Zen Master Eido Roshi on the benefits of meditation
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Eloise's full interview with Zen Master Eido Roshi at www.soulsessions.org
Zen Master Eido Roshi was the first person to introduce Zen Buddhism to New York, Manhattan, during the 1960s. Today he is 80+ years old and talks to Soul Sessions founder Eloise about Buddhist philosophy, karma, how to heal our emotional pains and more.
The Spirit that possessed Roshi's vessel has left this incarnation, 2 years ago.
God bless they're teaching. Thank you.
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I've started meditation about a month ago and love it. Probably gonna do it for the rest of my life. It felt silly at first, but it really does help me relax and focus better throughout the day. Also I'm not sure if this happens to others (I hope it does), but my head just feels stronger and better than before, almost as if it got a massage. It's a great feeling.
feel you my friend. keep meditating !
i started meditating for a few weeks and now i took refuge in buddhism
Meditation is the only intentional, systematic human activity which at bottom is about not trying to improve yourself or get anywhere else, but simply to realize where you already are.
His genuine chuckle touched my heart ♡
I hv been meditating for last 5 years.. And figuring out my own style was not easy at the beginning.. Silly feeling, criticizing myself for letting in intrusive thoughts... Etc etc.. 1 year or so passed that way, but I never stopped.. Since then it has changed my life for good.. It makes you whole.. Relaxed about things so u can enjoy more life moment to moment.. 😇I think I hv just began.. Lots to be found about my existence. 🙏love from India
I think the books balancing in the background are definitely something Zen related.
Woah didnt notice that hahaha indeed
frankly I did not expect the Buddhism culture so sweet like this , wow it is nice also this man is very kind
Out of pure curiosity, what did you expect Buddhist culture to be like?
Ed Evans i never heard or met a Buddhist in my life, just I heared about it, sorry , but I did not mean any thing , just to show respect to this religion , by the way I am doing Zen meditation + I always read the truth of nothing Hsin Hsin
Alex Tango
No worries at all. If you're interested, I highly recommend seeking out a meeting with a Zen master if you can find one. It did a lot to validate this work for me because I was raised athiest and quite sceptical. Let me know if you're ever in London, UK and I could try and arrange it
thank you
Ah, so, you met a real man.
The discipline of doing it regularly...everyday make it effective. He is very clever not to use the word "benefits" because I think it's not really a benefit, but a part of natural way on how humans function...peaceful and balance.
I follow the Soto Zen way, but I must say this explanation of Zazen is one of the most articulate I've heard in the English language!
benefits of meditation: mental functions increase. body obeys the mind. master of discerment. increased awareness, understanding the unconscious mind or will. perceiving ultimate reality. peace. joy. tranquility. etc etc etc...
Can I develop my will power thru meditation ??
Great video.
Respect
Thanks for enlightenment.
osu
namaste from INDIA
Thank you, Sir, for sharing your wisdom. I will keep meditating regularly to achieve the peace you have become. Namaste!
This is gem.
I had the privilege of attending a zen talk with Master Roshi in 2005 at DBZ. I was 19 and it was a life changing weekend. Thank you for this video.
Ive been looking for this music
His name is Master Roshi and no one has made a single DBZ refrenece. Disapointed
YES, exactly! Your comment is two years old, but a simple thumbs-up wassn't enough.
Thats because we know Roshi isn't a name, it simply means "teacher".
In DBZ it'd be like "Master Teacher"
Eido is his name, now he's no zen master but they decided to put that title on him, usually we just call him Eido Roshi.
And he is bold too
I wonder if he can teach me the kamahamahaaa
~ Beautiful ~
Where is the full interview please !? I couldn't find it !! Im eager to watch it ! and congratulations for the work Eloise King ..letting the man talk and making pertinent questions
It's in the description, If you still haven't seen it.
background music is yin yang in harmony by Oliver Shanti ❤️
For the liberation of all sentient beings
Thanks
Minds are connected (without talking eating or sleeping) and journeyed through place and time.
Beautiful words for chatterboxes that we became - externaly and internaly.
Thank you. One essential point Eido Roshi made is at 3:50 that penetration of *the breath* into the belly as an essential part of the meditative experience. I like to think that in the centre of our body we find the centre of our soul.
the Zen folks got that from the Taoists. If you look at Hakuin's autobiography, he admits as much. In Chinese, it is called 丹田 DanTian, the Field of Elixir. In Chinese Medicine it is called 氣海 QiHai the Sea of Qi.
True words 🙏
Life is bliss with these amazing benefits of meditation. 💕💕💕
I love this man I'm tearing up laughing
Thank you. Gassho
Charming
I started meditation because I suffer with anxiety and seizures. Hope it helps.
Wetdookie try also aerobic exercise it really works
Wetdookie From the perspective of meditation you become the inner witness or observer of your thoughts and breathing and never controlling them. I underwent reiki attunements which were very powerful!
Watch my video .... your anxiety will go away forever
Yes, if you let go of your expectations and craving about it
I too get irritated at small mothers. Hopefully meditation can help me appreciate them as much as big ones.
Dang small mothers are always the most annoying
Forgive me for the intrusion, this is 3 years old after all, but my curiosity is intense, what is a small mother?
@@Theendman42 When he said that he used to get irritated at small matters, it sounded a bit like "small mothers" due to his accent.
@@ordermind Ah! Thank you! I didn’t hear that mispronunciation while listening. Granted I could barely hear him through the whole video, ha.
What is the name of this song in the background?
4:20 blaze it Roshi
1:14 ;D
I am same way in regard to meditation practice and effects. What he is saying in the end is that by breathing from the deepest parts of our stomachs naturally, one practices meditation
WOW .
Your thoughts will lose their power over time, they may still be there but they become teachers showing your attachment and not so much something that keeps you in fear and worry about the future or regretting the past, stay present.
By the definition of enligtenment, he describes exactly what being at least a stream enterer. Or as is famous and popular in modern Buddhism circles, he's realized "no self".
The books are arranged in a Zen manner!
Without thinking 🙏
he's got beautiful smooth hands
What's with the books here?
Is it only me, or does anyone else want to push over those pile of books in the background...?
Is it the books that have fallen or your mind?
Bup, not a problem. I purchased all the books in the room so that this will not happen again. Books great distraction.
Bremer, it's the books. Guaranteed.
Meditate and you won't feel the urge anymore
Jack Cox, some things call for humour. I thought this was one of them.
I want to be like him. He is such a sweet and kind person
What's with the books?
Sathuฯสาธุฯ🏳🏳🏳☮🇹🇭☮🏳🏳🏳
Looking at the piles of books behind him, I realized mine are not tall enough )
The background music sounds like Chinese while Roshi is talking about Japanese Zazen and Zen Buddhism, plus he is Japanese. 😉
Matthew?
G-Gives-Good-Glues... :-)
What about anxiety can meditation help or even stop anxiety issues
Yes
+GSPxRUSH yes meine bruter
Absolutely yes, I have no doubt meditation can heal anxiety and any kind of emotional and psychological problems. I am the living testimony. Learn how to meditate and free yourself from anxiety and change your life forever. OMG I can’t explain the benefit..
Hum how long did it take you to get rid of your anxiety with meditation?
It’s hard at first but you get a hang of it the more you do it. Just watch for breath fall out. Don’t force it just let it happen by itself then you start to see the results.
ALONE TOGETHER
Turquoise ring on the left hand
Asians are a very interesting race uust can learn so much , in my opinion very strong people .
za zen
it's funny those two books pillars! I guess they stay there in a supernatural way!
OHHOHHO
anyway
Funny that he doesntvwant to use the wordbenefit and yet it is the title of the video ;)
Japanese teachings, Chinese music...
Shakuhachi (Japanese flute) music is a better background for zen related subjects as it is THE zen instrument, endorsed by the komuso (monks of nothingness) of the Fuke sect of rinzai zen as an alternative practice to zazen.
zazen = sitting meditation
suizen = 'blowing' meditation
The zen is chinese, the language spoken is english. What make U say japanese teachings?
'Zen Master Eido Roshi': sounds pretty Japanese to me.
Zen is a Japanese form of buddhism.
I'm a Japanese but his accent is completely Japanese accent. I bet he is a Japanese.
And his costume is that of Japanese Buddhism. I think the costume of Chinese Buddhism is more yellow and red.(like Dalai Lama)
kjell159 hey. Your shakuhachi is just amazing
This is japanese monk, and talking about Zen. Why Chinese BGM??
ການ ຮອງຂໍ ກະເບົາ ຍູໃສ
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buddhisem
lepo
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wow
buddha
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To be honest it's not so sweet process. In these Pleiades of interviews and in the process of meditation you are going to collide with some of your most deeper shadows or demons/your oldest habits and desires will erupt. And This requires very big will power and further understanding of the process + a lot of courage to challenge yourself. This videos tried to sell only the surface of this process of self-calmness and self-development. Sure there are benefits but don't expect miracles because every miracle has a price... And in fact the whole unspoken truth is that it's a very severe and demanding process and most of the monks speak about this truth only if you show them that you are worthy to be trained any further. They look calm because it's part of their enlightenment and training but in fact they have extreme levels of willpower and kinda severe nature towards anybody who is not worthy or serious enough towards the mediation as a whole. PS: I have a Zen or Chi-gun Master and on the outside is calm and joyful but on the inside he measures everything.
I'd agree with you here. There's a lack of understanding that meditation is a process, and that that process is not a straight line. Short term it can make you feel worse, and you may have many trials to overcome, even if your overall trajectory is positive. Those who don't know this may end up very scared and frightened.
This is true, but if you sit Zazen enough, you can learn how to get past these things without too much trouble.
Don't focus
Watch !
he speaks of doing sutras but isnt zen supposed to be signless? not about signs, or sutras, but looking into your own mind and that is it.
yes , you clearly know better than a person who has dedicated their life to meditation. thank you so much for correcting this "master" and sharing your valuable lesson.
Bart Fart I think he was asking a question and not trying to contradict the Zen master.
Your room won't clean itself by sitting on a cushion. Bring zazen into every aspect of your life, reflecting on the sutras is a part of practice.
Lol legend
The interviewer should learn to ask questions without a 30 second intro of her opinion. Ask questions.
If the way she sees the benefits of meditation is relevant to the conversation, which it is in this case because the master has to understand what she thinks of them in order to give an objectively useful answer, why shouldn't she share her opinion? Always amazed by people who look for the wrongdoings of others rather than saying she and her cast was of use because we can hear what master Roshi has to say.
The famous - Zen Predator of The Upper East Side. Check the article in The Atlantic.
+menc73 xoxo gossip girl
Damn buy a bookcase my dude hahaha
The benefits of meditation = not enjoying the pleasures of your life
There are no benefits of meditation for me
This woman has done no serious research. Zen Buddhism has passed on. No Americans writing about it anymore. It was big before computers, internet, smart phones technology took over.
This guy was treated terribly. Stripped him of his pension for engaging in legal, consensual behavior that was tolerated for decades. When the winds shifted, they threw him under the bus.
Markus Rose there is no doubt in my mind that this man is a wise and enlightened being in which one can learn a lot from but he ultimately abused his position of POWER. Instead of teaching the dharma to women (many of which may have been suffering from some form of mental illness already, as is the case with many who turn to the dharma) with compassion, love and acceptance he abused his position and made sexual advances towards them. There wouldn't be a problem if he done this in a different setting but he done so in retreats where his role was to teach and that the sole purpose was to not carry out such behaviours. I don't think he is ultimately a bad 'person' he is a human just like everyone of us, subject to emotion and ultimately a creature of habit but in order to avoid future problems involving students, predominantly women, it was paramount that he face the consequences. Teachers must teach, not abuse power.
Meditation is good for NOTHING🤗🙏
BULL SHIT HE JUST WANY YOUR MONEY
Er, you've unnecessarily overlaid a perfectly good interview with culturally misplaced music. The instruments being played are the zhonghu (or perhaps an erhu) matched with a guzheng (Chinese instruments used for producing traditional Chinese music) 🙄
What a terrible way to store books.
45 minutes a day and he calls himself a master?
.....small minds dissect everything into digestible pieces so they can feel smart ....
@@gegahrz small minds also comment on small minds. You don't know anything about the size of mine thank you.
That is just the 45 minutes he told us about. I have no doubt that his practice is continuous.
Take a look into his eyes. Do you have that clarity and peace?
he's got beautiful smooth hands
smooth operator