Why Meditate? | Change your Brain's Default Mode

[@yungvoorheez5874]

The power of the mind is no joke

[@RTPTechTips]

"The mind is everything. What we think, we become." -Buddha

[@justasimpleguy7211]

Except in relation to awareness. Atman is Brahman.

[@RRZ]

Yeah.. We can use photoshop and make our eyes glow 😆😆😆

[@subratarabidas6517]

@@RTPTechTips we r neither the body, nor the mind - they are mere instruments of our self.

[@compteofficiel4112]

all things come from the mind

[@smicha15]

Wow...this is the first comprehensive video about what meditation actually is! It isn’t preachy, it isn’t goofy, it’s not overly intellectual, it’s comparative, and I never knew that meditation was about flow...

[@compteofficiel4112]

you must have no goals...its just something you do.

[@RealityRogue]

@Bruce M. Well, flow is about goals

[@xianthegaian4060]

Balance

[@MrSaemichlaus]

"We suffer in our imagination more than in reality" I should know whose quote that is but I don't.

[@blissfu_lee8522]

I think, Seneca

[@vii6429]

@@blissfu_lee8522 omg your username

[@himadriparashar5336]

Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

[@xianthegaian4060]

The body also suffer at the gym

[@Johny40Se7en]

@@blissfu_lee8522 That username is awesome 😂🤣 It doesn't win though. I came across one called *I have a small penis, but* 😆 The most odd thing about it though was there was about a 30 comment conversation and nobody noticed it...

[@homerthompson6028]

I've been meditating for about 2 months now and have experienced flow state for the first time a few days. It is nothing like I've ever experienced before in my life. I've felt what people mean when they say "inner peace". I try to be logical and not give in to spiritual mumbo jumbo but it honestly felt like I was one with everything and like there was some sort of energy flowing through my body. My mind absolutely zero thoughts and I felt extreme clarity and bliss. I've felt flow state in other things before but this was absolutely different.

[@hennessykills9201]

Bruh how do you meditate 😩

[@homerthompson6028]

@@hennessykills9201 Basically just let go of any tension in your body and have a stable focus on your breath.

[@hennessykills9201]

@@homerthompson6028 wym focus on your breath, you mean like we supposed to notice are self breath? Like breath without forcing it and just letting it be

[@Fthhtuu]

How long do you meditate for each day ?

[@ae86.mp43]

Well done. I get the sensation of flow sometimes when I play video games like csgo.

[@shanegallant9018]

I used to play guitar. I remember doing scales to the beat of a metronome for roughly half an hour to an hour each day. I wasn't just focused on playing the notes, I was focused, as taught to me by my teacher, on making sure I struck each note precisely when the metronome ticked. For about a year, I thought the feeling of happiness I was experiencing came from the music. It wasn't until about ten years later, after I stopped playing, and curiously became less happy, that playing those scales was a form of meditation. So the happiness flowing from the music, was more than just the music. It was helping to calm my noisy mind, and help me concentrate.

[@dcj991]

I play double bass and I feel the same way when I'm breathing in and out on time with the strokes of the bow to a metronome.

[@BennoHudson]

Wow thank you, I'll go practice right now

[@niqwalshensemble9164]

So why don’t you continue?

[@lowgototheparty]

its never too late man

[@cupcakemcsparklebutt9051]

I can't really call it meditation when my fingers are being raped by the second

[@olkid]

This guy always finds appropriate moments from the matrix to exemplify what he's saying, love that.

[@mate53]

That's what keeps me coming back

[@YurkerYT]

And if he doesn't find a scene from matrix, he'll find it in the Simpsons.

[@salimalbitar]

it's awesome.. but not just the matrix!

[@WhatIveLearned]

+Erik Uh oh, the cat's out of the bag

[@cinnamongirl3070]

The Matrix and the Simpsons! Lol.

[@berkeoral763]

"You don't need to respond to every slight feeling of boredom by checking your phone." Ouch! It hurt.

[@kittendivine1]

Be with the hurt and you'll better be able to deal with it ;) like said in the video.

[@capitalistcommie6846]

Yeah it did

[@emese1990]

I love how much you look into everything you talk about in your videos. You even pronounced Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's name correctly.

[@sunsidhant4054]

You even wrote that name correctly ;)

[@raz5614]

Chick-sent-me-hi Your welcome

[@stevenkelby2169]

Jesus christ, the other day I called Tom hanks tam honks.

[@JohnM...]

Because he's heard it from Mel Robbins...

[@shubhammhashelkar6717]

@@stevenkelby2169 LOL

[@StatisticianfromPluto]

I can attest to this. Anxiety runs in my family. I was about to visit the doctor because of unexpected fits of sadness/panic. A friend suggested meditation. I made the appointment with the doctor and thought, might as well give this a try. After about a week I realized that I had become mindful and was able to stop my mind whenever it tried to jump into an overthinking hole. I grew out of my social media addiction, my irritable bowel syndrome got better, and I was more patient, loving, understanding with the people around me. I ended up cancelling that doctor's appointment. I still have to meditate every day to keep my mind calm, but it's worth it. It keeps me normal. It keeps me sane.

[@pntrk]

And how do you meditate? I'm dealing with some of that too and I'd like to give it a try. Like how many times a day? At what time?

[@EnlightenedCarnivore]

Have you heard of Eckhart Tolle? He's been dedicating his life to teaching people what you managed to figure out via meditation.

[@retropetroleum]

Dude, I have anxiety and IBS, and my anxiety makes me procrastinate studying a lot. If this is true, I’m gonna give it a shot.

[@Gyatttt1443]

Well done, keep it up!

[@alaskawoolf3737]

I had noticed something curious before, when I was feeling pain for whatever reason, if I focused enough on the pain and how it felt, it kind of stopped being painful and turned into just a meaningless sensation.

[@ald12]

Yeah same. When I embraced the pain, the pain became kinda distant from me.

[@msDanielp369]

Tyler knows

[@msDanielp369]

This though had been with me for about a month… And now I'm commenting on it

[@eliseintheattic9697]

Yes, I've had this same experience, especially with back, shoulder and neck pain. I discovered it by accident. I wasn't doing well at relaxing tight painful muscles, so instead I focused on the pain and worked to pinpoint exactly where it was coming from. After a while the pain would kind of transition to a tingling sensation and my muscles would completely relax.

[@realexony]

I tested your theory by plunging a knife into my leg and I must say I disagree with your methodology.

[@cxmpieav1789]

your channel has given me more tools on dealing with my problems than anything else ive found in 26 years

[@scoville-3606]

I'd smash

[@alucard1490]

Are you people who believe this

[@lakhwinderg1]

@@saroth1978 DUDES' NIGHT OUT

[@cardinalprinciples9756]

"Some people are content in the midst of deprivation and danger, while others are miserable despite having all the luck in the world. This is not to say that external circumstances do not matter. But it is your mind, rather than circumstances themselves, that determines the quality of your life. Your mind is the basis of everything you experience and of every contribution you make to the lives of others. Given this fact, it makes sense to train it." - Sam Harris in Waking Up

[@vincentblack5465]

Sam Harris always fucking nails it :D

[@michaelmageefilms]

WOAH. :)

[@Scarletraven87]

That's a lot of words to summarize the 2-3 fundamental teachings of buddha.

[@iIO_OIi]

Doran Martell, it's a lot cooler when you make it extra wordy XD

[@matslund6560]

Set Up For Success huh? sounds like something i would say, so there are actually sane people out there after all

[@deepakgola1]

If you ever come to india, in mumbai or delhi. Do tell me. I would like to come and thank you and would have lunch or coffee with you. You really are a hero. You have improved my life a lot. You have given me true and rational insights into life. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

[@psychicoutlaw]

Deepak Gola Your comment makes me so happy. With so many ppl enraged all the time it is so good to see a good man trying to connect with a mentor, I so hope you two meet.

[@erwindee7384]

Yeah, me too. If you ever find yourself in Canada, let us know. Your accomodation's on me.

[@harishsrinivasan5249]

What that guy said. You're awesome man.

[@marijnzwijsen7389]

Share the truth brother!

[@julietted2865]

Ditto Paris region (for anyone who wants to share around these topics actually) and thanks Deepak for making youtube comments a truly nice space, it's a rare occurence

[@spacesavingfurnitures1246]

I watched this video a year ago and have been meditating ever since. I am a completely new person now. Thanks

[@Vishal-l9q6n]

Great man, I've just started mediation and can feel it this practise is really one of the best practices one can do

[@NomadAAli]

What type of meditation? Mindfulness?

[@Torashin1]

Me: 'Sorry, I zoned out...' *rewinds video 10 seconds* Guess I really need to try this huh

[@JOATiDetermined]

Mind blown

[@DMack6464]

This has been happening more with me, along with other stuff in my life. If someone reminds me about this comment on my discord or something in some years I'll probably give an update of myself.

[@xoltama2557]

D Mack What was the comment?

[@DMack6464]

@@xoltama2557 you misread my comment, go read again

[@xoltama2557]

D Mack I’m bugging lol.

[@svenlijic3374]

The knowledge your content provides is really life changing. Been here since your One meal a day video and I could see myself slowly becoming a better person. I like how you back every single one of your statements with scientific proof,but still use clips and pictures that make those statements understandable. I believe that all the open minded people watching your videos saw an improvement in their desired activities once they came to a realisation how the things work and what influences on the body and the brain certain things have. I've been trying to meditate for a long time but I've never been successful with it due to my lack of concentration. This video has been really helpful. Keep up the good work :)

[@charlesmichael2806]

every sentence is long

[@ElishaLong]

Meditation, Keto, NoFap, Cold Showers, Weight Training/Calisthenics, Reading, Business #Monkmode

[@aaronkaminski9357]

Your videos are dope my man.

[@charlotte22]

Sleeping on the floor

[@ElishaLong]

Aaron Kaminski Thanks bro

[@ElishaLong]

forkton Hell yeah

[@Josh270219]

You forgot sleeping well

[@Furiousbuddha]

What is meditation? "Being aware of thoughts and surrounding without judging them"

[@paulhamacher773]

That's powerful!

[@kevinomurchu5192]

mark heyne you’re not ignoring them though. You’re fully acknowledging they’re there and are choosing to not react to them.

[@yoooyoyooo]

Meditation is as far as you can get from ignoring something. It's different way of seeing. Normally you have a thought. I want an ice cream and next moment you are digging the fridge. In meditation you look at that as a thought. You ser how thought came up then it arose some craving feeling and now you focus on that feeling see where it goes. It's learning not to obey every thought in your mind.

[@lokanoda]

No, that' mindfulness, not meditation.

[@sednafloating7027]

isn't judgment thoughts as well?

[@gingerlove7739]

I don't get tired watching this, even after a year, coming back to this masterpiece ❤️

[@thardin42]

I've tried to meditate for years and had always stopped because I couldn't achieve the focus everybody told me I had to achieve to meditate. This video taught me that to fight the wandering focus, that IS meditation.

[@erminejose4188]

Guided meditations help too... in fast we at the beginning we can focus for only 67 seconds... it's a muscle and we do it till 40mins... some go beyond hours

[@darthclone7]

Zen for beginners, check it out

[@VVayVVard]

Exactly. Achieving an extreme level of focus is one of the _end goals_ of meditation, achieved after months or (often) years of daily practice.

[@RaviAnnaswamy]

The real goal of meditation is to become aware of your wandering. Initially we get carried away for five minutes before noticing and this time slowly shrinks. If you are meditating and do not wander any more there is no more use

[@zelareka]

forget meditation, where can I buy that helmet?

[@eaudesolero5631]

actually yes. what was it called? who manufacturers it? etc

[@c.tes9009]

Anyone?

[@Barefoot67]

my thoughts too

[@SkyHize]

It's a form of neurostimulation called TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) and there's also tDCS (Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation). Dig up some info with these terms if you're curious.

[@mehulgoel7325]

​@@squamish4244 this is exactly what i was thinking while watching this video, that this could have cured my OCD much earlier than the 3 years of suffering i had to go through

[@shalin.khatri]

“If you spend some time sitting in the space between stimulus and responses, you’ll notice that space is only as uncomfortable as your inner narrator makes it.” This hit me.

[@toddparry6568]

💥💫💯Absolutely love this

[@health-gadgets]

If you struggle to meditate consistently try out yoga. Any form of mindfulness is going to have dramatic effects over time.

[@unixrebel]

meditation isnt a struggle, you only struggle if you are trying to change what is going on moment to moment. let your mind rest on its own time, on its own terms...TRYING is what creates tension and makes it hard. just watch your mind and all your reactions. its not hard really...stop trying so hard.

[@anon8638]

The Stoic Body I love your channel man!

[@mashotoshaku]

The Stoic Body I have found that some long and steady cardio also does trick at times

[@unixrebel]

exactly, you let things pass on their own time. struggling just makes them worse!

[@Danielle_1234]

+korbandallas That's not entirely true. Some forms of meditation are better suited for an excited mind, and others are better suited for a calmed mind (and everything in between). This is not always from negative things. You could have just gotten a promotion, and from that the mind might be a bit more excited than usual. This excitement makes meditation more difficult, which can be described as a sort of wrestling or struggle. Understanding the difference between meditating focusing on counting and meditating focusing on arm vibration is of key importance to understanding restlessness. Restlessness is considered the most difficult obstacle for mediators, because of this it is the most important meditation lesson.

[@mickpick4678]

I can not describe how well made the video is. Data, references, smooth transitions, content, imagine, timing, diversity. Seriously hold yourself to a great standard. Worthy of one of the best videos in KZbin.

[@AlwaysManifesting]

Meditation is just life changing. I meditate daily, if I miss a day or so I really notice a difference. I feel so much better and have more energy after meditating....life is more effortless. The ability to REWIRE YOUR THINKING through meditation is such a GIFT.

[@rasmusn.e.m1064]

This explains to me something I have been unable to explain: For about 5 to 6 years I have been more or less addicted to youtube. this point is relevant later. For the last year and a half, I have begun to very manually and very ineffectively make wooden instruments. Looking at my working process from a typical perspective, it looks like a tedious and uninspiring activity that ultimately results in a musical instrument that is more often than not out of tune, unimpressive in range, and very difficult to play. All because I do not use fancy formulas or tools. Why do I find this activity to be my favourite out of all the possible things I could be spending my time on? Learning new languages, spending time with friends, eating candy, etc. The cat's out of the bag, and it's called Flow. Cutting away at branches the thickness of your forearm with a pocket knife or a piece of flint that itself took hours to make just to see the wood split as you try to drill the bore of a flute is an experience everyone should have. When you hit that low and realise that you are not going to make that mistake again because your conviction simply won't allow it, it's magical.

[@pepperpoop7729]

dude, im also addicted to youtube AND make bamboo flutes

[@ID1visor]

@@pepperpoop7729 😂

[@yourmomsasshole7301]

Rasmus n.e.M ueah

[@yourmomsasshole7301]

Rasmus n.e.M yeah

[@usernametaken2tekken]

Preach

[@sully2018]

Could you put together a reading list for your subscribers? Would love to read what you’re reading.

[@breakingthemasks]

It's just me Sully ... commenting to get notified if there is a reply.

[@artmanrom]

:) Dear Sully, communicating through optimistic emotions with your subconscious, will be guiding yourself towards what would be best for you to read; you'll be amazed; we are all individuals and we have all custom needs.

[@spacemonkey351]

yesss

[@rajadityadas7948]

Yeah

[@ArielTst]

Ward

[@StillnessManifesto]

So beautifully explained 😍 "Taking on the practice of meditation is not so much adding something to your life, but rather removing things, obstacles to you awareness." Especially nowadays, surrounded by gorgeous shiny bright devices 😌

[@arthurasche4457]

This is now my favourite channel. Every single video is pure gold. I'm changing my life right now thanks to you. Thank you.

[@BlueBird_Tunes]

I keep coming back to this video just to be reminded and I would like to thank you deeply. This is the most helpful video I have ever watched. I struggled with ADHD, trauma, anxiety, depression, the whole package... After discovering and practicing Zen meditation and mindfulness I became a different person. These were the tools I needed for change. You changed someones life, to me you are a hero. ❤

[@azsegrxdhtfgvijnkomlewrhtg9508]

I do a healing meditation where I try to feel and visualized parts of my body healing and repairing. I start with one body part at a time, concentrating on it for 5 minutes or so and then move onto another body part. I feel like there's a significant difference in how fast I heal when I hurt something or am sore or something compared to when I don't meditate. Something that would've taken a week or more to heal takes just 3 or 4 days. It's amazing the effect the mind can have on the body. Thought is a powerful thing.

[@jyt4578]

Do you recommend a KZbin video of where to start?

[@wunder1385]

Thank you so much for this video. You posted it just in the right moment!

[@ana-wp8qx]

So thats why when you have a lot of free time, you mind does the weird depressive train of thoughts.

[@iamkadz]

When I was a kid while my father is away. I remembered painting so much that I realized time flies so fast and was amazed it was already past afternoon when I gazed outside. I even forgot I haven't eaten yet. Flow state, the zone or whatever term they name it .Surely it was amazing.

[@Cdudesproductions]

Wow, props on this video. It was incredibly well researched with peer reviewed journals, while being able to summarize those complex journals to a general audience very well, all without being preachy or self-indulgent. Well done!

[@LinkEX]

To the German-speaking people out there: I submitted German subtitles, if you want to check them out. Just needs confirmation for getting published now. I double-checked for any typos and consistency in the translation. I made sure to provide the German proper scientific terms if available, as well as the German book titles mentioned, given that said book was released in that language. I also tried staying as true to the somewhat personal style and sentence structure as possible, while allowing some liberties if the sentences would have gotten a little too contorted otherwise.

[@WhatIveLearned]

+LinkEX Awesome! Thank you for your thoroughness - it should be approved now

[@domsjuk]

Guter Beitrag :)

[@towmater1451]

Don’t most german people speak ok English tho? I’m taking german rn

[@mycrushisachicken]

@@towmater1451 True.

[@mrblexit7152]

@@mycrushisachicken I have German friends that prefer to speak and read in German. A couple are self conscious about their English even though they speak it well. You never know bro.

[@hrishikeshshinde5150]

Your channel is underrated. You deserve more subscribers.

[@theotherpen15]

BEEN WAITING FOR YOU TO DO THIS TOPIC FOR A LONG TIME

[@jomelynmauermann3324]

“Having powers mean know what to ignore” wow what a powerful words. Thats why i binge watching all your videos

[@Kunal-dx4dx]

Every video you make is something that no one else discusses, yet has the power to completely change the way you live your life. You are genuinely a great guy and this is the best informative channel on youtube. thank you for making all these videos

[@chandrasekharChebiyyam]

Guys can we all please donate this channel on Patreon? Also, please keep up the quality content on your channel! You are literally changing lives for the better of countless people (including me). Meditation is a magic pill I learnt from your channel and now I practice it daily and I have insane levels of attention already! Dont know where I will end up if i keep at it for years to come...

[@nemumimu]

"Just because you want to smoke doesn't mean you should." my brain: Yes! "Just because you're hungry doesn't mean you should eat unhealthy food!" my brain: Yes! "Just because you're bored doesn't mean you should check your ph-" my brain: >:(

[@thisisthewronghat2706]

oof ya caught me

[@impostor3246]

Do a dopamine detox

[@impostor3246]

@Karan ok Karan

[@desirocker9099]

delete all social media apps. except maybe youtube.

[@wildchicken679]

@@desirocker9099 It’s the only social media app I have... I should go without KZbin?

[@idirisabdihassan9288]

Meditation blocks me from the all negative thoughts iam so positive since I started meditation 🧘‍♂️ ❤️❤️

[@akumpi]

I read medication lmao

[@Wealthy_Mystic]

How many minutes do you do daily? once or twice a day? mindfullness or mantra meditation ?

[@charlieangkor8649]

so now you can jump off a window or step in front of a truck because it will make no fear since fear is a negative emotion.

[@johannestonnies7898]

@@charlieangkor8649 that's not how it works at all. It's more like that you don't give into the negativity.

[@VVayVVard]

@@charlieangkor8649 That's exactly how it works. But the human mind needs a desire to do things, and since meditation automatically eliminates depressive and suicidal thoughts―well before eliminating your fear of death―realistically this would never happen in real life.

[@disconnectedportal]

This video convinced me so much more to start meditating than anyone saying "it improves mental health and gets you in the present" by giving an abundance of reasons why meditating is helpful as well as the proper way to actually meditate rather than just sitting down with your eyes closed

[@UrosDrljaca]

When you eat, just eat. When you are tired, sleep. But anything you do, don't wobble.

[@DESTRAKON]

Damn b that's powerful

[@yeshwanthmuthyala3343]

When you watch a video,just watch Don't scroll comments

[@kdenishere]

gratz on 1m, this video absolutely deserves it

[@monarch7744]

Ah...yes "The Ultra Instinct."

[@jamesscott7075]

⁰

[@deveshtomar5102]

Flow mode.

[@mankinddevilment]

Unagi

[@owow8899]

Goku want to know your location

[@LittleLionLover]

I thank you for your effort to learn to pronounce that hungarian name correctly. Especially the author's family name is hard to spell out for a foreigner. Thank you for your detailed researches.

[@WhatIveLearned]

+LittleLionLover Always thought Hungarian was cool Used to play this song called szerencsétlen on Stepmania

[@dheemadown]

This video finally brought an understanding to what meditation is for me

[@kariahdebose7528]

This was by far one of the best videos on meditation I’ve seen thus far. If someone doesn’t start meditating after this then you just can’t save them🤷🏽‍♀️

[@katherinecal6619]

Love this! I have just started meditating once again and it’s interesting because since a child I was I introduced into meditation from my grandma but of course as a child and a teen I didn’t really grasp the concept of it. Now in my early 20’s I have centered myself and have decided to look within and reconnect with meditation and it’s just the most amazing thing anyone can do for themselves. Mindfulness goes such a long way. It’s so simple yet so complex but ultimately it’s how we think in the moment and what we make out of it. The power of now. I cannot wait to continue growing and learning and practicing mindfulness 💫🌞

[@markofsaltburn]

As the mind learns to repeatedly return to mediation after distraction, I come back to this video whenever I need to reconnect with hope, health, discipline, positivity and sanity.

[@vapourousshades6349]

When I microdose lsd and I work/cook/draw/play the guitar, I can easily enter a flow state . That and daily meditation and mindfulness exercises literally killed my depression . :) In an era such as ours, I’m positive that those practices are very very important for mental health.

[@hosseinazizi9016]

agree

[@chriscozajr.152]

Could i ask what mindfulness practices you use? Ive been trying to learn and understand my mind for a while but ive never found anything that works for me, ive just started focussing on my breath and meditating but thats all i know if you could help me id really appreciate it. Thanks

[@vapourousshades6349]

@@chriscozajr.152 Introspection is the best for me, trying to understand how my mind works, and asking questions like if I don't like something about me or my life, really trying to understand all it is about

[@chriscozajr.152]

@@vapourousshades6349 how do you practice introspection? Any useful videos that helped you?

[@silverbullet3939]

Thank you! I've been thinking about microdosing but worried about quality and dosing. How do you trust the quality and dosage? I'm in California and it's not legal here!

[@danwestaway]

This video should be seen by everybody, it convinced me to start meditating everyday

[@blakemccord2537]

This is probably the best video on meditation I’ve seen for a long time

[@outsandatv]

The power of knowing what to ignore, that is very true.

[@jamesbk9831]

Who else is watching this on a magic rectangle?

[@Submersed24]

Those were outdated 5 centuries ago

[@HausToys]

Meee

[@KryptonKr]

I have a smartphone

[@jacobdavis5518]

My magic smartphone is my magic rectangle

[@luminious2963]

This is a reference to the nofao video

[@CuT7yFlaM]

Interestingly enough, this is also what game designers look for, the "flow state". It's the moment where the challenge meets the improvement required by the player, creating this perfect focus and natural progression through their design. It's very similar to how an athlete performs in his task, like tennis player hit the ball back and forth, anticipating, calculating trajectories, gauging the strength and direction of their next movement, etc.

[@Ziggerath]

This is the first time anyone actually got me to understand what exactly you do when meditating.

[@liza2448]

Omg, I know what this is! Sometimes when painting I get the feeling that I don't really exist, and neither does my paint brush, it's just watching my painting grow all by itself.

[@leaode_cafe]

i'm meditating for about 2 months, it's helping me a lot with my OCD

[@Benjamintvgoogleplus]

Same!

[@compteofficiel4112]

have you realized that "your OCD" is just a label given by a drug pusher? don't give it power.

[@Radial9Gaming]

@@compteofficiel4112 some people actually have OCD Bruce

[@compteofficiel4112]

@@Radial9Gaming it is your choice whether to believe that or not

[@compteofficiel4112]

@thought spiralled who? believe what you will, it is your choice. in don't believe it, and i think it is sad that millions of young kids are being medicated with strong drugs for, basically, being kids... if you can't control your own mind, meditation or martial arts or yoga will help you more than amphetamines or whatever else they give people.

[@KabooM1067]

Now I understand why in Kuroko's Basket (the anime) they visualize "The Zone" as being isolated underwater. When I watched the show when I was younger I thought it was just fiction (and it is a bit exaggerated for dramatic reasons obviously) but then I read a bit more about 'the zone' of athletes and realized it was a real thing... I've felt this "Zone" multiple times, for instance when I'm writing fiction and don't notice the time, or studying Japanese and then look at the time and it's 4 am and I've been studying for 8 hours straight not even stopping to pee or drink water, or when I'm practicing a really difficult piece on guitar and one day everything just 'clicks' and I can play all the hard parts effortlessly without thinking about it. Or for a much less 'active' activity even: reading. Sometimes I read at a pace of 500 words per minute when I'm incredibly immersed in a story, but it doesn't happen always. Man, the mere thought of the possibility of making this a consciously controlled "switch" really motivates me to try out meditation. Thanks for this video man.

[@abhinavjain2985]

Thanks to you too

[@imakevideos5377]

I WISH I COULD STUDY FOR 8 HOURS NON STOP, well one day

[@rayres1074]

If KZbin commenters really were as genius as they claim to be, doomers, boomers and antivaxxing wouldn't be a thing.

[@yeshwanthmuthyala3343]

"Damm this guy named about 10 books in one video does he read all of them" says my inner monke

[@JDubeta]

Wow - standing ovation!... This is quite possibly the best curated "thing" I've ever come across explaining the science and benefits of meditation. THANK YOU! Sharing it forward.

[@sebacatana]

You are simply amazing. Your videos are so well documented, so logically scripted, so clear... I just want to say "thank you". Inspired work. And please never stop!

[@karan4412]

How to develop an autotelic self: 1. Setting goals 2. Becoming immerse in activity 3. Paying attention to what is happening 4. Learning to enjoy immediate experience

[@zyansheep]

Correction: setting _realistic_ goals

[@cowboycalicojakk9685]

"you can make any human activity a meditation by doing it just to do it"

[@tashilhamu4510]

Trevor Wright i understand this but i feel if i dont plan future then i will be a like a wood

[@Ray2311us]

The mind feeds on familiarity but it NEEDS to be updated with new elements every time. Like watching a porn video, surely the same video isn’t watched a thousand times regardless of how on point the fetish is for you in that particular video. Thus comes in the factor of building great paradigms that take a very long time in survival states to diminish or at least rewrite. Comfort will always be the enemy of the mind psychologically.

[@cherrytofu8939]

This naturally occurs when I dance sometimes, it happened yesterday too.

[@ThatWhatIs393]

@@tashilhamu4510 "i understand this but i feel if i dont plan future then i will be a like a wood" ~ There is no contradiction! You can live a meditative livestyle and also plan your future. Nobody said you can't ever think about or plan your future! If you plan your future, just do so mindfully and while being present. Don't plan it while doing anything else. I know your comment is 10 months old but I figured I'd respond anyways.

[@EnlightenedCarnivore]

I forget who said that ZEN is simply "Doing one thing at a time". (Only focusing on the thing you are actually doing, of course. Not listening to the mind and its ramblings) Be Here Now, was Ram Dass' line.

[@mohanty6741]

1:09 Such a subtle yet strong edit.

[@Edwin-mk2nz]

the quality of this video is beyond imagination, and it certainly deserve more likes and views.

[@estherayewoh1077]

Best AND MOST INFORMATIVE video I've seen in a while. Thank you

[@xa2148]

I am using headphones while watching this video and i said to my brain “hear that carefully brain” while im thinking about Darth Vader

[@pallenda]

Meditation always sounded like some wierd form of magic. I really like the way you explain as getting a more clear signal.

[@fegodev]

Love this channel so much!!

[@hashtaka7719]

Thank you so much for making my life changing video for me! Knowing that I can tone down the inner chatter is so powerful!!! Paying attention to a pain is not equal suffering when you know how to decouple the sensation and commentary about the pain!!! Thank you!

[@ayreonate]

I cant imagine what I would've become now if I've found your videos like 10 years ago. this channel is pure gold!! keep up the amazing work man

[@PatrikBecomes]

Then you can imagine what you'll be in ten years from now. Things come to us when we're ready.

[@f7evisceration22]

"New video from What I've Learned" *immediately opens the video*

[@mitdesai55555]

F7Evisceration me too

[@oronero6071]

me too I left another video

[@birdsamora9925]

everybody that subscribed did this.

[@MsMrBaum]

I think that's exactly the thing he tries to talk you out of.

[@iuliua]

immediately likes it too

[@nesaprotu]

I'm an gambling addict and this right here might just saved my life.

[@tranquil31]

how have you been since u watched the video?

[@dionysus3774]

@@tranquil31 High asf.

[@Isaax]

You must reply, @YellowNoise

[@ubayyd]

Best of luck to you man

[@MARCHIESON]

dont apply flow to gambling 😂😂

[@Gmachine5847]

I love your channel, please do a video about "Coffe, is it bad or good to us?" . thanks!

[@acm-oj7hy]

I loved how you covered diverse and often less well known benefits of meditation with research and clear explanations. Going to give this video a share!

[@randywa]

I found that just accepting all thoughts and feelings in your head, let’s you stop listening to them and helps me focus on my current task.

[@binauralmindmusic-relaxing1509]

With meditation I have managed it: My brain is in standby-mode and I am no longer worried about problems. But I don't know how to turn my brain back on.

[@PaperBagMan884]

Rip

[@elk3407]

So "flow" is just hyperfocus, which is commonly experienced by people with ADHD. With ADHD you either can't focus on anything, or just suddenly you are relizing that several hours have passed, but you just wrote a full essay in one go, and it's perfect.

[@Broadpaw_Fox]

Thankfully someone else sees this. I'm Aspergers, and this kind of focus is something I do every time I focus on any specific task. I can just tune out everything except what I'm trying to do, and go at it with everything I have. I always thought that was normal, but now I'm realizing it isn't. I will qualify this though - it definitely happens with things I'm interested in, ie my hobbies. Other tasks that are forced for some reason (assignments and job requirements that aren't interesting) make this hyper focus less prevalent. If there's nothing around to distract though, it still happens. :)

[@logankirkpatrick5483]

I always have the "flow" when in wrestling in the moment I win the match and I'm back wondering what tf happen

[@0skydogstekstuff0]

Now we just need to stop looking at it as a “disorder.” Just because your brain works differently doesn’t mean you have to clinically treat it. You can embrace it and the benefits that come with your individual way of thinking.

[@marekvodicka]

No, look up flow on wikipedia and you'll see that it's a different concept than hyperfocus.

[@silverbullet3939]

@@Broadpaw_Fox Thank you for the insight, Eric! Do you feel like other factors influence your focus - diet, exercise, relationships? Or can you just focus at will whenever you find something interesting?

[@muditgoyal8142]

Consider you messed up with game settings, you always have a default settings button and you can start once again and set your own mode. Its similar thing we can do with brain. Just change the mode in your mode and you will definetly be able to things easily which u wanna do.

[@sujanselvam]

dude seriously your channel is awesome...you explain it with proof and with simplicity. love it!!!

[@matheuslellis3793]

What I really like about this is how he estabilishes a correlation between studies. It was the same thing on the fasting video, definitely gonna sub!

[@vladimir1341]

The mind always lives in a dream, step of the dream and be at peace.

[@mydogskips2]

OMG, you pronounced Mihalyi Csikszentmihalyi's name correctly, I'm quite impressed.

[@Dotthel]

Came right on time!!

[@ArjunKelaiya]

I have come across your channel just now; This video made me stop surfing youtube mindlessly (procrastinating) and start doing Headspace (meditating) and then work. Thank you for that.

[@SoulPapiii]

powerful video i love the fact that ive cultivated meditating as a part of me all these years intuively only to arrive to this very passing present moment to realize ive done something extraordinary for my personal being making that decision all long time ago healing mental strength and awareness advanced process of thinking and critically analyzing experience , memory and situations and ultimately just being a more humble , controlled wise self love peace and abundance everyone ~ J Mastermind

[@ethan-loves]

Thank you for this video. I found that I entered a state of flow for about six minutes while watching it. I credit your clear narration, engaging editing, and fascinating subject matter for this. I have come away from this with a much greater and more resolute appreciation of my mindfulness practices. I wonder why the brain defaults to the default mode network. If it is truly advantageous for us to engage our task positive brain regions, why do we not do so automatically? Is it more energy intensive to maintain flow? Do we suffer interpersonally when we are very focused on our task? I find that I am more empathetic and social when I am mindful, but I can see how a flow state can be inflexible, causing us to respond poorly to unexpected social interactions. Perhaps the ability to be distracted is more useful than we imagine.

[@AnteP-dx4my]

Yea I want to know this too

[@Ivan-sy9wh]

This is such a great question! Commenting here so I would get a notification when someone actually gives an answer :-)

[@yazed410]

mmmm interesting.

[@SpeedJedi1]

Ivan same

[@Yungillegalbean]

I would argue that being more in this default network helps me personally, as I naturally do what’s more important to me without giving it much thought. Sure there’s moments in our social lives where we really have to think about our decisions, but I’d argue for the most part, this default mode network is more useful and helpful to our lives in all aspects. I also realize this is simply a subjective experience, I’m interested if anyone agrees with this.

[@barnicskobalazs]

Halfway through the video I realized I haven't focused this much on anything in the last few weeks.

[@WarriorPocky]

Now I understand why I thoroughly enjoy playing video games. This is how I get to my 'flow' state.

[@Consul99]

No, you don't. You enjoy video games because it's an escape from the real world and an escape from responsibility. Video games interrupt complex thoughts long after you've finished playing. Distractions are an insidious disease of the mind.

[@NoOne-wd5my]

I have that flow state when im at my boxing training and doing 1-2 combinations on the boxing bag till i cant do more. After a while it feels like as if im not thinking. It's amazing

[@WarriorPocky]

Herp Derp That is true as well, and I have reflected on that. But what I was mainly referring to is that, I thoroughly enjoy playing because I am engaged so much and I feel that effect on me. Usually I am on autopilot and it's so difficult for me to focus on the mundane even if I want to (I have been thinking about getting tested for ADHD on the side). When you put it this way, don't tasks that engage you the same way would be considered an 'escape' then? If I said that "I like to play my guitar so much because it puts me in the 'flow' state," I feel like it would have been much more acceptable and not considered a 'distraction' because that is seen by many as a 'productive/marketable/etc skill'. Video games are generally frowned upon by society (because of the problems with addiction, escapism aspect, unproductiveness, etc etc) thus the reason I understand why you think this is the case. Bottom line is, video games wake me up. It helps me feel and understand how it's like to be functioning in that sense; and it inspires me to try and achieve the same thing with the other aspects of my life. I know other people can relate with this too, not just with video games. I'm not antagonizing what you've just said at all because I understand that; but I think you may have missed my idea on it and so I want to help you to see the other side of it, too.

[@arete7884]

What these plebians don't realize when u play competitive rts games ur brain is working harder than a chess champion's.

[@RocketMan12260]

Guys chill he gave an observation, he didnt say he was addicted to games.

[@somashekarac1820]

The quality of knowledge in the video is mindblowing.

[@jedheadcinematv1440]

I just said this....the. Pained shoulder was eye opening to me

[@amber8349]

My life improved immensely after discovering philosophy and meditation. From quitting addictions to making huge decisions that affect years of my life, the benefits are hard to ignore.

[@nixadventures3938]

Aaah so me wanting a smoke means I’m bored and possibly irritated. While that fact may be accurate... perhaps I should fill my time with meditation and physical performance. Thanks dude.

[@osse99]

"The tragedy of a species becoming unfit for life by over-evolving one ability is not confined to humankind. Thus it is thought, for instance, that certain deer in paleontological times succumbed as they acquired overly-heavy horns. The mutations must be considered blind, they work, are thrown forth, without any contact of interest with their environment. In depressive states, the mind may be seen in the image of such an antler, in all its fantastic splendour pinning its bearer to the ground." -  Peter Wessel Zapffe

[@thoughtthinkingthought]

"what she discovered just by being curiously aware when she smoked was that smoking....tastes....like....shit"

[@batlin]

It is true... I don't know why anyone would finish a single cigarette given how shit they taste...

[@itsagametothemmomma9096]

thought thinking thought Cool name. Cool videos. Keep it goin, u deserve more views

[@thoughtthinkingthought]

really appreciate that

[@neutraltakes2134]

Smoking doesn't taste like anything for me. It's the lung hit that does it. It's like cracking knuckles, there is a bit of tension when you inhale, which can be characterized as unpleasant, but then the environment in your lungs adjusts and feels full. Then you exhale. The dizziness, or the stimulant effect, often isn't a part of the experience. Granted, I may be internalizing my addiction, but the feeling is what our mind makes of the reality around us.

[@Arkhs]

thought thinking thought sounds a lot like thinking judgementally to me xP

[@hsblw_6]

This was one of the best videos I have ever watched on KZbin. Thank you. I've been trying to medicate for a while now, but suddenly it all makes sense why do I've always found it so pointless: I couldn't understand the fixation about the breath, and you explained it in such an easy way it is impossible not to get it! It's bicep curl to our brain! Man you are awesome.

[@CirdeceSk8er]

Just discovered this channel... Can't believe I didn't came across it before. I've been experimenting with meditation/mindfulness practices since months and this is exactly the video I needed. Thank you !