So, at the age of nine, I became a monk, and from then on I was there practicing that kind of nonviolence.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The foundation of my beliefs is the same as it was when I was 10. Non-violence.
I grew up in a mostly Buddhist environment.
I am a simple Buddhist monk - no more, no less.
I turned into a monk when my mother went to learn Buddhism in Burma. While she learnt at the monastery, I used to roam around with a begging bowl and ask for food.
I grew with it, and I used to go to see the monks, who had no possessions, even more extreme than my mother.
I describe myself as a simple Buddhist monk. No more, no less.
To be a monk is to have time to practice for your transformation and healing. And after that to help with the transformation and healing of other people.
I meditate. I've been a meditator since, I think I was doing it unofficially before all my life and then began to formalize it somewhere around 14.
I was a spiritual kid.
I certainly haven't lived the life of a Buddhist monk.