Meditation & Perspectives - Matt Cone

Matt is an experienced meditator and philanthropist. In this episode he gives some very unique perspectives from a decade of meditation and a life fully lived. Support the show by donating www.paypal.me/ariintheair Matt's NPO http://www.karmaflights.org "KarmaFlights is a Nepal-based non-profit organization. We strongly believe in each child’s immutable right to a safe and secure learning environment. In a land famous for its towering peaks and tumultuous rivers, the bright young minds of Nepal are the country’s greatest natural resource. Education is the key to unlocking that vast potential and solving the issue of poverty in Nepal. KarmaFlights was founded in 2011 by a small group of adventure athletes together with visionary local school teacher Prem Bahadur Kunwar. We initially came together with the shared objective of providing a safe home and educational support for a group of eight at-risk children. The scope of Karma Flights' activities has since expanded to encompass a range of activities including large-scale emergency disaster relief; long-term kinship and merit scholarships; school, library and computer-lab construction; hydro, solar and road infrastructure support; water, hygiene, livestock, and child-nutrition programs; waste management; earthquake preparedness training; and medical, mental, and dental health camps. These initiatives have saved lives, reduced suffering and extended professional and personal development opportunities to thousands of children. KarmaFlights strongly believes in developing long-term, trusted networks within each of the communities we partner with. By committing to long-term relationships, we can ensure that projects are tailored to the current needs of the community. This allows for a checks-and-balances system of fiscal and program oversight which is vital to the success of all humanitarian work. In keeping with this core sense of ethical entrepreneurship, our administrative and overhead costs are kept well below industry average. This is critical to ensuring the maximum impact of every donor dollar. Your contribution goes directly out into the field where it is needed most, and stays there working for the community. Our team prides itself in maintaining a grass-roots, organizationally-lean approach, to keep operational costs in-line with the highest standard for our industry."