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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
Maybe it seems silly. I think everything David Lynch does is crazy and good and funny and silly-serious, so I expected to laugh at it more than I did. I don't practice transcendental meditation, but I do practice mindfulness meditation, so I felt like I understood the inner peace/expansion of consciousness. Most importantly, it was very encouraging in a personal way, like a conversation that left me feeling like whatever I'm doing is the thing to do.
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much simpler than i expected, david lynch is better at communicating visually than he is with writing. that doesn’t mean i didn’t enjoy this. loved that he narrates the audiobook. it was refreshing to listen to concise thoughts on meditation, creativity, and understanding yourself. hell, it made me want to start meditating (we’ll see if i actually do). also, his emphasis on staying true to an idea, even if things pivot, is giving me a lot to think about for twin peaks - and i already think about this show a lot, lol. the show’s core idea was forced to pivot entirely a few times, but even after lynch left the show for a bit and then came back, he still managed to stay true to it which i’m sure pissed off people like bob iger even more. staying true to an idea, and more importantly to yourself, is very cunty.
This light read is the best glimpse we're ever likely to get into David Lynch's mind: a place where autobiographical fragments, pseudoscientific nonsense, proselytising on meditation, kind-hearted advice, childlike giddiness, impenetrable riddles and genuine insights into creativity and inspiration can all comfortably mingle.
For my part, I found it a very fun place to be.
For my part, I found it a very fun place to be.
Written during the ECOH Imersion retreat in beautiful Florianopolis SC. Thank you frind Paula for the recommendation. Amazing Transcendental Meditation explanation.
David Lynch is one of those directors who has popped up during various stages of my life without me even seeking him out, nor necessarily knowing he was there. I was probably 6 or 8 yrs old when I saw The Elephant Man on HBO. I've always been drawn to the kind of skewed realities he creates with his films. So when I happened to pass this book on the library shelves, it seemed like serendipity. This is a small book consisting of succinct anecdotes, ruminations, memories, and meditations. Some pages have only a sentence or paragraph. Others stretch to two pages. Lynch's creative and daily foundation is transcendental meditation and he returns to this throughout--inner peace and knowledge of self being essential for being open to big ideas (regardless of field or profession). It seems like those who rated this lower were expecting something more along the lines of a guidebook or how-to volume, or, at least, something more focussed on film. It is definitely none of those things. It's unstructured and haphazard and full of positive, inspiring, Lynchian energy (plus a few very practical tips).
Beautiful. I may be biased, considering I adore everything David Lynch touches. But this short book was filled with wonderful thoughtful anecdotes about meditation and suggestions on how to live your best life. But he's not straight out telling you - he's just expanding on his own personal experience with Transcendental Meditation and he doesn't come off as some spouting soap box about Eastern religion. It's quiet, it's kind, and it makes me feel warm inside.