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This morning, Head Monk gave each of the monks a blank sheet of paper, a box of crayons and said, “Draw a vase filled with flowers that you would like to give Sensei.” When the monks opene...

Early this morning, a few visitors had assembled in the main hall, hoping to be chosen as monks to join the Monastery. Head Monk (accompanied by the other monks), walked in and placed large buckets fi...

A two hundred old, medieval Church in the centre of the old town, had recently been restored and opened to the public. The Church was the talk of the world because it housed some of the most famous st...

This morning, after silent meditation, Sensei distributed test sheets to the monks and instructed them to complete the test in 30 minutes. When the monks began reading their sheets, they were shocked ...

A leading Sumo Wrestler visited the Monastery to meet Sensei. There was a small reception organized in the winter garden for him. All the monks had gathered and the Sumo Wrestler, dressed in his tradi...

This morning, Sensei introduced an interesting guest to the monks. The man was brawny and had big, bulging muscles. His hair – a crew cut and he wore a tight black t-shirt, paired with tight bla...

Last evening, a world famous potter was the house guest at the Monastery. He had travelled with seven of his famous figurines and these were displayed in the main hall for the monks. After tea time, t...

Last evening, the guest of honour at the Monastery was a Coconut Seller. He looked refined and had an air of sophistication about him. Dressed in a white shirt and a long lungi with a faded design bor...

This is a true story. Sometime in June of 2005, my colleague Dinesh Gopalakrishnan and I traveled to L.A. to attend the E3 (games) Expo. Within L.A, we traveled by bus (bad idea). Once in the evening,...