Brother Minh Luong was raised in Laguna Beach, California, and went to NYU, where he read a book that changed his life.
“I realized recently that there really is no separation between the practice and everything we do in our daily life. Either we’re creating conditions for a practice space, like an internal practice space, or we’re taking conditions away. And so if I can live in a calm and peaceful and serene way and do things that contribute to mindfulness and peace in my daily life, then I’ll have a lot of success in my spiritual practice.”
2:03 Introduction to Buddhism
5:58 Moving Home
8:50 Ideas about Monastic Life
13:49 India Trip and Meeting the Sangha
19:29 Why Monastic Life?
25:12 Sacrifice and Aspiration
31:19 Bhikshu Ordination
34:22 Moving to Thailand
39:03 Being a Western Monastic and Advice for those Interested
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