Monk Quotes

225 Monk quotes by 163 unique authors

My heart can be pasture for deer and a convent for monks, a temple for idols and a Kaaba for the pilgrims. It is both… — Ibn Arabi
Two monks sit facing, playing chess on the mountain, The bamboo shadow on the board is dark and clear. Not a person sees the bamboo's… — Bai Juyi
Monks, we who look at the whole and not just the part, know that we too are systems of interdependence, of feelings, perceptions, thoughts, and… — Gautama Buddha
A monk is not forbidden to marry, but if he takes a wife she becomes a monk with the same powers and privileges and occupies… — Swami Vivekananda
Celibacy is one of the most unnatural things. It has destroyed so many human beings - millions - Catholic monks, Hindu monks, Buddhist monks, Jaina… — Rajneesh
During a chess tournament a master must envisage himself as a cross between an ascetic monk and a beast of prey. — Alexander Alekhine
Many exhibits from this aquarium use Hawaii's abundant natural daylight. This allows Waikiki to display only live coral, which creates beautiful exhibits. It's also a… — John Grant
God belongs to all free beings. He is the life of all, the salvation of all ~faithful and unfaithful, just and unjust, pious and impious,… — John Climacus
That I am a monk and you are a layman is of no importance ... rather that we are both in the light of the… — Seraphim of Sarov
In love longing I listen to the monk's bell. I will never forget you even for an interval short as those between the bell notes. — Izumi Shikibu
That was my childhood. I grew up with the monks, studying Sanskrit and meditating for hours in the morning and hours in the evening, and… — Satish Kumar
My capacity as a monk was to passionately believe utter nonsense, and when you're an actor you have to do the same thing. Also, Christianity… — Tom Baker
I'm not an acting monk or anything. I'm not, like, the most well-adjusted actor. — Adam Driver
If you can get a twelve year-old kid to go listen to Thelonius Monk, what more do you want? Do you want a big pile… — Jimmy Chamberlin
I'm not a god, I'm not a genius, I'm not a monk, I make non-design for non-consumers. I don't know if I do exist. — Philippe Starck
I left Chicago many years ago to move to California. You can't help but live a healthy lifestyle here if you want to fit in.… — James Belushi
Use gentle methods to get whatever good you can from priests and monks who are slaves, as well as from merchants and captives. Resort to… — Vincent de Paul
During the last 2,500 years in Buddhist monasteries, a system of seven practices of reconciliation has evolved. Although these techniques were formulated to settle disputes… — Nhat Hanh
Anyone familiar with the numerous accounts of the Buddha's extraordinary compassion and reverence for living beings - for example his insistence that his monks strain… — Philip Kapleau
A Dominican monk, Father Henri Didon, used it as a watchword for his pupils in sports at Arcueil College in Paris. Baron Pierre De Coubertin,… — John Wooden
Only Zorbas become Buddhas - and Buddha was never a monk, A monk is one who has never been a Zorba and has become enchanted… — Rajneesh
When a monk goes away from the world, he goes fighting with it. it is not a relaxed going. His whole being is pulled towards… — Rajneesh
The road to Hell is paved with the bones of priests and monks, and the skulls of bishops are the lamp posts that light the… — Saint John Chrysostom
It was called the Middle Ages, the Dark Ages. If not for the monks, everything the world had ever learned would have been lost. Well,… — Dave Eggers
I hope that Beyond the Robe helps you to feel closer to the monks and nuns and to better understand their immense potential to provide… — Bobby Sager

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