Choden (also known as Sean McGovern) was born and educated in South Africa. He initially trained as a lawyer and subsequently undertook the study of meditation under the guidance of Rob Nairn, a globally respected Buddhist teacher.
 Choden later made the decision to enter monastic life and to devote himself to the teaching of Buddhism.
He holds the title of Honorary Fellow at the University of Aberdeen and is the author of several publications.
He is also a co-founder of the Mindfulness Association.
In addition, he lectures at the University of the West of Scotland, where he contributes to the development of secular programmes in mindfulness, compassion, and insight.

For this episode, our founder and host Vera Bohren travelled to Scotland to speak to Choden.

"69 Inspiring People" was created by Vera Bohren, who also produces the series. Vera spearheads the project with her passion and optimism. She selects the featured individuals, captures their essence through photography, and conducts engaging interviews. The project is brought to life on screen by filmmaker and director lonut Trandafir.

Together, we've set out to find voices that matter - and perspectives that last.

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