MONK's Q&A's HOW to PRACTICE in SOCIETY
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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.
Sabe Satta Sukhi Hontu
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The interaction with the cat was insightful, Bhante. May she benefit greatly from living in such close proximity to the dhamma.
Sabbe Satta Sukhi Hontu
Thank you for your video. I found your Q&A interesting. I am a newer Buddhist, lay person, learning.
You're welcome it's my pleasure. Be happy and stay well
Find a theravada temple close by and hang out or go to a retreat.
If you like it, do more. Eventually, you may find yourself becoming a monk.
It doesn't need to be permanent. Handle your affairs and debts. I think youll find some monks that will be more than happy to help you along the way.
Sukhi Hontu
I love when animals visit you in your videos
Sabbe Satta Sukhi Hontu
I really have benefitted from the content and the timing of this talk. A reminder that was needed, thank you Phra Dan 🙏🙏🙏
Sukhi Hontu
Have the same predicament here, a Siamese, Oliver, is a regular visitor, gentle wee creature.
He has a home,
but he visits myself . . .food main focus, but he likes me, maybe senses the cats that have since been and gone from this house🙂
Sabbe Satta Sukhi Hontu
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 Thank you Phra Dan
You're welcome it's my pleasure. Be happy and stay well. Great to hear from you. Sukhi Hontu
Thanks for your patience
Thanks for the advices
Sukhi Hontu
Do you think listening to these videos instead of wanting to be mindful of this moment while I’m working is better or worse for sati?
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.
Help! I want to become a monk because I see that wise men like you are receiving ultimate contentment as monks, but at the same time I just want to live as a layperson, start a family and enjoy happiness with my family, playing with my children, success in business as an entrepreneur, sipping wine with the lads in a fancy restaurant. I'm in my 20s, and I'm worried if I start a family I might get into entanglements if I want to become a monk in the future. It's best for me to answer now. What do I do monk? I need your guidance. Tell me what to do.
I'm fairly confident a monk cannot persuade you to join the monastic life, you have to choose so freely under your own volition.
If you find that you are happy living life as you are continue to do so.
If you find this world to be unsatisfactory, seek out the monastic life or at the very least live by the five precepts as a layperson.
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.
Fundos de pensão de trabalhadores vivem de dividendos. Mas políticos que acumularam patrimônio incompatível com seus salários estão se lixando para como o trabalhador vai conseguir se aposentar mantendo o nível de vida.
Sukhi Hontu
Wonderful 😊
Sukhi Hontu
Also, bhante, I wish I could edit your videos and put time stamps as well as organize topics. It's the OCD in me, i suppose.
RUclips do that automatically but you are very welcome to do it as well. Be happy and stay well.
❤❤ sending love from Canada 😊
Sukhi Hontu
im tempted to become one yet dont know if i can
Sukhi Hontu
sorry for my bad english sorry for kind of long question please bare with, i am from russia. i watched your q and a do monks should youtube. i am the same situation as the person who commented the question of should he do youtube because he is a minor, and want to become buddhist monk. but in my case i want to do youtube sharing dharma also i am a minor i want to become buddhist monk also but i want to make money on youtube so i can move to sri lanka to become a monk because in russia there is no sangha. i am knowledgable with youtube i have connections with people who are successful in youtube so its easier to make money off it. should i do it or no?
Hello From Auz. If you want to become a monk you need to leave everything. If your thoughts and intentions are about making money via you tube been a monk then you may be not ready ,then it's not the right path. Listen wisely and study bhuddisam ❤ namo bhuddaya!! Very good book to read Introducing bhuddisam by venerable Dr.balangoda Ananda maitreya. 🙏🙏🙇♀️
Do what you love❤, go where your heart calls, enjoy your life , we our here to have fun and love each other ❤ keep educateding yourself, you our on the right path if you were guided to his channel ❤ sending love from Canada. ❤
You are young, there will be time to become a monk if that is what you need. When you are young RUclips is not that bad to do as a hobby to motivate you study the dharma more
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.