MONK's Q&A's HOW to RELAX & MIRACLES

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MAN GIVES UP EVERYTHING
In 2015, aged 47 an English businessman gave up everything and travelled Asia to find true happiness. Now a Buddhist Monk, living a simple life in Thailand, India and Sri Lanka, he shares the continuing story.
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Phra Dan (Bhante Dhammarakkhita, Bhikkhu) is a Theravada Buddhist Monk who lived in India from 2020, Thailand and now Sri Lanka. Born in Sussex, England in 1967. Educated by French Catholic Monks. A successful businessman in Estate Agency and Financial Services during the 1980's and 90's. Married, now divorced with 3 adult sons. 2000 marked change and travel including South Africa returning to the UK in 2003 to continue different work and business activities until 2012. Gradually materialistic values turned to renunciation, simplicity and meditation, living nomadically in an old Ford Transit van full time for 3 years. Van life and meditation led to Buddhism and a Thai Forest Tradition, Theravada Buddhist Monastery in the UK. During 2015 travelling the Buddhist Holy Sites of India, deep faith reinforced desire for Ordination. In 2020 after 5 years of intensive meditation practice between Thai Forest Monasteries in Thailand and England he was Ordained in India where he lived for 3 years until returning to Thailand in 2023 and now Sri Lanka.
Sabe Satta Sukhi Hontu
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6 сен 2024

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@Joanne217 3 месяца назад

Hello from Scotland, Different schools telling different things. I understood Buddhism to be unlike any other religion, in being that it is NOT a religion.

@englishmonk 3 месяца назад

Thank you for watching and your comments. I will talk about this in a Q&A's video coming soon. ru-vid.com/group/PLiX6s1kV1fRMCQyR6F7b6HxXuBUn9Zgck&si=7nWb2Y5dT2JpZjzj Be happy and stay well.

@Appxsci 2 месяца назад

Thank you Bhante- I’ve been practicing in this tradition for almost ten years as a lay person. One thing I’ve noticed is that Monks rarely talk about the life they lived before ordination or that period of time when they came to realize ordination would be the route to go, and how that affected everything(while still in lay life). It’s always been something I wonder about and also wonder why it’s talked about so little. Sadhu!

@englishmonk 2 месяца назад

Thank you for watching and your comments. I will talk about this in a Q&A's video coming soon. ru-vid.com/group/PLiX6s1kV1fRMCQyR6F7b6HxXuBUn9Zgck&si=7nWb2Y5dT2JpZjzj Be happy and stay well.

@chrisrutherfurd9338 3 месяца назад

Always a pleasure listening to you talk, dear monk.

@englishmonk 3 месяца назад

Sukhi Hontu

@rasi765 3 месяца назад

Thank you bhante. I did not expect you to answer so early. Sadguru has intense answers and he really scares me. 😂. Anyways, i love how you are so dedicated all these years. You are certainly an inspiration. I have been meditating and doing puja watching your videos. Thank you. May you always remain well and have a great day ahead. 🙏🙏🙏

@englishmonk 3 месяца назад

You're welcome it's my pleasure. Be happy and stay well

@WANDA30100 3 месяца назад

💮💮💮🌴

@englishmonk 3 месяца назад

Sukhi Hontu

@julie-vg4so 3 месяца назад

Thank you Bhante 🙏

@englishmonk 3 месяца назад

Sukhi Hontu

@rkatz0 3 месяца назад

Excellent session, sabbe satta bhavantu sukhitatta! 🙏🙏🙏

@englishmonk 3 месяца назад

Sukhi Hontu

@skrrskrr99 3 месяца назад

What about anxiety during meditation or just life as a lay person. Sometimes I feel gripped by terror or my mind behaves like a wild beast trapping me in the past or the future. Are there good ways to deal with this?

@fingerprint5511 3 месяца назад

I can tell you anxiety is caused by identifying with thoughts of the future, planning etc and all you need do is keep the breath as the focus, understand and accept that the mind will go into part or future- and both do not exist, so the breath helps us be here now, as here is only real, and you can practice Metta for this anxiety, being kind as you know thos is the nature of mind to plan or regret. It's all based in desire so if you can be present and be content right here and now, you will not want to grasp the thoughts as real. As Buddha taught , all Sankharas are phenomena- not real. Not me, not mine, not self 🙏 Ajahn Sumedho taught me to just simply accept what is as it is and observe. Don't judge, don't do anything, no pushing away or desiring something else, instead be curious and listen, watch. It is scary for awhile but I promise you that it will strengthen your compassion and patience 🙏

@englishmonk 3 месяца назад

Thank you for watching and your comments. I will talk about this in a Q&A's video coming soon. ru-vid.com/group/PLiX6s1kV1fRMCQyR6F7b6HxXuBUn9Zgck&si=7nWb2Y5dT2JpZjzj Be happy and stay well.

@fingerprint5511 3 месяца назад

Bhante, Sadguru is like Osho, a cult and he charges 20 grand at least for a public appearance and admission is very expensive too and somehow he's bewitched young people into believing he has all the answers- but people are always left asking questions. This is why Buddhism is so wholesome because it's about renunciation and simplicity. Thank you for being here, visible, your Dana generosity in helping us to keep practising and an example of true renunciation in a world that is now all about Capitalism and words. Question - it appears words are now 'God' out there in the world. I'm seeing long, long dialogues on social media where the entire thread is about words, not what actually matters, but words. Intellectualism void of wisdom, appearing as wisdom but are empty words. Would you please talk about how Right Intention can help in letting go of grasping onto words as the important part * usually as a tool to win the conversation) and what the words are supposed to represent instead ? I hope I made this clear as I think due to the push for education, people are treasuring Intellect as opposed to plain common sense. Thank you 🙏

@englishmonk 3 месяца назад

Is this an example? Sukhi Hontu

@fingerprint5511 3 месяца назад

@englishmonk I'm sorry I've offended you again 😢🙏

@englishmonk 3 месяца назад

Not offended. I can't remember the comment other than it was too long so it doesn't matter. Be happy and stay well .

@fingerprint5511 3 месяца назад

@englishmonk there is a question I sectioned alone along with just conversation about the topic. Its pertinent to todays online issues as people are online so much today and the tone is 99% hate

@noonespecial4171 2 месяца назад

He's moody, obviously caught him on a bad day. Don't let it worry you.

@SanditthikoAkaliko 3 месяца назад

Bhante do sleep on the floor? (and do you sleep in lions posture) what are your overall thoughts and experience around that. Can you do a small talk on how you sleep and manage postures?

@englishmonk 3 месяца назад

Thank you for watching and your comments. I will talk about this in a Q&A's video coming soon. ru-vid.com/group/PLiX6s1kV1fRMCQyR6F7b6HxXuBUn9Zgck&si=7nWb2Y5dT2JpZjzj Be happy and stay well.