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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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18 июн 2024

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Комментарии : 36

@2Beherenow 3 месяца назад

Thank you 🙏

@englishmonk 3 месяца назад

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

@brianbruce4135 4 месяца назад

Good morning Ajahn, I am grateful for your presence. I start each day with your sunrise puja. I practice alone in France. I find myself disenchanted with society and people. I am retired on disability. I wish there was a Theravada sangha here in Lyon. It feels a bit isolated. I guess this is a normal development of my practice. I have visited monasteries in England. Do you have any advice?

@KittysAreCute 4 месяца назад

Theraveda Buddhist communities map www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=zc9KxYuVQykc.kfaX9cYKqd5o

@englishmonk 4 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

@ranjith8119 4 месяца назад

Om mani padme hum. I don't know how to control my emotions, Even though I do practice mindfulness meditation, emotions always gets me. That suffering, anger, hate, greed always wins. Kindly teach some ways to control those emotions, selfish feelings, and how to not judge whatever I came across. Thank you.

@englishmonk 4 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

@ranjith8119 3 месяца назад

I really am looking forward to every q&a. Thanks alot for spending your time to clarify our doubts and teaching dhamma.

@AscendingGuru 2 месяца назад

You know what, I confess, I stole the ascetic teachers favourite meditation spot. He said "UUNGH THATS MY PLACE!" but I just held my ground. Then he spit in my face, but thats another story. I just smiled at him.

@englishmonk 2 месяца назад

Sukhi Hontu

@XÁnhPhạm-n1x 4 месяца назад

Thanks you Bhadanta!

@englishmonk 4 месяца назад

Sukhi Hontu

@AscendingGuru 2 месяца назад

You know, it's a beautiful life. I have been looking into Yamabushi buddhism, Japan is so beautiful. I know it's suffering too, but mount Fuji. The sunset, the full moon. And Yamabushishitake, you know, thats the best mushroom. With that one I could actually go vegan. And you have a cat and dog, the cat orobably wants to sleep where you meditate because it has your scent on it, maybe the dog gets jealous. And of course, I have been forced to camp outside, pooped in nature. But I was not there to poop. I don't have pets, I have my plants though. They're really cool. Sometimes I will pick up a moth and gift it too my Brugmansia or Datura. They smell so sweet and they are made for each other. So I pretend that I csn do telepathy with the moth, I say stuff like "Don't be scared, I am not gonna kill you, I am gonna take you to your favourite place." Then I place it right inside the flower, where they have both nectar and shadow. Like a tent. And I don't practise, it's just play. Like childhood. I call it having a sweet tongue, my father once ate potatoes after WW2, he was very hungry, he said they tasted apples. He was so focused on it, the tastebuds opened up and became apples.

@englishmonk 2 месяца назад

Sabbe Satta Sukhi Hontu

@durango-CODEBUILDER 4 месяца назад

Can I as your advice for getting your legs flexible enough to sit in full lotus position? Appologies if you've covered this before. Great talk as always. We really appreciate your videos.

@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.

@durango-CODEBUILDER 3 месяца назад

@@englishmonk thank you

@stevebelzer4758 4 месяца назад

If you lived in a VAN in UK for three years - not a “householder “ a working professional - a Head of Household or Husband Then you were PERFECTLY prepared and positioned to become a successful ordained MONK

@englishmonk 4 месяца назад

Sukhi Hontu

@anweshakar146 3 месяца назад

I have a question: How do we deal with narcissistic family members and colleagues? Practising becomes difficult with the amount of unnecessary pain and frustration they bring to my already difficult life, dealing with chronic pain and severe depression on a daily basis.

@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.

@tuffredstone4194 4 месяца назад

There are also no Theravada monasteries in my country. When I'm of age, I'm going to move country to ordain. Should I start saving up before I'm of age?

@englishmonk 4 месяца назад

If you want to. You will just need the the means to get there and if necessary get back. Sukhi Hontu

@BanAaron 4 месяца назад

How would you suggest a Westerner who is used to a more "structured" religion start/become/convert to Buddhism? As a Westerner I feel that we are very acclimatised to religions with central texts and structures. If you want to become a Muslim you go read the Quran, a Christian the Bible, a Jew the Torah. You go to a Mosque, Church, or Synagogue on a set day. If you're a Christian you can get baptised, etc. I hope you understand my point. I am unsure how or where to start with Buddhism because there isn't one book you should read to get started or a set path to follow. Thank you

@englishmonk 4 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

@BanAaron 3 месяца назад

@@englishmonk I look forward to listening to your answer

@lonewolf4111 3 месяца назад

Thank you Bhante, The thing im wrestling with is. impermanence isnt that the reason we lose hair,skin,nails? fragments of hair, skin ETC contain molecules and those molecules dont disappear they take on other forms and so on for eternity. So I kinda wonder if these proton neutrons electrons are really what makes up human consciousness ? Where does consciousness come from? How can there be consciousness with impermanence? i cant find any physical evidence of where the actual consciousness can be found in any science papers.

@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.

@mackcarlo 3 месяца назад

How would you sit if you can’t get into half Lotus ? Or have no flexibility in legs etc? And if you wanted to wander and live outdoors or meditate ?

@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.

@teefreund8592 4 месяца назад

Hello again, Do you interpretate the atanatiya sutta literally or metaphorically ? Also do you think you achieved being a sotapanna, or if not you think you will be one in this life ? Have a nice day and stay well

@englishmonk 4 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