When Jay Shetty was 18, he was invited to hear a monk speak. He agreed to go for his friend’s sake, but he didn’t expect much.
It’s just a monk. How interesting could it be?
That one evening completely changed the trajectory of his life. As the monk spoke, Jay saw a level of peace and happiness he hadn’t seen anywhere else. When the monk explained the power of mindset, Jay realized he wanted to learn how to master his mindset too.
Leaving behind his football jerseys and dreams of a lucrative corporate career, Jay sold and gave away his belongings and lived as a monk for almost four years.
Today, Jay Shetty is a viral storyteller and host of On Purpose with Jay Shetty, the world’s #1 health podcast. The way he takes deep wisdom and shares it with practicality and compassion resonates deeply with people, and he’s gained over six billion views on his videos and 30 million followers on social media.
Jay has successfully blended the spiritual practices he learned with the pace and demands of the modern world. It is this blend that has lead so many people to engage with Jay and his ideas.