Brit W Anders
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Brit W Anders

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Born Richard Wesley Anders, Kai has come to believe that names are like license tags for the body: the name our parents gave us is like the tag the DMV assigns us. It really is there just to distinguish this body from others, and to snag our attention. However, he believes that names should be useful to the soul inhabiting and animating the body. So, his present names are like "vanity plates" on a car. "Brit" was his entertainer name, and Kaivalyananda (translated to, "The absolute bliss of total freedom") is his given spiritual name. Brit Kaivalyananda W. Anders (Kai) was born in Hamilton, Ohio. He ran away from an abusive home life at an early age, traveling from Ohio to California by hitchhiking. He became a street performer in Hollywood, standing as a robotic statue and later, twisting balloons for children. Being an entertainer, he acquired the skills of fire-eating, juggling, and some magic. At 17, Kai was recruited to work as an erotic dancer for a club, continuing this for several years and for several troupes. When he was 21, Kai was invited to work for Arthur Murray's Dance Schools in Kenwood, Ohio. In time, he was promoted to assistant manager of that school and later given management of a school in Florence, Ky. After a short time there, Kai felt the need to wander, which isn't surprising, given his name, W-Anders. Stopping from time to time to work in the couple-dance profession, which was his highest passion for a long time. Kai, throughout this life, has always been a nomadic soul. From sleeping under bridges to living in expensive homes, and from one end of the USA to the other, frequently living out of a car, van, RV, or as now, a camper hauled by an old Goldwing, Kai has been drawn to live a life outside of social norms. As a result of this unusual lifestyle, Kai is in a unique position: he is able to comment on societal issues from one "in the world, but not of it" in a literal sense. In other words, he has lived much of his life standing far enough back from society to "see the forest" while not getting too enmeshed by the trees. Meditation, psychology, and spirituality has long been a big part of Kai's life, although one might not think so by his early bio. He was raised, such as it was, in a Baptist Christian tradition, but the idea of a "loving Father" who could condemn his children to a burning lake of fire for all eternity, for something so minor as not believing in something he did which no one alive witnessed was simply hitting too close to home, as it was something he says his human father would be apt to do. He was introduced to meditation in his mid-to-late twenties and later, began studying Buddhism, Hinduism, and Taoism. Since the age of the Internet and YouTube began, Kai has voraciously sought information about many of the world's spiritual traditions with the intent of finding that which unites them all. After all, he says, with so many people believing each one, there must be some kernel of deep truth in each. His spiritual seeking resulted in a profound spiritual Awakening in 2003. As a result of unexpected and extremely painful news of loss, his mind was suspended for a moment, and in that nuclear moment, he realized that which is sought after in each of the world's positive spiritual traditions. From that moment on, he has dedicated his life to the simple goal of becoming a place of peace, joy, and unconditional love for all beings, like a still forest pond where all beings can feel safe and at ease. So, Subscribe, Follow, and PLEASE, please leave reviews; none of these books will help anyone if they don't read them. It is your reviews that will make it much more likely that those who can most use the information will become interested enough to read them.
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