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This is the chat that Inquisitive Monk had with Wishful Monk in the Monastery breakfast room this morning. Everyone was present. Inquisitive Monk: “You are a monk and yet wishful?” Wishful...

Once, Sensei sealed an envelope addressed to the Priest of a nearby temple and asked one of the monks of the Monastery to hand deliver the envelope to the Priest. The monk set out very early in the mo...

An old disciple of Sensei’s and his son visited The Monastery. The old man was in the elevator business and had fitted his elevators in many of the famous buildings of the country. The old man b...

Sensei planned a long, ten thousand mile road trip with Eager Monk and Ego Monk. The idea was to travel across many cities, meet many people, bless, guide and help followers & seekers. The trip wa...

Last evening just after sunset, Sensei told the monks, “Please go into to the forest behind the southern wall of the Monastery. I have lost a golden idol there and I want you to find it.” Just as the ...

A few months ago, my wife Chhavi presented me “Synchrodestiny” by Deepak Chopra. That book impacted me a lot and this story really remained stuck in my head: Yesterday, my wife and I both bought our n...

This morning, the town Postman visited the Monastery along with his pet goldfish. After morning meditation, the Postman went to Sensei, bowed to him and he placed his goldfish that was swimming in a b...

This is the conversation between Business Monk (BM) and Head Monk (HM) that got BM admission into the Monastery: HM: “So, you are a businessman?” BM: “Yes.” HM: “Then why...

Last evening, a world renowned Scientist visited the Monastery. Sensei invited him to address the monks. The Scientist said, “For the past 22 years, I have analyzed how a toast falls from our ha...

The ‘Rest Easy’ Inn located near the Monastery is 300 years old. It was founded by one the earliest monks of the Monastery and had a peculiar rule set by the founder. That rule was that th...