MEDITATION: ZEN MONKS & NUNS

By Jack and Lauren

WHAT DOES BEING A MONK MEAN?

Monks are totally devoted to their religion.

http://www.jodo.org/about_hs/ho_life.html

A monk is also a religious brother.

http://www.jodo.org/about_js/history.html

A monk is a very religious man.

http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/longmen_99.html

WHAT IS THE BUDDHIST TECHNIQUE FOR CLEARING MINDS?

Part of it is to sit in a lotus position.

http://www.hongwanji.or.jp/english/history.html

Another is to face the wall

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/pfor/ho_2006.174.htm

They almost fall asleep during meditation.

http://onmarkproductions.com/html/shaka.shtml

WHY DO MONKS AND PRIESTS FACE THE WALL WHILE MEDITATING?

They do it to clear their minds

http://onmarkproductions.com/html/shaka.shtml

Walls are normally blank and clear

WHAT DO MONKS EAT AND WHERE DO THEY LIVE?

They live in Monasteries

They eat acorns, wild game, and root vegetables.