Can We Stop Thinking? | Taoism, Buddhism, and Hinduism's Remedy for a Silent Mind

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In this episode of Ask Jason, I will explore whether or not it is possible to stop thinking and essentially have a mind devoid of thoughts.
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@JasonGregoryAuthor 2 жыл бұрын

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@shabdmystic 2 жыл бұрын

"To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders." ~ Lao Tzu "A quiet mind is all you need. All else will happen rightly, once your mind is quiet." ~ Nisargadatta

@CaptainSanchez 2 жыл бұрын

Dispassion in thoughts helps as Ramana Maharshi points out. Also ask yourself, "if I am not the mind nor the body then who is the mind talking to?" I find that helps specially in meditation. And as the Tao Te Ching states, "the 10k things do not occupy the sage's mind." Great video Jason. Very valuable message

@stuartl1900 2 жыл бұрын

Nicely put. I meditate and think towards awareness *"You are aware of me."* "You [awareness] are aware of me [thought]". This was actually the statment that first revealed the witness to me. ===================== Or, inspired by Alan Watts, one can be meditated _by_ consciousness and treat awareness as the meditating Buddha or a Zen master and think towards awareness: *"I am your object of meditation."* "I [mind-emotions-body] am your object of meditation."

@howiseetheworld3581 2 жыл бұрын

I remember when I heard this topic discussed between Russell brand & Michael A Singer, and he mentioned that you’re not the voice inside your head, you’re the one observing the voice inside your head. If it was your ‘voice’, you would be able to stop it. And also how breathing effects your thoughts. With slow, deep, and light breathing using your diaphragm (4sec inhale, 6sec exhale), your thoughts are noticeably slower and less consistent.

@roshanchhadhaaa 2 жыл бұрын

Do the below, it will drastically reduce your thoughts: At every breath inhale, instead of taking your normal inhale. You take 3 small inhales in its place.

@SolveEtCoagula93 2 жыл бұрын

100% agree Jason - nicely explained. (I do still have my moments when I react inappropriately - habits of a lifetime - but I'm working on it!) Thank you.

@yourreflection7590 2 жыл бұрын

work on responding not reacting so to speak

@SolveEtCoagula93 2 жыл бұрын

@@yourreflection7590 Yes, I like this way of looking at it. Used such an approach on this very reply. Thank you.

@NaJoey411 2 жыл бұрын

thank you for going deeper and clarifying this important topic. my stillness/mindfullness is constantly being tested. gaining control of reaction to thoughts and feelings is truly a superpower.

@dianesmith8183 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the clarity, so many of us get frustrated and give up instead of letting go. LOVE & HUGS to ALL.

@Ozoal 2 жыл бұрын

I don't know if this could help anyone; i used to have trouble méditating because of the mind fussing around like crazy. I started medidating with open eye rather than closed ones, and it downregulated automatically. Then i realised this made me able to medidate whilst driving, or even working sometimes.

@davidmcgreal3207 2 жыл бұрын

Thank-you ❤

@anweshakar146 2 жыл бұрын

Same

@rahulkadle8240 2 жыл бұрын

Same here

@stormyn3249 2 жыл бұрын

never a good idea to meditate while driving....while working is ok....being mindful when driving is ok....

@Ozoal 2 жыл бұрын

@@stormyn3249 meditation has nothing to do with sitting there and focussing on your breath. Medidation is a state of full awareness of the present moment which is compatible with any form of activity.

@colingoode8794 2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting. I have been practicing Dadirri. This is a contemplative practice similar to òpen awareness meditation with eyes open . To do this one is immersed in the Manifestations of the Dao. Thoughts become scarce as one tunes into the surroundings. It has been practise of the indigenous people of Australia for millennia. Dadirri is less intensely focussed than mindfulness and has survival value. Buddhist meditation is often narrowly focussed on blissfulness divorced from reality. A thoughtful piece! Thanks Jason.🌤🙏

@FranciscoGarcia-ee8mm 2 жыл бұрын

Shanti, Shanti, Shanti. 😊

@paulamano 2 жыл бұрын

Great information, clear and simple, thats what helps us!

@_ben_sisko Жыл бұрын

I needed to hear this. So I've been having totally unrealistic expectations. Now I can move forward with the correct thinking - Thank you!

@seaofplatitudes780 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this. I am at a place where I am experiencing exactly what you are talking about. It is so helpful to hear it explained so clearly. 🙏💖🙏

@Nexthendrix2112 2 жыл бұрын

As I was listening I could feel the stillness inside of me start to resonate with what you were saying

@Amanda-yo2cd 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Jason. Always a pleasure. I’m always changed by your words. With much gratitude 🙏🏼

@BurroSupreme 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for explaining this Silent Mind remedy :D

@Way827 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you once again. So good to watch in these tumultuous times.

@SatMatt7 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for bringing clarity into a fractious, Kali Yuga world, Jason.Like sweet nectar in a desert landscape.

@linnh940 2 жыл бұрын

You explained it in such a good way! Thankyou sm because now i really understand it. I follow you for some time now and i beg you never to stop. I watch your video's like everyday 🤣 i'm studying taoïsm for some time now and your video's really help with my journey, so again thankyou sm!! ❤️❤️

@theforcewithin369 2 жыл бұрын

Take no thought of who is right or wrong or who is better than. Be not for or against. Bruce Lee

@buddhafarms-sustainability1277 2 жыл бұрын

May all beings be free from suffering! Namaste 🙏

@keinfinitenature 2 жыл бұрын

After one of many visits to the local sensory deprivation flotation tank, I was walking back to my car & suddenly everything around me appeared to be in slow motion. I had the thought “my mind is empty” Of course relative time is a mind construct, but then there is timeless reality. As soon as the thought “my mind is empty” arose, the experience ended. I was back in the mind constructed illusory world.

@preetikajain9498 2 жыл бұрын

Ur awesome, love the depth :)

@lyellmurray7355 2 жыл бұрын

Deep wisdom for modern living. Indeed! Thank you my friend. Peace.

@raom0 Ай бұрын

To remain without thinking is the Self---Ramana. Yoga is cessation of thought waves in the mind----Patanjali, First Yoga Sutra.

@hammersaw3135 2 ай бұрын

It is possible, but you must access the "grand menu" of options that are available to you in your mind. One of those options is to quiet the mind, it is possible to quiet the mind, it thinks still, but only when you need it, you are able to access it with extreme clarity, and use it as you would use guidance from your ancestors. When the mind becomes unskillful, and races around, you recognize it for what it is, and observe it. Observed behavior is good behavior.

@75accamargo 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice and clear video, thank you. 😊

@barryjulianwaldron3656 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly! Good stuff! 🇦🇺🦘

@dth92301 2 жыл бұрын

I enjoy running particularly early in the morning before sunrise; it really calms my mind in much the same way as my TaiChi practice.

@Acquisition1913 2 жыл бұрын

What a great channel

@stormyn3249 2 жыл бұрын

You cannot stop the mind....the frequency of thought lessens....the thought is an object and that which sees the thought is your awareness/conciousness/eternal self.....

@Zenman316 2 жыл бұрын

This is what it's all about

@musirisriram 2 жыл бұрын

Could please explain the differences between the mind and the brain 🧠

@theemporersnewclothes 2 жыл бұрын

Letting go of the ego is the biggest ego trip there is

@fernandoorozco5968 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@euclidofalexandria3786 2 жыл бұрын

quite minds towards such, data upacking and transfer functions, getting angry at something small, getting angry at something big, the variace, gives the transfer function, it can be groked and understood algorithmically... thanks for the great post, add waves into the symbol of representational form... beyond symbols could mean just when things work out exactly, without the individual thinking, it may not mean the complete lack of symbols for all parties involved.

@leighcecil3322 2 жыл бұрын

A lot of so called teachers.. don't get it themselves.. they can be quite harmful to the novice...!! They don't Know the state of satori !!! monkey mind can not be stopped.. but it can be seen for what it is..& U go from there!! Your doing a great job... with a difficult subject to explain in words.. namaste 🙏😔

@abhishekkj9664 2 жыл бұрын

You don't try to stop the mind, but become aloof w.r.t the mind, then it stops itself .

@WonderinWonderer 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏼🌅🌌

@Lizarus.un-sane 2 жыл бұрын

Yes I’ve done this I should specify that it may have only been the words .. But actually the words are the are the blockage they are the thing that identify with

@MeHowBeatz 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

@laneh1968 2 жыл бұрын

I always enjoy your short and very informative videos due to me having the attention span of a squirrel on meth. lol

@lyellmurray7355 2 жыл бұрын

😁 lol. I can relate to that.

@Lizarus.un-sane 2 жыл бұрын

It was an altered state or something time didn’t exist either … there wasn’t a “me” to even notice there wasn’t a “me”there… it was over 5 hours before they (the words) started to slowly come back but I had to purposely put effort into it and they were transparent at first (I don’t have another way to describe it) I just woke up that way and that was after a full day and a half of my first “everything” (genuine 100% oneness experience) Also sometime in those 3 days my severe Crohn’s disease of 23 years and hypertension was just gone… But with all that I realized it’s the words that compromise our equinimity.. I suggest keeping a few melodies handy that you haven’t related to words or lyrics … Bach ,Beethoven , etc

@paulamano 2 жыл бұрын

Om Shanti Om

@adityastyles259 2 жыл бұрын

where there is thought there Is mind ,when no thought no mind is there

@samuelcharles7642 2 жыл бұрын

🔥🔥

@siriosstar4789 2 жыл бұрын

👍

@oss8537 2 жыл бұрын

🙏🙏🙏🙏

@meditacion8609 2 жыл бұрын

Namaskar, por favor colaboraciones con canales de espiritualidad en todos los idiomas,

@tobinharris8107 2 жыл бұрын

Mind the gap! Thanks Jason.

@i.r.baboon 2 жыл бұрын

❤💛💚💯

@Amila108 2 жыл бұрын

❤️🕉️☮️☮️☮️❤️

@adityastyles259 2 жыл бұрын

do isha kriya if sadhguru . and whenever someone thoughts tourcher or you don't want that thought say in mind I am not this thought or say .... the mind

@ItachiUchiha-xk1fr 2 жыл бұрын

👁👁👁👁

@apollosun6268 2 жыл бұрын

Totally disagree. You CAN stop the mind. It leads to an ALL KNOWING state of consciousness.

@HarkiratSaluja Жыл бұрын

Don’t even try it. You will waste your whole life. Plus mind will fight back. Simple concept which I learnt and that really helps is let mind do it’s thing and you do yours. Don’t bother it, it won’t bother you