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The great lesson from the true mystics, from the Zen monks, and now also from the Humanistic and Transpersonal psychologists -that the sacred is in the ordinary, that it is to be found in one's daily life, in one's neighbors, friends, and family, in one's back yard, and that travel may be a flight from confronting the sacred- this lesson can be easily lost. To be looking elsewhere for miracles is to me a sure sign of ignorance that everything is miraculous. – Abraham Maslow	added by JokerGem 11 months ago
Christmas Cookies became a staple many, many, many years ago, to be exact they started with the monasteries of the Middle Ages. The monks had access to sugar, flour and spices to make them. The Dutch brought the Christmas cookie tradition to the United States in the early 17th century, christmas Cookies were first made to take to neighbors, friends and family to show their gratitude and kindness toward each other. Most people didn’t have much money, and cookies recipes made several dozens and it gave them plenty to pass around. The first cookies were sugar cookies or a spice cookie, almost like a gingerbread cookie as we know them today. – Jason Smith -LRB- left -RRB-	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Bypass monks with a big stride; have nothing to do with priests, except at Mass. – Proverb	added by anonymous 3 years ago
Don't make friends with monks and soldiers. – Proverb	added by anonymous 3 years ago
The pope eats peasants, gulps gentlemen, and voids monks. – Proverb	added by anonymous 3 years ago
Have no dealings with monks and priests. – Proverb	added by anonymous 4 years ago
Where there are monks and priests, there is adultery and beatings. – Proverb	added by anonymous 4 years ago
Because King Mongkut was a monk, he ordered that the procession should visit important Buddhist temples so the new monarch can provide alms to monks. – Tongthong Chandransu	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
It is of the utmost significance to us to have here in our collections a copy of the core Christian text which was owned by one of the last monks of the medieval monastic community, the bible bears witness to the upheavals of the Reformation, a time which defined what the Cathedral is today, and will have a key role in telling visitors our story. – Cressida Williams	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
Nowadays it's very rare to find monks who can remain faithful to their vows. – Lobsang Tayang	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
A monks joke – Tereasa petrovich	added by anonymous 6 years ago
The monks are totally misinformed. – Rajitha Senaratne	Found on Reuters 6 years ago
Giving alms to 100,000 monks is a once-in-a-lifetime event, it is a must. – Patsara Limkangwanmongkol	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
All the anesthesiologists we’re working with were blown away, for thousands of years, Buddhist monks have said that meditation reduces pain in a unique fashion. With the advent of neuroimaging and pharmacologic studies, only recently have we been able to examine and potentially verify what they’re saying. – Fadel Zeidan	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
It's amazing to think that people doodled in medieval times in a similar way to how they doodle today, when you see the monks expressing their personalities, their sense of humor, it makes you feel like you're traveling back through time. It's like you're going through the keyhole and sitting right next to them. – Erik Kwakkel	Found on CNN 8 years ago
The monks had the idea to use alcohol as a base in the perfume, instead of the then prevalent olive oil or vinegar, which left a rancid smell later. – Gianluca Foa	Found on CNN 9 years ago
The money and power swirling around some Thai temples and monks makes them immune to criticism, this is why we need to reform the Sangha and start afresh. – Sulak Sivaraksa	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
They offer a rare glimpse into the informal or private world of medieval monks, personally, I love the thumbprint, which was left by a careless scribe who spilled ink on his work. It seems so fresh and human, yet it happened 700 years ago. – Dr Kwakkel	Found on CNN 9 years ago
We have wasted our spirit in the regions of the abstract and general just as the monks let it wither in the world of prayer and contemplation. – Alexander Herzen	added by anonymous 9 years ago

The great lesson from the true mystics, from the Zen monks, and now also from the Humanistic and Transpersonal psychologists -that the sacred is in the ordinary, that it is to be found in one's daily life, in one's neighbors, friends, and family, in one's back yard, and that travel may be a flight from confronting the sacred- this lesson can be easily lost. To be looking elsewhere for miracles is to me a sure sign of ignorance that everything is miraculous.

– Abraham Maslow

added by JokerGem
11 months ago

Christmas Cookies became a staple many, many, many years ago, to be exact they started with the monasteries of the Middle Ages. The monks had access to sugar, flour and spices to make them. The Dutch brought the Christmas cookie tradition to the United States in the early 17th century, christmas Cookies were first made to take to neighbors, friends and family to show their gratitude and kindness toward each other. Most people didn’t have much money, and cookies recipes made several dozens and it gave them plenty to pass around. The first cookies were sugar cookies or a spice cookie, almost like a gingerbread cookie as we know them today.

– Jason Smith -LRB- left -RRB-

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Bypass monks with a big stride; have nothing to do with priests, except at Mass.

– Proverb

added by anonymous
3 years ago

Don't make friends with monks and soldiers.

– Proverb

added by anonymous
3 years ago

The pope eats peasants, gulps gentlemen, and voids monks.

– Proverb

added by anonymous
3 years ago

Have no dealings with monks and priests.

– Proverb

added by anonymous
4 years ago

Where there are monks and priests, there is adultery and beatings.

– Proverb

added by anonymous
4 years ago

Because King Mongkut was a monk, he ordered that the procession should visit important Buddhist temples so the new monarch can provide alms to monks.

– Tongthong Chandransu

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

It is of the utmost significance to us to have here in our collections a copy of the core Christian text which was owned by one of the last monks of the medieval monastic community, the bible bears witness to the upheavals of the Reformation, a time which defined what the Cathedral is today, and will have a key role in telling visitors our story.

– Cressida Williams

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

Nowadays it's very rare to find monks who can remain faithful to their vows.

– Lobsang Tayang

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

A monks joke

– Tereasa petrovich

added by anonymous
6 years ago

The monks are totally misinformed.

– Rajitha Senaratne

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

Giving alms to 100,000 monks is a once-in-a-lifetime event, it is a must.

– Patsara Limkangwanmongkol

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

All the anesthesiologists we’re working with were blown away, for thousands of years, Buddhist monks have said that meditation reduces pain in a unique fashion. With the advent of neuroimaging and pharmacologic studies, only recently have we been able to examine and potentially verify what they’re saying.

– Fadel Zeidan

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

It's amazing to think that people doodled in medieval times in a similar way to how they doodle today, when you see the monks expressing their personalities, their sense of humor, it makes you feel like you're traveling back through time. It's like you're going through the keyhole and sitting right next to them.

– Erik Kwakkel

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The monks had the idea to use alcohol as a base in the perfume, instead of the then prevalent olive oil or vinegar, which left a rancid smell later.

– Gianluca Foa

Found on CNN
9 years ago

The money and power swirling around some Thai temples and monks makes them immune to criticism, this is why we need to reform the Sangha and start afresh.

– Sulak Sivaraksa

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

They offer a rare glimpse into the informal or private world of medieval monks, personally, I love the thumbprint, which was left by a careless scribe who spilled ink on his work. It seems so fresh and human, yet it happened 700 years ago.

– Dr Kwakkel

Found on CNN
9 years ago

We have wasted our spirit in the regions of the abstract and general just as the monks let it wither in the world of prayer and contemplation.

– Alexander Herzen

added by anonymous
9 years ago

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