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