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Mindfulness could be everything,
like eating, walking or playing.

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Everything could be mindfulness.

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- When you do something,
you know you are doing it.

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So whether you are walking, eating,
sitting, or even playing a video game,

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you know what you are doing,
so your mind is not somewhere else.

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When we share mindfulness
with children, they really enjoy it.

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They see that the way are together
as a group of kids, has a real quality.

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It is so important to have a living example
of people who live happily and peacefully

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and to show live children like Jay,

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who know how to speak
lovingly to other people

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and to listen deeply, to really
hear what someone is saying

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It is important for other kids
to see kids, families and adults

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who live in a way that is awakened,
trying to really take care of themselves,

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take care of each other,
take care of the earth,

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to be kind to themselves,

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and to everything that makes up
who we are, which is everything.

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- Sometimes, if you are shouting
with your mother or father,

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you could actually think
before you say something:

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Would it be mindful or could it hurt them?

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I think that is one of
the things I would learn.

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Or at school for instance, if you breathe
or just sit down or take a walk

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a few minutes before you have a test,
it really helps you.

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The vase of water is our mind.

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And the different colors of sand
are our thoughts and feelings.

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What kinds of thoughts
do you have when waking up?

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Pick a color of sand that feels
right for your feelings or thoughts.

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This is how our minds are when we are
in a hurry, stressed, angry or upset.

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Can you see things clearly in this state?

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Let's breathe with the bell
and observe all the sand

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as it slowly settles
to the bottom of the jar.

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(Bell)

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(Deep breathing)

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This is what happens
to our minds when we meditate,

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when we are mindful of
our body and of our breathing.

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What is the water like now?

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The thoughts and feelings
can still be there in our minds

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but rest peacefully at the bottom,

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because we know how to
return to our breathing to calm them.

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- If people bully me,
I look into why they bully me.

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Maybe they have their own suffering,

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or they see something in me
that makes them suffer.

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Or maybe their family has problems

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and they want to do something
to make people unhappy,

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to make themselves feel good.

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We need to understand
why they do that.

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- If we cannot do something to stop
what the other person is doing

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we can at least take care
of what is happening in us.

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So if we feel sad, angry or hurt,

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we can know that
those feelings are there in us

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and that those feelings are ok,
you are normal to have that feeling.

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So we can know that we
need to be there for that feeling,

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in the same way as we take care of
our younger brother when he is sad or upset.

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The feeling in us is like our little brother
or sister that we need to take care of.

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So they need a very lively
family, a community of people

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that they can relate to and enjoy

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And they need not only real people
but also superheroes and comics,

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who can show in a very concrete way
how we can live and be peace in our daily life.

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and how we can change the world
through how we are in each moment.

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(laughing)

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They didn't teach me how to float!

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- Where is the part about floating?

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(laughing)