Happiness is all in your mind: Gen Kelsang Nyema at TEDxGreenville 2014

Simple, profound truths are the realm of this Buddhist nun. Her message? The gift of happiness truly lies within our own hearts and minds. Gen Kelsang Nyema, exuding a peacefulness that immediately connects with the audience, starts by asking three questions: Are you having a good day? Why? Tomorrow, would you rather have a good day or a bad day? She teaches that we cannot put our happiness at the whim of other people and of circumstances. If we want to be happy, we have to "stop outsourcing our happiness to other people" and cultivate a source of inner peace. What happens next is quite astounding. The whole crowd of 350+ people proceeds to meditate with Nyema. There's a little squirming at first, but as she leads the audience through a calm citation of how to rest the mind, audience members feel a collective relaxation flow into the room and through the people. Fascinating! Refreshing.

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[zeina]

I watch this every time I have a panic attack. Truly life changing.

[rajg]

1. Need to stop outsourcing our happiness.
2. Actively cultivate a source of peace and happiness from inside.
3. Happiness and unhappiness are both states of mind, therefore, their real cause can't be found outside the mind.
It is not what happens to us but how we react to it that creates happiness and unhappiness.

[katerinamarini]

“Happiness and unhappines are states of mind and therefore their real causes cannot be found outside the mind”

[la]

I have an awakening when she said “stop blaming others for your unhappiness”. She is right. If we are happy inside, no matter the outside world how bad it is, we will still have a peaceful mind. On the other hand, if we have a war inside, no matter how many beautiful people we meet in our life, how lovely our surrounding is, we will not notice the good.

[jessicahubbard]

There is so much to learn from her pauses, her timing. She's able to be at peace with silence. It also helps her communicate much better to slow down. It's like she is in touch with a natural energy flow so many of us are disconnected from. This is beautiful.

[kidungkasih]

This is the calmest TED video I've ever seen. Literally.

[theliker]

This was posted 8 yrs ago, watching this in 2022, it is peaceful and I’ve learned from this video alot.

[amilapoornima]

Anyone 2021 🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️

God bless you 😇
She’s smile 🙏

[TheAbbeyClinic]

"When you look for it, you cannot find it.
When you find it, you can't get rid of it.
When you do neither, it's right there."
Tilopa, 11the century

[TrapForestTV]

she's so calm more than me while im sleeping

[noelhogan]

This human being just oozes spiritual love and more light than most of us have seen in a lifetime.

I’d love to sit and talk with her.

[dogeboixx]

When she asked "are you having a good day"
I immediately cry. I've been through so much things today. I Don't realize I'm suffering right now

[sarthakmaheshwari]

Listening to her talking is like meditation.

[bhumbudha]

Who else is watching this video at end of 2020 ?

[didi]

I’m watching it while crying 🌸🌸🌸.. stress doesn’t know any time 🙃

[MongolianLamb]

We need more persons like her in this world right now...

[andreaamaral]

She has a different kind of beauty, I guess it comes from inside

[amroaquinas]

taking care of my mother (90 years old) gives me happiness ..

[dakotahstr]

No matter what kind of day Im having, Im alive, I was given a miracle for another day.

[acebedotashannaaliessa]

why do you look and sound so peaceful? your voice seem to heal my soul.