SCOUT· 59%43m·2026-08-12·FaithMusician to Monk: Why I Chose Meditation
In today’s episode, Gen Kelsang Sherab shares the remarkable journey that took him from being a professional musician in Israel and the Netherlands to becoming a Buddhist monk and meditation teacher. Looking back on his early search for meaning, he describes the quiet sense that something was missing from his life,…
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