N.T. Hettigei
Nandasena T. (NT) Hettigei is an author, spiritual counselor, meditation teacher, and founder of ancientpath.org. For the past three decades, he has shared his true happiness experience with others. He is the visiting meditation teacher at Arizona International Buddhist Meditation Center (AIBMC) in Mesa, Arizona.
He promotes anger and hatred-free societies through the path to inner and global peace. With that intention, he founded ancientpath.org in 1992 at the dawn of the internet. He sincerely hopes that his writing, discussions, publications, online presence, and teaching will help others find inner peace and true happiness, enabling them to resolve the challenges in their lives and the world.
Nt's Story
NT's life journey started in a rural village in Sri Lanka. He has navigated through personal and professional challenges in Sri Lanka, New Zealand, and the United States and attributes his success to inner peace.
Since his teens, he has been a beacon of inner peace, sharing his firsthand experience of true happiness in small group settings and through remote teachings and discussions. This sharing has spread across many societies, from group sittings with ordained monks in Bodhinyanarama Buddhist Monastery in Stokes Valley, New Zealand, to spiritual seeker groups in Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, London, UK, and communities in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Mesa, Arizona, in the United States.
After settling in Phoenix, Arizona, he conducted Explore Within workshops at the Meditation Learning Center before the pandemic and is currently the visiting meditation teacher at the Arizona International Buddhist Meditation Centre (AIBMC) in Mesa, Arizona.
He self-published "Are You a Philosopher or a Sage" in 2009 and "Explore Within" in 2019. He is also the author of Beyond Our Self-Image: The Story of a Fictional Character, sharing his true happiness experience with a broader audience. He founded ancientpath.org and Sages nth Foundation Inc.
His new book, "Beyond Our Self-Image," was released in May 2024. You can order it from Amazon or Barnes & Noble.
He is a retired certified public and chartered accountant (CPA and ACA), IT audit (CISA), and information security professional (CISSP). He gave up his earlier career to fulfill the aspiration of sharing his experience of true happiness.
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