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MEDITATION: ZEN MONKS & NUNS
By Jack and Lauren
WHAT DOES BEING A MONK MEAN?
Monks are totally devoted to their religion.
http://www.jodo.org/about_hs/ho_life.html
A monk is also a religious brother.
http://www.jodo.org/about_js/history.html
A monk is a very religious man.
http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/longmen_99.html
WHAT IS THE BUDDHIST TECHNIQUE FOR CLEARING MINDS?
Part of it is to sit in a lotus position.
http://www.hongwanji.or.jp/english/history.html
Another is to face the wall
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/pfor/ho_2006.174.htm
They almost fall asleep during meditation.
http://onmarkproductions.com/html/shaka.shtml
WHY DO MONKS AND PRIESTS FACE THE WALL WHILE MEDITATING?
They do it to clear their minds
http://onmarkproductions.com/html/shaka.shtml
Walls are normally blank and clear
WHAT DO MONKS EAT AND WHERE DO THEY LIVE?
They live in Monasteries
They eat acorns, wild game, and root vegetables.