| 单词 | monk |
| 例句 | Pong became a "baby monk" and began training under Father Cham's guidance. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Each morning the two monks brought us buckets of water. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z When he reached the ghost, he saw it wore a monk’s habit - sandals, woollen robes and a wooden cross around his neck. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He liked the “s-s-sh-shing” sound of feet on stone, as the monks passed to and fro. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z When the monks cut open her body, they found inside a large white winter melon. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “He called out to his fellow monks, ‘Come quickly: I am tasting the stars.’ The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z “The girl married a blacksmith from the village, but it was said the child’s father was her confessor, a monk.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Govinda looked attentively at the monk in the yellow cowl, who could not be distinguished in any way from the hundreds of other monks, and yet Govinda soon recognized him. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z On another occasion the younger monk presented us with four ripe watermelons from his garden. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z After all, the monk's blessing was finally coming true. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z It’s hard to blame the monks for their ignorance. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “In that case,” said the big monk, “there is something that I am trying to do. I could use your...your special skills.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z But the small gray monk sighed and looked to Heaven, as if to say, What else would I expect from Michelangelo di Bologna? The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z It was clear, though, that they were not monks. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Treeless and rocky, perpetually clobbered by gales howling off the North Atlantic, it takes its name from its first settlers, now long gone, the Irish monks known as papar. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They all held dishes of food, and as the monks came to them, they spooned it into their wooden bowls. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The attack on the church began in earnest in 1517, when a constipated German monk nailed a list of complaints to the door of the church in Wittenberg. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The sandstone cliffs were home to Buddhist monks who carved caves in them to use as living quarters and as sanctuary for weary traveling pilgrims. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “At one point,” he said, “there were five thousand monks living as hermits in these caves.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Or almost abandoned, because a pair of monks lived there in a tar paper shack, tending a small garden and some broken shrines. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I really studied this book by the Austrian monk. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z But her ghost was thrust aside by the ghost of a man who looked like a monk: thin and pale, with dark, zealous eyes even in his death. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Mackay told us that the Children’s Crusade started in 1213, when two monks got the idea of raising armies of children in Germany and France, and selling them in North Africa as slaves. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of the monks departed with their alms bowls, in order to obtain food for their midday meal, the only one of the day. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z “Can you tell him there isn’t time? Or stall them somehow? I don’t think that all the monks will even get to say good-bye before Father Cham leaves us.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The monks bowed and moved out of the pagoda into the bright morning sunlight. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The white greyhound darted after the great red monk and trotted happily at his heels. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Small as they were, every single blessing the old monk had given him had come to pass. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The wooden door opened, and a thin man in a gray monk’s habit appeared. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z When we dug our foxholes in the yard, the monks did not seem upset or displeased, though the younger one performed a washing motion with his hands. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The pilgrim, a professor, a monk, and some sort of hermit all meet and hash over things. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z She had looked at the young monk's left wrist as he'd walked away from her in the village, but it was completely covered with string bracelets. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z There was also a large group of friars—Dominican monks in brown robes. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z But the monk swirled away from him, like the smoke of a candle. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z "That actor was white, and that character was a monk." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Most of it he contributed anonymously to the monks of a local monastery—humble ascetics who had dedicated their lives to raising German police dogs. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z I’m running away to become a Buddhist monk.You like the do? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The eye recovered, but Galileo never returned to the monastery and no more was said about becoming a monk. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z The little girl’s eyes traveled up to the great monk’s red face. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z By reason of the walls and pavements of white marble the people used to wear black garments; it was the glare of the marble that made the monks wear black. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z But now that Nok saw him up close, she didn't think he was much like a monk at all. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The monk turned his head away from her and looked down at the ground. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Like all the monks, his head was covered with the gray cowl of the order. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z But after a long moment, the monk's expression turned to disappointment and then despair. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Pong's pulse galloped as he waited for the old monk to finish his prayers. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “I would be a monk,” he said with deepening horror. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The great monk had fallen to his knees. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z When he looked up, the old monk had his eyes closed and his lips shut in a straight line. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z After they destroyed the temples, the soldiers roamed the country searching for monks and forced them to convert to the Angkar. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He couldn’t remember the other monks’ names, or even the prayers that had been his vocation for decades, but the stories poured from him, and Lazlo listened. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He held out his wrist so the monk could tie on his bracelet. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He shed tears for the red, fat, wicked monk and tears that he had yet to shed for his parents, like one river flowing into another. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “If it weren’t for spoiled fish,” he said, like the telling of a secret, “I would be a monk.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Perhaps more fitting was a short note from one of the younger monks in the monastery: “Gentle, free-handed, and kindly....Flowers he loved.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The monks couldn't know that Pong's practice of paying attention to mangoes and watching out for the swing of a guard's baton had prepared him to sit in long hours of quiet meditation. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The other half were clad in monk’s robes. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The incredible thing is that, for the first few hundred years of the first millennium ad, before a universal notation system emerged, all of the chant that monks and nuns sang was memorised. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “You had the monks to thank for those. They taught me to fear my elders. You taught me not to, and for that, I’ll always be grateful.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z ‘I will prepare a room for you at the palace in case you do not survive. Perhaps your chambers would look good decorated with the skulls of monks.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z If medieval monks had only known of zero, our calendar would not be in such a muddle. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z He thought again of the crypt at the abbey, and the nights locked in with dead monks. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Indeed, during the Middle Ages the only Westerners who studied math were the Christian monks. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z He thought of the abbey, the monks, the rows of cribs, the wailing babies, and himself, silent in their midst. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z When they reached the portrait hole, they found Sir Cadogan enjoying a Christmas party with a couple of monks, several previous headmasters of Hogwarts, and his fat pony. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Pa told me once that the really old monks could leave their bodies and travel the world as spirits. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Some monks are singing a section of plainchant, together, in unison. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z When the last echoes died to silence the monks filed out. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Pong had never spoken with a monk before, but he knew that monks fasted each day from noon until sunrise the next day. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z But then he spotted a group of monks walking toward them, holding their saffron-colored robes gathered in the crooks of their arms. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z And the fiends converged on the enormous, nearly naked young monk. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The monks who ran the school were very particular about tests and qualifications, and it was time to try the certifying exam again. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The monk’s forehead creased into dozens of crinkled folds. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z It’s hard to know how much the other monks in the abbey knew about Mendel’s experiments, or how much they cared. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z A lanky monk whirled around the corner and stumbled toward them, panting. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z "Mrs. Viboon, why don't you let me take the food to the monks this morning?" A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z And Pong was given as much respect as the oldest monks at the temple. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z This imaginative but impractical form of early notation, attributed to a ninth-century French monk called Hucbald, had the words rise and fall according to the shape of the tune. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Pong picked up the little wooden box and brought it to the monk's bedside. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I knelt in the chapel balcony, looking down on ninety white-robed monks. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The two monks were quiet as they cleaned and oiled the machine gun. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z One monk wore the black robes of the Benedictine order. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z It had come to him from a senile monk, Brother Cyrus. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Standing up over a seated monk was the height of disrespect, but Pong was too far gone for that to matter now. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z This must be one of the trails the monks used for their walking meditations. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Each monk had a small enclosure of his own where he could be quiet to do his work. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z It would also explain why Pong never complained about being hungry, even though monks didn't eat anything after noon, or about being bored, even though a monk’s daily routine is long and mostly uneventful. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He smiled at the older monk, who was now cleaning the machine gun’s trigger assembly. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I read about the ancient Egyptians, the Greeks and Romans, and the Dark Ages, when the old civilizations fell apart and the only people who could read and write were the monks. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Clearing her throat, she replied in tones worthy of a monk collecting alms. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Pong nodded sheepishly, wondering if the monk suspected that he’d made that up. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The meteoriticist Jack Hartung has pointed out that a very recent, very fresh-looking small crater with a prominent ray system lies exactly in the region of the Moon referred to by the Canterbury monks. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z June passed, and the days lengthened into summer, plague had died out, but with its going went many of the people of London, even some of the monks. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z When the two monks finished cleaning the machine gun, Henry Dobbins began reassembling it, wiping off the excess oil, then he handed each of them a can of peaches and a chocolate bar. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He reaches out and touches the monk's fleshy red hand, as if he wants to test his physical existence. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The bells clamored as loudly as ever, but now the sound was associated with the regular procession of the monks going to devotions. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z “We’re in luck, then,” the foes replied, and they were more real to him in the twilight than the monks whose chanting drifted downhill from the abbey. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z "You know better than that," said the young monk sternly. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z We ate the food in near silence, the Korean family way, bent over the steaming crocks and dishes like scribing monks. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z That sticking-up hair of his had been shaved off, and his monk’s robes also helped to hide him. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “Say this,” Robin began, then went on to dictate the words as the monk penned them. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z “I think they’re going to last for a long time,” he said to the monk. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z As he did so, he talked with the monk about the tribal wars. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The monks took them in, fed them, gave them work to do. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The younger monk used a yellow cloth to wipe dirt from a belt of ammunition. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z With a smile Siddhartha watched the departing monk. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Easter was just such a drifting holiday, so every few generations a monk was drafted to calculate the dates when Easter would fall for the next few hundred years. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “And what of the monk? Did he offer to share her guilt?” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He took Sarai by the shoulders and said, with resonant conviction, “I’m glad I’m not a monk.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z As I made my way up from the river, the trail was clogged with trekkers, yakt trains, red-robed monks, and barefoot Sherpas straining beneath back-wrenching loads of firewood and kerosene and soda pop. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Guardian Angels was a small Catholic elementary school run by an order of monks and an order of nuns. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z To escape extermination, many monks grew their hair and went into hiding in the jungle. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Whereas those around me might grow up to be lawyers or movie stars, my only option was to take a vow of silence and become a monk. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The monks kept a sharp eye on him, determined to keep him free of sin—and of joy, which, if not explicitly a sin, at least clears a path to it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z One of the monks knelt beside the boy, who still clutched the sticky cake in his hand. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z ‘Turn from arrogance. Commit yourself to God, become a monk, be as pure as you can be. Every day of your life fight the evil of the Devil.’ The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Vincent's self-portrait reflects how he feels about himself, that he has “something of a dual nature, something of both the monk and the painter.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z It took an Italian monk, immortalised as Guido of Arezzo, to crack the code in around ad iooo and give Western music its unique system of notation, still in use today. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z For a long time only these homely sounds were heard in the garden close, for the monks did not talk at their work. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z As I returned to my cell, I found a monk, the guestmaster, who had come to see if I needed anything. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The monks stared at Pong, tilting their shaved heads at him in confusion. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z But the old monk waved his hand at her. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z At eighteen, Pa left home and went to live in a Buddhist temple to get away from his violent home, further his study, and eventually became a monk. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He is smiling in the picture, and there is no mistaking the look in his eyes: Chris McCandless was at peace, serene as a monk gone to God. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She had certainly never, ever even considered lying to a monk. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The old monk leaned over the basket and looped the braid around the baby’s wrist. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z They parted to let an old monk with a walking stick stand in front of them. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The monks arrived as early as the fifth and sixth centuries a.d., having sailed and rowed from the west coast of Ireland. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I would chant all day to show how holy I was, and the monks would keep me from starving. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z The old monk raised his hand and cupped it over Pong’s left wrist, on top of the bracelets. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He stood there a long time looking at the monks, saw in their place the young Siddhartha and Kamala walking beneath the tall trees. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z He could still see the other monks, and Mrs. Viboon, who had started serving food to them. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “The monk . . . was of so great a girth . . . that the girl would have been crushed beneath him. ... Thus she mounted atop him ... and he penetrated her from beneath....” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z In the abbeys all the monks were illuminating the initial letters of their manuscripts with such a riot of invention that it was impossible to read the first page at all. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Michelangelo raised his eyebrows at the young monk. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The monk looked down at Pong, his dark eyes stern. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He pulled the hood down over Robin’s head and settled it around his shoulders while he held him against his coarse-woven monk’s frock. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z But at the same time, if Luke wanted to live his life like a monk—that was his choice. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The old monk's walking stick clacked in time to his steps as he called to the people who came out to greet them. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The monk settled himself in a low chair at the front of the room and shut his eyes. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z These young monks hadn’t noticed the children and were laughing about whatever young men laugh about when they think they are alone. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z When she was eighteen, Baby Kochamma fell in love with a handsome young Irish monk, Father Mulligan, who was in Kerala for a year on deputation from his seminary in Madras. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z In the doorway stood a monk with a basket. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z It was passed on aurally, monk by monk, nun by nun, painstakingly, patiendy, for century after century. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z There were also a great variety of priests, nuns, and monks. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z She told the monk how sorry she was to hear the news. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z To get away from the monks and the rules and the chores and the life that pinched like tight shoes. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Gregor Mendel, the Austrian monk and scientist, was working this out in his monastery at about the same time, but Charles was not aware of him. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z My room was as small as a monk’s cell. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The monk stood up, keeping his chin tucked down. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Never mind a hundred enemies; he was disarmed by a single monk and beaten with his own sword. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The monks, Babi said, painted beautiful frescoes along the walls and roofs of their caves. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z And he wore black robes—the black robes of a monk. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I see night women in doorways, monks chanting vespers, and here is the great boom of Big Ben, This is the BBC Overseas Service and here is the news. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Penguin Island is the story of an island inhabited by penguins who, in the mistaken belief that they are humans, are blessed by a nearly blind monk. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Although his education in Florence continued for another couple of years under the supervision of monks from the same order as those in Vallombrosa, he lived at home under the careful eye of his father. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z One Friday toward the end of September the monks of the choir stood practicing in the chantry. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z It seems that McCandless was drawn to women but remained largely or entirely celibate, as chaste as a monk. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The monk smiles and runs his hand over his whiskers. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Although these monks maintained and took care of the temples, now they are left to the jungle once again. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He'd talked with her father for a long time when they arrived, and even though the two of them disagreed about almost everything, Nok liked the old monk right from the start. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He saw monks walking about under the beautiful trees. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z “Farewell!” cried the knight, popping his head into a painting of some sinister-looking monks. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z William said, “Of course we are. A giant monk, a Saracen oblate, a Jew, and a peasant girl. Aren’t all the king’s friends like that?” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “I’m not a brigand or a devil. I’m a Benedictine brother. A monk.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He knew what they were, the sticky orange rounds; a kindly monk had given him some gokkam one autumn many years ago, in celebration of Buddha’s birthday. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z To pray, monks needed to know the time and the date. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z He heard distant monks, meditating in the covered walkway, muttering softly. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “But this payment goes well beyond my generosity,” the monk responded. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I try to sound nonchalant when I turn to the old monk. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He was a fugitive, taking advantage of the kindness of the monks. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z On one occasion, one of the Buddha’s wandering monks was my teacher. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z “He knows what he did is wrong,” said the monk. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z If Lazlo was a silent baby, harshly raised by resentful monks, Thyon was a small, charming tyrant who demanded everything and was given even more. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Like the wraith, Hades was dressed in the habit of a Franciscan monk, which Nico found vaguely disturbing. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She couldn’t know that it was born of tales told years ago by a monk slipping into senility, or that it had been fed ever since by every source Lazlo could get his hands on. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Sometimes they accepted other donations, such as warm clothing, and Tree-ear stayed alert on the chance that a monk would pass on such garments to the poor. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z It is currently named Monks Mound after some Catholic monks who lived on or near it in the 1800s. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z He’d sometimes been locked in the crypt overnight with only the skulls of dead monks for company, and he couldn’t even count the number of times he’d been called stupid or worthless or worse. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “But God’s will be done,” the monk said. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Pong held his wrist out over the monk's chest. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The monk kept his face turned away, avoiding looking into Nok's eyes. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z But he kept quiet, because he had heard what the alchemist said to the monk. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “She and her friend Violet drank their way through all the wine in that picture of drunk monks down by the Charms corridor. Anyway...” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z As far as she knew, the monks had worked at desks with sloping tops in the scriptoria of their monasteries, but she kept this information to herself. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Or I paint in egg tempera, the technique of monks. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The monks would be taking their morning meal soon. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I arrived at the Trappist monastery with its two thousand acres of wood and farmlands and entered the courtyard as the monks were chanting Vespers. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Now the monk did glance up at her, just for an instant. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “So I sent word out all over the province that our village would care for any children from Chattana or anywhere else, no matter what the circumstances,” said the monk. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The old monk reached out a white hand and touched the bracelet on Pong's left wrist. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z They arrived like shipments of lambs, to hear the monks tell it, and with no more knowledge of their provenance than lambs, either. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z All sorts of people went about their business—tradesmen and soldiers and officials and many monks. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Reading of these monks, one is moved by their courage, their reckless innocence, and the urgency of their desire. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She was already an expert pole fighter, daughter of a teacher trained at the Shao-lin temple, where there lived an order of fighting monks. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When the pan had cooled, the monk and the boy looked at it, dazzled. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But the father cannot be as big as the son—for now that William is eleven years old, the tallest monk in the abbey barely reaches his collarbone. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Every year at around this time the monks came down from their mountainside temple to collect their tithe of rice. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Mendel, the monk, was an isolator; Darwin, who had once aspired to be a parson, a synthesizer. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Pong leaned forward, unsure what the old monk could mean. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Because he hadn’t been in the citadel and seen how everything was mesarthium, he substituted rough wooden cribs—little more than open crates—like the ones the monks kept infant orphans in at the abbey. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z After that, Chen lived apart as a rainmaker, neither relatives nor the monks willing to bring lightning upon themselves. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The brewster and the monk thank the innkeeper for his hospitality, bid the assembled company farewell, and head out into the night. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “Between the fox and you, I was destined never to become a monk!” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z He took Tree-ear to the temple on the mountainside, but the monks had been unable to take the boy in because fever raged there as well. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z We turn toward an old monk with a long white beard, sitting at the far end of the table. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z As a girl, she wasn't supposed to touch a monk, much less attack one. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “This is for you,” he said, holding one of the parts out to the monk. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The older monk led us into the pagoda. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z His face, which had always appeared smooth, seemed smoother still, in this new state; he almost reminded Helen of a monk — a man at some profound leisure. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z She wondered if right now he was begging the other monks for forgiveness or trying to lie his way out of this. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z A monk was coming down the dormitory stairs, and God forgive me, I shoved him to one side. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Even the monks and widows in the temples were silent. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z At the far end of the orchard, a group of monks were tending to one of the abbey’s exterior walls. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I am in a dark wood with a giant monk, Jeanne thought. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z A bubble of air, trapped by monk’s robes, lifesaving, but disappearing fast. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “Martin! Tell me, Brother, I love hearing about the warrior monk.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z As a result, timekeeping was vital to the monks’ rituals. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Before I left the abbey with the king, I instructed one of the monks to listen behind a door at the side of the refectory, in case Michelangelo and the children revealed some treachery. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z So the monks were tearing the beautiful lines of ivy away. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z A monk dressed in black came to the gates. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She had long retired from her previous way of life, had presented her garden to Gotama’s monks, taking refuge in his teachings, and belonged to the women and benefactresses attached to the pilgrims. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Govinda had become a monk and thousands of monks were his brothers, wore the same gown, shared his beliefs and spoke his language. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Not long afterwards another party of monks arrived and then another, and the monks as well as most of the other travellers talked of nothing but Gotama and his approaching death. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z “You can go and chant in the temple like the other widows do. The monks will give you food.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z The other monks never saw his tattoo or heard the story he'd made up about his mother. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He shut his eyes and remembered her smiling at him and telling him with a wink what her blessing from the old monk had been: May your courage never falter. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z "Excuse me," Nok started again, bowing to the young monk this time. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z ‘Maybe you could do your dining room in mediaeval monk skulls.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “No! No, this isn't what it looks like! I didn't steal this. The monks said I could have it!” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Except there is no money, and my mother says I have to be a monk—read Latin and pray, scourge myself, and sing at every Mass — and cross myself a thousand times a day. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z Just as he was ready to bolt, the old monk stepped in front of him, blocking his way with the walking stick. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Perhaps somewhere, in one of the temples, there was a monk who knew about his parents, who remembered sending him to Ch’ulp’o. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z In 731 AD, about the time Dionysius’s Easter tables were set to run out, Bede, a soon-to-be- venerable monk from the northern part of England, extended them again. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z There must be dozens of temples in the mountains surrounding Songdo; even if Tree-ear could find that monk, it was likely that he would no longer remember. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z And then the monk did something very frightening indeed. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The monks who were left added to their own the duties of those who had died. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Surely monks sleeping in other cells, their bodies exhausted from work in the fields and hours of prayers, heard me and lay awake wondering. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He took the fourth part and handed it to the monk. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I admired their piety and envied the food the monks gave them in return for their devotions, but try as I might, after only a half hour of chanting, my mind wandered. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Though they were kind to all of us, the monks took a special liking for Henry Dobbins. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Anyway, the old monk explains to him what will happen if the prayer is said incessantly. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z I got into bed and opened the page the monk had marked. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z While Michelangelo walked with the monk to the low-slung buildings of the abbey, the children were set to wander—silently—through the orchard. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z When he saw Michelangelo, he bowed, and the great red monk inclined his head in response. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z It was sparsely furnished but swept as clean as a monk’s room. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z "We can finish this conversation another time," the monk whispered hoarsely. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The monks must have already been on their morning walk through their village and brought the food back here. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Instead of walking steadily on or even eating, I faded into dreams about the meat meals my mother used to cook, my monk’s food forgotten. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Pong had always been taught that monks never lied. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z A priest, or monk, or whatever you call a cult clergyman, was at the altar, chanting in monotone and dousing lit candles one by one. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Follow the red monk who had saved them—but had terrified her dreams for years? The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z For all his grand imagination, he couldn’t conjure an image of a monk shaving that golden head. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He told her about the monks of Mount Athos, who in their zeal for purity banned not only women from their island monastery but the females of every other species, too. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Learning happens on backless benches, at wooden tables grooved by the boredom of countless boys before them—squires, monks, conscripts, cadets. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Which apparently was written by a group of terribly advanced monks who sort of advocated this really incredible method of praying.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z The monk's smile disappeared, and his face filled with sorrow and worry. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z It was hardly necessary to enquire the way, for quite a number of pilgrims and monks from Gotama’s followers were on the way to Jetavana. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z I could be a monk, but church is more boring than watching the screen-test card. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z The children, too, were peering at the black-robed, hooded men praying or carrying books—hoping that if the wicked monk himself were here, at least we would see him before he saw us. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Those monks who refused were murdered or made to work in minefields. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Orthodox monks smuggled silk out of China in the sixth century. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I made up every scrap of work in every class, I got a tutor, I studied like a monk... Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z While the other monks tore ivy from stone, one busied himself collecting the fallen vines and heaping them in a pile. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z On the second day the older monk carried in a cane chair for the use of Lieutenant Jimmy Cross, placing it near the altar area, bowing and gesturing for him to sit down. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Astonished and like one bewitched the monk gazed at the ferryman. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z The refectory of a Grandmontine abbey is as spare as the monks’ lives. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Decades had been lifted from the monk’s face. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z By the time she got to the village square, the sky was pale gray and the monks had almost finished their walk through. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The old monk took hold of Pong's shoulder as he smiled at her. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Siddhartha raised himself and saw a monk in a yellow gown, with shaved head, sitting opposite him in the attitude of a thinker. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z The old monk seemed proud of the chair, and proud that such a man as Lieutenant Cross should be sitting in it. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Then one day, some monks came along, followers of Gotama, the Buddha, and asked to be taken across the river. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z The alchemist lighted the fire, and the monk brought him some lead, which the alchemist placed in an iron pan. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The monks continued to file into the room, one after another, and another. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z A tall monk passed, his face buried entirely inside a coarse gray cowl, even the eyes hidden. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z One month later, on August 24, 1941, they arrived in Japan and went to the monastery, which was run by German monks, to start their jobs on the farm. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z “Do you know how much work it takes to make a book? Years and years of a monk’s life, to make just one! How many books are they burning?” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The monks understood that the Mexica already had a church—a false church intended to snare their souls for the devil, but a church nonetheless. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Pong watched the monk—who had aged now, into the wrinkled version that he remembered so well—as he blessed a little girl. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He was a runaway and a thief and a liar, and if there was a word for someone who disrespects a monk in his own temple, he was that, too. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z They sat before the old monk in the prayer hall, chatting and drinking chilled tea while Pong pretended to repair a bench just outside. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I decide that I like my silence, and that maybe I should run away to become a monk so that I will never have to speak to anyone ever again. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z A Polish monk and a physician, Copernicus learned mathematics so he could cast astrological tables, the better to cure his patients with. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z He led Pong past the other monks, who seemed as confused as Pong himself. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He was tall now, and he’d let his hair grow long once he was free of the monks and their dull razors. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Both the boy and the monk twisted to look at her, startled. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z She did not trust monks and she did not trust giants, and the last time she’d seen a giant monk, her friend Theresa had been taken away to be burned at the stake. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Jeanne was gazing over the rim of her rough bowl at the giant red monk and her dog. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Vanessa and company were haunted by shadowy specters and witch spells and millenia-old prophecies from a possessed monk, and also by the inescapable ghosts of their own mistakes. The damsel in distress trap: How “Penny Dreadful” betrayed Vanessa Ives 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z Both had recently ended relationships with other people and were contentedly single, preparing to ordain as Soto Zen Buddhist monks. For This Couple, It’s Death Till They Part 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z There were other updates as well, like the contemporary Italian expletive uttered when the relatives discover Buoso has left everything in his will to the local monks. Music Review: Objects of Operatic Desire: Abundant Money and Men 2011-04-28T21:35:05Z A basket of tangerines, brought to the temple by Swanson and symbolizing good luck and prosperity, was distributed by the monks after the ceremony. To commemorate a loved one’s death, some turn to the comfort and memories of food 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z If a manuscript was overdue, he could be as patient as a monk. In ‘Avid Reader,’ a Celebrated Editor as Shepherd and Alchemist 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z The popular purveyors of reincarnation belief these days are not monks or theologians, but therapists — intermediaries between science and religion who authenticate irrational belief. Remembrances of Lives Past 2010-08-27T20:58:00Z In Greece, he travels from monastery to monastery, picking up Greek from the monks. Q&A: Reflecting on a Writer’s Walk Through Europe 2014-03-21T16:44:21Z This time they are monks from around Asia; one is taking a picture and another is holding a smartphone to his ear. For Casual Indian Restaurants, It’s Party Time 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z The monks are great cooks — it’s Lyon, so there’s an amazing quality of food — and they know what wine to get, and I was treated really well. The 25 Most Significant Works of Postwar Architecture 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z A friendly monk leads him to “an ancient understanding” not so different from the neurosurgeon’s up-to-date science. As a house burns, its residents are sustained by memories in ‘Night of Fire’ 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z Two lithographs from 1827 by European visitors to Rio, capital of the new empire of Brazil, depict picaresque street scenes crowded with traders, monks, hawkers and slaves. How Latin America Was Built, Before Modernism Came Along 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z The monks drag them wearily on their shoulders, as if carrying the burden of their own mortality. Sutra | Dance review 2010-03-17T22:00:00Z We would wake long before sunrise to the chanting of monks. A Three-Day Trek in the Highlands of Myanmar 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z And it addresses the 2007 nonviolent protests that Buddhist monks took to Yangon, a major city. Movie Review: ‘They Call It Myanmar,’ by Robert H. Lieberman 2012-09-20T22:40:51Z He was watching a television program that included footage of a Buddhist monk, in Vietnam, setting himself on fire. Richard Pryor, Flame-Thrower 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z Pawson's architecture also creates another kind of escape, into a space where it seems possible to be both mystical and material, both monk and CK sensualist. John Pawson: Plain Space 2010-09-18T23:05:00Z He went to university at Oxford, joined the Anglican Community of the Resurrection as a monk and in 1932 was assigned to their establishment in South Africa. My hero: Nicholas Mosley on Fr Raymond Raynes 2012-09-28T21:55:10Z The IDA's award for best short went to Johnny Burke and Andrew Hinton's "Tashi and the Monk," about a Buddhist monk running a community for orphaned and neglected children in India. 'Citizenfour' takes top honor at IDA Documentary Awards 2014-12-06T05:00:00Z These majestic and usually whitewashed fortress-monasteries, typically built along rivers, today are home to both monks and government officials, and are considered to be the physical manifestation of Buddhist principles. Into the Land of Happiness 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z It is possible to share meals with the monks upon prior arrangement. Oh brothers, where art thou? A thriving oasis in Australia’s outback 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z A previous group of monks tried and failed in a similar task. FX's stunning "Black Narcissus" remake leaves the viewer in a state of unrequited desire 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z Prince Rupert was a devoted Catholic, and one of two sons entered the priesthood; the other became a monk. Rupert Loewenstein, financial adviser who helped create Rolling Stones’ empire, dies at 80 Cromwell, his chief courtier, had persuaded the king to allow a complete English Bible, made by Tyndale's saintly collaborator, the former monk Miles Coverdale, to be sold openly and legally in England. The King James Bible reconsidered 2011-02-19T00:06:00Z The abbey was founded as a Benedictine monastery in 960 A.D., and housed a community of monks for more than 600 years. A Lofty Perch Fit for a Royal Museum at Westminster Abbey 2018-03-11T05:00:00Z The rowing monk reveals his vampiric fangs as he stalks a family through some woodland. Can you decipher Animal Collective's visual album ODDSAC? 2010-05-10T10:21:00Z When Janet pointed out that he had effectively returned to his initial incarnation as a monk, he gazed at her uncomprehendingly – he had learned everything and nothing. The Good Place: was this the most devastating TV finale ever? 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z One was Dee Alexander, from Chicago, who sang standards and semicosmic originals, turning her voice into birdsong or a synthesizer or a Tibetan monk chant. Critic’s Notebook: Festival, Now 59, Welcomes Several Generations 2013-08-05T21:42:43Z At the press opening for the Metropolitan Museum’s beyond-beautiful “Tree & Serpent: Early Buddhist Art in India, 200 B.C.E.-400 C.E.,” five red-robed monks chanted Pali blessings, the vocalized equivalent of oceanic silence. Buddhist Art From India: Where the Natural Meets the Supernatural 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z I recalled interviewing Tim Master, the national brand ambassador for Chartreuse, the famed spirit made by monks high in the Alps, from a centuries-old recipe for an “elixir of long life.” It may not cure your cold, but the hot toddy sure can cure your cold heart 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z “Where are you from?” the monk asked, in hesitant English. What’s ‘Quintessentially Korean’? The Monk? The Waterpark? Both? 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z A child monk sat among burning incense, taking offerings and dispensing blessings. In Cambodia, Along the Path to Something Profound 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z At this Michelin-starred vegetarian restaurant inside the information center for the country’s Temple Stay program, the chefs are all monks in the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. How I rebooted my beauty regimen in South Korea, a country that takes skin care seriously 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z Landscape architecture is Scott Hazard’s day job, but viewers of “Memory Gardens” might guess that he is a poet or a Buddhist monk. Artist remakes useless stuff into, well, it’s anyone’s guess 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z Some artists were, indeed, wanderers — monks and mystics. Looking Close at the Fragile Beauty of Chinese Painting 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z I was home for the summer and dreamed of walking into a subway car that was completely filled with Tibetan monks in robes, chanting. The subway is a moving temple: Underground meditation on the A Train 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z An American expat considers the paradoxical experience of being married to a Buddhist monk, also American, who has been cloistered for his training in a Japanese temple. 7 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z On Thursday the Gyuto Monks, a group of exiled Tibetan monks, were set to chant from a stage at the farm in Pilton, about 130 miles southwest of London. Megastars mingle with monks, music fans at Glastonbury Festival 2013-06-27T17:37:23Z "In later issues they'll fight ninja nuns beneath the Vatican Library and learn the secret connection between Nazi occultists and Tibetan monks," he said of the heroes. Secretive, methodical, the so-called 'One Percent' 2012-06-28T06:47:09Z The Spencer monks debated the move into beer making for more than a decade, as more of their members aged and moved into the monastery's 12-room infirmary, which is usually full. Massachusetts monks tap brewing tradition to support aging members 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z Surprisingly, both were men of faith, one being a Catholic monk in the 20th century, and the other a Huguenot in the 16th century. Lambert Wilson: A Man of New Faith 2010-12-06T14:30:00Z Our hotel in Chiang Mai was so close to a monastery that in the morning calm we could hear the monks chanting. Three yogis take on Thailand 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z He is also known for emphatically expressing these views on Twitter, which has earned him the title of “cyber monk.” The Medieval Monasteries of Kosovo 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z We sat there for nearly an hour as the monks switched from praying to chanting to throat singing and back again. Chasing sunrises — and mountains — in Nepal 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z A suit in saffron silk, with wide sleeves and pajama pants, evoked the robes of Thailand's Buddhist monks. Move over Galliano, Lady Gaga makes debut 2011-03-03T16:17:00Z Most of the second act is the staging of an acid trip, during which a monk self-immolates and Abraham Lincoln dances a minuet with Clark Gable and Colonel Custer. Broadway, wasted: The 10 best musicals about drugs 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z According to legend, the caves originated some 2,000 years ago with a miracle: a wandering monk camped by a desert cliff heard voices encouraging him to stay. Art in Review: ‘Dunhuang’: ‘Buddhist Art at the Gateway of the Silk Road’ 2013-08-15T21:25:27Z The old cloister, where you can imagine hooded monks walking with heads bowed, immediately takes you back seven centuries. A Perfect Day... in Oxford 2012-03-05T03:35:00Z The former Buddhist monk Ajanh Souk will speak about Lao Buddhism, offering firsthand descriptions of a monk’s life in the country. Friday’s News: A Run Around Kilimanjaro, and Other Outdoor Travel News 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z That evening I dwelled on the seemingly simple lives of the monks: their faith, their warmth and their absence of 21st-century distractions. Journeys: Sichuan’s Tibetan Corner, Outside of Time 2012-12-28T16:29:25Z The ashram’s farm is visible from the mountaintop as well; worked by monks and students at the ashram, it provides fresh local produce to the Yogaville kitchens. Who knew nirvana was tucked away in Virginia’s back roads? I read this story about, I think he was a South Korean monk, and he got a job working in a fast food restaurant when he was in his 20s. Moby is happily boring now: "I look at the desperation that I had ... I don't glorify the past" 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z From 1164 an isolated Becket spent six frustrating years in exile, living as a monk in France, till a patched-up reconciliation with Henry enabled his return to Canterbury, just months before his murder. Thomas Becket, Warrior, Priest, Rebel, Victim by John Guy - review 2012-05-18T21:55:07Z Inspired by stories about his heroic ancestors and a sense of vengeance toward the two most powerful men in Japan, Yoshitsune built a loyal crew, including a warrior monk and a mountain bandit. Best children’s and YA books for March 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z They burned incense, chanted prayers dedicated to the Buddha, and one monk knelt before the Buddhist paintings. 250-year-old Japanese paintings to be shown in DC 2012-03-26T22:31:04Z The monks wrote to Mr. Richter expressing concern that his fee might be too high. A Stained-Glass Gift, From God and Gerhard Richter 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z "The monks insisted on being extremely neutral, on not taking sides," Comar said. True Algerian tragedy inspires contemplative film 2010-05-18T14:44:00Z It's good and audience patience may be rewarded with a couple of final scenes that strive for transcendence, but ultimately, it's a film about nine old monks and I think that's a tough sell. Cannes round-up by Jason Solomon 2010-05-22T23:05:00Z Thai monks are prohibited from killing any living thing. Plant Love House in Elmhurst, Queens 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z Mori: When I was a student, I did an analysis of this building, and then the monks hired me as a guide, so I actually lived in it. The 25 Most Significant Works of Postwar Architecture 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z “I felt like I was a monk there, really,” he said. A Director Returns to the Home He Longed to Leave 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z So it’s fitting that her showdown with a villainous monk should also involve a clash between realms, with the Spirits of the Sea taking her side, and the Spirits of the Air, his. Review | Constellation Theatre conjures up a sensory-rich ‘White Snake’ 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z After touring breweries packed into centuries-old monastery buildings, they also decided to build a modern, highly automated brewery that requires less manual labor from the abbey's aging monks, the oldest of whom is 99. Massachusetts monks tap brewing tradition to support aging members 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z Then, inevitably, some catastrophe occurs, and the hero is spirited away, by either a grave bodily injury or being kidnapped by a Buddhist monk. The God of Funny: Stephen Chow Comes to Brooklyn 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Stein paid a local monk £130 for his booty. 1,000 Years of Art at the Edge of the Gobi Desert 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z As it happens, the Abbot and his monks have been temporarily stymied in calculating how old our world is: Review | For fans of ‘Game of Thrones,’ a new novel set amid the War of the Roses 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z Without ceremony, a monk poured the muddy potion from a bottle into a shot glass, and then handed it to me. Puking myself clean 2012-09-26T16:55:00Z Spirits and apparitions, headless monks and white ladies, the traditional ghost story still exerts a hold on our imaginations. Kate Mosse's top 10 ghost stories 2010-10-27T10:24:00Z She received visitors in a vast library that was originally a monks’ dormitory, filled with padlocked bookshelves dating to 1623. A Lofty Perch Fit for a Royal Museum at Westminster Abbey 2018-03-11T05:00:00Z According to Bailey, Roth was part conformist, part rebel and part “monk devoted to his art.” Blake Bailey’s 880-page Philip Roth bio to arrive in April 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z Aides drenched him with aviation fuel, and the monk calmly lit a match and set himself ablaze. Photographer of iconic burning monk photo dies 2012-08-28T14:24:00Z I suspect the monks would have sucked their teeth in disapproval, but I'm sure Jujol, too, would have smiled too. Gaudí's Catalan shadow: the art of Josep Maria Jujol 2013-06-03T06:00:06Z A handful of monks and other survivors left the abbey the next day. A Science-Fiction Classic Still Smolders 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z Stop at the Hard Wok Cafe just off the Venerable Trees Terrace, whose monastery is home to both chanting monks and mischievous monkeys. The Asia Issue: Asian Odysseys 2011-03-18T18:55:00Z When monks, friars and nuns established their enclaves, they turned to gardens of herbs, wildflowers and vegetables to feed and heal themselves. Reviving monastery’s city farm, started a century before urban agriculture was cool 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z The grenades-and-grunting franchise peaked at number two, not least because Statham gets a killer one-liner while disguised as a monk: “I now pronounce you … man and knife.” Every Jason Statham film - ranked! 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z Around 95% of Thais are Buddhist, yet the numerous stories of monks arrested for multi-million-dollar corruption scandals, or photographed on private jets carrying Louis Vuitton luggage, conflict with the supposed spiritual rejection of materialism. The man with the exploding head: the director inspired by his medical condition 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z A gaggle of monks in brown habits, their heads tonsured in repentant horseshoes, rises and begins to chant. After U.S. sex abuse scandals, an accused priest rises again in Paraguay 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z Christian is very complex — a man of extreme power of conviction, very sensitive, extremely altruistic, like all the monks were. Film: Worldly Actor Finds Method in a Monastery 2011-02-20T02:01:25Z Thai culture is by nature non-confrontational, but I noticed one of the monks carrying a yardstick-length bamboo stick just in case some persuasion was necessary. Puking myself clean 2012-09-26T16:55:00Z A Buddhist monk, doused with gasoline, squatting stoically in the street as roaring flames consume his body. Images of the Vietnam War That Defined an Era 2013-09-04T22:30:01Z Nielsen data from April 2018 showed that the use of monk fruit was up 20 percent in foods such as cereal and nutrition bars and more than 150 percent in vitamins and lactose-free milk. Perspective | As zero-calorie natural sweeteners such as stevia surge in popularity, here’s what you need to know 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z For centuries, Franciscan monks have led pilgrims along the Via Dolorosa, or “path of sorrows,” that Christ is believed to have walked to his crucifixion. A ‘Stabat Mater’ for the 21st Century, Colored by a Composer’s Faith 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z We return to Wallace sentences now like medieval monks to Scripture, tremblingly aware of their finite preciousness. Everything About Everything: David Foster Wallace’s ‘Infinite Jest’ at 20 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z “There’s something about his austerity and simplicity – he looks like a monk to me, which I like.” ArtsBeat: Marina Abramovic Describes Her New Performance-Art Center 2012-05-07T01:12:25Z Tennyson not only wore thick spectacles but also ill-fitting dentures, eventually growing his famous “dirty monk” facial hair to hide his hollow-cheeked toothlessness. Review | Why Darwin grew that iconic beard and other tales of the Victorian era 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z A new museum overlooks the nave, through the stone arches of the 13th-century triforium, where monks once did laps in penance. Centuries of history come to life on a verger tour of Westminster Abbey 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z Each year the monks choose a different theme for the nativity scene as part of what they call a “provocation” to underscore the need for peace, he said. Franciscan monks put baby Jesus on bed of bullets to press for peace 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z Functional scans of Japanese monks show that different types of meditation stimulate different areas of the brain, namely parts of the prefrontal cortex and the parietal cortex. This is your brain on religion: Uncovering the science of belief 2014-01-04T19:00:00Z Ste Kat’ is based on the local tradition of abbey beers and Trappist breweries, a brewing process based on the type of yeast used by Trappist monks since the 1800s. Hops meet halos: Brussels church launches own beer 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z Gone are the buskers promoting shows, the panhandling costumed characters, the Naked Cowboy and the fake monks and the school groups and the selfie sticks. Showtime, Suspended 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z His 2010 feature “Of Gods and Men” was set among French monks in an Algerian monastery in the 1990s who face the threat of Islamic militants. A Caper More Chaplinesque Than the Man Himself 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z Meditation coaches, monks and neuroscientists went to Davos to impart the finer points to CEOs attending the World Economic Forum. The mindfulness conspiracy 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z The abbey, which is home to about 20 monks, still needs to complete a feasibility study and secure approvals and licenses, but hopes the new Grimbergen will be flowing by 2020, Stautemas said. Belgian monks get back to brewing after 200-year break 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z An abbot and a procession of monks enter, singing a chant-like hymn. Ian Bostridge Stars in Britten’s ‘Curlew River’ 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z Last summer, Tharpaland International Retreat Centre sold its land to Scottish Power after its monks found they were approximately 70 percent less able to meditate. Wind turbines are either making people sick or driving them crazy 2013-09-16T15:54:00Z On Day 2 of the trip, Brian and I slept late in our cozy stateroom, skipping a photo-op with monks collecting alms near the ship’s berth. In Burma, a cruise along the Irrawaddy River from Mandalay to Bagan He was his contradictions: the person in motion who seeks stillness; the monk who wants to belong to the world; the famous person who wants to be unknown. The Modern Monkhood of Thomas Merton 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z The sporty hood is like the humble cowl worn by a penitent monk crossed with the inescapable echo of the modern hoods worn by the craven Ku Klux Klan. Heinous history as potent muse in Underground Museum's 'Non-fiction' 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z Across the sea, Cistercian monks lived, prayed and produced wine from grapes grown on the fingernail of land. What’s it like to film a TV travel show? I joined the crew of “Travels With Darley” to find out. 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z I am not sure how much the monks would have approved of Rupert’s goings on, but I am still as much in love with the house as ever. A new start: Jilly Cooper on the night in a Kama Sutra room that led to her book Riders 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z A young monk “saw the immense compassion showed by the bomb because it chose not to explode,” she is told, and made it into a bell. Making Art Out of Bombshells and Memories in Vietnam 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z The sound installation is one of two in the show, the other consisting of recorded chants by Buddhist monks and Hopi dancers played within cramped psychiatric observation cells. '@Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz' a powerful meditation on repression 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z It shows the artist in drag as a decadent monk. No man’s land 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z At its peak in the 9th century, the monastery housed as many as 7,000 monks. A Journey Into Iraqi Kurdistan 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z On another, there are photos of old Japan, including an intriguing one that shows Christian monks bowing to a figure in a mask. New Rome museum celebrates Catholicism's global mission 2011-01-02T17:24:48Z In that time he had come to look exactly as one might imagine a desert monk to look. Modern Love: Signs, Wonders and Fates Fulfilled 2010-02-20T06:33:00Z Then, using meditation techniques that they’ve learned from Buddhist monks in Thailand, they synchronize their minds, merging into a single, vast consciousness. Sympathetic Sci-Fi 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Martin Scorsese’s “Silence” will bow in November, but it’s a three-hour plus drama about Jesuit monks in 17th century Japan. The Oscars might not be #SoWhite in 2017: These buzz-worthy performances could be game-changers 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z This famous illuminated manuscript is a 1,200-year-old version of the four gospels, elaborately inked and meticulously illustrated by faithful monks who went to great lengths in creating the 680-page book. Academic adventures: Visiting Europe’s top university sights 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z This strange, beautiful movie by Xavier Beauvois is based on the still mysterious kidnapping and decapitation of seven monks in 1996. Lambert Wilson: A Man of New Faith 2010-12-06T14:30:00Z An old monk was selling little crosses, rosaries, and a miniature image of the Virgin Mary, glued by some miracle to the inside of a small, flat bottle with a narrow neck. Stepping Across the Ice: Teffi (1872-1952) 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z The grand prix prize – effectively the runner-up – went to Xavier Beauvois' Of Men and Gods, his surprisingly gripping dramatisation of a true story: the 1996 deaths of French Cistercian monks kidnapped by Islamic fundamentalists. Cannes film festival: Apichatpong Weerasethakul wins Palme d'Or 2010-05-23T18:28:00Z Curious, I followed some Spanish monks through the vineyards east of Lausanne. 10 of the best pilgrim routes in Europe: readers’ travel tips 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z The film reveals that in a visit to Mount Fuji, where she met silent monks, she found a spiritual revelation. Betty Davis Was a Raw Funk Pioneer. Her Decades of Silence Are Over. 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z The only bad part of the trip, Kim says, was when she was bitten by a dog in a Buddhist monastery, surrounded by silent monks. Teaching in China leads to love and lifelong travel partners 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z Healers are a step below masters who are similar to monks, living in small apartments with other masters and turning over most of their possessions. Experience: my yoga class turned out to be a cult 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z It was based on a 16th-century Chinese adventure story about a monk travelling to India looking for enlightenment. Eiji Kusuhara obituary 2010-05-27T17:58:00Z The father of these retreats is the late SN Goenka, who was raised in Myanmar and learned Vipassana from monks there. My exhausting meditation retreat: 10 days of Vipassana, silence and spiders 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z "What are you trying to say?" would be the question asked by the monk/painter/art teacher: a good question. From Hare to Hytner: leading cultural figures oppose the EBacc 2012-12-14T22:50:00Z I got a polite response referring me to the scant information on the company’s website and explaining that the monks make their own line of génépi, separate from Chartreuse. The age-old liqueur that will bring a wintry taste of the Alps to your glass 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z Tranquillum staff — or cult — members are also notably clad in what appear to be the simple, unassuming tunics of Buddhist monks, or at least some version of what white people think Buddhist monks dress like. “Nine Perfect Strangers” and the orientalist displays of the western wellness industry 2021-08-22T04:00:00Z Instead, ITV decided to make its 90s detective a Welsh Benedictine monk – admittedly not quite a priest or a vicar, but included here on the basis of the show's quality. Six to watch: TV priests and vicars 2013-01-24T15:00:00Z Mr. Puddicombe, a former Buddhist monk, asked in his rubbery Bristol accent. Up Close: A 10-Minute Mind Clearing 2011-06-22T18:33:27Z After 45 minutes, the monk droning on miraculously, we got up and wandered away, feeling as if we had woken from a dream whose wispy remnants clung like cobwebs. In South Korea, a search for beauty, one day at a time 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z In his cluttered studio on Columbia Road in Adams Morgan, Sesow lives like a monk – a very messy monk. The saga of Matt Sesow: How a one-handed artist is seizing D.C.’s art world 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z Additionally, at least one of the boys is Christian, and would likely not be ordained as a monk. The rescued Thai boys are considering becoming monks — here’s why 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z These were the homes of Turnu’s early hermit monks, who consigned themselves to barren, rough-hewed spaces with barely enough room to sleep. Romanian rhapsody — exploring an unsung destination in Eastern Europe 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z Oh, there's a drug deal gone wrong and a low-grade American mobster played by Paul Giamatti and a Buddhist monk in a wheelchair. The mind-boggling awfulness of "The Hangover Part II" 2011-05-26T18:10:00Z Said the Zen monk, “Beware of this trap: Do not focus on what’s in your lap.” Style Invitational Week 1296: A, we’re adorbs — a poetry contest 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z I also met monks engaged in “magical” activities such as healing, to those who saw their role as scholars. The rescued Thai boys are considering becoming monks — here’s why 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z There was also a guy dressed as the Pope, a monk, and a Patti Smith look-alike. Manchester international festival: music gives it some fight 2011-07-13T15:44:25Z Stroll through the ancient stone rooms and imagine the lives of the monks who lived, worshiped and meditated along the stunning cloister and gardens. In France, Narbonne takes a turn in the international spotlight 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z After dinner, the cassocked monk circled the table with a plate of tiny fruit pies he had made himself. On the Via Francigena in Tuscany, Monasteries and Fellowship 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z In Evora, Portugal, osteophiles make a pilgrimage to the macabre “House of Bones” chapel at the Church of St. Francis, lined with the bones of thousands of monks. Quirky European sights, from Lennon ‘love wall’ to salt mines 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z Its guides — all vetted by SideTour staff — include authors, artists, musicians, professional chefs, bartenders and restaurateurs, a farmer, a monk, a concert pianist and a handbag designer. Practical Traveler: Click Here for an Offbeat Experience 2012-07-04T14:07:40Z One meeting revolves around Gabriele, a monk who has apparently either flirted with or actually bedded every woman in the group. ‘Faith’ Review: Training to Fight Demons at a Monastery 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z About 60 student monks, some of them elementary school age, wear face shields and cloth masks - some matching their saffron-colour robes - as they attend lessons at Wat Molilokayaram, a temple in Bangkok. Monks in masks: Thai Buddhist novices study with social distancing 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z The monks and nuns would use egg whites to starch their habits and they had to do something with the yolks, so they began selling the pastries. Flaky Custard Tarts With Holy Origins 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z The novel opens with a young man telling his family story to an old monk, reversing the well-known formula for childhood stories in which an old monk tells a story to a young one. Pow! by Mo Yan – review 2013-01-18T21:00:03Z With mounting fear, he follows the gnomic suggestions of a Buddhist monk in shades and a master sage, who insists that he find a goddess manifest on earth, known as a dakini. ‘Looking for a Lady with Fangs and a Moustache’ Review: Beyond Belief 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z The monk is perhaps the least showy of the subjects of Schroeder’s trilogy. ‘The Venerable W.’ Review: A Buddhist Monk Preaches Hate 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z Martin Luther — a pious monk and fiery orator who became “The Great Reformer” — came from a humble, pastoral corner of Germany’s heartland. Visiting Germany’s Lutherland during 500th anniversary 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z Medieval monks had their rooms for writing: alcoves in the cloistered walkways of their monasteries. Calligraphers still aiming to be letter-perfect 2011-08-15T15:55:21Z From Michelangelo to the Buddhist monks who make — and destroy — sand mandalas, artists have always been intrigued by impermanence. ‘Marvelous Sugar Baby’ as a Contribution to Ephemeral Art 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z It’s also important to consider how you’re using stevia and monk fruit sweeteners. Perspective | As zero-calorie natural sweeteners such as stevia surge in popularity, here’s what you need to know 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z Medieval cloistered nuns and monks took pilgrimages by reading travellers' accounts and pacing the distance to Bethlehem or Rome in their cells. Christians, forced online for Easter, prepare to share the gospel without sharing the virus 2020-04-12T04:00:00Z It’s not an amaro, but it is far more complex than a standard coffee liqueur and is based on a recipe made by monks on the Amalfi Coast since the 1600s. Overeating on Thanksgiving? Bitters can make it better. 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z But mostly we see personal quests for grace and meaning, evident in scenes of a solitary Buddhist monk at Mount Hiei in Japan, completing circuits around the mountain to attain enlightenment. Review: ‘Sacred,’ a Global Group Portrait of Faith in Action 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z In response, Matej says, the monks placed a curse on the island, forever condemning those who tried to claim it. Kayaking through the past in Dubrovnik, Croatia 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z Nearly two weeks of life with monks at an ashram awaited. Unplugging in the Unofficial Capital of Yoga 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z Edgar will find an ally in Brother Aldred, a monk whose intellectual ambitions find their counterpart in Edgar’s more pragmatic goals. Review | Ken Follett’s ‘Pillars of the Earth’ prequel is just as transporting — and lengthy — as his famous epic 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z Because of a Trappist monk, Apple computer displays look the way they do today. Rev. Robert Palladino, Scribe Who Shaped Apple’s Fonts, Dies at 83 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z It’s an odd thing to say, but he’s almost like a Tibetan monk. Christopher Hitchens on Writing, Mortality and Cancer 2011-10-09T20:13:18Z Beginning in the fourth century, Buddhist monks began to dig caves into the rocky soil around the Crescent Lake in what is now northwestern China. What's on This Week Around the World 1458-12-10T05:00:00Z The Block’s more enlightening label describing the folios said that Mr. Tucci “removed them without informing the local monks responsible for them.” ‘Collecting Paradise’ at the Rubin: A Curious Case of Divergence 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z The title refers to Cambodian Buddhist funeral rites, in which a white cloth is placed over a dead body and slowly removed by a monk to signify transmigration into the next life. Genocide Survivors Compose a Requiem for Cambodia 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z Through low doors of gnarled timber, each guarded by a trusted monk in a burgundy cowl, Likir’s shrines achieve the curious paradox of being colorful and foreboding all at once. In Ladakh, India, history and myth, past and present, melt into one He believed he had inherited his role as a kind of lexical commander in chief from medieval monks, whose literacy in a mostly illiterate world demonstrated the extraordinary power of words to shape reality. Rammellzee?s Work and Reputation Re-emerge 2012-02-24T02:36:40Z On a windy, rain-soaked spring day, in the graceful cloister of La Rábida Monastery — where Columbus received aid and collaboration from the monks before his journey — the Duke of Alba dedicated the Columbus Monument. Retracing the Spanish Path of My Ancestor, the Founder of the Whitney 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z The ones who survive must face a pack of zombie ninja monks — and even that isn't nearly as much fun as it sounds. 'Season of the Witch': It's toil and trouble for Nicolas Cage 2011-01-10T22:04:03Z In another, Sunim remembers a meditation retreat where an older monk directed him to sweep the steps. The ‘mega monk’ who wants us to slow down and embrace our imperfections 2019-01-20T05:00:00Z The monks used the term to describe a sweet resin that appears on certain shrubs in the Middle East, such as camel’s thorn and tamarisk. Is this biblical food the next foodie fad? This chef thinks so. 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z Guests are asked not to talk to monks, who seek to maintain a condition of contemplative solitude as far as possible. Guesthouses of the Holy 2010-04-29T14:25:00Z One theory doing the rounds is that the bones belong to a Buddhist monk from Sri Lanka. In Old Goa, India, a saint’s relics raise mysterious questions After 10 years’ practice, he was ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist monk. Headspace Guide to Meditation: can Netflix deliver enlightenment in 20 minutes? 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z While Frédéric Boyer’s libretto spans a tremendous amount of material, the text doesn’t feel rushed, but as calmly solemn, prayerlike and formal as a ceremony of Gregorian monks, with choral incantations interjected throughout. At This Summer’s Aix Festival, the Only Laughter Is Bitter 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z One of Bosch’s favorite subjects was St. Anthony, who was tempted by demons and whom he depicted as a dour-faced abbot hunched over in a heavy brown monk’s robe. From Hell to Heaven in the Hometown of Bosch 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z In this investigation and celebration of Merton, 17 men gather at a birthday party to debate and celebrate the monk’s life and teachings. Theater Listings for Jan. 15-21 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z Everything pairs well with wines made by the local monks. 36 Hours in Cannes, France 2013-04-18T20:53:11Z He is astonished to find that one of the monks has created a working electric light, which is powered by a sort of treadmill. A Science-Fiction Classic Still Smolders 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z Throughout the afternoon he told us about royal dynasties and Burmese generals and monks. In Burma, a cruise along the Irrawaddy River from Mandalay to Bagan Like Zen monks marinating on the essence of nothingness, members tried to put their finger on that ineffable quality that makes them worthy of membership. Edith Wharton?s World, Recast for ?Gossip Girl? 2011-03-02T22:22:52Z It’s filled with colorful frescoes painted by monks from around the ninth century who hid there in flight from persecution during the Byzantine Empire. Discovering the Ruins of Italy’s Ionian Coast 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z Harvey mingles scenes from Wagner's domestic life with the myth of Prakriti, whose love for the Buddhist monk Ananda is at first thwarted. The best classical concerts and operas for spring 2013 2013-04-01T06:00:00Z A former rock musician, graphic artist and computer game designer, who grew up in the Bahamas and looks like a cross between a surfer dude and a Zen monk? Alex Scarrow: 'I've worked really hard to make TimeRiders absolute cocaine' 2010-07-22T10:43:00Z His latest project is a retirement home for elderly monks in Bhutan. Making Space for the Homeless 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z He interviewed millionaires and monks, cowboys and comics. Obituary: Alan Whicker 2013-07-12T11:45:54Z Next night he was the vagabond monk Varlaam, stopping the show in Mussorgsky’s “Boris Godunov.” Bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green ready for operatic stardom 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z This second installment in the series is a fantasy romance between Gemma, a war monk turned reluctant princess, and Quinn, an affable, annoying centaur helping her build alliances for her blacksmith sister’s claim to queenship. Three New Cinderella-Inspired Romance Novels 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z Brox alternates sections on the prison’s history with ones on the medieval order of Cistercian monks, who structured their lives around silence, which they too saw as a means to redemption. The Case for Covering Your Ears in Noisy Times 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z They figure those Austrian monks went down well a few years back, so they'll try the chicks. Tonight's TV highlights: Hot In Cleveland 2011-02-15T00:05:14Z But every time mainstream recognition approached, Mr. Johnson — who lived as frugally as a monk and played the art world’s holy fool — seemed to dance away. Ray Johnson Defies Categories 20 Years After His Death 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z Grimwood evokes the scent of a Corsican hillside; he writes of monks on St Michel hovering "at the back of the dilapidated cathedral like unhappy ghosts" and the tawdry, crowded stink of Versailles. The Last Banquet by Jonathan Grimwood – review 2013-07-20T10:01:08Z One untitled piece captures Hammons in a hooded winter coat with palms pressed together, as if he were a cowled monk praying. David Hammons, Body and Soul, at the Drawing Center 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z We know it’s possible for the lightsaber-wielding space monks to train themselves to communicate with the living via brief holidays from the Force netherworld. The Rise of Skywalker: why no one ever really dies in Star Wars 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z There is something in me that is a monk, there is something in me that is attracted to subjects of faith, not religion but faith and spirituality. Lambert Wilson: A Man of New Faith 2010-12-06T14:30:00Z Fiennes – whom his brother described as living “like a monk who’s won the lottery” – shares a mix of traditionalism and progressiveness with many of his characters. Ralph Fiennes: Loosey Goosey? ‘I like that!’ 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z The Dr. Oz Show Fire safety; dangerous over-the-counter medications; combining food and medicine; monk fruit. Wednesday's TV Highlights: 'Motive' on ABC 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z But if the spirits of those who had been shepherded from this life with help from the two monks could be felt in Ms. Numeroff’s home during the service, one ghostly presence loomed especially large. For This Couple, It’s Death Till They Part 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z We ate silently in the monks’ dining hall. Explorer: Along the Trail of Korea’s Mountain Spirits 2012-11-30T18:43:12Z Gere was greeted by monks as he paid his respects and signed the guest book. VIDEO: Gere visits Korean Monks 2011-06-21T12:31:45Z There are the monks, and some of the houses are for people who are not loaded. John Pawson: Plain Space 2010-09-18T23:05:00Z A striking, gaunt man who stood 6-foot-six-inches with shoulder-length hair, Tavener expressed regret in later life for having been photographed wearing monk's robes with religious icons and candles in the background. British composer John Tavener dies aged 69 2013-11-12T19:43:28Z After 500 years pass, Monkey is offered release from his imprisonment if he will become the disciple and bodyguard of a Buddhist monk undertaking an arduous mission to India. Review | The action-packed saga ‘Monkey King: Journey to the West’ gets a modern take 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z I hope the monks will find it in themselves to forgive me, what with our kindred vows of poverty and all. Frugal Traveler: Fast Cars, Medieval Villages 2011-05-31T19:19:09Z My monk read this far into my essay and looked at me levelly. Modern Love: Is God Just Not That Into Me? 2014-04-17T19:13:08Z The dancing monks, dressed in fanciful and ghoulish costumes, would shoo away malevolent spirits and usher in benevolent ones. Could a mask maker’s quest to see the Dalai Lama bring about world peace? 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z I pulled a Lonely Planet guide to Cambodia off the shelf and flipped through the pages, entranced by the photos of Angkor Watt and saffron-robed monks. I thought travel was a thing of my past 2015-08-01T04:00:00Z He’s dressed like a monk, not a prince, and holds something large and curved between two upright hands. Art Review: ‘Echoes of the Past,’ Chinese Buddhist Cave Art, in New York 2012-09-13T21:22:46Z Every day after Mass she joined the monks for lauds, chanting in two lines facing each other, a liturgical call and response. To get students to focus, some professors are asking them to close their eyes 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z You watched that, and it was just him with a bizarre lacquered mullet wagging his finger at a monk for what seemed like an eternity. Directors, take a hint... follow Kevin Smith to the door 2011-07-28T20:01:02Z A persistent ringing sound is coming from beneath a cairn of stones in the woods behind the house, and may be connected to an ancient Buddhist practice in which meditating monks had themselves entombed alive. In Haruki Murakami’s New Novel, a Painter’s Inspiration Is Supernatural 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z Here the bones and skulls of more than 5,000 monks have been put to striking decorative effect as wall treatment in this 17th-century chapel. Overnighter: From Lisbon, Visiting the Storied City of ?vora 2011-06-24T18:55:01Z The explorer presented this plant to the monks of Cáceras as a gesture of his gratitude for some kindness lost to history. Embracing paella will blow up your mid-summer grilling game 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z While there, he thoroughly enjoys his sparse surroundings — until he finds himself overcome by lust for one of the resident monks. 30 years on, the magical realism of "Northern Exposure" is a gentle balm for our cabin fever 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z But I suppose there is a tradition of this kind of thing, going back to medieval monks. Young, entitled and over there: the rise of the begpacker 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z Early examples depict Tang-style court ladies, scholars perusing paintings and a calligrapher monk imbibing wine before setting to work. Art Review: Fu Baoshi, China?s Master Modernist, at Metropolitan Museum 2012-01-27T00:09:56Z It allows Mr. Greenblatt to take some worthwhile detours: through the history of book collecting, and paper making, and libraries, and penmanship, and monks and their almost sexual mania for making copies of things. Books of The Times: ?The Swerve: How the World Became Modern,? by Stephen Greenblatt 2011-09-27T21:00:22Z But increasingly he believes it is his calling to become a monk and free Nelson Mandela. Zen and the art of torso maintenance: Matthew McConaughey's guide to life 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z As a monk, Luther adopted a lifestyle of extreme asceticism, coupled with a relentless pursuit of perfection: He was known to confess for six hours at a time. How well do we know our heroes? A new book shows the darker side of Martin Luther 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z It's about nine Cistercian monks in a monastery besieged by the threat of Islamic extremists in Algeria. Cannes round-up by Jason Solomon 2010-05-22T23:05:00Z "I like the idea of promoting dignity and wisdom," said Owens, adding that for him, the man dress - with its airs of Ancient Greece and philosophers and monks - embodies both. Men in skirts, shiny silks at Paris menswear shows 2011-06-24T00:33:10Z Early on, there are clear indications that the monks’ gentle assertions about the boy’s spiritual destiny are backed up by solid evidence that only a dogged skeptic, or blatant idiot, could ignore. ‘The Oldest Boy,’ by Sarah Ruhl, Opens at Lincoln Center 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z Below him, pilgrims kneel in supplication and saffron-robed monks chant over unbound prayer books, the grown monks in voices low and guttural and the teenage novices in tones dulcet and higher-pitched. Photography: Bringing a Monastery Back to Life 2011-01-19T13:00:03Z As with stevia extracts, monk fruit is often mixed with other sweeteners, starches and fibers to add bulk and improve the flavor. Perspective | As zero-calorie natural sweeteners such as stevia surge in popularity, here’s what you need to know 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z The monks in these communities, or sattras, perform with and for each other, and for the deity. The Indian Monks’ Dance, Flowering With the Aid of Women 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z A Seattle-based Buddhist monk writes about how to eliminate fear and unhappiness by awakening the "rebel buddha" within — the "sharp, clear, intelligence that resists the status quo," according to the publisher. New in local books: Buddhist rebels, forgotten carols and the last installment of 'Vampire Academy' 2010-12-14T05:01:04Z The relationship between a young Buddhist monk and his identical twin, who renounced monastic life, is tested when the two are tasked to roam Mongolia in search of a reincarnated spiritual teacher. Newly Published, From Cryptocurrency to the Kennedys 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z I admit that my desire to learn about génépi sprang partly from interest in Chartreuse, the complex herbal liqueur that has been produced for centuries by secretive Carthusian monks. The age-old liqueur that will bring a wintry taste of the Alps to your glass 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z The caves carved out of the rock face by Turnu’s early hermit monks are a unique feature. Romanian rhapsody — exploring an unsung destination in Eastern Europe 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z He achieved fame and adulation, but like the warrior monk or the Hasidic master, he sought perfection. David Mamet on Ricky Jay, a Great Astonisher and ‘Truest Friend’ 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z Her night of soul-searching is heralded by remarkably sensual, passionate music, fit for a hedonist converted by a lustful monk. Music Review: George Manahan Conducts ‘Thaïs’ at Manhattan School of Music 2012-12-10T22:50:19Z Because handwriting was labor, the work of monks or hired scribes, it used to be something that the status-conscious made sure not to do too well. The Lost Virtue of Cursive 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z While unrest brewed at the edges of the czar’s territories, Prokudin-Gorskii took portraits of colorfully dressed Muslim peddlers, wizened monks planting potatoes, engineers finishing up dams and bridges, and bored Austrian prisoners of war. Antiques: Lumière Autochromes and Other Early Color Photos 2013-01-04T00:46:45Z It cost only £85 for two weeks’ accommodation, all veggie-fantastic meals and meditation and mindfulness training by monks. 10 life-changing retreats worldwide: readers’ travel tips 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z “I think. It all depends. On how much. Time. You have,” says the Korean Buddhist monk Haemin Sunim, at the pace of a sailing boat on a windless day. How to escape your phone and other life hacks 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z There’s a story from the ninth century about three Buddhist monks crossing a bridge in rural China and coming upon a disciple of the Zen master Rinzai. The Lessons of Nothingness From Maverick Zen Monks 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z Son of Shaolin Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson plays a Buddhist monk who has to punch his way out of a maximum security jail to save his family from wolves. What The Rock is cooking: Dwayne Johnson's next 26 films decoded 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z "Before, the dancers are temple dancers so they are like monks," he said. Heavenly emissaries Royal Ballet of Cambodia descend on Long Beach 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z Ancient monks, she said, polished granite walls to a fine sheen, having discovered that changing the surface allowed their chants to reverberate and linger. They Have Finished Moving 225 Tons of Reimagined Art 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z As such, the relationship between hops and beer is a long one: German monks started adding hops to beer for preservation and flavor in the 8th century. Hopped beverages are the no-ABV drink of summer 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z This year’s Womad devoted two acres to its spa and wellbeing area, and featured 40 vendors and therapists offering everything from meditation with a Buddhist monk to shamanic healing. Wellness: just expensive hype, or worth the cost? 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z Promotions of its origins, showing robed monks leaning over casks? Chartreuse liqueur’s popularity has soared. But how do you market the elixir without offending the monks who make it? 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z Inside, the spectacular church is filled with gold; a series of arches leads to an elevated platform where the monks sing and preach in turn. 36 Hours in Rio de Janeiro 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z Pema Chödrön writes about the student of a Buddhist monk who keeps running away to avoid an angry cur that bares its teeth and growls viciously as the student tries to pass. Motherlode: Life Before and After a Child's Diagnosis 2011-08-01T16:55:46Z A conversation with a Buddhist monk in Tokyo gives Larry a stronger sense of patience and purpose. Autism documentary entertains rather than preaches 2011-04-03T23:01:11Z “When the man I was in business with left to become a monk — that’s not a joke — I needed help navigating,” Ms. Gibson said recently from her New York apartment. Up Close: An Interior Design Deal-Maker Leaves His Mark 2011-08-08T21:29:47Z Since the sixth century, hermit monks came here in search of solitude. France’s stunning Mont St-Michel inspires 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z Two rows of monks faced each other across the room. My Return to Nepal, in Memoriam 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z Over the course of his lifetime, Demara passed himself off as, among other things, a doctor on a naval ship, a civil engineer, a monk, a cancer researcher, a lawyer and a sheriff’s deputy. Michael Cohen and the pathological liars among us 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z In time their ranks were swelled by English novices, who then took over when confiscation of French monastic property abated and the Solesmes monks felt able to return home. Guesthouses of the Holy 2010-04-29T14:25:00Z Last year, New York Magazine spoke with sufferers who described headaches, insomnia and, in the case of Scottish Buddhist monks, a 70 percent reduction in ability to meditate. Sorry, Donald Trump: Courts say wind turbines aren’t making people sick 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z Mr. Rosenbaum, in his monk’s garb, relied on an incongruous headband light, a variation of a miner’s helmet. Make Music Winter Brings Music Outdoors 2011-12-22T23:27:08Z It's undoubtedly "art", but how to fathom the meaning of such a mind-frazzling piece full of vampire monks, demonic fakirs and lengthy episodes of trance-inducing pattern loops? Can you decipher Animal Collective's visual album ODDSAC? 2010-05-10T10:21:00Z Then a chorus of monks leads a “farewell” procession at a nearby chapel. Music, Theater and More to Experience at Home This Weekend 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z Generally, when their brothers passed away, the Capuchin monks put the bones on show to remind people of their mortality. Europe’s dead still speak to the living 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z While the show contains bowls, vases, lacquerware and woodblock-printed books, the bulk is black ink painting, made by medieval monks working in Zen monasteries. The Lessons of Nothingness From Maverick Zen Monks 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z One end is filled with life-sized sculptures of a Buddha flanked by two monk disciples wearing luxuriously patterned robes, two bare-chested figures and two ferocious-looking guardians in military armor. NYC exhibition depicts ancient Buddhist caves 2013-04-29T17:04:14Z But since monks traditionally shaved their heads completely, loyalists like Hongren could avoid declaring political allegiance through appearance. Art Review: ?The Art of Dissent in 17th-Century China? at the Met Museum - Review 2011-09-08T22:36:02Z At Stakna Monastery, perched on its floodplain outcrop, a portly monk shows us around dusky shrines, shammies tied to his feet to polish the parquetry as he shuffles along. In Ladakh, India, history and myth, past and present, melt into one The monks are presented as mainstays of stability, offering medical services and a friendly face to the Muslim locals. Hard men of God: a guide to cinema’s most badass priests 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z What the monks were doing on three barren slabs of limestone in the freezing sea, why they couldn’t pray somewhere near Galway, is unclear. Voyages: My Debt to Ireland 2012-02-10T20:35:10Z In Oregon’s Willamette Valley, the monks at Our Lady of Guadalupe Trappist Abbey bake fruitcakes, operate a book bindery and run a warehouse that stores and labels wine for area vineyards. For travelers, monastery stays offer peace and quiet, regardless of faith 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z Cut into the sides of the Loussios gorge and home to seven monks who welcomed us in for bitter Greek coffee, its small rock chapel and meditative views left us inspired. 10 off-the-beaten-track highlights in Europe: readers' tips 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z The film is largely built of ordinary tasks and everyday moments: monks tending their crops, treating Muslim villagers at the monastery clinic, sharing simple meals. 'Of Gods and Men': a tale of monks and martyrs, with a divine cast 2011-03-24T22:23:06Z The atomic blast killed his younger sister, and his father, a Buddhist priest, died of radiation-related illness a year later, prompting Ekuan to train briefly as a Buddhist monk in Kyoto. Design: Who Made That Soy-Sauce Dispenser? 2012-06-16T03:20:04Z “The formula, undeveloped as it was, was originally given to the order because monks were the apothecaries of the time,” Holleran says. Chartreuse liqueur’s popularity has soared. But how do you market the elixir without offending the monks who make it? 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z I played all of the other classes a bit and settled on a fists-of-fury-style monk as my second main character. Video Game Review: Diablo III Video Game, From Blizzard Entertainment 2012-06-01T22:12:07Z Rammellzee also developed a theory he called Gothic Futurism, in which graffiti writers, inspired by medieval monks, would work to liberate the mystical powers of letters from the constraints of modern alphabetical standardisation. Remembering Rammellzee, a hip-hop pioneer 2010-07-01T15:52:00Z It portrays Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, a controversial Tibetan monk who preached to thousands of students when he lived in the West but whose lifestyle was in defiance of many of Buddhism's ethical principles. Thai Buddhist film festival seeks to spark faith 2012-06-22T11:01:04Z After graduation Mr. Blanco moved to Brooklyn and worked as Disco D’s intern, an experience he likened to being a monk in a kung fu monastery. Pop: Benny Blanco, Hit Maker for Rihanna and Maroon 5 2013-01-05T05:03:03Z I can’t help but think of the poet and monk Thomas Merton: “Be human in this most inhuman of ages; guard the image of man for it is the image of God.” Peter Gizzi, a Poet of Sound and Time 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z Allowing the space to go into the story of the cave and the legend of the princess, and the monk, it allowed it to exist from all these multiple points of view. "Free Solo" filmmakers recreated Thai soccer team cave rescue: "A massive and chaotic operation" 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z In the late 19th century a monk, Gregor Mendel, established, through experiments on pea plants, the basic rules of inherited traits. Breaking the code 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z "For many years this chapel was closed and used only rarely by the monks," said Fusetti. Restorers claim to have uncovered lost Giotto frescoes in quake-hit chapel 2012-11-06T15:41:49Z The monk was the Rev. Robert Palladino, who died on Feb. 26 at 83. Rev. Robert Palladino, Scribe Who Shaped Apple’s Fonts, Dies at 83 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z As the story goes, a Capuchin monk brought the tomatoes to the island in 1818, and tomato farming took off. On Santorini, the indigenous tomato paste gets its own historical museum 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z Corsi, with his long nose and knack for tragic expressions, could portray characters as diverse as fortunetellers, monks, knights, Puritans and pharaohs. Antiques: Rooms With a View of British History 2013-05-02T20:02:50Z Apparently, Buddhist monks were often on the road. The Getty's 'Cave Temples of Dunhuang': How ancient desert outpost became remarkable global crossroads 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z Some of the more surprising acts this year include U.S. country music star Kenny Rogers, octogenarian British TV presenter Bruce Forsyth and a group of chanting Tibetan monks. Rolling Stones aim to give crowd satisfaction at Glastonbury 2013-06-29T00:13:29Z Anthropologists aren’t in complete agreement about what they are — and neither have been the generations of pub-stool antiquarians who’ll lay a theory on you free — but many think that early Christian monks built them. Voyages: My Debt to Ireland 2012-02-10T20:35:10Z The experimental troupe Monk Parrots explains on its website that it is named for the monk parakeet, a bird known for “adjusting to unusual climates.” Review: ‘Welcome to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,’ a Musical 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z It wasn’t until 1900 that they were “rediscovered” by Western explorers, who Whalen said removed about 40,000 treasures from the site’s “Library Cave” after paying the monk still there a small fee. L.A.’s Getty Center recreates China’s Cave Temples of Dunhuang 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z But the monks of Palermo didn’t just display bones, they preserved entire bodies. Europe’s dead still speak to the living 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z That the monks carry thumb-sized pictures of him tucked in their robes. The Buddist I am not: Reflecting on my conversation with the Dalai Lama about the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z Unless you're an old monk living on a a floating temple in the middle of a Korean lake. Clip joint: rain 2010-07-21T12:53:00Z Each year the monks choose a different theme for the nativity scene as part of what they call a “provocation” to underscore the need for peace, he said. Franciscan monks put baby Jesus on bed of bullets to press for peace 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z The German proverb is almost the same as a Chinese one, which goes, "A monk from afar knows how to chant." Li Er: the future of the novel in China 2013-03-15T15:49:26Z “There are writings where the monks are saying, ‘Should I keep this? Weeding the Worst Library Books 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z He made works inspired by rituals of the Tendai Buddhist monks of Japan and works inspired by watching his son dip animal crackers into milk. Daniel Brush, Boundary-Defying Artist, Is Dead at 75 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z Throughout, the camera returns again and again to a group of Tibetan monks who are working on a Mandala sand painting project in the White House. 'House of Cards' Season 3 Episode 7 Recap: Nothing Is Forever 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z In one scene, she asks a famous local monk to bless a handful of traditional northern Thai bracelets. She’s the Secret Weapon in a Film About the Thai Cave Rescue 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z He wove the flags from debris he picked up on the beach in Sittwe, Buddhist monks’ robes, Burmese clothing and fishing nets. In Stone and Fabric, Two Artists Explore the Quest to Find Home 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z Most distinctive to the monastery is the black hat dance in which the monks narrate the legend of how a religious community escaped a tyrant's persecution. This week's new dance 2010-08-06T23:05:00Z There are meetings with enigmatic strangers like Sir Gawain, and close calls with murderous monks and a giant, doglike beast, and the ever-present lurking danger of the she-dragon Querig. Review: In ‘The Buried Giant,’ Ishiguro Revisits Memory and Denial 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z Hannah Dübgen’s libretto, in German, relates the tale of a wandering monk who takes shelter in a hut that is home to the sister spirits. Haunting Unpredictability 2011-08-07T02:00:07Z Finally he appears, shrouded in a kind of monk's habit. Striking new look for 'Parsifal' at Met in NYC 2013-02-17T18:46:05Z The more secluded a monk could be, the closer he was to God. France’s stunning Mont St-Michel inspires 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z The priest or monk who opened the door for us was picture perfect, with a long, straight salt and pepper beard and flowing brown robe. High in the Mountains and Monasteries of Georgia 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z It’s no surprise, considering that in various letters he described the monks as “grim,” “lazy” and “a piece of sheer humbug.” Footsteps: Following Dickens Through Switzerland 2012-07-06T16:19:17Z Ascetic Christians were hermits and monks who renounced almost everything and prayed and thought amongst terrifyingly spartan surroundings, mostly in the desert. Faith should harness art's appeal 2010-07-12T15:00:00Z Nor could I find him at St. Joseph Abbey on River Road, where he was an oblate, occasionally attended Mass, and maintained friendships with at least three of the monks — and where he is buried. Literary Louisiana 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z Chinese monks were making their way through Southeast Asia to the Buddhist holy spots in India, toting sculptures and leaving some en route. Art Review: Emerald Deities of Fervor and Flux 2010-08-26T22:33:00Z Instead of Chaucer’s knight, merchant and monk, Smith has characters you might see walking down Kilburn High Road, including a Nigerian pastor and a Polish bailiff. Zadie Smith’s First Play Brings Chaucer to Her Beloved Northwest London 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z She traveled to Vienna to sift through a stash of primary sources amassed by a group of Armenian monks. 'The Hundred-Year Walk': Dawn Anahid MacKeen retraces her Armenian grandfather's escape from genocide 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z As penance, Yuan no longer practices midwifery—she is an infertility specialist, who was advised by a monk that she wipes out a hundred killings with each birth that she enables. “One Child Nation,” Reviewed: A Powerful Investigation of a Chinese Policy’s Personal Toll 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z In “The King’s Barn” an impoverished young king decides to become a monk, but is first required to pass four Saturday nights in prayer on a certain holy mountain. Review | From the author of ‘Morning Has Broken,’ magical tales perfect for Valentine’s Day 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z The head monk holds teachings at his temple that are open to the public, and visitors can often see him perched like an extraordinary bird in his elevated throne. Himalayan refuge: Tibetan traditions find a second home in India’s Dharamsala 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z The monks sold a few cases in advance to test their new system. Belgian Trappists reopen tap for beer sales as lockdown eases 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z The first copiers of books on which science came to rely were rabbis and monks, and the first universities grew out of cathedral and monastic schools. Militant atheism has become a religion 2013-03-25T01:00:00Z She lived first in Rome, and then in the northern Italian city of Biella, where she observed monks and nuns, and made woodcuts depicting them and their traditions. Andrea B?ttner: the habit of art 2011-03-14T22:00:01Z Two young monks dressed in robes and orange headpieces stepped onto the roof and blew into their dung dkar, or conch shell horns. Cups of Tea, Pashminas and Momos, Seeing India’s Himalayas on a Budget 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z In place of a traditional soundtrack, most of the film’s music comes from the monks’ chanted prayers and the cries of the muezzins at nearby mosques. | 'Of Gods and Men': Between Heaven and Earth 2011-02-24T22:55:48Z The spectacular view stretches as far as the monks’ republic of Mount Athos on the mainland. 20 Greek islands … you may not have heard of 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z And this immortal has one other really distinctive outsider feature: brilliant, laser-beam blue eyes, of a kind found on portraits of monks in Central Asia. Art Review: The Spirit of Xanadu, Morphing Across Borders 2010-09-30T21:52:00Z “And this is what the monks are here for — they are praying for mankind. Bartenders are part of the people they are praying for.” Chartreuse liqueur’s popularity has soared. But how do you market the elixir without offending the monks who make it? 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z This exchange, along with the presence of the monks, seems to snap Frank back into a more generous mood. 'House of Cards' Season 3 Episode 7 Recap: Nothing Is Forever 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z “Gongs are everyday alarm clocks for the monks,” Mr. Boonaree said. Thailand’s ‘Gong Highway’ 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z There was some sort of plan to find Tibetan monks, Shangri-La, the Rabbit Hole, the Underground Piano place. 'I saw the Rolling Stones. In the 60s' 2013-07-01T06:00:18Z A young man whose father, a monk, died prematurely, is taunted and isolated because of his pronounced stutter, an unacceptable weakness in a martial culture engaged in war. Japan Society Reintroduces the Filmmaker Kon Ichikawa 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Tables full of robed monks usually sit below, lingering over bowls of noodle soup. Khampa Kitchen Preserves Tibetan Food and Culture in Queens 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z Looking like a somber, scruffy monk in training, Mr. Trifonov played with a focus and concentration that radiated throughout the hall. Two Pianists Test the Meaning of Virtuosity 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z Another monk’s assistant wrote back after 50 hours to say that his boss was busy at a United Nations conference. Anyone There? 2011-07-15T19:54:11Z There, distillation is done by laypeople with the monks assisting, before the liqueur goes into huge casks to age. Chartreuse liqueur’s popularity has soared. But how do you market the elixir without offending the monks who make it? 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z A monk and a robot explore their home planet in the sequel to “A Psalm for the Wild-Built.” Washington Post hardcover bestsellers 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z In a moment, every ounce of enigma surrounding the brigade of space monks and their ancient way of life is torpedoed – not by a non-believer like Han Solo, but by Yoda himself. Why superfans love Avengers: Infinity War and hate Star Wars: The Last Jedi 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z Even before she graduated from Bard College in 2004 she had spent two years with Buddhist monks contemplating a walking pilgrimage of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Beyond the Book Club, An Artist’s To-Do List 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z Some panels portrayed scenes of daily life — local monks, a man riding a pig and contorted acrobats. Columbus believed he would find “blemmyes” and “sciapods” — not people — in the New W... 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z The monk empties himself by ritual, by repetition. The Koreans at the Top of the Art World 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z The monks from St. Joseph's found themselves more impressed by the lighter, less-potent beers that European monks produced for their own consumption. Massachusetts monks tap brewing tradition to support aging members 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z It’s where the previously celibate Tommy hooks up with Cheyenne, an alluring con artist who tries unsuccessfully to exorcise what — to the monk’s bafflement — she refers to as his “slimy entities.” Review | The 5 best new thrillers and mysteries to read in August 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z The monks welcome visitors to join them for scheduled meditations and run summer retreats. The best towns and small cities in the US: Ithaca, New York state 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z Thomas Merton, the Trappist monk who was among the most influential Catholic thinkers of the 20th century, pondered this question intently. The Case for Covering Your Ears in Noisy Times 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z "When you take on a role like Eliza you have to live like a nun, a monk," says Evans. Wouldn't it be loverly? Behind the scenes at My Fair Lady in Sheffield 2013-01-13T00:05:36Z Scooters weave everywhere carrying anything from children to monks and live chickens to dead pigs. Running among the ruins: seeing Cambodia at a trot 2019-03-24T04:00:00Z The book includes a dragon, a mysterious boatman, an evil monk and Sir Gawain of Athurian legend. Ursula K. Le Guin slams new Kazuo Ishiguro novel 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z Besides teaching karate, Wilder is a Franciscan monk. Local books: dragons and their keepers, and a history of the Elwha 2012-02-06T22:51:04Z He said the government office would now forward the case to a top governing monk to proceed according to a religious law on leaving the monk hood. Thailand kicks off process to disrobe wanted monk 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z “Half Gypsy, half Franciscan monk,” he called himself; another contemporary called him “Mephistopheles disguised as a priest.” Looking at Franz Liszt on His Bicentenary 2011-10-22T04:00:08Z As for Merton’s old Canon, he said, “the monks carried on using it until a few years ago when they went digital.” A Monk’s Interests Captured on Camera 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z Some of these sculptures and textiles probably traveled thousands of miles across the Silk Road in the saddlebags of merchants or nomads, or in the shoulder bags of missionary monks. Art in Review: ‘Buddhism Along the Silk Road’: ‘5th-8th Century’ 2013-01-31T20:38:36Z The second night was much quieter — not even any roosters for long stretches — until 5 a.m. when a nearby temple began broadcasting monks’ chants and music. Homestay among the ruins in Cambodia 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z The biggest concern is that the discarded gear kills fish and other wildlife such as endangered Hawaiian monk seals, seabirds and turtles long after it’s gone adrift, said Drew McWhirter. Scientists become detectives to identify ‘ghost nets’ 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z A Buddhist monk with a foghorn voice chanted over a loudspeaker, calling all men, women and children to their places on the hard ground. Himalayan refuge: Tibetan traditions find a second home in India’s Dharamsala 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z From that experience came “Sutra,” which combines Cherkaoui’s liquid physical style with the precision and attack of 17 Shaolin monks, who are joined onstage by 21 large wooden boxes by the artist Antony Gormley. 9 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z It’s not surprising that the same monks who later deliberately wash their hands of the troublesome problem of Beatryce have failed that test, and fear her as a thing possessed by demons. Kate DiCamillo’s New Novel, About a Girl Who Would Be King 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z The Columbia professor Robert Thurman and the prolific British author Stephen Batchelor were both ordained as Tibetan monks before returning West. Meditation for Strivers 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z If Phra Dhammachayo were disrobed he would lose the protection of the saffron robes in a country that is 95 percent Buddhist and where monks are treated with great reverence. Thai officials raise prospect of disrobing renegade monk 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z Nepal will allow a monk prominent in Tibetan Buddhism to be cremated in a monastery in Kathmandu, a minister said on Tuesday, disregarding fears of possible anti-China protests by his followers during the funeral. In change of heart Nepal to allow cremation of Tibetan monk 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z But unlike an appearance by Madonna in the Gulf Arab state in 2012 - which featured erotic dancing, provocative outfits and bare-chested monks - the concert passed off without controversy. Rolling Stones rock Abu Dhabi in first Middle East show 2014-02-21T21:55:03Z He had a morning ritual of sweeping the loft for several hours, “just as a Buddhist monk might sweep the temple ground in meditation,” The Times wrote in 2020. Daniel Brush, Boundary-Defying Artist, Is Dead at 75 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z In it, Basho describes coming across a village monk who lived a secluded and unchanging life in a gated yard under a chestnut tree. Masterpieces of Japanese Art at the Met 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z A giant of man, he pursued disparate occupations — barber, hydraulic engineer, would-be monk, antiques dealer and circus strongman — wandering through Britain and Europe until he fetched up in Egypt. Exhibition Review: Venice's Love Affair With Egypt 2011-11-08T13:30:07Z "What would have happened if, instead of entrusting it to the Benedictine monks of Montevergine, it was entrusted to the monks of Monte Cassino?" Public to get latest peek at Shroud 2010-04-09T18:26:00Z Each had a church filled with centuries-old painted icons, which the monks sang to and kissed and coddled as if they were living things, which, if you believe, they are. A Memory Museum, Courtesy of a Critic-Curator 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z But the director of the festival’s opening film, Bhutanese monk Khyentse Norbu, ditched the red carpet for something much less glamorous: a cave. Busan Film Festival Opens with Stars, New Talent 2013-10-03T17:08:46Z Purporting to be a lost manuscript written in Latin that had been rediscovered in modern times, “The Name of the Rose” was set in a 14th-century monastery where monks kept turning up dead. Umberto Eco, best-selling author of ‘The Name of the Rose,’ dies at 84 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z “The monks were such healthy, peaceful people,” he says. | In Monte Carlo, the First All-Organic Restaurant to Receive a Michelin Star 2014-04-14T20:06:09Z As we strained from our boat to catch a glimpse of the dolphins, we saw a group of monks in saffron robes sitting in a skiff. Along the Mekong River, a Timeless Place Where Time Marches On 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z Mr. Smith did his first planting near the ruins of the nave and chancel of the Old Abbey, which was home to Benedictine monks from the 11th to the 15th century. Cultured Traveler: On the Scillies, Exotic Gardens, Windswept Ruins 2013-06-14T20:05:57Z A forgotten camera used by the Trappist monk and writer Thomas Merton will appear in public for the first time on Feb. 2 in a Merton centennial exhibition at Columbia University’s Rare Book & Manuscript Library. A Monk’s Interests Captured on Camera 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z The monks say they heard of a single bottle on sale for $300 in Dubai. Overwhelmed Belgian monks enter internet age to sell prized beer 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z Waller-Bridge revealed that she spent a long time talking to a real priest, a monk called Father William, as she prepared to write the series. Phoebe Waller-Bridge: I was not hired for Bond because of my gender 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z A bus ride or a leisurely stroll across Rome’s historic center leads the traveler to another principal site in “The Marble Faun” — the creepily gorgeous Capuchin Catacombs, where the Hawthorne characters confronted an evil monk. A Gothic Tour of Italy 2011-10-28T18:55:00Z While we were there two monks in saffron robes and a handful of tourists snapped pictures and took in the view. Admiring Mount Fuji From a Black-Sand Beach 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z Scholars liked intarsia images of musical instruments and books, and popes and monks ordered portraits of saints. Holiday Gift Guide: Antique Collections, From Royal Goblets to Buddhist Robes 2012-11-22T20:51:14Z French director Xavier Beauvois' "Of Gods and Men" tells the true story of seven French monks beheaded in Algeria during the country's brutal civil war in the 1990s. Death and loss dominate dour Cannes fest 2010-05-24T11:30:00Z A former monk, he started selling momos from a pushcart six years ago. Winter Salvation, Fresh From the Dumpling Steamer, in Queens 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z The monks there practice the arts every day, alongside their farming duties. The Indian Monks’ Dance, Flowering With the Aid of Women 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z At the time we were living like monks — we were getting $20 a month. We set up a video camera and asked people to tell us their love stories 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z A hand-drawn animated film with an unusual hero — a medieval monk in training, seeking to save the ancient Book of Kells — it had its American premiere in July as part of the festival’s year-round programming. Coming-of-Age Filmgoers: You?re Not in Kansas Anymore 2010-02-26T18:41:00Z Capitalising on the public's gullibility, a young monk called Grigory decides to pose as the reborn prince and, aided by Polish and Lithuanian troops, eventually marches on Moscow to overthrow the butchering Boris. Boris Godunov – review 2012-11-29T12:07:28Z As the son of a lapsed monk, all my pleasures are guilty. Why a ‘Peanuts’ Collection Has Stuck With Jeremy Denk, Concert Pianist 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z This stunningly serious and passionate movie investigates the monks' spiritual trials, finding in them something equivalent to Thomas Becket or even Christ. Cannes film festival: Kiarostami's scenes from a fake marriage 2010-05-18T21:00:00Z This is a colourful and dramatic biography of the monk who became the first Grand Inquisitor of Spain, and whose name has come down to us through the ages associated with torture and terror. Theresa Breslin's top 10 books about the Spanish inquisition 2010-03-24T12:48:00Z Flight to the supposed security of a community of Dominican monks offers only a temporary respite. From Turkey to China to Norway, These Novels Take You Back in Time 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z Then there's the joyous but inexplicable emotions the monks' glorious liturgical singing invokes. New in crime fiction: Cleverly, Estleman, Koryta, Penny 2012-08-08T19:47:07Z Priorat has been a source for wine for nearly a millennium, since Carthusian monks established a priorat — Catalan for priory — in the 12th century and planted vines. Priorat Reds Raise the Question: Style or Identity? 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z Now, as the monk had said years ago, it really was time. Andrew Gregory and Casey McIntyre: A YouTube Comedy Star and the Woman Who Keeps Him Laughing 2015-08-08T04:00:00Z He was a speaker at a conference of monks in Bangkok. Thomas Merton and the Eternal Search 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z But through the evil deeds of a bullying monk, Xu sees Bai in her reptile form origins and dies on the spot. Review: Zhang Huoding Makes American Debut in Two Operas 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z So we were surprised later in the trip when two young monks asked to talk with us. Three yogis take on Thailand 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z He was taken in by the monks who found him but, in time, they began to abuse him. Friend in need 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z “In Dürer’s divine harmony,” he writes, “animals took on an emblematical role. He saw them the way a monk read the scriptures, or an astronomer peered into the sky.” Review | Philip Hoare’s examination of Albrecht Dürer takes readers on an entertaining, digressive ride 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z He didn’t want to pressure me, but he had fallen totally in love with the house, which in the 14th century had been a monks’ dormitory, with the monastery itself situated in a nearby village. A new start: Jilly Cooper on the night in a Kama Sutra room that led to her book Riders 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z Find jars at farm stands or at the Jampot near Eagle Harbor, where it’s made by Byzantine Catholic monks. Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, a world apart 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z One of the monks gestures to the water flowing beneath them. The Lessons of Nothingness From Maverick Zen Monks 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z She wore a skin-tight black outfit to sing her first song, "Girl Gone Wild," accompanied by dancers dressed as monks. Madonna kicks off world tour in Israel 2012-05-31T20:32:13Z How unexpected: During a tour of temples in Bangkok, our guide advised us to look away from monks as a sign of respect. Three yogis take on Thailand 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z We hiked the hills, following in the footsteps of medieval monks along a weathered stone path lined with wildflowers, to reach the Limonos Monastery, the largest on Lesbos. Lesbos, a Greek Refuge for the War Weary and Vacationers 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z And as the drone of the mega-trumpets that have just heralded the dawn recede, and a cacophony of young monks’ chants float down from the prayer hall, Sonam is gesturing towards yet another vivid experience. In Ladakh, India, history and myth, past and present, melt into one Pilgrims and monks for centuries have climbed the abbey’s stone steps. France’s stunning Mont St-Michel inspires 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z He’s on to Benedict and the monks he visited in Umbria for 10 days. Rod Dreher is the combative, oversharing blogger who speaks for today’s beleaguered Christians 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z And the disciple, moving to shove the other monk in the water, says “Find out for yourself.” The Lessons of Nothingness From Maverick Zen Monks 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z Now, except for that one elderly monk, no one at the wat remembered ever having treated an opium habitué. Puking myself clean 2012-09-26T16:55:00Z Her knowledge of Tibetan Buddhism — and the reverence in which monks are held — is indicated when she somewhat awkwardly kneels and bows as she offers them their tea. ‘The Oldest Boy,’ by Sarah Ruhl, Opens at Lincoln Center 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z The religion, which dates to the Tang dynasty, places an emphasis on daily ritual as a means of reaching enlightenment in an immediate, practicable way, developing what several monks described as a “Buddha nature.” Seeking Solitude in Japan’s Mountain Monasteries 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z An older brother rebelled against his parents by converting to Catholicism and later became a Benedictine monk. John Hurt, British actor who played desperate, eccentric characters, dies at 77 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z The old monk Pimen is writing the final chapter of his history of Russia. Music Review: Ruthless Czar, Haunted by Doubts 2010-10-12T19:51:00Z His god’s-eye mission of benevolent oversight doesn’t shield him from the crackdowns being instigated by a mighty order of monks. ‘Hard to Be a God,’ Aleksei German’s Last Film 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z According to a scholarly article published in 2003, the monks of the abbey sold the windows in 1828 after falling on hard times in the aftermath of the French Revolution. They come to bury the Corcoran, not to praise it “All religions passed by here, like Buddhists and monks and bhagwan people. Mary was very open to all sorts of spiritual things and esoteric things.” Mary Bauermeister, Avant-Garde Artist and Host, Dies at 88 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z Ranging from sturdy middle age to elfin decrepitude, the monks spend their days tending bees, growing food and praying. | 'Of Gods and Men': Between Heaven and Earth 2011-02-24T22:55:48Z Originally erected in the 17th century to honor a group of Franciscan monks who were killed nearby, the massive crosses were removed by the Russians before eventually being rebuilt in 1989. 36 Hours in Vilnius, Lithuania 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z What to do Boat trips around Mount Athos can be arranged, which is the closest most of us will get to this male-only monks’ republic. 20 Greek islands … you may not have heard of 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z The fifth act finale uses a quieter version of the monks rather than the louder 1884 revision, which is planned for the November Italian revival. Verdi’s ‘Don Carlos’ arrives at Met Opera in original French 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z Several of the other monks are tempted to leave, and some of the most dramatic scenes in the movie show them debating the merits of various courses of action. | 'Of Gods and Men': Between Heaven and Earth 2011-02-24T22:55:48Z For both stevia and monk fruit, the million-dollar question is: Do they help people lose weight? Perspective | As zero-calorie natural sweeteners such as stevia surge in popularity, here’s what you need to know 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z Parisian diners enjoying a haute cuisine meal, Cistercian monks working a wine press, sweaty vineyard workers celebrating the end of harvest, it’s all here. Build the wine cellar of your dreams — if only in your mind — with a book on Burgundy 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z He’s taken in by monks who raise him and train him in martial arts. ‘Iron Fist’ Actor, at Center of Whitewashing Debate, Asks Fans to Wait and See 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z Another monk's assistant wrote back after 50 hours to say that his boss was busy at a United Nations conference. Anyone there? When your email goes unanswered 2011-07-19T00:20:05Z It also seems oddly punctilious that an outlaw is always addressed as Señor Zorro and shocking that a Franciscan monk would be whipped in a public square for supposedly swindling a merchant. Review | Johnston McCulley dreamed up Zorro 100 years ago. The masked avenger is still a thrill. 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z The 60 monks of St. Joseph's Abbey still rise at 3 a.m. for prayers and pass most of their days in silence. Massachusetts monks tap brewing tradition to support aging members 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z The latter, based on the real-life story of seven monks murdered during unrest in Algeria in the 1990s, took the runner-up Grand Prix award. Thai film "Uncle Boonmee" wins top prize in Cannes 2010-05-23T18:32:00Z Ste Kat’ is based on the local tradition of abbey beers and Trappist breweries, a brewing process based on the type of yeast used by Trappist monks since the 1800s. Hops meet halos: Brussels church launches own beer 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z It is the last prayer before lunch at the monastery and novice Buddhist monks are giggling and fidgeting with their bowls in a hall overflowing with maroon robes. A glimpse of little Tibet in southern India 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z Short on space to bury the dead, enterprising monks in the 16th century moved the remains of 5,000 corpses into a consecrated chapel—and, like medieval Martha Stewarts, decorated the space with their bones. The World’s Creepiest Attractions 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z So did monks and rabbis from Greece, Persia and Spain. Jerusalem as a Place of Desire and Death, at the Metropolitan Museum 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z The novice monks who trained under Merton in the sixties are octogenarians. Thomas Merton and the Eternal Search 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z They are led by an aging monk, who beats Roman Catholicism into them with a whip and forbids their “demonic languages,” forcing them to speak Spanish. ‘Embrace of the Serpent,’ Ciro Guerra’s Searching Tale About Invaded Amazon Cultures 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z Among many others, so are a troupe of self-flagellating monks, a cart of corpses, a vulgar French taunter and a Trojan rabbit. ‘Spamalot’ Review: You’ll Laugh in Its General Direction 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z A small complex of chapels, monks’ quarters, cemetery and garden tucked in a glen between the Olt Valley and the steep, forested mountain slopes. Romanian rhapsody — exploring an unsung destination in Eastern Europe 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z After a century or so of this tedium, some monks started doodling in the margins, creating bawdy scenarios such as naked people running around doing naughty things. “Kiss my behind, King Cetewayo”: The secret hilarity of untranslated foreign-language movie lines 2014-07-26T04:00:00Z When the monk awakes, only the sounds of the rain and the wind in the tree remain. Music Review: ‘Matsukaze,’ an Opera of Love and Mourning 2013-07-19T20:26:39Z Flames of orange, gold and pink swirl luxuriantly from the body of the monk, sitting placidly beside a car whose wheel rims spell out "DOLLARS." C.K. Wilde dazzles with cut currency 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z Lau's character then seeks refuge in the Shaolin Temple and becomes a monk who repents his terrorizing ways of the past. HK director updates 1982 'The Shaolin Temple' 2011-01-19T03:38:13Z A PR professional flew through the skies with her recently deceased pet monk parrot. What happened when I went to psychic school 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z Among these items is an inventory compiled by a monk named Shaishin, who oversaw the sculpture’s consecration. Spellbinding Treasures From Japan’s Kamakura Period at Asia Society 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z Aldersey-Williams tells us that Vesalius's groundbreaking "Anatomy of the Uterus" was based solely on bits of a "monk's mistress whose body was acquired by dubious means". Anatomies: The Human Body, Its Parts and the Stories They Tell by Hugh Aldersey-Williams – review 2013-02-28T08:00:01Z To this day, having survived all my wanderings as a refugee, this flat little bottle—the old monk’s small miracle—still stands on my Parisian mantelpiece. Stepping Across the Ice: Teffi (1872-1952) 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z Not until 20 minutes in do you even hear human voices, of the monks chanting nighttime prayers. Chartreuse liqueur’s popularity has soared. But how do you market the elixir without offending the monks who make it? 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z The singers present this music not as a concert choir but as if they were a group of monks making a devotional offering. Music Review: Early Mass, With Its Exoticism Intact 2010-12-10T23:35:00Z At the back, the smallest monk of all, a 3-year-old who sends Sonam into fits of maternal clucking, begins to nod off. In Ladakh, India, history and myth, past and present, melt into one The monks built a complex out of the bottles – using the tops to create mosaics inside the temple – and are still adding to it. 10 of the most bizarre homemade playgrounds and attractions 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z Seeing the opportunity for a propaganda victory, the Nazis helped the monks box up many of the abbey’s treasures and transfer them to safety before the fighting began. A Science-Fiction Classic Still Smolders 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z This was the work of three monks who were concerned about society’s values at the time. Peeling back layers of history in Evora 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z Earlier this spring, I watched a young, solemn man dressed like a Buddhist monk approach a tourist on the Mall. 10 common travel scams — and how to avoid them 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z Theories put it at anywhere from three and a half octaves to eight octaves, and, like the Gyuto monks of Tibet, she can invoke more than one at a time. Diamanda Galás, Still Wild and Primal, Returns to the New York Stage 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z It sent monks and artists over the Himalayas into India to study; simultaneously, their Indian counterparts found their way north. Art In Review: ‘Tibet and India: Buddhist Traditions and Transformations’ 2014-03-20T23:45:56Z The monks specialize in shepherds and their training advice is somehow practical, groovy and spiritual all at once. Lauren Graham’s Week: Background Binges and Books, Books, Books 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z The spiritualism is far from abstract in this powerful, resonant drama, based on a story of French Cistercian monks in 1990s north Africa. This week's new films 2010-12-04T00:07:00Z I shuffled my stiff body to the dim, cavernous prayer hall where Bubchang, two other monks and the female caretaker knelt in prayer. Exploring ‘The Land of Morning Calm’ 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z “It’s a way of arranging things,” Lin concedes, “just like the monks landscape with sand and pebbles in the Zen temples in Japan, right?” Cloud Gate Dance Theatre performs in Seattle March 6-8 2014-02-26T20:26:38Z It features a series of Christian cave churches painted by Medieval Orthodox Christian monks between the years 1000-1200 AD. Turkey: Why now is the time to visit the diverse and historic country 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z Four Larks theater company is restaging its award-winning “junkyard opera” about the temptations of the Egyptian monk known as St. Antony in an undisclosed warehouse space in downtown Los Angeles. Essential Arts & Culture: Kanye West's not-for-sale sculpture at Blum & Poe 2016-09-03T04:00:00Z If you become a monk, you'll end up as the pope.' Review: Picasso show lives up to the hype, and more 2010-10-07T21:38:00Z After rising through the ranks of his monastery, the young monk was duly appointed a professor of the Bible at the small university town of Wittenberg. How well do we know our heroes? A new book shows the darker side of Martin Luther 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z Yesterday’s robber barons lived like princes; today, they’d rather be monks. The Frick Savors the Opulence of Emptiness 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z Guests are welcome to participate in daily services and even help the monks with manual labor, all with a backdrop of stunning red rock views. For travelers, monastery stays offer peace and quiet, regardless of faith 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z The two met when he was studying to become a Benedictine monk. Anne Rice Finds Inspiration Amid Taxidermied Animals 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z It was all gorgeous, but my favorite part was wandering through the vineyards where the monks raise the grapes that become the wines sold in their gift shop. Frugal Traveler: Fast Cars, Medieval Villages 2011-05-31T19:19:09Z A wandering monk hears of their story from a local fisherman; at night, the sisters appear and retell their story. Music Review: ‘Matsukaze,’ an Opera of Love and Mourning 2013-07-19T20:26:39Z They form a cityscape of tower blocks through which the monks, having changed into natty black suits, vault and leap like eager businessmen. Sutra | Dance review 2010-03-17T22:00:00Z From Monte Cassino, monks went out and set up monasteries across the Christian world. A Science-Fiction Classic Still Smolders 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z But it was the only dish I needed: momos — dumplings from the Himalayas, with sheer skins in a swirl of pleats — made by Thubten Amchok, a former Buddhist monk from Amdo in eastern Tibet. Top 10 Cheap Eats of 2018: A World of New York Stories 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z Thomas Merton was one of the most important Catholic thinkers of the 20th century, a writer and a monk who found a way to balance these two identities. New & Noteworthy 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z When the monks return with objects once possessed by the lama’s teacher — the man whose soul they believe lives on in Tenzin — he passes the test of selecting them from similar ones with flying colors. ‘The Oldest Boy,’ by Sarah Ruhl, Opens at Lincoln Center 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z Monks and soldiers faced off on Thursday at one of the Dhammakaya temple gates - soldiers also raising their hands in prayer before pulling back from the chanting monks and devotees. Thai officials raise prospect of disrobing renegade monk 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z Here monks would grow vegetables and medicinal herbs. France’s stunning Mont St-Michel inspires 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z “There are no contemporary documents, only later chronicles by monks, hagiographic legends of his conversion, which served as the sacred myth legitimizing his descendants.” The Myths That Made, and Still Make, Russia 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z With voices raised and arms flailing, each standing senior monk argued moral doctrine to the disciple seated at his feet. A breathtaking Himalayan journey to ‘the rooftop of the world’ 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z The narrator reads his own memories as deeply as a monk studies scripture in his cell and imprints his inner life on the world around him. Review | The relentlessly introspective vision of Gerald Murnane 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z “Precious Caterpillar,” part of the ContemporAsian film series at the Museum of Modern Art, focuses mostly on Tsondru, a former monk who farms for his livelihood and each year becomes a migrant fungus gatherer. ‘Precious Caterpillar’ Traces Journey of Tibetan Harvesters 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z True to Glastonbury's alternative roots, the festival includes music of all genres, from hip hop to chanting monks, and surprising choices like U.S. country star Kenny Rogers and octogenarian British TV presenter Bruce Forsyth. Liam Gallagher gets music started at muddy Glastonbury festival 2013-06-28T13:43:01Z Silliness trumps scares in Christopher Smith’s “The Banishing,” a bewildering haunted-house tale larded with Nazis, mad monks, fallen women and a tango-dancing occultist. ‘The Banishing’ Review: Choosing My Religion 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z "The Name of the Rose" began with a list of the names of monks. In 'Confessions of a Young Novelist,' Umberto Eco offers his secret formula for a bestselling novel 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z In a second-century A.D. stone relief, carved in what is now Pakistan, the Buddha sits in conversation with five alert-looking monks, one of whom raises a hand in astonished joy, as if exclaiming, “Who knew?” Art Review | 'Pilgrimage and Buddhist Art': On the Road With Seekers at the Asia Society 2010-03-18T23:04:00Z And if “I Wanna Be Your Dog” seemed like a punky, unruly song for a concert that always starts with the sacred chanting of Tibetan Buddhist monks, Mr. Pop pointed out what “d-o-g” spells backward. Music Review | Tibet House Benefit: Boisterous Bliss in Celebration of an Iron Tiger Year 2010-03-01T05:55:00Z The lawns, scythed by the monks, formed a courtyard called a garth. In medieval monastery gardens, an uplifting model for something we could all use: Refuge 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z A monk showed us where to put our shoes by the broad carved wood entrance. Seeking Solitude in Japan’s Mountain Monasteries 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z He makes goats cheese with an orthodox monk, goes spear-fishing and tries his hand at making Greek fast food. The British Soap Awards 2010 2010-05-19T06:00:00Z The dynasty followed the monk to its grave. ‘Rasputin’ Unravels the Myths of the ‘Mad Monk’ 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z They saw monks setting themselves on fire, close-range executions and naked, running children burned by napalm. Review | How the Vietnam War changed art forever 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z The Transylvanian monks first mount the world’s fastest insurrection, then try to contain Vlad when they note those telltale vampire signs: fear of sunlight and the avoidance of gleaming silver. The Vampire as Messiah in Dracula Untold 2014-10-12T04:00:00Z The streets of McLeod Ganj are steep and narrow and jammed with a daily procession of cars, motorbikes, cows, dogs, monks, monkeys and the odd donkey spilling its load of rubble. Himalayan refuge: Tibetan traditions find a second home in India’s Dharamsala 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z A monk instructed me to drink as much water as I could hold, and I gulped down cup after cup until I was woozy. Puking myself clean 2012-09-26T16:55:00Z The monks went to work refining it and the resulting peppers are now dried and some are smoked and ground into powder. Embracing paella will blow up your mid-summer grilling game 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z These are monks and mothers trained in martial arts, fighting “against demons,” ostensibly “in the name of the Father.” ‘Faith’ Review: Training to Fight Demons at a Monastery 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z Tripitaka, as the monk is nicknamed, has been tasked by China’s emperor to bring back special sutras of salvation from Thunderclap Monastery on Soul Mountain. Review | The action-packed saga ‘Monkey King: Journey to the West’ gets a modern take 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z The monks take off their frocks, which, turned inside out, become rough cloaks and workmen’s aprons. Ian Bostridge Stars in Britten’s ‘Curlew River’ 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z Russian television showed the two men embracing and then chatting over supper, discussing a soon-to-be-released film in which Depardieu plays Russian monk Grigory Rasputin. French actor Depardieu gets Russian passport 2013-01-06T13:44:13Z I’ve even had the experience when trying to seek the wisdom of Buddhist monks in the remote Himalayas that they are totally absorbed and bowed to their smart phones. A Solo Traveler’s Guide to Meeting People 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z An extended family of tiger-striped cats scooted from monk to monk and up the creaking steps of the monastery, to a balcony that looked out on the soccer pitch and the valley below. A Three-Day Trek in the Highlands of Myanmar 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z He is himself no monk, nor is he the kind of cold-eyed fanatic his architecture might suggest. John Pawson: Plain Space 2010-09-18T23:05:00Z He thought perhaps Brahmachari would lead him into Hinduism, certainly into some form of Eastern mysticism, but, to his surprise, the monk told him that he should read more in the Christian tradition. The Modern Monkhood of Thomas Merton 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z The example in the Newark Museum took a quartet of monks, working long hours, four days to complete. Art Review: A Glow From Within and on the Surface 2011-05-12T16:07:05Z With his hats, capes, cane and beard, Randi looks like a villainous monk, though the more you get to know him over the course of the film, the more he grows into your coolest uncle. What You Should Watch This Weekend: ‘Party Down,’ ‘Preacher’ and ‘Phoenix’ 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z Look closely and Japanese calligraphy appeared, lettered by one of his old friends — once a bandmate, now a Buddhist monk. Under the Radar, but Cranked to 11 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z By comparison, the story “Hands” is on its surface about a monk in the Babylonian desert trying to prove his ascetic devotion to Jesus by cutting off his hands. The Angst of the Creative Millennial, as Fodder for Satire 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z The solemn movie focuses not on the monks' gruesome fate but on their painful deliberations over whether to leave Algeria or to embrace martyrdom by remaining. Death and loss dominate dour Cannes fest 2010-05-24T11:30:00Z Unlike in Annaud's Tibet film, the Communist cadres in "Wolf" aren't arrogantly stomping on Buddhist mandalas or mowing down monks with firearms. Filmmaker Jean-Jacques Annaud goes from outcast to ally in China 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z But you do find some sorts of stereotypes: For instance, the “levitating monk” appears in “Tintin” as well as many other comics, and also of course this creation of the Yeti, the abominable snowman. Superman: Forged by bullies! 2012-06-16T20:30:00Z The two monks are the only members of the order directly involved in the production of the spirit. Chartreuse liqueur’s popularity has soared. But how do you market the elixir without offending the monks who make it? 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z Cistercian monks first planted vines in a natural amphitheater in the foothills of the Vosges Mountains in the 12th century. Alsatian Wines Strike a Balance of Dry and Sweet 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z The town's monks, Xuanzang noted, shrewdly charged visitors to see their relics, and their monasteries functioned as dormitories, bazaars and banks for merchants. The Buddhas of Bamiyan by Llewelyn Morgan ? review 2012-05-18T21:55:08Z Originally, so many monks were not well educated — they only knew Buddhism. Photography: Bringing a Monastery Back to Life 2011-01-19T13:00:03Z In China, sexual misconduct accusations led to the firing of a professor at a top university and the resignation of a high-profile Buddhist monk. Women’s fight against sexual harassment didn’t start with #MeToo 2019-03-10T05:00:00Z She is a captive in Enomoto's nunnery, where the seminarians are impregnated by Buddhist monks and the babies killed. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell 2010-05-10T23:05:00Z The town takes on a carnivalesque charm as monks don lively masks and costumes for the Cham dance, swaying to music played on traditional instruments. A glimpse of little Tibet in southern India 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z The practice was eventually brought over to Scotland by the late 13th century by Irish monks. Leap Day proposals: The story behind the Irish tradition 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z Christian knows that he is shaking the hand of a murderer, and that this truce between the defenseless monks and the Islamist zealots determined to destroy the semi-secular Algerian state is unlikely to last long. "Of Gods and Men": Christian monks in a Muslim land 2011-02-25T02:01:00Z Their show features the vivid stag and buffalo dances, by which the monks invoke the guardian deities of the Tashi Lhunpo monastery; also the dance of the lord of death which evokes Buddhist philosophy. This week's new dance 2010-08-06T23:05:00Z A year later, Warner Bros released Kung Fu, which followed a Shaolin monk with martial arts skills journeying through the wild west. Bruce Lee's daughter on resurrecting his lost TV epic: 'We righted the wrong' 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z The story is told by an aging priest who, in his youth, was the assistant to a monk named William of Baskerville, who uses Sherlockian powers of deduction to solve the murders. Umberto Eco, best-selling author of ‘The Name of the Rose,’ dies at 84 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z Actors sing and musicians dance, as an agonized Saint Antony, the fourth century Egyptian monk, is tempted by the seven deadly sins. 'Temptation of St. Antony' mixes play, dance and avant-pop concert into a show that defies labels 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z In 2018, the monks and the Meisers turned their attention to the abbey church, whose corroded windows were “flaking away like pastry,” the abbot said. A Stained-Glass Gift, From God and Gerhard Richter 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z The correspondent said to the monk, “O.K., so, if everything is an illusion, what’s truth, then?” The England vs. Croatia World Cup Match Made for Some Awkward Television 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z The Bhutanese monks recited sutras and blew low tones on horns. Taryn Simon’s Varieties of Mourning 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z The popular imagination embraces the holy men of music: the singing Benedictine monks and nuns whose recordings burst onto the pop charts. Arvo Pärt, sounding the depth of still waters “This monk,” he told Jarrett Earnest of the Brooklyn Rail last year, “said, ‘I understand you are a professor.’ Perspective | Jack Whitten: once neglected artist lately the toast of the art world 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z The cocoon coats, some in Franciscan brown, resembled a monk's robes. In Paris, the classic suit gets a poetic makeover 2010-06-27T00:10:00Z It’s called “Top Ten Monks,” and it looks at a group of Roman Catholic monks in Austria whose recording of Gregorian chants became an unexpected hit on pop charts in Europe. Television Review: Putting Faith Vocations to the Real-World Test 2010-12-19T23:25:31Z On Monday night, artrock scamps British Sea Power performed at the Roundhouse in London, surrounded by monks, sword dancers and whirling dervishes. Click to download: Bat for Lashes goes Gucci 2011-03-03T22:59:01Z The Trappist monk Thomas Merton entered the Abbey of Gethsemani in 1941, but, before that, he lived on and off in New York City. Kinds of Silence 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z Amid the cookie-cutter suiting, next to the largely dull footwear — single monk, check; driving shoe, check; suede chukka, check — were reminders that one doesn’t last decades without at least a little sense of adventure. Critical Shopper: Critical Shopper: A Treasury of Textures at the Renovated Giorgio Armani Store 2012-03-13T22:23:55Z The grotto mostly represents the artwork of a monk who lived at the Abbey for nearly 70 years. Abbey's historic art grotto untouched by tornado 2011-05-13T18:18:07Z Among the dead, well, some of the most extraordinary “nature writing” I know is by Celtic monks from the eighth and ninth centuries, or Tang Dynasty wanderer-poets such as Li Bai and Du Fu. The Classic Novel That Robert Macfarlane Just Couldn’t Finish 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z In a late 15th-century Book of Hours, images of the Virgin Mary and sacred texts are surrounded by marginal figures — monks playing blind man’s bluff and boys playing a form of hockey. Medieval Europeans had noses, eyes and ears — and they used them 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z It was chosen 1,200 years ago by the monk Kobo-Daishi for its lotus-like geography — a shallow valley nestled into a mountain — to be the headquarters of Esoteric Shingon Buddhism. Seeking Solitude in Japan’s Mountain Monasteries 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z The second is even more striking, with one set of monks climbing an endless staircase while another group walk down it without either ever getting any higher or lower. Cycles of Time: An Extraordinary New View of the Universe by Roger Penrose ? review 2010-10-15T23:14:00Z The most influential example was Martin Luther, who nourished a zealous hatred of Jews as well as of fraudulent itinerant monks who preyed on the gullible and the pious. The Secret Code That Threatened Nazi Fantasies of Racial Purity 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z His monk is a charismatic preacher and sternly judgmental moralist who finds his certitude undermined by the devil’s doings. ‘The Monk’: Atmospheric potboiler goes from cool to hot 2013-03-07T21:42:55Z “I don’t remember anything except feeling like one of those Buddhist monks who throws gasoline on themselves,” David Berman says a decade later, thinking back on that decisive day. David Berman was the cult musician who went away for 10 years. What made him finally come back? 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z Hurt’s sister was a teacher in Australia, his brother a convert to Roman Catholicism and a monk and writer. John Hurt obituary 2017-01-28T05:00:00Z According to Mr. Schwartz, one of every 20 inhabitants was either a monk or a nun, because the town was a home to prestigious monasteries. From Hell to Heaven in the Hometown of Bosch 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z Reclusion had a long religious history in China, with Buddhist and Daoist monks and priests establishing hermitages, houses of contemplation, in remote sites. Looking Close at the Fragile Beauty of Chinese Painting 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z When not searching for loved ones or batteries, a group of survivors commit “Cape Feare” to memory with a rigor that would do the manuscript-copying monks of Ireland proud. ‘Mr. Burns’ Morphs ‘The Simpsons’ at Woolly Mammoth 2012-06-01T04:30:07Z As for Bran himself, after dealing with unending hardship and tragedy, Hempstead-Wright thinks his character is living in a kind of “zen” state, like “one of those untouchable British monks where nothing upsets them.” ame of Thrones' Bran Stark on What He Knows About Jon Snow’s Father 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z Smith, 65, who is most famous for her 1978 song "Because the Night," meditated before the stone tomb of the saint and then joined the brown-robed monks for a frugal lunch in the refectory. Punk "godmother" Patti Smith pays homage to St Francis in Assisi 2012-07-25T16:24:17Z At the start, eight male singers from the Britten Sinfonia Voices, along with two boy acolytes, enter, dressed in monks’ robes and chanting the hymn as they walk across a bed of rocks. Ian Bostridge Stars in Britten’s ‘Curlew River’ 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z Based on a true story, the film is about ageing French Cistercian monks in a monastery in a remote part of Algeria who find themselves tragically at odds with a new generation of Islamic fundamentalists. The best films for Christmas 2010 2010-11-22T08:00:00Z It was another dark period — after the crushing of popular protests by monks the year before — in the country’s long history of repression and isolation. In Aung San Suu Kyi?s Myanmar: Two New Films 2012-02-21T23:15:35Z Brother Martin Weidner, a monk who lives at the Cullman monastery, says the Abbey's grounds were in the path of the storms. Abbey's historic art grotto untouched by tornado 2011-05-13T18:18:07Z Most of all I wrestled with the uncomfortable fact that Frédéric was a novice monk who believed deeply in his vocation. Modern Love: Signs, Wonders and Fates Fulfilled 2010-02-20T06:33:00Z A few times, in the otherwise unpeopled cafeteria, he encounters a secular monk who talks about death and devotion, and who serves as a kind of Charon to those preparing for their cryogenic crossing. Don Delillo's deep freeze: 'Zero K' takes on death, futurists and cryonics 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z He learned how nomadic herders use different parts of the yak for various purposes, and discussed death with Buddhist monks. What’s on TV Sunday: ‘Parts Unknown’ and the BET Awards 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z There are no centuries-old cathedrals, castles, or cafes once inhabited by monks, royals, artists and cult intellectuals. A guide to Sydney’s flourishing small-bar scene 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z They are, in other words, complete mysteries, their distance intensified because the hoods evoke monks’ or nuns’ habits. What to See in New York City Art Galleries This Week 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z Limoux, in the southwest, is reputed to be the first French region where winemaking monks intentionally captured bubbles in their wine. 5 bottles of bubbly, all $20 or less, that promise to add holiday sparkle 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z I spent half the day negotiating a price with the monks and the rest of the day at Customs negotiating terms for taking it out of the country. From Doodling on Napkins to Acres of Art 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z Or that the building, a stark contrast to the city’s Buddhist temples, gorgeous gardens and mild-mannered monks, serves as headquarters for Akiko Fukai, Japan’s leading fashion historian. Akiko Fukai Curates History at the Kyoto Costume Institute 2012-02-22T18:06:57Z In those days, Montmartre was blanketed with grape vines, reverentially tended by the monks and nuns of a large abbey. The back streets of Bohemian Montmartre 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z There were a few exceptions: Medieval monks used dedicated spaces to copy manuscripts, and the Medici family originally created Florence’s Uffizi Gallery, now the world famous museum, for their vast business empire. We hate the office. We love the office. Do we want to go back? 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z In "The Good Place," Jason begins Season 1 as a Buddhist monk, who seems to play a similar role to Yao here on "Nine Perfect Strangers." From "The Good Place" to "Nine Perfect Strangers," Manny Jacinto breaks from "driving the chaos" 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z The monks are kind to him, but why do they not hear the constant piteous cries emanating from one locked cell? Michael Dirda’s picks for Halloween chillers: Get ready to be grossed out 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z I took this shot while the monks gathered on the U Bein Bridge, which is made entirely of teakwood and stretches across the Taungthaman Lake, to meet other monks and watch the sunset. Why We Travel 2012-08-21T21:04:30Z They were written about by their enemies and by Christian monks who had a vested interest in dissing their gods and their behavior. Vikings Star Travis Fimmel and Creator Michael Hirst Talk Season 2 Finale 2014-05-01T15:37:54Z The monk leading the session told us cheerfully that it might help to rest our vision on the tips of our noses. Seeking Solitude in Japan’s Mountain Monasteries 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z In a cemetery, monks set up all 1,600 fallen gravestones. ‘Facing the Wave’: devastation and heartbreak in the tsunami’s aftermath 2013-02-20T19:56:37Z “Your eyes should be neither open nor closed,” explained the monk at the front of the room. Seeking Solitude in Japan’s Mountain Monasteries 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z None of the monks seemed visibly bothered by her spontaneous self-expression. Seeking Solitude in Japan’s Mountain Monasteries 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z I was so present in the moment, I put Buddhist monks to shame. Mommy, can you put down your iPhone? 2013-01-26T21:00:00Z Then I wandered through the halls of the monastery, guessing at what rooms served as the monks’ sleeping chambers. Picking a Spot, Any (Undiscovered) Spot, in Mexico 2010-08-18T03:00:00Z "I want to live like a monk," she insists. Bette Midler's Lush Manhattan Penthouse and Garden 2014-05-06T04:00:00Z Only in person will you see the angel’s wings shimmer.This floor is lined with former monks’ cells, most decorated with a fresco Fra Angelico painted himself. Why wait in line for Florence’s Duomo when Fra Angelico’s frescoes are nearby? 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z The simple one-room structure dates from the 11th century and the arrival of Norman monks. Blond hedgehogs, and more alluring strangeness of the Channel Islands 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Jacob has barely begun a clandestine courtship when Orito's father dies and she is whisked off to a shady monastery where monks have formulated a bizarre ritual that turns nuns into sex slaves. 'The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet': David Mitchell's Japan-set historical novel 2010-07-16T22:43:00Z “A monk from Poland went to Russia, and then from Russia, another monk perfected the recipe,” said Aranda. National Vodka Day: How the spirit rose to popularity, and why James Bond might prefer it in his martinis 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z In one talk with a Buddhist monk the subject is deforestation and its consequences, as trees are cut down to create rice fields. | 'Lung Neaw Visits His Neighbors': Review: ‘Lung Neaw Visits His Neighbors’ 2012-07-15T21:14:48Z At the same time most Thai monks are vegetarian. Plant Love House in Elmhurst, Queens 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z So, the monks deceived both the Barians and the Venetians, and everyone else? Christmas countdown fuels debate over location of St Nicholas's grave 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z Buddhist monk Tapa Snim I met in Burma in 2007, all of whose earthly possessions he carried in a small bundle slung on one shoulder. Q&A: Paul Theroux 2013-05-25T07:00:09Z I wished and I wished hard and then requested a blessing from the resident monk. Modern Love: A Forgotten Prayer, Answered ? Modern Love 2011-12-29T18:34:09Z One night, about a week in, I was trying to watch "Vikings" and could barely hear the screams of English monks being axed to death over Laffy’s plaintive yelping. It took a dog to make me a better human 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z Aigen Yokoyama, a monk from Chiba prefecture and an avid karate practitioner, split 10 layers of cement tiles with his hand, a skill he mastered from his time at a sports college. Japanese monks take part in 'most handsome monk' contest 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z In this way, the boys are likely becoming monks not to reflect upon their own fate or experience in the cave. The rescued Thai boys are considering becoming monks — here’s why 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z Since the program tells us the eight men are monks, why does Mr. Dzama dress them like wizards in Hogwarts hats? Review: ‘The Most Incredible Thing’ Brings Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tale to Life 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z However, according to a monk named Nicephorus who wrote immediately after the event, their real mission was to steal St. Nicholas’ body. Never mind the fat guy at the North Pole: Tell your children about the real St. Nick 2018-12-25T05:00:00Z In his remarkably composed and understated movie, director Xavier Beauvois treads lightly, giving the controversy a wide berth and focusing instead on the monks' inner struggles. True Algerian tragedy inspires contemplative film 2010-05-18T14:44:00Z I looked forward to that moment, but before I got there, I was content to watch the shadows of cats and monks moving silently across a wooden sky. A Three-Day Trek in the Highlands of Myanmar 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z The oyster shucker performs his rituals solemn as a monk, oblivious to the boisterous joie de vivre that percolates through this narrow, whitewashed, often-crowded kitchen and bar. The Walrus and the Carpenter would approve of the eatery named after them 2011-01-27T20:59:07Z It climaxes in a quite incredible "Last Supper" sequence, in which the monks share red wine to the accompaniment of Tchaikovsky's Grand Theme from Swan Lake, playing on an old tape machine in the corner. Of Gods and Men ? review 2010-12-02T15:00:00Z His story centers on a former monk and mercenary named Dismas, who lost his wife and children in the plague while he was off pillaging. Christopher Buckley may not have given up political satire after all 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z Find shelter in the welcoming pub, built by monks in the 16th century. The best secret beaches, pubs and places to stay in the UK 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z A 9-year-old monk from a remote village in Bhutan has his first encounter with the miracle that is television on a new "Independent Lens." TV This Week Nov. 16 -22: 'Independent Lens' on PBS 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z And as the drone of the mega-trumpets that have just heralded the dawn recede, and a cacophony of young monks’ chants float down from the prayer hall, Sonam is gesturing towards yet another vivid experience. In Ladakh, India, history and myth, past and present, melt into one In the courtyard, young monks played soccer, their maroon robes tied above the knees so they could run. A Three-Day Trek in the Highlands of Myanmar 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z In the history of the book, illumination refers to the decoration of hand-copied manuscripts by medieval monks. Glowing praise in the dark for digital books 2010-08-30T14:13:00Z “I live like a monk, and this is my monastery,” he said, gesturing toward the sea. In the Netherlands, exploring the Wadden Sea — on foot 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z A salesclerk in a well-cut suit and handsomely worn-in double monk strap shoes folded the jeans and straightened the piles, then moved on to shirts, and so on. | Nordstrom Rack: Thrift Shopping at Nordstrom Rack in Manhattan 2010-06-16T18:27:00Z Once cast, she underwent Wushu martial arts instruction to approximate the “warrior monk” ethos the show’s creators had in mind for Obara, as well as coordinated weapon training. 'Game of Thrones' Q&A: Keisha Castle-Hughes on the Tao of the Sand Snakes 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z But it’s still sort of rare, like monks illuminating a manuscript or something. Michael Pollan: Bad food is costing America its economic health 2013-12-08T19:00:00Z By mixing scenes of sexual romping with Asian-style choral ensembles in which Jupiter’s priests look like a band of Buddhist monks, the production conveys the duality of the work effectively. Review: Handel’s ‘Semele’ Comes With Sumo Wrestlers at BAM 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z Astonishing, then, to move from this, the show’s penultimate gallery, into a much smaller room that feels like a private side chapel or monk’s cell installed with “One Candle,” from 1989. Perspective | Nam June Paik predicted the Internet, YouTube and Instagram. But he was more interesting as an artist than as a prophet. 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z There are monks in saffron robes and tourists in casual dress. The best way to see thousands of temples in central Burma: Hot-air balloon 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z An imposing stone structure, it is inhabited by only three Orthodox monks. On Samos, Aesop’s Fabled Isle, a Mix of Greeks, Migrants and Tourists 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z As befits its subject, The Sea Inside has a broader, more protean remit, but Hoare's accounts of ravens or ecstatic monks always somehow find their way back to cetaceans. The Sea Inside by Philip Hoare; Feral by George Monbiot – review 2013-06-03T07:00:04Z “Throughout the night you may hear the voices of monks praying.” Visiting Myanmar: It’s Complicated 2012-08-03T16:32:39Z The essay in the Tractatus is a very mediocre little tract, and most likely – so the orthodox view goes – a jejune compendium of Aristotelian thought by a none-too-bright Byzantine monk. 'You may now turn over your papers' 2010-09-24T23:06:00Z The competition: Sea turtles, which steal bait, and monk seals, which scare fish away. Casting for a Big Fish on the Big Island of Hawaii 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z The book’s glimpses into Sunim’s own life as a Buddhist monk are especially enjoyable. The ‘mega monk’ who wants us to slow down and embrace our imperfections 2019-01-20T05:00:00Z Buddhist monks don’t do social work, and people think that’s bad. Photography: Bringing a Monastery Back to Life 2011-01-19T13:00:03Z We traversed museums and markets, and compared the dancing skills of monks, archers, folkloric troupes and ordinary folk. A breathtaking Himalayan journey to ‘the rooftop of the world’ 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z And by no means were all illuminators monks, nuns and clerics, nor did they all work anonymously. Fitzwilliam Museum Celebrates the Birth and Glory of Color Manuscripts 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z She depicts them as tonsured monks, “ascetic and contemplative,” working on the book together, Taylor helping Bechdel with the color. Alison Bechdel’s Latest Offers Familiar Pleasures in Brighter Colors 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z There's a lot to tinker with, from the equipment and abilities of your knight, archer, mage or warrior monk, to the placement and angle of defensive structures in levels that can be deviously complex. This week's new games 2011-01-08T00:06:17Z Overall, the research on monk fruit is too young to be able to say much about how it affects human health. Perspective | As zero-calorie natural sweeteners such as stevia surge in popularity, here’s what you need to know 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z Medieval monks and nuns sang Latin prayers at rigorously scheduled times of day, varying the routines only slightly, according to the season. Antiques: ‘Art Interrupted’ Exhibition Ends Tour in Georgia 2014-01-23T22:58:12Z Becoming a Buddhist monk and “renouncing worldly ways” apparently don’t preclude starring in a documentary about your life. ‘Monk With a Camera,’ About Nicholas Vreeland 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z Built by Jesuit monks who settled in the town in the early 1600s, the building was used as an army barracks from the late 18th century through the 1990s. Overnighter: In Kutna Hora, Near Prague, Contemporary Art Amid Medieval Charm 2010-11-15T18:15:00Z The show takes as its starting point a Chinese fable based on the story of Xuanzang, the monk who made an epic overland journey to India to bring back venerated Buddhist texts. Chen Shi-Zheng’s Road to ‘Monkey: Journey to the West’ 2013-07-04T20:05:44Z In the 1930s, Russian troops destroyed more than 800 Buddhist temples, murdered thousands of monks and melted down countless religious statues. Could a mask maker’s quest to see the Dalai Lama bring about world peace? 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z The Mission 2017 is made from Mission grapes, of course — themselves a reference to the eighteenth-century Spanish monks who snaked their way down the coast building missions and vineyards. 12 natural wines for those intimidated by natural wine 2022-01-23T05:00:00Z “Bathe in the joy of truly loving yourself,” a former Tibetan Buddhist monk advised them. Can Wellness Heal the Workplace? 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z On my last visit, a friar named Daniel helped me clarify some points: To call St. Francis a monk is technically wrong. Finding peace and faith in Assisi 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z In the foreground there was little but wide expanses of pastureland and other small hills adorned with colorful Buddhist prayer flags, placed there over the years by the monks and townspeople. Journeys: Sichuan’s Tibetan Corner, Outside of Time 2012-12-28T16:29:25Z Decorated in Baroque style with the white bones of 4,000 dead monks, the Capuchin Crypt near the luxurious Via Veneto is today a popular stop on any Rome tour. A Gothic Tour of Italy 2011-10-28T18:55:00Z Accommodates up to 24 guests, who are permitted to join the monks for some of their daily prayers in the Monastery Oratory and the Abbey Church. Oh brothers, where art thou? A thriving oasis in Australia’s outback 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z All the doors are shut, one moves as if it were an old monastery, past the doors of monks in prayer. The dying world of “Grand Budapest Hotel” 2014-03-07T23:59:00Z While in the monks’ control, he started throwing himself about in a frenzy to try and erase the memories, banging his head against the wall until he passed out. Friend in need 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z The show will explore, among other areas, tattooed soldiers, criminals, monks and circus performers. Tattoo History, Antique Typewriters and Letting Go at the Toledo Museum 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z Outside the Supreme Court last week, two Tibetan Buddhist monks surveyed the flowers and messages for Ginsburg. November may be the darkest month Americans have seen in a long time 2020-09-27T04:00:00Z Dickens wrote in a letter that he “supped thirty strong in a rambling room with a great wood-fire,” probably nourishing himself on the same local cheese and wine that the monks serve today. Footsteps: Following Dickens Through Switzerland 2012-07-06T16:19:17Z Lawrence Scott … moral dilemmas underpic much of his fiction Lawrence Scott was born on a sugar plantation in Trinidad, and was a Benedictine monk in England before becoming a teacher and an extremely gifted writer. Light Falling on Bamboo – review 2012-09-28T21:55:01Z In response to my father’s behavior, I’d swung the other way and basically become a monk. My father, the player 2014-02-24T01:00:00Z Here is a woman willing, if necessary, to conduct a straight-faced dance battle with backing singers dressed as evil monks. Vampire Weekend and?Janelle?Mon?e ? review 2010-12-05T21:31:00Z The beer bespoke monks who recognized that earthly life should also have its pleasures. A reluctant visitor discovers the unhurried charm of Brittany, France 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z Lighting often turned the monk and the ghost into looming shadowy figures. Three Varied Visions of Spirituality at the White Light Festival 2018-11-18T05:00:00Z The fascinating tale of the 19th-century Italian monk, a “notorious tomb robber,” who gathered archaeological treasures in Egypt while crunching bones underfoot. 100 Notable Books of 2012 2012-11-27T16:28:12Z Beauvois is deliberately hazy about the circumstances of the monks' deaths. 'Of Gods and Men': a tale of monks and martyrs, with a divine cast 2011-03-24T22:23:06Z Perhaps the most satisfying tour was lunch with Rasanath Dasa, a monk who lives and practices at the Bhakti Center ashram in the East Village. SideTour, a Means to Enlightenment and Adventure 2011-11-17T22:53:26Z The hunt for sanctuary saw the monks and their cargo of bones visiting many places from Cumbria to Yorkshire, with the lengthy anabasis eventually leading to the foundation of Durham Cathedral. New Viking invasion at Lindisfarne 2012-08-07T13:00:00Z Also retrieved from another corner of the abbey was a 14th-century monk’s shoe, which will be part of the museum. A Lofty Perch Fit for a Royal Museum at Westminster Abbey 2018-03-11T05:00:00Z The path of a would-be Tibetan Buddhist monk does not typically meander through Diana Vreeland’s apartment, Irving Penn’s photo studio and the dorms of the Groton School in Massachusetts. Up Close: Even the Dalai Lama Needs a Point Man 2010-05-19T18:57:00Z The seasons of a young monk’s life, under the care of a wise elder, are shown in an eternal cycle as he journeys towards a fraught enlightenment. Kim Ki-duk: punk-Buddhist shock, violence – and hypnotic beauty too 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z A little further west is another English Heritage property, Lanercost Priory whose monks pioneered the General Wade policy of stone-pillaging but made something beautiful rather than useful. Britain's best views: Hadrian's Wall 2010-04-06T13:21:00Z He initially dressed like a Buddhist monk, but later switched to the purple robes of a Confucian scholar; samples of both garments are shown. Missionary to the Forbidden City 2010-09-27T12:02:00Z In the early fifteen-twenties, the Devil was seen there by a monk who, late one night, sat immersed in his work, translating the Bible into German. The Slowness of Literature and the Shadow of Knowledge 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z Today, though still one of the country's holiest sites, Koya-san is attracting visitors for less pious reasons: the temple accommodation run by its monks. Mountain High: Find Bliss at Koya-San 2011-02-24T11:10:00Z Lambert Wilson as the monks' leader, Brother Christian, must surely be in line for the best actor prize. Cannes film festival: Kiarostami's scenes from a fake marriage 2010-05-18T21:00:00Z Brother Odo, left, with another monk, Brother Placid. In Transit Blog: Welcoming Monks and Wild Horses, in North Dakota 2011-08-29T16:49:10Z In some of his last appearances with the band, he wore a monk’s robe and a crucifix. Fleetwood Mac blues guitarist Peter Green dies at 73 2020-07-25T04:00:00Z Inspired by the monks’ values and spartan lifestyle, Francl decided to “stop stuffing stuff into my classes for the sake of volume.” To get students to focus, some professors are asking them to close their eyes 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z He does not give a lot of interviews and when he does give them he chooses his words carefully — not like a calculating politician so much as like an attentive monk. Kendrick Lamar’s radical reconfiguration of the self 2017-08-13T04:00:00Z Outside, under the harsh noon sun, the monks mingled with the mainly Buddhist and ethnically Tibetan residents of the frontierlike town, population 8,000, which despite its makeup is in Sichuan Province, China. Journeys: Sichuan’s Tibetan Corner, Outside of Time 2012-12-28T16:29:25Z On its sprawling plaza, we watched an interfaith chanting extravaganza that included monks in spectacular costumes leaping and twirling their way through a pair of classic religious dances. A breathtaking Himalayan journey to ‘the rooftop of the world’ 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z With the rise of craft beer and websites hailing their Westvleteren XII as one of the best beers in the world, the monks started a telephone reservation system in 2005. Overwhelmed Belgian monks enter internet age to sell prized beer 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z In fact I was very worried when I received the two parts that I would repeat myself, that I would just play two monks.” Lambert Wilson: A Man of New Faith 2010-12-06T14:30:00Z Now she is one of 30 or so swamis – she translates the word as monk – running a worldwide network of Sivananda Yoga Vedanta centres. My first adventure in yoga: less cobra, more corpse 2015-06-21T04:00:00Z Ordaining as a full monk — known as “bhikkhu” in Pali, the religious language of the Theravada Buddhism — is only available to men over 20. The rescued Thai boys are considering becoming monks — here’s why 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z Later, some of the young monks engage in violent role play with toy guns. ‘Sing Me a Song’ Review: Technology vs. the Contemplative Life 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z It’s frenetic, colorful, and a curious amalgamation of past and present: tuk-tuks and monks clad in saffron-hued robes fill the streets at dawn, their reflections cast in the steel and glass high-rises. These Are the 10 Best Cities to Visit Around the World 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z They are sweetened with monk fruit, a natural sweetener extracted with water instead of the chemical process used to derive stevia and erythritol. Sports drinks aren’t ‘recharging’ your kids. They’re just pumping them full of sugar. 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z As time went by, we got regular actors involved, like Paul Valentine, who played the jester Motley, and Michael Cule, who played the monk, Brother Mace. How we made Knightmare 2013-04-08T16:58:00Z One episode traces the history of offices back to monks; many others address arcane elements of Irish mythology. An Outsider Takes on Ireland, From Inside a Plastic Bag 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z I started to ask questions of my father and my uncle, who for 10 years has been a Cistercian monk on Caldey Island in Pembrokeshire. My quest to be more Welsh 2011-07-29T23:07:29Z Tidily hedged, with pathways for walking, benches in sunny areas for resting and contemplation, these monastery gardens are as soothing and healing as the herbs the monks grew for medicine and cooking. For a calm garden consider sound and shelter, screens and art 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z Where the subjects of “The Calling” are still somewhat uneasy with their roles, the monks seem utterly at peace with theirs. Television Review: Putting Faith Vocations to the Real-World Test 2010-12-19T23:25:31Z A "last supper" scene in which the monks, knowing that their hour of trial is at hand, sit down together to eat, left Cannes audiences speechless. Cannes film festival: Kiarostami's scenes from a fake marriage 2010-05-18T21:00:00Z The plastic coating makes the kernels more solid and less pointed so they won’t hurt the dancers, especially the monk. Cloud Gate Dance Theatre performs in Seattle March 6-8 2014-02-26T20:26:38Z “When you look at a stupa, it’s not just about monks and Buddhism. It can be looked at in many ways. I’m merely taking the form and expanding it.” This Thai Artist Marries the Sacred and the Sensual 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z Scene/song three: Freakish monks with paint peeling from their faces babble inaudible Exorcist-speak to camera, like a nightmare version of Mighty Boosh's council of mystics. Can you decipher Animal Collective's visual album ODDSAC? 2010-05-10T10:21:00Z One of the central tenets of this cult is that Andy Kaufman is really and truly alive, possibly in New Mexico and probably as a monk, waiting for the perfect moment to reveal himself. The Belief That Andy Kaufman Is Alive 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z Just replace "ninjas" with "killer monks, mechanical bees, a deceptively mild-mannered elderly assassin, a Genghis-Khan-like fiend, a deeply sinister government agency, and a clock repairman who starts channeling his gangster father." 'Angelmaker': A clock repairman tries to stop the world's end 2012-03-14T19:55:04Z The tattoos are inked by Buddhist monks using sharpened bamboo sticks or long metal needles. Tattooed devotees transform in Thai temple trance 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z She decides to return to her ancestral land to find something more, and chooses Majuli, a river island in the northeastern state of Assam that is rich with temples and monasteries, monks and gurus. | 'In Search of God': ?In Search of God,? a Documentary by Rupam Sarmah 2011-09-23T04:03:04Z Those serene Buddhist monks who spent tens of thousands of hours in meditation? Review: In ‘Cure,’ Accepting the Mind’s Role in a Body’s Health 2016-01-24T05:00:00Z So I just started tweeting other Irish poets, from 9th-century poems written in Irish by Irish monks to the very cutting-edge Irish writers of today. ‘Ours is a face-to-face business’: The Irish ambassador to the U.S. on the difficulties of diplomacy during a pandemic 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z The monk offers the lute as a gift of peace to the deceased’s soul. Three Varied Visions of Spirituality at the White Light Festival 2018-11-18T05:00:00Z There is also a monk flogging himself, a woman with no eyes, and a cardinal who hands cash to women who kiss his ring. ArtsBeat: Bowie Video Is Restored to YouTube 2013-05-08T20:23:12Z Through low doors of gnarled timber, each guarded by a trusted monk in a burgundy cowl, Likir’s shrines achieve the curious paradox of being colorful and foreboding all at once. In Ladakh, India, history and myth, past and present, melt into one He arrived in Kyoto with a plan to live as a Buddhist monk for a year, but instead he fell in love. Pico Iyer’s Japanese Love Story, from Spring to “Autumn Light” 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z These drew worldwide attention when the monk set himself afire in protest as about 500 people watched. Photographer of iconic burning monk photo dies 2012-08-28T14:24:00Z Yes, Shakespeare’s Arden is a weird place — there are lions and snakes and wandering monks. Making Shakespeare Their Own, Serious and Silly 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Mr. Silvers, for his part, comes across the way he always does: as a bookish monk devoted entirely to the soulful maintenance of his writers and his publication. Books of The Times: Why Be a Tree Stump When You Can Soar? 2011-05-18T00:52:01Z I like that it looks a little bit like I’m a monk. What 9 Gallery Hoppers Wore on Their Chelsea Crawl 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z I spent a lot of time re-passing verbs, often chanting them like a Benedictine monk, often while walking. Double take: a twice-cooked broccoli recipe direct from Rome 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z There is a gently humorous mood throughout that is reflected in, for example, a picture of sumo wrestling mice observed by a fat monk hiding in a big cloth bag. Art Review: Spiritual Seeker With a Taste For the Satirical 2010-12-23T22:15:17Z When not at prayer, Mr. Baasansuren fulfills more quotidian obligations, including overseeing a school for young monks, a meditation center, and eventually, if all goes according to plan, a community center. Photography: Bringing a Monastery Back to Life 2011-01-19T13:00:03Z Two teenagers in orange monk robes asked whether they could speak with us to practice their English. Three yogis take on Thailand 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z The scam : A man in Buddhist monk attire ties a bracelet around your wrist. 10 common travel scams — and how to avoid them 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z You tend to gain weight in your tummy because you eat too many carbohydrates, like a monk. T Magazine: Get Stuffed 2011-11-10T18:40:07Z The series featured Whicker reporting on the unusual and bizarre, interviewing all types of people from millionaires and monks to gangsters and dictators. Broadcaster Alan Whicker dies at 87 2013-07-12T16:18:54Z Tom Sexton is a brother in ink and quill to Mr. Moore, another modern monk seeking refuge in Asian poems. Books Of the Times: Five Poets Seasoned by Life 2011-05-29T22:06:07Z “Slow Radio” tends to have an ideal blend of companionship and earthly randomness; it’s not a white-noise machine, but neither are its hosts and monks invasive or distracting. “Slow Radio,” The Podcast That Promotes Monks, Moose, and Inner Peace 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z The two traveled throughout Japan in the manner of Zen monks, ‘knocking on the door of the master and seeking knowledge.’ In Las Vegas, a Good Story Helps Sell Expensive Sakes 2011-02-02T05:40:04Z At the end of our conversation he shows me four he's brought with him to the studio, including his favourite, an ivory monk asleep over his alms bowl, "one continuous line of back". Edmund de Waal 2011-02-12T11:38:27Z Other common — and positive — ingredients in stevia and monk fruit blends include fibers such as inulin and cellulose. Perspective | As zero-calorie natural sweeteners such as stevia surge in popularity, here’s what you need to know 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z Months before her death, her mother had attended a gathering in Dorset run by a Benedictine monk who had started a Hindu-Christian ashram in India. The persistence of Rumer 2011-03-17T21:29:00Z Belgian monks began brewing more than 1,000 years ago and there are currently more than 150 breweries making beers ranging from strong Trappist brews to fruit ales. Belgium blesses its beer on brewers' day 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z And, inspired by the contemplative quality of Turrell, her team has invited monks from a nearby Zen Buddhist monastery to host their weekly meditations for the community on site. Catskill Art Space Opens With James Turrell and a Lofty Vision 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z I studied them as a young monk in another age might have pored over old manuscripts. Amit Chaudhuri: 'How I learned to love Bollywood' 2013-07-25T19:00:01Z Another participant, Baan Noorg Collaborative Arts and Culture, works with monks and dairy farmers in a rural area of western Thailand to promote sustainability and preserve local cultural traditions. The Bumpy Road to a Group-Led Documenta 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z Dubrovnik lost its freedom after more than 500 years as a neutral republic, and the monks lost their island home of some 800 years. Kayaking through the past in Dubrovnik, Croatia 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z And there's the disconnect between the monks' vows of silence and their renowned singing. New in crime fiction: Cleverly, Estleman, Koryta, Penny 2012-08-08T19:47:07Z The temple is now closed to the usual Thai practice of monks receiving alms of food from the public. Monks in masks: Thai Buddhist novices study with social distancing 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z Sousa Mendes died in poverty in 1954, and he was buried in a wooden box in the cemetery of Franciscan monks. 'Circular 14: The Apotheosis of Aristides' honors the Portuguese Oskar Schindler 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z “They’re two funny monks who changed the world by helping people who are dying,” said Alex Von Bidder, a longtime friend of the couple’s and a guest at their legal wedding. For This Couple, It’s Death Till They Part 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z Tutelage from a Buddhist monk helped British actor Benedict Cumberbatch with his starring role in "Doctor Strange", the latest film from Marvel Cinematic Universe. 'Dr Strange' cast inspired by teaching from Buddhist monk on set 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z From a 15th century Spanish clockwork monk who kisses his rosary to a Japanese newsreader with lifelike facial expressions, the exhibition tracks the development of robotics and mankind’s obsession with replicating itself. London museum charts 500 years of evolution of robots 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z He seemed too otherworldly for me, and I had just had my heart broken by a man in Boston, leaving me suspicious of men in general, even novice monks. Modern Love: Signs, Wonders and Fates Fulfilled 2010-02-20T06:33:00Z Keep in touch with the world at a tiny internet cafe, with monks typing furiously on adjacent computers. A glimpse of little Tibet in southern India 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z When World War II began, his family fled to mainland China, where his grandfather would distract him with phantasmagorical tales about a wise monk and his spiritual companions drawn from the 16th-century novel. Anthony C. Yu, Translator of the Saga of a Chinese Pilgrimage, Dies at 76 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z He also worked in Russia last year on a film about the life and times of the eccentric Russian monk Grigory Rasputin. Putin offers French tax row actor Depardieu a Russian passport 2012-12-20T15:12:46Z It also involves Mr. Cockrum’s time as a monk, when, while living under a vow of poverty, he decided that if he were ever to have money, he would use it to fund theater. The Mystic, the Monk and the Play Brought to You by Powerball 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z The Star Tribune reports Anderson is seeking the full release of the abbey’s files on abusive priests and monks. Minnesota news in brief at 7:58 p.m. CDT 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z The father of one of the boys said that in order to pay tribute to the Navy SEAL, many boys are considering temporarily becoming monks. The rescued Thai boys are considering becoming monks — here’s why 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z Plato had his olive grove of Akademia, Christian monks turned inward to the verdant cloister, and Thomas Jefferson built his academy around the Lawn at the University of Virginia. If any place can get young minds to unplug, it’s a college sitting on an arboretum 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z At the back, the smallest monk of all, a 3-year-old who sends Sonam into fits of maternal clucking, begins to nod off. In Ladakh, India, history and myth, past and present, melt into one The biggest visual surprise was Dave, the first ever entrant to the house to stalk up the catwalk in a monk's cassock. Big Brother's last launch: One more time, the circus comes to town 2010-06-09T23:15:00Z And at Durham’s impressive cathedral, the new Open Treasure exhibit displays rare artifacts from the cathedral treasury and monks’ library. What’s new in Britain and Ireland for 2018 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z The experience will begin at the museum’s Tibetan Shrine Room, where they will discover ceremonial instruments and hear monks chanting. Spare Times for Children for July 11-17 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z A robed monk in his cell prays for long minutes, motionless on the hard wood kneeler. Chartreuse liqueur’s popularity has soared. But how do you market the elixir without offending the monks who make it? 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z Inspired by the stitching on the backs of Moroccan carpets and Tibetan monks’ mandalas — where patterns radiate out from one central point — Guidi about a decade ago began mixing sand with paint. Where the Sky Meets the Sea: Jennifer Guidi Leans Into Beauty 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z This is clear in the work of the exhibition’s two star figures, both descendants of the Ming royal line, both Buddhist monks, both singular, snappish personalities. Art Review: ?The Art of Dissent in 17th-Century China? at the Met Museum - Review 2011-09-08T22:36:02Z However, the simple plot is transformed by an unexpected twist in the final pages and by Breslin's brilliant prose, which invokes a vibrant world of monks, magistrates and mariners. Prisoner of the Inquisition by Theresa Breslin - review 2011-08-19T14:00:00Z At Stakna Monastery, perched on its floodplain outcrop, a portly monk shows us around dusky shrines, shammies tied to his feet to polish the parquetry as he shuffles along. In Ladakh, India, history and myth, past and present, melt into one In a 2011 video we see robed monks in a scriptorium. Art in Review: CIPRIAN MURESAN 2011-07-21T21:42:59Z Her show involves her failing to stage a historical drama about a time-travelling monk. Revealed: six acts in the running for 2012 Edinburgh comedy award 2012-08-22T19:07:48Z He had the face of a monk, the obsessive auto-didacticism of a collector and a habit of speaking in fulsome paragraphs. The ‘Kanye West of Furniture’ Is Now Nesting in the ’Burbs 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z In fact, the Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard said as much when he wrote that even a sniper embodies a type of mindfulness. Mindfulness meditation can make some Americans more selfish and less generous 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z In “A Canticle for Leibowitz,” the knowledge that the monks faithfully preserved ultimately contributes to the obliteration of the world. A Science-Fiction Classic Still Smolders 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z Brought overland by Indian monks traveling the Silk Road, it entered China from the north, where it took monumental visual form in the giant cave sculptures of Shanxi province. Review: Chinese History, Writ in Stunning Stone 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z He returns to the White House one day to find the monks and their sand painting gone. 'House of Cards' Season 3 Episode 7 Recap: Nothing Is Forever 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z The top is grateful.org, which was started by an Austrian monk who purports that gratitude and noticing all of the small, tiny moments is the key to life. Lauren Ambrose Just Wants to Go to French Clown School 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z That is what monks do when they rage in the pit, according to Frank Ocean. Fall with Frank Ocean: 'Monks' 2012-11-21T18:13:53Z Other choices were more vexing, like the double monk with a patent covered toe, as if it had been hand-dipped in the finest ganache, which is luxury of a sort, I suppose. Critical Shopper: Christian Louboutin’s New Store for Men 2012-09-25T19:51:49Z It feels as if there’s nothing he hasn’t digested for the reader, and his extraordinary reliability is reminiscent of that of the monks he describes so evocatively throughout the book. Timothy Egan Makes Room for the Holy Spirit 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z He is particularly passionate about the tea ceremony, a highly choreographed ritual that dates back to ninth-century Japan, when a Buddhist monk served the Emperor Saga a cup of tea. The Best of Japanese Dining and Design, Under One Parisian Roof 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z Leading the parade is the festival queen — the “Muenchner Kindl,” a young woman on horseback, wearing the robe of a medieval monk. Rick Steves: How to become a Bavarian at Oktoberfest 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z The school is run by the monks of Newark Abbey, and the film’s title, we’re told, refers to principles enumerated in a 1,500-year-old monastic handbook. In ‘The Rule,’ Lessons From a Newark Prep School 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z Here, I wandered within its stone walls at sunset, exploring the dark stairways as the fading light streamed in through small windows, imagining the hermetic life of the Spanish monks who resided there centuries ago. Next Stop: Valladolid, Mexico, a City of Yucatán Cool 2012-11-30T20:09:44Z But that is otherwise an all-too-thrilling conclusion to a bitter, ambivalent opera that ends better in the 1867 version’s sober quiet, with monks softly chanting about Charles V being reduced to mere dust. Review: ‘Don Carlos’ Finally Brings French Verdi to the Met 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z At the Last Supper, Jesus said, simply, “Do this in remembrance of me” — a command, the Anglican monk Dom Gregory Dix once wrote, that’s arguably the most obeyed exhortation in history. Henry Louis Gates Jr. on African-American Religion 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z For example, these “levitating monks,” or monks who can appear and disappear. Superman: Forged by bullies! 2012-06-16T20:30:00Z The beat on "Goon Turned God" sounds like disembodied monks chanting and stuttering over slice & dice cymbals. Music Monday: Slowwave, Yuk, Lil B 2010-12-06T18:18:00Z They fall into the hands of monks — some inexplicably kind, some evil and treacherous. Review: Kazuo Ishiguro’s ‘The Buried Giant’ defies easy categorization 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z You don’t have to be a monk to commune with the surrounding mountains. Le Dauphiné, a French Region With a History Both Ancient and Personal 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z His Brother Christian — chanting, walking alone through the wild, beautiful countryside, convincing the other monks to face almost certain death — may be closer to the actor than his funny roles. Lambert Wilson: A Man of New Faith 2010-12-06T14:30:00Z Throughout most of his career, he looked essentially the same, maintaining his muscular welterweight and, even in the 70s—that worst of decades of coiffure—keeping his hair cropped short, like an alpha monk. Requiem for Mr. Tough Guy 2012-02-06T17:01:31Z In a way, monks and bartenders share at least one understanding of Chartreuse, though they may interpret the notion differently. Chartreuse liqueur’s popularity has soared. But how do you market the elixir without offending the monks who make it? 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z After the Nepal earthquake, Gurung invited monks to open his show with a prayer and launched a fundraiser that brought in more than $1 million to aid survivors. Is Prabal Gurung the most woke man in fashion? 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z The 26-year-old, who evokes the pensive mood of a monk with his quiet voice, long hair tied back in a bun and baggy Yohji Yamamoto pants, was still a student when his career took off. AP Interview: Japan inspires Gaga's shoe designer 2012-06-06T11:51:09Z He saw his style of subway writing as a “calligraphic offshoot of the writing done by 16th-century Gothic monks,” explains Tate, who continues, hilariously: Review | From Basquiat to ‘Black Panther’: How graffiti went mainstream 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z “Buddhism here in Thailand is very segregated between male and female. We don’t have female monks. I wanted to create a metaphor and a monument for womanhood.” This Thai Artist Marries the Sacred and the Sensual 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z The bulk of the story is set in Ireland in 1209, where a group of monks safeguards a holy relic. Review: In the Ireland of ‘Pilgrimage,’ Grays, Not Greens, and Death 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z Storr takes part in encounter groups in California, grills a Benedictine monk cloistered at Pluscarden Abbey in Scotland, and gets academic psychologists to chat frankly about their work. How We Got to Be So Self-Absorbed: The Long Story 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z Food is brought in to him, almost like a monk in a monastery. Ong Keng Sen on his vision for the Singapore International Festival of Arts 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z This has its good points: monks no longer have to choke down some grim fish thing for their 4am breakfast. TV listings and previews: plan your week's viewing - 19-23 November 2012-11-19T07:00:00Z From the monks in the early 8th century to the art visionaries today, there's an ethos of doing the show right here, with no qualms about the size or seeming impossibility of the show. Treasured north east gospels are on their way home - just don't miss them 2012-07-06T12:30:00Z On the set of 20th Century Women, he brought in Buddhist monks to bless the cast and crew, and hired a cellist to play during rehearsals. ‘People just want a bully’ - director Mike Mills on how the US picks its president 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z His obsession takes him into the state-of-the-art infirmary where the latter is first treated and where the staff claims to smell incense from the long-dead monks. In Eliot Pattison's moving 'Soul of the Fire,' a mystery in Tibet 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z In it Mr. Pärt sets the poetic lamentations of St. Silouan, a Russian Orthodox monk on Mount Athos in Greece, which describe Adam’s anguish at finding himself expelled from paradise. ARVO PäRT: ‘ADAM’S LAMENT’ AND OTHER CHORAL WORKS 2012-10-28T04:20:05Z Montmartre was once dotted with 30 windmills, used to press the monks’ grapes and mill farmers’ grain. The back streets of Bohemian Montmartre 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z We explored its tiny rooms where monks once lived and prayed, most notably St. Ignatius, who founded it in the 16th century and is a venerated figure on the island. Lesbos, a Greek Refuge for the War Weary and Vacationers 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z The project drew inspiration from the work of the Baroque Spanish painter Francisco de Zurbarán, who made images of meditating monks, their faces obscured by the shadows from their hooded robes. John Edmonds’s Luminous Images of Men in Do-Rags 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z K. incites a Shaolin monk into beating him senseless with a bamboo staff. In ‘The One-Eyed Man,’ Ron Currie has created a character for our times 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z Christian monks in silent orders summoned up pagan texts from library stores with a gagging hand gesture. How Christians Destroyed the Ancient World 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z Thin and bald, with round-framed glasses, Mr. Laib resembles a Buddhist monk for whom gathering pollen is a form of meditation. Art Review: Wolfgang Laib’s ‘Pollen From Hazelnut,’ at MoMA 2013-01-31T22:54:04Z “Last night,” he wrote, “I dreamed I was, temporarily, back at Gethsemani. I was dressed in a Buddhist monk’s habit.” The Modern Monkhood of Thomas Merton 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z The only party missing was the monks who brewed the hallowed beer. Journeys: Following a Trail of Beer in Belgium 2011-01-14T19:55:00Z This cued monks, nuns, retreatants and staff not to engage with me. Four days of silence 2012-10-16T00:00:00Z EEG tracking, which self-styled bio-hackers hope can cut out all the tedious years of mindful humility Tibetan monks have to go through to master meditative states. From psychoactive drugs to silent spas: 2018's weirdest wellness trends 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z Standard classes include monks, fighters, wizards and warlocks. A Beginner’s Guide to Dungeons & Dragons 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z We sat between the rows of monks holding butter candles. My Return to Nepal, in Memoriam 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z There, with the help of a translator, I spoke with Ogawa Yusho, the resident monk, who was born in the temple and is now raising his family there. Japan Offers Lessons in Eating, Walking and Bridging the Distance 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z Who cries during a kids movie about a monk/wannabe Mexican wrestler? From ‘Game of Thrones’ to a Subaru ad, here’s what makes Washington Post readers cry 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z Churches tend to be welcoming, though the priests and monks — Armenian, Greek, Russian, Catholic and so on — may be standoffish. Lost in Jerusalem 2012-01-13T15:42:55Z Mr. Barbe also designed the beautifully colorful, campy costumes worn by the debauched Alexandrians, a vivid contrast with the austere robes of the nuns and monks. Music Review: George Manahan Conducts ‘Thaïs’ at Manhattan School of Music 2012-12-10T22:50:19Z This book retells the ninth-century Old Irish poem “Pangur Ban,” a monk’s simple reflections on his companionship with his cat and the parallels between his scholarly pursuit of knowledge and the cat’s playful hunting. The New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2016 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z For instance, the opera is set to end with a quiet reprise of the monks’ chant, which was changed in 1884 to a fortissimo outburst. ‘Don Carlo’ or ‘Don Carlos’? Verdi Comes to the Met in French 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z Situated in tranquil green hills near the borders with France and Luxembourg, the abbey is home to 12 Benedictine monks who meet five times a day to pray. A Stained-Glass Gift, From God and Gerhard Richter 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z Today, just one Korean name surfaces frequently in discussion of the Nobel: Ko Un, the octogenarian Buddhist monk, activist, and poet. Can a Big Government Push Bring the Nobel Prize in Literature to South Korea? 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z What appears again and again is this hierarchy, with the Dalai Lamas on top, and then below, some monks and other normal people. Superman: Forged by bullies! 2012-06-16T20:30:00Z Mr. Ferriss, positioning himself somewhere between Jack Welch and a Buddhist monk, offered solutions to what he calls the “time-famine phenomenon.” The World According to Tim Ferriss 2011-03-25T21:44:29Z Imagine the “desert” this bay provided as the first monk climbed that rock to get nearer to God. France’s stunning Mont St-Michel inspires 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z As the garden historian Tom Turner has written: “This was virtually unavoidable, since knowledge, education and skill made monks the best gardeners, the best farmers and the best manufacturers of their day.” In medieval monastery gardens, an uplifting model for something we could all use: Refuge 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z I just throw myself into one thing and become a monk. Top scorer 2011-07-05T07:54:08Z He makes for a terrible husband, unsurprisingly, and in the third and fourth parts, his recurring hallucination — a black monk — takes over the stage as well as Kovrin’s mind. Avignon Festival Gets Its Buzz Back 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z A Buddhist monk leads the ceremonies, which begin with couples exchanging white scarves or khaddars at the temple’s entrance — they’re meant to bring good fortune and happiness. A Destination Wedding With Cultural Significance 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z The abbey, founded in 1128, has been tied to commercial brewers since the 1950s when local brewer Maes asked the monks to use the Grimbergen name and emblem on its “abbey beer”. Belgian monks resurrect brewery after two century break 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z Harries said writing the script involved talking to people involved in the story including monks, activists, diplomats and academics. Aung San Suu Kyi's tragic love and incredible life come to the big screen 2010-12-19T21:30:10Z And, to be fair, “The King’s Man” — a prequel to Matthew Vaughn’s jacked-up series about elite British spies headquartered in Savile Row — has more than a gyrating monk up its impeccably tailored sleeve. ‘The King’s Man’ Review: Suiting Up and Shooting Down 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z Topics: , , workplace I’m a New Yorker living in the lofty peaks of Asia, teaching English to monks. Shut up, old abusive drunk! 2012-07-04T00:00:00Z The monks are clearly risking their lives — as nocturnal visits from armed militants make clear — but martyrdom is not part of the Cistercian creed. | 'Of Gods and Men': Between Heaven and Earth 2011-02-24T22:55:48Z On the other, it would allow the monk and nuns to occasionally welcome fellow worshippers. Dutch city tells floating Georgian monastery to cast off 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z “I beat the fictional monk by six months in my own pilgrimage,” Professor Yu said. Anthony C. Yu, Translator of the Saga of a Chinese Pilgrimage, Dies at 76 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z But, following a terrifying epiphany during a thunderstorm, he instead resolved to become an Augustinian monk, despite paternal displeasure. How well do we know our heroes? A new book shows the darker side of Martin Luther 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z The beginning of late-morning prayers, marked by Tibetan horns and streams of monks hurrying to the central prayer hall, are sometimes open to the public. Thinking of visiting Tibet? Amdo is one of the best places for first-timers. 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z Along the way, they're seen dodging traffic, talking about the meaning of life with a Buddhist monk and bathing in a Finnish sauna. For those with autism, documentary offers new hope 2011-03-27T18:01:04Z His guide, a young monk, led him down into the ossuary — “room after room of bones, of every monk who had served at St. Catherine’s.” Perspective | Jack Whitten: once neglected artist lately the toast of the art world 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z Whenever I arrived in the courtyard, that young French novice monk would appear, asking me if I would like some tea. Modern Love: Signs, Wonders and Fates Fulfilled 2010-02-20T06:33:00Z It's a thriving place of worship and full of arresting photo ops, from orange-robed monks to Buddha statues and the toothy resident elephant. Five Reasons to Visit Colombo 2011-04-14T14:15:00Z “We used to get addicts who had been smoking opium daily for ten or twenty years,” the old monk explained. Puking myself clean 2012-09-26T16:55:00Z Liquid monk fruit sweeteners are often highly concentrated extracts, which are suited to replace sugar in dressings, sauces, and drinks—but baking, not so much. 11 handy sugar substitutes to keep in the pantry (and the fridge) 2020-12-26T05:00:00Z HBO2 serves up the somewhat more streamlined “TOP TEN MONKS,” a short and sweet documentary about some Cistercian monks in Austria whose recording of Gregorian chants made the pop charts in Britain and elsewhere. The Week Ahead: Dec. 19 ? 25 2010-12-16T15:14:51Z There is a memorable moment in the film where Gibney has unearthed footage of the Zen monk recalling how Jobs first came to him aged 18 and confessed to him that he felt chosen, enlightened. Steve Jobs: the afterlife 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z The monochrome flames engulfing the monk are somehow more a matter for the imagination than they would be in gory colour. Malcolm Browne: man behind iconic burning monk photograph dies aged 81 2012-08-29T06:00:07Z Now Yastrzhembsky is trying to cause a stir with his "Ivory - A Crime Story", which names and shames top ivory buyers such as China, the Vatican and Buddhist monks in Thailand. DiCaprio, former Kremlin aide competing for ivory documentary Oscar 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z He was monk Brother Luc in the real-life drama “Of Gods and Men,” destined to die with fellow monks at the hands of Islamist extremists and played a priest in Welles’ 1962 film “The Trial.” Famed French actor Michael Lonsdale dies at 89 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z The program ended with “Hermit Songs,” a collection of evocative miniatures based on lines and verses scribbled by medieval Irish monks and scholars into the margins of documents they were copying. Music Review: Melissa Fogarty and Marc Peloquin at Bargemusic 2010-08-02T21:55:00Z His entourage of translators, drivers, a monk, an archaeologist and assorted pilgrims are, like the apostles, colloquial and universal, restless and oblivious souls that are at once amusing and profound. Tom Bissell's 'Apostle' takes a ride-along through unanswerable questions about Jesus' disciples 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z The former art student, dedicating himself like a monk to mastering the blues: “You were supposed to spend all your waking hours studying Jimmy Reed, Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Howlin’ Wolf, Robert Johnson. Books of The Times: A Writing Stone: Chapter and Verse 2010-10-25T18:28:00Z They spotted an endangered monk seal resting on the sand and sea turtles swimming in the cove. Chill out at Hawaii’s Ko Olina resort, gorgeous beaches on Oahu’s quieter side 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z Beijingers pray amid gnarled pine trees with burning joss sticks held aloft and shopping bags slung over wrists, while monks offer quiet blessings of beads brought by visitors in hidden corners. What to Do in Beijing 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z In one astonishing sequence, thousands of red-robed Buddhist monks fill city streets in silent protest. Amar Kanwar at Marian Goodman, Lyle Ashton Harris at CRG 2010-04-01T22:40:00Z Researchers in Britain and the United States quickly drew a link between Galton’s idea and the genetic mechanisms of heredity outlined twenty years earlier by Augustinian monk Gregor Mendel. Hitler’s favorite American: “Biological fascism” in the shadow of New York City 2014-03-23T10:58:00Z It’s important, both to the monks and to their female collaborators, that the rules and the spiritual dimension of the performance be preserved, no matter how far from an Assamese prayer hall. The Indian Monks’ Dance, Flowering With the Aid of Women 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z That is assuming the monks will voice their disapproval. Chartreuse liqueur’s popularity has soared. But how do you market the elixir without offending the monks who make it? 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z The Buddha began life as a prince and chose to end it as a monk. Art Review: In ‘Lost Kingdoms,’ National Treasures From Asian Countries 2014-04-10T23:05:18Z One highly ranked town is an unlikely hotbed for Tibetan monks, while another largely forgoes Valentine’s Day to celebrate Charles Darwin instead. These Are the 20 Quirkiest Towns in America 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z The story involves eight French monks — played by Lambert Wilson and Michael Lonsdale, among others — whose peaceable lives are threatened by Islamic fundamentalists soon after civil war erupts. Film: At Cannes, Films Echoing World Events 2010-05-20T22:16:00Z While some may choose to remain monks for their entire lives, most Buddhists ordain for a limited period. The rescued Thai boys are considering becoming monks — here’s why 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z My monk tells me there’s a saying that praying is talking to God and meditating is listening to God. Modern Love: Is God Just Not That Into Me? 2014-04-17T19:13:08Z “Rubens did not paint informal portraits, and this is an image of a young monk who is clearly not posing,” Mr. Gordon explained. Inside Art: Now Starring in Chicago, a Prime Rauschenberg 2011-06-09T20:38:07Z The burning monk photo became one of the first iconic news photos of the Vietnam War. Photographer of iconic burning monk photo dies 2012-08-28T14:24:00Z The eight monks in “Of Gods and Men” belong to a quieter tradition than Mr. Duvall’s spirit-stung preacher, devoting themselves to contemplation, service and humility. | 'Of Gods and Men': Between Heaven and Earth 2011-02-24T22:55:48Z The monks going about their business were looking troubled and anxious. Stepping Across the Ice: Teffi (1872-1952) 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z The two visited monks and embedded with Aborigine tribes in Australia. How Marina Abramovic's memoir does and doesn't illuminate the artist's work 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z He once inadvertently killed a monk, and that man’s ghost now haunts him. ‘The Enchanted Wanderer,’ by the Mariinsky Theater, at BAM 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z As Jeffrey ambles around in this Twilight Zone haze, he encounters other enigmatic characters, particularly an orphic monk who serves as a counselor to the dearly befrozen. Don DeLillo’s novel ‘Zero K’ captures the swelling fears of our age 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z And in “Kamadhatu: A Modern Sutra,” a self-doubting Japanese monk receives a devastating bolt of enlightenment when he’s visited by an earnest and voluble African-American scholar looking for a teacher. Short Stories That Travel the World From a Deliciously Off-Kilter Perspective 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z Yet Serebrennikov wisely pivots to a more operatic approach in the second half with a large chorus of singers and dancers, all in black monk’s cowls. Avignon Festival Gets Its Buzz Back 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z As the war begins, the abbot Dom Zerchi, instructs a group of monks to flee the earth for a colony near Alpha Centauri. A Science-Fiction Classic Still Smolders 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z Among the things that capture the killer’s attention: a corrupt monk in Manhattan, a mobster on a Caribbean cruise, and a tantalizing rare-stamp sale in Wyoming. Sleuths for our time: smarts, not guns 2013-01-11T00:47:17Z While it has been used by kabuki actors and Buddhist monks, the technique is frequently nicknamed “the geisha facial”. A poo facial mask – smaller pores, yes, but do you really want faeces on your face? 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z Lynch agrees but can’t resist a riff: “I always say that when I do theater, I live like a monk.” Beanie Feldstein, Jane Lynch bond backstage at ‘Funny Girl’ 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z In tiny Hana, a town on eastern Maui, a cinder cone shields the red sand beach where nudists and endangered monk seals bake idly in the sun. These Are America's Best Road Trips 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z The monk will stand motionless under that shower for almost the entire 90 minutes of Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan’s “Songs of the Wanderers.” Golden visions from Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan | Dance review 2014-03-07T18:41:37Z The dog was bred by the monks of New Skete, a monastic community in upstate New York. Canines of New York: a day behind the lens with The Dogist 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z He has a mythic reputation as a reclusive mountain-dwelling hermit, a monk of materials, with standards so exacting that few clients have the patience, or deep enough pockets, to indulge his uncompromising approach. Peter Zumthor: RIBA awards gold medal to architecture's man of mystery 2013-02-05T15:00:56Z Stevia brands such as Stevia in the Raw and Pure Via as well as several monk fruit sweetener companies add dextrose or maltodextrin to their blends. Perspective | As zero-calorie natural sweeteners such as stevia surge in popularity, here’s what you need to know 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z But the wobbly bridge collapses, Mattie is hang-drowned spectacularly, dozens more fall in too and perish, horses as well ... a monk makes it to the bank, praise God ... but is then held under and drowned. TV review: World Without End; Blandings 2013-01-12T22:55:01Z The Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh tells a story in “Peace Is Every Step” about being a child and taking half an hour, sometimes 45 minutes, to finish a cookie that his mother bought him. On Eating Alone in Paris 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z While the ecclesiastical hierarchy colluded with the government, opposition came in the actions of individual priests, monks and nuns. Michael Arditti: why I write fiction about faith 2013-07-26T10:47:00Z He notes, for example, “Like Tucci, Koelz regularly tried, sometimes successfully, to induce monks to sell him their monastery’s paintings, which were not theirs to sell.” ‘Collecting Paradise’ at the Rubin: A Curious Case of Divergence 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z The third is the sagely or clerical-intellectual caste, dating from the days of the monks in medieval Christian society and finding its present-day embodiment in the bureaucrat, the technocrat and the expert. Merchant, Soldier, Sage: A New History of Power by David Priestland – review 2012-08-23T09:40:01Z “Your Holiness,” it began, “I write to you as a Roman Catholic, a former Benedictine monk and as a gay man who has spent over 30 years serving the homeless.” The Forsaken: A Rising Number of Homeless Gay Teens Are Being Cast Out by Religious Families 2014-09-12T04:00:00Z In that one, Snow White ends up in a forest with seven Shaolin monks. Why the world is ready for 2 'Snow Whites' 2011-08-15T18:34:53Z On one occasion one came as a monk.” Ingrid Bergman, As Time Goes By 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z There are just a few props and no monks’ robes, masks or makeup. Critic’s Notebook: Mark Morris Directing Britten’s ‘Curlew River’ 2013-07-30T20:59:50Z In a manuscript painting at the Cloisters, a 10th-century Christian monk named Maius makes the Heavenly Jerusalem look a lot like the Great Mosque of Cordoba. What Museums Don’t Reveal About Religious Art 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z Inside a nearby courtyard, some wooden quarters on stilts were collapsing with age but clearly were still inhabited by monks, their orange robes hanging from the railings. Special Report: A Cut Above: An Island Refuge Amid the Sprawl in Bangkok 2012-06-20T03:21:01Z How the faraway monk reads his scripture has all but been shown on television; on radio; on Weibo. Li Er: the future of the novel in China 2013-03-15T15:49:26Z “I tried to be like a monk,” she said of preparing for the role. Daniel Day-Lewis and Paul Thomas Anderson on How They Created ‘Phantom Thread’ 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z Forty minutes into a meditation session with a monk, she and Cacee get the giggles. The Price of Beauty 2010-07-13T07:00:00Z The museum, where Buddhist monks will create a sand mandala, will also be open all day and free to all. Spare Times for Children for July 18-24 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z This is my big adventure, living here with the cows and goats and monks. Shut up, old abusive drunk! 2012-07-04T00:00:00Z Another favorite is "Of Gods and Men," Beauvois' stately retelling of the true story of seven French monks mysteriously murdered in Algeria in 1996. British, French films in frame for top Cannes award 2010-05-22T23:19:00Z Before the invention of the printing press, small armies of monks used to spend their lives copying the Bible by hand. “Kiss my behind, King Cetewayo”: The secret hilarity of untranslated foreign-language movie lines 2014-07-26T04:00:00Z Named after the rice bowls that are one of the few possessions Buddhist monks are allowed, it is a shrine to fermentation. 10 top tips from our Los Angeles correspondent 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z Isaacs installed his camera at various points to record its many travellers: marching Muslims, Buddhist monks seeking nirvana in Colindale, an alcoholic ex-navvy, whose loneliness is horribly compelling and rarely observed this honestly. The Road: A Story of Life and Death – review 2013-02-21T22:30:01Z Along it is the entry to the 13th century octagonal chapter house, where monks prayed and the predecessor to Parliament met in the 1300s. Centuries of history come to life on a verger tour of Westminster Abbey 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z And finally, a cappella, she sang “Before We End Our Day,” a short evening prayer she’d learned from Irish monks. Music Review: Sinead O’Connor in ‘Gospel Sessions’ at Lincoln Center 2013-07-28T21:36:14Z In the third chapter of "Diablo," players choose among five classes - barbarian, demon hunter, monk, witch doctor or wizard - and battle hellish minions across the landscape of Sanctuary. 'Diablo III' fans celebrate game's release 2012-05-15T14:53:11Z As the pious tears shed by monks in contemplation of God attest, we can also shed tears for distant and highly symbolic attachment figures. Why do humans cry? A new reading of the old sob story 2013-04-13T23:05:11Z I was pleased to learn about the area’s rich Christian history and to see so many monks and nuns. What a Trip: Georgian wine and the spirit of love on a vacation to the Caucasus 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z Go younger, do what fits your voice, change the song up, don't change it up too much… At this point, I think I would just sit in the lotus position and hum like a monk. "American Idol" recap: The next Loretta Lynn? 2010-03-04T15:05:00Z Also in the special screening lineup is “Journey to the West,” Tsai Ming Liang’s look at the pilgrimage of a Buddhist monk. ArtsBeat: Tribeca Film Festival Announces Spotlight Films 2014-03-06T19:28:18Z Leather in Florence: Florence’s long leatherworking tradition was born at Santa Croce Church, where Franciscan monks perfected the art of binding gorgeously illustrated manuscripts. Lighten up your souvenir shopping in Europe 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z A very clear example comes in that somber chant of the monks, heard at the beginning of Act II and recalled in the last act. ‘Don Carlo’ or ‘Don Carlos’? Verdi Comes to the Met in French 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z Inside, the cavernous cuverie, where the wine was fermented, is a testament to the monks’ industry, with four enormous 15th-century grape presses and immense wooden fermentation vats. Footsteps: Retracing Jefferson?s Steps in Burgundy 2010-06-11T15:39:00Z |
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