468: Shantaram: From Fugitive To Artist, Overcoming Addictions, Losing Everything & Never Giving Up | Gregory David Roberts
The Melissa Ambrosini Show
Melissa Ambrosini Pty Ltd
4.8 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 9 August 2022
⏱️ 95 minutes
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Summary
Do you believe that you are being guided through everything you experience for a reason?
From escaping prison to solitary confinement, Gregory David Roberts believes that everything happens to us for a reason. He has an unbelievable story of transformation and one you won’t want to miss.
Best-selling author of the cult novel Shantaram, composer, and artist Gregory David Roberts has lived a big and colorful life. You may know him as the author of critically acclaimed novel, Shantaram which is set to be released as a TV series and its sequel The Mountain Shadow by Apple TV +, Paramount TV and Anonymous Content. But he’s here today to share his incredible story of overcoming addiction and crime, becoming a fugitive, finding the spiritual creative path and reclaiming your self-worth.
In this moving and profound conversation, Gregory shares his path of becoming a spiritual artist and powerful lesson on forgiveness, transformation, devotion and self-growth. Tune in to hear a story unlike any other guest we’ve had on the podcast about what it means to never give up on yourself, committing meaning to life, the importance of love and faith, and why knowing your authentic self is key to internal happiness.
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| 1:15.8 | In episode 468 with Gregory David Roberts, we dive so deep into so many spiritual principles |
| 1:26.7 | that have changed his life. We talk about self-worth, purpose, fear and so much more. |
| 1:34.8 | Welcome to the Melissa Ambracini show. I'm your host Melissa. They're selling author of Mastering |
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| 2:06.5 | Are you ready, beautiful? |
| 2:08.0 | Hey beautiful and welcome back to the show. I am so excited about this conversation because this man |
| 2:16.1 | is incredible and for those of you that have never heard of Gregory he is an author, composer and |
| 2:22.2 | artist and he is best known for his critically acclaimed novel Shantram. I'm sure you've heard of |
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