The monk life at Au Pak Monastery

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The entrance to the meditation hall of Au Pak Monastery.



My visit to Mawlamyine ended with a side trip to Au Pak Monastery. Au Pak Monastery is located on a mountain range 10 miles outside of Mawlamyine. I spent four day there living the life of a Buddhist monks. It was a wonderful experience that I will never forget. Below is a daily schedule at Au Pak monastery:



3:30 am Wake up.



4:00 am - 5:30 am Group mediation in the meditation hall.



5:30 am - 7:00 am Breakfast.



7:00 am - 7:30 am Clean living quarter.



7:30 am - 9:00 am Group meditation in the meditation hall.



9:00 am - 10:00 am Questions and Answers time.



10:00 am - 11:30 am Lunch.



11:30 am - 1:00 pm Personal time.



1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Group meditation in the meditation hall.



2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Walking meditation.



3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Group meditation in the meditation hall.



5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Clean living quarter.



6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Group meditation in the meditation hall.



My little cabin along with my very own clothe hanger.



A prayer session taking place inside the meditation hall.



The Chow Line



The view from the balcony of the meditation hall.


"Things took a turn from good to terrible traveling with George. I thought we would make good travel partners, but the best travel partner is yourself. This dude got us in a mess and just froze up. What a dick! Fuck traveling with others, I'm going back to going solo. I'm done with this dude. Its a lesson that I'm too stubborn to learn. If I don't assert myself and put my needs first, others will not be too kind..."
Journal Entry: 07.14.2014

A meditation session with individual mosquito netting.



Back to reality we go...

Practicing my meditation technique on the train.

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