Ajahn Sona is a Buddhist Monk (for 30+ years) who resides in the Birken Forest Buddhist Monastery where he teaches Dhamma for all those who wish to listen. Ajahn is a walking encyclopedia in topics relating to Buddhism/Yoga/life. Had a great time speaking with the man and hope you enjoy our interaction.
Ajahn can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/c/AjahnSonahttps://birken.ca/00:00 Intro
01:18 How Ajahn came to monasticism
11:08 The game of life
19:56 Is it in everyone’s destiny to follow the monastic way to attain nirvana
25:28 The four stages of enlightenment
26:51 The door of enlightenment
32:15 Why is attachment intrinsic to the human condition
39:48 Buddhism and well-being
44:25 Chanda
54:05 Yoga and Buddhism
1:09:07 What is god
1:18:07 Karma
1:20:26 Maitreya
1:27:37 is it all about love
Ajahn had to use a satellite connection for our video chat so that is why his feed is laggy, but thankfully the audio is fully intact.
Feel free to get in touch:
garylhaskins@gmail.com
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vrl-YhbGPo