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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ก.ย. 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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Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu Bhante
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සාදුකාර දෙමින් වන්දනා කරමි
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That's nice. It's nice to hear your gentle speech. I hereby renounce the development of paramis, Buddhism and the path to my own liberation
Just tell them that Ajahn Mun renounced his own vow when he realised what a folly it was to take it in the first place
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Sharp rocks to smooth pebbles 👍
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Thank you for another Dhamma talk and for looking into the advert question for me Bhante, I appreciate your help and answer. I look forward to your next video, with gratitude ☸🕉🙏🙏🙏
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I live in a place with not a lot of skillful dharma if any , thank you for this sir.
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I feel the same. I’m no longer shopping around. Happily closed minded now. Maybe when I was younger and had more time I’d venture into other speculations. But I am out of time and I am happily on my way.
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Sadhu, sadhu, sadhu Ajahn for your sharing and teaching. I remembered someone mentioning the word you used: ‘Reduced’. I think in that video and it’s context, you meant “non-attachment, letting go, or renunciation”. 🙏🙏🙏 hello, from California.
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Thank you, Bhante, for explaining Siddhartha's recollection of anapanasati. I still have some confusion, perhaps because I lack experience with those Jhanas, but I can definitely relate to what you said. Your insights have helped me better understand the practice. Thank you again.
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I Love your content 🙏
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I think you are right. I have been practicing in Korea with monks and staying in temples on occasions. The Bodhisattva ideal is wonderful, but I consider living the example of a Buddha or Arahant IS what a Bodhisattva is. I could be wrong, but that's how I see it. I also agree with the literal rebirth to 'save all beings' means to come back into human form and to suffer all over again is too daunting. If we are reborn in the human realm it probably means we didn't attain Arahatship so we have to keep learning, depending on our past karma of body, speech and mind, a good human rebirth, or something higher with less fetters and suffering.
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very clear & easy to follow talk
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This is utterly inspirational and shows unwavering trust thru diligent practice in the Original Path taken by Buddha Himself.
This is very deeply encouraging.
My Utmost Gratitude, Bhante.
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Thanks for taking time to reply
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Dear Banthe, as your advice l visiting quiet often Amaravanti Monastry, involving in kitchen duties and all possible activity. First time one of Monks has remember call me by my name. People involving in kitchen duties and all possibility activities very interesting, last time l spoke with English professor who teaching in China. I see possibility to involve in Buddhist teachings for prisoners, what do l have to know to teach as lay person in prison?
Thank you so much for your teachings Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu
Anumodana. The Angulimala Society provides information about Prison Chaplaincy.
angulimala.org.uk/
Be happy and stay well.
I rejoice in your diligence in experiencing the Dharma and sharing It with society. 🙏
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Thank you for watching and your comments. I will talk about this in a Q&A's video coming soon.
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can you write the names of the arahants you've read?
Biographies to name just a few. Ajahn Munn, Ajahn Chah, Ajahn Pannavaddho. Mae Chee Kaew...