In the Monastery
July 4th 2008 Oh we westerners. Take away dinner for a night, and suddenly we're grouches. Take it away for two and suddenly we're plotting insurrection. Take it away for three...and suddenly, wait...we don't mind?
Such is the tradition in the Doi Suthep monastery. No eating after noon. Pretty much the rule of thumb through the Buddhist monastic world. It takes some getting used to, makes one realize
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