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My favorite Bimalananda Story and the secret of a HAPPY LIFE

Summary

, 7 min

A remembrance of Brother Bimalananda at Mount Washington, whose secret to a happy, kind disposition was "never stop learning." The story leads into mastery: Don Angier's depth in martial arts, Malcolm Gladwell's 10,000 hours, and how a good teacher shortens the path while love for the subject, meditation included, sustains it.

In this video

Teaches
Mastery
Discusses
Brother Bimalananda
Mentions
Don AngierShidare Yanagi Ryu AikibugeiJeremy Breazeale

Key moments

00:01Welcome back: a favorite Bimalananda story00:18Arriving at Mount Washington expecting blissful monks01:12Bimalananda makes his own duty: sweeping the grounds01:48Asking his secret: "never stop learning"02:48Don Angier has forgotten more than you will ever learn03:45Malcolm Gladwell's 10,000 hours to mastery04:45A good teacher shortens the path; fall in love with the subject