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The Mindfulness Movement

As I was studyingto become a scientist at MIT in molecular biology, it also was very...

[orchestral music] [Jon] As I was studying
to become a scientist at MIT in molecular biology, it also was very important
to me to try to bring that other stream of my
own meditation practice together with what
I was understanding about science and the universe

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[Jon] As I was studying to become a scientist
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at MIT in molecular biology,
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it also was very important to me to try to bring
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that other stream of my own meditation practice
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together with what I was understanding
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about science and the universe.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:03
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.
I did have an experience back in the late '70s - The Mindfulness Movement 00:10
I did have an experience back in the late '70s
One day at about the 10th day of this retreat - The Mindfulness Movement 00:24
One day at about the 10th day of this retreat
Since I happened to be already working in a laboratory - The Mindfulness Movement 00:09
Since I happened to be already working in a laboratory
Nobody wants to go there unless they are really suffering - The Mindfulness Movement 00:07
Nobody wants to go there unless they are really suffering
I started to seek out physicians, - The Mindfulness Movement 00:12
I started to seek out physicians,
"Well maybe 10%, maybe 15%." - The Mindfulness Movement 00:06
"Well maybe 10%, maybe 15%."
[somber music] - The Mindfulness Movement 00:18
[somber music]
I would say, "Listen, from our point of view, - The Mindfulness Movement 00:06
I would say, "Listen, from our point of view,
"What we're gonna do is pour energy and attention - The Mindfulness Movement 00:18
"What we're gonna do is pour energy and attention
The doctors would say, they'd say, - The Mindfulness Movement 00:22
The doctors would say, they'd say,
[acoustic guitar music] - The Mindfulness Movement 00:12
[acoustic guitar music]
Hundreds of thousands of lives have been transformed. - The Mindfulness Movement 00:04
Hundreds of thousands of lives have been transformed.
[Jon] We want you to meditate in the way - The Mindfulness Movement 00:05
[Jon] We want you to meditate in the way
Because it's just not like, - The Mindfulness Movement 00:13
Because it's just not like,
Just taking my seat has gotta be a love affair - The Mindfulness Movement 00:11
Just taking my seat has gotta be a love affair
It's absolutely essential that it is understood - The Mindfulness Movement 00:08
It's absolutely essential that it is understood
How would you even know if you're doing harm - The Mindfulness Movement 00:09
How would you even know if you're doing harm
You're engaging in the meditation practice for the sake of, - The Mindfulness Movement 00:06
You're engaging in the meditation practice for the sake...
[reflective music] - The Mindfulness Movement 00:16
[reflective music]
[Sharon] When I was a sophomore in college, - The Mindfulness Movement 00:05
[Sharon] When I was a sophomore in college,