Mindfulness could be everything, like eating, walking or playing.
Everything could be mindfulness.
- When you do something, you know you are doing it.
So whether you are walking, eating, sitting, or even playing a video game,
you know what you are doing, so your mind is not somewhere else.
When we share mindfulness with children, they really enjoy it.
They see that the way are together as a group of kids, has a real quality.
It is so important to have a living example of people who live happily and peacefully
and to show live children like Jay,
who know how to speak lovingly to other people
and to listen deeply, to really hear what someone is saying
It is important for other kids to see kids, families and adults
who live in a way that is awakened, trying to really take care of themselves,
take care of each other, take care of the earth,
to be kind to themselves,
and to everything that makes up who we are, which is everything.
- Sometimes, if you are shouting with your mother or father,
you could actually think before you say something:
Would it be mindful or could it hurt them?
I think that is one of the things I would learn.
Or at school for instance, if you breathe or just sit down or take a walk
a few minutes before you have a test, it really helps you.
The vase of water is our mind.
And the different colors of sand are our thoughts and feelings.
What kinds of thoughts do you have when waking up?
Pick a color of sand that feels right for your feelings or thoughts.
This is how our minds are when we are in a hurry, stressed, angry or upset.
Can you see things clearly in this state?
Let's breathe with the bell and observe all the sand
as it slowly settles to the bottom of the jar.
(Bell)
(Deep breathing)
This is what happens to our minds when we meditate,
when we are mindful of our body and of our breathing.
What is the water like now?
The thoughts and feelings can still be there in our minds
but rest peacefully at the bottom,
because we know how to return to our breathing to calm them.
- If people bully me, I look into why they bully me.
Maybe they have their own suffering,
or they see something in me that makes them suffer.
Or maybe their family has problems
and they want to do something to make people unhappy,
to make themselves feel good.
We need to understand why they do that.
- If we cannot do something to stop what the other person is doing
we can at least take care of what is happening in us.
So if we feel sad, angry or hurt,
we can know that those feelings are there in us
and that those feelings are ok, you are normal to have that feeling.
So we can know that we need to be there for that feeling,
in the same way as we take care of our younger brother when he is sad or upset.
The feeling in us is like our little brother or sister that we need to take care of.
So they need a very lively family, a community of people
that they can relate to and enjoy
And they need not only real people but also superheroes and comics,
who can show in a very concrete way how we can live and be peace in our daily life.
and how we can change the world through how we are in each moment.
(laughing)
They didn't teach me how to float!
- Where is the part about floating?
(laughing)
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