Your Monk Haku

There is a feeling many people carry but rarely speak about out loud.

It is not sadness, exactly. Not anxiety, exactly. It is something quieter than both. A low and persistent sense that no matter what you do, no matter how much you achieve or how many people approve of you — something inside still whispers that you are not quite enough.

If you have ever felt this, I want you to know something: you are not broken. You are not weak. And you are not alone.

My newest teaching is on the channel now. It is called "Why Modern People Secretly Feel Unworthy" — and it goes deep. Not into self-help. Into something older. Something the Buddha saw clearly centuries ago about the nature of the self, the conditioned mind, and the wound that forms when we are taught, from the very beginning, to look for our value in the wrong places.

Five parts. A full sermon. And at the end of it, I hope something in you feels a little less alone — and a little closer to home.

Go and watch it. Share it with someone who carries this quietly. And come and find me on Facebook and Instagram — search Your Monk Haku — or use the links in the video description. A community is gathering there, and you are welcome in it.

The teaching is waiting for you. 🙏

https://youtu.be/z8JrqEkwzU8

13 hours ago | [YT] | 3

Your Monk Haku

Your brain is exhausted — and it is not your fault.

We were never meant to absorb hundreds of opinions before breakfast. We were never built to compare our lives to thousands of strangers on a screen. We were never designed for this pace, this noise, this relentless flood of information.

And yet here we are, trying to keep up with a world that was not made for us.

My latest video speaks directly to this — why the human brain was never designed for modern life, and what ancient Buddhist wisdom teaches us about finding our way back to stillness.

If you have ever felt scattered, empty despite having enough, or tired in a way that sleep cannot fix — this teaching was made for you.

The video is out now. Go watch it, and then come back and tell me in the comments: which part of modern life drains you the most?

And if this resonates with you — share it. Someone in your life needs to hear this today.

See you in the video. 🙏

https://youtu.be/LFD2ZcI9A-o

2 days ago | [YT] | 6

Your Monk Haku

Most of us were never taught how to be a real friend.

We were taught to be polite. To be useful. To show up when things were dramatic. But the quiet, ordinary work of genuine closeness — the vulnerability, the consistency, the courage to let someone truly know you — that was never part of the curriculum.

And so we drift. We collect connections without depth. We scroll through lives without entering them. We feel the ache of loneliness even in rooms full of people.

My newest teaching is called "Why Friendship Feels Harder Than Ever" — and it is one of the most personal things I have shared on this channel.

In it, I sit with five truths that most people sense but rarely name: the illusion of digital connection, the self we perform instead of reveal, the fear that keeps us at a careful distance, the grief of friendships that fade without reason, and the ancient Buddhist path back to what the Buddha called noble friendship.

This is not a video about social tips. It is a teaching about what it means to be human — and how to stop being a stranger to the people who are already in your life.

If this speaks to something you have been carrying, I hope you will watch it and share it with someone who needs to hear it.

And tell me in the comments — when did friendship start feeling hard for you? I read every word you leave there.

https://youtu.be/HCFDkkfimTY

4 days ago | [YT] | 2

Your Monk Haku

Something I want to ask you — and I hope you will answer honestly.

When was the last time you felt truly enough? Not because you accomplished something. Not because someone told you so. But simply because you exist — and that alone felt like enough.

For most people, that feeling is rare. And that is not an accident. We live in a world that has spent decades teaching us that our worth must be earned — through productivity, through appearance, through how much we achieve and how little we ask for in return.

My newest teaching is called "Why Modern People Secretly Feel Unworthy" — and it may be the most important conversation I have offered on this channel yet.
In it, we explore where this hidden sense of unworthiness truly comes from, the stories we inherited before we were old enough to question them, and four simple daily practices to begin returning to what you have always been beneath the noise and the striving.

The video is out now. I hope you will watch it, share it with someone who is quietly carrying this weight, and leave a comment telling me what moved you.
And if you have not yet subscribed — please do. Click the bell icon so you are with me each time a new teaching arrives.

You were never as lost as you believed. 🙏


https://youtu.be/gFUTDcoJ1Bo

4 days ago | [YT] | 6

Your Monk Haku

There is a weight that follows some of us into sleep. It is there when we wake. It whispers that something is wrong — that the future holds only more pain.

That weight has a name. Worry. And in hard times, it can feel impossible to put down.

My newest teaching is now available, and it is one I hope reaches you at exactly the right moment.

"How to Worry Less in Hard Times" — a five-part sermon covering the true nature of worry, the law of impermanence, the power of the present moment, releasing what you cannot control, and building daily inner stillness.

It ends with five actionable steps you can begin today. Not someday. Today.

If you are carrying something heavy right now, this one is for you. And if someone you know is struggling, please share it with them. Sometimes the right words at the right time change everything.

The video is live now.

🔔 Make sure you are subscribed and have the bell icon turned on so you never miss a new teaching.

💬 Tell me in the comments — what is one worry you are choosing to release today?

https://youtu.be/Gd6AU5Mm_O0

6 days ago | [YT] | 6

Your Monk Haku

People are realizing something in 2026:

We have more information than ever before… yet so many people feel more lost than ever.

So I created a deep video about the life lessons millions of people are quietly searching for right now:

• How distraction is stealing your life
• Why discipline matters more than motivation
• The loneliness epidemic
• Burnout and modern hustle culture
• Finding meaning in a hyper-digital world
• Protecting your peace and attention

This is probably one of the most important videos I’ve made.

If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, mentally exhausted, or stuck in life lately… watch this.

And after you do, comment the biggest lesson that changed your perspective.

https://youtu.be/jk89Sx9E0IE

1 week ago | [YT] | 5

Your Monk Haku

To every graduate stepping into the unknown right now

You are not behind. You are not lost. You are simply at the beginning.

This sermon is for you.

https://youtu.be/D7VBtW-IceM

1 week ago | [YT] | 4

Your Monk Haku

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1 week ago | [YT] | 6

Your Monk Haku

The brain sounds its alarm the moment things get hard.

Not because something is wrong with you, but because something ancient inside you still believes every difficulty is a matter of survival.

In the newest teaching, we sit with that truth gently and honestly. We look at the stories the mind tells in the first three seconds of difficulty, a quiet story about a monk and a river, and three simple practices for meeting hardship without being consumed by it.

It may be exactly what someone you know needs to hear today.

The video is up now.

https://youtu.be/mRquVyZ57zE

1 week ago | [YT] | 10

Your Monk Haku

A child does not try to teach you anything.

They are simply being what they are — present, dependent, and completely real.
And yet, in that realness, they hand you five of the most profound lessons a human being can receive.

New video is up. It is one of the most personal sermons I have shared.
I think it will find the right people.

Go watch it and tell me in the comments which part stayed with you.

https://youtu.be/QuQvC16isng

1 week ago | [YT] | 3