Hush for Survival

In this lecture, I share why silence has become essential for survival in modern life. As a cardiologist, I see every day how constant mental noise, stress, and overthinking affect blood pressure, metabolism, sleep, and the ability to change unhealthy habits. Most people are not lacking information. They are lacking control over their own attention.

I explain how the nonstop chatter in the mind keeps you stuck in the past or anxious about the future, and how that mental stress translates into real biological changes in your body. When you learn to enter silence and redirect your...