AEM Podcast #70 Alan Clements: Buddhist Insights Into War, Extreme Conflict, Trauma, and Dictatorships

An Evolving Man Podcast AEM #70 -

Alan Clements

Buddhist Insights Into War, Extreme Conflict,

Trauma, and Dictatorships


Today I am delighted to be speaking to Alan Clements. Alan, who is an author and an ex-Buddhist monk talks today about his journeys as a monastic in war-torn Burma now Myanmar.


He shares some of the wisdom he learned living in the jungles of Sri Lanka and Burma and his work as a journalist interviewing many of the political prisoner of Burma.


He also shares some of the insights into war, extreme conflict and trauma. A very enlightening conversation.


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Alan Clements is a satirist, performing artist, former Buddhist monk, and investigative journalist in areas of war and extreme conflict. He is also the author of numerous books, a spoken word album, and the subject of a feature documentary film ’Spiritually Incorrect'. His latest book is 'Extinction Rated: An auto fictional satire about good and evil'.



Some areas to talk about:


  1. I would love for you to share some of your journey. How did you get into the work you now do?
  2. Could you please speak to the experiences of trauma that you have been through in your life? What have you seen, experienced and learned?
  3. Could you talk about some of the spiritual insights you had as a monk and in your life?
  4. Could you please speak to the mindset of totalitarianism? What is radical cohersion?
  5. Could you please speak about meeting and interviewing Aung San Suu Kyi?
  6. Genocide – what did you learn about what you saw in Burma and Srebrenica?
  7. Could you please talk about the Buddha's Four Noble Truth. Why is this such an important teaching?
  8. How do people learn more about your work or reach out?


#trauma #conflict #buddhism #genocide #spirituallyincorrect



To learn more about Alan's work please visit: http://www.worlddharma.com/


Or to buy his books on Amazon please visit: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Alan-Clements/e/B001JRVBBK?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2&qid=1687192808&sr=8-2




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