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  • Опубликовано: 17 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.
    #englishmonk

Комментарии • 93

  • @biglance
    @biglance 16 часов назад +2

    Thank you, you are a great man, thank you for sharing your knowledge, peace from Poland.

    • @englishmonk
      @englishmonk  3 часа назад +1

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

  • @BlueLotusZ
    @BlueLotusZ 5 дней назад +7

    Good Morning, may today be a blessed day friend. Thank you for this video.

    • @englishmonk
      @englishmonk  3 дня назад +1

      Sukhi Hontu

    • @BlueLotusZ
      @BlueLotusZ 3 дня назад

      @@englishmonk thank you for this blessing friend.
      Sabbe Satta Abyajjha
      Sabbe Satta Anigha
      Sabbe Satta Avero
      Hopefully i worded that correctly, if not i welcome the correction so that i may learn more from you. You already opened the door with Sukhi Hontu. Googled it and i think its Thai, so i wished to say greetings back.
      What i was intending to say
      May all beings be free from mental suffering
      May all beings be free from physical suffering
      May all beings be free from enimity and danger
      Have a good day today.

  • @AlexLewisTV
    @AlexLewisTV 3 дня назад +3

    I'm a devout Christian whose been very influenced by buddhism. This was really interesting on the precepts and methodologies behind it. Thanks for the video. Makes me happy to see the love you have for that cat.

    • @englishmonk
      @englishmonk  3 дня назад +2

      Sukhi Hontu

    • @DivineAlchemyOfSouls
      @DivineAlchemyOfSouls 2 дня назад

      christ was a man who was taught by buddhists! follow the words and teachings of christ and buddha; not the men!

    • @AlexLewisTV
      @AlexLewisTV 2 дня назад

      @@DivineAlchemyOfSouls That is absolute nonsense. Mind your own business.

    • @DivineAlchemyOfSouls
      @DivineAlchemyOfSouls 2 дня назад

      @@AlexLewisTV absolute nonsense? based on what; your bias you’ve accumulated?

    • @AlexLewisTV
      @AlexLewisTV 2 дня назад

      Dude, it's common knowledge that he didn't learn from buddhists. All the best to you. Have a good one.

  • @noonespecial4171
    @noonespecial4171 3 дня назад +5

    Thanks Phra Dan, you are looking well. I've noticed on weekends the comment section becomes more reactive as opposed to weekdays. Just an observation 🙏

  • @mariaazzan8625
    @mariaazzan8625 4 дня назад +3

    Thanks so much for your talks/satsangs . I received this quote and if you have time please do expand on its meaning . "Attachment is blinding, it lends an imaginary halo of attractiveness to the object of desire" 🎉🎉🎉

    • @englishmonk
      @englishmonk  3 дня назад

      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.

  • @QuyNguyen-lm1gq
    @QuyNguyen-lm1gq 3 дня назад +2

    Some people say that Buddhism is an atheist religion. What do you think about this?

    • @englishmonk
      @englishmonk  3 дня назад

      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.

  • @jahvarino1770
    @jahvarino1770 3 дня назад +3

    Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu Bhante! I have a strong calling towards practicing the Dhamma and meditation and one day may indeed ordain into the Theravada tradition.
    Although one of my main struggles throughout life has been substance dependence and abuse, particularly smoking lots of weed, self medicating.
    I am newly sober now, and have been struggling with intense cravings and mental health issues now, particularly depression and anger.
    My Questions: Do you have any past experience with getting clean and sober off of substances, particularly quitting marijuana? If so, what helped you do that?
    Do you have any advice for me or anyone else in this position who is newly sober, but one day really wants to embrace the Dhamma monastically?
    Lastly, do you know of any Buddhist teachings/practices that could help me stay sober and rediscover more mental and emotional balance?
    Sorry for such a long winded post/questions, I appreciate any and all feedback you can offer.
    Blessings from Boston! Sukhi Hontu!

    • @timelessdota791
      @timelessdota791 3 дня назад +2

      I am by no means an expert in Buddhism, but I can tell from the way you are self-reflecting that you are on a good path to finding peace and purpose. You're asking good questions, my friend. I wish you all the best on your path.

    • @englishmonk
      @englishmonk  3 дня назад +1

      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.

  • @DanielPerez-xq8cp
    @DanielPerez-xq8cp 4 дня назад +3

    I find myself feeling shame whenever I choose to do something that I find very pleasurable, (youtube, video games, chocolate, etc.) due to the knowledge that the desire is the cause of my suffering, and through giving it power, I am only setting myself up for suffering in the future when I cannot have it. How should I deal with this slippery slope and at what point is it reasonable to stop giving up the things that give me pleasure in order to get rid of my attachment?

    • @eternaldelight648
      @eternaldelight648 3 дня назад +2

      Don't think about it as suffering, think about it as impermanence.

    • @englishmonk
      @englishmonk  3 дня назад

      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.

  • @holdtheswagsauce
    @holdtheswagsauce 4 дня назад +2

    How should I practice as a lay follower and how is it not pointless if im not a monastic? Thank you for your insight

    • @englishmonk
      @englishmonk  3 дня назад

      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.

  • @SultanKhan-dr7qx
    @SultanKhan-dr7qx 2 дня назад +1

    Make a vlog of your house and outside

    • @englishmonk
      @englishmonk  2 дня назад +1

      ruclips.net/video/d_Kv63ei0ak/видео.htmlsi=o5QQeljbAPyAGno-

  • @starshiptexas
    @starshiptexas 3 дня назад +1

    14:45 the kitty's roar

  • @Denstar2002
    @Denstar2002 5 дней назад +2

    Perfect video to be popping up on my feed at the right. I was just got high off marijuana today and it made contemplate life a lot from much different angles that sober self. I try to use that reflection for the better good to better my life and others. Many blessings

  • @gabrielgr2653
    @gabrielgr2653 5 дней назад +4

    poggers

  • @adrianthroughtime
    @adrianthroughtime 4 дня назад +1

    Even if there is more than One heaven, One hell and One God. Every feeling, every thought, every idea, every belief and experience can be compartmentalized and labeled in it's own space or room, but every compartmentalized room still exists within One space. Everything exists within One space, where everything is connected.
    Everywhere and everything all leads to One. Everything (God) is One and One is everything.
    So there is only One god, which is everything. And all "other" gods are One as well, existing within One. One within One. But One nonetheless.
    Duality is created by One, within One. Like one single-celled organism dividing.

  • @Zulay092
    @Zulay092 5 дней назад +2

    Hello bhante, how do you charge your phone?

    • @englishmonk
      @englishmonk  3 дня назад

      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.

  • @lawnmower1066
    @lawnmower1066 5 дней назад +1

    🕊🕊🕊

  • @michaelkrishna_
    @michaelkrishna_ 5 дней назад +2

    I love your accent Bhante

  • @Septemberhello
    @Septemberhello 4 дня назад +1

    Do you think buddhism really helps in what came into existence because of Buddha.Does suffering go for Buddha because he passed away owing to pain in stomach.

    • @englishmonk
      @englishmonk  3 дня назад

      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.

  • @Orborsama
    @Orborsama 3 дня назад +1

    Why did you choose the Theravada tradition as opposed to Tibetan / Zen Buddhism
    Do you have any thoughts on the other traditions?

    • @noonespecial4171
      @noonespecial4171 3 дня назад +1

      There are many videos discussing this topic 🙏

    • @englishmonk
      @englishmonk  3 дня назад +1

      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.

  • @дава-щ5ж
    @дава-щ5ж 5 дней назад +1

    Hi! I'm interested in your opinion about Anapanasati. Do we aim to get some state of absorption? Than it seems that thinking interferes with it. Knowing whether breaths are long or short stimulates some thinking activity. I feel like I dont want to think when I meditate. Or is it the practice where we keep in mind 2 things at the same time? Breath and this, breath and that etc (about further steps). Second Tetrad - experiencing and calming down mental formations- is it about thoughts? Third tetrad about mind - how to practice it, should it come by itself, or we do some effort (thinking intention) ? Is it experiencing spaciousness and qualities of the mind (something where thoughts and phenomena appear and disappear?) Thanks.

    • @Cole_Loristril
      @Cole_Loristril 4 дня назад

      You're over thinking it, just breath. Sukhi hotu.

    • @дава-щ5ж
      @дава-щ5ж 4 дня назад

      @@Cole_Loristril just breath - then why there are 16 steps. It's not just breath I suppose

    • @дава-щ5ж
      @дава-щ5ж 4 дня назад

      @@Cole_Loristril in Mahayana they do just breathing and letting go of everything that arises in the mind. But they dont call its anapanasati - just samatha

    • @englishmonk
      @englishmonk  3 дня назад +1

      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.

    • @Cole_Loristril
      @Cole_Loristril 2 дня назад +1

      @@дава-щ5ж i suppose i over simplified it but for the most part you focus on the object if you're think about jhana and not the object you won't get to it. if your fallowing the breath then deeper states of samadi will come naturally at least that's how i understand it. Bhante's answer will likely be helpful it is a good question. Some practice of renunciation could help as well because the jhana are the state of mind of the form realm and less sense indulgence would help incline your mind towards that state.

  • @AtlassianTarsier
    @AtlassianTarsier 4 дня назад +1

    Have been religious for 10 years. Sought for the truth in all major religions but came to the understanding they are all just fabricated.
    Hope your satisfied with your life.

  • @michaelkrishna_
    @michaelkrishna_ 5 дней назад +2

    Is not the concrete floor unbearable??😮

    • @danw918
      @danw918 5 дней назад +1

      Maybe, but whether it effects you is more about your relationship with unbearable.

    • @michaelkrishna_
      @michaelkrishna_ 4 дня назад

      @@danw918 Nonsense - concrete is concrete and therefore unbearable to all

    • @danw918
      @danw918 4 дня назад +1

      @@michaelkrishna_ in which case how can some bear it and some cannot?

    • @michaelkrishna_
      @michaelkrishna_ 4 дня назад +1

      @@danw918 very good point

    • @CrouchingscarabflyingJ
      @CrouchingscarabflyingJ 4 дня назад

      Some people get pleasure from pain

  • @zxmnbcvqpow
    @zxmnbcvqpow 3 дня назад +1

    I guess that cat has a good past karma 😊

  • @mariaazzan8625
    @mariaazzan8625 3 дня назад +1

    Sexuall miscounted means? In otherworld live a bramhachary lifestyle🎉

    • @englishmonk
      @englishmonk  3 дня назад

      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.

    • @mariaazzan8625
      @mariaazzan8625 2 дня назад +1

      ​@englishmonk OK thankyou, hope l can join, diffrent time zone l expect🎉

    • @englishmonk
      @englishmonk  2 дня назад

      These videos can be viewed anytime.

  • @kevinkheroux3438
    @kevinkheroux3438 5 дней назад +1

    Elephants of earth, water, wind...?

  • @dmtjnani9951
    @dmtjnani9951 6 дней назад +1

    Holy Mary. What a weapon for all true mystics during this Waking dream . Jai, holy Mary. Jai, Dmt.

    • @Denstar2002
      @Denstar2002 5 дней назад

      Hey fellow mushroom head. How is it going?

    • @englishmonk
      @englishmonk  3 дня назад

      Sukhi Hontu

    • @Denstar2002
      @Denstar2002 2 дня назад

      @@englishmonk What does that mean?