Monk Yun Rou - Daoism As A Cure For Chaos

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Connor Beaton

Education, Relationships, Self-improvement, Mental Health, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 591 Ratings

🗓️ 28 September 2020

⏱️ 56 minutes

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You’re going to want a comfy chair for this one. This week, my guest is Daoist Monk Yun Rou. Yun Rou is a brilliant interpreter of ancient ideas for a modern ear--if you’ve read his book The Mad Monk Manifesto you’ll know what I’m talking about. We got heavy into social media and how it affects us, why you might know more about Daoism than you think, and how Daoist philosophy can offer us a different, more holistic view of everything; from our own minds to the workings of the universe. If you consider yourself a seeker, this is the episode to listen to. Called the new Alan Watts for his teachings and the Zen Gabriel Garcia Marquez for his writings, Daoist Monk Yun Rou (formerly Arthur Rosenfeld) received his academic education at Yale, Cornell, and the University of California and was ordained a monk in an official ceremony at the Chun Yang Daoist Temple in Guangzhou, China. His work has appeared in Vogue, Vanity Fair, Parade, Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, WebMD, Fox Business News, and numerous other websites and newspapers. His more than 20 award-winning non-fiction books and novels of magical realism focus on philosophy, history, compassion, and culture. From 2010 – 2013, he hosted the hit (reaching 60MM households) national public television show Longevity Tai Chi with Arthur Rosenfeld. The American Heart Association profiled Yun Rou as an inspirational resource in 2016. Monk Yun Rou began his formal martial arts training in 1980 and has studied with some of China’s top Chen-style tai chi grandmasters. In 2011 he was named Tai Chi Master of The Year at the World Congress on Qigong and Traditional Chinese Medicine. In July 2014, Yun Rou joined the heads of the five tai chi families on the dais, representing American tai chi, at the International Tai Chi Symposium in Louisville, Kentucky. He teaches in Southern Arizona, South Florida, and around the world. Connect with Monk Yun Rou Website: https://www.monkyunrou.com/ Latest books: The Mad Monk Manifesto, Turtle Planet, Mistress Miao: https://tinyurl.com/y2t4nbw3 Instagram: @monkyunrou Facebook: facebook.com/monk.yun.rou Online Classes: via websiteTuesday 8pm EST, Daoist PhilosophyThursday 8pm EST, Daoist QigongSaturday 11am EST, Chen Tai Chi Are you looking to find your purpose, navigate transition, or fix your relationships, all with a powerful group of men from around the world? Check out The Alliance and join me today. Check out our Facebook Page or the Men's community. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify For more episodes visit us at ManTalks.com | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Did you enjoy the podcast? If so please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. It helps our podcast get into the ears of new listeners, which expands the ManTalks Community Editing & Mixing by: Aaron The Tech See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to The Man Talk Show.
0:11.8	I'm Connor Beaton.
0:12.8	And joining me today is monk Yun-Roe, meaning soft cloud.
0:18.7	He's a Taoist monk, author, and Tai Chi master called the new Alan Watts for his teachings
0:24.1	and the Zen version of Gabriel Garcia-Marquez for his writings.
0:28.6	Taoist monk Yun-Roe, formerly known as Arthur Rosenfield,
0:33.9	received his academic education at Yale, Cornell, and University of California and was ordained
0:40.2	in an official ceremony at the Chun Yang Taoist Temple in Guangzhou, China. His work has appeared
0:47.8	in Vogue, Vanity Fair, Parade, Newsweek, Wall Street Journal, WebMD, Fox Business News, and numerous
0:54.1	other websites and newspapers.
0:56.9	His more than 20 award-winning nonfiction books and novels of magical realism focused on philosophy,
1:03.8	history, compassion, and culture. He began his formal martial arts training in 1980, and it has
1:09.4	studied with some of the top Chen-style Tai Chi grandmasters
1:13.8	in China. And in 2011, he was named Tai Chi Master of the Year at the World Congress on
1:21.3	Qigong and traditional Chinese medicine. July of 2014, Yun-Roh joined the heads of the five Tai Chi families on the diocese,
1:33.2	representing American Tai Chi at the International Tai Chi Symposium in Louisville, Kentucky,
1:39.7	which is not where you would expect that to happen. At least that's not where I expected it to
1:44.0	happen. And he currently teaches in where I expected it to happen.
1:44.5	And he currently teaches in Southern Arizona, South Florida, and around the world.
1:48.8	So, all right.
1:50.3	I mean, Junro is really, I mean, just his bio sort of lends to the type of character that he is.
1:59.8	He's written a number of books and wanted to have him on the
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