David Lynch on transcendental meditation Part 3

[feeny45]

where/when does he say you have to pay for it?

[deathofamailman]

@feeny45 I went to a transcendental meditation place in Boston. The folks there were very nice, but to go through the program it was something like $1800.

[swinginjazzz]

I love the music!!!

[amusingisthedawn]

It's really interesting how most of Lynch's fans comment on here about how they like him, but TM is a scam and you don't need to pay to meditate. I agree that it is a total scam...its well over 1000 dollars to join....total BS. Close your eyes in a dark room and search inward...you are meditating. Do it everyday and you will get better at it and it will be more successful. There is only MEDITATION. You can't put another word in front of it and change the meaning.

[raythespian]

Lynch is brilliant, but I can't stand the music.

[lozza1982]

turn the bloody music off..

[Pianda]

idiotic nonsense, that regularly occurs in Scientology-near circles.

I can't listen to this under-intell. nonsens

Power is only to be seen institutionally!

Ppl have to organize and formulate a common goal; they need power and influence TO influence

This conscious-based nonsense is the biggest killer of peoples-power one can't imagine!

[djPIDJEON]

Ignore TM. It is a marketing ploy. Meditation should NOT cost money! Read about mediation for yourself instead. You can learn without paying a dime.

[deathofamailman]

I'm very interested in TM, but something tells me that you're right when you say it shouldn't cost money. It's a contradiction to say that a person completely separate from you can tell you how to dive into yourself. I really think Lynch means well, though. I dig him, and he's obviously sincere.

[djPIDJEON]

@deathofamailman The thing is, Transcendental Meditation is a made up term. It's JUST meditation. The same meditation that's been around for hundreds of years. They just needed a name for their product.

[feeny45]

@deathofamailman where/when does he say it costs money?

[deathofamailman]

@feeny45 I went to a TM center in Boston (on Commonwealth Avenue) a couple of years ago. The folks there were very nice and sincere, but after the introductory lecture came the discussion of price. It was roughly $1600. No money no mantra.

[awakearound]

i can't say i'm a fan of his movies, but i do like what he says about tm and world peace. tm is awesome!

[musikalitet]

Thank you for this, David Lynch. it is colourful inspiering , for lifelovers. Yes, this is indeed realy important and useful

[RationalEmotive]

What Lynch says is valid. The idea is very difficult to convey in language because consciousness is still quite obscure in scientific terms and an applicative definition of the state Lynch describes is so much easier to give.

I have an addendum to what he says:

As your awareness grows and expands it becomes much easier to be conscious and aware at almost every task including work. Well it is easier to do as little as possible but a steady stock of awareness is always there.

[RationalEmotive]

...so in effect do not think: You are a rich Hollywood director an can therefore can sit back. No, as he says every person, well at least in countries with a reasonable standard of living, free of existential threats, can do it.

[StupidfuckingLogin2]

After 10 mins of that stupid fucking background music it feels like I am subconsiously going mental!!!!!!!

I can't transcend the tributary sound of twin peaks while trying to concentrate on an interview!!!

Thanks for the posting but learn how to edit properly.....

[telemahos2]

i love the twin peaks music.. but i find your comment very funny as well.. fair enough :)

[joseferreri2]

just look at his hand!!!!!!! 

mira sólo la mano!!!!!!!!!

regardez la seulment la main!!!!

[NikiYan007]

Genius, also, a beautiful being, hope I will work on his next film

[juantrivi]

im spanish, sorry for my english

Can anyone tellme why nothing about TM is distributed by internet?? All kinds of meditations (ZEN, VIPASSANA, MINDFULNESS) are very extended; but it´s not the case with TM. I would like to know why, i´m very interested in what it say.

[zelareka]

because they want you to pay money for it

[telemahos2]

and the price tag is not so peaceful..

a $2,500 dive within your wallet...

But of course who needs to rethink about capitalism if we can have TM!?

[goodsirknight]

yeah, go spend it on a new tv instead, or piss it away on beer.

[TonyMacoroni1]

That is not the point. The point is that if this is so powerful and required for every individual, it should be distributed for free or a small fee so its accessible for everyone.

[partyinmymouth]

@zelareka Obviously someone is going to exploit it, as someone does everything. Why would you pay for it? The steps can be found with any search engine. There are just a few people out there who decided to teach it and charge, just as any "legitimate" institution does as compensation for bestowing upon you their collective knowledge. You can teach yourself almost anything that can be learned from school, eventually. Anyway, it's not a religion. It's a skill.

[yozeroz]

@zelareka You don't need to pay money to get into meditation. Its as simple as closing your eyes. I don't mind supporting people that teach love and compassion and inner intelligence instead of violence, hate and greed. TM is not a scam or a money grabbing excercise. It costs money for people to teach it full time and to run centers where it can be practiced. You'd pay money for a concert or a movie, why not for a way to perhaps totally change your life for the better.

[DolphinBreath]

is this music really neccessary? I find it rather distracting, old chap.

[kirk7524875248]

Neo1az, I'm guessing you're talking about shamatha. I wonder if TM isn't better for more creative thinkers where the mind is bouncing everywhere more frenetically than most. So, easier to focus on a mantra than something so subtle as the breath.

[neo1az]

Great video although I have found a better technique for me than TM.

~neo

[ilovebitchcakes]

THX for hosting LYNCH

[greves1]

The revolution of the individual has begun.

(Ron Paul '08) :D

[danton2000]

really i do ... David ... you ... everyone.. Isn't hard to believe that someone could take another person's life... What a darkness that occurs every day on this planet. SUNLIGHT BLOWS AWAY DARKNESS... thank you for your efforts David

[danton2000]

i love you more than fresh baked bread or cheese. Cheese comes from milk ... cream also.

[showmeuranus]

our ideas are our ideas

[hans154]

These are not his own ideas

[wiccagirl3]

He is a genius. A fantastical thinker.

[patt0x]

"the creator doesn't have to suffer to show suffering."

brilliant. but how difficult.

THIS is a genius.

[firstjen]

THE DARKNESS OF THE NIGHT IS OVER

[dopefiend2000]

Amen brother!