[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.48,0:00:03.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We live in an incredibly busy world. Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.07,0:00:06.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The pace of life is often frantic,\Nour minds are always busy, Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.59,0:00:08.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we're always doing something. Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.80,0:00:11.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So with that in mind,\NI'd like you just to take a moment Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.51,0:00:16.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to think, when did you last take\Nany time to do nothing? Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.82,0:00:19.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just 10 minutes, undisturbed? Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.35,0:00:21.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when I say nothing, I do mean nothing. Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.62,0:00:24.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that's no emailing,\Ntexting, no Internet, Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.24,0:00:27.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,no TV, no chatting, no eating, no reading. Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.30,0:00:30.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not even sitting there\Nreminiscing about the past Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.61,0:00:31.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or planning for the future. Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.75,0:00:35.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Simply doing nothing. Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.44,0:00:37.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I see a lot of very blank faces. Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.02,0:00:39.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.05,0:00:40.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You probably have to go a long way back. Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.99,0:00:42.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this is an extraordinary thing, right? Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.02,0:00:44.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're talking about our mind. Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.14,0:00:48.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The mind, our most valuable\Nand precious resource, Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.43,0:00:51.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through which we experience\Nevery single moment of our life. Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.45,0:00:54.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The mind that we rely upon Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.62,0:00:59.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be happy, content,\Nemotionally stable as individuals, Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.12,0:01:01.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and at the same time,\Nto be kind and thoughtful Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.52,0:01:04.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and considerate\Nin our relationships with others. Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.25,0:01:07.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the same mind that we depend upon Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.36,0:01:10.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be focused, creative, spontaneous, Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.86,0:01:14.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to perform at our very best\Nin everything that we do. Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.91,0:01:18.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And yet, we don't take\Nany time out to look after it. Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.01,0:01:22.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, we spend more time\Nlooking after our cars, Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.05,0:01:24.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our clothes and our hair than we -- Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.06,0:01:25.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,okay, maybe not our hair, Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.33,0:01:26.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.35,0:01:27.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but you see where I'm going. Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.13,0:01:30.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The result, of course,\Nis that we get stressed. Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.81,0:01:33.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, the mind whizzes away\Nlike a washing machine Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.56,0:01:36.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,going round and round,\Nlots of difficult, confusing emotions, Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.98,0:01:41.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we don't really know\Nhow to deal with that. Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.31,0:01:45.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the sad fact\Nis that we are so distracted Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.80,0:01:49.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we're no longer present\Nin the world in which we live. Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.36,0:01:53.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We miss out on the things\Nthat are most important to us, Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.69,0:01:56.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the crazy thing\Nis that everybody just assumes, Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.12,0:01:59.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's the way life is, so we've just\Nkind of got to get on with it. Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.48,0:02:01.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's really not how it has to be. Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.72,0:02:05.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I was about 11 when I went along\Nto my first meditation class. Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.16,0:02:09.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And trust me, it had all the stereotypes\Nthat you can imagine, Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.38,0:02:11.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the sitting cross-legged on the floor, Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.78,0:02:15.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the incense, the herbal tea,\Nthe vegetarians, the whole deal, Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.18,0:02:18.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but my mom was going and I was intrigued,\Nso I went along with her. Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.97,0:02:20.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd also seen a few kung fu movies, Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.98,0:02:24.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and secretly I kind of thought\NI might be able to learn how to fly, Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.34,0:02:26.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I was very young at the time. Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.06,0:02:30.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now as I was there, I guess,\Nlike a lot of people, Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.17,0:02:33.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I assumed that it was just\Nan aspirin for the mind. Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.83,0:02:35.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You get stressed, you do some meditation. Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.81,0:02:39.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hadn't really thought that it could be\Nsort of preventative in nature, Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.66,0:02:43.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,until I was about 20, when a number\Nof things happened in my life Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.32,0:02:45.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in quite quick succession, Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.75,0:02:49.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,really serious things\Nwhich just flipped my life upside down Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.22,0:02:52.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and all of a sudden\NI was inundated with thoughts, Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.14,0:02:55.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,inundated with difficult emotions\Nthat I didn't know how to cope with. Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.72,0:02:57.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every time I sort of pushed one down, Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.76,0:02:59.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,another one would pop back up again. Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.58,0:03:01.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was a really very stressful time. Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.82,0:03:05.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I guess we all deal with stress\Nin different ways. Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.14,0:03:10.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some people will bury themselves in work,\Ngrateful for the distraction. Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.75,0:03:14.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Others will turn to their friends,\Ntheir family, looking for support. Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.06,0:03:17.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some people hit the bottle,\Nstart taking medication. Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.95,0:03:20.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My own way of dealing with it\Nwas to become a monk. Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.02,0:03:24.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I quit my degree,\NI headed off to the Himalayas, Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.66,0:03:27.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I became a monk, and I started\Nstudying meditation. Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.17,0:03:32.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People often ask me\Nwhat I learned from that time. Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.23,0:03:34.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, obviously it changed things. Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.47,0:03:38.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's face it, becoming a celibate monk\Nis going to change a number of things. Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.48,0:03:40.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it was more than that. Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.06,0:03:44.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It taught me -- it gave me\Na greater appreciation, Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.40,0:03:47.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an understanding for the present moment. Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.06,0:03:51.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By that I mean not being lost in thought, Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.02,0:03:53.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not being distracted, Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.86,0:03:57.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not being overwhelmed\Nby difficult emotions, Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.67,0:04:01.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but instead learning how to be\Nin the here and now, Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.23,0:04:03.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how to be mindful, how to be present. Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.16,0:04:07.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think the present moment\Nis so underrated. Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.62,0:04:09.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It sounds so ordinary, Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.41,0:04:13.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and yet we spend so little time\Nin the present moment Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.13,0:04:15.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that it's anything but ordinary. Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.50,0:04:19.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was a research paper that came\Nout of Harvard, just recently, Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.30,0:04:22.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that said on average, our minds\Nare lost in thought Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.10,0:04:24.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,almost 47 percent of the time. Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.08,0:04:26.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,47 percent. Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.13,0:04:29.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the same time, this sort\Nof constant mind-wandering Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.00,0:04:32.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is also a direct cause of unhappiness. Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.66,0:04:37.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now we're not here for that long anyway, Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.73,0:04:41.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but to spend almost half\Nof our life lost in thought Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.95,0:04:43.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and potentially quite unhappy, Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.96,0:04:46.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't know, it just kind\Nof seems tragic, actually, Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.66,0:04:49.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,especially when there's something\Nwe can do about it, Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.61,0:04:53.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when there's a positive,\Npractical, achievable, Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.26,0:04:56.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,scientifically proven technique Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.24,0:04:58.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which allows our mind to be more healthy, Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.47,0:05:02.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be more mindful and less distracted. Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.62,0:05:05.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the beauty of it is that even though Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.04,0:05:07.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it need only take about 10 minutes a day, Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.44,0:05:10.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it impacts our entire life. Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.20,0:05:12.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we need to know how to do it. Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.92,0:05:14.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need an exercise. Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.18,0:05:17.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need a framework\Nto learn how to be more mindful. Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.32,0:05:19.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's essentially what meditation is. Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.24,0:05:21.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's familiarizing ourselves\Nwith the present moment. Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.76,0:05:24.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we also need to know\Nhow to approach it in the right way Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.81,0:05:26.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to get the best from it. Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.69,0:05:29.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's what these are for,\Nin case you've been wondering, Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.66,0:05:31.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because most people assume Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.92,0:05:34.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that meditation\Nis all about stopping thoughts, Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.68,0:05:37.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,getting rid of emotions,\Nsomehow controlling the mind, Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.74,0:05:39.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but actually it's quite\Ndifferent from that. Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.34,0:05:42.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's more about stepping back, Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.72,0:05:45.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sort of seeing the thought clearly, Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.08,0:05:47.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,witnessing it coming and going,\Nemotions coming and going Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.82,0:05:52.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without judgment,\Nbut with a relaxed, focused mind. Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.46,0:05:55.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So for example, right now, Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.60,0:05:58.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if I focus too much on the balls, Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.06,0:06:01.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then there's no way I can relax\Nand talk to you at the same time. Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.21,0:06:03.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Equally, if I relax too much\Ntalking to you, Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.34,0:06:05.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's no way I can focus on the balls. Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.27,0:06:06.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to drop them. Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.47,0:06:09.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now in life, and in meditation, Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.12,0:06:12.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there'll be times when the focus\Nbecomes a little bit too intense, Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.54,0:06:16.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and life starts to feel a bit like this. Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.54,0:06:18.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a very uncomfortable\Nway to live life, Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.70,0:06:20.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when you get this tight and stressed. Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.82,0:06:24.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At other times, we might take our foot off\Nthe gas a little bit too much, Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.32,0:06:26.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and things just become a sort\Nof little bit like this. Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.92,0:06:28.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course in meditation -- Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.61,0:06:29.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Snores) Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.63,0:06:31.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're going to end up falling asleep. Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.44,0:06:34.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we're looking for a balance,\Na focused relaxation Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.17,0:06:37.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where we can allow thoughts to come and go Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.20,0:06:39.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without all the usual involvement. Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.94,0:06:43.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, what usually happens\Nwhen we're learning to be mindful Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.24,0:06:46.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that we get distracted by a thought. Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.18,0:06:47.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's say this is an anxious thought. Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.98,0:06:50.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everything's going fine,\Nand we see the anxious thought. Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.63,0:06:53.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Oh, I didn't realize\NI was worried about that." Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.17,0:06:54.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You go back to it, repeat it. Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.65,0:06:55.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Oh, I am worried. Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.84,0:06:58.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I really am worried.\NWow, there's so much anxiety." Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.30,0:07:00.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And before we know it, right, Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.08,0:07:03.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're anxious about feeling anxious. Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.04,0:07:04.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.07,0:07:05.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, this is crazy. Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.41,0:07:08.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We do this all the time,\Neven on an everyday level. Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.58,0:07:12.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you think about the last time\Nyou had a wobbly tooth. Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.88,0:07:16.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know it's wobbly,\Nand you know that it hurts. Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.20,0:07:20.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But what do you do every 20, 30 seconds? Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.74,0:07:22.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Mumbling) Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.64,0:07:23.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It does hurt. Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.84,0:07:26.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we reinforce the storyline, right? Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.40,0:07:29.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we just keep telling ourselves,\Nand we do it all the time. Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.38,0:07:32.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's only in learning\Nto watch the mind in this way Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.10,0:07:35.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we can start to let go\Nof those storylines and patterns of mind. Dialogue: 0,0:07:36.53,0:07:39.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But when you sit down\Nand you watch the mind in this way, Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.23,0:07:41.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you might see many different patterns. Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.11,0:07:43.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You might find a mind\Nthat's really restless and -- Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.77,0:07:44.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the whole time. Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.61,0:07:48.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't be surprised if you feel\Na bit agitated in your body Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.78,0:07:52.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when you sit down to do nothing\Nand your mind feels like that. Dialogue: 0,0:07:52.54,0:07:54.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You might find a mind that's very dull Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.94,0:07:57.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and boring, and it's just,\Nalmost mechanical, Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.28,0:08:00.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it just seems it's as if you're\Ngetting up, going to work, Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.48,0:08:02.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,eat, sleep, get up, work. Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.96,0:08:05.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or it might just be\Nthat one little nagging thought Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.49,0:08:09.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that just goes round and round your mind. Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.64,0:08:11.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, whatever it is, Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.01,0:08:17.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,meditation offers the opportunity,\Nthe potential to step back Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.64,0:08:20.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to get a different perspective, Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.18,0:08:24.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to see that things aren't always\Nas they appear. Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.06,0:08:30.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can't change every little thing\Nthat happens to us in life, Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.79,0:08:34.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we can change\Nthe way that we experience it. Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.22,0:08:37.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's the potential\Nof meditation, of mindfulness. Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.96,0:08:40.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You don't have to burn any incense, Dialogue: 0,0:08:40.54,0:08:42.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you definitely don't have\Nto sit on the floor. Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.94,0:08:46.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All you need to do\Nis to take 10 minutes out a day Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.85,0:08:50.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to step back, to familiarize yourself\Nwith the present moment Dialogue: 0,0:08:50.39,0:08:53.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that you get to experience\Na greater sense Dialogue: 0,0:08:53.08,0:08:57.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of focus, calm and clarity in your life. Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.49,0:08:58.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you very much. Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.71,0:09:02.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)