I am a simple Buddhist monk. Votes: 3
I certainly haven't lived the life of a Buddhist monk. Votes: 3
I describe myself as a simple Buddhist monk. No more, no less. Votes: 3
You haven't partied until you've partied at dawn in complete silence with Buddhist monks. Votes: 3
I was initiated as a Buddhist monk at the age of 19, but I think that initiation is simply a starting point. Votes: 3
A Buddhist monk has a responsibility first and foremost to themselves, and that's to find the truth each day in every part of their life. Votes: 3
From my own personal encounters and studies with both Tantric and Zen Buddhist monks, I have found them to be humorous, warm, charming, and compassionate. Votes: 3
Some consider me as a living Buddha. That's nonsense. That's silly. That's wrong. If they consider me a simple Buddhist monk, however, that's probably okay. Votes: 3
Many people, including Buddhist monks, spend thousands of hours sitting in what they call meditation. In reality, what they're doing is thinking and ruminating upon their problems. Votes: 3
Being a Buddhist monk means never losing one's optimism in spite of all difficulties. It also means being harder on yourself than any of your teachers ever were. Votes: 3
Just studying Buddhism, then meditating and going to Buddhist monasteries, talking to Buddhist monks, combined with the Thai people themselves, changed the way I look at the world. Votes: 3
Firstly, as a Buddhist monk, I hold that violence is not good. Secondly, I am a firm believer in the Gandian ethic of passive resistance. And thirdly, in reality, violence is not our strength. Votes: 3
Originally, I was interested in athletic pursuits like snowboarding, martial arts and surfing. When I went to the Himalayas and met a number of Buddhist monks I was introduced to a new way of looking at life. Votes: 3
As Buddhist monks, our task is to bring ourselves resolutely more and more into light, to forgive and forget, to forget those who create problems for us because to remember them is only to keep problems is mind. Votes: 3
Buddhist monks have known for centuries that meditation can change the mind. Now we are inspired by His Holiness to examine with our technology the precise brain changes that occur with practice... The unique collaboration on meditation is just beginning. Votes: 3
When I was a teenager, I wanted to be in a group, or I wanted to work for Greenpeace, or I wanted to be a Buddhist monk. Those were the only three things I really wanted to do. I was doing some sort of soul searching in life. Votes: 3
I just want to live as a simple Buddhist monk, but during the last thirty years I have made many friends around the world and I want to have close contact with these people. I want to contribute to harmony and peace of mind, for less conflict. Wherever the possibililty is, I'm ready. This is my life's goal. Votes: 3
For me, a male image that I'm really moved by is somewhere between of Oscar Wilde type of a male: the fop, the long hair, the suits, too witty for his own good, incredibly smart, scathingly funny - all that. But then my other ideal is more like the Buddhist monk - the shaved head, actually someone who sublimates their sexuality. Votes: 3
I am a simple Buddhist monk Votes: 0
I am a simple Buddhist monk - no more, no less. Votes: 0
I'm nothing special, just an ordinary human being. That's why I always describe myself as a simple Buddhist monk. Votes: 0
I was initiated as a Buddhist monk at the age of 19, but I think that initiation is simply a starting point. Votes: 0
A Buddhist monk has a responsibility first and foremost to themselves, and that's to find the truth each day in every part of their life. Votes: 0
Being a Buddhist monk means never losing one's optimism in spite of all difficulties. It also means being harder on yourself than any of your teachers ever were. Votes: 0
If I say, "I am a monk." or "I am a Buddhist," these are, in comparison to my nature as a human being, temporary. To be human is basic. Votes: 0
One of the books that has guided me in the last ten years of my life to help me to be that leader is the Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh's Being Peace. He's a Vietnamese monk. He was nominated for a Peace Prize by Dr. Martin Luther King.
If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. Votes: 3 Dalai Lama
A habit does not a monk make. Votes: 4 Francois Rabelais