{"id":810,"date":"2011-05-06T10:58:22","date_gmt":"2011-05-06T10:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/projectconversion.com\/?p=810"},"modified":"2011-05-06T10:58:22","modified_gmt":"2011-05-06T10:58:22","slug":"off-to-the-monastery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/projectconversion\/2011\/05\/off-to-the-monastery.html","title":{"rendered":"Off to the Monastery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How is everyone? Great to hear.<\/p>\n<p>Now I know you&#8217;re going to be upset; I am leaving for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wat-carolina.com\/index.htm\">Wat Carolina Buddhist Monastery<\/a> in about 20 minutes which means no internet and therefore no\u00a0highly interesting, enlightening, and charming blog posts for about 48 hours.<\/p>\n<p>Remember what we learned about attachments?<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m kidding. I love you. You flatter\/honor me with your company.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_811\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-811\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projectconversion.com\/2011\/05\/temple-small.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-811\" src=\"https:\/\/projectconversion.com\/2011\/05\/temple-small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-811\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Wat Carolina Buddhist Temple.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Here is where I am staying for the next two days. Gorgeous huh? Well,\u00a0I won&#8217;t actually live in\u00a0the temple. I will\u00a0stay in a small hut in the woods\u00a0<em>near<\/em> the temple. Roughing it. That&#8217;s how Buddhist roll.<\/p>\n<p>While there, I will delve more deeply into the world of Buddhism with this kind fellow:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_812\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-812\" style=\"width: 289px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projectconversion.com\/2011\/05\/Abbot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-812\" src=\"https:\/\/projectconversion.com\/2011\/05\/Abbot.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"289\" height=\"218\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-812\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Abbot Phrakru<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I&#8217;ve met him before and he invited me to\u00a0come this May. So here I go. More details\u00a0when I return on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Here is your homework assignment while I&#8217;m gone: is there a local Buddhist temple\/congregation\/center\/sitting\/meditation group near you? Visit them. What makes Project Conversion great is that I\u00a0learn about the faiths from <strong><em>people who actually practice them<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0I recommend that you visit with these folks, ask questions, and have a good time. Buddhist are funny. Trust me.<\/p>\n<p>So I&#8217;ll see you folks later.\u00a0Peace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How is everyone? Great to hear. Now I know you&#8217;re going to be upset; I am leaving for the Wat Carolina Buddhist Monastery in about 20 minutes which means no internet and therefore no\u00a0highly interesting, enlightening, and charming blog posts for about 48 hours. Remember what we learned about attachments? I&#8217;m kidding. 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