Before going, I was thinking...hmmm...Monastery...interesting...but perhaps, I've gotta be prepared for a less than comfortable stay, since its after all a monastery...
To make sure I had a clean decent place to lie in, I brought along my sleeping bag so that I can at least cocoon in it.
But well, to my pleasant surprise, the monastery is so cool in its quiet ways. Best of all, we were given a nice simple and clean room each! I think the beauty of the room is in its simplicity. No TV, no internet. Just the place to make me spend time with myself and God instead of escaping into the virtual world.
Stepping out of the building, the monastery is built on a hill overseeing a Frasers Valley. Its a beautiful sight. One can mistaken the place for Europe.
A little about the Monastery:
- there's about thirty over monks residing in the monastery (some old some young and handsome).
- they wear black robe, totally a fashion statement.
- the monks plant their own vegetables and rear their own animals for meat.
- their daily life revolve around five (or seven, can't remember. Confused with the Muslims) prayer times throughout the day. They arrange their work and activities around the prayer time. Not the other way round.
That's about it. Some photos for your viewing pleasure.
my simple little room.
a little cemetery for the monks. Once there, they are to be there forever. literally.
I cheated... this is a picture taken from a postcard.
2 comments:
nice! the monastry looks totally cool! : )
yeah, interesting that the monks organise the less impt tasks around the prayer times - while most of the secular people often organise more important things around work. hah! if there is an urgent project to run, there may not even be time to attend funerals or welcome the birth of the child of a friend! interesting thought.
nice, i hav some took from boston during winter..show you next time
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