Why meditation won't make you happy

Let's talk about daily meditation for 3 years, the world's happiest man: Buddhist Monk Matthieu Ricard, Deepak Chopra, Oprah, Pema Chodron, Tara Brach, and peace through Awareness with yourself for beginners to experts.
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Hi, I'm Corey. I am a writer/actor/comedian based in Los Angeles. I have dealt with mental health issues since the fifth grade. Now I want to laugh with them. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Anxiety Disorder, and Depression. I'm not a doctor, but that’s exactly why my brother said I should talk about it.
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[@onurdegirmencitv]

You are extremely good at explaining difficult stuff brother, thank you for sharing!

[@coreybennettboardman]

Thank you so much Onur! That's so awesome to hear. I'm glad there's more of us who want to explore this stuff.

[@StartupClicks]

Man your channel is great dude.

[@coreybennettboardman]

Jp!!! Thank you friend! 🙌

[@tanpen15]

One of the best videos ive seen on YT.

[@coreybennettboardman]

Thank you Kane! This response gets saved into my cookie jar. 🙌

[@yminister18]

Someone who deals with anxiety disorders and intrusive thoughts this is a great video. Michael A. Singer says 95% of the thoughts we have we don’t create. The mind creates them itself. So why do we have them? He said everything we stored inside is trying to get out but we’re resisting them. Surrendering is the willingness to let go and realize that you are not your thoughts and you are not your feelings once we have established this that’s when we become established in the seat itself.

[@coreybennettboardman]

Thank you Emmanuel for this thoughtful comment! It's interesting to actually observe feeling the thoughts trying to come out, but resisting it. Surrender can be magical, indeed!

[@JaysonT1]

Corey is truly my spirit animal.

[@coreybennettboardman]

Haha Jayson. You are so awesome. And you are my Patronus! 🦌

[@krystleferdinand8622]

Wow Corey this video was amazing! You're a really captivating presenter and the editing was sooo good! Can't wait to watch more🔥🔥🔥

[@coreybennettboardman]

HEYOOO THANK YOU Krystle!! I really appreciate you watching and your kindness. 🙌🙌🙌

[@RealJamieBarclay]

Holy shit, this is one of the best videos I've seen in a long time honestly. The editing, the public speaking, the story telling, the content, everything is top tier. You're amazing, keep going strong my friend! I've never felt so confident that a small channel can one day become huge as I do with yours.

[@coreybennettboardman]

Jamie!! Thank you so much my friend. That really means a ton with the amount of time and effort that went into this. And you know how it goes with trying to edit like this. So thank you, from deep down. I'm just hoping to keep pace with your growth haha!! It will be fun to grow together. 🤝

[@binathere2574]

I'd agree

[@danmarinodan]

Badgers are known to have a lot of gamma rays. Meditate right after you wake up? Nothing in between? 👀 Loved the ending! This one is worthy of phone call again friend!

[@coreybennettboardman]

NOTHING in between. Mr. Beast says so. Maybe that's why badgers are so tenacious. Wait, are they tenacious? I don't actually know. I don't think I understand what tenacious means. (looking up definition) Ah, I meant ferocious. 🦡 Thank you Dan!! Talk soon.

[@callumrylance]

Amazing video brother 🙌🏼 Really enjoyed watching this and hearing your experiences. Looking forward to the next vid 🤝🏻

[@coreybennettboardman]

AWESOME!! Thank you Callum! 🙌 I really appreciate you watching. And I look forward to your version as well! 😉

[@alancasey9240]

The greatest video I've seen in years, maybe ever. Thanks a lot Corey

[@coreybennettboardman]

Alan, thank you, really and truly. You are so kind to share that. Thank you. 🙂

[@nkatekosiweya]

What a great summary of your very interesting experience, thanks for sharing a piece of your journey, it's very insightful and enlightening and entertaining. Like many things towards self actualization, it seems like it gets confusing before it becomes clear and we should just keep moving forward. By the way this is a 5 star, 10/10 video, great work in all aspects of it, well done Corey.

[@coreybennettboardman]

Thank you so much Nkateko!! I appreciate your time watching and your kind comment! This is going in my cookie jar. We keep going!! 🙌

[@chasingcuriosity1]

Great video!! Loved the editing, the content. Thank you for sharing.

[@coreybennettboardman]

Thank you Ahren! Really means a lot to hear that, to be able to support each other! 🙌

[@JaysonT1]

Checking in to see if you're cooking up another video, Mr Boardman? 😁

[@coreybennettboardman]

Haha! Thank you. I am cooking Jayson. Almost there!🍳

[@taoofmj]

I like Tolle’s approach to body awareness which leads to presence in everyday life. He discusses this in Power of Now. Keep some of your awareness on the inner body and it will keep you connected to that other realm. Try it out!

[@coreybennettboardman]

That's interesting. It's like you can stay connected to the best of both worlds!

[@css374]

it's interesting to explain. you said that. in words, everything is fine. the main thing is that you feel it.

[@coreybennettboardman]

Yes. Hopefully we can all feel it!

[@css374]

@@coreybennettboardman we have a difference of 16 hours if the clock hand moves to the west. if to the east, then 7-8 hours. It's a big difference, sir, and I'm sure there are a lot of us.

[@coreybennettboardman]

@@css374 What do you mean? Explain more my friend.

[@css374]

@@coreybennettboardman we live far from each other. You're in Los Angeles, I'm in Siberia.I'm for the Bering Strait. it's still a long way off. in Yakutia.

[@coreybennettboardman]

It’s so cool that we can connect from that distance!! 🙌

[@EthanDodd]

You've got it my man.

[@coreybennettboardman]

Workin' on it! 🙌

[@miaaiyana]

YEESSS, love the video corey!!! Amazing stuff. Yeah I agree - having meditated pretty regularly (90% accuracy) for about a year now, it's definitely not the answer but also you can feel that it's part of the solution. To more gamma rays!

[@coreybennettboardman]

MIAAAAAA, thank you so so much!!! This means a lot to me. And you totally get it. It's sounds like it's helping you in different ways too? To more gammy rays!!! ☼

[@wiktorromanowicz]

you are not your thoughts, amazing video bro

[@coreybennettboardman]

Oh man, that's a game changer to think about! You are not your thoughts. Thank you so much for the response Wiktor! I really appreciate it! 🙌

[@benf1111]

Sounds like you had a lot of trying going on which is fine actually...but it also sounds like you're finding your way...you're becoming independent of outcomes. That's nothing to scoff at my friend. And thanks for reminding me that I can stick to a practice for that long.

[@coreybennettboardman]

Definitely lots of trying going on over here lol. So healthy detachment has been an interesting undertaking for sure. Thank you again for the support!, Ben!

[@benf1111]

@@coreybennettboardman thank you man. Everything I say to you is simply a reminder to me. Somehow it sinks in more when I share. Effortless effort my friend. Become aware of that which cannot be subtracted and see what happens...it's just a game...we can always go back to the old ways so why not play around.

[@coreybennettboardman]

All good Ben! Thank you. I understand. I sincerely appreciate your response! It's good to be able to talk it through and work it out. That's part of the reason for making these videos. It helps me to work it out by sharing too. And that seems to be a fun part of the game for all of us: to share what we can with the tribe!

[@taoofmj]

You are not your mind. It’s like tennis. If your mind was you, you would be the ball. But since you can observe the ball (mind) you are the spectator watching the ball. Once you learn to direct your thoughts and control the mind you become the player in charge of the next thought or lack their of (silence) you seek.

[@coreybennettboardman]

That's such a great analogy for better understanding and implementing the seat of the self concept. Thank you again MJ! 🎾

[@terra.futuro]

Do you watch the Andrew Huberman podcast? He says that we control the mind with the body and not with the mind. But, I don't think there is a single technique that make miracles, I think it's a set of healthy habits that make the difference and do them every day for a long time, because training the mind to be relaxed and happy, for me, it's like getting good at anything, you can't do it on the first day, but after many days and many days of practice.

[@coreybennettboardman]

Hi Renata! Great to see you here. 🙌 And congrats on your own channel and consistency with making content. It is amazing to think about AND see the future happening right now. 🦾 I do watch Huberman! Great resource. And yes, working on the mind with habits does seem to take time and effort, especially depending on the coding/coping that we developed from childhood haha 😬 But it definitely seems more enjoyable to have a growth mindset in this way and that we can change for a more enjoyable experience in our life. I could of course be wrong. The way I understand it, I see it go both ways. The mind can affect the body, and the body the mind. But then we can look at the mystics who say you can't control the monkey mind, you can only transcend it! Lol. I don't know. I'm just glad to keep exploring. 💛

[@terra.futuro]

@@coreybennettboardman Thank you very much for the support! I see you've watched my video! ☺☺I also consider another hypothesis, perhaps we shouldn't assume that we all function in the same way, because what works for one person may not work for another. In my personal experience, I've had to find out how to be healthier. And I noticed that the more positive habits I adopt, the happier I become. 🙂🙂

[@coreybennettboardman]

@@terra.futuro I'm glad that you have been able to get healthier with positive habits that work for you. Great to connect with you on here and Skool!! 🙌

[@terra.futuro]

@@coreybennettboardman 🙃🙃🙃🙃

[@coreybennettboardman]

🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@css374]

I'm living like the last day, huh. With pleasure inside.

[@coreybennettboardman]

Makes me think of Memento Mori. Nice to try and appreciate each day...

[@css374]

@@coreybennettboardman awareness. awareness. awareness.

[@coreybennettboardman]

Yes! Yes! Yes! 🙃

[@css374]

Have you been sitting in asana for three years? And a good installation

[@coreybennettboardman]

I don't know if I've been doing it correctly haha! But I'm trying. Thank you 🙌

[@css374]

@@coreybennettboardman Probably, yes.

[@JaysonT1]

@@coreybennettboardman I was told once, "you can't do it wrong". I do believe some ways are more beneficial than others though.

[@coreybennettboardman]

I suppose any version that brings you peace that you can share, has its place.

[@css374]

@@coreybennettboardman Is this your opinion or…?

[@JaysonT1]

Are you OK? You been absent.

[@coreybennettboardman]

Thank you sincerely for checking in. Working through some things. 💛

[@JaysonT1]

@@coreybennettboardman Don't take life so seriously, Corey. You'll never make it out alive.

[@JaysonT1]

@@coreybennettboardman Are you getting enough Chipotle?

[@lonelyoldfathomelessbum]

Drugs work faster AND no chanting lol :)

[@coreybennettboardman]

Haha, I've seen plenty of people on drugs, chanting away... 🙃