Maitreyabandhu on his life as an ordained Buddhist and poet - a podcast by Steve Whiteley

In this episode I talk with ordained Buddhist and award winning poet Maitreyabandhu (https://www.lbc.org.uk/).

Maitreyabandhu lives in an all male Buddhist community above the London Buddhist Centre. We first met in 2016 when I moved into the community for six months. In this conversation Maitreyabandhu shares his journey from being raised in a traditional working class Northern family to becoming a 'full-time ordained Buddhist'. He discusses how his meditation practice has an effect on his poetry and vice versa. We discuss what it really means to be a Buddhist and what it's like to live in an all male community. Maitreyabandhu explains how putting a false version of yourself on social media can have an adverse effect on your mental health. This is an enlightening episode (no pun intended) for anyone who has an interest in Buddhism, spirituality and mindfulness as well as for those who are seeking new ways to enhance and improve their creative output.

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