#13 Bhante Panna: Brother on the Path

Bhante Panna is an American monk living in a forest monestry near Bangkok. He has a popular Instagram (@bronthepath} where he shares his life of contemplation. In this conversation we address monkhood, spiritual powers, communing with nature, ending racism, and liberation. I know you're going to like this one!

Show Notes

• 2.50 Bhante’s spiritual awakening while climbing a mountain 
• 11.40 The spirituality of Thailand 
• 14.00 Bhante’s daily routine and life as a monk
• 24.00 How celibacy has given Bhante a new sense of freedom
• 27.00 The roots of African spirituality
• 32.30 Discussing siddhis or extra-normal powers associated with meditation 
• 37.40 Empathy with snakes and scorpions and chilling with Nature
• 44.00 Black meditation matters
• 49.50 Liberation and racial conditioning 
• 54.00 Cultural healing in spiritual communities
• 58.00 The spiritual landscape of the world today

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