Your Monk Haku

Most of us are taught that peace comes after life settles down.
After the problem is solved.
After the fear goes away.
After we become “better” versions of ourselves.

Zen teaches something very different.

This video explores how to meet life’s challenges without resisting them, how to stay calm in the middle of uncertainty, loss, and pressure, rather than waiting for those things to disappear.

It’s not about escaping life.
It’s about learning how to stand inside it with steadiness and clarity.

If you’re facing something difficult right now: stress, confusion, grief, or simply the feeling that life is heavier than it used to be. This video may help you see your situation from a new angle.

I’d love for you to watch the video and then come back here and share:
What challenge are you currently navigating?

Your experience might be exactly what someone else in this community needs to hear.

We’re not here to “fix” each other.
We’re here to learn, reflect, and walk this path together.

https://youtu.be/-7tqG7Vt3lI

8 hours ago | [YT] | 7

Your Monk Haku

The stock market isn’t just about money; it’s a mirror. And right now, it’s showing you something most people never see:

You panic-sell your potential.
You overtrade your happiness.
You leverage your peace of mind against a future you can’t control.

But what if the market isn’t here to make you rich?

What if it’s here to make you wise?

In my new video, I share 7 life lessons the stock market taught me—not about finance, but about how to live with resilience, freedom, and a quiet mind.

🔹 Why "buying the dip" isn’t just for stocks—it’s for yourself.
🔹 The fundamentals that actually matter (hint: it’s not your bank account).
🔹 How to stop overtrading your life and start investing in what lasts.

Watch now...before the next crash reminds you. 👇


https://youtu.be/E-XBFCGWzOg

1 day ago | [YT] | 4

Your Monk Haku

Lately, I have noticed a new phrase echoing through the digital halls of your world: the concept of "locking in."

While the words are modern, the essence is ancient. In our monastery, we have always known this as one-pointedness, the ability to gather the scattered fragments of your mind and aim them at a single truth. Today, "locking in" has become the ultimate currency of success, yet so few truly understand how to do it.

You are living in an age designed to keep you "unlocked." Every notification, every open tab, and every "parallel project" is a leak in your vessel. You wonder why you are not reaching the depths of your potential, yet you refuse to stay in the room long enough for the water to clear.

In my latest video, I share why "locking in" is the most vital skill you can cultivate in 2026. We look at the radical discipline of the poet Victor Hugo and the Buddhist path of surrender. I explain why true success isn't about working harder; it’s about eliminating the excuses until the work is the only thing left.

If you are ready to stop scratching the surface of a hundred different paths and finally climb your mountain, I invite you to listen. This is not about being a machine; it is about the power of a quiet, cornered mind.

The path to your masterpiece begins here.

https://youtu.be/x_scM93pPu8

2 days ago | [YT] | 3

Your Monk Haku

There is a moment in every person's journey when they realize the truth:

The perfect plan will never arrive. The perfect conditions will never align. The perfect version of yourself does not exist.

And in this realization, there is profound freedom.

Because if perfection is impossible, then all that remains is this: one imperfect step. Today.

I have walked the Buddhist path for forty years. I have seen transformation happen not through dramatic gestures, but through the patient accumulation of small, daily practices.

Water dripping on stone. Dust becoming mountains. Seeds becoming forests.
This is how change actually works.

In my new sermon, I share the 5 core teachings on why small steps can become big steps:

Why the grand gesture keeps you paralyzed
What the Buddha's grain of rice really teaches
How the illusion of arrival prevents you from starting
The Japanese wisdom of dust becoming mountains
How to walk the pathless path with confidence

I want to know: What small practice could you commit to for just today? Not forever. Just today.

Share your answer below. When you speak your intention, you take the first step.

Full teaching: https://youtu.be/VMlTaDIbPGU

3 days ago | [YT] | 16

Your Monk Haku

Many of us are told to “love ourselves,” but no one explains why it often feels impossible.

This video was born from that quiet struggle, the feeling that no matter how much you work on yourself, something inside still feels tense, critical, or never quite enough.

In this new talk, I explore self-love through a Buddhist lens, not as self-improvement or positive thinking, but as the end of the inner war we carry without realizing it. It’s about learning how to stop turning against your own experience and discovering the peace that appears when judgment softens into awareness.

If you’ve been feeling tired of fixing yourself…
If self-love feels more like pressure than relief…
If you’re quietly carrying something heavy right now…

This video is for you.

I’d love to hear from you in the comments: What is the main struggle you’re currently facing with yourself?

Your words don’t just help me, they help others realize they’re not alone. If this message resonates, consider sharing the video with someone who might need gentleness more than advice. Let’s make this space one of collective wisdom, not silent striving.

https://youtu.be/bxxhYc65hx4

5 days ago | [YT] | 7

Your Monk Haku

Friends,

I’ve spent years watching people wait.

Wait for the “right time.”

Wait for courage.

Wait for permission.

And in all that waiting, life passes by.

This week’s sermon is for anyone who has ever felt stuck. Not because you are stuck, but because you’ve been told a story about being stuck, and you’ve believed it.

The truth? You are always one decision away from a different life.

In this video, I share:
✨ The Buddhist secret to instant transformation (no years of meditation required).
✨ Why overthinking is the real prison—and how to break free.
✨ The story of Angulimala, a murderer who changed his life in an instant (and how you can too).
✨ 3 simple steps to stop waiting and start living.

This isn’t about self-improvement. It’s about self-liberation.

Watch now.

https://youtu.be/I-YJcCgPjYE

6 days ago | [YT] | 11

Your Monk Haku

Are you constantly feeling like you're behind in life?

While scrolling social media, do you see others succeeding and wonder "why not me?"

I just posted a new teaching that might change everything for you.

In this sermon, I share why your timing is actually PERFECT, even when it doesn't feel like it. And why some people's "early success" might not be the blessing you think it is.

Your season is coming. But first, you need to understand why the waiting matters.

https://youtu.be/yJIzOeDoC5Q

1 week ago | [YT] | 8

Your Monk Haku

The lotus flower grows in mud.

The diamond forms under crushing pressure.

The mountain becomes beautiful because it was broken and carved by violent forces.

Why do we think our lives should be any different?

In my latest video, I share a teaching that challenges everything you've been told about struggle, pain, and what it means to live a beautiful life.

This isn't about toxic positivity. This is about an ancient truth that could transform how you see your hardest moments.

If you're tired of pretending you have it all together, this message is for you.

https://youtu.be/f11zWYKqvDk

Tell me: What's one struggle that ended up being a gift in disguise?

1 week ago | [YT] | 12

Your Monk Haku

When I was younger, I spent years climbing. Chasing achievement. Chasing recognition. Chasing the top of the mountain.

I believed that up there, everything would be different. Up there, I would finally be enough.

But when I reached the summit, do you know what I found?

Emptiness. Cold wind. Loneliness.

And all the warmth, all the light, all the meaning I was seeking... it was back at the bottom. With the people I loved. In the ordinary moments I had been too busy to notice.

This is what I call the Golden Graveyard.

In my new teaching, I share why so many of us are climbing the wrong mountain, and what we discover when we finally stop.

If you are tired of chasing. If you are ready to come home to yourself. This teaching is for you.


https://youtu.be/TB6o9ceOtkY

1 week ago | [YT] | 7

Your Monk Haku

A Buddhist monk and a finance creator walk into a restaurant in LA...

No, this isn't a joke. It's what happened last week when I met with @TheBrilliantBudget.

What we discussed reminded me why ancient wisdom matters in our modern world, where people are obsessed with MORE.

In my latest video, I share what 2,500 years of Buddhist teaching reveal about:
- The trap of luxury lifestyles
- Why saving $1 is still progress
- How comparison poisons your peace
- Finding balance between work and life

This isn't your typical personal finance content.

Watch the full teaching here: https://youtu.be/okOcgyMVj8M

1 week ago | [YT] | 6