In this episode of The Rich Roll Podcast, former monk turned impresario of viral wisdom Jay Shetty shares his story and the lessons learned as a renunciant to empower people to live more meaningful lives. To read more about Jay and the episode, go here👉🏾http://bit.ly/richroll544 ✌🏼🌱 - Rich LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/rrpitunes Spotify: http://bit.ly/rrpspotify Google: http://bit.ly/rrpgooglepods Subscribe to Rich’s newsletter: http://bit.ly/rollcallemail CONNECT WITH RICH ✩ Website - http://richroll.com ✩ Rich Roll Podcast - http://bit.ly/richrollpod ✩ Instagram - http://instagram.com/richroll ✩ Twitter - http://twitter.com/richroll ✩ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/richrollfans ✩ Strava - http://www.strava.com/athletes/richroll ✩ Memoir: Finding Ultra - http://bit.ly/rrfindingultrarev ✩ Meals - http://meals.richroll.com ✩ Cook - The Plantpower Way - http://bit.ly/rrppwbook ✩ Italian! - The Plantpower Way: Italia - http://bit.ly/rrppwitalia ✩ Support - https://www.patreon.com/richroll FILMED AND EDITED BY MARGO LUBIN & BLAKE CURTIS https://www.blakecurtis.net/ * * * * * NEW TO RICH? Hi I'm Rich Roll. I'm a vegan ultra-endurance athlete, author, podcaster, public speaker & wellness evangelist. But mainly I'm a dad of four. If you want to know more, visit my website or check out these two the NY Times articles: http://bit.ly/otillonyt http://bit.ly/vegansglam I LOVE MAIL! SEND IT HERE: 2630 Conejo Spectrum St. Thousand Oaks, CA 91320 0:00 - Introduction 2:30 - Married Life 8:55 - Bringing Ageless Wisdom into the Modern Age 11:47 - Growing Up in London 15:42 - The Pull Towards a Stable Career 19:48 - An Encounter with a Monk 30:50 - Experiencing Life as a Monk 38:11 - Being of Service to People 46:40 - Becoming a Full-Time Monk 50:43 - Avoiding the Follower Mentality 55:18 - The Theater of Happiness 57:26 - Reflection and Experimentation 1:05:32 - Developing Self-Awareness & Intuition 1:09:44 - Leaving the Monk Life 1:19:29 - Becoming a Social Media Maven 1:22:34 - The Concept of Detachment 1:25:56 - The Process of Purification 1:29:39 - Maintaining a Routine 1:36:24- Disengagement and Rengagement 1:42:49 - Element, Environment, and Energy 1:49:23 - Relationship Tools 1:56:02 - Closing Remarks #richroll #jayshetty #richrollpodcast