How to Change Your Thinking and Your Life: The Four Great Efforts

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Mindah-Lee Kumar (The Enthusiastic Buddhist)

10 жыл бұрын

If the Buddha were here today he would probably say, "If you want to change your life, then start by changing your thinking." In the Noble Eightfold Path, the Buddha taught that the way to happiness is to practice Right Effort, meaning that we should relinquish negative and harmful thoughts and instead cultivate positive and beneficial ones.
Peace and happiness can really be one thought away provided we know which thoughts we need to let go of and which ones we should cultivate and encourage. In this video, I explain the Four Great Efforts and give you practical tips on how to practice each one.
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@jeffreyjackson5229 9 ай бұрын

"People only hurt us because they are overwhelmed by their own defilements and negative states of mind"- very well put and completely correct.

@schroonsjozef 7 жыл бұрын

This channel is one of the very few hidden gems of KZfaq. I'm very grateful for the well of information you so delicately explain in these videos. Keep doing what you are doing. You are making the world a better place :)

@jordansanger1542 4 жыл бұрын

How can we ask this lady a question ?

@cleanhabitats 8 жыл бұрын

Mindah - you are (one of) the reasons I have said "thank god for KZfaq". You've illuminated some issues I have been wrestling with for a long time

@hughkulka6211 Жыл бұрын

Hello, my name is Hugh Kulka and just wanted to thank you for doing what you are doing. I can sit and listen to you for long time. Brings back memories of when I first started studying.

@ivanjimenez4985 7 жыл бұрын

Great job! Buddhism involves right effort, mindfulness, concentration and so many other positive things. It is phylosophically and psychologically powerful.

@mayurtirpude9367 Жыл бұрын

Buddha bless you

@hopeelleston 6 жыл бұрын

What is it that makes Mindah-Lee Kumar's videos so captivating? The answer is blindingly simple. She presents Buddhist concepts with no gloss, just straightforward talk and common sense and with the use of analogy that Lord Siddhartha was so fond of himself. What a great teacher she is.

@moebius435 9 жыл бұрын

I'm no Buddhist, but this advice for dealing with negative thinking just seems very reasonable.

@csul5961 7 жыл бұрын

you are so blessed to help and inspire thousands of people. Thank you.

@sarahk802 Жыл бұрын

I love the metaphors you share, thinking of thoughts like drops in a bucket, or tracks that get carved in the ground by carts. An image is worth a thousand words. Thank you!

@ajahnpadawan8812 2 жыл бұрын

Haven’t watched many of your videos but from this you seem to have a very clear way of communicating on this topic. You make it much more accessible and easy to apply than a lot of other ‘teachers’ and even some monks/nuns who will talk twice as long and say half as much!

@SusmitaBarua_mita 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mindah. The antidote to habitual anger and aversion is lovingkindness or metta meditation which then matures to compassion or karuna...I've seen some people skip the first step or confuse the two. Abandoning unwholesome (wrong) view, intention, speech, & action is right effort.

@13c11a 2 жыл бұрын

You are an excellent teacher and have so much insight into the Buddha's teachings. I am glad that you quote from the sutras. They have so much power. Thank you. Namo Amitabha Buddha.

@sergioriosiglesias8196 5 жыл бұрын

You make me go to sleep in such a peaceful state I have no word to express how grateful I feel towards you

@bassdylan7048 6 жыл бұрын

Despite not looking at the screen, only listening, I can still hear the smile in your voice. You have a beautiful soul. Thank you for spreading happiness and peace to the world. Thank you for using your efforts and wisdom to benefit those beyond yourself. ♡♡♡

@tabbyfessenden4513 8 жыл бұрын

Mindah, you came into my life at the perfect time. I have been receiving synchronicity's lately leading toward buddhism then I found you on The Chopra Well KZfaq video google hangout panel discussion on Mindfulness. Your message and energy resonated the most with me. Just watching two of your video's, I now have better clarity and direction with my life path! Thank you, thank you Mindah-Lee. I am indeed grateful to hear your message

@JayCo- 6 жыл бұрын

Tabby Fessenden check out Robert Morse, prepare to have your mind blown friend. Namaste 🍇🍈🍉

@DavidSmith-cq5uk 8 жыл бұрын

Hi , I dipped my toe into Buddhism before and struggled to relate into everyday purposes , you've managed to put in layman's terms for me which I can understand better , thank you for that :-)

@StephanieG1 6 жыл бұрын

Have you looked into Advaita Vedanta or Kashmir Shaivism?

@uchitnaing2992 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Mindah U R very kind. It is a first time to listen in English Language about these four good efforts which are we learned since childhood. Our parents our teachers teach these four things called SamMat Padam four effords .

@ho789jack9 3 жыл бұрын

I like Mindah's videos. Clear and without much ado.

@leegleissner9771 5 жыл бұрын

Wonderful. Unless we change or redirect what is going on in our heads we won't change or improve the world. We might continue to have negative behaviour which promotes suffering and disatisfaction in life.

@kskamala487 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I have to use effort to handle the unskilled thoughts which are obstacles to peace. Om.

@bancambodian8790 7 жыл бұрын

i love Buddhism so much

@robertlewisart 7 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate your thoroughness and your presentation. Thank you. Very helpful.

@liamravshemayahyahsher-el7119 10 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this great teaching.

@Le_Trouvere 9 жыл бұрын

I really love the metaphor's that you use linking our struggles of dukkha in the mind to real life situations. You always create a clarity to the dharma where in some cases it can seem quite complex and daunting in practice. Thanks again, for another great video.

@AliciaMarkoe Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🦋

@snation3716 10 жыл бұрын

Wow!wow!wow! Your explanation on not harming animals totally grabbed me. Mind you, I love animals but the way you explained one habit developing into another - totally excellent! Thank you so very much for such an insight from such a simple analogy. Thank you.

@fnjr578 8 жыл бұрын

hi Mindah,i just want to tell u that my life path also turned me towards budhism for the answers and im glad i found peace here.im still learning and i like ur meditation videos alot.please start ur new site again where we can meditate on a hangout.u have an immense energy and im sure it wud be a blessing to be around u. love.

@anthonynewton4275 8 жыл бұрын

My teacher thank you and hope you reach the ultimate happiness

@b.r1666 9 жыл бұрын

I really want to thank you, especially today when my mind is at war with myself. 2015 hasn't been a good start for me. I've been having lots of negative thoughts , which has arisen due to anger and expectations. I've cried silently because I felt helpless and don't know what to do or how to react. The past few days have been really really difficult for me. It is an effort to smile. This is the second time I've watched this video and its uplifted my heavy heart and I feel so much betta. Thanks :)

@trizzonugent9418 9 жыл бұрын

Your light shined through my wounds and renlightenment my true self namaste

@rubinkatz9850 10 жыл бұрын

Mindha- Lee is just awesome! I actually walk an "urban" sidewalk meditation for at least 1mile/1.6 km each way two times a day and at lunch. Just so cool. Go for it!

@theinzwin 8 жыл бұрын

Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu

@shanepeak5306 9 жыл бұрын

you tear me down and build me up with every video....so simple yet so complex

@shanepeak5306 9 жыл бұрын

***** Indeed, the more I learn and the more I meditate it seems like walls in my life I always assumed would be there start to crumble and give way to vast expanses. Never ceases to amaze me....

@andrewdowns6382 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Your short, direct conversations serve as opening a new Dharma gate or reminding me. Thank you for the effort and may it bring great merit to you and viewers

@Khamakazy 6 жыл бұрын

Hi I really appreciate your voice, your demeanor and just the fact that you seem nice and harmless. Buddha bless you.

@ThaiTakesonThaiTales 7 жыл бұрын

Mindah, Thanks so much for all the Buddha's teachings you share with us and for putting us in easy to understand language. I am delighted to see the depth of your knowledge of Buddhism and will share your websites with other enthusiastic Buddhists.Thanks also for being a prime example than women can teach Buddhism just like men can.Wishing you all the best for your much needed channel and websites. If more people know and apply the Buddha's teachings in their relationships each day, the world will surely become a better place.Thanks for contributing to that process.Namtip

@maribelpabon8303 7 жыл бұрын

nameste 🤗 your awesome. i always watch you before bed . Your so calming to listen to ..

@boonpaul8749 7 жыл бұрын

The Lord Buddha said; 5 jewels that are very dufficult to find. One of them is the people who show the Buddha Words. He or she will experience HEAVEN.

@jeffnewton4184 4 жыл бұрын

This is an excellent video full of great information clearly explained. Thank you.

@tamkaivo5 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve found a new awakening deep in the recesses of my mind. A spark to something greater than myself. The conversational and meaningful words of wisdom resonates with me. Love and compassion is what the world needs now. Thank you!

@mael-strom9707 5 жыл бұрын

om mani padme hum ...

@delphinoaleon6436 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for these videos. LOL there is so much information in one video, that on the third time watching it it's finally starting to all sink in. You do a phenomenal job of explaining things that are so simple yet very complex.

@rootguy9480 8 жыл бұрын

thank you very much mindha for making such wondeful videos that widens our mind, lot of miss understanding about Buddhism have cleared being born as Buddhist had never gone in such depth of buddhas teaching and i was finding happiness and peace outside in other godly religion like Christianity hinduism and islam as i have a joint family having peoples of all religion in our home but never realise true hapiness and peace lies withinn you can never find it without i was like having a kohinoor diamond in my hand and was searching all over the world for it thank you very much

@angiewhyte1689 8 жыл бұрын

Im very amaze on your explanation .

@giuseppe-accordion 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your time and devotion to helping others.You are a great inspiration for me.

@martinratcliffe5987 6 жыл бұрын

I love the lucidity that you bring to this.

@MrYatesj1 7 жыл бұрын

I have so much work to do, but these videos help me stay on track and continue learn about The Way. Blessings!

@tomaszcodasz 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mindah

@lakshmanjay1641 5 жыл бұрын

Triple gem bless you.

@marcus7287 8 жыл бұрын

Mindah! you a beautiful soul. Love the little videos you do. Your giving heart and your own life experiences give your talks a added spiritual dimension.

@MarquezRosalba 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@krystynalaycraft6030 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your teaching. I enjoy it very much. Your enthusiasm, clear explanation, and examples from your life help me in understanding of Buddhist complex concepts.

@mike.legare99 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful talk Mindah-Lee. Thank you

@catherinea3118 8 жыл бұрын

Absolutely love your videos Mindah. Thanks so much!

@theinzwin 6 жыл бұрын

16:07 Thank you for sharing your experience about the power of breath meditation. Thank you.

@gayatheist657 4 жыл бұрын

Serious question to #5 guard ourselves when meeting with difficult people, how does one armor ourselves with extra tolerance? 🤔☺️❤

@rosstemple7617 5 жыл бұрын

These scriptures in meditating on helped me to get free from paranoidal thoughts 2 Timothy 1: 7For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. Holy Spirit brought me to this same understanding. Loving Parallels. Thank You again

@Rubberbandman04 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@rosstemple7617 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Such pure joy to listen too. Again the parallels of Buddha and Christ is awesome. 2 Corinthians 10: 5Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

@napalama 8 жыл бұрын

thank you, every time I listen your videos I thank you ..

@JuanBPina 7 жыл бұрын

I enjoy how you break down and make simple the concepts of mindfullness so even a child can benefit from its logic and prac~ ticallity.

@058Algirdas 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much.

@sarahdee6652 10 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much !!

@batki2596 7 жыл бұрын

This has is so informative and rich with knowledge. Thankyou so much for sharing insights. I'm truly grateful. I've only just started on my path in Buddhism and it's is so enriching and beyond words as to what I'm experiencing. Awesome

@TheGreatestHandle 8 жыл бұрын

Thankyou

@markbrad123 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Mindah. Simple clear moral filter ,yes.

@rainerfs4563 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your videos.

@wisdomwizard3620 4 жыл бұрын

“When you find out you can live without it, and go along, not thinking about it”- Baloo from The Jungle Book.

@ESLCC 8 жыл бұрын

thanks so much!

@iguycenturytel 8 жыл бұрын

Beautiful. Thank you.

@bobbymengel7054 4 жыл бұрын

Words can't express

@graham974 4 жыл бұрын

I love your videos! Just found your channel a couple weeks ago and I’ve rewatched most of them several times. Thank you for your teaching and helping make more happiness in the world!

@laura835 3 жыл бұрын

thank you very much for this

@LunaStargoddess 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you for all your wonderful offerings :)

@christopherlannon8878 10 жыл бұрын

Mindah-Lee...I work as a Chiropractor here in the US. One may not think so, but patients often turn to their chiros for psychological support. My wife and I have recently become interested in Buddhism as we realized we were already. So much of what I have learned from you are things we have often felt. We recently realized this is a philosophy that makes sense and could be helpful to many. I feel this is the greatest way to find peace and I will be sharing your videos with some patients who could benefit. Any thoughts on suggesting this way of thinking for those struggling, without seeming like I am pushing a religion? I do live in a dominantly Christian region and I do not wish to offend. Just curious on your thoughts and I may wish to pick your brain in the future. I will be reading some books on the subject, but please keep the videos coming. Best Regards...Chris

@MrGoathunter 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this great video. I have watched it many times and each time I learn something!!

@thejameshoeve 7 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Thank you.

@HarrySmith-hr2iv 7 жыл бұрын

Another Brilliant video from Mindah-Lee Kumar. Thank you Mindah- Lee Kumar.

@alicm17 8 жыл бұрын

You are my Buddhist crush. You make these concepts easy and clear to understand. Hope you make more content! Also, I like how you talk about hypothetical situations where these teachings can be applied. I think sometimes the examples of practiced Buddhism in real life situations help teach people the right way to engage it. Cheers!

@navinbobby6203 10 жыл бұрын

I the dance when two is born from one, When the body is dropped And the breath no longer inhales. There is a sense that I still exist, In completed silence, Perceiving space No form, Identity or face, No emotion, no state The dance of breath is felt, Eyes open It seems I am back, Although this completed silence I had never left Never meeting another to forget, miss or remember I could not be alone as I had never been together

@jerryk3280 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the videos.

@supremereader7614 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful, thank you 🙏

@Godiscover 8 жыл бұрын

Hi Mindah :) I just found you couple days ago. What I found here is that your face shaning from happiness you calming me down with your talk and motivation :) thank you for your hard job and wish you to find your inner peace ;)

@theword2011 10 жыл бұрын

You are a very good speaker. I see a great future in that for you.

@roxannenelson8427 9 жыл бұрын

The message I needed.......

@sylvekl 7 жыл бұрын

many blessings Mindah!

@atimgood6016 10 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your Wonderful videos!!

@jessca8909 10 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!:)

@ginahamlyn2569 4 жыл бұрын

Such a great teaching. You have are gifted in the ability to make spiritual concepts easy to understand and to inspire others to implement such concepts into their own lives. I really appreciate the effort you put into your videos.

@caronte9299 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you ! Well thought out presentation it comes through very clearly that you have a great understanding of the subject matter and you also have a great natural ability to teach