In a world growing louder, faster and more fractured, author Pico Iyer makes the case for a radical act of repair. Explore why tapping into silence may be the best medicine you can give yourself, and everyone around you. (Recorded at TED2025 on April 11, 2025)
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@PrateekGole
January 30, 2026 at 11:01 am
FIRST COMMENT!!!
@4seasonspix
February 1, 2026 at 8:53 am
Who cares!
@phantom9336
January 30, 2026 at 11:05 am
SECOND COMMENT 😂
@phantom9336
January 30, 2026 at 11:05 am
2nd😂
@beitophfongfu
January 30, 2026 at 11:07 am
A true lier. How is silence the medicine for violence, for rape and for poverty? For racism and nazism?
@villamtm
January 30, 2026 at 11:13 am
Maybe listen to his speech first xd
@Haidar536
January 30, 2026 at 11:16 am
You’re the liar
@madelisori2254
January 30, 2026 at 11:34 am
That’s the problem: we need to listen not just hear…
@michelevalenti85
January 30, 2026 at 2:01 pm
Have you even watched the video? He talks about a completely different meaning of the word “silence”.
@4seasonspix
February 1, 2026 at 8:53 am
Obviously, you didn’t get the message.
Try to listen and understand.
@goon6373
January 30, 2026 at 11:17 am
why is the marty supreme guy in this video
@HouriyaHassani-e2x
January 30, 2026 at 11:29 am
I have a question from native english speakers . I’m not a native speaker but I’m learning . Is it very important for you if we have some mistakes or not a very fluent accent ? I am worried about my speaking for immigration
@Jackspiring
January 30, 2026 at 11:32 am
No it’s not important, if you can get most of the important information across we can both fill in the rest, body language and gestures can get you quite far 😂
@HouriyaHassani-e2x
January 30, 2026 at 11:45 am
@Jackspiring😅thank you for your kindness. I have more confidence now for immigration 😂
@SavageSean33
January 30, 2026 at 12:41 pm
Personally I notice that in the US there definitely is judgement to people who don’t speak english well, depending on where you are. Lately there’s been a rise in anti immigrant sentiment from conservatives, but if you go to a major city or a blue state you probably won’t experience much judgement for it.
Don’t worry about it though, anyone who would judge you is a loser
@hissaintess
January 31, 2026 at 6:54 am
i’m born in the united states, and accents are original and unique it has depth to a persons voice that makes it more appealing to listen to. i hope this gives you confidence to not be ashamed
@HouriyaHassani-e2x
January 31, 2026 at 7:00 am
@hissaintessthank you so much for your opinion. Yeah I have more confidence now . 😅
@Onedoorito
January 30, 2026 at 11:31 am
Those commenting “first comment!” and “second comment!” instead of just staying silent is so ironic lol
@Paul-lf1bq
January 30, 2026 at 12:20 pm
I can type in silence.
@Dreamyycat
January 30, 2026 at 11:03 pm
But, you are also commenting.. do you realise it?😂😂
@moondog50002000
January 30, 2026 at 12:18 pm
It’s not a time for silence. If you want silence why are you talking
@nidhisharma_08
January 30, 2026 at 12:33 pm
Hello everyone! 🤍 I’ve recently started sharing my daily emotions and thoughts through videos. Would love to know what you think.
@vikaskhanna8559
January 30, 2026 at 12:40 pm
Habit Energy
“Forgetfulness is the opposite of mindfulness. We drink a cup of tea, but we do not know we are drinking a cup of tea. We sit with the person we love, but we don’t know that she is there. We walk, but we are not really walking. We are someplace else, thinking about the past or the future.
The horse of our habit energy is carrying us along, and we are its captive. We need to stop our horse and reclaim our liberty. We need to shine the light of mindfulness on everything we do, so the darkness of forgetfulness will disappear…”❤️
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
@projetoshifas
January 30, 2026 at 1:09 pm
Hi, I’ve been watching your channel for years from Brazil, and I love how you treat people with respect, always striving to share love and positive things with your community. I’d like to politely share with you all the story about ‘Orelha,’ a street dog from Brazil who was t0rtur3d and b3at3n to d34th by teenagers. And on the same day, they tortured and drowned another street dog.
Unfortunately, this kind of abuse is common in Brazil, where crimes against animals are neither properly addressed nor punished.
The situation is even more outrageous because the teenagers’ actions were filmed by a school employee, who was threatened, coerced, and fired by the boys’ school and their parents. After the incident, some of these teens were rewarded by their parents with a trip to Disney.
With financial power and influence, their families managed to have social media posts about the case taken down, suppressing, normalizing, and silencing the issue.
Protests are happening all over Brazil, along with widespread online mobilization, so we can change this reality and start punishing such actions in Brazil, ensuring the perpetrators do not go unpunished.
What happened was deeply sad, painful, and even hard to put into words.
Please, those who can comment and help us, share, talk about it and look into this case. Use an online translator if needed, search for ‘cachorro orelha.’ Let’s not let Orelha be forgotten.
@MrJeffrey938
January 30, 2026 at 2:10 pm
11 min. video on silence. Where my Taoists at?
@Yorete
January 30, 2026 at 3:34 pm
Here 🎉
@MrJeffrey938
January 30, 2026 at 4:53 pm
@Yorete LOVE chapter 11. I meditate on space and can feel my body rarefy. Same feeling as when i go to the dessert and step out of the car, that first moment feels like my lungs are infinite – and oh, the silence.
@Yorete
January 30, 2026 at 5:04 pm
@MrJeffrey938beautiful and like Lao Tzu says, “Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished”, silence is also required ❤
@MrJeffrey938
January 30, 2026 at 6:43 pm
@Yorete It’s a pleasure to meet you.
@Yorete
January 31, 2026 at 2:33 am
@MrJeffrey938like wise
@JustBu-j9x
January 30, 2026 at 2:58 pm
Gratitude & Love!
@G_Porto
January 30, 2026 at 9:58 pm
That silence at the end…absolute power move
@Stay-Hard-911
January 31, 2026 at 4:26 am
Yeah
@ВадимОрлов-о2х
January 31, 2026 at 6:17 am
why is Louis de Funès in TED?He looks extremly good in his 111
@4seasonspix
February 1, 2026 at 8:48 am
Why are you wasting words?
@ВадимОрлов-о2х
February 1, 2026 at 11:46 am
@4seasonspixfor you ofc
@rrkanji23
January 31, 2026 at 9:32 pm
Well I’ll be it’s only the fella from Marty Supreme
@4seasonspix
February 1, 2026 at 8:30 am
Silence is golden 💛
I too, treasure silence and serenity. As an empath, I need it often. However, this kind of silence does not mean lack of care and compassion.
This silence is an important tool to get centered, re-energized, and re-organized ⭐
@mahdisheikhi6930
February 1, 2026 at 3:36 pm
Silence is a good way to convey everything you need to do