Deer Park Monastery
Organization in Buddhism
Deer Park Monastery has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Ctrl-Alt-Reset. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Jimmy NguyenVietnamese-American former banker and registered nurse turned college counselor who spent about a year at a Buddhist monastery (first half of the conversation)
Nguyen recounted a nun advising him that clinging too tightly to Buddhist rules about eating meat could itself cause suffering.
“but you holding on to Buddhist principles too tightly, that can cause suffering with you and your loved ones too”
Ctrl-Alt-Reset: Episode 3: From Chaos to Clarity: Jimmy’s Journey of Awakening (Apr 10, 2025) · Listen from 1:47:54
Nguyen recounted converting a three-day retreat into an open-ended stay, asking to remain as long as it took.
“I decided from a three-day retreat, I asked to stay there, and they asked how long. I said, as long as it takes”
Ctrl-Alt-Reset: Episode 3: From Chaos to Clarity: Jimmy’s Journey of Awakening (Apr 10, 2025) · Listen from 59:55
Nguyen said a nun told him that many monastics had not suffered enough to have the wisdom to help others.
“I have a lot of monks and nuns that come here, and they haven't suffered enough where they can be helpful to people. They don't have the wisdom to help people”
Ctrl-Alt-Reset: Episode 3: From Chaos to Clarity: Jimmy’s Journey of Awakening (Apr 10, 2025) · Listen from 58:39
Podcasts
- Ctrl-Alt-Reset · 1 episode
Episodes
Episode 3: From Chaos to Clarity: Jimmy’s Journey of AwakeningCtrl-Alt-Reset · Apr 10, 2025 · 2 h 15 min
Jimmy Nguyen tells host Matt how ADHD, childhood abuse, the rave scene and near-fatal pancreatitis led him to a year in a Buddhist monastery.