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A magical mantra for nurturing a blissful life | JayaShri Maathaa

Visit to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. As the coronavirus pandemic raged in her native Sri Lanka, monk JayaShri Maathaa had a thought: two magical words that planted something beautiful in her mind and blossomed into a whole new way of being. She shares how this…

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As the coronavirus pandemic raged in her native Sri Lanka, monk JayaShri Maathaa had a thought: two magical words that planted something beautiful in her mind and blossomed into a whole new way of being. She shares how this mantra transformed her life — and the surprising ways gratitude can invite bliss, joy and harmony between yourself and all that surrounds you.

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  1. shubhanshu rai

    December 9, 2020 at 5:10 pm

    Sanatan Dharma 🙏

  2. Snshine

    December 9, 2020 at 5:14 pm

    Thank You 🙏

  3. tushar warjurkar

    December 9, 2020 at 5:17 pm

    Thank you

  4. masard

    December 9, 2020 at 5:17 pm

    TEDX has now started marketing religion. Bravo! As the remnants of postmodernism are pouring out, is buddhism your solution? Get out!

    • Chrystian Vigil

      December 9, 2020 at 5:29 pm

      What’s the problem with learning about other religions? I find it very useful and beneficial. She’s not telling you to worship her God, she’s saying her story.

    • J Benet

      December 9, 2020 at 6:04 pm

      @Chrystian Vigil “Other religions” NEVER includes Christianity. Just saying.

    • Chrystian Vigil

      December 9, 2020 at 7:04 pm

      @J Benet Maybe because Christianity and its followers already try to indoctrinate every living thing to exist. Just saying.

    • Jacqueline Colette

      December 9, 2020 at 10:24 pm

      She is just pointing out gratitude and how it affect your head space in a positive manner. I used to hate hearing about religion (it’s had a negative connotation to me for the longest time) but I’ve learned there are bits of philosophy and different ways to view the same thing. Just because is related to religion doesn’t make it all bad.

  5. TheHyperlethal

    December 9, 2020 at 5:39 pm

    Thank you

  6. justin may

    December 9, 2020 at 5:44 pm

    thank you.

  7. Elizabeth Rotter

    December 9, 2020 at 5:53 pm

    Thank you! 🙌

  8. Om Sai Ram 12

    December 9, 2020 at 5:58 pm

    Thank you 🤗😇🎉

  9. Semper Fortis

    December 9, 2020 at 6:02 pm

    You can get twenty years worth of meditation with Psilocybin; in one sitting.

    Shrooms and meditation have legit saved my life.

    • Rithmy

      December 9, 2020 at 6:19 pm

      I think i know what you mean. I experienced it myself. Tho i don’t know if it saved my life, i know it had a deep impact.

      But i think 20 years of meditations are more than just reaching a state of mind. It is also a habit. It is time spent for yourself. It is time spent nurturing your garden. This time is not something you can get by having an experience. But what you might get is the wisdom of 20 years of meditation. But i would say wisdom is only a part of it. The other part is loving kindness. There are many things you still get from meditating. And the most important thing is Remembering yourself. You can easily forget one sitting. Maybe you can still remember every detail of the sitting but (at least as i experienced it) your insight will fade with time. This is because my psylo trip last years was not done by me. It was done by my past self. It may have some things in common but there are new sides of me i have to experience again. And tbh i prefer meditation for this. Because i dont want to take psylo in order to achieve something. I take it to not having to achieve.

  10. Blades of Thoughts

    December 9, 2020 at 6:33 pm

    Thank You!

  11. Delfo Aguero

    December 9, 2020 at 6:48 pm

    Saludos cordiales… gracias por tus enseñanzas.. mis respetos.
    Cuando logras dominar tu mente condicionada y egotista,y descubres tu yo interno (nuestra verdadera naturaleza humana)la expresión…gracias..te permite ser feliz en tiempo presente 💝.✌️❤️🌷🤗….🐣🇨🇷

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  12. Teresa Johnson

    December 9, 2020 at 7:13 pm

    Tgank you, Zgracias, merci !!!

  13. Mutant Buzzard

    December 9, 2020 at 8:07 pm

    Finally a ted that was not liberal BS propaganda, thanks

  14. DoritoNinja

    December 9, 2020 at 8:59 pm

    Give your thanks to the Most High Father for the things created and not give yourself to idolatry

  15. Aline Bulzacchelli

    December 9, 2020 at 9:56 pm

    Short and simple! Thank you! 🙏🏻

  16. Bob

    December 9, 2020 at 10:25 pm

    When I wake up in the morning, I used to say Thankyou, for another day to be lived and enjoyed. Not to any God or religion, just to being alive. But this year has been a real bummer hasn’t it! 😂

  17. Amar Ubhi

    December 9, 2020 at 10:27 pm

    So erm… What do the letters in T.E.D stand for again?

  18. Michelle Ibarra

    December 9, 2020 at 10:29 pm

    Thank you, I love you, I’m sorry, and please forgive me are the words said in the ancient Hawaiian practice of Ho’Oponopono. So amazing to me how these beautiful traditions cross cultures and time 💜

  19. Fati Tigilo

    December 9, 2020 at 10:47 pm

    Look, i can make words without saying a thing! What is this TED?! It took her frickin 38 years to discover that being grateful has a positive effect and you feel the need to showcase this magical discovery? LMAO.

  20. Ragnwall

    December 10, 2020 at 12:11 am

    Thank You.

  21. Mitch B

    December 10, 2020 at 12:28 am

    Thank you for your insight

  22. Who Tf

    December 10, 2020 at 12:29 am

    Rich people doin stuff, again. Bet she sold her ferrari too to explore the power of thank you.

  23. MoveOn

    December 10, 2020 at 12:32 am

    i said thank you but they didnt say welcome so my mind is piss off again.

  24. mary hall

    December 10, 2020 at 12:51 am

    Thank you and grateful are two powerful and beautiful words. I consider them a blessing to be able to say them. But only if you really are thankful or grateful. No on the fence.
    Even in times of great tragedy there can be things to be grateful and thankful for. Pay attention to often you do it. It will become habit forming and maybe give joy rather hate.

  25. Bryan Hamilton

    December 10, 2020 at 12:54 am

    Thank you for this!! Yes, indeed, so true. I began doing this about a year and a half ago for no other reason than to momentarily arrest my mind. As an immediate consequence I began to experience MIRACLES from out of nowhere. Consistently. And it’s ongoing. I always start a conversation or check out services with those two words, and MIRACLES ABOUND!! Yes, thank you for even reading this. Gratitude to each and every one of you!!

  26. Aykut

    December 10, 2020 at 3:49 am

    Lmao

  27. devraj pradhan

    December 10, 2020 at 5:43 am

    Thank you for your grateful manta…

  28. Khalid Shaikh

    December 10, 2020 at 6:12 am

    what if i am the reason to hurt some1 ? i cant say thankyou but sorry and i feel really guilty 😔

  29. Sofya Tsareva

    December 10, 2020 at 6:18 am

    Thank you!
    Thank you!
    Thank you!

  30. bravojr

    December 10, 2020 at 8:24 am

    Bruce lee would be ashamed that all these people sing of change, but don’t embody it!

  31. K-DRAMA GOODMORNING SEOUL

    December 10, 2020 at 8:27 am

    Hi!

    ~ Wednesday, the second week of December. Time flies. This is the end of the year, so…
    I hope you this week will be a healthy/feeling week. ^O^

  32. mitesh bhagwant

    December 10, 2020 at 9:05 am

    Thank you

  33. Кошой Султангазиев

    December 10, 2020 at 12:49 pm

    Thank you!!!

  34. RAJPAL SINGH

    December 10, 2020 at 2:38 pm

    EDE BAARE KOI SAABAT SOORAT BANDA HI DAS SAKDA KYOKI RABB NAAL JUDE HOE BANDE DI PAKKI NISHANI AA OH SAABAT SOORAT JAROOR HOUGA

  35. 50 Shades of 40

    December 10, 2020 at 2:53 pm

    Thank you for reminding us what we already know! We need it , especially now during this hard year.
    We need to be thankful for this trial. It’s like a test at school: if we pass it we move to the next grade.
    Let’s be strong and grateful
    Thank you ❤️❤️❤️❤️

  36. NO Ye s

    December 10, 2020 at 2:55 pm

    今生きていることに感謝です

  37. vwvdv

    December 10, 2020 at 3:52 pm

    Thank you 🙏

  38. osmmanipadmehum

    December 10, 2020 at 5:12 pm

    maya san nasayu shayau kan nikan naua sin nay ney iey sua iney ken.

  39. Nur

    December 10, 2020 at 7:13 pm

    thank you ❤

  40. Cogama

    December 11, 2020 at 1:25 am

    Thank you – so simple it’s profound. The times I practiced such mantra I was more relaxed and immediately experienced internal peace!

  41. Vikram Singh

    December 11, 2020 at 3:52 pm

    Be grateful

  42. Sarah Monroe

    December 11, 2020 at 6:18 pm

    This is it.
    The answer to life.

  43. David Sanchez

    December 12, 2020 at 4:19 am

    When we say “Thank you” and truly feel it.. we express Love… that is why repeating “Thank You” attract the positive forces of the Universe

  44. Invox

    December 12, 2020 at 4:24 pm

    Jump to 1:40… That’s it.

    I expect a “Thank you” from all you guys.

  45. Chris

    December 14, 2020 at 3:53 am

    eastern religions use the same tricks as abrahamic religions to divert you from reality towards make believe falsehoods.
    step 1: convince you that you’re somehow faulty
    step 2: convince you that they have the solution
    step 3: convince you that there is invisible machinery that will work as long as you internalize belief in magic by repetition

    bs disguised as wisdom

  46. P G

    December 14, 2020 at 12:55 pm

    Thank you

  47. Suzane Diy

    December 14, 2020 at 4:02 pm

    Thankyou 🙏

  48. María Bejarano Monge

    December 17, 2020 at 12:11 am

    Thank you! 🙏

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