have you ever noticed that you're always just trying to fill some type of void
that you can't really explain well you might be a Hungry Ghost
what's a Hungry Ghost make sure that you stay tuned to find out and we'll also be
discussing the solutions what is up everybody this is Chris from the rewired
soul where we talk about the problem but focus on the solution and today's topic
is extremely extremely important as we dive into it it'll start to make sense
but this whole topic this is a primary source of suffering for so many people
so so many people but the problem is that most people don't even realize what
they're actually doing so do me a favor if you can relate to this video if you
find anything of value in this video please share it because like I said a
lot of people are struggling with this but they don't even realize it so we
want to get the message out there and help even more people alright but let's
get started and talk about what this Hungry Ghost is so the term The Hungry
Ghost actually comes from Buddhist philosophy okay and they came up with
this term as they notice that this is a key source of suffering for many many
people they use this term to describe how so
many people are driven by intense emotional needs in an animalistic way in
a more modern neurobiological way of looking at this we're constantly seeking
for the next dopamine hit okay so some of the modern examples of this we're
always looking for the next thing to buy or we're waiting for the next like on
Facebook or the next light on our latest Instagram photo or for you fellow
youtubers out there the next subscription sometimes we're working for
the next tasty thing to eat or the next sign of love affection attention or
we're looking for even more ways to make more money because we feel that that's
going to be the thing that fills that void inside of us something that we got
to make very clear first off is that we're looking for these very temporary
solutions to more of a long-term problem and these are just distraction
techniques no matter what we do no matter how many likes that we get on
Facebook or Instagram or anything like that
they are very fleeting and they don't last very long these are distraction
techniques this is one of the many reasons why I am NOT a fan of fidget
spinners and fidget cubes and things like that because we have to sit back
and think what's going to happen now that we've become dependent on this
thing what's gonna happen when that thing isn't around what happens when you
forget your fidget spinner at home right what's going to happen when you don't
have money to buy the next thing what's gonna happen when you're not getting
likes on Facebook or Instagram what's gonna happen if you stop getting
subscribers what's gonna happen if you're not making more money right all
these are things that are completely outside of our control in many cases but
we start to freak out if we don't have them because we've been relying on these
things to fill this void we're basically trying to put a bunch of different
band-aids on these wounds right but we need to get down to the source of this
wound and start to heal that instead so loneliness stress fear anxiety anger
sadness these are all very uncomfortable feelings that we just don't like to feel
and that's when we're looking for these things to feel this void right because
none of us like to be uncomfortable none of us do and the problem is is that we
keep looking for things to make us not feel uncomfortable even though it's
something that's very very fleeting and this is one of the main reasons why we
meditate meditation helps us start to feel comfortable with the uncomfortable
these things these sensations these emotions that we have they always pass
something that I always say which I learned from one of my meditation
teachers is this the word emotion okay look at it in two separate words II
motion motion is going to pass through but so many of us don't just simply let
our emotions run their course so we're never able to fully solve the main
source of our suffering so imagine a lie for these various emotions that we don't
like they arise but we learn how to sit with them and just watch them and bring
a curiosity to them rather than trying to look for something to temper
distract us think about what a life of like that would actually be it's
extremely empowering because we're no longer looking for the next thing we
learn how to just simply sit and be with it and the best part about it is our
brain starts to rewire itself and it knows it knows with absolute certainty
that this emotion this difficult time is going to past and it will not last
forever one of the reasons why I'm always trying to get all of you out
there to meditate even if it's only for five to ten minutes a day it's because I
am living proof all right over the past few years that I started to meditate
which I thought wasn't the dumbest thing I've ever heard of over the last few
years since I've made this part of my daily life I have been able to reap the
benefits over and over day after day because I've learned how to sit with
these things rather than trying to distract myself from them and if you're
interested in some of the videos I've done on getting started with meditation
if you're a beginner if you don't know much about it if you want to find apps
and all those other things all right be sure to check out the info cards and I
will also link the entire playlist at the end of this video and by the way how
awesome is my thumbnail it was made by my beautiful girlfriend Tristan so make
sure that you go follow her on instagram at tag dot doodles but yeah thanks so
much for watching everybody and like I said if you can relate to this if you
find that you're costly looking for the next thing to fill that void and you're
constantly looking and looking and looking and seeking if you can relate to
this please please please do me a favor and share this video with other people
even if you just post it on your Facebook Timeline someone is gonna watch
this video they're gonna be able to relate and they might be able to find a
solution like you are now that you've subscribed to my channel alright but
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is about helping you out with your mental and emotional needs and like I
said right there is my playlist if you want to get started in meditation and
mindfulness alright thanks so much for watching
quit being a Hungry Ghost and I'll see you next time