A monk's guide to happiness is shared within this podcast episode. I met with a Buddhist monk who shared a guide to happiness by tapping into the benefits of being other-focused vs being self focused. In this podcast titled "A monks guide to happiness", we explore how focusing on oneself oftentimes can leave us unhappy and unfulfilled. In this podcast, a Buddhist monk and I discuss why focusing on the other or developing an other focused mind opens us up to happiness and a more fulfilled life. Ancient teachings of the Buddha are shared in a simple manner by an experienced and wise monk for a modern audience who may or may not be into spirituality.
00:00 Intro
06:25 Skip Intro
44:28 Guided Meditation
About our Guest - Gen Dornying
Gen Kelsang Dornying is the Resident Teacher of both Kadampa Meditation Centre Australia and Kadampa Meditation Centre Melbourne. He has been teaching Kadam Dharma in Australia for over 16 years. He is an inspiring and light-hearted teacher of modern Buddhism who makes Buddha’s teachings clear, accessible and applicable to modern life.
Gen Dornying teaches a variety of live streamed events throughout the week, as well as regular workshop and events. Please see kadampa.live for the full list of classes and events of offer. Or if you're in Melbourne, visit https://meditateinmelbourne.org/ for more information.
🎙 About the Podcast - Today Dreamer
Today Dreamer hosts conversations to help you cultivate your practice of mindful presence. The intention is to provide an inspirational space for integrating dreaming and doing into mindful being. If you’re interested in cultivating your practice of mindfulness in service to a blossoming of the emergent world story then please feel free to subscribe here:
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Topics commonly explored on the show include: meditation, spirituality, psychedelics, helping others, building community, breathwork, yoga, philosophy, Jungian psychology, healing, spiritual development, self-development, relationships, daily habits and habit change, Buddhism, Taoism, Zen, dreams, mindfulness techniques, nature, indigenous cultures, initiations/rites of passage, and rituals.
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👬 Who I am?
Michael Barticel (host of Today Dreamer) is a podcast host, sacred space holder, meditation teacher and videographer from Melbourne, Australia.If you’re interested in working with Michael one-on-one please visit the Today Dreamer website for more information: https://www.todaydreamer.com/workwithme
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