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Watching Monk for the first time. Laughed in the very first minute!

****DANIELLE**** @VivaLaDani13 (60812) • Perth, Australia 16 Apr 24

I had a long sleep. Which is good. But soon as I woke I felt sick. It really gets me down. I'm very tired of feeling this way. In fact, I still feel tired as if I didn't sleep much but I know I did. I fell asleep yesterday...

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Short story: Love from the heart must always be placed before thoughts of the mind

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 4 Mar 24

John Duffman, was a fledgling monk in the order of Zen Buddhism, known as the Rinzai school. The old Zen master, Artop Ripoche, told him to go out, and sit on a large rock in the courtyard, and meditate there, and so he...

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Short story: A Zen monk overcomes a crocodile

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 12 Dec 22

There was once a Zen monk, who early one morning, took a boat out into the middle of a large lake, nearby to his monastery. His idea was to meditate in the middle of the lake all alone, without any disturbances at all. He...

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Zen tale: Can new zen replace old zen?

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 6 Jun 22

The old Zen master, Gerthird Zergjur, was looking for a suitable monk in his monastery, to take over his own role, as head monk. He wanted to leave the monastery, and spend his last years, in silent aloneness, alone. He...

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A Zen Story: The Zen master who still prayed, even when he was a Zen master (fiction)

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 19 Jan 22

Before becoming a Zen master, the Zen master Dogen Doshexje, had been a priest in the Catholic church. Old habits die hard, and so even now, that he was a Zen master, he still prayed to God, on most days. Now, most Zen...

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The Little Monk

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 17 Sep 21

I am not sure if you are familiar with the monks living in temples. When I was a child, I love watching the classic movie Little Shaolin. I was so fascinated that they can fly while fighting with their enemies. Only to find out...

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Monk fruit sugar Keto Syrup Maple

Krissttina Isobe @oahuwriter (26773) • United States 4 Aug 21

I always check Ross Dept Store's tiny food section. Today, I found this syrup made with monk fruit sugar. Pricey, 6.99, but got it in Senior Discount day for 6.29. I know, not much off.

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Short Story: The Rabbi resigns as a Rabbi, and becomes a Buddhist monk instead

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 27 Oct 20

Rabbi, Anton Breshnev, had been a Jew, for all of his life, and he had been a Rabbi, for over 20 years now too. Something happened that upset him though, and so he gave all of this up, and he became a Buddhist monk...

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It's A Jungle Out There

Marlina @marlina (154103) • Canada 9 Feb 20

I enjoy this song that they used for the series "Monk" as I am very fond of this show. I think that Tony Shalhoub is a great actor, I read more about him this morning on Wikipedia. Are you familiar with this show...

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When Chicken, Then Chicken!

Junbals @Junbals (1421) • Philippines 5 Apr 19

A story is told about St. Teresa of Avila, celebrating the birthday of one of her sisters. So the sisters prepared to cook chicken for dinner. The dining hall appeared festive and the smell of the roosted chicken suffused the air....

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Skull In Our Midst

Junbals @Junbals (1421) • Philippines 4 Apr 19

It has been a curiosity in every Carmelite monastery that a human skull was placed in a conspicuous place for all monks to see.The skull was not meant to scare the hell out of every monk. Sister Jean Paul of the Carmelite...

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Adrian Monk

celticeagle @celticeagle (189789) • Boise, Idaho 24 Jul 18

What a character! Played by Tony Shalhoub this renowned former homicide detective on the San Francisco police force works as a private consultant for the force. When his wife was killed by a car bomb he was suspended from the...

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Book Review Chaucer The Canterbury Tales The Monks Tale

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 8 Feb 18

Prologue The Host enjoyed Chaucer’s Tale Of Melibee much more than that preceding Chaucer’s Tale Of Sir Topaz but he feels that he cannot relate too easily to the wise Lady Prudence, as his own wife is a nagging old...

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Book Review - Geoffrey Chaucer – The Canterbury Tales –The Shipman’s Tale

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 18 Jan 18

Prologue The host congratulates the Man Of Law on a dark tale told so well, and now tries to encourage the Parson to speak next, but the Shipman cuts in rudely as he has no desire to listen to a pious religious morality fable,...

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The tiger and the monk.

Rey Jesus Rocha Figueroa @UploderLega (115) 9 Nov 17

When I was watching this documentary, I was really impressed with just seeing that the presentation image of the video on YouTube was enough. Now I saw it completely and it gives me a feeling of happiness but also another one of...

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Songs featured in film "It's a Jungle Out There" - Randy Newman / "Monk" TV Series

Faye @FayeHazel (40230) • United States 24 Aug 17

Here's a new idea I had - I will write about songs I enjoy that were featured in movies or TV. To kick this off I bring you "It's A Jungle Out There" by Randy Newman. This song was featured as the opening theme for "Monk" from...

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Endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal

Jared D. @loki1982 (780) • Dallas, Texas 9 Sep 15

When my wife and I got married on Kauai, we took a lot of photographs. One photograph that really hit me was this Hawaiian Monk Seal. He was on one of the beaches. Life guards surrounded the seal with a fence that said the seal...

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The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari...!!!

Ishaa13 @Ishaa13 (20) 11 Feb 13

Recently I read the novel "The monk who sold his Ferrari" by Robin Singh. I really loved it. The novel is all about how to live a life full of happiness, peace and self satisfaction. There are few techniques in the novel that can...

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Dalai Lama

swats89 @swats89 (1729) • India 24 Jul 11

Hi. Recently the China had commented on Dalai Lama that he is a "Wolf in Monk's dress". As we know that there is long history between Dalai Lama and China. He replied that Chineese leader are fool. The comment made by china is not...

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Ted Levine is an underrated actor

EnslinPorter @EnslinPorter (1718) • Philippines 15 Dec 10

You may have seen him in several TV shows and movies and might not even recognize him but he is one great actor. Recently, he played Captain Leland Stottlemeyer on the TV series Monk. He does a great job there. The first time I...