Sean Fargo - From Businessman to Monk
Sean Fargo goes into detail on his training as a monk on The FitMind Podcast episode 48.
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Episode 48
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Episode Overview
Sean Fargo is a world-renowned meditation teacher. At the peak of his career as Director of Product Development and Procurement in Beijing, he left his business aspirations to explore his mind by ordaining as a Buddhist monk in the strict Thai Theravada tradition.
In this episode, we talk about how he went from being an international businessman to becoming a monk with no possessions, the details of his training as a monk, why he decided to leave and reenter the western world, and how to deal with difficult emotions.
Hope you enjoy!
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Sean Fargo Bio
Sean Fargo is the Founder of Mindfulness Exercises, where he has taught meditation to some of the top executives in the world at companies like PG&E, Reddit, and DocuSign.
Sean is a meditation instructor at Google and advisor to technology startups like Elevate Labs and WellBrain.io. He was formerly a Buddhist monk for two years and worked at the famous Spirit Rock Meditation Center with Jack Kornfield and other famous meditation teachers.