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The Mindfulness Movement

But it was made very clear to me that if I wanted asuccessful career in science, this was...

But it was made very clear to me that if I wanted a
successful career in science, this was an absolutely
terrible way to begin and I had better find
something else to study

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But it was made very clear to me
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that if I wanted a successful career in science,
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this was an absolutely terrible way to begin
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and I had better find something else to study.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:38
Uploaded
May 27, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
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Movie Summary

Follow the emotionally compelling story of four main characters who reveal their personal hardships and explain how mindfulness transformed their lives.
When I first met the Dalai Lama in 1992, he challenged me. - The Mindfulness Movement 00:05
When I first met the Dalai Lama in 1992, he challenged me.
He said, "You've been using tools of modern neuroscience - The Mindfulness Movement 00:09
He said, "You've been using tools of modern neuros...
"Why can't you use those same tools - The Mindfulness Movement 00:07
"Why can't you use those same tools
And he said, - The Mindfulness Movement 00:20
And he said,
[Narrator] What Richard and others - The Mindfulness Movement 00:13
[Narrator] What Richard and others
We first began to look - The Mindfulness Movement 00:07
We first began to look
These were individuals who spent years training their mind. - The Mindfulness Movement 00:05
These were individuals who spent years training their mind.
Sure enough, when we did those studies, - The Mindfulness Movement 00:09
Sure enough, when we did those studies,
What we're looking at here is a representation - The Mindfulness Movement 00:15
What we're looking at here is a representation
The moment we're lost and recognize it, - The Mindfulness Movement 00:08
The moment we're lost and recognize it,
And one of the nodes in the salience network - The Mindfulness Movement 00:11
And one of the nodes in the salience network
Those parts of the brain are critical - The Mindfulness Movement 00:06
Those parts of the brain are critical
Then what happens is we want to reorient our awareness, - The Mindfulness Movement 00:17
Then what happens is we want to reorient our awareness,
And so we then direct attention back to the breath - The Mindfulness Movement 00:07
And so we then direct attention back to the breath
And the sustaining also involves the prefrontal cortex. - The Mindfulness Movement 00:06
And the sustaining also involves the prefrontal cortex.
If you want to lay down and be careful that you-- - The Mindfulness Movement 00:10
If you want to lay down and be careful that you--
And it's through continued practice - The Mindfulness Movement 00:06
And it's through continued practice
[reflective music] - The Mindfulness Movement 00:12
[reflective music]
To be aware of a thought as it arises and falls, - The Mindfulness Movement 00:13
To be aware of a thought as it arises and falls,
You realize that you, - The Mindfulness Movement 00:09
You realize that you,