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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381741)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Aug
In the photo, you can see the work schedule of one of the monks from New Norcia, West Australia’s monastic town. Among other things, it says that once a monk was trained in a profession/job, he stayed in that role for the rest of...
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Patricia Ocampo
@iKONICNoona (4392)
• Philippines
16 Aug 24
Hi Lotters! Im done with household chores , just had lunch and now I have the time to be on MyLot and share discussions with Lotters .
I have a picture of my newly bought prosperity ring. As Asian , I am also a believer of...
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Stacey
@xstitcher (39002)
• Petaluma, California
7 May 24
It surprised me, anyway.
I was heading home from the bank, and here come four or five bald guys all dressed in orange robes.
When I got home I looked it up online, and sure enough, there's a Bhuddist temple here in Petaluma....
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AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
15 Oct 19
Tibetan Monks practice a sort of meditation wherein they lay down sand in intricate patterns only to ceremoniously destroy it. The patterns can take days to finish but upon it's completion the monks swipe the sand...
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Arthur Chappell
@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
3 Jun 19
My recent visit to Bolton Abbey in Yorkshire revealed that the remaining chapel there is dedicated to The Virgin Mary and Saint Cuthbert.
The mother of Jesus has an often told if unlikely story. Cuthbert’s life is rather less...
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Arthur Chappell
@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
9 Mar 18
In direct reprisal for The Friar’s Tale about a corrupt Summoner being cast into Hell, The Summoner tells a story about a foolish Friar (monk). It I the rudest, most vulgar tale in the collection.
In a Yorkshire village in a...
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Yanzalong
@yanzalong (19091)
• Indonesia
18 Apr 16
Shaolin Fasting. I have never heard of this before. I may mean that Shaolin monks love fasting but they get healthier and healthier. Does anyone know what Shaolin fasting is like? Is it like ordinary fasting such as water fasting...
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amerie86
@amerie86 (148)
2 Oct 08
My dad recently gave me a necklace of the cross of St Benedict.. Can anyone tell my anything about it?
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micah44
@micah44 (108)
• Philippines
15 Jan 08
have you seen a monk?I admire their loyalty from what they believe.And do you know they are afraid of doing wrong?
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niharikadacoolest2
@niharikadacoolest2 (468)
• India
4 Oct 07
The ongoing military activities have made life worse at Myanmar. There is a tough one going there. We had never expected the Monks to face trouble. Always monks are said to closer to god and we definitely got to respect them. But...
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jend80
@jend80 (2071)
• United Kingdom
28 Sep 07
This going around the internet at the moment - hard to know if is true or not because the Burmese militery are cracking down on news coming out of the country.
Found posted on The Guardian's blog...
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Barin Mehta -Healwell
@healwell (1268)
• Ahmedabad, India
26 Jun 07
There is a deep connection with love when one thinks about healing!
If you are not loving yourself and feeling guilt about yourself then you must become aware that you have to heal yourself first; because it is said that who...
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meme0907
@meme0907 (3481)
• United States
14 Mar 07
Now I'm all for the ethical treatment of animals but after reading this article as reported by Fox News I think Peta may have gone a bit off the wall:
CHARLESTON, S.C. A national animal-welfare group that has said trappist monks...
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