but for the most part life at the monastery is simple and predictable. The strict monotony frees the monks to devote as much time as possible to a lifetime of prayer. And selling charming little ...

Dreaming of glimpsing the Dalai Lama and facing oppression in Tibet, a monk embarked on a dangerous journey through Nepal to ...

A monk has been ... live in devotion to prayer and spiritual life. Women are banned from entering the area. At the center of the ongoing conflict is Esphigmenou Monastery, whose brotherhood ...