WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.040 --> 00:00:04.180 Welcome again, my friend, and welcome to 2 00:00:04.480 --> 00:00:07.379 lesson four of module two. 3 00:00:07.919 --> 00:00:13.299 And in this lesson four, what we're gonna be doing is looking at meditation. 4 00:00:13.519 --> 00:00:14.900 We're gonna explore meditation. 5 00:00:15.285 --> 00:00:24.744 We're gonna explore why it's important, how it's, important, how we can live it, how we can really work with it, and what are some of the benefits that meditation 6 00:00:25.045 --> 00:00:25.945 brings us. 7 00:00:26.884 --> 00:00:28.425 You remember that meditation, 8 00:00:29.044 --> 00:00:31.145 previously, we were kind of talking about, 9 00:00:31.660 --> 00:00:32.400 some awareness, 10 00:00:33.500 --> 00:00:39.680 and a number of benefits. So we're really going to look at that and why meditation is so important. 11 00:00:39.820 --> 00:00:41.680 What is it meditation can do 12 00:00:42.060 --> 00:00:46.559 for any one person at any one time? So let's just jump right into 13 00:00:47.185 --> 00:00:49.525 beginning to learn a little bit more about meditation. 14 00:00:50.864 --> 00:00:55.445 So in this lesson, what we're going to cover, what is meditation first of all, 15 00:00:55.825 --> 00:00:56.885 and certainly 16 00:00:57.345 --> 00:01:00.565 what are the benefits, just some of the benefits 17 00:01:01.190 --> 00:01:04.250 that, I mean, we'll just begin to scratch the surface honestly, 18 00:01:04.709 --> 00:01:09.210 some of the benefits of meditation because there have been so many studies that 19 00:01:09.590 --> 00:01:12.729 have shown there are upwards of a 100 plus 20 00:01:14.445 --> 00:01:17.985 different benefits that meditation can offer us. 21 00:01:18.445 --> 00:01:21.965 And they generally fall within about three or four different buckets. 22 00:01:21.965 --> 00:01:24.305 But we're just going to look at some of the top 23 00:01:24.685 --> 00:01:28.619 benefits that really are most important to us. The biggest, 24 00:01:29.399 --> 00:01:30.299 and and most 25 00:01:31.720 --> 00:01:36.600 meaningful benefits to us that are gonna fall within those buckets. We're gonna take a look at that. 26 00:01:36.600 --> 00:01:38.140 We're also gonna look at 27 00:01:38.520 --> 00:01:39.020 what 28 00:01:39.505 --> 00:01:40.485 types of meditation, 29 00:01:41.665 --> 00:01:43.045 are important and 30 00:01:43.665 --> 00:01:44.645 what aspects 31 00:01:45.105 --> 00:01:45.925 of meditation 32 00:01:46.305 --> 00:01:48.005 are important. I E consistency 33 00:01:49.025 --> 00:01:50.225 versus duration. 34 00:01:50.225 --> 00:01:57.880 A lot of people think, Oh, I've got to sit in meditation for hours and hours and hours, and I've got to be totally silent. 35 00:01:57.880 --> 00:02:00.620 And I cannot let my mind do anything, 36 00:02:01.800 --> 00:02:02.520 which is, 37 00:02:03.000 --> 00:02:07.125 you're going to find out is not necessarily the case. You can sit, 38 00:02:07.685 --> 00:02:09.384 for a short period of time. 39 00:02:09.445 --> 00:02:19.465 And so long as you're doing it on a consistent basis, that's going to have a far greater impact and far greater benefit to you than any single duration that you can't sustain. 40 00:02:19.680 --> 00:02:21.459 It's all about sustainability, right? 41 00:02:22.480 --> 00:02:24.819 And also we're going to look at meditation 42 00:02:25.280 --> 00:02:26.819 as a way to help you 43 00:02:27.599 --> 00:02:28.099 become 44 00:02:28.959 --> 00:02:35.379 closer to spirit and closer to divine because you are entering into an altered state of consciousness. 45 00:02:35.865 --> 00:02:37.965 You're not so focused on the logical, 46 00:02:38.265 --> 00:02:38.765 analytical, 47 00:02:39.145 --> 00:02:40.365 day to day mind. 48 00:02:40.905 --> 00:02:44.765 You are allowing your mind to evolve into 49 00:02:45.065 --> 00:02:47.005 a state of being where you're 50 00:02:47.705 --> 00:02:52.180 very much in the daydream state, very much in almost like the childlike 51 00:02:54.560 --> 00:02:58.820 playful state where anything happens, anything's possible. Imagination 52 00:02:59.520 --> 00:03:01.220 is the law of the land 53 00:03:01.920 --> 00:03:03.380 and that's the creativity 54 00:03:04.400 --> 00:03:06.584 aspect of the mind. That's the 55 00:03:06.885 --> 00:03:07.385 possibility 56 00:03:07.845 --> 00:03:11.545 state of the mind where you're able to truly connect 57 00:03:11.845 --> 00:03:12.745 with energy. 58 00:03:13.205 --> 00:03:23.980 That's all around you because no longer is your ego getting in the way no longer is your analytical mind getting in the way no longer is your logical mind getting in the way of saying, this is the way it's gotta be done. 59 00:03:25.560 --> 00:03:26.380 All of a sudden 60 00:03:27.160 --> 00:03:28.860 it just is. And you feel, 61 00:03:29.320 --> 00:03:33.444 okay, I kinda like this. This is fun. It's like being a child again. 62 00:03:34.545 --> 00:03:37.925 That's why a lot of people like meditation because they get to play in their mind. Right? 63 00:03:37.985 --> 00:03:39.125 So let's take a look. 64 00:03:39.825 --> 00:03:42.005 So here's a good description of what meditation 65 00:03:42.625 --> 00:03:44.010 is pretty much all about. 66 00:03:44.170 --> 00:03:48.670 It's basically just a set of techniques you're going to use and it's basically focused on 67 00:03:49.290 --> 00:03:54.670 enabling you to achieve a heightened state of awareness, a heightened state of consciousness 68 00:03:55.530 --> 00:03:56.030 that 69 00:03:56.409 --> 00:03:56.909 really, 70 00:03:57.209 --> 00:03:58.750 even though it's very 71 00:03:59.655 --> 00:04:00.615 focused and, 72 00:04:01.095 --> 00:04:03.675 really bringing your attention to a single point, 73 00:04:04.615 --> 00:04:08.235 it's not so focused that your mind is 74 00:04:09.895 --> 00:04:11.835 analyzing everything that you're experiencing. 75 00:04:12.480 --> 00:04:15.700 It's a small point, small focus of attention 76 00:04:16.560 --> 00:04:17.860 that allows you 77 00:04:18.240 --> 00:04:18.740 to 78 00:04:19.760 --> 00:04:21.779 drop all of your random 79 00:04:22.240 --> 00:04:24.740 thoughts because it's no longer random. 80 00:04:24.960 --> 00:04:28.515 It's been compressed into one small focus piece of awareness. 81 00:04:29.375 --> 00:04:30.675 It allows you 82 00:04:31.615 --> 00:04:36.195 to alter your state of consciousness in such a way that you are no longer 83 00:04:36.815 --> 00:04:41.715 thinking, all right, did I take out the trash? Am I going to pay the bills? 84 00:04:42.250 --> 00:04:43.630 What did Bobby do? 85 00:04:44.570 --> 00:04:45.070 Whatever. 86 00:04:46.169 --> 00:04:52.250 You're just allowing yourself to be, again, present, kind of what we talked about in the last, 87 00:04:53.210 --> 00:04:58.095 lesson. But we're also talking about what is it that you're 88 00:04:58.955 --> 00:05:01.695 now more aware of as you become 89 00:05:02.395 --> 00:05:03.615 much more conscious 90 00:05:04.155 --> 00:05:05.455 of everything 91 00:05:05.755 --> 00:05:06.574 around you 92 00:05:06.875 --> 00:05:08.975 when we'll get into this in some more detail. 93 00:05:09.995 --> 00:05:12.255 And obviously, as I was talking about before, 94 00:05:12.560 --> 00:05:16.260 so many different benefits, we'll look at, some of them that are, 95 00:05:17.040 --> 00:05:17.780 really meaningful, 96 00:05:18.080 --> 00:05:20.500 but they really fall into about three different buckets. 97 00:05:21.680 --> 00:05:23.380 So first off, as I was mentioning, 98 00:05:23.760 --> 00:05:28.685 meditation has gotten a lot of different benefits that have been proven by science. Science 99 00:05:29.225 --> 00:05:31.645 has started to take a look at, meditation. 100 00:05:31.945 --> 00:05:38.125 The vaccine been doing this for a number of years now, and they've really been taking participants who 101 00:05:38.585 --> 00:05:39.725 meditate a lot, 102 00:05:40.105 --> 00:05:45.590 finding out what's going on in the mind, what's going on in the heart, what's going on with people 103 00:05:45.970 --> 00:05:46.470 that, 104 00:05:47.170 --> 00:05:50.790 started meditation a while ago, where were, what was their baseline? 105 00:05:51.810 --> 00:05:55.990 What's what are they now and, and how they improve? What is, what has changed? 106 00:05:56.495 --> 00:05:59.875 So science has really done some great research on this. 107 00:06:00.414 --> 00:06:04.835 And here's a long list of just some, you know, initial benefits 108 00:06:05.375 --> 00:06:09.315 that science has talked about, talking about lowering stress, improving 109 00:06:09.775 --> 00:06:10.275 anxiety, 110 00:06:10.815 --> 00:06:12.150 the ability to cope, 111 00:06:13.669 --> 00:06:14.810 emotional health, 112 00:06:15.669 --> 00:06:18.009 memory loss is reducing memory loss, 113 00:06:18.630 --> 00:06:19.930 enhancing self awareness 114 00:06:20.550 --> 00:06:25.430 and the attention span. And two things we were talking about before, forgiveness, right? 115 00:06:25.430 --> 00:06:29.445 And kindness. That was something. So, they kind of go hand in hand right there. 116 00:06:29.745 --> 00:06:30.565 Self control, 117 00:06:30.945 --> 00:06:33.105 kind of almost, talking about what we were, 118 00:06:33.825 --> 00:06:35.205 covering in the last lesson. 119 00:06:35.825 --> 00:06:41.525 And, it's that as a result is helping you to resist, addictions and addictive personalities, 120 00:06:42.260 --> 00:06:46.280 helping you talk about sleep, improving your sleep, more relaxed, 121 00:06:46.820 --> 00:06:48.360 helping you to control pain, 122 00:06:48.900 --> 00:06:49.720 blood pressure. 123 00:06:50.260 --> 00:06:54.735 And of course, the most obvious one is that meditation can be done anywhere at any time. 124 00:06:54.814 --> 00:06:56.594 So these are just some of the, you know, 125 00:06:56.895 --> 00:06:57.395 the 126 00:06:57.775 --> 00:06:59.715 scratching the surface as it were. 127 00:07:00.814 --> 00:07:08.435 And meditation's got a number of different benefits, but the three categories they really fall under are physical, emotional, and spiritual. 128 00:07:09.169 --> 00:07:11.030 So here's some that are physical 129 00:07:11.410 --> 00:07:11.910 benefits, 130 00:07:12.370 --> 00:07:15.430 and these are all focusing on calmness, 131 00:07:16.050 --> 00:07:16.550 serenity, 132 00:07:17.490 --> 00:07:17.990 relaxation, 133 00:07:18.770 --> 00:07:20.710 which I think we could honestly all 134 00:07:21.250 --> 00:07:21.645 benefit 135 00:07:22.525 --> 00:07:26.065 from now. But that's why meditation has become so popular. 136 00:07:26.925 --> 00:07:29.905 Everybody wants to feel a little bit more relaxed because 137 00:07:30.284 --> 00:07:31.985 modern life is just 138 00:07:32.525 --> 00:07:35.104 not quite as relaxed as we'd like it to be. 139 00:07:35.520 --> 00:07:38.660 Let's compare ourselves to a hundred years ago. Shall we? 140 00:07:39.680 --> 00:07:42.980 We're a lot more stressed out even fifty years ago. 141 00:07:43.680 --> 00:07:45.300 So physical benefits 142 00:07:45.600 --> 00:07:47.460 lowers the stress hormones, 143 00:07:47.919 --> 00:07:48.419 cortisol. 144 00:07:48.875 --> 00:07:51.135 That's a big stress hormone. So the 145 00:07:51.515 --> 00:07:53.055 more you're meditating, 146 00:07:53.835 --> 00:07:54.335 the 147 00:07:54.955 --> 00:07:56.655 lower your cortisol 148 00:07:56.955 --> 00:07:59.855 levels, which contribute to heart disease. 149 00:08:00.315 --> 00:08:04.730 So it's lowering your stress levels. Your stress levels lower your cortisol levels, 150 00:08:05.830 --> 00:08:10.090 are reduced. Your chances for heart disease begin to lower. 151 00:08:10.710 --> 00:08:12.490 This is improving your heart health. 152 00:08:13.110 --> 00:08:15.130 As a result of the better relaxation 153 00:08:15.510 --> 00:08:16.650 and calmness, 154 00:08:17.225 --> 00:08:19.245 your sharpness for awareness 155 00:08:19.545 --> 00:08:20.445 and acuity 156 00:08:20.985 --> 00:08:23.005 and being more focused 157 00:08:23.465 --> 00:08:24.445 is enhanced. 158 00:08:25.065 --> 00:08:31.565 So that's a tremendous benefit because you're not just thinking everywhere under the sun, you become much more focused. 159 00:08:32.309 --> 00:08:38.650 It's also strengthening your immune system again because you're lowering your stress levels. 160 00:08:39.110 --> 00:08:39.850 The reason 161 00:08:40.710 --> 00:08:45.850 that your immune system improves is no longer are you sapping the energy 162 00:08:46.325 --> 00:08:47.785 from your immune system 163 00:08:48.325 --> 00:08:48.825 to 164 00:08:49.685 --> 00:08:50.985 improve your 165 00:08:51.525 --> 00:08:54.265 fight or flight syndrome and your stress levels. 166 00:08:54.645 --> 00:08:56.825 All of a sudden the energy goes back to your 167 00:08:57.285 --> 00:08:58.265 immune system. 168 00:08:58.830 --> 00:09:04.290 You only have a set amount of energy, and it's only gonna go to one of two areas. We're 169 00:09:04.830 --> 00:09:06.690 born and bred with a fight or flight 170 00:09:06.990 --> 00:09:07.490 syndrome. 171 00:09:08.030 --> 00:09:09.810 You fight. That's the stress, 172 00:09:11.230 --> 00:09:11.730 mentality, 173 00:09:13.324 --> 00:09:23.644 And that's kind of like, you know, when when you're in that, mentality, you're all stressed out, it takes all the energy away from your immune system, which is what you really need. 174 00:09:23.644 --> 00:09:25.985 And that's really one of the things why people get sick. 175 00:09:26.650 --> 00:09:27.530 You could be in like a really, 176 00:09:29.290 --> 00:09:33.050 stressed out environment. Let's say you're at work. 177 00:09:33.050 --> 00:09:38.830 And all of a sudden you're in some season that's whether you're an accountant and you're in tax season, 178 00:09:39.204 --> 00:09:42.665 or you're a financial analyst and you're in an earning season. 179 00:09:42.964 --> 00:09:47.545 You're, you're at some point where all of a sudden you're like your peak performance is critical. 180 00:09:47.925 --> 00:09:49.144 You're stressed out. 181 00:09:49.445 --> 00:09:55.879 Odds are you're going to get sick because you're sapping the energy away from your immune system and you're trying to give it 182 00:09:56.500 --> 00:09:58.120 to everything else. So 183 00:09:58.899 --> 00:10:01.079 meditation really helps the immune system. 184 00:10:01.779 --> 00:10:08.040 And as a result with a higher immune system, by definition, it therefore helps you improve your resistance 185 00:10:08.500 --> 00:10:09.399 to disease. 186 00:10:09.865 --> 00:10:10.685 This is why 187 00:10:10.985 --> 00:10:15.565 when it's flu season a lot of people that get stressed out catch the flu. 188 00:10:15.785 --> 00:10:17.885 When we were talking about for example, 189 00:10:18.265 --> 00:10:18.765 COVID, 190 00:10:19.145 --> 00:10:26.519 that's another classic example or any disease of any kind when the immune system is compromised because of stress, 191 00:10:26.820 --> 00:10:29.959 the body's ability to fight disease, 192 00:10:31.060 --> 00:10:32.339 fight any kind of, 193 00:10:33.139 --> 00:10:34.200 whether it's bacteria, 194 00:10:35.139 --> 00:10:36.200 virus, anything 195 00:10:37.380 --> 00:10:40.875 has less ability to fight it because it doesn't have the energy 196 00:10:41.575 --> 00:10:45.355 and that's just science. So it's, it's, it's really very interesting 197 00:10:45.735 --> 00:10:46.954 how meditation 198 00:10:47.415 --> 00:10:48.475 helps the body. 199 00:10:49.735 --> 00:10:51.195 Also, another category 200 00:10:51.575 --> 00:10:52.075 emotionally, 201 00:10:52.695 --> 00:10:55.200 as you're doing this, you feel this so much more relaxed. 202 00:10:55.760 --> 00:10:57.220 You feel so much happier. 203 00:10:57.600 --> 00:11:00.740 You're much more content because you're just starting to realize, 204 00:11:01.360 --> 00:11:01.860 ah, 205 00:11:02.480 --> 00:11:09.060 I feel so much better. I'm grateful for what I have. I'm, I'm content. I'm loving. I'm positive. 206 00:11:09.645 --> 00:11:14.545 You're not all stressed out about everything that's going on in the world around you because you've been focused on 207 00:11:15.245 --> 00:11:20.785 positivity and contentment and love and relaxation, and you're reducing your stress levels. 208 00:11:21.405 --> 00:11:22.945 So that's why meditation 209 00:11:23.340 --> 00:11:24.240 has become such 210 00:11:24.940 --> 00:11:25.760 a popular 211 00:11:26.860 --> 00:11:27.840 event, popular 212 00:11:28.460 --> 00:11:29.440 effort, popular 213 00:11:31.020 --> 00:11:32.640 habit for so many people. 214 00:11:33.340 --> 00:11:35.600 It's really increased feelings of gratitude 215 00:11:36.024 --> 00:11:39.485 that we've been talking about because you're so grateful for everything that you've got. 216 00:11:39.545 --> 00:11:42.365 So that's really boosting your happiness, your contentment. 217 00:11:42.904 --> 00:11:45.325 And as a result, what you're experiencing 218 00:11:45.705 --> 00:11:47.005 is a feeling of 219 00:11:47.785 --> 00:11:49.404 higher sense of calm. 220 00:11:49.800 --> 00:11:51.180 You're that much more, 221 00:11:52.920 --> 00:11:57.180 relaxed, and that's why meditation allows you to feel that much more 222 00:11:58.840 --> 00:12:00.860 in the moment and much more, 223 00:12:02.760 --> 00:12:04.644 positive. It's all about positivity. 224 00:12:06.064 --> 00:12:06.564 Spiritual 225 00:12:06.944 --> 00:12:08.564 benefits, a lot of these. 226 00:12:08.944 --> 00:12:12.404 You really learn to focus on what's on the inside. 227 00:12:13.024 --> 00:12:13.904 We'll talk about, 228 00:12:14.305 --> 00:12:15.524 the inner spirit 229 00:12:15.904 --> 00:12:17.524 in another module, 230 00:12:18.180 --> 00:12:23.640 but the inner spirit is really where your entire spiritual being resides. 231 00:12:24.340 --> 00:12:26.440 And as you start to meditate, 232 00:12:26.980 --> 00:12:29.080 most meditations will bring you 233 00:12:29.620 --> 00:12:32.065 within as opposed to without. 234 00:12:32.524 --> 00:12:35.504 You'll focus on the energy that's within, 235 00:12:35.805 --> 00:12:40.785 the spirit that's within, and you begin to interact with and experience 236 00:12:41.165 --> 00:12:42.384 the inner spirit. 237 00:12:42.870 --> 00:12:43.850 And as you're 238 00:12:44.230 --> 00:12:44.730 interacting 239 00:12:45.110 --> 00:12:47.850 with the inner spirit, you're starting to 240 00:12:48.710 --> 00:12:54.490 realize that you, in fact, truly are a spirit. Remember that quotation that we had before? 241 00:12:55.285 --> 00:12:55.785 That 242 00:12:57.205 --> 00:12:57.705 mankind 243 00:12:58.165 --> 00:12:58.905 is actually 244 00:13:00.645 --> 00:13:01.145 spirit 245 00:13:02.085 --> 00:13:02.585 having 246 00:13:03.045 --> 00:13:04.265 a human experience, 247 00:13:04.645 --> 00:13:07.545 not a human having a spiritual experience. 248 00:13:08.165 --> 00:13:09.785 So we're all truly spirit, 249 00:13:10.250 --> 00:13:12.269 and we're starting to experience 250 00:13:12.570 --> 00:13:16.350 the spirit that's all around us. So you really start to improve your connection 251 00:13:16.730 --> 00:13:19.149 with the spirit world as a result of your meditation. 252 00:13:20.010 --> 00:13:20.510 And 253 00:13:21.290 --> 00:13:22.990 continue that even further, 254 00:13:23.465 --> 00:13:25.565 you then begin to expand 255 00:13:26.265 --> 00:13:27.725 beyond the spirit world 256 00:13:28.105 --> 00:13:30.125 to higher realms, ultimately 257 00:13:30.905 --> 00:13:32.845 starting to feel a stronger connection 258 00:13:33.385 --> 00:13:34.285 with the divine. 259 00:13:34.905 --> 00:13:39.560 And that's pretty miraculous. You really start to feel this incredible connection. 260 00:13:41.540 --> 00:13:45.960 Now this goes to consistency versus duration that I was talking about before 261 00:13:46.660 --> 00:13:47.960 in the perfect world, 262 00:13:48.475 --> 00:13:53.275 you should be meditating for a minimum of about ten or fifteen minutes every day. 263 00:13:53.275 --> 00:13:54.875 It doesn't require a lot. 264 00:13:54.875 --> 00:13:58.635 A lot of people feel, oh, I've got to meditate for an hour every single day. 265 00:13:58.635 --> 00:14:02.730 You don't need to meditate for an hour. You don't need to meditate for thirty minutes. 266 00:14:03.209 --> 00:14:05.230 Would it be nice? Sure. Of course. 267 00:14:06.490 --> 00:14:13.230 But minimum benefits, minimum time for you to get any kind of benefits would probably only be about ten or fifteen minutes a day. 268 00:14:13.769 --> 00:14:17.630 If you don't have ten or fifteen minutes a day for meditation, 269 00:14:18.324 --> 00:14:22.904 there's a saying that says, If you don't have time to meditate, then you really need to meditate. 270 00:14:24.324 --> 00:14:25.464 So, just 271 00:14:26.485 --> 00:14:30.904 carve out a little bit of time. Ten or fifteen minutes every day. Just meditate. 272 00:14:31.529 --> 00:14:32.589 Because the consistency 273 00:14:33.529 --> 00:14:34.269 of meditating 274 00:14:34.730 --> 00:14:37.310 is far more important than the duration 275 00:14:38.010 --> 00:14:38.830 of meditation. 276 00:14:40.330 --> 00:14:44.350 Focus on that concept. So what I want you to do is to really set aside 277 00:14:44.805 --> 00:14:48.825 a time every single day at the same time so it becomes a habit. 278 00:14:49.445 --> 00:14:52.025 Same time every day. Could be early morning, 279 00:14:52.805 --> 00:14:57.750 just after you'll wake up, maybe after you've had your cup of coffee. That's what it is for me. 280 00:14:58.950 --> 00:15:00.330 Or you know, maybe 281 00:15:00.790 --> 00:15:04.170 you're able to cut your day in half. Maybe it's during lunchtime. 282 00:15:04.550 --> 00:15:05.850 Maybe it's in the evening. 283 00:15:06.230 --> 00:15:09.050 Maybe there's a special time that's quiet in the evening. 284 00:15:09.795 --> 00:15:18.454 Just make sure you know, you don't do it in such a way that you're so tired and it's so late that you wind up falling asleep because then you really don't get the same kind of benefits. 285 00:15:18.514 --> 00:15:21.334 So just try to do it every single day, same time. 286 00:15:21.795 --> 00:15:23.654 And really when you're doing this, 287 00:15:24.590 --> 00:15:25.570 try to connect 288 00:15:25.870 --> 00:15:30.610 with your own higher self, your own higher power, your 289 00:15:31.390 --> 00:15:33.650 soul, because you're going to feel that connection. 290 00:15:34.430 --> 00:15:39.525 And as you do that, you're also going to feel yourself connecting to your inner spirit, your heart, 291 00:15:39.905 --> 00:15:41.765 your inner being. You're going to 292 00:15:42.145 --> 00:15:44.085 really connect with both simultaneously. 293 00:15:45.905 --> 00:15:47.045 And we'll go into, 294 00:15:47.345 --> 00:15:54.005 how to meditate, what kind of meditations you can have and really how you can really get into the practice and the techniques 295 00:15:55.100 --> 00:15:55.760 of meditation 296 00:15:56.300 --> 00:16:01.120 in an entire module that's focused on meditation all by itself. So we'll get to that later on. 297 00:16:01.500 --> 00:16:09.895 But in this lesson for what we've covered, just the tip of the iceberg is really that meditation has a whole host of benefits. 298 00:16:10.595 --> 00:16:16.855 And that we've also learned that consistency of meditation is far greater and far more important than the duration 299 00:16:17.475 --> 00:16:18.214 of meditation 300 00:16:18.515 --> 00:16:19.015 itself. 301 00:16:19.395 --> 00:16:21.190 And also that meditation 302 00:16:21.570 --> 00:16:25.910 helps you to connect with your own spirit, helps you connect with spirit 303 00:16:26.210 --> 00:16:30.390 around you. You start to feel spirit around you and also helps you ultimately 304 00:16:30.850 --> 00:16:31.910 feel your connection 305 00:16:32.290 --> 00:16:33.190 with the divine. 306 00:16:33.955 --> 00:16:36.695 And that's just divine. Oh, I'm sorry. I couldn't resist. 307 00:16:38.035 --> 00:16:38.535 Now 308 00:16:39.315 --> 00:16:44.135 all kidding aside, here's another exercise that I really want you to focus on. 309 00:16:44.755 --> 00:16:46.615 Now, I want you to choose 310 00:16:47.075 --> 00:16:47.735 a time 311 00:16:49.050 --> 00:16:51.950 any time during the day, that you can consistently 312 00:16:52.330 --> 00:16:52.830 sit 313 00:16:53.370 --> 00:16:58.270 for fifteen minutes every day. Choose a time, and then once you've chosen 314 00:16:58.970 --> 00:17:01.310 what that time is, I want you to kinda 315 00:17:01.715 --> 00:17:06.535 block out that time as sacred time to you. Time that you're going to 316 00:17:06.915 --> 00:17:07.895 sit and meditate 317 00:17:08.435 --> 00:17:09.175 every day, 318 00:17:09.714 --> 00:17:10.775 the same time, 319 00:17:11.315 --> 00:17:13.494 just for fifteen minutes a day. 320 00:17:14.050 --> 00:17:18.710 Make it so that it's your time, your sacred time, something that's really critical to you. 321 00:17:18.930 --> 00:17:21.829 That's why some people actually prefer to do it in the evening 322 00:17:22.369 --> 00:17:24.470 where they know they're not going to be interrupted 323 00:17:25.010 --> 00:17:26.849 and they know they can do it every single day. 324 00:17:26.849 --> 00:17:36.905 And they know it's not going to be an issue, but schedule this into your calendar as if it's like something that, you know, you have to do every single day, but it's not something that you have to do. 325 00:17:36.905 --> 00:17:40.185 It's something that you cannot wait to do. Cause it's so good. 326 00:17:40.185 --> 00:17:45.310 You can't, it's such an exciting time. You're like, oh, I can't wait to go meditate. Right. 327 00:17:45.310 --> 00:17:48.370 That kind of feeling. Cause it does get to be that fun. 328 00:17:48.910 --> 00:17:53.010 And then what I want you to do is to plan to use that time for your meditation 329 00:17:53.710 --> 00:17:56.595 in the future. Every day, just repeat 330 00:17:57.455 --> 00:17:58.515 and do it again. 331 00:17:59.695 --> 00:18:02.434 Wash, rinse, repeat, I think is the, the phrase. 332 00:18:03.294 --> 00:18:03.794 So 333 00:18:04.255 --> 00:18:07.394 also another thing I want you to do is at this point, 334 00:18:07.740 --> 00:18:08.240 just 335 00:18:08.860 --> 00:18:09.680 go online, 336 00:18:10.700 --> 00:18:13.920 go start talking to other people, start exploring 337 00:18:14.540 --> 00:18:16.000 and to start to investigate 338 00:18:16.780 --> 00:18:18.880 different types of guided meditations 339 00:18:19.340 --> 00:18:19.840 that 340 00:18:20.775 --> 00:18:22.715 you might like to do. Investigate. 341 00:18:23.255 --> 00:18:25.835 Put your research hat on. Put your investigation 342 00:18:26.375 --> 00:18:28.155 hat on and start saying, 343 00:18:29.015 --> 00:18:30.955 gee, what are some of the 344 00:18:31.335 --> 00:18:34.235 types of meditations I might like to do? 345 00:18:34.535 --> 00:18:35.840 And they're all 346 00:18:36.140 --> 00:18:36.640 over 347 00:18:37.179 --> 00:18:37.919 the web. 348 00:18:38.539 --> 00:18:39.840 You can go on to, 349 00:18:40.620 --> 00:18:45.600 the web and typed in guided meditations and they're all free. I mean, I've got 350 00:18:46.140 --> 00:18:46.720 a gazillion, 351 00:18:47.900 --> 00:18:53.035 guided meditations that I picked up off the web. I've got some that I made myself. 352 00:18:53.815 --> 00:18:54.795 There are like 353 00:18:55.495 --> 00:18:56.315 there's thousands, 354 00:18:56.775 --> 00:19:00.215 thousands of them. And I'll give you all the, the links, 355 00:19:00.535 --> 00:19:02.235 at some point, if you like it, 356 00:19:02.695 --> 00:19:06.770 just let me know, but they're all over the place. So really fine when the meditate, 357 00:19:08.190 --> 00:19:10.050 meditation that resonates with you. 358 00:19:10.830 --> 00:19:15.810 So now on this next, and final lesson of the module, what we're going to be looking at is 359 00:19:16.270 --> 00:19:17.810 the science and the universe. 360 00:19:18.485 --> 00:19:21.865 We're going to talk about how you should be a little bit more open, 361 00:19:22.245 --> 00:19:23.225 a little bit more 362 00:19:23.685 --> 00:19:24.185 accepting 363 00:19:24.565 --> 00:19:25.705 a little bit more 364 00:19:26.485 --> 00:19:29.065 intrigued by the concept of, Hey, wow. 365 00:19:29.125 --> 00:19:33.625 There are so many signs coming in from the universe that I just hadn't really been 366 00:19:34.190 --> 00:19:34.690 aware 367 00:19:35.470 --> 00:19:37.170 of the fact that they are signs. 368 00:19:37.710 --> 00:19:39.410 We're going to look at the fact that 369 00:19:39.790 --> 00:19:40.530 our awareness 370 00:19:40.990 --> 00:19:42.050 of the physical 371 00:19:42.910 --> 00:19:44.850 and what we perceive to be 372 00:19:45.310 --> 00:19:46.050 our reality 373 00:19:47.155 --> 00:19:49.735 is actually far smaller than what 374 00:19:50.275 --> 00:19:51.335 real reality 375 00:19:52.115 --> 00:19:58.615 truly is because it's something that the reality we have right now and we perceive right now is ultimately an illusion 376 00:19:59.130 --> 00:20:02.510 And the true reality is far greater than we could ever comprehend 377 00:20:03.130 --> 00:20:05.550 stretches beyond our current existence. 378 00:20:06.410 --> 00:20:10.350 So I look forward to seeing you in the next lesson, 379 00:20:10.810 --> 00:20:13.630 but, for now, bye bye for now.