These are two dear friends of the David Lynch Foundation and dear friends of mine
and great human beings. And they practice Transcendental Meditation. Ray for over
45 years, and Marty since 2008. Yes, every day twice a day.
As much as I can twice a day. The thing about it is that there's a
peacefulness that I don't think I've ever achieved before. Really. And I must say it's made a
major difference - because particularly in the morning - because of the amount of things that
have to be done and the things have to worry about... Suddenly it just comes
together and you stop. I find that I can't do without it in that way! Literally.
I started in 1968 or 69 and it changed my life because I was a very ordinary or sub ordinary
student and it just brought me clarity, and it made me independent,
It made me free flowing... it just gave me a lot of gifts.
I remember doing a film called "Hugo"
Which is a film that we shot in three dimensions. And it'd take about an hour to get
there to studio. But in the morning I I would get up maybe 45 minutes earlier
to do meditation before I was able to face that set with children actors that
can only work for like, a minute,
A dog who wasn't listening, Sacha Baron Cohen was improvising everything and
everything in 3D! And over schedule and over budget! So you know,
there's only one thing you can do! Just calm it down. And get into it and deal with the realities.
If there is something on my mind, if there is something I'm really worried
about in terms of a character development, or particularly a thematic
issue, or just trying to get a shot done! They say, "oh we can't do that we don't have a
hallway. It's gotta be tracked down a hallway. We have no hall."
Now what?
What is it about? It's about his face. Alright... And so you just forget it. And you go into meditation
And somehow something came out! And I said, "dammit!"
That's it. That's exactly what it's like.
That's exactly what it's like, right? Because you go into that
place and actually the physiology of the brain, because it comes from the sub
conscious. That's where your inventiveness, creativity, inspiration
come from. So you just go in there and somehow you come out the answer!
That's it. It really is.
Through brain imaging they show that there are two big effects.
The first is that your amygdala - the part that is causing you the stress - calms down.
and your prefrontal cortex lights up. And so that brings you an equanimity.
If I don't do it, I tend to waste the time, the energy, the franticness, and things can be
very, very, frantic. And that twenty, twenty-five minutes, whatever that is...
is a god-send! The thing also to convey is how it compounds. So that it
keeps getting better. Whatever amount that you're meditating: next year will be better and
the next year will be better.
I meditate 20 minutes a day, except if I've got a
busy day, then I meditate 40 minutes. So experience it yourself! Just how much
convincing do you need?