About the Episode
What does it take to make the decision to live in a monastery and dedicate your life to service? What happens inside a monastery? What is the daily schedule? In this episode, Rasanath shares the intimate details of what it was like during his years as a monk in NYC. He gives insight into the challenges that came with relinquishing his identities, why he chose to give up everything to be fully committed to a life of service, what his daily schedule looked like, the experience of living with 20 other monks, and much more.
In This Episode
- Rasanath Das
- Vipin Goyal
Highlights
- 2:50
The inspiration behind the article, “ This is Your Damn Life ”
- 6:00
The importance of taking your life seriously
- 10:10
The consequences of not taking your life seriously
- 12:00
How thinking about death can help you have a better life
- 15:00
Blockers to taking our lives seriously
- 22:40
The ideal mindset
- 26:00
“Expect miracles”
- 31:00
How taking our lives more seriously can allow us to peel the layers of the ego to get closer to the real self
- 33:10
Actionable steps to take
Quotes
“Taking your life seriously is about inner work.”
— Vipin
“The idea that we have been given this life…and what are we going to do with it…is very provocative.”
— Vipin
“Those who are wise always keep death close.”
— Hari Prasada
“People who expect miracles invite those miracles into their lives.”
— Vipin