have you ever visualized this and can you help me visualize it as well? Thank you.
LuxXxKiTTen 1 year ago
have you had any experiences with your "third eye" or an out of body experience due to meditation?, i know meditation is VERY good for you body but im just curious if that sort of thing actually does happen
Kurzxclan 1 year ago
Should it be done in silence.
MrMATTHASADEATHWISH 1 year ago
these videos saved me years of trying to find my chi
esconastynas 1 year ago
Do you have to close your eyes during the meditation?
emoeduardofrank 1 year ago
Can meditation help you if you are pointed at by a gun?
DwyaneWadeCounty 1 year ago
@DwyaneWadeCounty I imagine you wouldn't panic if something like that happened.
eviltube1111 1 year ago
@eviltube1111 Then how does meditation work exactly? Is it because meditation teaches you how to block out certain thoughts? Or is it because meditation teaches you how to relax at will?
But then again, I have heard and read that meditation is about learning to eliminate thoughts and rumination in order to "Relax."
So if someone out of nowhere points a gun at me, in order for me to stay relax is to eliminate the thought of fear in my mind and focus on how I am going to handle the situation.
DwyaneWadeCounty 1 year ago
@DwyaneWadeCounty I can't answer that, I'm sorry. I was just guessing because no one had answered you after a few days. It would be very rude of me to say I understand what meditation is without having practiced it.
eviltube1111 1 year ago
@DwyaneWadeCounty no, it's to understand all parts of the situation clearly, including the fear. Understanding frees you from attachment, expectation and thus, fear.
yuttadhammo 1 year ago
@yuttadhammo Ok OK.
But when it comes to meditation, it makes sense that you are "Observing" and becoming "Aware" of your thoughts when you realized that a thought has creep inside your head and you are no longer focusing on your breathing.
But when you start to refocusing on your breathing, doesn't that counts as you trying to control your mind and thoughts?
DwyaneWadeCounty 1 year ago
@DwyaneWadeCounty you focus on whatever is clearest. in a sense, you are controlling, but only in so far as required to see what appears clearly. There is no need to return to the breath unless there is nothing else to observe, or in becomes to confused to do so.
yuttadhammo 1 year ago
Your voice is calming....:)
AtsumichiEtsuko 1 year ago
i also been haveing a *heat rash* from showering in really hot water and it itches like crazy can this help me so i wont itch myself just to think of itching itching or wat ever?
blakasassin1 1 year ago
oh my god u said exactly what i felt.i was sitting breathing and i thought of the future and i went through my whole life time i thought i was crazy for thinking this intill u said it omg.
blakasassin1 1 year ago
i woke up with a head ache and i tried this and now i have no headache wat the?! i also feel refreshed a bit like realy relaxed
blakasassin1 1 year ago
Have you heard of the self-defined "holy man" Yogi Prahlad Jani?
He claims he has gone nearly 7 decades without a drop of water or a crumb of food. Doctors observed him for 2 weeks and found that he was in an agile mental state and had the health of a 40 year old man (He's currently 83).
In the midst of the phenomenon, he claimed meditation was his secret to such a feat...
darrenshanster10101 1 year ago
i have a question could meditating help me in lucid dreaming at all if so can u lucid dream?
eureka7101 1 year ago
@eureka7101 yes, meditation helps one become more focused, and focus is the one factor that is important in lucid dreaming, because you have to stay consious even when your body is slowly drifintg away. meditation is probably the best thing that can be done to help with lucid dreaming.
xlhotlx 9 months ago
Thank you, please understand that you've brought a state of relaxation and focus to me which I find very hard to achieve. Please keep these videos coming as it's helping me fight the inner struggles of depression. Peace
rootiful 1 year ago
You seem so relaxed and calm, that's very pleasant ;D
jesuislepluscool 1 year ago
ah whered your eyebrows go bro lol
ravkes 1 year ago
I definitely need to practice more at Meditation. No matter what religion you are 9Im Agnostic), there should always be meditation involved. Very important.
AquariusLove100 1 year ago
how...
vinaybettamakki1234 1 year ago
any tips on how to meditate if becoming aware of breath causes me shortness of breath?
zenhatesyou 1 year ago
Hi..Thanks for the video. It is really good. However, I have few questions.
1. How different is vipassana from your technique. Is it necessary to go for a 10 day retreat or just follow your video?
2.I am a non-vegetaraian . Can I be a non -vegge and meditate
vinaybettamakki1234 1 year ago
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During this meditation all I could focus on was the aches and pains in my back and neck that irritate me somewhat throughout my daily life. It got so intense at one point that my eyes began to tear up, even tho these pains seem mild while going about my day. eventually some pains faded and other new ones came up but there was FAR more of them than I was previously aware of...., Is this progress? or am I CAUSING more pains?
thirdeyesack 1 year ago
During this meditation all I could focus on was the aches and pains in my back and neck that irritate me somewhat throughout my daily life. It got so intense at one point that my eyes began to tear up, even tho these pains seem mild while going about my day. eventually some pains faded and other new ones came up but there was FAR more of them than I was previously aware of...., Is this progress? or am I CAUSING more pain?
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thirdeyesack 1 year ago
So when I do this I find myself getting distracted easily. Is it something that can be helped with more practice?
keaton121 1 year ago
@keaton121 Yes. But don't force it. Your mind is not a soldier in a regiment. Discipline it with patience. Sit and watch it in the way described in the video. Whatever mental state arises, see it, nothing more. do not be complacent. If angry, do not chastise yourself but do not "wallow" in it under the pretence that it's ok. It IS ok, but you are there to see it, not run after it. This should not be mistaken for any kind of supression. same for all other types of thoughts. hope it helps :)
MysticOfTheSands 1 year ago
which camera did u use to shoot this clip?
celpabedn 1 year ago
lol no wonder your so calm look at that scenery its beautiful :). Where is that? Also thank you for these videos I have been wanting to learn how to meditate the right way and this has helped a lot thank you so much.
KiNGwrxSti 1 year ago 10
it feels like having shaolink monk inside your house ;)
thanks for the videos, really appriciate
btw did you notice you tilt your head, and maybe its just me but im uncosciously tilting my head the same way while listening and my neck hurts! xD
mufaPufaDha 1 year ago
Very good... Live long and prosper ;) brother
Oliver8472 1 year ago
Hey, i am a HINDU. this is what we do in our daily life. Specially the prostration for our KULDEVTA and DEVI, that means the one who is responsibile for wellbeing of our kul or family. I live in sort of a village in india and i see sceneries like this everyday, lucky me. I am 17 and meditate and do YOGA everyday but in a temple and according to hinduism like RAJYOGA etc.
amber1691 1 year ago 3
Thanks you very much for your free lesson. I really see improvement in my natural state of mind.
johnnnybruce 1 year ago
Keep up the excellent work . Believe me you´re really making a difference .
By the way, where are you ? It´s such a beautiful place.
A hug from Brazil
bartereflicinebahelb 1 year ago
hey man i had a question, do you listen to music or anything in that case? i try this and listen to music, and do it without music and i find myself falling asleep.
db170909k 1 year ago
where do u live? the scenery is beutiful
Dosu3000 1 year ago
ty so much for helping me
deatho101 1 year ago
Wait so you do you say pain and etc. out loud or in our minds?
f1sHx2 1 year ago
@f1sHx2 In ur minds. as he said...
Nightball12 1 year ago
I would like to work with my chackras and also awake mother kundalini.
noxtradamentus 1 year ago
thank you for teaching me the serene art of meditation. i am practicing it regularly and i feel like a much happier person
halobubble112 1 year ago
these videos arwe amazing im trying to start it will help alot
tonyo7 1 year ago