No more fear of life | Marnix Pauwels | TEDxArnhem

Fear exists only in your mind. And Marnix Pauwels got scared ,not from what was actually happening in his life, but he got scared of the thought what could happen in his life.

Copywriter. Singer. Writer. Lover of life. Former addict. Spiritual realist. Very much in contact with my essence. Mindtraveler. Boob fan.

[SM-fmeb]

I am going through this right now... fear of life, aging, single, past and future... fear of life every moment and life...

[christian.dewanto]

a wise man said " humans never suffer life, they just suffer their own emotion"

[UmmmOkayThen]

Great talk! I learned a key thing today. I can drop my fear of fear. It doesnt matter what the fear is, they all have the same root in the mind. They are rooted in our minds because we are afraid of thoughts themselves. I now ask myself, "What is wrong with this moment?" And the only answer I ever get is "nothing". Reality is almost always so chill and benign, but the mind is busy projecting into the future about what could be and what if. These are the roots of suffering. Time and mind. Time and mind keep us trapped in suffering unless we acknowledge that we are the observer! What a liberation this is. We have choice. We have a freedom in knowing that we are the sky, not the clouds. I hope that everyone who watches this truly benefits from this short, but powerful teaching. What a guy. Thank you from my heart.

[tman]

"I was scared of my 'THOUGHTS' about life...."
Fear, Guilt, Shame will never disappear until you face them directly....!
FEAR IS ABOUT STORIES in our head.

[digitalglutton]

Single best vid to watch if you are struggling with anxiety.

[TheXuism]

I can not be my thoughts when I witness them. That's gold insight.

[babalabumba]

I am so impressed with the sincerity of this real guy with his real felings ! I am grateful !

[pastelpolestar]

When he said stop thinking, I ended up holding my breath. .__.

[darshinikumar]

Wow. You just brought light into my life. This is the most honest and relatable speech I've ever heard... THIS IS want I wanted.. sir.. wherever you are ..more strength to you.♥️

[Maideneva]

I wish I could thank this man some way. I keep coming back to this ted talk after completing more and more college. Just over a year and a half I watched this in a detox center and came to the great realization I could overcome all the BS that comes with alcoholism. His message also makes much more sense after taking philosophy and reading some books on it a year and a half later.

[rinusworldzm]

I really need to hear this from this guy. I struggle with fear and hearing the guy has really helped me think about fear differently.

[arifali]

Great talk. My take is don’t hurt yourself because of bad thoughts. Address them and then dissolve them. Be positive and keep moving. I would like to add, “Count your blessings and ignore your miseries”.
Good luck every one.

[kennedynjuguna]

This is amazing to see. He truly is a real warrior. Not many people get out of drugs and depression but real warriors do.

[Bencrzn]

“Things like fear are often an illusion”

[soniasamivillin]

I instantly liked this man when I saw his shaking hand while telling his story.

[malgozata]

I just love Marnix's take on "thinking". I have recently concluded that I am what I believe. So, I have been putting a lot of time and energy into CONTROLLING my thoughts, instead of just SEPARATING myself from them, NOT INVESTING in them. I love this approach. It makes absolute sense. Thank all of you who have brought this wisdom to me.
I was interested in finding Marnix's book "Free" in English. So far, I have only located Dutch copies of it. If anyone can help with this, I would appreciate it. Thank you.

[pbat]

I'm in this situation too it's like I'm addicted to being depressed I really need to start meditating actually set a time and force myself to just sit in silence and focus on the breath for as long as possible as it does actually work very well. me too sick of hiding from the brain...

[ivanakrsteva]

This talk reminds me very much of the book New Earth by Ekart Tolle i read it awhile ago. That book it's truly a masterpiece and it does underline the essential truth that we are not our thoughts that we are so used to believe we are, that so many times has let us into destructive behavior and depression.

[jessicastalter]

He really explained this perfectly.. very happy I stumbled upon this tonight .

[violetdavis]

You found your courage. It is not easy to let go of fear and doubt but you did it and I applaud you. Thank you for sharing your story. It, you, are inspirational.