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Now I want you to write a specific favorite example associated with each interest in parentheses next to your original list. For example, if you wrote travel you can add (ask me about the time I was chased by an elephant in India) or (specifically meditation in a Tibetan monastery). ...
Sungtseling—or Ganden Sumtseling Monastery—is also known Guihuasi (Temple of Returning to Norms). It is a large Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Yunnan and is also one of the centers of the Gelug (Yellow) School of Buddhism. Built in 1679, the temple was given its name by the fifth Lama...
It’s adjoined by the atmosphericPo Lin Monastery– which also has a vegetarian restaurant – and the Wisdom Path, a pleasant walk that features 38 giant upright wooden steles, arranged in the shape of a helix and inscribed with calligraphic verses from the ancient Heart Sutra. ...
going into some kind of limbo, which is not like going to a monastery, not like going back to boarding school, but it is I think both totally destructive and the main reason why to be an artist in England is rather like being squeezed out of the wrong end of a tube of toothpaste. ...
Spiritual retreats, whether at home or at a retreat center, are a great way to recharge. They can help you realize that the way you normally live is not necessarily the way you have to live. However, in order to really bring more awareness into your daily life, you will find that you...
Candidates for the novice ordination will have to stay in the monastery for at least 3 months in order to learn. In California, teenage boys may take monastic vows for the summer, live in the temple, and undergo training. How To Become A Buddhist Monk In UK Becoming a Buddha monk or a...
Good to know:We live in Europe, have traveled across the continent for decades, and have planned countless trips and itineraries for different regions and in all seasons. In this article, we’ll walk you through some essential steps to help you plan your own unforgettable journey across the ...
No, you don’t have to go live in a monastery to be stress-free. Instead, find which areas may be giving you the most trouble and see if you can address those. And if you have an area that’s stressing you out and there’s not much you can do about it (like maybe a difficult...
It has long been known that Itumbaha harbored priceless artifacts, but locating and inventorying them was never a priority for the cash-strapped monastery. When the World Monument Fund, a private non-profit dedicated to preserving cultural heritage, began reconstruction work on the site almost ...