“The monks used to say that he was more drawn to those who were more sinful, and the greater the sinner the… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
Most of the great books on prayer are written by 'experts' - monks, missionaries, mystics, saints. I've read scores of them, and… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
Two monks sit facing, playing chess on the mountain, The bamboo shadow on the board is dark and clear. Not a person… — Bai Juyi Copy Share Image
“One of the monks was doing something incomprehensible at the altar, and the others would occasionally chant a few phrases of mumbo… — Ken Follett Copy Share Image
“[...] The monks sped up the process up for us laowai who have less time, less patience for basics, and a greater… — Matthew Polly Copy Share Image
Because monks come from the midst of purity, they consider as good and pure what does not arouse desire among other people. — Dogen Copy Share Image
The civilization of cities is breeding a new race of monks who have none of the original religious drive towards chastity, but… — Kylie Tennant Copy Share Image
Monks will have three begging bowls for their food: one for water, one for liquid food, one for dry food. — Satish Kumar Copy Share Image
“One of the best things about road-tripping with monks is that monks are used to repeating chants over and over and over,… — M.T. Anderson Copy Share Image
I came with the notion of perhaps saying something for monks and to monks of all religions because I am supposed to… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
“the monastery is not a place to hide from problems; it is a place to face them, whether they are personal sin,… — Carrie Gress 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
“O cowardly amd tyrannous race of monks, persecutors of the bard, and the gleemen, haters of life and joy! O race that… — William Butler Yeats 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 Buddha also counseled the monks and nuns to avoid wasting any precious time by engaging in idle conversation, oversleeping, pursuing fame… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
I hope that Beyond the Robe helps you to feel closer to the monks and nuns and to better understand their immense… — Bobby Sager Copy Share Image
Kung fu was made so the monks could train their bodies and move their bodies with strength, so they could be physical… — RZA Copy Share Image
“The monks' response was to climb into their curraghs and row off toward Greenland. They were drawn across the storm-racked ocean, drawn… — Jon Krakauer Copy Share Image
Indian monks were the first to choose the garden as the proper setting for their lives, which were devoted to the contemplation… — Marie-Luise Gothein Copy Share Image
The Monks of Cool, whose tiny and exclusive monastery is hidden in a really cool and laid-back valley in the lower Ramtops,… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“The desire of monks and mystics is not unlike that of artists: to perceive the extraordinary within the ordinary by changing not… — Jane Hirshfield Copy Share Image
“Being a monk was the strangest and most perverted way of life imaginable. Monks spent half their lives putting themselves through pain… — Ken Follett Copy Share Image
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![“Kung fu was made so the monks could train their bodies and move their bodies with strength, so they could be physical enough to gain mental enlightenment. Before that, they kept falling asleep when [masters] were trying to teach them.” quote by RZA](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01e/rza-1981_body_kung-fu-was-made-so-the-monks-could-trai_1995516.jpg)
