Monastery

A gentle bearded man Was driving a fire truck this morning. Dressed in milky white robes; Quite not the uniform, for a fire truck man.   The fire...Read More

One of the oldest and most revered rooms in the Monastery was Buddha’s Parlour. It was a small, wooden study with a stony fireplace and a tall chimney...Read More

Unusual excitement reverberated through the Monastery corridors this morning. In Buddha Hall was seated a monk who had arrived just before dawn. He wa...Read More

There is a beautiful Oak Door on the west wall of the Monastery that overlooks the valley. It has a simple lock mechanism fitted on it. The Oak Door i...Read More

Chanting Monk was a new intern at the Monastery. He always wore a cloth pouch with prayer beads around his wrist. Chanting Monk constantly rotated the...Read More

Last afternoon, candidates who had passed the initial tests of the Monastery appeared for a written exam. Head Monk seated them in the examination roo...Read More

After the long and tedious ‘bee-hum’ meditation, a fruit basket with bright shiny oranges, red plump apples and black spotted bananas was ...Read More

Head Monk shared a personal story with the Monastery monks this morning: “When I was a little boy, growing up in town, I was fascinated by the idea of...Read More

Yesterday, the legendary Tea Monk visited the Monastery. Tea Monk was famous because for the past twenty-five years he would visit monasteries all ove...Read More

This conversation transpired between Inquisitive Monk, Truthful Monk and Honest Monk, in the Monastery’s breakfast room this morning. Inquisitive Monk...Read More

This morning Head Monk told the monks this story: One of the specialised clothes merchants in the county was a businessman who had a small, composite ...Read More

Some months ago, Sensei and the monks were visiting a coastal town, a few hours away from the Monastery. As they were walking along the outskirts of t...Read More