- On an impulse, I decided to be the change
I was seeking in others.
(easy listening music)
Meditation simply means going beyond
the conditioned mind or thought.
You can be in that state any moment
by being fully aware of any experience,
like your breath or a thought.
Or a sensation in the body or an image in the mind.
If you want to be in that space right now close your eyes
and ask yourself, "I wonder
what my next thought is gonna be?"
Try it right now.
And there is silence, that's meditation.
My stressful days were in my early medical career
as a resident, not getting enough sleep,
trying to combat stress by smoking
and through alcohol.
But that was maybe 50 years ago.
Then on an impulse I decided to be the change
I was seeking in others.
I started getting good sleep.
Cultivating healthy emotions, like compassion
and joy and kindness and peace.
Changed my diet to a more plant based diverse diet.
Basically reinvented my body by resurrecting my soul.
I think one can be stuck in a rut
and a routine because of the addiction to security.
Actually the addiction to security
is the biggest cause of insecurity.
We don't live in the past, the past is the known.
We live in the present that actually creates the future.
If you're not present to experience right now,
if you're not enjoying experience right this moment
cause you're constantly thinking of the future,
then when the future arrives, even the future that you want
you won't be present for it.
Step in to the unknown.
Take a risk, otherwise you'll be a victim of the past.
If you want to be a pioneer of the future
risk, take a little risk.