“It was the study hour. Most of the monks were reading. A few were meditating, an activity that was suspiciously similar to… — Ken Follett Copy Share Image
On the whole, monks do not become famous - and that is a good thing - but monasteries do - and that… — Basil Hume Copy Share Image
Just studying Buddhism, then meditating and going to Buddhist monasteries, talking to Buddhist monks, combined with the Thai people themselves, changed the… — John Burdett Copy Share Image
What! Have you no monks to teach, to dispute, to govern, to intrigue and to burn people who do not agree with… — Voltaire Copy Share Image
“The monks kept a sharp eye on him, determined to keep him free of sin—and of joy, which, if not explicitly a… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
Monks transgress the Laws of the Buddha, stir up the common people, store wealth and weapons, and spread rumors; under the guise… — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share Image
The man-made apocalypse we are facing was not written in the stars; it is a notion that grew like mould from the… — Anohni Copy Share Image
“Monks and writers lead very similar lives. We spend our best time in retreat from the world, anxious to make something of… — Rougeau a Benedictine Monk Copy Share Image
When I became a novice monk, I lived in a temple where the atmosphere was quite like in a family. The abbot… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“(Catholic) monks taught metallurgy, introduced new crops, copied ancient texts, preserved literacy, pioneered in technology, invented champagne, improved the European landscape, provided… — Thomas E. Woods Jr Copy Share Image
The peace of the Eastern church was invaded by a swarm of fanatics [monks], incapable of fear, or reason, or humanity; and… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
“They testify that nature is not changed but is preserved by God. But the stupid and crazy mob of monks has taught… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
I remember there was this one lady shaman who said that having children puts a hole in your soul. And the only… — Larkin Grimm Copy Share Image
We know what the birth of a revolution looks like: A student stands before a tank. A fruit seller sets himself on… — Nancy Gibbs Copy Share Image
Most of the early monks were not ordained. It was the pastoral work they undertook with the faithful that, over the centuries,… — Basil Hume Copy Share Image
When I go visit my brother monks in Japan and sit down with other Zen Masters, they look at my crazy clothes… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
There is, Oh Monks, a not-born, a not-become, a not-made, a not-compounded. Monks, if that unborn, not-become, not-made, not-compounded were not, there… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
My Dad used to say that the balance of the world relied on all of the monks who were living outside of… — Sufjan Stevens Copy Share Image
I got interested in the Vikings, and then you realize that there isn't much to be read about them because they did… — Michael Hirst Copy Share Image
I can't tell how moving it is to open my email and see a picture of 1,500 Buddhist monks and nuns in… — Bill McKibben Copy Share Image
If the world is crazy, maybe it needs a few sane people in the middle of it. Why do monks lock themselves… — Tim Ward Copy Share Image
Monks, one thing, if practiced and made much of, conduces to great thrill, great profit, great security after the toil, to mindfulness… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
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