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Everyone in the Monastery noticed that in the recent days, Lazy Monk always seemed to be hurt somewhere or the other. A few weeks ago he had his hand in a plaster; a couple of days back he had a large...

Sensei and Head Monk were out travelling and Mischief Monk was in his complete element. He spent the day ordering the monks around, demanding tasty dishes from the housekeeper and giving worldly advic...

Head Monk invited all the monks and Sensei to dine at a new restaurant in town. When they reached the restaurant, there was a waiting period, and the manager requested the monks to bear with him for a...

It was Entrepreneur Monk’s birthday today. Sensei and the monks assembled in the winter garden to wish him. Sensei asked the monks to wish Entrepreneur Monk individually. Happy Monk said, “Entrepreneu...

Last evening, Mischief Monk asked Sensei if he could skip evening meditation and throw paper planes at Buddha instead! Sensei was delighted by the request and gave him instant approval. In the evening...

The Spring Festival started today. The Monastery Gates opened – as an invitation for everyone to come inside, meet Sensei and even attend some of the meditation sessions with the monks. A young ...

This morning, another entrance test was conducted for monks trying to get admission into the Monastery. Sensei and Head Monk invited the contenders to the Oval Prayer Room next to the garden and reque...

There is a grand fireplace in the meditation hall of the Monastery. Every morning, a fresh stock of wooden logs, twigs and a match box are neatly placed inside it. No one has ever seen a fire burning ...

A few months ago, Sensei announced that he would take the monks to visit an ancient temple called the Spiral Temple. The temple was built in a spiral shape and that was its uniqueness. The shrine of t...

After sunrise meditation, Sensei led everyone to the Monastery terrace and asked the monks to sit on the matted floor. Sensei gave each monk a small bowl that had one black grape and one green grape. ...