Filmmaker David Lynch is weird. But you already knew that. It is what makes him a great filmmaker. I’ve always been a big fan. But I’m not so sure about his new Website, David Lynch Foundation TV. The foundation is “dedicated to providing students with the opportunity to learn how to meditate.” Apparently, Lynch is really into transcendental meditation.
The new video site shows Lynch talking about the benefits of transcendental meditation and what it is. It will also showcase documentary footage from Foundation events and benefit concerts. Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Sheryl Crow, and Eddie Vedder are giving one at Radio City Music Hall on April 4. The site promises to deliver a daily dose of David Lynch (he talks about movies as well a meditation) and free concert footage. I would share a video here, but they are not embeddable (actually they are, see below). I told you he was weird.
The DLTV site doesn’t publicly launch for another six days, but if you are into David Lynch or meditation, you can get beta access by registering here with the code twinpeaks. We have 500 invites for TechCrunch readers. You guys need to learn how to relax.
I’ve been on his hill
WHO ARE YOU TO TELLL ME I DNEED TO RELAX!>!>?!??!??!?!??!?
Medition –> Meditation ?
How is this post relevant to techcrunch.
http://health.okguru.com
Meditation is very necessary. I’m checking his site out will let you know in time.
“… Meditation is very necessary. I’m checking his site out will let you know in time …” ?????
We are going to hold our breath, Courtney… not. Seems that we have another “Guru” here, another Smart Babe with a lousy blog believing that her comments are so “important” that we need to wait for them….
What is wrong with there chicks? “have blog, will travel?”
Shameless spammers!
Not a bit fan of David Lynch movies, but I am a big fan of meditation. I think everyone taking just 5 minutes away to clear their mind can actually end up doing a lot of good for humanity.
Most people think of meditation as a mystical, Eastern experience, but it can be as simple as trying to think positive thoughts (family, children, happy moments) for even just a few minutes. With all the stresses and pressures people have in these uncertain economic times, 5 minutes of positivity is a good thing.
Anjali Sen
Looks like the videos are embeddable…The ‘daily david’ page has embed codes at least.
Erick, bonus points for that last line
Oh and Lynch isn’t weird, the rest of humanity is.
Just FYI, you spelled ‘meditation’ wrong in the title of this post.
typo alert!
Is he following the original TM (Transcendental Meditation) by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi? http://en.wikip...ntal_meditation It is a good one.
I really like this guy as a director, I believe he does some truly awesome stuff, don’t know if I would enjoy him as an illuminated hindu master, Rumi-american-version-kind-of.
This writing style borders on the retarded.
Looks like you guys broke his database, can’t get to it.
If I pay you, will you keep these passes away from me, my family and my friends?
the owls are not what they seem…
One eyed jacks is where you should look.
“Blue Velvet” is one of the most unsettling, yet awe-inspiring films I’ve ever seen! Thank you, Mr. Lynch!!
He has tasted oneness but he doesn’t seem to fully understand it yet himself.
Mulholland Drive changed my life forever.
cool
This guy is a fruit loop. Him being such a nut job is what makes his movies and tv shows so great. So him doing anything else is like asking a rockstar to to perform brain surgery.
signing up for the beta site with ‘twinpeaks’ as the invite code says that invite code is wrong
Invite code ‘twinpeaks’ won’t work. Hey, more than 500 techcrunch addicts already meditating in front of their screen?
Finally managed to register using ‘bluevelvet’ as an invite code. Maybe ‘2001′ or ‘eyeswideshut’ will work as well.
Bluevelvet worked for me too. Smart one, Christophe!
Yep, Bluevelvet worked for me too.
Why the hell would “2001″ or “eyeswideshut” work? They’re stanley kubrick movies.
“eraserhead” works for me btw.
same here with the invite code. get message: ERROR: Your Invitation Code is incorrect.
500 already signed up, wow!
Haha – Lynch is awesome! Awesomely nuts, that is.
The world would be a sterile place without guys like him.
Your invite code is invalid. *shrug* guess techies don’t need David Lynch that much.
Nal
Its funny how people defend something that they do not understand. David is a sincere and compassionate guy trying to help people!
There is no better way to understand your very nature than through meditation.. otherwise your just a repeater of second hand information which has nothing to do with your self or individuality.
Shame that people are ingrained with belief and ideoligys and defend them at all costs. And they blindly accept what people tell them. Meditation will help you to be a pioneer and think outside of the box.. no better way to become a innovative entrepreneur that is aware of the self and thinks for themselfs.. and is a truly creative being who moves away from the status quo and triditional in the box thinking.. or limitation!!
Listen to david he knows.. All knowing!!
David Lynch has always been super-odd. I guess nothing should really surprise me.
David Lynch is devoting a great deal of his time to Transcendental Meditation because, after 34 years of daily practice, he knows it works for him, and because there have been countless scientific studies to show that it is truly effective in improving a wide range of life aspects. His foundation teaches school kids to meditate based on research that shows it improves performance, lowers anxiety, decreases ADHD. It’s totally good stuff, and I don’t think it’s weird at all that Lynch wants to help kids and do something good with his life beyond film making. Btw, I read TechCrunch almost every day, but I never miss my daily meditation.
David Lynch talks deep about meditation.. What are the basic steps in meditation?
DavidLynch is a like a candle in a windless place . . . he shines. he radiates. he provides Light, and is totally on-message with our new, enlightened and SuperHeroic leader: HeroObama!
DL now pioneers our most intimate frontier, the (big S) Self and also helps others to help themselves thru Silence, so they can 1st become Established in their own True BEing before they take action! How cool is That!?! How totally cool is he . . .
Thanx, DL ~ totAlly.
DavidLynch RULES!
who else is going to his DavidLynchFoundation concert in NYC on Apr4?
http://www.davi...hfoundation.org
C U there!
one question, why has he holes in the elbows of his jacket? see vid.
I used invitation code bluevelvet just out of curiosity and it worked. Give it a try.
I have met David Lynch. He is a very sincere person and fun to talk to. He is not looking to teach the Transcendental Meditation technique himself. He just wants people to be aware of all of its benefits and to look into it for themselves. I’ve been practicing as long as he has, and I know that all that he says is true.
Not entirely weird that Lynch is moving this direction. He’s been weird for days and has been vocal on watching videos for a little shorter time (http://glenn-is...es-on-your.html).
“ERROR: Your Invitation Code is incorrect.”
Invitation codes already ran out?
Lol, I tried the code twinpeaks but it seems all invites were taken. Then I entered “bluevelvet” and it actually worked. Maybe “eraserhead” and “inlandempire” might work too.