#140: Ex Monk: The Hidden Secret To Accessing Peace

About this episode

The episode explores Sam Yo's insights from his time as a monk and how to achieve peace and bliss through simple techniques.

We dive deep on Sam Yo's lessons from being a Monk. Why the western world is focusing on the wrong things, how you can access a state of bliss and peace which a few simple techniques, and what life can look like when you apply some of the beautiful lessons from the Monastery into your everyday life. Apply to work with Chris to build your podcast: https://thepodpro.com/apply Follow Sam: https://www.instagram.com/yoiamsamyo/ Follow Chris: https://www.instagram.com/morechrisgriffin/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Chris Griffin

Guest: Sam Yo

Topics covered

• monk lessons
• peace
• bliss
• self-improvement
• western culture
• mindfulness

Keywords

• monk
• peace
• bliss
• self-improvement
• mindfulness
• western culture
• techniques

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Organizations: The Pocket, Instagram, Megaphone

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