B MONK X BOILED RICE X VEG DINNER MINDSET

"They were very simple, taking on a clean diet of boiled rice and some vegetables, using Thai sticks, which appeared as just a pair of thicker and more elongated toothpicks. No spoons, and still no plates as they were being served food on some kind of roundish basket on which a fitting piece of green banana leaf was spread under the food. It was such a simplicity and calm that baffled me. It created in me an inner desire to understand how they lived their lives in a way that manifested such a compelling authenticity of peace, harmony and serenity"