Elephant Graveyard
by Abuda
Latest episode
S02 Episode 4 - Dying one piece at a time
S02 Episode 4 - Dying one piece at a time
About this podcast
According to legend, the elephant knows when the end is near. Rather than trying to stick with the herd and potentially slowing them down, the elephant heads for the elephant graveyard. Here he can not only die in peace, but his descendants can easily locate him and visit his remains in the future.
Abuda is an old elephant, the human kind, who has retreated to his sacred place. Each episode, he reflects on life as he prepares for his death.
"They say that somewhere in Africa the elephants have a secret grave where they go to lie down, unburden their wrinkled gray bodies, and soar away, light spirits at the end." Robert R. McCammon
Episodes
- S02 Episode 4 - Dying one piece at a time · 33 minAbuda reflects on his adventurous life, highlighting a significant experience climbing Mount Fuji in 1996. Despite numerous accomplishments, the climb taught him profound lessons…
- S02 Episode 3 - Living Fully for Chronic Pain · 29 min · Season 2 Episode 3In this episode, Abuda discusses his experience with chronic pain, which began at 17 after a car accident that fractured his facial bones. He details the various types of chronic…
- S02 Episode 2- The Retreat · 42 min · Season 2 Episode 2s2e2 the retreat Ever wondered what happens at a mindfulness retreat? So did Abuda. In the special episode, Abuda, the host of "The Elephant's Graveyard," shares his experiences…
- S02 Episode 1 - Where I am Death is Not · 11 min · Season 2 Episode 1In the second season of his podcast, "The Elephant's Graveyard," host Abuda reflects on his life and the podcast's initial focus on death, which stemmed from a catastrophic…
- S01 Episode 6 - Deathlines · 12 min · Season 1 Episode 6"Today, I received notice that a friend of mine from high school died, died of a stroke. It was somebody who I had known early in life, but until something happened, we didn't…
- S01 Episode 5 - Surprise you are a monk! · 20 min · Season 1 Episode 5Abouda has spent a lifetime split between a core desire for the peace that a monk's life represents and the fullness of a family life. After spending the morning doing chores…
- S01 Episode 4: Cold steel in my mouth, one bullet in the chamber · 21 min · Season 1 Episode 4To go back to the beginning, February 15 1994 (sic) around midnight. I am in my office in downtown Hong Kong, with the cold barrel of a pistol in my mouth, one bullet in the…
- S01 Episode 3: On being a criminal · 21 min · Season 1 Episode 3I am a criminal. Moreover, I'm an international criminal. To survive, to be able to live on a small amount I have with the conditions I have: - I steal power from the sun, which…
- S01 Episode 2: On ageing in cities · 16 min · Season 1 Episode 2Most people believe that as you get older, the best place for you is a city, and that's just wrong. Yesterday I went out into nature for the first time in 60 days. I've been…
- S01 Episode 1: On dying · 11 min · Season 1 Episode 1I faked my death. I didn't know that my children would be able to watch me die without trauma. I didn't know that they would not try to change my mind. I didn't know whether…
