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Powerful Monk Wisdom From The Man Who Inspired Jay Shetty
Gauranga Das changed Jay Shetty’s destiny — maybe his powerful wisdom will change yours too.
Never heard of Gauranga Das? I hadn’t either. That was until Jay Shetty interviewed him on his podcast and I discovered his teachings.
It turns out Gauranga Das transformed Jay’s life and his wisdom may change yours too.
At 18 Jay Shetty was studying at Cass Business School. His friend told him about a monk talk — but Jay wasn’t interested. He agreed to attend on the proviso that they would go to a bar afterward.
Gauranga Das, a monk came dressed in orange robes. He spoke about wisdom, service, and compassion while shunning materialism. It opposed everything Jay was interested in at the time — yet he was captivated.
So captivated, Jay ended up traveling to India to spend his summers at Gauranga Das’ ashram.
Most of us know how the story ends — Jay became a monk himself and is now able to inspire millions with the lessons he learned during those years.
What Gauranga Das can teach us
For most of us, going to live in an ashram is out of the question. But that doesn’t mean we can’t learn from those who…
