Comments on: Wanna be a monk in Laos?… Don’t answer just yet.

By: Christine Ka'aloa

Christine Ka'aloa — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 08:04:02 +0000

In reply to Furio. @Furio: Darn! ;-)

By: Christine Ka'aloa

Christine Ka'aloa — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 07:15:14 +0000

In reply to Naomi. @Naomi: Interesting that you say that, Naomi! I used to have the very same image about monks. But in Asia and developing countries, it's seeming that boys enter for a variety of reasons.

By: Christine Ka'aloa

Christine Ka'aloa — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 07:12:01 +0000

In reply to Jessica.

@Jessica: I’m sure it does give them a lot of opportunities. I feel English must be part of the Buddhist monk curriculum… ha ha… Almost all the countries I’v e crossed them in, they’re looking for ways to practice their English.

By: Christine Ka'aloa

Christine Ka'aloa — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 07:07:25 +0000

In reply to Jarmo. @Jarmo: Ha ha.. guess sainthood is not for you. ;-)

By: waysofwanderers

waysofwanderers — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 23:02:00 +0000

Should you be a monk in Laos? http://t.co/lHGQxNJf via @grrrltraveler

By: Naomi

Naomi — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 12:59:57 +0000

Admittedly, when I first heard about this I thought it sounded so strange to be a monk just for a few years…I always thought of it as a lifetime commitment like in the West. Guess it’s done differently for a number of Buddhist countries 😉

By: Jessica

Jessica — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 12:55:09 +0000

Interesting post! Our tour guide in Luang Prabang had also been a monk when he was younger, and he said that he learned English while living in the monastery. It sounded like a challenging life, but he was grateful for all the opportunities that opened up for him.

By: SaumyaBhargava

SaumyaBhargava — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 04:21:41 +0000

Should you be a monk in Laos? http://t.co/rf4h89b9 #monkslife #buddhism #laos #travel

By: Jarmo

Jarmo — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:14:14 +0000

No way I could live as a monk 😉 I could do maybe a week out of curiosity, but that’s it 😉 … After that I’d be breaking at least 8 of the 10 rules 😉

By: Christine Ka'aloa

Christine Ka'aloa — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 01:37:52 +0000

In reply to twitter_JanetBrent.

@JanetBrent: Wow, 6 months in a monastery. I’m certain there must be politics and all the little games that go on in small community groups. But yes, I think we all have a pseudo-romantic idea of monks, which may not always be accurate in some cases. A Thai friend told me that in Thailand, when boys reach a certain age, they are given a choice of where they want to serve– in the military …or at a monastery.