Beyond Mindfulness (Why You're Still Dreaming)

[@frankyang]

Everything stated is your Natural State and can be verified through direct experience. I apologize for the ads, I couldn't turn them off 😲🙏 Rants covered 0:10 3 things that leads to Awakening 0:35 Michael Jackson 1:51 Is Too Much Mindfulness Bad? 3:16 Why Human Beings Do Anything At All 4:08 Too Much Mindfulness... 4:50 NoSelf vs True 5:51 Analogy Of The Natural State 7:00 How To Access Instant Enlightenment 9:00 What Is Perfect Mindfulness? 9:30 What Gives Rise To The Present Moment? 12:21 What Is The Trajectory Of Mind? 13:38 David Lynch and TM and Why Artists Suffer

[@guypeterson9634]

I was going to “complain” haha, but I guess I need to grow bigger balls.

[@theotherway1639]

The mindfulness guide "30 Days to Stop Giving a Shit" by Corin Devaso is pretty good. Simple and easy mindfulness and meditation lessons...but the point is to keep it light and practical. I recommend it. It should be on amazon or a book distributor.

[@Darksagan]

How can I speak with you?

[@abeurakadabeura]

My favorite part is the beginning with those cute little girls. I lived in Korea for one year and whenever I was working out in the park nearby, little kids would come around and play with me. They would try to hang on the pull-up bar but were too short so I would lift them so they could grab that bar. Now I am back to Belgium and when I work out and that kids come around to play, the parents quickly come and tell their kids to stay away from me. I feel happiness has lost people's soul, they all look at each other with hatred and fear.

[@bike4aday]

I relate to this so much. Kids can sometimes be very present and overly joyful which is just like the bliss states. A kid looking at you and smiling can draw you right into a bliss state of mindfulness. But what follows the bliss is fear and dread when the thought arises "They'll think you're a predator if youre joyful. You don't want to be seen as a predator, do you?". Attachment to our children brings fear of predators. Joyful adults brings discomfort of unusualness. Ego's attachment to what others think brings fear of being seen as a predator. There is suffering everywhere, but yet there is still bliss in a child's eye, in curious mindful attention, in silly action with no purpose, in a smile with no reason.

[@bugrist]

Yes, the western world and the collective has been ruined because of so many predators and pedophiles. What has been ruined is the connection between the dimensions of kids and adults, very reciprocally beneficial. That is keeping contact with different human states. But no, that has been corrupted and ruined, can't play with them anymore and also relationship with adults has become more delicate. Society produced ill individuals and now is collective karma. Pity.

[@conradkarlson7143]

I would allow my children to play with you, if one comes with good intentions there is no need for fear.

[@frankyang]

Hahah kids just come up to you when you're rapping because they pure and don't give a f !

[@yruidenkyo3644]

Can't blame them they just assume the worst because of what they themselves are capable and at times have thoughts of doing. Modern life has our minds running rapid.

[@Kholdster]

"awakening is an accident, but practice makes you more accident prone." I liked that

[@EarMonk]

It’s bs

[@williamagronlund]

That is what Ken Wilber said in one of his old videos.

[@jpeg204]

@@EarMonk if you can experience it then it isn’t bs

[@patrickm.2155]

Frank is so free and so pure it's just beautiful! Very inspiring. He just flows through the ocean of life!

[@donniebgood1486]

I’ll admit I’m jealous of how much free time he has. I don’t know his life but it appears that he doesn’t have to worry about any financial obligations.

[@frankyang]

😀😅❤️🏀🐐

[@bugrist]

@@donniebgood1486 yet he's working hard at the science of Life.

[@luciiza_2116]

@@donniebgood1486 enlightened at work is the same as enlightened at play

[@Cookie_Jun]

true. i love how he just does not give a f about what other people think of him.

[@SuperTank121212]

Love how the running track and your sweater harmonize! 🤩🌈

[@frankyang]

Every since I got that sweater i see or run into rain bow color structures all the time divine accident brah

[@devinmartinFLOW]

@@frankyang Where can I get that sweater?!

[@vinchennzobuonauro6637]

Frank you have been such a huge inspiration through your videos for me for so many years. Really have loved watching your evolution and growth. Much love frank. Will always been my biggest film inspiration and the reason I got into a lot of things, meditation, film making, alternative thinking.

[@Sierra-su9xf]

bro he's fucking pinging this entire video.. He's a trust fund baby whos literally just on acid all the time, oh and add a God-complex so he doesn't have to deal with insecurity. Literally the last guy in the world you should take inspiration from

[@qaesar09]

The MJ quote reminds me of Sufism in Pakistan, the adherent or Sufi would spin wildly, madly to the sound of the Dhol drum and others will change "mast qalandar mast" (the dervish spins, spins) they do it because they become the drum, they become the dance they become the whirling and they feel it brings themselves closer to God. The term "fana" literally means annihilation or cessation.

[@sanathsambamoorthi4868]

Dude thank you so much. I feel like you connect the dots in a way that even the pragmatic dharma people still have trouble articulating since they all have deep roots in buddhism. You are the footsteps I'm following in that Zen Art that depicts the steps to and after awakening.

[@frankyang]

Prob coz I come from a totally different background like bodybuilding and tooweirdforyou art and pick up not blinded by any traditions hehee

[@Ndo01]

I like how your sweater matched the track

[@david-gf3pb]

Frank, thanks for all of the recommendations in the video descriptions!

[@harmonyloveinfinity]

The visuals are beautiful! And so is your message 🤗

[@sevaamrita3971]

Love to everyone here! I deeply hope we all can see enlightment. Thanks Brah!

[@giolambos]

Deeply insightful talks and beautifully shot too! Right on Frank ;D

[@Sierra-su9xf]

*Trust fund baby pinging on LSD with a god-complex* - you 'this is insightful' smh

[@SuperGGLOL]

1:33 if I didn’t know you, I’d think you were so pure, so innocent and so full of joy. What a great interaction, a blessing in disguise for the other person.

[@Darksagan]

The entire world is looking for this but in the wrong place. That's absolutely mesmerizing.

[@InappropriateReefer]

Love this one (I may be bias due to the aquarium stuff, lol); amazing editing and thoughts

[@user-qo6vr6ng7o]

Awakening!!!!!!!! But no one wants to die🥀🌠 Who knew contemplation of mortality/experiential realization of the connection between death and life (2 sides of the same coin) could lead to a deep Awakening. Beyond intellectual construct, Practice makes you accident prone! I Love it! I appreciate you're content Frank Yang!

[@NormalMaxxing]

Frank is truly free like a child

[@SamRoff]

This was insightful and beautiful brah. Your freedom is apparent. Always gives me confidence I'm on the right path. For those who're looking for guided meditations that integrate expansion amd contraction Definitely check out Michael Tafts huge library of free guided meditations on his KZbin channel. He's a student of shinzen young and has masterful guided meditations with Q&A after each sit

[@frankyang]

Yes thanks for the recommendations I also posted Taft's meditation in the description :D and share them almost every weeek on my IG story hahaa

[@Fakery]

Lovely! So happy you found a sushi place

[@Saumonfrit]

Thank you for this video !!

[@mikebucur8461]

Great video my man!! I love your courage and not caring what others think. Please make a video how to not care about others opinions.

[@xAnalphabetx]

hahaha great video. I really am in-joy Explaining breaks the boundaries of language and sounds crazy The same way trying to understand breaks self, which is a crazy thought to consciousness!! Where can I get some sushi???

[@frankyang]

Brah the sushi is only 50 cents per piece here !

[@cloudryder3497]

Avatar The Last Airbender. It's all about bringing the unlimited into the limited. Creating a mesh between the two. Existence and non-existence. Into one complete whole. No separation. No death. Be the avatar. The bridge between both worlds.

[@snapcracklefizzle9954]

yah thstvwas mybfavoritevtv show when i was younger

[@lucasdesiqueira6122]

Bro you are so good explaining the "awakening" nirvana etc, I want yo lock the experience too, teach me sensei

[@thesohl1106]

Big Brodie Frank! Lovely video brother

[@jakedaniel3763]

A whole lot of doctrine to complexify a simple reality: when you authentically explore sensations without language, there’s no such thing as “one thing and another thing”, because pure sensation knows no dimension. Things require language to distinguish one another. Pure sensation is devoid of language. Sitting down to say “I’m going to observe my sensations” is like starting the video game from a dead end. Observation itself is a sensation 😂, usually in the head space. If laying down, it could be spread out a bit. The point is, the more one relaxes into pure minute sensations, the more “outer shells” of concepts fall apart. Like Russian dolls. There’s a next bigger shell of concept after the last. Once your “last concept” cracks like an empty egg shell, an awakening experience takes place. It’s that simple. Historical texts have simply named the sensational experience of each egg shell crack and fall. Each experience’s nuances make them seem complex, unique, hierarchical and difficult to attain, but the feeling of a difficulty is part of the language trap once again. The first real awakening is being aware of the sensation of “resistance to being aware of sensations”. The second is exploring/investigate said sensation. The third is to sit still and explore further emerging and falling sensations continually. The fourth is becoming genuinely aware of the illusory attainment hierarchy, which is possible early on. But I’m not enlightened. Just what I’ve experienced so far.

[@theotherway1639]

The mindfulness guide "30 Days to Stop Giving a Shit" by Corin Devaso is pretty good. Simple and easy mindfulness and meditation lessons...but the point is to keep it light and practical. I recommend it. It should be on amazon or a book distributor.

[@Mumugen]

I’m resisting the end after stream entry due to a non stable lifestyle and fear of non-functionality regarding everyday things such as work, socialising , responsibilities etc, already things are paper thin, no idea about anything anymore so have to fabricate reality in order to ground and still exist, mountains are again mountains and there’s no trace left.

[@adamq8216]

Profound video brother!

[@04dram04]

I just realized that the way he is acting, is similar to how I act when I have lucid dreams. I would look totally crazy, from the perspective, of the characters in my dream.

[@coreyyandle2142]

I'd love to hear you talk more about the natural state that ug said he stumbled into and how it compares to your state!

[@PsychedelicActualization]

Great! Enjoyed this one ❤️

[@swellenator]

Loves the sushi train bit. Keep up the quality vids!

[@cricket62200962]

Frank what is the difference between: Mindfulness/Vipassana = Contraction Dzogchen/Non-Dual Awareness = Expansion Vipassana is scanning sensations and dissolving them Non-dual awareness is just the snake eating itself? turning awareness on itself? So they are the same but different. Is that what you mean? Obviously, experientially, it is hardly elusive. but I was just wondering if intellectually I understood it. Thanks!

[@cricket62200962]

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[@NubOzoneMA]

th ego of non ego is the worst ego, but the easiest to identify and most crucial to discard

[@dancingoneness8348]

luminious

[@nils9208]

Frank I remember in one video, after your enlightenment, you said you were scared of doing the vipassana retreat. I am surprised that someone with no sense of self at all can feel fear. Can you elaborate on that ? And thank you for your videos, I love your vibe ! :)

[@adigigiwupe3349]

Been w8ting for new video; )

[@frankyang]

BEen lazy lately hahahah too much bliss and not much motivation but universe says GET IT DONE!

[@adigigiwupe3349]

@@frankyang Frank I was wondering if you talk The same about what Ekchart Tolle says. To be aware that you are aware. Is it the same what you talk about dissolving observer and Then conciusnes becomes aware of itself? Love what you doing bro greetings from Poland! Edit I think I went deep into this and think I know what does it mean to be aware of being aware but only on intelectual level not enough experience. And I know that you cant do this with your mind. Started to meditate with sam harris. Man I am so much in my Head. Just realized this could not even take 2 breaths without thoughts taking my attention. Because I made A decision to be mindfull during A day but I think you still need to sit and feel what even means mindfull to practice it during A day . Blessings !!

[@snapcracklefizzle9954]

@@adigigiwupe3349 everytime i exhale i have a thought, so paying attention to breath doesnt work for me, pat attention to nothing

[@adigigiwupe3349]

@@snapcracklefizzle9954 or maybe just notice The thought and to back focus to breathing again, I dont know just starting to meditate sitting. All off my practice was trying to be mindfull throu out A day and its really hard

[@justbrowsingtheweb7791]

07:12 is hilarious 😂

[@sams8502]

I can’t tell if Frank is just in dissociation or is enlightened. The Buddha had a deep foundation in compassion as well as letting go but the hell do I know.

[@cloudryder3497]

Only those like little children may enter the kingdom

[@Hex488]

1:35 I Love the energy! :D

[@moray4100]

How many hours of meditation, what kind of meditation, and how many drugs do I have to take to get like you?

[@Shun434]

This the best yt in the universe

[@sarahmuschel4812]

I love your content, but your energy is so sped up it is hard to calmly watch. I suppose it is also what makes you a creative genius, but I wish there was a way to slow down a bit or lower the hyperactive mode, because I really do love your thought presentation.

[@kaibuchan]

thank you frank.

[@ZealousSwede]

What are your thoughts on effective altruism? Staying in the materialistic paradigm to alleviate people's material suffering?

[@frankyang]

Emm I don't see a distinction between materialistic world and spiritual world, so everything we do is both and neither with that said alleviate people's suffering is always sweet !

[@ryanattard9961]

Hey Frank, is it more social calibration that's possible for you to implement from this point or is there an area in which you can continue growing in this capacity (outside of the mind you escaped). Are you just young to The big E right now or do you currently feel like this will be your state in terms of how you go about life for the foreseeable future (if you had to think about this) For lack of a better word you look less grounded than most mystics/enlighteneds are... It's beautiful to see all sides of the spectrum though and it totally fits your personality

[@cloudryder3497]

I love You!

[@jerryzh0u]

...dang this is beautiful

[@THETFRSTUDIOS]

Frank is this in Thailand, its beautiful and you can tell how clean everything is

[@intfamous4001]

Lol your videos feel so much like the movie "waking life"

[@realgordonramsay37]

thank you

[@agentsully]

Which book is best for learning the technique of contraction and expansion simultaneously? Thank you

[@7p7m7]

Frank is so cool 😱💜

[@garrettr8160]

Ecco2k ?!

[@brood7007]

You are ahead, just like instagram girls talk about "energy" and "vibes" now, in the future they will be talking about non duality, and infinite consciousness.

[@Raynaputi]

Dude, it's already happening. 😢

[@barbarahemming3841]

Headless Way ❤

[@JohnDidsbury]

Are you a Terrance Malick fan by any chance Frank?

[@Andy-lo9sp]

Do you have any favorite resources for dozgchen practice?

[@sheldonpolley8076]

Is anybody else actually documenting this kind of shit to the extent you do? Every video blows my mind.

[@pursuitofspirit]

Frank do you think Mooji's pointings can take you all the way?

[@rawonfeng2398]

Are we making life or life is the one making us?

[@elbertcarmona5437]

So what are the right practices?

[@johnpearce7359]

It assume you were once at that "David Lynch" point where you were holding on to that 1% thinker, seeker, mind-oriented consciousness. Are there any techniques that let you make that quantum leap ?

[@frankyang]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHfIk5asltJlhJI I explain it in here

[@joaquib2723]

After "enlightment" is it possible to still be a player and play the game/ be as engaged as you were or do you become a forever spectator/ ghost courrupted player? Or do you become the game?

[@kronicz6207]

Yes you still can do all those things accept only difference is no matter what happens you have max freedom nothing can phase you really ahahah plus “you” have disappeared gone beyond gone but your still here paradoxically ahahaha anyways there is only life living itself lmao but yeah that’s it could go in more depth but that’s pretty much it brah, hope this helped :)

[@frankyang]

All of it

[@vvv2k12]

@@kronicz6207 have "you" woken up from the dream?

[@kronicz6207]

@@vvv2k12 maybe yes.. maybe no.. who cares ahaha. have you woken up brah?

[@vvv2k12]

@@kronicz6207 trying to brah-man

[@cidricola]

I love you

[@MrTediiieee]

Does hedonic adaptation still apply when you are awakened?

[@hoon_sol]

James Joyce definitely went beyond the edge; Finnegans Wake is proof of that.

[@frankyang]

It's possible he's had some glimpses from beyond but I highly doubt he's abiding in there 24 7 or else he won't even write a book like that hahaaa he would just be spacing out all day. But of course this is just my assumption. Point it most of those artists have glimpses some are even Stream enterers but to abide in the enlightened state needs a lot of practice, like any other disciplines.

[@myxti3669]

@@frankyang Nietzsche didn't only have glimpses, he was abiding there 24 7 for 11 years! hehe.

[@noobslayeru]

Where can I get one of those cameras?

[@jiajunsun3845]

Hi Frank, just a little suggestions, it would be really helpful for us if you would speak slower when you are describing the enlightenment process and state, many of us are not as knowledgable as you are and sometimes it feels like we're drinking from a fire hose when information is given too fast. Really enjoy your content tho

[@frankyang]

THat is a great suggestion thank you. I'm in a space now where I'm actually blissed out in the Natty State, not motivated to do much except sitting quietly lol but every once in a glimpse I would experience a surge of energy and motivation to share and the meatsuit quickly captures those moments before they slip away. I suppose the next stage is to manifest this energy in a more balanced way. But none of it feels like it's in my control hahahah

[@jiajunsun3845]

@@frankyang I see haha, try writing it down or type it on your phone or laptop to capture this great insights, would love to hear more from you

[@frankyang]

@@jiajunsun3845 I do that too in writing yes they go on my IG Lol. Although I haven't been updating it as much lately for the same reason

[@jamespatterson6989]

HAHAHAHAH wtf are you talking about haha, im a devotee of legit enlightenment...your literally mad haha. im subbing

[@00wez]

how do you stay in the non perception of time? i have no sense of time, but my body does

[@cloudryder3497]

I'm only awake because I am okay with death? Makes sense. I'm ready to die at any moment.

[@ok-lo3tz]

Yo Frank. Check out the youtube channel "Jung To Live By". It's a complete opposite, biologically intended way to enlightenment.

[@parkavenue6006]

I want that sweater so bad.

[@cloudryder3497]

You excited for Leo to come back? Should be soon

[@04dram04]

I like what your teaching brother, but maybe chill out a little with filming yourself while standing so close to strangers for long periods. I saw some people in this video that looked really uncomfortable. Peace and Love :)

[@JaguarGames1337]

where did you get the 'nevermind' shirt?

[@frankyang]

when i was taking a walk on the street, saw it and went into the store and bought it. It was 2 weeks ago. I wear it everydayh.

[@JaguarGames1337]

@@frankyang i gotta find it q.q

[@nano7586]

What's the point of getting enlightened? What is your goal in this life, Frank? Are you just living for the purpose of living and being? I'm sure you will say that there is no purpose, but you do all these videos and your enlightenment practices for a reason. Do you prefer this state over your previous state?

[@vanviccardi7553]

Frank you should read Rudolf Steiner.

[@simonsphinx3920]

What about him?

[@vanviccardi7553]

@@simonsphinx3920 sry Unabomber-man wont tell u if ur not enlightened yet haha

[@etha1896]

If I saw you in the public Frank I would automatically by ego think your insane. Because I'm not opened to understand your being. We are blessed by technology.

[@cdyreedc]

Petition to get Frank on the Joe Rogan podcast.

[@DPSAX95]

How does the final blinking out happen?

[@frankyang]

when your mind completely stops fabricating anything, including consciousness itself

[@DPSAX95]

@@frankyang got it sensei.

[@vaporachetv]

im back im never dead

[@Walk.InHisWays]

Be still and know that I AM God

[@clich126]

Jester-maxing

[@cloudryder3497]

It's a sad path to get to that point. At least mine was

[@abbaforever92]

what do you mean by that?

[@upperlip3321]

Do you see demons or entities once you are enlightened Frank?

[@frankyang]

Yes sometimes but I don't under non duality I don't categorize them as real or not real, human or not human, they're no different from anything else in perception.

[@WootMapler]

Why is it an accident? The universe wants to awaken

[@jacobmorres9817]

xD my guy sitting on a park bench for seveal years

[@forsak3nkill3r]

That footage with the camera on the conveyor belt is the best!

[@JWats-ux1qk]

Frank we still love you and your vids, it seems like your channel might be dying but I want you to hang in there in keep at it. Your golden age of videos was when you were dating vida, we really want you to go back to that time! Everything was so perfect from the content, editing, vibe, love stories, it was all so good. I hope you can go back to that time, and get your channel back to where it used to be. The mindfulness videos are a bit hard to follow and I feel like a lot of us miss things from a good time ago. Even after all these years I am still in love with the you and your videos from 5 yrs ago bro!

[@frankyang]

I love you too I am sorry I left you behind. But asking what's left here to go back to making videos from 5 years ago is like asking Ronnie Coleman to go back to being a vegan skater in a previous life Hahahha. There's not a particle of "Frank yang" left inside this meatsuit. This is actually an entirely new channel, I'm just using poor Frank's meatsuit to spread enlightenment. The only direct for Consciousness is to wake up to itself.

[@sarahmuschel4812]

@@frankyang I love your later videos, Frank. I think your articulation of this point zero perspective is one-of-a-kind.

[@clich126]

Wonder about "false prophets"

[@sushumna9838]

How does he talk like that and know all those words?

[@NubOzoneMA]

we are all there already

[@cloudryder3497]

I think you would do well to connect spirituality with science. You will find that they are identical

[@frankyang]

I do make lots of references to quantum physics although I'm in no expert about it hahah I always say Contemplative fitness is doing physics from the "inside" when there's no more distinction between inside or outside or any domains of knowledge and experiences

[@cloudryder3497]

@@frankyang Checkout quantum interlacement

[@battletoadz1]

What about torture and pain? Is the cost worth the price? Why is suffering which is virtually 99% of existence worth any form of this supposed enlightenment? Why is that person dying from famine as I type this or that old man suffering from cancer worth someone elses enlightenment or joy or whatever? How does me getting this enlightenment change his subjective experience? Even thought it could be a mental construct it is as good as real. For me existence is unnecessary and no good experience justifies the bad ones. Not even close. I would negate all existence in a millisecond if I had the power.

[@battletoadz1]

I hope you answer this. For every winner there are thousands of losers. Why is this a good game? Why is consciousness the good guy instead of the enemy? How can all these supposes infinite beings not able to help everyone in an instant even though it would transgress their free will? If I see someone in the street dying and bleeding I will call an ambulance and help him instead if saying: "its his karma lol " or " everything is nothing abd everything is perfect haha" or whatever. Sentient being have moral value regardless if someone considers this to be a dream or whatever. Plz answer because all of this is very confusing.

[@jzen1455]

If you lose your “gainz”, what do you really lose or gain?

[@bonamiVISION]

You really lose your gainz.

[@adigigiwupe3349]

First infiniti brah

[@frankyang]

last... :(

[@Danny-yk1sj]

@@frankyang after just uttering 1 word, Brah’s entire comment section conceived the spirit of unexcelled, perfect enlightenment

[@Danny-yk1sj]

@@probillybob987 get a life