Abouda has spent a lifetime split between a core desire for the peace that a monk's life represents and the fullness of a family life.After spending the morning doing chores, physiotherapy and contemplating the moment, he suddenly realizes,"I am a monk! I live in the elephant's graveyard, basically, as a monk does. I contemplate. I spend time in the moment. I do my work. I have my projects. I make these recordings. I am almost always completely in the moment.It's funny how it never looks like you expected it would. But in some ways this almost exceeds expectations.

Abouda has spent a lifetime split between a core desire for the peace that a monk's life represents and the fullness of a family life. After spending the morning doing chores, physiotherapy and contemplating the moment, he suddenly realizes, "I am a monk! I live in the elephant's graveyard, basically, as a monk does. I contemplate. I spend time in the moment. I do my work. I have my projects. I make these recordings. I am almost always completely in the moment. It's funny how it never looks like you expected it would. But in some ways this almost exceeds expectations.

Abouda has spent a lifetime split between a core desire for the peace that a monk's life represents and the fullness of a family life.After spending the morning doing chores, physiotherapy and contemplating the moment, he suddenly realizes,"I am a monk!&nbsp;I live in the elephant's graveyard, basically, as a monk does.&nbsp;I contemplate. I spend time in the moment. I do my work. I have my projects. I make these recordings.&nbsp;I am almost always completely in the moment.It's funny how it never looks like you expected it would. But in some ways this almost exceeds expectations.

S01 Episode 5 - Surprise you are a monk!

According to legend, the elephant knows when the end is near. Rather than trying to stick with the herd and potentially slowing them down, the elephant heads for the elephant graveyard. Here he can not only die in peace, but his descendants can easily locate him and visit his remains in the future.Abuda is an old elephant, the human kind, who has retreated to his sacred place. Each episode, he reflects on life as he prepares for his death.&#34;They say that somewhere in Africa the elephants have a secret grave where they go to lie down, unburden their wrinkled gray bodies, and soar away, light spirits at the end.&#34; Robert R. McCammon

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According to legend, the elephant knows when the end is near. Rather than trying to stick with the herd and potentially slowing them down, the elephant heads for the elephant graveyard. Here he can not only die in peace, but his descendants can easily locate him and visit his remains in the future. Abuda is an old elephant, the human kind, who has retreated to his sacred place. Each episode, he reflects on life as he prepares for his death. "They say that somewhere in Africa the elephants have a secret grave where they go to lie down, unburden their wrinkled gray bodies, and soar away, light spirits at the end." Robert R. McCammon

According to legend, the elephant knows when the end is near. Rather than trying to stick with the herd and potentially slowing them down, the elephant heads for the elephant graveyard. Here he can not only die in peace, but his descendants can easily locate him and visit his remains in the future.Abuda is an old elephant, the human kind, who has retreated to his sacred place. Each episode, he reflects on life as he prepares for his death."They say that somewhere in Africa the elephants have a secret grave where they go to lie down, unburden their wrinkled gray bodies, and soar away, light spirits at the end." Robert R. McCammon

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