{"id":177,"date":"2010-11-16T06:40:21","date_gmt":"2010-11-16T06:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/mindfulnessmatters\/2010\/11\/ted-tuesday.html"},"modified":"2010-11-16T06:40:21","modified_gmt":"2010-11-16T06:40:21","slug":"ted-tuesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/mindfulnessmatters\/2010\/11\/ted-tuesday.html","title":{"rendered":"TED Tuesday :: How complexity leads to simplicity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to ecologist Eric Berlow in this 3-minute talk, complex is not necessarily complicated. This sounds to me like the human brain &#8212; the most complex thing in the known universe. What that brain does can be complicated &#8212; if we are in the grips of habitual thinking or it can be simplicity when we are practicing mindfulness.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>He concludes by saying, &#8220;For any problem the more you can zoom out and embrace complexity the better chance you have of zooming in on the simple details that matter most.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>This again sounds like it could be the instructions for mindfulness meditation. When we can embrace the complexity of what our brains are doing &#8212; the infinite thoughts, the seemingly random chaotic frenzy of the mind we can find in this complexity the simplicity of breathing &#8212; &#8220;the simple detail that matters most.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><object width=\"446\" height=\"326\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/video.ted.com\/assets\/player\/swf\/EmbedPlayer.swf\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><param name=\"bgColor\" value=\"#ffffff\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"vu=http:\/\/video.ted.com\/talks\/dynamic\/EricBerlow_2010G-medium.flv&amp;su=http:\/\/images.ted.com\/images\/ted\/tedindex\/embed-posters\/EricBerlow-2010G.embed_thumbnail.jpg&amp;vw=432&amp;vh=240&amp;ap=0&amp;ti=1006&amp;introDuration=15330&amp;adDuration=4000&amp;postAdDuration=830&amp;adKeys=talk=eric_berlow_how_complexity_leads_to_simplicity;year=2010;theme=design_like_you_give_a_damn;theme=a_taste_of_tedglobal_2010;theme=new_on_ted_com;theme=unconventional_explanations;theme=media_that_matters;event=TEDGlobal+2010;&amp;preAdTag=tconf.ted\/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;\" \/><embed src=\"http:\/\/video.ted.com\/assets\/player\/swf\/EmbedPlayer.swf\" pluginspace=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" wmode=\"transparent\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"446\" height=\"326\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" flashvars=\"vu=http:\/\/video.ted.com\/talks\/dynamic\/EricBerlow_2010G-medium.flv&amp;su=http:\/\/images.ted.com\/images\/ted\/tedindex\/embed-posters\/EricBerlow-2010G.embed_thumbnail.jpg&amp;vw=432&amp;vh=240&amp;ap=0&amp;ti=1006&amp;introDuration=15330&amp;adDuration=4000&amp;postAdDuration=830&amp;adKeys=talk=eric_berlow_how_complexity_leads_to_simplicity;year=2010;theme=design_like_you_give_a_damn;theme=a_taste_of_tedglobal_2010;theme=new_on_ted_com;theme=unconventional_explanations;theme=media_that_matters;event=TEDGlobal+2010;\"><\/object><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to ecologist Eric Berlow in this 3-minute talk, complex is not necessarily complicated. 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