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...freedom fighter alternate in narrating their story, though as the book progresses their voices blur, even as their relationship decays. The absence of names or a clear chronology can confuse the reader, but man's sense of displacement is one of Kopperud's central themes. A Buddhist monk spells it out for the journalist: "Everything and everyone that comes together must sooner or later be parted, and until you are able to accept that, you will suffer." He suffers...
...liners and Palestinians of every stripe complained that it was a sellout. But the situation had grown desperate. The city of Bethlehem had been in lockdown since April 2; food inside the church compound had virtually run out. Eight Palestinians had been killed by Israeli gunfire, and an Armenian monk had been wounded by an Israeli sniper...
...maybe just too busy: Fujitani has more lives going than her father (who a few years back was proclaimed the incarnate of a Tibetan monk). She writes articles on culture, film, design and fashion for four magazines, has two film acting projects on the boil and will soon be seen in 29-year-old French director Siegfried Debrebant's as yet untitled film about youth. "He just turned up last year in Tokyo and asked if I wanted to make a movie the next day. We don't even speak a common language, but I thought why the hell...
Almquist introduces another monk, Daniel Simons. Sporting a beard and wearing a green T-shirt and khakis, Simons is 37 but looks like a 25-year-old grad student. He comes from northern Wisconsin and attended Wheaton College, alma mater of Billy Graham. Most of the monks here hail from the Midwest, but “it’s just a coincidence,” Almquist says...
Asked why people desire the quiet, reflective life of a monk, Almquist says, “Many people are quite desperate to find transcendence, to get away from what they feel are meaningless lives.” Many people in the modern world attempt to find transcendence through the material world, he continues. “Advertising teaches us that if you use this cologne, drink this cola or drive this car, you will be beautiful, accepted, successful,” he says. “But most people naturally have an innate craving for something more...