DEATHLESS & REBIRTH
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- 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.
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Hi Bhante Dan. Your videos are very calming. Thank you
You're welcome it's my pleasure. Be happy and stay well.
Sadhu 🙏🙏🙏
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anyone else just worrying about the curtain catching fire?
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"If a dead man jumps up out of his grave, comes to you and says, 'hey this is what death is like.' you can't believe him because he's no longer dead." Blew my mind. Thank you Phara Dan. Sadhu Sadhu. Sukhi Hotu.
Dear Bhante, thanks for addressing my question, there is a lot to take in, I will refer back to this many times to fully digest and understand your wise words.
Peace.
You're welcome it's my pleasure. Be happy and stay well
We are so conditioned by our ideology that being a former successful businessperson makes us more likely to listen to and respect you -- even if you're a Buddhist monk!
(not a comment about anything specific I see here, just a general observation)
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@@englishmonk You also! (I think. I had to google that)
Namo buddhaya ❤🙏🙏🙏
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Imagine being alive and telling sombody else whose also alive what happens after death
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Impressive Dharma talk! Thank you very much
You're welcome it's my pleasure. Be happy and stay well.
Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu
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Very very GREAT indeed
Very very useful
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Thank you Bhante.On Nibbana I long for the old days when you would say this is about being happy. Nibbana and a ferrari are the same. A desire, a place to reach. Success. From what I understand on Buddhism it seems to be about living to the fullest in a 24 hour period. To be happy, to be content. To learn to live a harmonious day despite the things that come our way. To overcome our personal views. I guess the question I would ask myself is this. Why is Nibbana so important other than a definition? Am I seeking to change my environment? The only way to do that is to start with what you have.
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@@englishmonk please let's have more of these talks.. Lovely 🙏🌺🙏
Sadhu sadhu bhante.Can I visit you in Srilanka and at what address and til when are you there or can I get your mobile number
Anyone can visit Sri Lanka and come and see me on the West coast south of Colombo. Search English Buddhist Monk on Google maps. I don't use the telephone but you can email. See channel description. Be happy and stay well
Bhante, would you consider doing a zoom class with your students? Im sure there are business centers where you can get a conference room. We would need transportation to and from, a conference room, a computer and someone to administrate the zoom meeting. Maybe we could do that once a year or twice a year. Id really like to say hello and Im sure there are many others. Id be happy to fund all the needs or we can all donate. I dont want to get bogged down in money issues so either way is fine for me. Any zoom experts here that could be the admin for the meeting?
Thank you for watching and your comments. I will talk about this in a Q&A's video coming soon.
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Be happy and stay well.
Zoom live streams would be amazing
Thank you Banthe for answering my question (on where is the Buddha). Much love and blessings
You're welcome it's my pleasure. Be happy and stay well
Do we have to take all the precepts to gain enlightenment
Thank you for watching and your comments. I will talk about this in a Q&A's video coming soon.
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Be happy and stay well.
Create a video of your full day vlog routine
Thank you for watching and your comments. I will talk about this in a Q&A's video coming soon.
ruclips.net/p/PLiX6s1kV1fRMCQyR6F7b6HxXuBUn9Zgck&si=7nWb2Y5dT2JpZjzj
Be happy and stay well.