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Recreating Reality With Alyssa Monks!

The first thing you notice about Alyssa Monk 's paintings, is how realistic they look, as if the painting is just ready to spring into action and start living on its own, turning an ordinary scene into something a lot more special.

Humor

Joke: The Mysterious Monks

The monks graciously accept him, feed him dinner, even fix his car. As the man tries to fall asleep, he hears a very strange sound. The next morning, he asks the monks what the sound was, but they say, We can't tell you. You're not a monk.

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This Tibetan Monk Shares His Morning Routine

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A Tibetan Monk's Morning Routine

This Tibetan monk Nick Keomahavong is surprisingly relatable. He is also generous enough to let the world peek into his morning routine. This is a chance to not only adopt some of his useful advice but also learn about a remote culture from the other side of the planet.

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These Monks Have Overcome Human Limitations.

Shaolin monks are trained for years, since early childhood, to be masters of the art of Shaolin Kung Fu. Their training is not only extremely hard on the body, but also demands great mental strength.

Spirituality

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The Secret to Happiness: An Old Monk's Advice

David Stendl-Rast, a monk who has studied a variety of world religions throughout his life, claims that happiness comes from gratitude. David’s message to the world is to slow down, look at where you’re heading, and above all – be grateful.

Humor

Joke: The Priest, the Rabbi and the Monk

Holy Men joke A priest, a rabbi and a Buddhist monk get arrested for illegal gambling...

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Sohei: The Buddhist Warrior Monks of Medieval Japan

One of the most fearsome warrior forces in the history of the world, the Sohei, also known as Ikko-Ikki, were Buddhist monks who took up arms despite their faith in the time of medieval Japan.

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These Flying Shaolin Monks Are Incredible

These Flying Shaolin Monks Are Incredible. Wow. art, video, beautiful, photography, super slow mo An amazingly beautiful sight in super slow mo...

Humor

Hilarious: The Monk and His Vow of Silence

A man wanted to become a monk so he went to the monastery and talked to the abbot (the head monk). The abbot said, "You must take a vow of silence and can only say two words every three years." The man agreed. After the first three years, the abbot came to him and said, "What are your two words?"

Spirituality

This Ex-Monk Has 9 Words of Advice to Quiet the Mind

Richard Patterson, a former monk who now helps people through his blog, has developed techniques to help those with an overactive mind find happiness and fulfillment. He offers nine valuable tips to deal with persistent thoughts that interfere with a peaceful mind. 1.

Sports

The Final Test to Become a Shaolin Kung Fu Master

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This Is What It Takes to Become a Shaolin Kung Fu Master

According to legend, during the 6th century, a traveling Buddhist monk from India by the name of Bodhidharma arrived at the Shaolin Temple in the Henan province of China and was distraught to see the monks were in poor physical shape due to their ascetic lifestyle. So he taught them martial arts.

Spirituality

Carrying the Burden: A Zen Tale With a Moral

A pair of Zen monks, a master and his pupil, went on a journey to visit another convent. As monks do, they walked much and spoke little. On the third day of their journey, the two came to a fast flowing river, and saw that there was a young woman sitting there in a beautiful dress.

Travel

A Town in Tibetan China, Filled with Only Monks

You Couldn’t Dream Up a Place Like Sêrtar, China

Off the beaten tourist route, some 600km (372 mi.) from Chengdu, lies Sêrtar, a surreal town filled with over 10,000 monks and nuns. It is home to the largest Buddhist academy in the world, where the majority of the town is attached.

Design & Photography

The Astonishing Lives of Holy Men

Joey has taken vivid portraits of monks and spiritualists starting in Northern Ethiopia all the way to Varanasi, India.

Art

The Sand Mandalas Are An Art Unlike Any Other...

If you've ever gotten excited about art, you must see or attend one of the Buddhist monks' rites in Tibet. The monks work for weeks on creating these spectacular grains of sand mandalas and then, and in one fell swoop - destroy it .

Travel

These Myanmar Photos Will Make You Reach for Your Passport

Fisherman on Inle Lake Novice Monk Serious Monk at the Golden Rock Monk in Light Rays Holding Candle Balloon Over Bagan Fishermen Casting Net Padaung Tribe Lady Portrait The Lost City of Mrauk U Three Monk Portrait Monks Lighting Candles Three Young Fishermen Monk with Bowl in Monastery Fishermen Lighting

Humor

Joke: The Copying Error

A young monk arrives at the monastery. He is assigned to helping the other monks in copying the old canons and laws of the church by hand. He notices, however, that all of the monks are copying from copies, not from the original manuscript.

Humor

Joke: A Tiny Mistake with Big Consequences

Hilarious: One Small Mistake Can Have Serious Consequences

A young monk arrives at the monastery. He is assigned to helping the other monks in copying the old canons and laws of the church by hand. He notices, however, that all of the monks are copying from copies, not from the original manuscript.

Spirituality

Living With Less: Journey to a More Meaningful Life

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Is a Minimalist Life the Key to Your Happiness?

Buddhist Monk Nick Keomahavong believes that having less can bring you peace. In this video, he explains the concept of minimalism and its many benefits for everyone and anyone.

Spirituality

Do You Know What it Takes to Be a Shaolin Master

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There Is No Skill as Perfected as That of Shaolin Masters!

Shaolin Monks live a life focused on meditation and spirituality as well as constant self-improvement, both physical and mental.

Travel

The Beer Bottle Temple - Amazing!!

To make it, Buddhist monks from Thailand's Sisaket province collected a million bottles to build the Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaew temple. That means the steps, the walls, the columns, all of it - is made with beer bottles held together with mortar. It is absolutely beautiful.

Games

Fun: Can You Beat the Tower of Hanoi?

"Legend has it that a group of Eastern monks are the keepers of three towers on which sit 64 golden rings. Originally all 64 rings were stacked on one tower with each ring smaller than the one beneath.

Travel

7 Spooky Crypts That Are Open to the Public

Creepy Yet Majestic: Underground Burial Sites

All of the bones are the remains of Capuchin monks. 4. Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo The Franciscan monks of the Capuchin order also made crypts outside of Rome. In Palermo in Sicily, the Franciscan monks of the Capuchin order were responsible for carving out highly unusual catacombs.

Travel

10 Majestic, Ornate Temples in Thailand Worth Visiting

It is said that a group of monks marched an elephant with the ashes of Buddha and decided that wherever the elephant stopped there the temple would be built.

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