He dicided to become a monk and dedicate his live to spiritual development. For that he left his career, his girlfriend and all of his posessions. In our conversation he talks about his Childhood, about meditation, his view on the vipassana meditation as taught by S.N. Goenka, about his time as a teacher, his decision process and so much more.

After the dialog I begin to understand the value of this radical step.

Selected Links from the Episode:

Nicks Project – The Democratic Partizipation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiYr7R27B3I

Nicks Monastry and Donation link:

http://www.slo-theravada.org/samanadipa/254-intro.html

Youtube Channel of Nicks Teacher:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKejmWAt_kNpRMq5gQEGAqw

Vipassana as tought by Goenka:

http://dhamma.org