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Monk Quotes by Satish Kumar
- 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…
- Monks will have three begging bowls for their food: one for water, one for liquid food, one for dry food.
- So, at the age of nine, I became a monk, and from then on I was there practicing that kind of nonviolence.
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- The prayer of the monk is not perfect until he no longer recognizes himself or the fact that he is praying. — Anthony of Padua
- A proud monk needs no demon. He has turned into one, an enemy to himself. — John Climacus
- The Imitation of Christ is a cherished treasure of the Christian world. This great book was written by a Roman Catholic monk.… — Swami Vivekananda