Interesting, because it actually takes us to another mindset of a state where we felt enlightened, joyful, cherish, and why it’s interesting? Because we need a monk to help us with depression, sickness/illnesses or suffering..monks are very peaceful men’s and woman’s who wants a best moment of their life to be honest. It isn’t boring..but for those who said it was boring, well their life seem much suffering..experience what’s beyond the nature itself.
Monk life is actually interesting. Contentment, inner Peace and genuine Happiness is something monks have that we as lay people don't. Yes, maybe temporarily 🤔 for us. I want to practice minimalism and start meditating more. I'm trying ..... really! Thank you Nick for sharing such wonderful and enlightening content everytime. Stay safe.
My life during a pandemic: Daily meditation, simple meals at home, walks around the neighborhood, wearing the same outfit every day since I no longer go to work or attend social events, making handicrafts at home, listening to dharma talks, watching Nick Keomahavong videos. Sounds like a monk’s life huh? Took some getting used to but am now very content. Definitely not bored! ❤️
I think life is actually boring that’s why we need all this stimulation/ entertainment to escape to, such as movies, music, etc. Monk lifestyle is to embrace that boredom instead of escaping it and as you say just watch things, rise and pass. It’s actually a hardwork.. for strong people.. Thank you for another peaceful video Ven. Nick 🙏🏼
I think your monk life only looks boring when seen from a mindset that is still pursuing outward things to find happiness. That dependency might color a monk's life boring. To me it looks very interesting.
@Buddho Buddho It’s never to late to start as long as you have a strong intention to follow this path. The soul never dies; no birth, no death. Only the physical body is left behind. Thus, reincarnation and the cycle of samsara. The dharma seed has been planted inside of you 🌱. In due time with the right conditions, your intention of becoming a monk will come to fruition, either in this lifetime or in future reincarnations 📿. Keep the faith, learn the dharma, join a sangha, practice generosity, dana and compassion. There is a Buddha within all of us (“Buddha nature”). 🙏
Even if you can’t follow a strict monk life, that doesn’t mean you can’t practice these same traditions every day. You’re never too old to sit down in a comfortable chair and close your eyes!! Meditation is something that everyone can learn! Only 10 minutes each day does actually make a difference. After a week, increase to 15 minutes, then 20, then 30, and so on.
Now at 36 years old I found living in a small studio apartment and child-free to be very good. Less attachment, less suffering. I don't have much, but I still have too much. For example maintaining my vehicle is suffering!
Nick, yes. Thank you. By desiring nothing we can have everything. In my heart I know it's true. I try to live simply, but I am a teacher in America where it seems like everyone is in a hurry and has an agenda. There is this feeling that people have that whereever you are is not where you are suppossed to be. It is a fear based society that promotes anxiety and selfishness. I love teaching, but in my heart I am so sad because I am not able to clear and clean my mind like you speak of so beautifully. Thank you, brother. Thanks for the blessing.
Very nicely elaborated . Boring ???? When we don't get satisfaction & happiness through our senses , the term boring manifest. Our senses need constant gratification otherwise , we feel restless, useless, hopeless & distressed. Monk who is trying to live his life above the concept of "boring" is really brave & courageous..Here requires strength of mind. When The person wins the mind , boring is nowhere . Boring is the shadow of poverty of our mind. The term boring exists when we all are always roaming around our senses & it's immediate gratification.. If we can't gratify , we get bored . Monk who realises the impermanent nature of all these feelings & gratification so he is above all of this concept . Where the mind & life is stable ,boring ceases.
I lost my most loveable nephew who was young and that broke my perception of life completely. Shattered and in shock. I have no more fancy expectations from life. Suddenly my life is only valuable if it is simple. I have changed and my friends think something is wrong with me and think I am depressed, no. I will share your video to explain my feelings better of peace. Thank you very much
🙏 Dear Ajahn, I am also a Buddhist Nun and I love your chanel. I was very happy to happen to know and listen to what you shared from your experience of practice. It's a great reminder for me and also I can see it more clearer when you shared it in step by step. Again thank you very much. I am looking forward to see more of your video. 🙏 Sadhu.
The scenery behind you is beautiful 🤩🥰.I agree peace of mind is very important.I truly admire the monk lifestyle,am learning alot from your videos Nick.Keep up the good work Nick 👏👏
I remember watching a video you did way back in front of the Hollywood sign, surrounded by noisy cars and planes. And now to see you here in that peaceful environment, really is a reflection of the change that you've gone through inside as well. It's beautiful to see. Kudos to you for having the discipline to go down this path and not get distracted. Intellectually, I understand what you're saying in this video but for me it's so hard to walk away from the idea of loving and settling down with a woman. I understand it has highs and lows like you mentioned, but for some reason, I can't seem to let it go. I would love to hear what you have to say specifically about how to walk away from romantic love. In any case, thank you so much for your videos! They keep me disciplined in my struggle with following the middle path.
It's the same for the life of a spiritualist, I often refer to our lives as Monks, it's all about the internal spiritual life, being present in the moment, not looking for external distractions. I love my simple, mundane life.
Yessss..absolute happiness..:) that's the end goal in this lifetime..for me it's a work in progress..I'm constantly following you for the last 4 days now..thank you :)
You are so right LP Nick about the perspectives of boring and happiness. I noticed some ex-monks who had disrobed and returned to their lay person lives struggled when they tried to lead their life retaining the mindset of a monk - me included. I also had the privilege to coach some monks, who has been ordained for 3-5 years. They still struggled to let go of their lay-person's perspectives, like unfairness of duties assignments or demotivated by lack of direction in their monk's path - still thinking of a career path. Which ever side we are on, boredom and happiness arise (monk or lay-life) - there is no perfect life until Nibbana/Nirvana. LP Nick message reminded me that the key to happiness is to change in mindsets and to resist comparing. Recently, someone told me I should not slurp when eating Ramen noodles as its not "Monk-like" (on my TH-cam channel). I said, "But I am not a monk anymore. If I act like a monk friends think I am aloof." When I was a monk, one of the brother monk, who was a profession in management, took control of the organisation of an event, overriding the directions given by a mentor monk. I told him later quietly, "You are not a professor anymore. Let them manage it. Let it go." When you are a monk, be a good monk. When you are a lay person, be a good layperson. We all can do good deeds in different capacity, and find "fun" stuff to do differently. The common thread that stitch my Monk's training into my lay-life is... (just my personal view) ... to practice love, empathy, compassion and equanimity. I have not perfected it... still trying hard to walk on that razor's edge.
Thank you Nick. So true what you are saying. I am myself on a journey of letting go and it has come to the point that I just want to keep that what I really need. The fewer things the happier and more free I feel. So I really can understand the happiness you feel together with people who feel the same. I have too few of them. But fortunately I enjoy being by myself and also enjoying the company of your videos.
i also want to be the monk life at the age of 16 because i was addicted of smoking at 12 and having lots of bad addiction but now i am healing myself from this world but its challenging but not boring
Boring? Not at all. It sounds heavenly. When covid hit us all and we were under lockdown, I felt at ease to a certain degree. I no longer had to “be somewhere, go here and there, obligations were put on pause. I was fortunate enough to see my adult children and grandkids as well as my husband, but I found myself doing more for me . The catchphrase at the time was PPE. Personal protective equipment. MY PPE was paint, pray and exercise all of which I did daily and you know how habits form…well here we are in Sept 2021 and I’m still practicing my PPE’s !! I have a yoga teacher who takes 1 day every month for a day of silence. That doesn’t sound too bad considering all the negativity we hear daily. I stopped watching mainstream news and do spend less time “doing and going ! I find your videos informative and they put my mind at peace. Thank you for all you give Nick. Blessings
To a monk, it can never be boring. To a lay man, it may seems boring. For me, I like layman's life but I can learn alot from your sharing and applying those tips and advice to my life. Its applying the best of both worlds to my life. Keep sharing Ven Nick. Really appreciate your insights about a Buddhist monk's way of life. Thank you very much for your sharing.
Thanks , Nick I so understand and get it, my spiritual journey is teaching me to settle and find simple pleasures. Thanks for sharing your wisdom ... sending blessings to you and your monk brothers.🙏🏽🇨🇦☮️
Exactly! It is the best for those who seek what monkhood can provide and that is what keep this lifestyle "interesting" Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu! Keep making more videos, Nick!
This makes a lot os sense …thank you so much .I hope you know how much calmness and satisfaction i get from this videos , learning about finding happiness in my self .G from The Netherlands
I'm going to join the program once ive paid off my student debts, ive been unsure about it for years, but i guess i just have to go to Thailand and seek the same peaceful simplicity you have. I have no ilusions of the monk lifestyle being easy. But simple and easy arent the same I guess. Thank you for sharing a piece of your acuired wisdom, and I hope to meet you one day.
You are totally right with getting and wanting in the materialistic world. All the stressful achievements with having 8 to 4 job. Where is the innerpeace in this world. Everybody should look closer to the nature. Smell the forrest and find peace.
The monk lifestyle has interested me for many years. I do practice Buddhism, however I am an only child and I live with and care for my mothers sister, who has no other family, so a monastery would not be practical. I gave up socializing many years ago and have a content life in gardening and yardwork.
U can still do monk stuff you can meditate, pray, chant, shave you head, read buddhist scriptures and you could also go vegetarian or something else Ur choice bro
G’day Ajahn Nick.. hope all’s well with you and the monastic community at your monastery.. really enjoyed this clip - and all of them really ! I thought a lot about this today 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼sadhu sadhu sadhu 🇦🇺
The life of a renunciate, Samana, has had a major attraction for me for the last couple of years since graduating college with a degree in the academic study of religion. I discovered Buddhism in high school upon reading Siddhartha and What the Buddha Taught, and it all felt so intuitive and right. I have no sangha and am striving to live a bit of an ascetic life out of personal choice. Being in a community would undoubtedly make this easier as I find myself constantly pulled away by distraction, time-wasters, and gorging on information. I live with my family and have no urgent need to find employment and housing, so could easily spend most of my time in dhamma study meditation practice, and my minimal family obligations, but am distracted from it much of the time.
I think it is not boring because if someone loves being monk and enjoys Buddha stuff, it can be difficult but it can't be boring! So, keep things simple and enjoy your monk life and keep doing your Nirvana stuff every single day! Best wishes monk, bro!
Spot on video. From the perspective of a passionate person, your arguments will cause aversion and disgust. "How will I be able to live without my travels, my partner, my nightclubbing, my beers with my friends...etc?" "...they meditate observing impermanence, dispassion, cessation, and letting go in those feelings. Meditating in this way, they don’t grasp at anything in the world. Not grasping, they’re not anxious." -MN 37 Regards from Spain.
Hi Nick, learning to be comfortable with your own company is so freeing, I'm up to 30 minutes of mediation and I can see and feel the difference when I don't take the time to disengage from the everyday. TFS 😊🌺
Most grounded and peacful words from you, sir. Perhaps, it's all perspective. Maybe what is boring for someone is a place of eternal bliss for somebody else. Thank you for sharing your wisdom
Nick, please spread your knowlegde. People who think that a monk life is boring are not are probably not in a higher level of conciousness. They don't get why the universe has shown them a video about monks. For them you are a wakeup call, that they choose to not answer yet. I am really thankful for your knowlegde and find it more than interesting and look in every word you say, if that is true for me and how I can make it a part in my life. Much love. xx
That is critical in so many other ways as well- "looking at it through a different lense. If you look at it through the same lens, you will keep seeing the same thing. Thank you 😊
I feel a real need to live quietly. I find that when I do so I am more in tune with the sounds of Nature. It's more desirable than even listening to pleasant music and such. I find others around me filling their lives constantly with sound. So noisy. They don't know how to merely sit still in silence with themselves and the natural world around them, so they fill they lives with activities, sounds, etc. It's as you said, many people need to get a certain high to feel alive and feel bored if they can't sustain that.... Thank you for sharing your perspective, as always . . .
You are absolutely awesome. Im kind of new to your channel and I like the fact that you've known the materialistic world enough then join as a Monk. This make you more real and able to give an insight of both worlds. You are correct for the half-way peace. It avoids peaks and valleys! Bravo!
Watching your vlogs gives me a refreshing view in life. I already added monkhood on my bucket list because I want to live a life without the pressures of the outside world just like buddhist monks.
Wow, I never thought you would reply. Thank you so much! After the lockdown is lifted in most countries including Thailand, I will definitely try living the life of a monk there. I’m just few hours away going there. I’m from the Philippines
Another nice important lesson, thanks. An actual shower is a very good "meditation" as well, because it washes off all nonsense, that is why yogis dip in the river many times per day.
You are correct, we only use distractions in the outside world in a monestry you are living and understanding reality in its natural form as was intended i think i feel blessed listwning to your videos only just came across them thank you. Im a spiritual person who has realised how off track i have become
Living in the present moment is the opposite of boring! It seems boring because we are so scared to just sit with ourself without any form of distraction...that’s pretty sad if you ask me.
Sabaidee Phra Ajan Nick🙏🏼today is sin yai, and I was chanting with Luangtha Ma through TH-cam. I feel so relaxed every time I do so, chanting and meditating. Is this my calling? I could literally block out the outsiders and tune in dharma. Family and friends think it’s boring, but I enjoy it ! Saatu Saaatu Saaatu from Texas, USA. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙇🏻♀️🙇🏻♀️🙇🏻♀️💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐
Wow. Sadhu sadhu. That's wonderful. When I was living in Malibu, I would put chanting on in my car the whole time instead of listening to the radio. Like you said, it's so relaxing 😊
I don't think is boring at all because you find the happiness inside yourself and not like us in the physical world that we need so many things not to get bored
Never boring as life is too beautiful everyday to be bored, ones path determines inter joy and outer joys . If you are bored you have no imagination on how to find beauty in all things and how to accept the life you have since you cannot save yourself from yourself, accept who you are as you are and soon you will see your own inner beauty.
Wonderful explanation to boredom and to joys that monks gets from the middle way :) It’s all in our mind … what’s boring for some might be fun for others. For monks their life seems happy and fun and contented! Well said Ven Nick ❤️ Sadhu sadhu 🙏🏽 Namaste from USA …
thank you for this video! I think the life of a monk/nun in a context with sangha studying the dharma and meditating, exploring deeply in that way, cultivating peace and understanding and compassion, living simply and helping others, being in nature...all that... is great luxury. I try to bring pieces of that life into my own life as much as I can. The more I can, the happier I feel and the more I can be of help to others. The benefit is tangible and noticeable. The rich universe revealed through the teachings together with meditation is what you might not see or imagine looking from inside the world of speedy passion and distractions
Thank you very much Nick. I been following you since 1 year and know so much about your lifestyle in California and followed your entire journey of monk hood. I am so grateful I somehow connected to your channel. This channel feels like a friend talking to me through video. Please continue sharing your content. Its highly valuable to me and you are making a huge difference in my life and am sure of many others. Hopefully, I can connect to you soon one day when the time is right.
Another great video thank you so much Nick. I actually applied from your video on how to become a monk. Thanks really needed to hear about your experience. Thank you again.
Would you consider this monk lifestyle "interesting" or boring?
Interesting, because it actually takes us to another mindset of a state where we felt enlightened, joyful, cherish, and why it’s interesting? Because we need a monk to help us with depression, sickness/illnesses or suffering..monks are very peaceful men’s and woman’s who wants a best moment of their life to be honest. It isn’t boring..but for those who said it was boring, well their life seem much suffering..experience what’s beyond the nature itself.
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@@Seyva209 thank you so much for sharing 💚
Interesting.
Monk life is actually interesting.
Contentment, inner Peace and genuine Happiness is something monks have that we as lay people don't. Yes, maybe temporarily 🤔 for us.
I want to practice minimalism and start meditating more. I'm trying ..... really!
Thank you Nick for sharing such wonderful and enlightening content everytime. Stay safe.
My life during a pandemic:
Daily meditation, simple meals at home, walks around the neighborhood, wearing the same outfit every day since I no longer go to work or attend social events, making handicrafts at home, listening to dharma talks, watching Nick Keomahavong videos. Sounds like a monk’s life huh? Took some getting used to but am now very content. Definitely not bored! ❤️
❤❤❤ I was just thinking that. It does sound like a monk's life 😊😊😊 keep up the great work.
I don't think I've gotten out of my gym clothes for 5 months!!!!!
My life before pandemic = same after pandemic ##live simple and eat
I agree with you
I agree with you
I think life is actually boring that’s why we need all this stimulation/ entertainment to escape to, such as movies, music, etc. Monk lifestyle is to embrace that boredom instead of escaping it and as you say just watch things, rise and pass. It’s actually a hardwork.. for strong people.. Thank you for another peaceful video Ven. Nick 🙏🏼
Thank you so much 🙏🙏🙏
I agree, except for music. Music helped me find inner peace and inspiration.
I think your monk life only looks boring when seen from a mindset that is still pursuing outward things to find happiness.
That dependency might color a monk's life boring.
To me it looks very interesting.
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So many of us myself especially would have loved to have been able to follow the monastic life when we had the chance earlier in life.
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@Buddho Buddho It’s never to late to start as long as you have a strong intention to follow this path. The soul never dies; no birth, no death. Only the physical body is left behind. Thus, reincarnation and the cycle of samsara.
The dharma seed has been planted inside of you 🌱. In due time with the right conditions, your intention of becoming a monk will come to fruition, either in this lifetime or in future reincarnations 📿. Keep the faith, learn the dharma, join a sangha, practice generosity, dana and compassion. There is a Buddha within all of us (“Buddha nature”). 🙏
Only in Paradise that is inspiring 🙏
So inspirational..uplifting 🙏🙏🙏
Even if you can’t follow a strict monk life, that doesn’t mean you can’t practice these same traditions every day.
You’re never too old to sit down in a comfortable chair and close your eyes!! Meditation is something that everyone can learn!
Only 10 minutes each day does actually make a difference. After a week, increase to 15 minutes, then 20, then 30, and so on.
Now at 36 years old I found living in a small studio apartment and child-free to be very good. Less attachment, less suffering. I don't have much, but I still have too much. For example maintaining my vehicle is suffering!
Yesssss! Less is more 🙂 thank you for sharing steven.
I've always been fascinated by monks , I'm kind of half way there
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Nick, yes. Thank you. By desiring nothing we can have everything. In my heart I know it's true. I try to live simply, but I am a teacher in America where it seems like everyone is in a hurry and has an agenda. There is this feeling that people have that whereever you are is not where you are suppossed to be. It is a fear based society that promotes anxiety and selfishness. I love teaching, but in my heart I am so sad because I am not able to clear and clean my mind like you speak of so beautifully. Thank you, brother. Thanks for the blessing.
Thank you so much my friend. I am definitely familiar with what you're speaking of...we need to shift the paradigm 😊
Very nicely elaborated .
Boring ???? When we don't get satisfaction & happiness through our senses , the term boring manifest. Our senses need constant gratification otherwise , we feel restless, useless, hopeless & distressed.
Monk who is trying to live his life above the concept of "boring" is really brave & courageous..Here requires strength of mind. When The person wins the mind , boring is nowhere . Boring is the shadow of poverty of our mind.
The term boring exists when we all are always roaming around our senses & it's immediate gratification.. If we can't gratify , we get bored .
Monk who realises the impermanent nature of all these feelings & gratification so he is above all of this concept . Where the mind & life is stable ,boring ceases.
Beautifully explained. Thank you for sharing this ❤❤❤❤🙏
I lost my most loveable nephew who was young and that broke my perception of life completely. Shattered and in shock. I have no more fancy expectations from life. Suddenly my life is only valuable if it is simple. I have changed and my friends think something is wrong with me and think I am depressed, no. I will share your video to explain my feelings better of peace. Thank you very much
Wow. Thank you so much Ramona for sharing. My heart goes out to you and your family ❤❤❤
Me too.
You’re videos are filled with substance, and always above par
Awww thank you so much for your kind words. I appreciate the support ❤❤❤🙏
It’s a blessing life!!! 🙏🙏🙏
Thank you mai 🙏🙏
Inner peace is my high, and I always look forward to this high everyday during my meditation twice a day.
Sadhu Sadhu 😊😊 keep up the great work
🙏 Dear Ajahn, I am also a Buddhist Nun and I love your chanel. I was very happy to happen to know and listen to what you shared from your experience of practice. It's a great reminder for me and also I can see it more clearer when you shared it in step by step. Again thank you very much. I am looking forward to see more of your video. 🙏 Sadhu.
The scenery behind you is beautiful 🤩🥰.I agree peace of mind is very important.I truly admire the monk lifestyle,am learning alot from your videos Nick.Keep up the good work Nick 👏👏
Thank you so much Joy 😊
I remember watching a video you did way back in front of the Hollywood sign, surrounded by noisy cars and planes. And now to see you here in that peaceful environment, really is a reflection of the change that you've gone through inside as well. It's beautiful to see. Kudos to you for having the discipline to go down this path and not get distracted.
Intellectually, I understand what you're saying in this video but for me it's so hard to walk away from the idea of loving and settling down with a woman. I understand it has highs and lows like you mentioned, but for some reason, I can't seem to let it go. I would love to hear what you have to say specifically about how to walk away from romantic love.
In any case, thank you so much for your videos! They keep me disciplined in my struggle with following the middle path.
Wow thank you so much for sharing at and thank you for the video idea...I really like it 😊😊😊🙏
It's the same for the life of a spiritualist, I often refer to our lives as Monks, it's all about the internal spiritual life, being present in the moment, not looking for external distractions. I love my simple, mundane life.
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Well said Nick,,your words is truly amazing..Hearing all thiose words from you give a real inner peace in me...
Awww thank you so much Jeniefer. I'm glad to hear 😊🙏🙏🙏
"have less, suffer less"...I LOVE IT!!!!
Thanks for all you do Nick!- Daphne
Awww thank you so much Daphne 😊 greetings to you from Thailand.
Yessss..absolute happiness..:) that's the end goal in this lifetime..for me it's a work in progress..I'm constantly following you for the last 4 days now..thank you :)
I love the lecture. Bless. Real and true religion.
Thank you so much 🙏🙏🙏🧡
Thank u ♥️ being a beautiful person is not boring 😊🙏👌
❤❤❤🙏 thank you so much
You are so right LP Nick about the perspectives of boring and happiness. I noticed some ex-monks who had disrobed and returned to their lay person lives struggled when they tried to lead their life retaining the mindset of a monk - me included. I also had the privilege to coach some monks, who has been ordained for 3-5 years. They still struggled to let go of their lay-person's perspectives, like unfairness of duties assignments or demotivated by lack of direction in their monk's path - still thinking of a career path. Which ever side we are on, boredom and happiness arise (monk or lay-life) - there is no perfect life until Nibbana/Nirvana. LP Nick message reminded me that the key to happiness is to change in mindsets and to resist comparing. Recently, someone told me I should not slurp when eating Ramen noodles as its not "Monk-like" (on my TH-cam channel). I said, "But I am not a monk anymore. If I act like a monk friends think I am aloof." When I was a monk, one of the brother monk, who was a profession in management, took control of the organisation of an event, overriding the directions given by a mentor monk. I told him later quietly, "You are not a professor anymore. Let them manage it. Let it go." When you are a monk, be a good monk. When you are a lay person, be a good layperson. We all can do good deeds in different capacity, and find "fun" stuff to do differently. The common thread that stitch my Monk's training into my lay-life is... (just my personal view) ... to practice love, empathy, compassion and equanimity. I have not perfected it... still trying hard to walk on that razor's edge.
Yessssss! Great message alex. We miss you here. Please come visit us at papae 😊😊
Thank you Nick. So true what you are saying. I am myself on a journey of letting go and it has come to the point that I just want to keep that what I really need. The fewer things the happier and more free I feel. So I really can understand the happiness you feel together with people who feel the same. I have too few of them. But fortunately I enjoy being by myself and also enjoying the company of your videos.
❤❤❤🙏 thank you so much my friend.
I'm so glad I saw this video. Thank you 😊
Thank you
True to some of us it's fun its heartwarming it's being home it's magical.
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i also want to be the monk life at the age of 16 because i was addicted of smoking at 12 and having lots of bad addiction but now i am healing myself from this world but its challenging but not boring
Great. Keep up the great work
Very good video, I can see the wisdom of this thinking and lifestyle. It helps a lot.
Wonderful. Thank you so much David
Excellent explanation regarding why you meditate- because the mind attaches to anything that it encounters.
Thanks for the video. Minimalism is now trending because of what you've explained.
❤❤❤🙏 thank you my friend
Boring? Not at all. It sounds heavenly. When covid hit us all and we were under lockdown, I felt at ease to a certain degree. I no longer had to “be somewhere, go here and there, obligations were put on pause. I was fortunate enough to see my adult children and grandkids as well as my husband, but I found myself doing more for me . The catchphrase at the time was PPE. Personal protective equipment. MY PPE was paint, pray and exercise all of which I did daily and you know how habits form…well here we are in Sept 2021 and I’m still practicing my PPE’s !!
I have a yoga teacher who takes 1 day every month for a day of silence. That doesn’t sound too bad considering all the negativity we hear daily. I stopped watching mainstream news and do spend less time “doing and going ! I find your videos informative and they put my mind at peace. Thank you for all you give Nick. Blessings
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To a monk, it can never be boring. To a lay man, it may seems boring. For me, I like layman's life but I can learn alot from your sharing and applying those tips and advice to my life. Its applying the best of both worlds to my life. Keep sharing Ven Nick. Really appreciate your insights about a Buddhist monk's way of life. Thank you very much for your sharing.
Thanks , Nick I so understand and get it, my spiritual journey is teaching me to settle and find simple pleasures.
Thanks for sharing your wisdom ... sending blessings to you and your monk brothers.🙏🏽🇨🇦☮️
sadhu sadhu. thank you so much 🙂🙂🙂
Thank you for leading the way by example. I'm very grateful for your experience. Seeking what is deep, I like that.
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤ thank you so much my friend
Exactly! It is the best for those who seek what monkhood can provide and that is what keep this lifestyle "interesting" Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu! Keep making more videos, Nick!
Sadhu sadhu dan 😊😊😊😊🙏
This makes a lot os sense …thank you so much .I hope you know how much calmness and satisfaction i get from this videos , learning about finding happiness in my self .G from The Netherlands
Awww thank you so much 😊
I'm going to join the program once ive paid off my student debts, ive been unsure about it for years, but i guess i just have to go to Thailand and seek the same peaceful simplicity you have. I have no ilusions of the monk lifestyle being easy. But simple and easy arent the same I guess. Thank you for sharing a piece of your acuired wisdom, and I hope to meet you one day.
You are totally right with getting and wanting in the materialistic world. All the stressful achievements with having 8 to 4 job. Where is the innerpeace in this world. Everybody should look closer to the nature. Smell the forrest and find peace.
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Appreciate very much your talks. The freedom of highs and lows is very necessary. You bring insights to the essence of really being.
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The monk lifestyle has interested me for many years. I do practice Buddhism, however I am an only child and I live with and care for my mothers sister, who has no other family, so a monastery would not be practical. I gave up socializing many years ago and have a content life in gardening and yardwork.
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U can still do monk stuff you can meditate, pray, chant, shave you head, read buddhist scriptures and you could also go vegetarian or something else Ur choice bro
An excellent talk.3 fold training,clear and clean thinking,have a piece full mind.Thanks for making this video.
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It requires a strength that the majority don't have. It takes strength to see the world as it truly is and pursue another way.
Sadhu sadhu thank you so much 😊
Thank you for sharing your knowledge of monk life, finding something deeper is what life is all about. ✊🏽❤️
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I want to be like this man from inside and live peacefully rather mentally suffer from my own creted situations
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G’day Ajahn Nick.. hope all’s well with you and the monastic community at your monastery.. really enjoyed this clip - and all of them really ! I thought a lot about this today 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼sadhu sadhu sadhu 🇦🇺
Thank you so much my friend 🙂 greetings to you.
Thank you for this video. I would consider it very interesting, peace is one of the greatest goals in life.
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You are 100% right, good Sir. God bless you =)
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Your life rich in a sense
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Thanks for sharing!
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The life of a renunciate, Samana, has had a major attraction for me for the last couple of years since graduating college with a degree in the academic study of religion. I discovered Buddhism in high school upon reading Siddhartha and What the Buddha Taught, and it all felt so intuitive and right. I have no sangha and am striving to live a bit of an ascetic life out of personal choice. Being in a community would undoubtedly make this easier as I find myself constantly pulled away by distraction, time-wasters, and gorging on information. I live with my family and have no urgent need to find employment and housing, so could easily spend most of my time in dhamma study meditation practice, and my minimal family obligations, but am distracted from it much of the time.
Yes it's a very interesting life indeed 🙂🙂
Another wonderful video, thank you. Love and blessings to you 🙏🏽Namo Buddhaya ❤️
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I think it is not boring because if someone loves being monk and enjoys Buddha stuff, it can be difficult but it can't be boring! So, keep things simple and enjoy your monk life and keep doing your Nirvana stuff every single day! Best wishes monk, bro!
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Spot on video.
From the perspective of a passionate person, your arguments will cause aversion and disgust.
"How will I be able to live without my travels, my partner, my nightclubbing, my beers with my friends...etc?"
"...they meditate observing impermanence, dispassion, cessation, and letting go in those feelings. Meditating in this way, they don’t grasp at anything in the world. Not grasping, they’re not anxious." -MN 37
Regards from Spain.
Sadhu sadhu ❤❤❤🙏 greetings to you from Thailand 😊
Hi Nick, learning to be comfortable with your own company is so freeing, I'm up to 30 minutes of mediation and I can see and feel the difference when I don't take the time to disengage from the everyday. TFS 😊🌺
Wow. That's wondeful that you are up to 30 minutes. Keep up the great work 💛💚💙❤🧡🙏
Most grounded and peacful words from you, sir. Perhaps, it's all perspective. Maybe what is boring for someone is a place of eternal bliss for somebody else. Thank you for sharing your wisdom
sadhu sadhu. thank you so much 🙂🙂🙂
finally a guy with a solid personal experience. too many "life coaches" with no substantial first hand experience. just theory and copy/paste
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You’re an inspiration, Bhante Nick 🙏☀️
Really I am impressed of monk's simple life and meditation method for peaceful life .
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Its perfect what a life should be...
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@@NickKeomahavongOfficial where are you from....
Thank you so much for sharing!! I really enjoyed your video.
You said a lot between the words, so I could feel your feelings. Thanks for sharing your inner life and insights.
Thank you very much for sharing your experience with us.Inspired me for to aply in my own life
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Thank you for sharing, Bhante. We know exactly what you mean. Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu.
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Hello Nick, Its Wonderful! Thank you for sharing this video to the people around the world. I’ve been watching all of you videos. Thank you so much!
Thank you so much Irich for your support 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Doesn't sound boring at all. Great video. Thank you, Nick.
Thank you for this content. Watching your videos makes me reflect and helps calming me down.
Thank you so much
Nick, please spread your knowlegde. People who think that a monk life is boring are not are probably not in a higher level of conciousness. They don't get why the universe has shown them a video about monks. For them you are a wakeup call, that they choose to not answer yet. I am really thankful for your knowlegde and find it more than interesting and look in every word you say, if that is true for me and how I can make it a part in my life. Much love. xx
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That is critical in so many other ways as well- "looking at it through a different lense. If you look at it through the same lens, you will keep seeing the same thing. Thank you 😊
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I feel a real need to live quietly. I find that when I do so I am more in tune with the sounds of Nature. It's more desirable than even listening to pleasant music and such. I find others around me filling their lives constantly with sound. So noisy. They don't know how to merely sit still in silence with themselves and the natural world around them, so they fill they lives with activities, sounds, etc. It's as you said, many people need to get a certain high to feel alive and feel bored if they can't sustain that.... Thank you for sharing your perspective, as always . . .
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You are absolutely awesome. Im kind of new to your channel and I like the fact that you've known the materialistic world enough then join as a Monk. This make you more real and able to give an insight of both worlds. You are correct for the half-way peace. It avoids peaks and valleys! Bravo!
Awww thank you so much. I appreciate it. It does help to have both context 😊😊
Thank you Nick for sharing, more peace and happiness for you daily 🙏 ❤ 😊
Thank you Mike ❤
That's at the heart of it ultimately: never satisfied and we seek to remove that. The eye can't see enough and the ear can't hear enough.
I understand and appreciate your approach. But the much bigger challenge is, to keep this up, while living in the midst of society! God bless you!
Yes definitely....it can be challenging for sure 😊
Watching your vlogs gives me a refreshing view in life. I already added monkhood on my bucket list because I want to live a life without the pressures of the outside world just like buddhist monks.
Wonderful. Yes its definitely a life changing experience. We would love to see you in thailand 😊
Wow, I never thought you would reply. Thank you so much! After the lockdown is lifted in most countries including Thailand, I will definitely try living the life of a monk there. I’m just few hours away going there. I’m from the Philippines
Lovely! Wish more young people can listen to you. If we force them to listen, they will not 😊 When they are in a good mood, may be gently suggest!
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great speech. honest. peaceful. grazie!
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Lay people life purpose is to pursue materials but monk life is to pursue spiritual fulfilment.
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Another nice important lesson, thanks. An actual shower is a very good "meditation" as well, because it washes off all nonsense, that is why yogis dip in the river many times per day.
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It would be a great peaceful and happy life
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Very good video, I first reaction was I assumed it would be very boring but you were able to change my perspective a bit
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You are correct, we only use distractions in the outside world in a monestry you are living and understanding reality in its natural form as was intended i think i feel blessed listwning to your videos only just came across them thank you. Im a spiritual person who has realised how off track i have become
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the content of your videos are all wonderful.thank you for sharing !
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that meditation analogy was perfect.
Living in the present moment is the opposite of boring!
It seems boring because we are so scared to just sit with ourself without any form of distraction...that’s pretty sad if you ask me.
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Sabaidee Phra Ajan Nick🙏🏼today is sin yai, and I was chanting with Luangtha Ma through TH-cam. I feel so relaxed every time I do so, chanting and meditating. Is this my calling? I could literally block out the outsiders and tune in dharma. Family and friends think it’s boring, but I enjoy it ! Saatu Saaatu Saaatu from Texas, USA. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙇🏻♀️🙇🏻♀️🙇🏻♀️💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐
Wow. Sadhu sadhu. That's wonderful. When I was living in Malibu, I would put chanting on in my car the whole time instead of listening to the radio. Like you said, it's so relaxing 😊
Interesting! Blessings from North Texas....
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I don't think is boring at all because you find the happiness inside yourself and not like us in the physical world that we need so many things not to get bored
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Great talk, as always
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Nice presentation. Love it. Thank you.
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Never boring as life is too beautiful everyday to be bored, ones path determines inter joy and outer joys . If you are bored you have no imagination on how to find beauty in all things and how to accept the life you have since you cannot save yourself from yourself, accept who you are as you are and soon you will see your own inner beauty.
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Wonderful explanation to boredom and to joys that monks gets from the middle way :)
It’s all in our mind … what’s boring for some might be fun for others. For monks their life seems happy and fun and contented!
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Sadhu sadhu 🙏🏽 Namaste from USA …
very clear and see happiness even have nothings
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thank you for this video! I think the life of a monk/nun in a context with sangha studying the dharma and meditating, exploring deeply in that way, cultivating peace and understanding and compassion, living simply and helping others, being in nature...all that... is great luxury. I try to bring pieces of that life into my own life as much as I can. The more I can, the happier I feel and the more I can be of help to others. The benefit is tangible and noticeable. The rich universe revealed through the teachings together with meditation is what you might not see or imagine looking from inside the world of speedy passion and distractions
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May you obtain peace harmony and the courage be blessed
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You can 'enjoy life' without the act of doing... its all internal. Muchhh love & respect to all the monks.❤🙏☮
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NICK AFTER WATCHING YOUR VIDEOS I STARTED ENJOYING MY SELF WHEN I AM ALONE.
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Thank you very much Nick. I been following you since 1 year and know so much about your lifestyle in California and followed your entire journey of monk hood.
I am so grateful I somehow connected to your channel. This channel feels like a friend talking to me through video.
Please continue sharing your content. Its highly valuable to me and you are making a huge difference in my life and am sure of many others.
Hopefully, I can connect to you soon one day when the time is right.
Thank you so much prash. That means alot. Thank you for your support 😊
Marvelous. Thank you
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You’re a great man
Another great video thank you so much Nick. I actually applied from your video on how to become a monk. Thanks really needed to hear about your experience. Thank you again.
That's so wonderful to hear richard. Thank you so much. We hope to see you here in Thailand soon :-)