Elephant Graveyard

S02 Episode 4 - Dying one piece at a time

Abuda reflects on his adventurous life, highlighting a significant experience climbing Mount Fuji in 1996. Despite numerous accomplishments, the climb taught him profound

S02 Episode 3 - Living Fully for Chronic Pain

In 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 o

S02 Episode 2- The Retreat

s2e2 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 e

S02 Episode 1 - Where I am Death is Not

In 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 catastroph

S01 Episode 6 - Deathlines

"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 d

S01 Episode 5 - Surprise you are a monk!

Abouda 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 c

S01 Episode 4: Cold steel in my mouth, one bullet in the chamber

To 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

S01 Episode 3: On being a criminal

I 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 s

S01 Episode 2: On ageing in cities

Most 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

S01 Episode 1: On dying

I 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 wh