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How to Meditate: Meditation 101 for Beginners
10 Science-Backed Benefits of Meditation
What is Meditation?
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Hi, welcome back to your Daily Mindfulness. In today's session we're going to talk about the thousand year view. So I'd like to start by sharing a quote by Warren Buffet. He said, "Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago." I like this. The, the thing is we're more wired to make short term decisions, because from an evolutionary perspective, the short term decisions were more related to life and death for us.
This is one of the reasons why, if there's a piece of sugary cake in front of you and you tell yourself, well, I shouldn't eat this because in 30 years, I want to be able to hike this mountain with my grandson or granddaughter. Like, it's not going to have that much of an impact on you. But instead if you go, Hmm, I shouldn't eat this because if I do, in five minutes I'm going to feel maybe a sense of regret, but also my body won't feel good and I'll feel a blood sugar spike. I'll feel lethargic. I'll want to take a nap.
And the immediacy of that tends to cause us to make behavioral decisions differently than more longterm perspectives. However, long-term perspectives are really important, especially as it relates to the generations that are inheriting the earth, the planet coming after you. This could be your kids, grandchildren, or just all who are coming after us in this world. And so that, that extended view of what are you doing now, what are the seeds that you're planting now that are creating shade for people to come, can be something that tends to go against our evolutionary wiring, but it's really important for the world that we're trying to create. And this is where I like the Zen perspective.
Because in the Zen tradition, they talk about having the 1000 year view, the 1000 year perspective. That what you're doing, you may not see the impact of it in your lifetime right now, or even for your kids. But in a hundred years, 500 years, a thousand years, something may happen. There may be a ripple effect that you won't get to experience directly, but the world and those who come after you will. And there's something I like about that, the idea that this good deed I'm doing right now, the work I'm doing today, the seeds that I'm planting, even though I might not see the fruit of them in my lifetime, others may.
It allows me to take a more long-term perspective and not get too caught up in the short-term gains of something. And I think if we all took that relationship to our lives and the world we're trying to create, it would actually create a world that is more inhabitable and enjoyable to be in for generations to come. So I hope this gives you something to think about in your mindfulness and meditation journey. Thank you for your practice. Let's settle in for today's meditation.
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Hi, welcome back to your Daily Mindfulness. In today's session we're going to talk about the thousand year view. So I'd like to start by sharing a quote by Warren Buffet. He said, "Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago." I like this. The, the thing is we're more wired to make short term decisions, because from an evolutionary perspective, the short term decisions were more related to life and death for us.
This is one of the reasons why, if there's a piece of sugary cake in front of you and you tell yourself, well, I shouldn't eat this because in 30 years, I want to be able to hike this mountain with my grandson or granddaughter. Like, it's not going to have that much of an impact on you. But instead if you go, Hmm, I shouldn't eat this because if I do, in five minutes I'm going to feel maybe a sense of regret, but also my body won't feel good and I'll feel a blood sugar spike. I'll feel lethargic. I'll want to take a nap.
And the immediacy of that tends to cause us to make behavioral decisions differently than more longterm perspectives. However, long-term perspectives are really important, especially as it relates to the generations that are inheriting the earth, the planet coming after you. This could be your kids, grandchildren, or just all who are coming after us in this world. And so that, that extended view of what are you doing now, what are the seeds that you're planting now that are creating shade for people to come, can be something that tends to go against our evolutionary wiring, but it's really important for the world that we're trying to create. And this is where I like the Zen perspective.
Because in the Zen tradition, they talk about having the 1000 year view, the 1000 year perspective. That what you're doing, you may not see the impact of it in your lifetime right now, or even for your kids. But in a hundred years, 500 years, a thousand years, something may happen. There may be a ripple effect that you won't get to experience directly, but the world and those who come after you will. And there's something I like about that, the idea that this good deed I'm doing right now, the work I'm doing today, the seeds that I'm planting, even though I might not see the fruit of them in my lifetime, others may.
It allows me to take a more long-term perspective and not get too caught up in the short-term gains of something. And I think if we all took that relationship to our lives and the world we're trying to create, it would actually create a world that is more inhabitable and enjoyable to be in for generations to come. So I hope this gives you something to think about in your mindfulness and meditation journey. Thank you for your practice. Let's settle in for today's meditation.
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