Ep60: Frank Yang - Full Natty Arhat

In this episode I am joined by Taiwanese Youtube Fitness star Frank Yang who on May 25th 2020, declared himself to be an arhat - the highest level of enlightenment in Theravada Buddhism. Frank discusses his intense spiritual quest, from his early days as a bodybuilder struggling with sex addiction, to a multi-year deep dive into Buddhist meditation practice. We learn about Frank’s initial awakenings, kundalini phenomena, encounters with entities, and journeys to astral dimensions. Frank lifts the lid on his successful Youtube channel of over 160k subscribers, and shares his personal advice for all those who seek enlightenment. … https://www.guruviking.com/ep60-frank-yang-full-natty-arhat/ Audio version of this podcast also available on iTunes and Stitcher – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’. … Topics Include: 0:00 - Intro 0:46 - The collective dark night of the pandemic 1:46 - Bodybuilding, sex addiction, and beginning meditation 8:33 - Plato and the link between physical training and meditation 10:48 - Frank’s relationship to his body 12:25 - Sex and philosophy 14:33 - Discovering Daniel Ingram and experiencing the Arising and Passing 16:54 - Frank’s first dark night 19:40 - Psychedelic explorations 23:54 - Stream entry on second Goenka retreat 31:18 - Frank’s meditation influences 32:07 - Kundalini awakening 37:16 - The affects of Frank’s Kundalini awakening 38:17 - Attaining 3rd path 41:16 - Attaining 4th path 51:14 - Controversy around attainments 52:38 - The effects of enlightenment on Frank’s sex addiction 57:34 - Stream entry to arhat in 1 year 58:42 - Out of body experiences and astral realms 1:01:06 - Frank’s encounters with negative entities 1:04:01 - Sensing energies in people and places 1:05:38 - Changes to personal relationships after awakening 1:08:10 - Why Frank is sometimes lonely 1:08:36 - Frank’s bi-polar diagnosis and his meditation path 1:11:15 - Frank’s Youtube channel and his creative vision 1:19:06 - Advice to those seeking enlightenment … Audio version of this podcast available on iTunes and Stitcher – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’. … To find our more about Frank, visit: - https://www.youtube.com/c/frankyang/featured … For more interviews, videos, and more visit: - http://www.guruviking.com Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James