145: Finding peace in an out of control distracted and overly busy world Jaimal Yogis

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Jaimal Yogis is The Saltwater Buddha. At a young age, finding himself in trouble, Jaimal ran away to Hawaii to follow his lifelong dream of surfing. From Buddhist monasteries to top surf beaches and a dream to be a writer Jaimal discovered much more about his purpose, himself and the world he lives in. This became his memoir in the best seller The Saltwater Buddha. Jaimal has written for ESPN Magazine, The Washington Post, Ophra and many others. This is a beautiful story about finding peace in an out of control distracted and overly busy world. Taking his lessons from Zen and placing them into your busy corporate and personal lives empowers us to better handle the chaos surrounding us. Here’s what we cover with Jaimal in this wonderful episode. LINKS When people ask what Jaimal what he does how does he like to answer? Explain the different lenses through which we can write. Jaimal escaped to Maui to break away and be able to give himself the space to ask the big questions, what was the moment when he made that decision? What is the attraction of water? The symbol of freedom doesn't end up being the freeing thing, you need to turn inward? What am I looking for with inward looking? Finding our true purpose. How do we find the balance between the corporate world and the spiritual world of the wave and Maui? The Zen monetary, what has Jamial taken with him into today's life? What has Jaimal recently discovered about his own mind. Jaimal could have become a Zen monk and didn’t. Does he ever have any thoughts that it was the wrong route? Is Jaimal really still a Zen monk today, but just in a different way? Is surfing a Zen practice? How do each of us find our Zen practice? What's success for Jaimal? What's the most powerful aspect of zen? How do we become an Urban monk? What does internal angst feel like? The Buddha talks about Dukkha, what's that? When we get to a certain spot it's going to be easy, it's not! Buddha What's the Saltwater Buddha? How do we learn and grow from struggle? How do we deal with the imposter syndrome, that dark negative voice? What's the most important thing we can say to our children? The power in gratitude. When Jaimal was writing the book his Dad was dieing, what was the voice of his Dad saying in his mind? LINKS Jaimal Yogis http://www.jaimalyogis.com The Mojo Radio Show http://www.themojoradioshow.com The Mojo Radio Show on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TheMojoRadioShowPodcast/ The Mojo Radio Show on Twitter https://twitter.com/tmrspod The Mojo Radio Show Answering Machine 08 7200 6656 08 7200 MOJO The Mojo Radio Show copyright Gary Bertwistle & Darren Robertson Products or companies we discuss are not paid endorsements. They are not sponsored by, nor do we have any professional or affiliate relationship of any kind with any of the companies or products highlighted in the show.... sadly! It’s just stuff we like, think is cool and maybe of interest to you our listeners. “Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!” ? Hunter S. Thompson, The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967