Why are most monasteries not allowable for vinaya monks? Today, I was Skyping my parents which is something we do once or twice a month now. I feel it is good for them to “see” me as a monk, rather than having them talk to me and visualizing their son from 1999. That was when I left home and things…
I had the day off from school and went for alms today in a new area unannounced. I wanted to go down a side street near “shit- mile.” “Shit-mile” means “8 mile marker” in the Myanmar language. So Before I went there, I saw an alley on the right with a small food-stall setup. Because it was a new…
“Singing With My Bowl” Today, after I Skyped my parents to say hello, I was doing my usual weekend schedule after: Go walking for alms, and then meditate at Swedo Paya (Tooth Relic Pagoda down the street from me). It is my favorite part of the week. It is where I can stop being a college student and be more…