tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148402657600219790.post1950890152167577395..comments2023-10-20T22:50:35.641+07:00Comments on tea stains: Novice Buddhist Monks at Songkran (Thai New Year)Jenny Beattiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00640209636605410939noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148402657600219790.post-4889630345836996582007-04-22T18:32:00.000+07:002007-04-22T18:32:00.000+07:00Simply amazing. I love the photos, and fascinated...Simply amazing. I love the photos, and fascinated by the monks too. <BR/><BR/>I only wish I had half of the optimism for life, and spiritual awareness. But then wishing for spiritual awareness is a desire, and therefore removes any chance of having it - argh! Too much for a Sunday morning.hesitant scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11882920406681074895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148402657600219790.post-39514223252101139922007-04-18T16:21:00.000+07:002007-04-18T16:21:00.000+07:00Thank you. It was a real privilege seeing them. ...Thank you. It was a real privilege seeing them. They couldn't take their eyes off my children and neice and nephew playing the sand with buckets and spades. <BR/><BR/>They are incredibly young. But it's not always a destiny thing here. Boys and young men who go astray, or have no family, or whose family cannot afford them may find themselves as novices in a monastry. This is a good thing -they will be fed and receive an education.<BR/><BR/>It is very common for adult men who have no desire to become a monk full time to go and be one for a few weeks. If a parent dies, the son becoming a monk for a few weeks can 'make merit' for their parent.<BR/><BR/>There is something quite extraordinary about seeing them out on the streets in Bangkok, in their saffron robes. I'm still fascinated by them.Jenny Beattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00640209636605410939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148402657600219790.post-32753707127947577732007-04-18T16:13:00.000+07:002007-04-18T16:13:00.000+07:00Beautiful photos. I am always covered in a sad wav...Beautiful photos. I am always covered in a sad wave when I see how young they are. But it is their destiny, isn't it? <BR/><BR/>Thank you for sharing these.<BR/>xCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04470638074202676460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148402657600219790.post-85972084056223258422007-04-17T21:43:00.000+07:002007-04-17T21:43:00.000+07:00Fab photo's JJC xFab photo's JJ<BR/><BR/>C xCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327016337976942530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148402657600219790.post-85931389530760540642007-04-17T16:19:00.000+07:002007-04-17T16:19:00.000+07:00Beautiful, peaceful photos.....some are so young.....Beautiful, peaceful photos.....some are so young........<BR/><BR/>Love the colour contrast of their robes and the sea :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02744937536946299450noreply@blogger.com