A Day in the life of a monk
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How does a monk go about his daily life, regardless of which school of Buddhism?
I suppose a monk has to wake up early in the morning to do morning chanting and meditation isn't it?
What does a new monk do when he is newly ordained into the order?
I suppose he will receive his buddhist education as thoroughly as possible isn't it. -
I think this one you gotta ask the monastery.Originally posted by marcteng:How does a monk go about his daily life, regardless of which school of Buddhism?
I suppose a monk has to wake up early in the morning to do morning chanting and meditation isn't it?
What does a new monk do when he is newly ordained into the order?
I suppose he will receive his buddhist education as thoroughly as possible isn't it.
Because I think different monastery has different instructions giving by the sangha head. -
Juz to share my humble experience of being a monk for 2weeks in thailand...
this is juz 1 day of activity
4am wake up
5am morning prayer
6am rdy to collect alms
730 breakfast
free time till 11am, so usually meditate or clean up temple, learn prayers
11am lunch
no food after 12pm till nxt breakfast,drinks only
free time after lunch....meditate or learn prayers or clean temple, give layman blessings or chant for the dead...
5pm evening prayers den free time again....
basically monkhood is very relaxing, happy...simple too...lot of respects from the thais to the monk... -
Everyday go to school, I have no gf; I am a monk.
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Wow... makes me feel like renouncingOriginally posted by Bryan^:Juz to share my humble experience of being a monk for 2weeks in thailand...
this is juz 1 day of activity
4am wake up
5am morning prayer
6am rdy to collect alms
730 breakfast
free time till 11am, so usually meditate or clean up temple, learn prayers
11am lunch
no food after 12pm till nxt breakfast,drinks only
free time after lunch....meditate or learn prayers or clean temple, give layman blessings or chant for the dead...
5pm evening prayers den free time again....
basically monkhood is very relaxing, happy...simple too...lot of respects from the thais to the monk...
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Originally posted by Darkness_hacker99:Everyday go to school, I have no gf; I am a monk.
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So which temple did you went to renounce eh? how you get the lobang of short term renunciation? Good for you to renounce and experience monastic life abeit for 2 weeks. Do you intend to renounce for good?Originally posted by Bryan^:Juz to share my humble experience of being a monk for 2weeks in thailand...
this is juz 1 day of activity
4am wake up
5am morning prayer
6am rdy to collect alms
730 breakfast
free time till 11am, so usually meditate or clean up temple, learn prayers
11am lunch
no food after 12pm till nxt breakfast,drinks only
free time after lunch....meditate or learn prayers or clean temple, give layman blessings or chant for the dead...
5pm evening prayers den free time again....
basically monkhood is very relaxing, happy...simple too...lot of respects from the thais to the monk...
When you chant, you have to memorise the pali chanting isnt it? You have them memorised or read from a chanting book one?
What you have for breakfast and lunch? is it vegetarian? -
Thai monks don't practise vegetarianism mah..Originally posted by marcteng:So which temple did you went to renounce eh? how you get the lobang of short term renunciation? Good for you to renounce and experience monastic life abeit for 2 weeks. Do you intend to renounce for good?
When you chant, you have to memorise the pali chanting isnt it? You have them memorised or read from a chanting book one?
What you have for breakfast and lunch? is it vegetarian? -
Thai boys need to undergo a term of monkhood right?
My neighbour told me that during his term, he felt like a different person. He no longer remember anything -
Ya, i know. but asking lar.Originally posted by An Eternal Now:Thai monks don't practise vegetarianism mah..
The temple dun have cook food for the monks? -
Ya. It's like their "NS". Every Buddhist (around 95% of Thai population) must go.Originally posted by Master -_-:Thai boys need to undergo a term of monkhood right?
My neighbour told me that during his term, he felt like a different person. He no longer remember anything
I had a relative who went too. He became different, but he didn't 'forget everything'. What you mean by that? -
You eat wadeva the villagers offer u...Yes i memorise part of the prayers and the rest read frm the book...
Its good for my parents and future generation tts y i renounce...And partly did many grave deadly sins -
he just forgot everything.. His name, family and stuff...
I always wanted to know how a monk dismisses his glorifying pleasures to pursue enlightenment...it's always gratifying to know people like them. Like the monk who meditated while being doused in flames... "Burning Monk" -
Which temple you go renounce at in Thailand?Originally posted by Bryan^:You eat wadeva the villagers offer u...Yes i memorise part of the prayers and the rest read frm the book...
Its good for my parents and future generation tts y i renounce...And partly did many grave deadly sins
How you communicate with thai monks? you speak thai or english to them?
I believe you have a mentor to look after short term monks rite? -
hi Bryan^,
Tell us how do u feel in ur life when u were a monk, carefrese, problem free or experience lots of hardship due to tasks u did as a monk -
Some speak ALITTLE english..Mostly point here n there...But i have a mentor to help me out alittle cos i dun speak thai...Its a temple in singburi, wat pikunthong...Long por pae temple...
I feel carefree...Alot of task to go thru..Its like a test frm the lord buddha...U feel time pass very fast...U feel nt agitated at all...no anger no nth -
where you get the lobang of the temple accepting you eh? u went to thailand to find a temple to accept you is it?Originally posted by Bryan^:Some speak ALITTLE english..Mostly point here n there...But i have a mentor to help me out alittle cos i dun speak thai...Its a temple in singburi, wat pikunthong...Long por pae temple...
I feel carefree...Alot of task to go thru..Its like a test frm the lord buddha...U feel time pass very fast...U feel nt agitated at all...no anger no nth
you didnt get to study basic buddhism course eh? will you consider long term renunciation for good? -
haha, what nonsense. how can you compare going to school to monastic life.Originally posted by Darkness_hacker99:Everyday go to school, I have no gf; I am a monk.
To renounce and be a monk is a very noble deed, abeit 2 weeks as short term renunciation. As a monk, you renounces your lay life and adhere to the vinaya rules of the sangha and delve into life, death and afterlife. -
Just 1 qns,
Can a non-buddhist stay in a monastery and have a life as a monk?
My definition of non-buddhist is not yet converted to Buddhism, for e.g. still a free thinker .... -
I think you can, but what is your motivation of renouncing? What makes you interested in renouncing?Originally posted by babymac13:Just 1 qns,
Can a non-buddhist stay in a monastery and have a life as a monk?
My definition of non-buddhist is not yet converted to Buddhism, for e.g. still a free thinker ....
There are temples that organises short term renunciation for lay followers, you just need to find out which temples organises this. -
Renouncing for life??Dun think so...I done twice going for the 3rd time for 21days in yrs to come..I was told u can only disrobe 3times..4th time u have to be monk for life...Any temple in singapore u become monk is the same only diff culture...u can cultivate urself at hm oso can as long ur heart has Buddha...
During my monkhood..There r these grp of young pple frm holland follow us everywhere to understand monkhood....
Btw dun be too crazy over buddhism...Believe n practise & being crazy over buddhism is 2 diff things...Walk the MIddle Path...
I can say i nt a total good buddhist... -
Renouncing is definitely not becoming 'crazy'Originally posted by Bryan^:Btw dun be too crazy over buddhism...Believe n practise & being crazy over buddhism is 2 diff things...Walk the MIddle Path...
I can say i nt a total good buddhist...
Renouncing for long term means one has really set our minds towards the life of renunciation and left behind worldly things. For my master, he does not encourage or allow duan-qi-chu-jia (short term renunciation) in his sangha. He wants people who renounce to renounce completely and live renounced throughout his life. -
There are some monks who return to lay life after so many years as monk.Originally posted by An Eternal Now:Renouncing is definitely not becoming 'crazy'
Renouncing for long term means one has really set our minds towards the life of renunciation and left behind worldly things. For my master, he does not encourage or allow duan-qi-chu-jia (short term renunciation) in his sangha. He wants people who renounce to renounce completely and live renounced throughout his life. -
is it true that when once renounces, one's family wil be reborn in heaven for 9 generations?
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how many of u r buddhist for a long time?? Renouncing is nt as simple as it seem...Nt sae u wan to renounce means u renounce...U muz have fate too or karma...Take me for an instance...I was nt a Buddhist, nv was until tt day i renounce...I nv believed in religion..So as long as u renounce, renouncing for short term or long term is still good...
No matter how u r still human...Even after u become monk u cant totally let go of ur lay man life affair...Imagine u r a monk, ur mom become very sickly, nobody to look after...R u going to cont being a monk or disrobe to look after her?? Filial piety....