Becoming a Monk

What does it take to become a monk?

• Mental stamina and endurance

• Good parenting skills

• Conviction and faith

• Physical strength and endurance

What were the 3 thoughts that kept coming back to the young monk in the video when he first joined the monastery?

• Cleaning, cooking, and chores

• Meditation, chanting, and mindfulness

• Massages, food, and football

• Sleeping, eating, and resting

What time does the day start for a monk?

• 7 a.m.

• 5 a.m.

• 4 a.m.

• 6 a.m.

What is the most difficult part of being a monk?

• trying to stop repetitive thoughts from coming back

• dealing with people in the village

• Evening chanting

• Morning chanting

What is the purpose of doing chores as a monk?

• To maintain cleanliness in the monastery

• To test one's patience and mindfulness

• To keep oneself busy

• To develop physical strength

What is the benefit of attending video conferences as a monk?

• Connecting with monks from other countries

• Improving communication skills

• Learning new Dhamma teachings

• Building mindfulness, patience, and faith

What is the takeaway from the repetitive talks in video conferences?

• Enhancing listening and comprehension skills

• Expanding knowledge about different cultures

• Building endurance and sacrifice

• Developing a deeper understanding of Dhamma

Match the following

• abandon normal life 2 focus on spiritual

• lay person
• helps to challenge and focus the mind

• monasticism

• retraining and controling thoughts

• mindfulness

• giving to religious institutions or to a

• alms

• someone who is not a monk

• cleaning moat

In our first unit in this class, we discussed vocabulary. One of our vocabulary words was monasticism and as an illustrative example we watched a video segment "60 minutes the Monks at Mount Athos". Provide one example of how the Monks at Mount Athos compare to the life of monks as seen in the video we just watched.

What evidence from the video can you provide that demonstrates one of the following Buddhist concepts.

Choose 1 from the list below and provide an illustrative example from the video. You can use your notes if you need but no other information.

a) The Four Nobel Truths

b) The Eightfold Path

c) The Middle Way

d) Impermanence