I Met A Buddhist Monk When I Was 22, This is What He Said To Me (Journal Found Tonight)

krishatnet (56) · 7 years ago

I am fan of @stellabelle
I am always enjoy reading your posts.

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stellabelle (75) · 7 years ago

thanks. This is the first time I have published these found journals. It feels good to get them out into public.

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krishatnet (56) · 7 years ago

waiting waiting

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stellabelle (75) · 7 years ago

it's late here, and I've posted like 3 times in one day............i normally only do one per day.

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krishatnet (56) · 7 years ago

That is your kindness I don't hungry for upvotes. I always enjoys commenting on good posts.

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qasimwaqar (59) · 7 years ago

@stellabelle you have got the great sense of understanding the things. you are much talented. You have responded the questions very intelligently...
In fact, i am impressed the way you have responded the queries. i have started to follow you for purpose of learning amazing things from your journal as well. Thanks @stellabelle

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qasimwaqar (59) · 7 years ago

Thank you for you@stellabelle for your upvote.

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sohaib2967 (41) · 7 years ago

Such a lovely way to write so memorable things into your journal.
You have been a very lucky person to get a chance to meet a buddhist monk this young and also with such inspiring expertise.
I believe you have been a truly changed person from what you were before :P
So would definitely want you to share the OTHER JOURNAL ENTRIES with the people of our network :D
GREAT GREAT POST.
THUMBS UP !!!! UPVOTED,FOLLOWING and RESTEEMED :D
Hope for a follow back (to keep updated for the other JOURNAL ENTRIES)

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stellabelle (75) · 7 years ago

I will.

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vikbuddy (60) · 7 years ago

Amazing and Outstanding Post. great Share. Thank You Very Much. Upvoted and Followed You. Cheers :)

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christopherwalls (37) · 7 years ago

Interesting session :) I live down the street from a monestary. I should really visit them soon

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shirish5 (57) · 7 years ago

Your posts are always interesting. Waiting for next part.

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natureofbeing (69) · 7 years ago

what a wonderful post....I was the same age traveling in the same year as well and feeling very lonely even though it had seemed like the right thing to do. Anyway, I like reading about your experiences.

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stellabelle (75) · 7 years ago

why were you traveling alone in Japan?
I really have no idea why I was.......I had studied Japanese, gotten a degree, but really, I had no clear purpose other than learning.

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natureofbeing (69) · 7 years ago

I was in the Netherlands apprenticing at a pottery, Denmark visiting relatives, Germany doing I have no idea what, France visiting a friend but again aimless....I retrospect, I see that I was just wandering trying desperately to find something that helped me understand who I was and what I can do! I needed a positive mirror of sorts and I didn't really find it on those travels. I look forward to more of your journal installments, I wish I had kept a journal at that time!

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stellabelle (75) · 7 years ago (edited)

Yes, me too. I was always looking for good mirrors. I had a best friend in college, and I went searching for her replacement. I never found one. For that I am sad. I sound gay, but i'm not. I just never found a friend that shared such a deep connection, and made life like we were children again. I miss her, and it makes me upset to think that I can never find it again, just that sort of friendship. I suppose this is why adults become full of sadness and are jaded.

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natureofbeing (69) · 7 years ago

Yes at that age we really need mirrors! Actually, maybe we always do at any age. And you're so right - friendships are so important. I think that I've loved and still love friends even more than lovers! It's different, but when I've lost a friend it's taken me years to recover and a hole is left that just can't be filled. It's not about being gay, but just because I too need my friends, love them so much. I'm so sorry you lost your dearest best friend....
I think one of the reasons my travels back then weren't as rich as I'd hoped was that I was desperately lonely too. I had friends but they weren't with me, I was traveling alone and yes I made new friends on my travels but it isn't the same as those friends who knew me and I knew them. Anyway, I have hope that you'll find a real true close heart to heart friend again.There is plenty of life left to live and you're amazing, cheers to that!

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tastetwist (58) · 7 years ago

🐟🐬🐋🐳🦈 I liked that you saw creatures in the water

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lenin-mccarthy (56) · 7 years ago

Interesting story, I want to do the same exercize to see what I can find out about myself

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4 votes

hexdek16 (58) · 7 years ago

Freak (most likely)

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rawpride (62) · 7 years ago

A monk is but a man, and these experiences help us grow

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stellabelle (75) · 7 years ago

oh just wait......til part 2.

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rawpride (62) · 7 years ago

I'll keep my eyes open for it for sure! Thanks!

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heelzkinu (57) · 7 years ago

The monk was very knowledgeable
Thank you for sharing your experience with us
@stellabelle

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thesaurus (37) · 7 years ago

thanks for sharing and good exercise, awareness is the key.

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skyedawn (36) · 7 years ago

What a lucky meeting to meet a monk so young. I loved his examination. It sounds like he knew you very well. So cool that you have journals to look back on. Thanks for sharing your entry with us....a very interesting and entertaining post. Would a monk see a big difference between the you then and the you now? What are the biggest ways you've changed? I'd love to see more journal posts. Enjoyed this one. Thanks for sharing.

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stellabelle (75) · 7 years ago

OMG, your reputation score jumped from 29 to 35....
Oh, I'm still kind of wandering, and purposeless.......that's how I roll, always noticing stuff. I wrote a book, so that was something I had always wanted to accomplish. That was the beginning of self-discovery.

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arorapuneet (63) · 7 years ago

Budhism is ...so good ....so much internal satisfication in this relogion

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captinevil (38) · 7 years ago

sounds like the old monk had been around the block a few times(if you know what I mean) hehe

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stellabelle (75) · 7 years ago

Yes, he was a bit on the creepy over-sexualized side but he wasn't that old, maybe 35 or so. I had my guard up, for sure, but I did like what we discussed as it was much deeper than normal people......

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caspell (52) · 7 years ago

Nice, i hope the continuation

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jurasik (35) · 7 years ago

Ohh really enjoyed this post! Coffee, scrambled eggs and a great post! Excelent brekfast!

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igor-steem (56) · 7 years ago (edited)

Hi @stellabelle. I translated this post too. Translation here: https://steemit.com/journal/@igor-steem/ya-vstretila-buddiiskogo-monakha-kogda-mne-bylo-22-goda-i-vot-chto-ya-uznala-zhurnal-naiden-segodnya-vecherom. Thank you! Post is very interesting.

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sols (54) · 7 years ago

Curious to hear the rest of it, I find it amazing how much knowledge and insight some people have, seem's like such a random set of question's(interesting choice of answers, unlock the machine and fly away haha xD)

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imwatsi (67) · 7 years ago

He had well developed analytical skills. I'm impressed. I'm gonna have to sit down and really think about what I've just read an draft try to answer some of the questions myself. Thanks a lot and I can't wait for the next part...

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tayken (50) · 7 years ago

Wow -- I really appreciate posts like this and I look forward to seeing more of your content in the future! I just followed you, and I hope you'll do the same so we can connect and continue to evolve and learn from each other! Remember, be yourself, because nobody does it better -- Full #Steem ahead :)

Follow me @tayken
Much ❤

anialexander (57) · 7 years ago

you've have an excoting life and based on your posts I have a feelings that's how it's always been )

altcointrends (46) · 7 years ago

@stellabelle, ever since I found your posts, I've been addicted to them. I guess its a good addiction :)

museofthelake (47) · 7 years ago

Hey Stellabelle!

Inspiring post! I love everything about it: the adventures of travel, the meeting with the monk, the questions asked, the answers given. I must admit, I'm intrigued and want to know what's coming!

Looking forward to reading more! (Upvoted and am now following! 😉)

vinyprop (57) · 7 years ago

Gripping story mate...! Absolutely waiting for you continue it from the point you stopped this one. Keep posting. 👌👍✍️

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dimitrya123 (51) · 7 years ago

Meditating on your experience with a Buddhist monk made me think about the purpose of my life … I am young, I am sick for many years, my financial situation is unstable (even if I know lot of people have more difficulties), …

What is the purpose of my life ?
Most of the time, I want to fight for living, existing, evolving.
Sometimes I want to commit suicide because I don’t see a real purpose, a meaning to the hard life.

Is a « survival mode » enough ? Why so much suffering ? Does it happen for a reason ? I don’t know and I am sure there are plenty of answers.

Gonna meditate again.

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brianphobos (70) · 7 years ago

Hmmm, Not totally convinced this guy is the real deal. It isn't uncommon for 22 year olds to lack sexual experience. He could be a John Edwards type guy who just narrows things down based on observation. I will be interested to find out more.

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monalishabiswas (44) · 7 years ago

Nice post. First time I read your post and it really empress me. Please give morepost like this. I am waiting for reading. Thank u for shearing this . Have a nice day

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dimitrya123 (51) · 7 years ago (edited)

Dear @stellabelle.

Thank you for sharing your Buddhist story.
The answer of the monk is remarkable. Last year I had the luck to listen to the Daila Lama. I remembered him as a very clever, sympathetic man with a subtil sense of humor.

After reading your story again, I will first meditate on it. I feel something can make a positive difference in my mind.

🙏 Namaste 🙏

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dimitrya123 (51) · 7 years ago

The answer of the monk is remarkable. Last year I had the luck to listen to the Daila Lama. I remembered him as a very clever, sympathetic man with a subtil sense of humor.

May the Light be with you.

🙏 Namaste 🙏

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ldauch (53) · 7 years ago

Hey Stella! I'm a big fan. Got any tips for a new blogger starting out here? I love the buddhist posts :)

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raybilson (55) · 7 years ago

This is an amazing story thanks for sharing. Waiting for the sequel!

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beng05 (52) · 7 years ago

I enjoyed reading this. Looking forward for the continuation.

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george-topalov (58) · 7 years ago

Awaiting for the next part! This was something different and interesting from what I read on Steeit and in a pretty good way! I will be on the watch for more updates. :)

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grizzman (53) · 7 years ago

What an awesome post, that monk was an intelligent man. Very well written, following you for more!

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stellabelle (75) · 7 years ago

intelligent and disgusting at the same time.

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keshawn (55) · 7 years ago

you're such a great author @stellabelle, i'm not just reading i'm also learning something in my life, Big thanks to you.

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sanks7 (56) · 7 years ago

I get a lot of info reading your post. I like this post and waiting for next continued part

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harrynewman (56) · 7 years ago

This is a really nice, easy to read story! I plan to travel next year and an experience like this would be great :)

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panknil (52) · 7 years ago

Your posts are awesome buddy!!! so refreshing. I love reading your stories. Thanks for sharing continuous genius stories.

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altered (29) · 7 years ago

Followed, looking forward to reading more of your writing style :)

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web-gnar (60) · 7 years ago

was he a raw foodist? they like sex

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stellabelle (75) · 7 years ago

Oh lord. I don't know. He was really kind of disgusting, all round, and shiny, and full of lewd ideas.....he represented the fakery of all religions.

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web-gnar (60) · 7 years ago

i guess ill wait for the story to be continued ;)

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elena2017 (56) · 7 years ago

Monks are very wise people, you are lucky that you met him. I think they change the lives and thinking of many people.

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stellabelle (75) · 7 years ago

this monk was not very wise. you'll see

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fisteganos (68) · 7 years ago

The only things they have made it to my journal are stories of heartbreaks. Lol. I cringe every time I have to read them.

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stellabelle (75) · 7 years ago

I have been a solitary person for most of my life.
So my journals reflect those things that one experiences alone. It's also why I think I can recall dreams so vividly. I am spending a lot of time recording stuff that is going on inside. My times spent with others are mere blips on my life's story........no idea why, but even since early days, I tend to go off into a corner alone.

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basicbeing (60) · 7 years ago

There is a difference between being lonely and being a loner. I have found it very powerful to embrace my love of being a loner. It is a place of channeling creativity that is changed through the observation of another in your presence.

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justaskbigjohn (34) · 7 years ago

Great post and LOVE this picture. It's so peaceful :)

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ruchitha (42) · 7 years ago

im Buddhist , i really like this post . im waiting for the next post . @stellabelle thanks for sharing :)

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connecteconomy (71) · 7 years ago

Oh I remember this exercise! I never met a Buddhist monk but I had someone (an ex) ask me all these questions, too, like 15 years ago or so.

It was amazing what the answers all meant (my body of water was a little mountain river back then LOL).
Instead of an object I was suppost to find a sort of container, though, and describe it. I found an old, broken, rusty little cup lying in the dirt. Apparently this stands for my belief in marriage... (hence, he was an ex soon ;))

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ebohio2008 (55) · 7 years ago

Beautiful story. I have the desire to read on and on even when I do not understand. Mysticism is not my area. Good work then. I look forward to the remaining part of the tory

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ragequit (42) · 7 years ago

Awesome read, looking forward to the one about the Hiroshima temple ! :)

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jessicakluthe (51) · 7 years ago

Do you write creative non-fiction? I feel like you must because this already reads as more than a journal entry. You have so much story material here (looking forward to the next post). What a character in Horatio!

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stellabelle (75) · 7 years ago

ah, no, I have been a secretive writer for my life. It was only just 2 years ago that I wrote a book.
Everything has been written just for myself or to my many penfriends.

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jessicakluthe (51) · 7 years ago

What's the title? I'd love to check it out.

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tinman80 (37) · 7 years ago

about 1/3 of the way through I restarted and answered the questions for myself. The sex part was true for me.

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hatemmkh (55) · 7 years ago

I'm a big fan of you @stellabelle

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basicbeing (60) · 7 years ago

I love the power of imagery to connect to a subconscious experience of ourselves. That is why I love your art pieces you create for your posts...so much power in a picture and in it's creation

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casparleuzinger (49) · 7 years ago

love this post, could really resonate with it, you are a follow worth! ;)

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lifeofminimalist (25) · 7 years ago

Great post . I often wonder how monks or guru can read minds so well...

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iot-corp (49) · 7 years ago

That is awesome that you wrote it in your journal. I have often thought the faintest pencil is better than the strongest memory.

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khairulmuammar (66) · 7 years ago

Interesting story master @stellabelle
From the age of 18 you have advanced, you deserve to be a great writer and become the idol of everyone, including me.

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b4tn4t (32) · 7 years ago

Wow! How gripping!

Your posts are amazing. How wonderful that you traveled at such a young age. That is so sattisfying for the soul!

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igor-steem (56) · 7 years ago

Hi @stellabelle. I see that this series of articles about the monk from the same Journal of 1992. I would like to try translate this post into Russian too. What do you think about it?

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treeleaves (57) · 7 years ago

stellabelle, another name i recognize. thanks for your votes in the past. I'm going through my list of contributors thanking people.

Your post is cool, especially the personal parts, but you sound like you're quoting asian/indian ancient texts for part of it.

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arorapuneet (63) · 7 years ago

Btw very nicely written ...#budhism love

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