To watch in HD, get ClipCafe PRO
[reflective music]
Please log in to add to collections.
The Mindfulness Movement

After my secondyear of graduate school in 1974, I went off to Indiafor the first time to...

[reflective music] [Richard] After my second
year of graduate school in 1974, I went off to India
for the first time to get a taste of
meditation practice

Full Transcript

00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:03.959
[reflective music]
00:00:05.526 --> 00:00:09.182
[Richard] After my second year of graduate school in 1974,
00:00:09.269 --> 00:00:11.014
I went off to India for the first time
00:00:11.227 --> 00:00:14.274
to get a taste of meditation practice.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:07
Uploaded
May 27, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Interesting Stuff Entertainment

Want This Clip in HD?

Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →

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 returned from India, - The Mindfulness Movement 00:16
When I returned from India,
But it was made very clear to me - The Mindfulness Movement 00:12
But it was made very clear to me
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]