Did you know that the Buddha was born a prince? Although he could spend his entire life in a beautiful palace where everything is served to him at one call, he chose to live a life of a monk. Harry Coumnas, a 100 years old monk who lives in the Himalayan Mountains has almost the same story.

At the age of 23, he chose to abandon a lavish lifestyle he had after realizing how worthless materialism is. He was born to a rich hotelier father from South Africa who had a chain of hotels all over the world, while his mother was one of the top realtors in the country. Despite having every luxury one could ask for, he wasn’t happy and always felt that something is missing. Being a kind-hearted person, he often donated to charities and volunteered with local organizations that worked towards the betterment of the society.

The one experience that changed the entire life of Harry Coumnas was a spiritual retreat to the Himalayas. He found it extremely fascinating how the monks kept the material possessions to a minimum & only held what they actually needed to live their life. Apart from the fact that they completely de-cluttered their life, he also liked how compassionately they did things for others. It took Harry no time to decide that this was the life he wanted to live, and stayed back forever. He has since been living the life of a monk and enjoying every bit of it.

About Harry Coumnas

Harry Coumnas is a 100 years old monk who abandoned his lavish lifestyle at the age of 23 after realizing the worthlessness of materialism. It was during a spiritual retreat to the Himalayas that he got the chance to meet the monks for the first time in life. Deeply fascinated by the way they lived their life, he decided to follow in their footsteps and become a monk.