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Episode 12. Find out whether the Greek Philosopher Aristotle is able to help us understand the meaning of life, even though he lived 384 B.C. Could we understand the perspective of a man who lived in a completely different era? Do you perceive the wisdom he shared during his time still as wisdom in the modern age?
Episode 11. Find out why you are your best consultant and learn how to consult yourself better. Find out why your gut feeling is actually reliable and how you can balance listening to your gut and using analytical thinking for solving your human life problems.
Episode 10. The Wheel of Life describes Buddhist philosophy through a single illustration. It explains the workings and consequences of karma and explains the different challenges we face. For the illustration of the Wheel of Life, click here.
Episode 9. This podcast episode is about how to protect your authentic self. I explain this by the concept of the Circle of Authenticity. After explaining to you what this is, I talk about how it works and why we should protect it. Lastly, I discuss the Border of Authenticity and how important it is to work on your Border of Authenticity when you feel pressured or lost.
Episode highlight. In this interview, Buddhist David Marks tells us why inner stillness is important nowadays, and how to create inner stillness and inner peace in a fast-moving world. For the full interview, find ‘How To Find Our Balance In This World, According To Buddhist David Marks.’
Episode highlight. Buddhists don’t believe there is such thing as coincidence. Everything we experience has to do with our karma. But that doesn’t mean we are being punished when we do something wrong. In this podcast episode, we talk about the Buddhist perspective on karma. Would you like to listen to the full interview? Then listen to ‘How To Find Our Balance In This World, According To Buddhist David Marks.’
Episode highlight. In this interview, Buddhist David Marks explains the 3 types of karma. Also, he talks about why Buddhists use mantras for purification. This interview highlight is part of a longer interview. Would you like to listen to the full interview? Then listen to ‘The Real Buddhist Culture And How Buddhists Deal With Karma.’
Episode highlight. Psychologist Jess explains to us why it is important for you to feel your feelings when making difficult decisions. Would you like to listen to the full interview? Then look for ‘The Value of Expressing Emotions.’
Episode highlight. In this interview with psychologist Jess, we talk about why people hide some of their feelings, why it is unhealthy to do so and how to stop. This interview is part of a more extensive interview. Would you like to listen to the full interview? Then listen to ‘The value of expressing emotions.’
Episode 8. In a busy world, it is so easy to be occupied by a ton of things. In this podcast episode, we discuss three steps to slow down time.
Episode 7. For a lot of us, it takes a long time to find out why we feel in a certain way. Why do we feel angry? Why do we feel sad? And how do we move beyond it? What is the purpose of our emotions anyway? In this interview, I speak with Jess, a psychologist who does incredibly valuable work by treating children up to the age of 21. She explains to us the value of emotions and tells us how we should deal with them.
Episode 6. Paulo Coelho describes in the Alchemist what the secret is behind realizing our dreams. In this podcast episode, I will tell you the secret behind finding and realizing your own dreams, according to his philosophy.
Episode 5. In this episode we are talking about the power of experience in finding out who you are. Also we discuss how everything roots either in love or fear and why a lack of self-love is so damaging for a relationship. We do this by explaining Neale Donald Walsch’s philosophy.
Episode 4. In this episode, we are discussing the ego, based on the theory that Eckhart Tolle talks about in his book ‘A New Earth’. We explain what the ego is, how to recognize it, and how to break free from it and find our long-term happiness.
Episode 3. During this last interview with Buddhist David Marks, he shares his perspective on where our negative emotions are coming from and how to deal with them. Also, he shares his greatest life lessons. An amazing and memorable ending of a three-piece interview.
Episode 2. Part 2 of the three-piece interview with Buddhist David Marks. David tells us about the Buddhist culture, shares misconceptions about the monastic life and he teaches us more about how Buddhists deal with karma.
01:15 – Why are monks so much more respected than ordinary people?
06:44 – Are there different interpretations of the original Buddhist philosophy on how to reach enlightenment? Do you think the respect monks get from ordinary people forces them on to a pedestal?
12:10 – Do you think that there is anything that Buddhist monks could learn from ordinary people who live in the Western world?
18:30 – Did you ever feel personally responsible for others in having to share your knowledge and perspective because you knew you could influence them by your teachings and insights?
22:25 – Do monks have a punishment system? Do monks express their feelings towards one another when they behave in a way they resent?
26:35 – How does karma work? Does someone create negative karma when they hurt another person even if they didn’t mean to cause harm?
30:28 – Can thoughts also cause negative karmic imprints?
32:05 – How do Buddhists deal with negative karma? Can it be purified?
36:45 – What is the thought behind repeating a mantra in the Buddhist culture?
43:22 – What happens when people reach enlightenment?
Episode 1. Listen to the story of David Marks, an Australian man who became a Buddhist monk at the age of 26. After 30 years he stepped out of the monastic lifestyle. He shares his experiences and sheds light on why he thinks people nowadays feel so disconnected.
01:30 – What was your life like before you wanted to become a Buddhist monk?
06:55 – And then at one point you decided to become a Buddhist monk. How did you come to that realization?
22:30 – Could you tell me a bit more about why you think people feel so disconnected and sometimes even experience an existential crisis?
26:27 – What do people need to do when they feel disconnected and lonely?
30:20 – What role does love have in the Monastic culture and why do monks and nuns refrain from having sexual relationships?
35:30 – How was is to adapt to the Buddhistic way of life during your first year?
41:20 – Was there something specific that made it easier to adopt the monastic lifestyle?
44:48 – What do you like most about the Buddhistic philosophy?
49:20 – Why did you stop being a monk?
59:44 – What is most important for you to maintain your happiness?
