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Here are 9 lessons I learned while studying with a monk: 1. Keep trying until you get it right. The most important life lesson I learned was trying something three times (maybe even four times) before you stop trying and move on.
Jan 23, 2023 · Books. What Monks Can Teach Us About Paying Attention. Lessons from a centuries-long war against distraction. By Casey Cep. January 23, 2023. In “The Wandering Mind,” we learn that even...
Jan 30, 2024 · As taught by monks involves being fully present in each moment. Just like them, we can enhance our focus, alleviate anxiety, and improve our overall well-being by embracing mindfulness and...
- Keep trying until you get it right. The most important life lesson I learned was trying something three times (maybe even four times) before you stop trying and move on.
- The answer to your question is inside of you. As part of the original monastery training, a monk didn’t answer direct questions from a student unless it was a well thought-out question.
- Real wisdom in life comes from doing something and failing. Prior to starting meditation, I used to get upset when I’d try something and fail. I’ve been in sales since I was sixteen.
- When you start to do meditation you recognize the egotistical mind. Everything in the ego’s world is the result of comparing. I compared myself to other salesmen and would blame myself because I wasn’t making as much money as them.
- Keep trying. We should, first of all, continue trying to overcome challenges when we fail. A Buddhist Monk will suggest that we should look at problems from different perspectives because one of them may offer the solution we need.
- Answers come from within us. The problems of this world are part of life. Buddhism suggests that we can find the answers to them if we look within ourselves.
- You need to fail to grow. Also, hard as the idea is to accept, we need failure to develop. The notion’s hard to stomach because our parents and teachers may have taught us that it’s unacceptable.
- The Enemy Lies Within. On the list of philosophies that a Buddhist monk can teach us is that we are our worst enemy. Our limiting beliefs, anxieties, and insecurities affect us and cause unhappiness.
Here’re 10 things I learned from that time that I wanted to share: 1.) Happiness is not a state but how we relate to the different states we’re in. I entered the monastery with a kind of elusive idea to become “free” or “enlightened” as it’s been popularized to me.
Oct 14, 2020 · BALANCE speaks to Buddhist Monk, Ven. Amaro Bhikkhu about his top 5 life lessons including being mindful and keeping it simple.
