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5 Mindfulness Practices for Stress Relief in Any Workplace & 5 Simple Habits to Improve Your Focus

On Purpose with Jay Shetty

CHAPTER

What Did Your Parents Think About You Going to Monk School?

I realized that monk life required a certain sense of letting go of the rebellious nature that I had inside of me. After three years, it almost felt like a failure. My parents are very forward thinking and they supported me because they could see my heart was in it. But my extended family was like, you're never going to get a job again. You've been brainwashed. And so I kind of came with a lot of pain and a lot of stress and pressure thinking all these people were right. And maybe I was wrong.

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