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For the past few days, in the late evening, Head Monk has been taking the Monks to the local cemetery. There, for almost three hours every day, the monks spend their time wandering in the chilly, deso...

Last evening, the Monks accompanied Sensei to a famous Tea House upon a hill. The Tea House was picture perfect. It had beautiful zen gardens, cosy wooden tea huts and a clear stream that gurgled as i...

At the Monastery, we have interesting personalities. Sensei encourages monks to ‘be themselves’. Hence we have Laughing Monk, Truthful Monk, Mischief Monk and so on. Yesterday, Traveller M...

Last evening, a rather unusual guest visited the monastery. He was the country’s most notorious blackmailer and had just been released, after serving 20 years in prison. Sensei, the monks and th...

The Monastery sounds its Confucius bell early in the morning to wake up its residents. It’s a beautiful, deep, magical bell that makes beautiful music. For the past few weeks however, there is a...

After morning prayers, Sensei told the monks, “For a long time, I have wished for a Zebra with Orange Stripes. Let me ask each of you if you can get me one.” Sensei first looked at Honest ...

A famous meteorologist was the guest this morning at the Monastery. Sensei introduced him and requested that he address the gathering and share what he had learnt over the years. The meteorologist bow...

The marathon runs past the Monastery! As a practice, Sensei waves to the runners from the terrace and the monks cheer and hand them water bottles. After the race, the runners are invited for hot showe...

Two accomplished mountaineers visited the Monastery. One of them was quite famous for scaling the peak of a major mountain. The other man was his brother. Over lunch of soft noodles, black bean tofu a...

Sensei gathered the monks in the auditorium. He instructed them to gently shut their eyes and said, “Vividly imagine things that give you happiness. Then remember me.” Thirty five minutes ...