THE 4 POWERS (Iddhipada) & THE SUPERNATURAL
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- Опубліковано 4 лют 2025
- 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 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. 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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Thank you 🙏🙏🙏
You're welcome it's my pleasure. Be happy and stay well
Thank you very much for your answer and kindness. 🙏
You're welcome it's my pleasure. Be happy and stay well
Sadhu! 🙏🙏🙏
Sukhi Hontu
Thank you, Phra Dan 😊
Sukhi Hontu
Q and A
Q1. Supernatural powers 1:00
Q2. Balala the cat 24:53
Q3. Meditate with eyes open 26:11
Q4. Phra Dan’s location 27:34
Q5. Ordination queries 27:50
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You look well, Bhante. Is your wound healing ok?
Thank you, a few complications but I won't go into that. Sukhi Hontu
@englishmonk I wish you would because this is a human experience and Dhamma to teach about the body and how you practice while enduring the Kilesas as well as our natural concern for your well-being.
@@fingerprint5511Dear Dhamma friend, let us express our gratitude for Bhante's unwavering dedication to teaching and guiding us, even in the midst of health challenges. Let us reflect upon and appreciate his resilience. In doing so, may we be reminded that gratitude for what we have is a greater treasure than yearning for what we lack.
Moreover, let us acknowledge and respect Bhante's desire to keep the details of his health matters private.
With metta,
Marina
Bhante Phra Dan i have a question please.
Invariably when im falling asleep at night the body will experience the hypnagogic jerk where I'll suddenly jolt awake and, ive noticed when in Meditation the more relaxed the body is and mind is focused, suddenly a similar situation happens. Is this actually the 3rd Hindrance or is it fear, like fear of letting go?
Thank you for all you do - and infinite patience and gentleness 🙏
Thank you for watching and your comments. I will talk about this in a Q&A's video coming soon.
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Be happy and stay well.
@englishmonk thank you Bhante 🙏
14:50 Namasakan Pra Dan krub.
The word you were looking for is Vimangsa, not Vihimsa (I did google Vihimsa which means Violence).
With all respect.
Sukhi Hontu
Hi Venerable, thanks for sharing. May I know if there is any reason why you need to be travelling from India to Thailand and now in Sri Lanka? Is it necessary to be travelling in the buddhism perspective (not on the visa perspective).
Thank you for watching and your comments. I will talk about this in a Q&A's video coming soon.
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Be happy and stay well.
*Avihinsa - Do not hurt or kill anybody or animal or environment.
If you’re expecting powers, that's why you’re following this path it is a useless decision.
While practising, make your mind empty, and inhale exhale equally and focus on breathing.
Closed eyes, straight back.
You'll be able to do the same thing. Eyes open one day.
Theruwan Saranai!
Ahimsa, (Sila, do no harm - keep 5 precepts) Sukhi Hontu