ATHLETICS OF CONSCIOUSNESS (The Interplay Between Meditation And Fitness)

[@iMatia69]

Thank you so much for doing this Frank, I truly appreciate you.

[@frankyang]

Appreciate you too brah

[@wes_1001]

I love to see how the awakening has deepened in your form. You are much more relaxed and concise about verbalizing your wisdom now. Much gratitude Frank 🙏

[@majeski243]

This is one of the best pieces I have ever seen. Extraordinary parallels between the physical and mental realms.

[@antonlukas11]

Singularity. Each time my mind-body shifts into a new paradigm, Frank is right there to verbalise the ideas I’m experimenting with in my own trainings. Thank you ⚡️⚡️

[@infinitebeing21]

Every video of yours is a masterpiece ✨️

[@nunu4evaaa]

❤️🧡💛💚💙🤎🤍🖤💜❣️💕💞💓💗💝💘💖💟

[@BigKnifeWind]

i have been thinking about "meditation olympics" for almost a decade. love you frank

[@Sanegaming2]

I love this. Thank you Frank ! 😁😁😆

[@vihodanyet]

I love every Frank Yang video ever

[@Yasmuraz]

Tomorrow I planned on starting getting into mindfulness practice as I was when I was studying eastern philosophy and taijichuan theory. Your video’s timing is perfect and having followed you for some years now (and unfollowing because I was turning away from the practice or enlightenment) I followed again. The years have gone by but you have gotten so much good at expressing these concepts I feel like this is so far my favorite video you’ve done. Will be listening to it multiple times to reinforce and reincorporate the practice of working out my attention. And hopefully my power.

[@Iaintrussian]

Are you whipping the ox or the cart?

[@nunu4evaaa]

keep going yuri you can do it!🤍💜

[@albuquerquehotspot7835]

Man it's so amazing to see a post from you Frank! I love your perspective on life and I've just enjoyed watching the journey since I found you on Instagram playing violins in a speedo in the city. Your insight and your art are beautiful brother. Hope all is well :]

[@harmonyloveinfinity]

This is beautiful and insightful, thank you Frank.

[@JM-et9kp]

From 7:00 to 7:16 there is such a childlike innocence in the way you talk here. I haven’t seen such a thing in any other videos you have or in videos of other enlightened beings. Watched this bit like 5 times and it made me laugh so much but I’m not even sure why 🤣

[@iassndksdfasfsd1297]

Hey Frank, I'm writing this comment to thank you for your videos and influence you've spread on youtube for these past few years. The new generation of fitness savvy youngsters who came on youtube after 2015-2016 don't know about you or the other OG's like Elliot and the Hodge twins, yet your influence is felt throughout all of instagram and tiktok. There are hundreds of fitness influencers who engage with very hard topics about life and living and there are thousands of teens that do ''PR or ER'' challenges with preworkout. I know that you're not chasing fame , but on the other hand It's a shame that many people don't know the legacy of Fronk. If you could make a video regarding the current fitness scene that would be great.

[@occultcattv888]

This was beautiful! Thank you for Existing man, your a true gift to this world, your death experience vid got me through a lot

[@BrandonRohe]

Damnit Frank, I was wanting to make something on the same exact topic, but you beat me to it 😂👍

[@frankyang]

🤷‍♀️🥲🤯🥰😱🧠

[@SteveJonesOwnsDSP]

You looking super lean at 31:00 Frank. What are you there, 5% or less bodyfat? Can you give tips to get that lean without feeling like death, while maintaining gains... I've gotten to about 9-10% and that was about as low as I could handle.

[@frankyang]

Check my video “how I stay shredded all year long”

[@SteveJonesOwnsDSP]

@@frankyang I watched it, and it was a fantastic video with some helpful tips (and the video was not too long). I don't drink wine, but I knew about it before, when Ronnie Coleman explained he drank it before a show to get super vascular. The MISS cardio training I know is effective, so I'll keep doing that and increase it. Those sprints before bed is some good insight, although doing them before bed will take adjustment. The hunger section was a bit too pseudo for me, but maybe it will work for someone; mainly I am able to control my hunger already -- the body knows it will get fed when it needs, so I think the ghrelin levels are whatever. The only thing you didn't touch on is sleep, which I had a major issue with while on a calorie deficit. I was only getting like 4 hours of sleep a night, and that really felt insufficient. I hear that lots of people that cut have this issue. Thanks for the video Frank! 💓

[@telesforojuandedios]

the dude is back on my feeds

[@apr2047]

was just thnking of you frank!

[@captaincommando3430]

Woo! 🙏💪🤙😄☺️

[@doogsiabrey]

Thanks, very interesting and well done! 👍

[@TheKingSovereign]

Nice you are definitely enlightened I can tell bro

[@thegritsch]

I totally agree that its a physical process and you just gotta do the "training", but you gotta be willing to try different things cause not every person has the same predisposition. If you do it right, you can get results in as little as a month. But the deepening and integration goes on for the rest of your life hahaha

[@Nishitrana45]

@FronkYong once reaching the peak physical condition we need to keep going to the gym to maintain the conditioning does it apply to consciousness work as well once enlightened do we still need to meditate similar to strength training to maintain the gains ?

[@princesslayla1210]

21:37 where'd you get that shirt?

[@NicksterNOC]

I love the Olympic video game visuals, kind of a commentary on how life is just a silly video game. No difference between real and unreal

[@YoungKeezyLSEU]

thank you frank i love you and follow your teachings i was wondering if you was ok

[@OscarChan-v6b]

legendary infinite brah

[@eagwrevbrew43]

what exactly is this 360 view frank talks about? lack of locality?

[@joshuapacheco6662]

Good afternoon Frank! I love your videos 🥰 I was wondering if you have any advice in regards to healing pain in the body such as back and neck pain. I’ve been dealing with this since I was 15 😬, I’m almost 21 now. My back pain started when I sneezed and it felt like I pulled a muscle in my back lolll. But after that I picked up a habit of cracking my back and neck to relieve the pain and sometimes crack either like a hundred times a day. My neck has gotten quite flexible but the right side of my neck feels different than the left. I also have minor scoliosis. I feel like it could be a product of a tightness in the mind, bad posture, muscle inbalances etc. I’m struggling to find a course of action because I visited a physical therapist in the past for the same issue but it didn’t help. Thank you Frank! ❤️❤️❤️

[@Iaintrussian]

"Phycial" Are you dyslexic, Frank? Thanks for the video, makes it easier to share things I've observed and experienced myself with others.

[@Strangesage]

If only more people were spiritual and open minded the world would be a wonderful place

[@aidanmckenna6688]

what is your opinion on Jim Newman and Tony Parsons? they say that there is nothing the “me” can do to become enlightened

[@SuperGGLOL]

Frank I’ve been meaning to ask you: what do you think about Christians WHO think awakening is about independence therefore not needing Jesus or god because we are just his servants.

[@ImLehwz]

D’o you want to be special or do you want the truth?’ 💯

[@tusharmahespalsingh791]

Can you recommend some books on advanced buddhism, Frank?

[@Iaintrussian]

Zen Teaching of Huang Po and The Essential Dogen should both help with the idea of "advanced buddhism".

[@zeynelblknc]

mastering the core teachings of the budda

[@bobobsen]

@@Iaintrussian you russian?

[@tusharmahespalsingh791]

@@Iaintrussian ok i will search for it😅

[@aghorismo]

🪞

[@TheCosmicDancer111]

13:05 book

[@dustsky]

Daniel M. Ingram - Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha

[@TheCosmicDancer111]

@@dustsky 🙌🍃🍂🙏

[@dustsky]

@@TheCosmicDancer111 This 23:57 chart is from this book as well: pages 287-292. You can download this book for free from Daniel Ingram's website. I tried to post the direct link here, but it gets deleted each time. Just look up his name; you'll find it!

[@TheCosmicDancer111]

@@dustsky Wow thankyou so much! 🙌🔥🍂🍃🍀🧘

[@bobobsen]

Whyd you just give a timestamp and 1 word

[@Egoliftdaily]

Heyo Frank

[@hoon_sol]

Nature's only constant is change; panta rhei.

[@Blingchachink]

Hi

[@greenbeans7573]

I had ChatGPT make a poem out of this video's subtitles: Awakening of the Mind As the athlete trains their body With speed and strength in hand, So too must the spirit be honed In the Athletics of the mind. Like a diamond, still and strong But quick and bouncy, full of life, The awakened mind is a balance Of power and speed, of peace and strife. To run and jump, to lift and sprint We must both contract and expand, Training both the quick and strong To find our true spiritual land. With concentration and awareness We build our mental prowess, Elevating our consciousness In this infinite boundless process. So let us train our minds with grace And strive for spiritual fitness, For in the Athletics of the soul We find true joy and happiness.

[@joelra3702]

That's pretty awesome haha love it!

[@understandingyourself]

“Do you want to be special or do you want the truth?” Really important and great question to contemplate.

[@Cleisthenes607]

If the CCP invaded Taiwan would you stay and fight for your country or would you leave? Serious question.

[@Matt_Parks]

Thanks for the amazing content, Frank. Looking back on your life, was it worth it to go down this journey? Did you acquire authentic joy and contentment as it seems?

[@bxnxjmin]

Seems like some find peace and fulfillment while others struggle finding meaning and how to integrate

[@Vipu88]

can you please make more 10k calorie a day or jeff seid vids

[@tsubb]

frank if you read this, i wanna say thank you. infinite brah

[@movenbreathe4501]

"If your mind is not quick enough, you’re not going to be able to catch the precise moment that the sensation arises, and catch the moment it disappears…" Sounds are an excellent school to initiate such a diligent practice. When using the noting tool, saying mentally “hear, hear, hear…”, not because you heard something you want to label, but because you know for sure that at any given moment some sound or another is either coming into being or in the process of disintegration, every “hear” you mentally say will coincide very precisely with the birth or the disappearing of a sound or another. Try right now… and enjoy! Remember, there is no such thing as absolute silence...

[@reece1685]

Does semen retention help kundalini?

[@aesthetictrades]

Been wild to watch your journey through fitness and metaphysics as I also went through similar stages albeit my noself phase began after yours

[@Bajstolletolletolle]

This is like finding myself in another. Lifting, meditation and vape 😁 awesome content but I don't understand much but I feel it. I feel better calmer and more real when just listening and looking

[@John-White1]

Is the concept of permanence being impermanence permanent?

[@ziya5952]

This is So attractive, but what the heck that I understand nothing and don’t know anything you say, still, so attractive. Should i go to 🏋️‍♀️!!!

[@VeritableVagabond]

I wish these videos were more practical , these just sound like musings.

[@J.13333]

11:17 theres a tapping noise in the background that gives me asmr and i cant find anything even remotely close to this. anyone know where to find this audio noise?

[@PhuPhillipTrinh]

damn weed and watching this in my VR headset was the best woke Christmas I have ever experienced!

[@Walk.InHisWays]

would you say thought waves are faster than light waves?

[@neggit2063]

You should talk with Matt McCusker.

[@djcammykooma]

i finallyunderstand

[@duducecatto]

Do you wanna be special or do you want the truth?

[@txmie]

Sending metta loving kindness

[@TheKingSovereign]

Namaste

[@bobobsen]

Will we make it?

[@modvccs]

Wow 🔥

[@wesrman]

Ogus sighting! 10:22

[@EchoChamberEntertainment]

2012 😂

[@Slashtap]

Frank I saw your body scanning video but wanted to ask if there's a more beginner friendly meditation you recommend? I've experienced a few moments of non-duality in my first year.

[@ExtendingLovePresence]

Hey Frank I was just contemplating while watching the video, that the sense of effort/concentration is just a subtler resistance/sensation isn't it? It feels as if there are denser resistances- bodily resistances and subtler resistances such as- concentration. A question arises- "since effort is simply a resistance, who is doing this resistance?" The doer entity is resistance so obviously a doer entity isn't doing the effort and it just seems that the experience of effort/focus is just a subtler release of resistance in Itself. It seems as if we apply focus on resistances, but it's funny because the focus itself is resistance, so are we actually focusing or are all theese resistances just spontaneously dissolving in the Light of Awareness? It feels like the focus is there as long as the center isn't completely dissolved, which of course can paradoxically only be dissolved by applied focus. It seems as if the focus is the final/subtlest center point/resistance. But ultimately all of theese are just subtler and subtler layers of resistances/contracted sensations/center (bodily resistances, body scanning, focus on sensation, focus on focus...) that are naturally being dissolved by Self Aware Effortless Spontaneous Non Dual Awareness, isn't it? PS: please correct me in any way possible 🤣 much Love and appreciation for your work brother 💗 Thank You

[@EdwardGarb]

Hello, Frank! I was wondering if you had any experiences with Kundalini? Did you experience extreme bliss at any point in your journey? Thanks.

[@plom3518]

Truth can’t be explained completely. It’s not just words, videos or pictures, but they include the truth. And truth cycles to the point it contradicts itself… it’s nothing and it’s everything. Life is just an illusion but everything is real.

[@soldatnerd]

Hello Frank, recently I had an experience with do nothing meditation where it felt like when something arose, that I could best explain as a tension, it would shortly thereafter cease, but it didn't feel necessarily like "I" was the one that was relaxing the tension. Does the time between the arising and ceasing shorten until it becomes completely 1:1 direct experience with no delay?

[@bike4aday]

This video is PACKED with great stuff! Thanks again, Frank. Ending with another 10/10 quote too: "Do you want to be special, or do you want the truth?"

[@beovulf7241]

I don't know how to walk my path up the mountain. I might be disadvantaged or not in ways I can't see. It just hard to know where to focus your energy to not go around in circles.

[@donniebgood1486]

Frank did you watch the Connor Murphy movie. He mentions you and it was amazing 🤩

[@umarsubhan7035]

I feel like i would properly understand what you're saying if i practice consistently for at least an hr a day. Keep going through cycles with it cuz initially i used my suffering as motivation but realized my meditation wasn't enough to overcome it so keep losing motivation. But every time i come back to it, i go a bit deeper than before. Best to keep it as a 1-decade slow and progressive goal instead of trying to max out in weeks. Consistency innit

[@NicksterNOC]

Frank, at 30:57 I noticed your abs look insane! What do you do for abs?

[@projectterranova]

Perfect timing. I love you brah

[@ャンティオカ]

I' doing Metta meditation while running and for me, it is a direct path to jhanas

[@brucewayne4814]

Frank, what do you think a world full of people who are awake, would be like?

[@paypermoney]

bro back in taiwan?

[@apexstrength3797]

Really enjoying these videos. Your new content is very underrated and well edited

[@johngoldberg1387]

Thanks frank 🤗

[@dimepia123]

source: trust me bro

[@swamibrahmavadin5234]

Amazing video again!

[@GummiTomm]

nice to see you :)

[@27mike27]

love you

[@ant_keene1]

Thankyou brah

[@SynG4t3s]

Can you give tips on how Meditation allowed you to reach sub 10% body fat? No matter how hard I try I just can't get below 13-14% because of one thing, pure HUNGER. my body just doesn't like me getting shredded and I would like to know how Meditation would help in achieving low body fat

[@understandingyourself]

Well one way would be that it allows you to accept the hunger and not react to it by eating. Also consider that maybe for your type of body is just not sustainable to stay that shredded, doable for sure but consider that.

[@andrewle9313]

furst

[@timoxyz1466]

Frank dude, could you please do a video on the teachings of jung? Especially complexes and the self complex seem highly relevant. I'm especially kinda confused by if one should work on those complexes as they seem to still be how you are perceived and act out just like you are still having those complexes despite maybe not identifying with them. Do you just let them play out naturally? How do they behave in absence of identification?

[@timoxyz1466]

or just one question if you could be so kind: how do the Ego and other Personality Aspects behave in absence of identification with them because them going away would mean the end of life I assume? Just like if an apple looses all appleness its no longer existing?

[@infinitewarr1or699]

Nice