Wow.. really beautiful. You are speaking from the heart. Eckhart is a True Master. Since you must be on the path of finding yourself and evolving, your open heartedness must have absorbed That Energy.. and enabled it to impact the way it did. 🧘‍♂️🌷🧘🏽‍♀️

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Trustworthy guidance💖 yes, Eckhart is the best~I am so grateful for him🙏

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I believe we see more of what we believe. So if you believe people are greedy, you tend to encounter greedy people. But we can change our beliefs. I dont know it’s new for me i need to experimenr, but if i believe in a loving world i seem to see and feel that more. I dont want to have any bad thoughts about others people, and especially if you believe in some sense of god, why would i want to attack gods creation. ❤ I guess im just thinking out loud but thank you for reading, best wishes

rememberDay Mindenki Isten gyermeke, mindenki!

Nincs "en" nincs probléma.

@@martaudvari8064 I don't understand the language

I don't know about everything you said, but I agree about the significance of orienting (I don't want to say "thinking about") the space between observer and thinker. The presence in that spacing between. What made that real to me was Libet's discovery that our decisions/choices occur 1/3 second before our conscious mind believes it chose. Dr. David Vago has studied this further and found that our conscious experience begins to form 1/2 second before it emerges. (There's a good tedx talk by him with mindfulness in the title.). Then consider how 95% of our mind is subconscious. Our conscious experience emerges into the puny 5%. To me, that scale of things, and the realization that it's all happening before we experience the moment, helped me think of (there, I said it) the space between observing my mind compared to running with whatever emerges. I there's already a 1/2-second delay, I can practice a bit more delay to be aware of what's emerging, what to give space to. That follow-on gap is more real to me thinking of it (there, I did it again) that way. (I don't really "think of it." It's just awareness, or knowing I'm present in that process. Or, that process is doing me. I'm on the receiving end of it. It's not thought, just orientation to what is.). Something that made that real to me was using a video player (like mpv) and adding 500ms delay between video & audio (the j&k keys). Watching a video that way is jarring in a way. Once I saw that, the present moment was more spaceful. If I'm always accepting what emerges (a little late that way), I can be a bit more late in my identification with what emerges. Something about watching a video with that delay made the "space between" more real, and I could more realistically imagine(?) continuing that space into the emergence. My subcon takes its sweet time emerging reality to me. I can take my sweet time accepting what it's giving me. Exercise a veto power over it.

@@markfuller Thank you for all that. addressing the first paragraph or maybe it was the second lol.. that time between thought and action can be reduced or eliminated by being in the present and being in the flow. I’ve learned that through martial arts training, and how we can reprogram our own minds to transcend these normal limitations.

@@silence-of-the-Lambs I am willing to bet it’s older than Osho and I agree however, I’m speaking on something different and actually being able to find the spaces of non-reality in between the waves of reality if that makes any sense. You can’t do this with the mind, you have to be super present and transcend the illusion that physical reality is physical and solid when in reality everything is different bandwidths of energy before this information can be accessed… like high school chemistry teaches us that an atom is really 99.999% empty space with electrons traveling 1/100 the speed of light which generates extraordinary amounts of energy. Yet things appear solid when they’re literally just empty space it’s all an illusion.

@@TheMediumChannel I agree. There is a story about archery & zen, and how it's been proven that the more an archer tries to control every aspect of their aim, the less accurate they are. There's some element of "knowing" that it's the right time to release the arrow. An intuition. The "zone." Being in the flow. A 6th sense. If they try to be mechanically perfect, then they're operating 1/2 second late. Their delayed emergence makes for inaccuracy (by definition). There's some "stream entry" that can be had, where they know before they cognitively know.

@@markfuller exactly. Excellent example and points.

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I think all roads lead to rome. Some people complain about Eckhart speaking slowly & with spaces of silence. Others love it (but, they're already awakened; they appreciate the silence. Others are in a hurry.). The subconscious (95% of your brain, from which the 5% conscious part literally _emerges_ from) will absorb stuff at that speed. If your conscious mind were prone to find fault in the slow delivery, or overthink what's being said, then the 2x delivery might get through to you. That might pave the way for another video to reach you. The mind works a certain way. Knowing how that works, you can use it to your advantage. For example, I've found EFT/Tapping to be effective/real. I think it's mostly "autosuggestion" (with some emphasis via the tapping). Autosuggestion has been known for over a century. It's real. It works. It's so simple people dismiss it. Practicing it (or EFT) is a way of "hacking the brain." Watching a video faster could leverage a similar reality (that the subconscious takes things in whether we consciously accept whatever or not.). Look for a tedx video with "Dr. David Vago" and "mindfulness" in the title. It's really good and related to this topic. He shows how subconscious attention can influence our emergent conscious experience.

The wooden statue behind Eckhart is a woman holding a bowl of flames, but I don't know what it means either though. A Goddess of some sort perhaps?

@@stephenflood3463 ty! That is really interesting and I’m going to ask my husband if he knows what that means ? We did come across what we called knickknacks which was anything that wasn’t a large piece of furniture either in peoples homes are in the auction houses….now, I am curious to know it’s meaning..if I find it’s meaning I’ll let you know….🙂🙂💯💯💯

@@stephenflood3463 I don’t know if the woman is a goddess, but the symbolic meaning of any statue holding flames is supposed to be a symbol of enlightenment

@@pamchesler242 Yes, please do, that'd be great. You got me curious as hell about it now aswel. It's a nice ornamental piece. Take care Pam.🤗

@@pamchesler242 well that sounds about right. And Eckhart is all about Enlightenment.💯✨cheers for that👍

Thank you, Robert. I'll try

@cicilia, try the guided mindfulness video "Guided Mindfulness Meditation on the Present Moment. Be Here Now. (mindfulpeace)" I don't feel like Eckhart's meditations are actually meditation (but, that's just me. They're a bit more "guided" in thought. That can lead to falling asleep. That actual "guided meditation" example keeps you in a place of observing your experience, individuating actual experience from thoughts. That might work better for you.). Until I started meditating (that video) 7 years ago, to me "meditation" meant that I sat there waiting for something to happen. I tended to think about what I would do when the med was over, or I'd fall asleep. That guided mindfulness practice was different. It kept me engaged on a purpose (of observing, being present without expecting anything, judging anything, avoiding anything). It's a practice of "doing something" which kept me there (not prone to fall asleep). It's obervation, but without narrating what I'm observing. It observes the physical existence (the 5 senses) but also the mental existence (a 6th sense in buddhism, but one that get carried away with itself in a way the other 5 don't). "Carried away" is judgy. The meditation is just about observing, being present all the time and observing. In that, you find silence, presence without doing anything. If only for a brief moment. As you practice and become more familiar, it's a state of presence you can reach anytime (not just formal meditation).

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A meditation teacher once told me if you tend to fall asleep it’s because you need sleep. No judgement, just tend to your self-care as a part of your spiritual practice

@@PatriseHenkel I wish this is the reason xD I have a really good sleep hygiene, because I like to have plenty rest, 8-9 hours when I need more and 6-7 when I'm full of energy. I just have this talent of falling asleep easily :c

Search for "how to meditate when in constant pain." There's a lot out there. I personally wouldn't think mindfulness (vipassana) meditation would be the right one, but my search turned up a lot of "mindfulness meditation to reduce pain." I must be wrong. I would have thought samadhi, (serenity, concentration, one-pointedness) would be the type of meditation when in pain. Mindfulness is insight which seems less transcendental than samadhi. Mindfulness is more of a fad, so that might be why there's a lot out there. You might still look into Samadhi & the four jhanas it leads to. Samadhi/serenity meditation is better known as TM, the use of a mantra to concentrate upon. But, the object can be a physical part of the body. The concentration leads to blotting out everything else (a rapture state of concentration; bliss). I think the idea with mindfulness/vipassana would be to be aware of your momentary experience, other things than pain, and when your mind turns to the pain acknowledge it but turn back to other sensations (your breath, usually). You especially want to notice thoughts occuring, let them go. If the thoughts are about the pain, that could help.

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become the pain, join the pain, and accept the pain as a part of the process, if you are focused enough, the pain will decrease or maybe you will feel the pain is no longer there, everything is just played by the mind, hope it helps

FYI: Look for an image called "the wheel of emotions." It was really helpful to me because I was convinced I was not an angry person. Then, I realized "impatience" (and frustration, and being critical, bitter, resentful) are sourced in anger. I wasn't an angry person. I was impatient (and frustrated, critical, etc.). I never realized how anger really was a problem. I never felt angry. I was above that. I could be impatient (etc.). Being able to name an emotion that way could be helpful. I wouldn't go overboard labeling things. But, if you see a constellation of "things" that point to a more basic emotion, that could be helpful. Then, when meditating you can _observe_ and distinguish between the distraction and the emotion. It's just a distraction. The emotion makes it into more than it is. In mindfulness, the goal should be to observe, individuate (the observer) from the thinking/emoting mind. It could help to see the emotion for what it is (anger. "Impatience" sounds "understandable; common." Maybe you have a habit of beating yourself up, for example?).

@@markfuller yes, ya, trying to get over , off beating myself up then. 🙃

@@markfuller I hear the silent space between thoughts normally presence. And trying to do a sitting silence becomes like is this long 20 mins. I call my little thoughts come in as pop ups. Like a song gets in loop. I think of past future. And I say to myself it's not needed I catch it. And to let it go. Breath. And move on what I can do read a book, go on a walk. Not sure what else. But ya 😅

@@markfuller thanks for your comment reply I will give it a look up.

@@markfuller sometimes I think I have more patience than my boyfriend. But I know I have anger issues. I'm trying to work on that also. A lot of past trauma

_"What if its hypnosis."_ I've wondered that myself about Eckhart's meditations. They're very "guided" to the point that I don't consider them proper meditation. They're more suggestive than guiding. But, there's other channels that do the same thing. I could be wrong where I draw the line. But, his (and some others) have struck me as potentially hypnotic. I'm not sure that's bad (or wrong). "All roads lead to Rome," so to speak. This could be a valid way for people to glimpse the truth (when a less guided meditation wouldn't do it). If you want to try something less guided (suggestive), watch "Guided Mindfulness Meditation on the Present Moment. Be Here Now. (mindfulpeace)." That video worked for me. It doesn't explain a lot. Just guides you to be aware of your presence in the moment (which is reality). This is your 5 physical senses. Breathing is the only activity you really "have to" do in the moment. There is an analogue between breathing and our thoughts. You have to give up a breath to have a new one (just like you have to give up the moment to have a new one. But, we tend to shallow breath, holding on to past breaths. We do the same with the past moments, thinking about them too much.). There is also a physical sensation of breathing (the touch of air passing through the nose as you inhale). Finally, with that anchor in the moment (as the pass), notice thoughts as they enter your mind. Don't judge them. Don't resist or fight them. Just acknowledge them and realize you don't need to think about that right now. You should be able to turn your attention away from thoughts and back to what's real in the moment. The more you practice this, the more familiar you will be with the difference between observer & thinker, and able to get there anytime throughout the day. It's just about knowing. Not knowing like knowledge, but knowing like being there.

The goal of meditating (mindfulness, vipassana) is to be familiar with the difference between "me in the moment" and "me thinking, explaining, labeling in the moment." (The moment doesn't depend upon the latter. The latter robs the person of experiencing more of the moment as it is.). As you become familiar with being the observer, not getting carried away with thoughts, the "narrating" voice inside the head, you can be the observer all the time (or get there anytime). It doesn't take formal meditation to do it. It's common for people to take this to the opposite extreme: "how can you function without thought." But, not all thought is bad. There is productive thought, like remembering to pay your bills, or what time the bus arrives. At least 90% of our unobserved, un-individuated thought is without purpose other than to make us feel like we're in control; distracting ourselves from the boredom of the present moment, the unsatisfactoriness of who we really are without the story we tell ourselves. So, it's just a matter of being aware of our thinking, not identifying with thought (more than necessary). Recognizing how "remembering to pay the bills" turns into "electricity costs too much. I remember when..." That latter part doesn't change anything. It just feeds the ego's sense of pride, deserving better, or just being in control (the judge of everything). This meditation (or what it leads to) is about knowing the difference, realizing you're engaged with thought too much, spending more time in the un-narrated present moment. (Not all your time. Just more. If you're like most people, you can spend about 90% more because we waste a lot of time explaining our existence to ourselves for no apparent reason other than it feels good, we're addicted to it, etc..

@@markfuller listen, im 51 yrs old, of 5 degrees, and nothing uv written makes any sense to me..i dont do vipassana bec i dont need to escape my life bec my life is extremely good..ty for bothering to analyse pl..

@@markfuller the thinking me cant be split from any other me..unless ur totally a split up mental case..

@@markfuller i mean once ur still n full, u wont do any actions..

​@@nehasngh893it's giving your brain quietness for a time period. Which allows actually better response time and thinking, Patience, and self control and emotions when not mediating. I'm happy with my life. People read books to escape to worlds. Sometimes people think they're relaxing with TV or phones. But really need silence and relax the mind