How Mindfulness Empowers Us: An Animation Narrated by Sharon Salzberg
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
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This is great advise. Let go of anger and sadness. Dont suppress it and hold its grudges. Believe in your will and self. Nurture love and compassion. Happiness lies in mindfulness.
Guys, let's take a moment and appreciate the animator who must have spent hours making this video. Animator, We thank you.
Really
Yas
Brilliantly depicted!
100% ❤❤❤❤❤❤Thank u for animating the story
It's so nice to gether here to learn and all looking for improvement in ourselves. It's also a blessing to see people who are thankful for such resources
Magnífico
Very nicely
whats is the animals?
DoG waTeR
I like this... but... aren't there many examples from history that constrast it?
Such as?
Countless...!!! I won't name specific events, but right now, in mordern days, or in the two world wars, there would be too many examples
"We never lose our demons, we only learn to live above them." The Ancient One, Dr. Strange
true but this sounds egotistical in a way
@@nicko9365 this pleases Stiner.
Absolutamente de acuerdo
POV: ur watching this cause ur teacher told you to
Yeppp
My therapist told me to.
hahah yess
yep, for gym classsss
@@eliangarcia4179 YES me too lmaoooo
My CBT just told me something like this: a part of cognitive behavioral therapy isn't about denying and shoving away the negative emotions, it's about recognizing that it's there, not denying it's existence, and tempering it. You are human, and negative thoughts are natural, but with training you can learn to quieten your irrational thoughts with truth.
There is now a ''Mindfulness Based Cog. Therapy'' (MBCT) that seems very promising. Jon Kabat-Zin developed it.
My cbt literally cent this to me lol
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POV: your teacher made you watch this
but srsly tho the animation is so smooth :O
Yeah
Bruh litterally all the comments are from teachers admiring how good this video is
My teacher literally gave me this video as homework
@@RubyXRoseXRWBY dude same were u assigned questions on what wolf ud feed
Irie Paris bruh i was. i came here for the answers 💀
@@sophiauroza2725 oof u in cali?
Irie Paris yuh
All that fearful wolf needs is love. He's as much a part of us as the other wolf.
davehshs The wolf is a metaphor. By acknowledging it instead of fighting it you are showing it love. However you do not feed it because you do not want fear, shame, guilt and aggression to overpower you.
he doesnt need love, he needs to be left alone.
In the original Native American legend they feed both wolves because both wolves have unique qualities that the other wolf lacks: The one can't survive without the other. The original Native American legend is about peace and harmony, not about neglect. If the "evil" wolf is starved, it just becomes angrier, more violent, resentful and envious. The goal is to feed them both, that's at least what the original story says.
@@Analysis_Paralysis Both have their time and place.
@@Analysis_Paralysis That's the same for a human. A hungry man is an angry man
When meditation is mastered, the mind is unwavering like the flame of a candle in a windless place.
@Ian Corral Dont mix/confuses, Ignorance with acceptance
Our professor just taught us about this.. and I gotta say, this is really educational.
I learned that our demons can't be forgotten nor remove. It will always be there and us, can only accept and learn from it.
I knew this tale but I absolutely love how it's told here (calm tone, serene prosody) and visually described (thumbs up to the animator). Great for grown ups and kids!
aye they look and sound stoned as hell.
Loved this video. I'd love to contribute by translating this content into Spanish. If you like the idea, feel free to contact me. Regards!
Sony Vega estuve a punto de decir lo mismo ahahah :) espero que te digan que si, mi familia estaría feliz de verlo
We have since added captions in several languages!
I’d love to have this in Spanish! I show this video to my students every year, and I teach in a Spanish immersion program.
Elizabeth Rivera there are captions!!
@@kennedygardiner42o BRUH THIS COMMENT WAS FROM 3YEARS AGO
the bit about feeding the wolves.. reminds me of my favorite quote from Shane Koyczan's poem: "love and hate are beasts, the one that grows is the one you feed."
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POV: your gym teacher is making you watch this thinking that they actually did something
ahaha wow how original, there are definitely not another two comments saying the same thing
@@cortisol_induced_coma bruh chill 😅
This is a really underrated video I really learned something from this thank you
I have found a lot of peace listening to and reading the likes of Terence Mckenna, Alan Watts, Ram Dass, Rupert Sheldrake and others. Recently I realized that all of my "virtual spiritual mentors" were men; so I began seeking a feminine perspective. This led me to Sharon Salzberg whom I now also love. I was hoping that someone here might help point me in the direction of other female speakers akin to the voices listed above.
Thanks for your time.
+MegaParker1981 Tara Brach, Pema Chodron, Kristin Neff, and Brene Brown should get you started.
Thanks.
You should check out Tara Brach she is really great!
Bryon Katie
Hello! This is a wonderful video, thank you so much for sharing!
In my channel I share Dharma related content that I find online and I translate into Spanish using the subtitles (CC). Would you mind if I reposted this video on my channel and translated it? I could also give you a copy of the SRT file so you can add to this video as well and have it in another language.
Thank you in advance!
I love Sharon Salzburg and I love this Indigneous story. It contains a lot of wisdom. But I do wish that an Indigenous person had narrated this, or the animation was made in a way that did not feature Sharon, who, to my knowledge is not Indigneous, speak as this Indigenous character. To my mind, respectfully, this is not honouring the tradition so much as engaging in cultural appropriation. Were elders asked? Was permission given from the Indigenous or Native American community? These are important questions.
It's a lovely video and a beautiful teaching but, I wish the wolves weren't red and blue, just because.
Bravo!!! I think this is the best video on mindfulness ever! Even a child will understand :D
I completely agree ! Well done 👍
Great animation to explain an awesome concept!
Also tf do they look so stoned
I recently discovered this page and I'm so interesting about mindfulness. It makes me think a lot about my actions and the way I react about everything around.
Practice we shall!
I Love this beautiful version of this story! Animation is so good and story is well done. I would have liked to see an image of feeding/sharing the bowl with the perceived bad wolf, giving attention and yes also feeding that side with a view to the love we all have within, would be a positive step into the mindfulness exercise to really attend to our full self.
Beautiful animation and your voice making me want to sleep! 😴 + The glowing fire I wanna snuggle with a blue wolf
her voice reminded me of the news lady from family guy
@@JackieMReacts lol
Both those wolves sound boring as fuck.
THE Native American culture. The only one.
I hope the creator of this video animation was Indigenous? Regardless - with all due respect, I don't think this is an accurate Native American story - at least from how I have heard it as told to me by Indigenous Elders - it has changed significantly. Perhaps a disclaimer acknowledging there are inaccuracies and/or the story was modified for teaching purposes? Perhaps an introduction as to why this particular story is chosen? Perhaps a bit about the poster or creator of this animation? Perhaps a note to viewers that a part of Native American wisdom/philosophy is to actually take a lesson for yourself and not try to force your particular "moral of the story", "what it is or isn't" on anyone else? Native American wisdom is about non-interference when stories are told - it becomes up to the listener to take meaning/lessons away...and new ones when they hear it. I liked how one poster below did share they spent a year reflecting on this until they got the lesson. Sounds like they learned something. Anyway...while the animation is appreciated - I seriously think it needs to change to reflect a more appropriate and meaningful reflection of Native Americans. Why? Because it becomes another form of caricatur-izing and characterizing Aboriginal/Native American people. This in turn perpetuates ongoing, problematic, stereotyping and racializing from uneducated people who have not done their homework or bothered reading beyond the colonial-versed documents we call history textbooks (as taught in most schools). In addition, another answer to why: ....I read some of the comments below and it's sickening that something that was intended to be positive produced such vile comments. If anyone truly has good intentions and wants to really make an impact, make the journey to go visit Elders and other Native American people. Sit and visit. Build a relationship and learn to listen. ...and....they won't steal knowledge and make it theirs/claim its theirs or promote it as theirs for their own economic gain. Rather, they'd have the courage to redistribute that wealth to the Native Americans they gained wisdom from and would be transparent about it. It's sad to read the hateful comments below...and it's quite ignorant of those people who say Native Americans have been conquered - clearly they have never attended a ceremony or such. Just as sad are those who say there is no mindfulness within the teachings of Native American people...seems these folks are not prepared to let go of their own western-ized ideologies of what is mindfulness.
Touché. All of this. Not only is it not a settlers story to tell, but especially to manipulate in order to further their own Christian agenda. The re-writes were horrifically racist. This video just cuts them out. But still, misattributes this to [insert vague nation that changes with each re-telling]. Westernizing a sacred, cultural Indigenous story and then claiming that's what natives believe? Colonization. Not cool.
I don't think this video should be up at all (nor should this story, in general, be circling the internet), but at the very least, ya, they could acknowledge the history and maybe tell the true story through an Indigenous person (or with their permission). I mean, this video doesn't even ATTEMPT to give credit.
Wonderful imagery, thank you for sharing. This is such a good way to describe how to accept and move on through anger.
A great story. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks... I also really appreciate mindfulness meditation. ❤️💚
For my mindfulness meditation I've loved watching a fair bit of Sri Avinash Do at the moment.
I find his meditation talks very comforting and helpful in my life. 💜
POV: ur teacher made u watch this for wellbeing activity
yeeeeessssssssssssss
Literally moved me to tears, dude... ;w; Cuz it's so wise...
Right Mindfulness as taught by The Buddha is explained in the Maha Satipattana Sutta. ( Translated as : " The Great Discourse on Established of Mindfulness" )
Right Mindfulness is an integral part in the process of transformation He taught, towards Dispelling Ignorance about how the universe works, by actually paying attention to your own mind and body. The principals and the steps of this task is given in the Sutta.
The Buddha says then to apply the result of the sample tested, to the population ... ( study the elements to identify the nature and function of the whole.)
However to develop Right Mindfulness one must uphold Virtuous., and realise the futility of chasing after sensual desires. Purity in heart and taming the desires through Right Vision and Thinking are pre- requisites for Right Mindfulness... otherwise one won't have the urge or the courage to "take the bull by the horns"..
The world is yet to discover the depth of Compassion and Wisdom of a Buddha....
ALL the areas in a Path of Self Development is explained in very detail... 84,000 concepts... 1000s of alternative pathways... it's all about Overcoming Fear, guilt, lust, anger, jealousy, hatred etc in your own mind and growing positive factors like self restraint, compassion, generosity, joy, equanimity, mindfulness, concentration & wisdom.
@@deela262 interesting. I didn't think that I would find a fellow Buddhist around here. May our practice be beneficial to all living beings, my friend! 🙏
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
who else is watching this for school work
I have always thought that an important part of mindfulness is *_not taking sides_* in the dramas that happen in our heads. So the way the two wolves are handled in this story is pretty weird. Silly at best, and destructive at its worst. Somehow, the person, looking from his / her delusional perspective, *_chooses_* which wolf to feed. Really? How about the "red" wolf being angry is the signal of a legitimate problem, or that some of our essential needs not being met? And how about the "blue" wolf's generosity is the touchy-feely kind of thing, capricious, inefficient, and easily duped, not really helping anyone, and maybe even harming some with its "do-goodery"? *_Both "wolves" are essential to our well-being. And neither should be given too much power over us._* The key to true mindfulness is listening carefully to *_everything_* that is going on in our minds, and letting those binary conflicts sort themselves out. Otherwise it would be a kind of spiritual bigotry.
And the fact that the person isn't fighting the "red" wolf doesn't make it any better. Ignoring the message of one side while embracing the message of the other is just as bad. We are just denying one and awarding another the badge of "This is Real". Which is one of the best ways to derail the practice.
Mr Edwards Right. "Listen to it". Just don't give it nourishment or support. That's simply a passive-aggressive way to undermine this aspect of self, treat it like some kind of backdrops of inner life, "not actual feelings", and ignore the problems behind it.
Sure, observing without doing is an important part of practice. It allows us to avoid acting on impulse, which is especially great when it comes to aggression. But such preferential approach as shown in the video is not about mindfulness. It's about choosing your favourite flavour of bullshit. Wise and mindful people are generally sceptical about _whatever_ their egos have to offer. That's the whole point.
Mr Edwards I completely agree with you in regard to how practice works in real life. Yes, being able to recognise (and dump, if need be) the primitive energetic part of aggression, envy, anxiety, etc. is Meditation 101, sure. I guess I just found the two wolves parable a poor illustration for mindful practice. Exactly because of "the thought is not you" part. The way I see it, the most valuable discoveries await us, if we are willing to disassociate from our opinions, _especially those which we consider "right", "important", "good", and "all around amazing"_. But then again, maybe it's just me. You too have a great journey, friend!
+TinyShaman I agree in part about the value judgements we make. But 'dissociate' no, that is NOT mindfulness. I would put it as accepting the totality of our thoughts in any given moment. The labels of good, bad are judgements, and when we recognise our judging self, we need to accept that as well. In the end it's about realising that the thought stream takes us away from embodying the reality of this moment. Where reality is an aliveness of being, without the veil of thought warping its direct experience.
Simon Finch Well, you are basically making the same case as I am. So, I am slightly confused about the words "but" and "no" in your comment. It seems like you were arguing with some point of mine, but I don't understand which one.
+TinyShaman Thought I explained it clearly, but I will try again: I don't agree with the term 'dissociate'. Mediation is NOT about dissociation, detachment or regarding thoughts as unreal. These ideas are more like mental disturbance.Meditation is about accepting, the full totality of your experiences: thoughts, emotions, body sensations, feelings in any moment.I did say I agreed with most of what you wrote, which I did. But there was a deep misunderstanding in what you wrote that I wanted to point out. That said it is very common. One teacher I spoke to said thoughts are not real. Whilst it doesn't seem like much perhaps, these errors can be a block to progressing in your practise.
You can know more about this technique in a book called Letting Go by David Hawkins
yeah ! it's great Book
I showed this video to my high school students, and my Native American student was highly offended by the inaccurate portrayal of her heritage in this video. Great message and story, but it's now been muddled because of the animation.
Katie Hilborn I thought this video was very meaningful and and if that’s the only thing that student walked away from the video with.. that student should seek medical help.
May I ask what your student was specifically offended by?
@@em2106 quite a take on both youth and mental health.
This story video is absolutely offensive. It is derived from previous versions which were rooted in racism and colonialism. These versions westernized [read: b*stardized] a sacred, cultural, Indigenous story in order to further their Christian agenda. Not only are the changes to the story racist in themselves, but then they are misattributed to [insert general native nation that changes with each retelling]. Not only was this story not a settlers to tell, but especially to manipulate in a horribly offensive way, and claim that these are the beliefs of Indigenous peoples.
The original story feeds both the *wolves. All Indigenous cultures are different, but a common theme is that we are all connected (humans, animals, nature, sky, rocks, etc) and so, we love, respect, and nurture all. Both *wolves deserve the same respect, love, and nurture; both deserve to be fed. After all, both *wolves have something to offer and when they're both fed, they can support one another.
apihtawikosisan.com/2012/02/check-the-tag-on-that-indian-story/
crossingenres.com/you-know-that-charming-story-about-the-two-wolves-its-a-lie-d0d93ea4ebff
I’d like this if it wouldn’t screw up my recommendations
Darn algorithm
Great work on the animation and story!!
Great animation to illustrate what mindfulness is in a simple way. Good job!
Love this, very meaningful and CUTE 😊
anyone watching this for the school portfolio thing?
big bruh moment(yes)
Ye :(
What a great video! ✨
It's time to develop our emotional intelligence.
I watched this 3Yen I was in 7th grade for the first time and a year a half later a lot has changed and this video is a lot more meaningful now.
Wonderful animation
Wonderful story -- one I've definitely heard before. But you can never hear it enough, and the animation makes it last longer, too.
Any scientific evidence about these wolves?
+Thor Menthe I recommend yo to see the work of Rick Hanson to understand this story through the concept of neuroplasticity. www.rickhanson.net/writings/articles/positive-neuroplasticity/
cool video. Thanks for posting.
The story was nice
Thank you so much for this video. It has is a great educational video. It has helped a lo of people increase their awareness.
This explains my dream this morning.
very good video, easy to understand
What if I feed the angry wolf taco bell? It'll be morbidly obese and shitting constantly.
I just want to say that, all the animations on this channel had never fail to tickle my laughing mucle... 😂
POV: your fucking counselor is making you watch this
great video
This is so beautiful. Thanks for this.
Love this
Bad so bad
Those who are proud of their friends will be in the dead and desert that night
This is absolutely outstanding. I read a book with similar content, and it was absolutely outstanding. "The Art of Saying No: Mastering Boundaries for a Fulfilling Life" by Samuel Dawn
I wish there were a version of the narration (which I love) that was worded so that young kids could understand and not get stumped on certain words/terms, phrases or concepts. Such as “we don’t have to be at the mercy of old ways of thinking…” the word “mercy” isn’t something most elementary school children might understand, but if it’s worded as something like “we don’t have to hold onto old ways of thinking, or old ways of behaving and acting, we can let go of those old habits and think of new ways of being…” and in place of the word “companion” substitute “steady, loyal friend”… similar to the “ninja” books on feelings, a lot of the words used are too complex for young kids, and then they fixate on that instead of the wonderful, powerful message that we’re trying to communicate.
Such an interesting delivery of mindfulness information...thankyou
sKOOl mAdE mE wAtCh tHisSssS
I am using the corona lockdown for Vipassana meditation 🧘♀️. It makes a huge difference. Love ❤️ to all of you.
The full ending of the story (instead of the one with the one I feed) sounds something like this: When you feed both wolves properly, they will start helping each other instead of fighting and only then victory will be yours.
This feels like cultural appropriation...
i disagree and believe mindfulness is actually mindlessness. Just as the Ying Yang goes there must be a balance between the two, negativity can offer alot of self reflection and constructive criticism. We live in a very narcissistic world where "mindfulness" can do more harm than good, when you consider the hard truth to face that we are all addicted to short term pleasures and rewards you realize that maybe it isnt good to focus on solely the present and the things that make us feel good and that you need negative reflection to change the things you hate about yourself that you know deep down need to change. Simply giving into the world is NOT a power its giving up, it being a sheep! Focusing on the good more than the bad is not how you master life. I believe this "mindfulness" is being used to further push the masses into impulsive short term thinking.
Wise, true, and well made. the only thing i would add is that being mindful may not be being positive, and i think what you think could contribute greatly to what you get. it's sort of being 'actively mindful'. anyway, good job!
#OdedFriedGaon #OdedMusic #OdedInformation #Audioded
Very educative, thank you.
This is profound. I always return back to it when I am disturbed by my own mind.
Herman Hesse the writer of such classics as Siddhartha, had a recurring theme of the 'wolf' (the side of us which we perceive to be abhorent) in his books. It appears as a dark shadow not accepted. That's why i like this interpretation of acceptance.
Thanks for this kind of material to understand us better..
EXCELLENT PRESENTATION AND VERY USEFUL KNOWLEDGE.
Unless you are kinder than this to the angry wolf it will find a way to steal the food. Choosing sides does not resolve conflict (unless you intend to fight to the bitter end). It's a useful metaphor only in very simplistic terms.
Makes me think about balance as well as yin and yang. We may never lose our demons, but we should never lose our angels. We only learn to live above the demons while living under our angels. The angels represent God. While the demons represent the devil. Great video. Meditation is so good. No wonder the shaolin monks are geniuses of it all. Yin and yang. Get it? Awesome.
Everybody talks about the greatness of being mindfulness but nobody talks about HOW to do it?!!
I love this story, takes into account the angry wolf without making him the enemy. Now to figure out my wolves!
Do you by any chance have this in Spanish?
I want to hear the opinion of those 211 dislikes...sooo curious what do they have in mind o.O?
I can't get enough of this video! I want to copy it to my desktop so I can play it every day, but can't figure out how to do that.lol
I love your videos! They are really educational and entertaining. I was wondering if I could use them for English Teaching Purposes. Would you give me permission to do so? Many thanks in advance!!
Simple👍
We should learn from the mean wolf but follow the kind and passionate wolf
If meditation were good it would not have this sort of publicity
I love this so much
Thank you very much. It's so helpful.
watching these videos alone make me feel mindful already ~
This reminds me of adventure time and now I’m crying
he can't save us from the disappointment of mighty no 9
lovely narration... minfulness
Beautiful animation and explanation ❤️❤️😭🔥👌
Thanks for this awesome explanation through animation 🙏🙏🙏🙏