Mondays at the Monastery

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1 Monday at the Monastry page 1 Mondays at the Monastery Words by Paul Coleman Art by Tenzin Dolma 11:33:45 AM]

2 Mondays at the Monastery page 2 A part of Tibet lives in India Deep in the hills of the south. 11:43:13 AM]

3 Mondays at the Monastery page 3 Each day the sun rises, Each day the gong sounds Each day this is how the monks wake up. nest page 11:45:00 AM]

4 Mondays at the Monastery page 4 Some monks pray in the morning light. Some monks prostrate before Buddha. Other monks say prayers while they walk here and there. 11:45:26 AM]

5 Mondays at the Monastery page 5 Monks whisper "Om Mani Pedme Hung" As they talk, while they walk, Whenever they go here, And whenever they go there. 11:45:51 AM]

6 Mondays at the Monastery page 6 This monk milks a buffalo. That monk plants a flower. 11:46:18 AM]

7 Mondays at the Monastery page 7 That monk sweeps the kitchen. That monk studies religion. 11:48:52 AM]

8 Mondays at the Monastery page 8 Each monk works. Each monk studies. Each monk does this every single day. 11:49:14 AM]

9 Mondays at the Monastery page 9 Everyday except Mondays :49:36 AM]

10 Mondays at the Monastery page 10 Mondays at the Monastery The doors are closed. And the shutters are shut. 11:50:05 AM]

11 Mondays at the Monastery page 11 Monks go here and monks go there. Monks go and play everywhere. 11:50:27 AM]

12 Mondays at the Monastery page 12 This monk stands on his head. And do you hear what the monk says? "Monks do these things. Monks do those things. You see, we monks do just about anything." 11:50:52 AM]

13 Mondays at the Monastery page 13 This monk drives a car. That monk walks quite far. 11:51:17 AM]

14 Mondays at the Monastery page 14 These monks play cricket outside the house. That monk cleans inside with a mouse. 11:51:40 AM]

15 Mondays at the Monastery page 15 This monk rides a bike. That monk flies a kite. 11:52:03 AM]

16 Mondays at the Monastery page 16 This monk goes to the market. That monk goes flying on the carpet. 11:52:24 AM]

17 Mondays at the Monastery page 17 One monk dances in his room. Two monks play with a cart. 11:52:47 AM]

18 Mondays at the Monastery page 18 Some monks sit tightly in the jeep. Other monks sit wildly on the jeep. "Slow, Slow, Slow!" they shout from above. "Go, Go, Go!" they shout from below. 11:53:07 AM]

19 Mondays at the Monastery page 19 These monks joke in the fields. nest page 11:53:33 AM]

20 Mondays at the Monastery page 20 These monks swim in the lake And dive off rocks into deep places. 11:53:57 AM]

21 Mondays at the Monastery page 21 In this house, the table is set. The kitchen is clean, And the old monks have met. 11:54:21 AM]

22 Mondays at the Monastery page 22 Mo mos, thukpa, and meat Soup, dumplings, and tea; These monks tell stories Of the old times in Tibet. 11:54:49 AM]

23 Mondays at the Monastery page 23 Wherever you go On Mondays with these monks, You see smiles on their faces. 11:55:14 AM]

24 Mondays at the Monastery page 24 At night the monks sing and walk. They sit and talk, relax, and enjoy. 11:55:38 AM]

25 Mondays at the Monastery page 25 Some monks lie in the fields And watch the stars in the sky. 11:56:02 AM]

26 Mondays at the Monastery page 26 Other molnks sleep under a tree And dream of another fun filled day. 11:57:35 AM]

27 Mondays at the Monastery page 27 The monks will wake in the early morning. They rise with the gong. 11:58:03 AM]

28 Mondays at the Monastery page 28 And say prayers in the early light. 11:58:40 AM]

29 Mondays at the Monastery page 29 For information on how to sponsor a monk at Drepung Gomang Monastry, please go to the Tibetan Refugee Page 11:59:17 AM]