About The urban Monk
Vision
To create calm minds and bodies that can experience greater happiness and peace through mindfulness and other practices
Mission
We will teach individuals, organizations, and institutions, mindfulness and other internal practices which will bring about greater sense of well-being and happiness in their lives.
The Urban Monk
Modern lives are being lived at a pace where to apply brakes is very difficult. And if we do apply brakes, it feels as if our lives will topple over. The inertia of urban lives is a state which has too much momentum. The Urban Monk is an initiative to help people slow down so that their minds can get calm and they can experience Life with better clarity. A monk’s life is a simple life, and, being empowered with the power of the present, a monk sees through life’s difficulties and moves with ease.
The Urban Monk’s life is in the hustle bustle of the noisy cities. He or she cannot avoid the urban life, but definitely can change the way he or she reacts to it. It is our endeavour to create a little community of like-minded and like-hearted people who will face life with the strength and calm of a monk without having to go in search of peace to the mountains. It is with this intent, we have developed a space for people to meditate, let go, quieten, rejuvenate, and find happiness.
Buddhaditya
Buddhaditya has been practicing mindfulness and zen meditation for the last 5 years. He has been trained at the Bodhi Zendo Monastery in Zen meditation practices. His interest in mindfulness and Buddhist practices grew as he started reading various books and the Buddhist Sutras on the subject. He is greatly influenced by masters such as the legendary Zen Monk, Thich Nhat Hanh, and also by the American scientist, Dr. John Kabat Zinn, who made mindfulness secular for the world. His doctoral work, which he is pursuing presently, is into Mindfulness, Resilience and Well-Being. Buddhaditya is a Certified Mindfulness Instructor and a counselling psychologist too and conducts workshops and one-on-one sessions for people who are in need of calm and harmony in their lives. His childhood interest in Tai Chi lead him to learn the 24 form Yang style about 9 years back. He has a Brown Belt in karate as well. After completing his M.B.A. in advertising & marketing, he worked in various corporations and later taught in a few reputed Business Schools of the country. Buddhaditya is a serious hobbyist photographer and loves taking portraits and landscapes. On quiet slow evenings, he sits with his guitar and strums his favourites.
