Live Be Give

Begin by closing your eyes. Now see yourself holding a newborn. Gazing down at this tiny, helpless being, you feel an upwelling of love—that’s your heart resonating with the universe; recognizing absolute purity; humbled by pure potential. Fast forward five years. The child is a mockery of your personality. Yet, beyond the nose rings and ill-advised tattoos, you still see the perfect divinity you once held in your arms. As you watch them repeat your mistakes, repeatedly, all you want is to help them remember their perfect nature. Fast forward twenty years. The overgrown child despises you and blames you for all its pain and misery, yet all you see is its unblemished godliness. Your only desire is that they find their way back to what you never stopped seeing. Now open your eyes. Look at everyone you see in exactly the same way—with A Mother’s Eyes. Practicing it in adverse conditions like crowded subway platforms in the middle of summer will increase its efficacy tenfold. Be skillful and don’t freak people out with A Creep’s Eyes.

by Nancy Rosenbaum, producer

For the past year, Danish filmmaker Phie Ambo has been trailing neuroscientist Richard Davidson at his lab in Madison, Wisconsin. Best known for studying the brains of Tibetan Buddhist monks, Davidson’s research has shown that meditation can…