Why I became a monk

This video is about reflection on why I became a monk.

Category:

People & Blogs

Tags:

• Theravada
• Buddhism
• Buddha
• dharma
• dhamma
• nirvana
• nibbana
• karma
• kamma
• vinaya
• Tipitaka
• meditation
• enlightenment
• truth
• sasana

[s1k2y3e4]

I started reading about buddhism around 18 years of age and the idea of becoming a monk has kept popping up for the past 5years.I am currently 29.I have so many questions!Do you have any advice for westerners about how to prepare prior becoming a monk???Thank you for being so generous with your time, bc I really don't have to many people who I really think understand what this means to me.Finding this on YouTube could not have come at a better time.Thank you again...Kind regards

[powrxplor69]

Thank you for sharing your experience

very inspiring & much appreciated!

[Hiten23ful]

Hello monk,my name is hiten from India and i am studying in Canada since last two years. I think i am always diverted from my goal i want to get stable in Life.....i cant be monk at present because i have responsibilities of my parents so...but i would apprentely appreciate if you could teach me something to get stable and subtle .thank you

[Sus93845]

Namaskar.Very inspiring...

[subuchatt]

can you pl give your email address ?

[papillonbln1]

thank you for delightful talk about yourself...Have been drowned to Buddhism for year now...going through divorce now and started to open the drawn of forgotten dreams...on was practice of meditation, mindfulness meditation seem to speak so far...so I do practice and now finda center and a sangha...few weeks agao though come to go ehaed for monk...

bless you...

[gingercatni]

I hope one day I can become a monk, but I need to sort some things out first:) Thankyou for sharing your story,

Scott

[JrDiNisi]

@fucklttefuckranil whatever is best is what works in each person's own life. There is no one best faith/philosophy/religion for all people.

"Do not accept any of my words on faith, Believing them just because I said them.Be like an analyst buying gold, who cuts, burns, And critically examines his product for authenticity. Only accept what passes the test By proving useful and beneficial in your life."

[jinujee]

buddhisum has no RACE.. no matter if he is a Sinhala or Tamil or Muslim. as long as a human being. we are buddhists and we shoudnt be racists. let others be like that. change urself and try to attain nirvana. coz we came alone and we r going alone and not with our people. and no one can help us but the Lord Buddha has shown us the path. its we, who should go on that path.

may all living being b free from suffering..!! all the tamils, sinhala, muslim and all the other races..

from a Sri Lankan.

[Black8sand]

Thank you Sir I've thinking to converting to Buddhism. I not sure were to begin but I'm sure it will come to me.

[tunminster]

very glad for you finding out the right way to escape from the poor.