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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, 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 and Thailand from 2023. 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 son's. 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. VanLife 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.
Sabe Satta Sukhi Hontu

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@t.m6623 2 ай бұрын

I feel calm when I watch your videos. Thank you for your teaching.

@englishmonk 2 ай бұрын

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

@catherine8748 8 ай бұрын

Thank you Bhante 🙏 Be well 💕

@englishmonk 8 ай бұрын

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

@fingerprint5511 11 ай бұрын

Last night I went to Instagram am scrolled and it was early, I went to bed early, I knew not to do this but over an hour later I was wide awake and buzzing with energy so had a terrible night sleep, woke up with racing thoughts and tension and realised I'd become unconscious and I even remember thought saying 'its Friday night its ok' - no, not its not! So today I am grateful for this insight that millions of times I have succumbed to only to remember later. Grateful for this talk thank you Bhante.

@englishmonk 11 ай бұрын

I'm happy it's useful and rejoice in your realisation. Sukhi Hontu

@fingerprint5511 11 ай бұрын

@englishmonk blessings dear Bhante 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

@FRED-gx2qk Жыл бұрын

Always a pleasure

@englishmonk Жыл бұрын

Sukhi Hontu

@kathatziandreou4314 Жыл бұрын

Thank You very helpful

@englishmonk Жыл бұрын

You're welcome. Stay well and be happy

@TheChurchofBreadandCheese 7 ай бұрын

Do you have any recommendations for retreats? I live in Ireland so you might know some around Europe etc..willing to go further afield too.

@englishmonk 7 ай бұрын

Not known to me personally so Google is all I can recommend. In Ireland there is an Ajahn Cha tradition monastery where they hold retreats with different highly respected teachers www.sunyatacentre.org/

@daveyork0 Жыл бұрын

Can the question be addressed: if our brother Bhante was imprisoned in the grip of a cult, or cult mentality, how would it be different? I wouldn't want him to make an obsession of fasting or solitude or scrupulosity with a network of rules

@englishmonk Жыл бұрын

If Bhante was then that's how it would be different. Bhante wouldn't want the opposite either so choses somewhere in the middle. Sukhi Hontu

@Mel-mg6nu Жыл бұрын

Why is this video full of ads ie in 22 mins already 3-4 ads? Isn't this educational?

@englishmonk Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure but thank you for telling me and I will look into it

@MHSUPER30 Жыл бұрын

Ads r disabled now

@LifeIsATest4TheHereafter Жыл бұрын

Are you on this monkhood journey forever? Or is this a temporary endeavor?

@englishmonk Жыл бұрын

My intention is to remain a monk for this lifetime. Thank you for asking.

@dttw7479 Жыл бұрын

If you have another life, I wonder if you will remember your KZfaq password.

@englishmonk Жыл бұрын

the same as my last life

@damascus4015 Жыл бұрын

Do you believe in The One and Only Almighty God?

@englishmonk Жыл бұрын

No. Peace be with you

@damascus4015 Жыл бұрын

@@englishmonk Okay. You'll be questioned for it on the Day of Judgement. Good luck. And peace be unto you too

@noonespecial4171 11 ай бұрын

Buddhism is not a belief system, one is not asked to blindly believe anything but to investigate the truth of the way things are. Telling Phra Dan he'll be questioned one day is meaningless because he is being questioned every moment by reality, he's not just foolishly wishing everything will be ok, he's actively practising every moment. Why? Because death is as close as the next breath. So your fearful threats are useless and ignorant. May the Dhamma be revealed to you.

@fingerprint5511 11 ай бұрын

@@damascus4015 There was a time I thought like this and I was angry and miserable. Spiritual arrogance is a Fetter that binds us to hell of self belief. It says there are only certain humans who are worthy, like a Capitalist system of earning. And Christianity is a registered business afterall. A Buddhist monk has renounced the world, is not interested in the Worldly Winds of gain and loss, pleasure and pain, fame or defacement, winning and losing. That is your God.

@fingerprint5511 11 ай бұрын

@@noonespecial4171 there is a Sutta about that isn't there someone asked the Buddha about death?