My First Monastery — An Introduction to Buddhism

Send me a messageWithout knowing hardly anything about Buddhism, Todd Perelmuter decided to jump in with both feet by going to live at a Buddhist monastery as a monk in the Himalayan mountains in India.After months living in complete silence, without technology or a phone, and even without books except for Buddhist texts, Todd discovered a wisdom and philosophy that would totally change his life as it had for countless Buddhists for more than two and a half millenia.In this podcast you'll learn about this time-tested, age-old, life-changing philosophy as Todd recounts his story there. As a Buddhist monk told Todd in his time there, "Buddhism is not a religion, it is a way of life." No matter what you believe, or don't believe, their psychological and spiritual techniques can surely help anyone get through anything.To learn more about Buddhism and mindfulness, check out this great video that really gets to the heart of what mindfulness means and how to apply it to your daily life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTPCJgvRLl4For other info and to ask us any questions you may have, reach out to @ToddPerel on Twitter or Instagram and we'll do our best to answer it in a blog, podcast or YouTube video.Until next time, peace and love.For the days when life feels like too much, these 4 free books are for you. Get the free 4-books bundleIf my words have ever touched your heart or helped you through a hard moment, I’d be deeply grateful for your support in keeping this podcast alive. Support the PodcastAnd if you’d like to explore these ideas in greater depth, you can find all of my books here.