Unwavering Focus | Dandapani | TEDxReno

We become good at what we practice and most of us are experts at practicing distraction. We live in a society that trains us to multi-task and jump from one thing to another in an uncontrolled way. The great panacea for a world plagued by distraction is learning and practicing the art of concentration. Living as a Hindu monk for 10 years Dandapani was trained in understanding the mind. There he learned and practiced the fine art of bringing concentration into everyday life. In this talk, Dandapani will share spiritual tools to learn to create unwavering focus in our lives and the boundless benefits that result from it.
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Dandapani is a Hindu priest, speaker on self-development and an entrepreneur.
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[@readmore3490]

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[@readmore3490]

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[@dailywad4987]

I laughed so hard I pees a little.

[@Shruthirajendrakumar]

Read more wow Hahahah

[@MateoKupstysChica]

"imagine if you train to distract yourself 6hours a day, 6 days a week, after a year... what are you going to be good at?" this hit me hard! Damn!

[@Baba24M]

Eight hours*

[@ChessScholarOfficial]

@@Baba24M It's okay, he's mastered the art of distraction

[@Baba24M]

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[@yareyare6756]

me whole day reading manhwa's🤧

[@flamingaish]

Exactly

[@7777simpleman7777]

*life is a manifestation of where your energy is flowing*

[@Kamal-go6gw]

Exactly

[@laragutierrez4610]

"Energy flows where the attention goes"

[@markbridgman4089]

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[@JiteshSharmar6]

Love this quote!

[@parthivchakraborty8253]

If you are watching this not out of mere curiosity or entertainment but have actually recognised personal distraction and really intend to change, I wish you all the best, You are among the very few who have recognised it, let alone change. Edit 1 - I love all of you. Wish you the best. Let us beat distraction together. Edit 2- It helped me secure wonderful marks in school to achieve admission in a very decent college and thereafter, I am now, a successful student of law. Hope you do well too!

[@fungen]

big up to you too my man

[@souravbhattacharjee007]

Thank you brother, I wish you the best as well

[@arelygallegosm.5661]

Thank you for the kind words of support and likewise.

[@karrieblue1611]

Gratitude, Likewise!

[@BananaDope]

thanks u 2

[@ankitbhardwaj9566]

Man believe me he solved the entire generation's problem

[@amgadhegazy8998]

EXACTLY

[@walterblack8127]

There is sooooooo much truth to that Ankit

[@SoraFromIndia]

I agree but not entirely. He gave the exact solution which was needed but it doesn't mean everyone will be able to comprehend.

[@OhNooJosephJoestar]

@@SoraFromIndia that's what the practice is, to bring back the attention 😉

[@munishperke5162]

True that brother

[@discoteque7768]

"Learn to concentrate by doing one thing at a time". "Keep bringing awareness back". I practice meditation some minutes a day. As an Elementary teacher I am going to put these advices into practice with my students. Thank you.

[@JakeSimmer]

Yes, you dont have to sit still for hours... only if you want to... but even a few minutes will get you started... hopefully you want to go longer of cause... ;-)

[@KarthikKarthik-db9zc]

Discoteque77 start ur day with Anulom-vinulom......and than kapabatti

[@aspire2begreat938]

Awwwww thank you for reaching our youth progressively we need more teachers like you!!!! 👏🏾👏🏾

[@joewmcboeamcboewad3090]

One of the most underrated TED Talks. Deserves more appreciation. I feel pity for those 1.7k who disliked this video.

[@targanhunter1421]

Man believe me he solved the entire generation's problem

[@gajendrasonare]

Copied comment

[@CorePathway]

No you don’t. You are just saying that.

[@p.thriver5410]

Joewmcboe, me too. I pity those fools...

[@wrestler1287]

Probs people with ADHD who’ve given up after 40 years of trying

[@patarcher9199]

My mind immediately stopped wandering after he mentioned the awareness part. Crazy stuff

[@DentalTroll]

This is a wonderful presentation! It brings up such important points. So many times we just need skills, not drugs.

[@nagendra_rao]

Hey Doug, do you wanna go see Mission Impossible 16?

[@PeterBrownAstroPhysics]

why not both

[@8o398]

apples and pears my friend. the conversation around drugs has been overly simplified. we understand the psychedelic experience about as much as we do the workings of our psychology. its one of the great to be explored frontiers of understanding for our species and one i hope gets the due attention it deserves in the years to come.

[@kaytj1138]

Interestingly, ancient hindu texts actually mention this part and dig more. It is interesting how, the world is oblivious to this vast knowledge system. Even afraid to say that all this has roots in what is called as hinduism today.

[@RatherPratty]

+kayt j It's the oldest religion in the world, my friend. What do you expect? :)

[@roshiron1816]

I'm really good at ignoring the distractions of my phone, schoolwork, and even my fatigue, and instead focusing exclusively on my video game.

[@cakraabumafaza868]

hahahe..... i thought that is an other form of focusing, but unfurtunately that is wrong desicion to choose kind of act.

[@mikem5105]

That seems a bit wrong, wasting you focus and energy on videogames but the truth is that video games help develop brain connections, synchronisation, keeping focus and dexterity especially in children with all king problems and adults as well. And is fun. Problem is when game virtually is confused with reality

[@amogelangkgomo2655]

🤣 That sounds like an addiction .You are on the right track ,just replace the object of that attraction(along the lines of whatever is of necessity for this phase of your life).

[@rameshemv]

"Yes, Its OK for Monks to use emails, as long as there are no 'attachments' " :-)

[@JMLRecording]

he was so proud of his lil joke too I love it hahahahah

[@dawnnite4527]

`plz explain

[@mikezubia8161]

@@dawnnite4527 one of a monks precepts is non-attachment and you can send an attachment with an email

[@tanaypatel103]

Thug monk

[@pirammiyashanmugathas962]

what did he mean by this joke??

[@markskywalker3177]

I like the analogy of a ball and on a surface for awareness and mind. I'm really grateful to learn this knowledge and also love the note that life is a manifestation of where your energy is flowing. Now I will need to be confident to find where my passions are and practice concentration because that's where I want my energy to flow! I also remember one day I joked with a friend on a difficult subject or major he took upon, but what he said shocked me a lot, and still keeps echoing in my head: "It's not that hard if you pay enough attention". I was touched by this attitude and also felt different. It is a very powerful, inspiring yet encouraging statement that I kept in my mind. Hope ones who see this comment be happy and successful in your life. Good luck my friends!

[@sweetchinmusic3]

Namaste, I am grateful that the ancient wisdom of India and Hinduism ( yoga and meditation) is being appreciated and adapted all over the world now...

[@bestversion7953]

India is the spiritual destination of world!

[@krishivagarwal5189]

@@bestversion7953 Hinduism is the best religion in the world.

[@suborno9249]

@@krishivagarwal5189 Thats what you think lol.

[@dheerajvarma6036]

@@krishivagarwal5189 Religion itself doesn’t make something best or worst. Its just a piece of paper or writings. People who follow and preach make them great. The way i see it there are lot of hindus in india who use and manipulate people in the name of religion just like Islam or Christianity etc

[@Keshavkumar-lg9kg]

@@suborno9249 Rice bag not here please

[@tulsikeshwala7813]

“Do one thing at a time and while doing it put your whole soul into it to the exclusion of all time.”

[@mariejohnson736]

Truly a gift. This morning I asked for a message from the UNIVERSE...and this is what it delivered. Thank you! I am blessed!

[@myrtlefowler6800]

I watched this video around Jan 2018 just after graduating from my undergrad, i took an action and started concentrating. By October 2019 I started consulting as a technical Advisor for DFID, OPM UK, IMF, Uganda Revenue Authority, ..... etc. The only thing i can say it works and thank you.

[@tanishqsuryawanshi1276]

@@myrtlefowler6800 wow you just copied that from above

[@dhivyav277]

Marie bless u to be gifted with what u want

[@melitabogor543]

Next time ask Google

[@sassylady3959]

The realistic advice I've ever had, this teaches "how" and not "what" to do. You can clearly understand, your problems and then now I know where to start to change about myself. Thanks to this video it is really worth it to watch.

[@abidriaz786]

"The art of concentration is the art of keep awareness, that ball of light, on one thing for an extended period of time." Dandapani

[@soum1272]

Bang on, simple, but hard to practice :)

[@upenderboodida4373]

Thanks a lot sir for sharing your thoughts and experience

[@raghavdhiman3398]

@@soum1272 Uganda c

[@Mistwalker67]

I've just been watching master Shi Heng Li of the Shaolin temple on Ted, it's a good combination with this one, in my view.

[@amglory7042]

same, i felt so lucky to watch this video after shi heng's, youtube's algorithm could be amazing or could send you down a neverendless hole of useless videos, it all depends on what you choose to CONCENTRATE on. xD

[@123Goldielocks]

😂 Same with me

[@casey7409]

Thank you for this. I'd never heard of him, and now I have watched 7 of his videos. Very good stuff. Thanks 👍

[@Mistwalker67]

@@casey7409 Welcomed

[@Mistwalker67]

@@amglory7042 Yes lol

[@adityatyagi4009]

One of the better, more useful TED talks!

[@arupabhattacharjee]

No matter after how many years or how many times I have watched this, it still gives me a whole lot of things to takeaway🙏

[@willnettles2051]

For years, good, intelligent people have been telling me that I should meditate. I say, OK, I'm already doing that. Often they then say, probably not. So I look into it, and yes, I've been doing it for years, and yes I'm probably not doing it correctly. It's so simple, and yet... You're simple exercise elegantly teaches so much. A few minutes. So simple, yet so much, like glass. Thank you.

[@JakeSimmer]

I have found Kyle cease on youtube, helped me to meditate in a simple way, its cool to be able to do it, not many people can sit still for a while... ;-)

[@lalitdogra22]

Thank you KZbin for putitng this in my Recommended list. I seriously needed this. Thank you Dandapani ji.

[@FirstNameLastName-oe9hi]

LALIT DOGRA KZbin is actually making money off of you and me as well. beingindian.com/entertainment/users-worth-on-facebook/?

[@lalitdogra22]

Monika Patel Thanks for the statistics but when you have the control over yourself to spend only when required, you might even be worthless to them. That's the case with Facebook and other apps that feed on cookies (lol). When you are using KZbin on the phone, its not easy to avoid ads but on the laptop you can install adblock and save yourself from getting lured if you aren't stiff enough.

[@FirstNameLastName-oe9hi]

LALIT DOGRA Thanks for the heads up. Unfortunality I dont have a laptop. Only Iphone and Ipad

[@thelawman789]

This is a superb video. I know for certain that if I had this knowledge and practised it, I would have enjoyed a fuller and more satisfying life. Thank you so much Dandapani for sharing. Keep spreading the "gospel" (Good news).

[@terrylawrence8362]

I respect this teacher BLESSINGS SIR om namah shivaya 🕉🙏 🙇‍♀️ 🕉🕉🕉🕉 🙏🙏🙏

[@dontlearnjustadaptit2832]

I practice it everyday, this is the best thing on the youtube..i was a over thinker, now it changed me fully and i m a chilled and light person now!

[@parthokr]

Oh, Dandapani you are amazing... I was going through a very intense and distorted mental situation...and you let my mental distortion go away. Thank you.

[@jessib5758]

I never ever commented on any KZbin videos in my entire life but this one changed my life forever, because he just taught me how to concentrate and it urged me to write a single comment which I’d probably never write. This is life changing speech cause I always thought that I had adhd now I’m even able concentrate on this comment for the first time in my life. Thank you so much I would practice it for the rest of my life, and I’m going to change my life

[@chiranjeebthakuria9995]

I've been trying to meditate for the past 4 years but I fail miserably each time. I meditated for 10 mins after watching one of his videos. Today, after practicing for a week, I can meditate up to 40 mins. His methods are practical. The way he teaches you to visualize energy and awareness was something new to me. It worked. Best thing that has happened to me in years.

[@monicaturner5984]

When someone speaks so clearly and eloquently, logically meeting all points of a topic and making it crystal clear and easily digestible to an audience, that itself is an impressive indication of their ability to concentrate. When you’re mentally aligned so staunchly to exactly what you wish to convey without even sub-moments of distraction, you’re naturally creative, funny & engaging and at the peak of your eloquence and intelligence. In a way, I even think intelligence is simply a measure of your ability to concentrate. Why is that geniuses just shut themselves up and intensely focus on one thing they do for an extended period of time? It is a way of incubating their awareness on an object of study for so long that it yields unbelievable, magical results utterly incomprehensible to the average mind. Yogis of the past really had it right in ancient India to develop droves of methods to articulate this lost art. Each breathing/kriya practice is engineered to center your mind and preciously improve what is termed ‘intelligence’ in today’s day and age. Sadly this knowledge is now horribly fragmented and known minimally, the mainstream still believing yoga to be a fitness & lifestyle gimmick to their pretense-filled, exterior life. The seriousness and grand scale of this topic is so underrated and grossly under-understood, I think it’s real time to reveal it’s true meaning and application to the deteriorating state of human affairs.

[@TipooSultann]

"Life is a Manifestation of Where your ENERGY is FLOWING"

[@jysl8uus8smnsnsmsj61]

it drifts away brig it back it drifts away brig it back these words changed my life

[@rajithuk16]

The Power of Unwavering Focus by Dandapani actually changed my life. I really appreciate the knowledge you have given us, Dandapani. This is really helpful and powerful.

[@embracingnirvana7429]

This was the most enlightened Ted Talks I ever listened to. I really learned something very useful from it.

[@kanchanmoon777]

his peaceful voice calms my brain and my soul soothing 💚

[@keetit6382]

exactly

[@veera421]

Yes, Just listening to his voice makes me so calm and peaceful.

[@monsoonmangoes]

Kanchan Verma yes... kinda therapy .. I was addicted to music before I started chanting , chanting made a significant change in my brain kicked up my brain to understand what I was reading to ,reading is the source of knowledge.. now I’m learning so many things ..though it turned 31 now

[@sirvapalot]

yes wonderfull speaker i agree

[@ajithchowdary6090]

meditation can also help you concentrate and make you accurate. Yoga and meditation, this is what ancient indian teachers taught to their students to concentrate.

[@PinkeyAsnani]

This is an encouraging talk for students who can't concentrate properly and get distracted easily.This video tells you how to create your own awareness because we allow someone or something every time to control the awareness of our mind.The talk says that practicing is a great method to get mastery in anything.

[@tapashchatterjee1980]

Thankyou Beloved DANDAPANI--Ji.....

[@Ksnieup]

THIS IS THE BEST TALK I HAVE EVER HEARD IN MY LIFE.

[@entfaltungsort]

Thanks for this great talk and speaking for all of us, especially for the children! And great, that you include using technique is not the "bad guy" but how we deal with it! Thank you so much! :-)

[@myoung1970s]

technology, not technique

[@fear_less_2020]

He speaks with such clarity and poise that the listener is bound to listen to it all with full focus. Way to go, Young Monk Dandapani! Please accept my regards.

[@chikka2203]

Good one. A saint always has a clear perspective

[@manuelmorris4692]

Literally to the 1% who's reading this, God bless you, may all your dreams come true, may you be successful in all spheres of life, stay safe and have a wonderful day :)

[@ext321]

Thank you, same goes for you :')

[@manifestanything7281]

Thanks for this my brother! ✨You will manifest all your goals and dreams!!

[@denisdang5376]

Thank you UwU, have a beautiful life too. Xo

[@aliayussuf9267]

Thank you so much! I wish you the very same as well :)

[@Rita-vs8hf]

Thank you ❤️ you too ! 😁

[@markokello7800]

I watched this video around Jan 2018 just after graduating from my undergrad, i took an action and started concentrating. By October 2019 I started consulting as a technical Advisor for DFID, OPM UK, IMF, Uganda Revenue Authority, ..... etc. The only thing i can say it works and thank you.

[@brendajackson13]

Well done Okello!

[@kshitizyadav3174]

@Tanmoy Podder not really no nobel prize in science

[@jaytat835]

One of the most underrated TED Talks. Deserves more appreciation. I feel pity for those 1.7k who disliked this video.

[@3mon3y94]

Take away points: - The mind and awareness are 2 separate things; ball of light analogy. - The art of concentration is the art of keeping awareness, that ball of light on one thing for an extended period of time. - Learn to concentrate by doing one thing at a time. - When talking with your partner, keep your awareness on that person, if it drifts away, bring it back. ‘Give him or her your undivided attention’

[@incedofortis]

Good luck

[@orangecookie5977]

Focusing on one thing is basically eliminating all the unnecessary stuffs in your mind , a simple way to do so is by ask and decide method which says whenever you concentrate and plenty other things come to your mind , then simply ask yourself (like what do you want to focus on?) And you will notice that you will decide the most important thing at that moment and ultimately your focus will be on the most important thing. I'm not saying that asking yourself will help you to focus for long , but with frequent asking and practicing you will able to stick on one thing for long. Lately I've used this way and it's quite helpful ... just thought of sharing...it might help y'all too.

[@mtyquinn6]

I do not think one can eliminate the unnecessary stuffs - but rather place the awareness on the stuffs that will ultimately get what you want (that is an entirely different discussion of what we SHOULD want ;-) ) As demonstrated here, we CAN choose what to focus on... Realizing that we have gone adrift to what we wanted to be aware of is the concept of concentration.

[@manasidogra6355]

I am so proud of my culture!

[@praveenmehrotra5004]

Never ever thought that v need to train our kids to concentrate! Thanks for a lot

[@sudhanshurai2062]

Listening to an eloquent speech like this is a great method to practice concentration...! Isn't it?

[@giovannavw275]

@@XiroEleven Thank you so much for sharing all this. You seem a very interesting person! Wow :)

[@Praticksha01]

Basically, he is able to fuel your awareness that you really attract.But if you really want to learn concertration then try what you dont really like. For an instance, if you afraid of being lonely, leave everything and go to a serine place (dont take any gadget with yourself ) and give time to yourself,talk to yourself, teach whatever you have learnt and practice....

[@prof_biney]

Had watched this video long time ago and it helped me relax. I had to come back to it today. Concentration is indeed very necessary. Mastering it is far much important. This video is great

[@ryanowen3026]

*distraction brought me to this video and then it brought me to the comments halfway the video*

[@mshbtw]

ryan owen same, I went to the comments on 17:03 😂

[@tarunb1911]

It means you distracted while practicing not to be distracted

[@rupammondal7355]

Same here

[@mimimi8141]

😂😂😂

[@Istayuplatedrivefast]

I only lasted 3 minutes

[@dailywad4987]

Makes me wanna be a monk!

[@rushabhsanghavi9281]

Monkintosh

[@thethinker4185]

Better than wanting to blow innocent people up in the name of religion.

[@sammas8103]

There you go, you just visited violent section of your mind. Now concentrate on not to concentrate, get a bowl of popcorn and imagine you are sitting on your couch watching TV. I took you out of that mind set and got you eating popcorn.

[@akshaysp]

you see this is noway related to religion... monkhood is all about renouncing including your religion too and religion is just the geographical identity and majority of the population has misconceptualized religion.. so for guys stop relating everything to religion...

[@sammas8103]

Nivedita Kashikar​ Sir you are correct. I do not share the same faith as you but as God is my witness you have spoken the truth. Some people blame EVERYTHING on something or someone when a matter goes beyond their compression. Religion is the most common since it is a deep subject which requires average IQ. Making those with such low IQ a moron. Thank you and please dont stop saying what is true.

[@olabisiajoseh9141]

every ted talk keeps amusing me, I'm gifted to have found this video, I was able to understand that the mind consists of two different parts, the awareness and the mind (in a sense that consists of different kinds of options), meaning, awareness and options. setting your awareness on a particular option increases focus on that option. I also understand that distractions are things that comes easily i.e trying to drift you away from what you are at, at a particular time, and the only to keep focused or get back on track is to drift your attention back to what you are at. keeping focused in a sentence, is just drifting your mind back to what you are at. Dandapani mentioned phrases like you own yourself, you can get yourself focused on anything for as long as you want. i.e if you pratice something a day for 6hours for a year, you are going to get really good at it, meanwhile if get yourself distracted for your decades, what are you going to be good at? He also mentioned things like if you don't know or practice concentration, how can you know how to concentrate, which is a very important context because knowing how the mind operates will increase your concentration, keeping you more focused. Thank you Dandapani!!!!

[@navalsaini]

Finally someone answers my questions about monks with emails and iphones (saw a lot of that in McLaudGunj, Dharamshala, India)

[@alkayadav5981]

Being monk doesn't mean illiterate or can't be morden. 😊

[@Rapunzel8670]

One of the best talks from Tedx 😍.Absolutely loved it!

[@woaimeishi]

This make so much sense! If you are able to identify this problem of not being able to focus, i think that's the first step to solving the issue Good luck to everyone who watch this! Practice concentration and bring joys and wonders to your life

[@chaituhome2041]

Now I clearly learned how to get rid of KZbin distraction. Thank you 👏

[@austinwilliams6292]

"As long as there are no attachments" This man is the greatest comedian of all time.

[@yashwantshrivatsav4178]

Windows xp wallpaper. Nice...

[@Chimney_Swift]

me: "ah yes this man has a fantastic point, i should really be less distracted" also me: *proceeds to watch 20 hours of ted talks with assignments due*

[@samyjanet441]

Mannnnnn. Meeeeeee right now

[@buseira]

Well you are focused, focused on watching 20 hours of ted talks rather then focusing on your assignment LOL

[@thetriplelights9959]

Oh lordt if this isn't the truth

[@jonathancaroroldan4517]

A great oportunity to practice concentration!

[@russellswartz7542]

Guess you have a lot of practicing to do, not that I'm much different

[@georgiyamitchell4104]

This video helped me to experience a mental shift in how I think and let myself get distracted. I used to think the distracting thought is just as important as the thought it's distracting me from, so it's ok to keep hopping back and forth recklessly. Thoughts are abstract, and every one of them can feel equally important, so how could I prioritize? Now I see it's not about the importance of the individual thoughts. It's about the importance of my ability to focus, so I shouldn't let myself get distracted from what I chose to focus on, whatever its abstract inherent merit.

[@rohitgupta-or2eo]

You give the most beautiful speech ever I hear...i wish i can make something good....god bless us all.....

[@janki119]

This is Hinduism 🧡🧡

[@anokhighatna009]

Aloo samosa ye Kaisa naam hai.

[@IceThawing]

It is boring

[@Hanmantkendre]

🕉️🚩Namah shivaya 🚩 Sanatan Dharma 🚩it's a way of life.. it's not a religion. God given everyone freedom of Karma. Your Karma is your identity.and you are responsible for your own Karma's fruits. No idiology religion rules book no idiology prophet. No authority

[@abhinabadutta801]

I love samosa😆

[@abhinabadutta801]

Hi aloo samosa

[@yashnext]

The Power of Unwavering Focus is a great book by dandapani. I recommend everyone to go through this book. He is really great.

[@samay4596]

To everyone watching this video, Hindus are the most persecuted lots in the history of humankind. Once extended from Afghanistan to Indonesia, they perished from everywhere except for India and Nepal. Spaces of arts, academia and politics don't like talking about it because Hindus are a divided community themselves. Missionary crusades have converted millions of Hindus lately and high birthrate among Muslims and forced conversions in the hinterland pose a threat to the Hindu civilisation. Non-proselytising Hindu civilisation needs your support.

[@aqsm6922]

He speaks so nicely! :) Loved the talk. Enlightening.

[@sreekuttanpreby38638]

.. Lokasamastha sugino bhavanthu 🙏 I pray to God for his well being

[@jemartejero7536]

A very concise and full packed information about concentration and ways of making your mind productive and less distracted. Truly, our mind is a brilliant machine that can operate tremendous and powerful information and output.

[@cristianbustamantesumire4298]

Just an advice if you're anxious. Don't force yourself to focus. It must be natural. Stay always calm and remember you're not your body, brain or mind but the guide of them all, you could call it consciousness

[@umarchow]

Excellent talk!!!

[@Adks007]

Best 17:02 minutes spent on youtube.. Really worth it. Respect!!!

[@TheNormanmurk]

I told the school this. Concentration is an art. It needs to be practiced. That should be the first thing children are taught. I said this on behalf of my son when he started school. There are very few of us who were born to understand things like this and best of all be very aware of things like this. After the fools burn the world to the ground Hopefully people like us will get a chance to show how great things could be when we control our emotions and instincts and stop fearing eachother. If you're afraid of change let us show you how great it can be.

[@AditiY25]

I will come back to this video again after I change my life ❤️

[@raymaharaj3555]

Brilliant exercise on the separation of the mind from the real time events.

[@geetabugtani9158]

He diverted my awareness and helped my asthma, wow

[@madhavitimilsena9510]

thank you ted talk. I have gone through anxiety disorder and loss my focus on studies for more than a year , hope this helps a lot during this dark phase of my life

[@wisdom_picks]

very impressive enlightening lecture .. i think it is the fundamental thing in life to learn and practice to achieve bigger things

[@carmelitacruz8189]

This kind of videos I have been looking for. God bless you.

[@hurtlessking]

Concentration is my very challenging for me... I couldn't get concentration since last 5-6 years. I'm disturbed at the age of 21. Now I bored my non - working/ lazy life.

[@drpratibhanijai5336]

Art of concentration is that be alert and aware and focus on one thing at a time and it will happen with practice practice and practice thank you thank you thank you

[@Listopia10]

Awsome..... the real medicine for all suffering of humanity

[@swathiguduru5962]

As long as no attachements, email is fine LOVE THIS

[@AT-vq6nu]

I'm planning to write a book on distraction I have mastered it by now..

[@procrastination7330]

i guess you were distracted and haven't completed it by now

[@AT-vq6nu]

@@procrastination7330 not even started not lol so distracted 5 years later

[@sivaramakrishnank2852]

Our daily routine is doing multitasking amidst distractions. The knowledge he shared is the need of the hour.

[@chloestokes2603]

I agree with the essence of this talk - practice concentration through meditation. However I do not agree with the premise that ADHD/ADD is something you can cure with it, as someone with ADHD it isn't just an attention issue, it is so much more. Whilst it would deeply help, there's no denying that, it is a longer journey than simply mastering attention. I can hyper-focus my attention in a way someone who is neurotypical can not, I believe its more about learning about your own brain and experience and how you function (alongside mindfulness and meditation and other things).

[@Kipicus]

Agreed. ADHD isn't a lack of discipline, it's a physical lack of dopamine that creates a myriad of different symptoms which is far greater than just "I need discipline." As much as I enjoy sitting and listening to talks from monks, there is a fundamental misunderstanding behind the science of neuro-divergence and I hope as we continue to learn, people start to have compassion for those who are neurodivergent and stop using them as a "Look at this guy, don't be like them." sort of example. We definitely don't want to tell people who have ADHD to go off their meds, because a common co-morbidity is depression and anxiety, and living with ADHD unmedicated is kind of their own personal heck. :(

[@chloestokes2603]

@@Kipicus very eloquently put - I couldn’t agree more!

[@ToddWight]

One thing I would change here - concentration practices can help a person with ADHD, but if you have ADHD, you start with an inherent and significant disadvantage relative to most people. It's just like a chronic physical health condition - you can still exercise and eat healthy, and you should, but the rewards will not be as great (but still worth it).

[@TheMysticLearner]

This video came into my feed when I needed it the most. Thank you Dandapani. You are a light in this Dark World.

[@beastmymy]

Thank you so much for this

[@suryapriya2177]

This is the best ever technique I've ever known :)) Thank you for sharing🙏

[@danabennett4098]

I taught myself to concentrate by learning to play the piano. Daily practice from age 6, noodling around and being able to copy songs (using both B& W keys) by age 4. After a couple of decades I was an accomplished pianist and accompanist. There are other ways to get there. Music practice is excellent for concentration.

[@weslynnesmith1909]

This man just taught me the meaning of the word now. ❤😊🎉 (this is my second time listening and re-Learning) God bless this human.

[@captaincruci]

6:00 that killer smile of this monk.. i think i am in love..

[@DipankarDasimDip]

Ankita Singh that is not love ..not at all

[@lone-wolf2098]

Ankita Singh i smile similar all the time. welcome.

[@daniel061208]

I'm a monk too...looking for a girl to practice concentration :)

[@warriorsword7161]

lol Peverts evevery ver

[@iaminsane7660]

by d way how many watched the so called KILLER SMILE again

[@vishweshwartyagi2250]

it's been so long that I couldn't remember the last wedding or vacation I went to lol i am so broke

[@praveenlb1]

Vishweshwar Tyagi Lol same story here

[@agent-sz2qj]

me too lol

[@SMELLTHEBULL]

You need to concentrate on making money!

[@SMELLTHEBULL]

I was only joking though. Can't afford much of a vacation myself at the moment (and I could do with one!). Having said that, I'm starting to look in to the power of positive versus negative thinking, the law of attraction and all that. The more I look in to it, the more I think that there may be something to it. I suppose that is what I was getting at, but in a jokey kind of way. Anyway, I hope you get the vacation you need soon. If you cant afford exactly the kind of vacation you want, why not go camping. I can't recommend it enough!

[@animeempire4878]

lol ... same here ...

[@fatelvis6924]

Now I realize my awareness is always going into comments section..

[@riteshgoyal6550]

Seriously I have watched so many videos or this self help type but..what he is telling is 100% true way of explaining is great I going to practice this from today

[@dalanium98]

ironic because I'm using youtube as a distraction device all the time!

[@kalakritistudios]

rollership At least you are attracted to KZbin.

[@papadroidreviews5373]

It all starts with awareness

[@lucaspoles3251]

distraction free youtube is a really nice extension, check it out for chrome, I really enjoy it

[@Dishabhojwaniii]

Thank you so much this is one of my favorite TEDx the way you explain concentration and distraction love it!

[@rohitsoni5491]

Note: of this video There are two levels of mind One is : awareness (conscious mind) Second is mind : ( subconscious mind ) where our knowledge is stored ( love , food , happiness etc. Where your awareness goes you practice that kind of thing . Best way to practice a concentration is to practice to pay Attention whatevere you do throught your day .

[@technicalfarmingbrothers778]

Rohit sir how can we practice it.. Can you please suggest steps.

[@procrastination7330]

you missed a super conscious mind

[@rohitsoni5491]

@@procrastination7330 he hasn't talked about super conscious in this video

[@pathmaram]

great summary.

[@The_maradian]

Great topic, incredible presentation, one of the best Dandapani ✌✌✌

[@bijujoze4043]

Oh man I loved his talk, and a big respect for imparting this simple knowledge

[@Saurabh_Singh_001]

Life is a manifestation of where your energy is flowing! 🌞❤

[@subingiri8990]

I'd like to give a ted talk about distractions. 😂

[@MAPSMAPS1234]

Me too. I really think I'd be g-... Oh look! A squirrel!

[@1everyone484]

i fucking love squirrels

[@sam7748]

I'd like to give a TED talk about Shiva lingum!

[@shoka2114]

sam7748 why do u people give more preference to lingums and not yonis. Are u sexist?

[@sundareshkn007]

I landed up on this page bcos ......... thanks to distraction!

[@hoangduythanh1540]

Wow, this is the best video about “focus and how to do it” on youtube or any other social media that i have seen.

[@isntlifebetter]

When he said no attachments I laughed even harder at my slow delay to get it! Now I know my concentration sucks.

[@vinaykumar2030]

what does attachment mean?