From The Hippie Trail to The Noble Eightfold Path w/ Bhante Rahula | Playing With Perception

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Part 1 of my interview with Bhante Yogavacara Rahula, a Buddhist monk with both a unique background (an army recruit turned hippie turned monk) and a unique practice (a blend of yoga and Theravada).

Bhante Rahula was born in Southern California in 1948. After following the hippie trail to India, he eventually discovered Theravada Buddhism in Sri Lanka, where he ordained as a novice monk in 1975. He received his bhikkhu upasampada ordination at Wat Thai Los Angeles in May 1979.

After returning to Sri Lanka for some years, he came to help Bhante Henepola Gunaratana ("Bhante G") establish the Bhavana Society Forest Monastery, where he served as vice-abbot from 1986 to 2010. Now, after many years of teaching Dhamma and leading retreats around the world, Bhante Rahula has taken on the role as managing director and chief meditation teacher at the Lion of Wisdom – Paññāsīha Meditation Center.

Enjoy the interview!

Learn about Bhante Rahula's Meditation Center, Lion of Wisdom here: https://www.lionwisdom.org/
Donations to Lion of Wisdom can be made here: https://www.lionwisdom.org/support/
Bhante Rahula has written several books, listed here: https://www.lionwisdom.org/our-founders/

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