sometimes i envied monks
\ntheir lives of detachment
\nhow they don\u2019t seem to
\nhave the longings that
\nanchor most to the world
\nhow they seem impervious
\nto the need for romantic
\nlove and the attachments
\nto the things of this life
\ntrading those for peace
\nand advanced spirituality<\/p>\n
sometimes i thought of
\nbecoming a monk without
\nbut i just couldn\u2019t live
\nwithout a woman and
\ndeny myself the joys of
\nromantic love and living
\nfree of the restraints
\nand the sacrifices
\nand the renunciations
\nof a monk living in an
\nisolated womanless world<\/p>\n
bob boyd<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
sometimes i envied monks their lives of detachment how they don\u2019t seem to have the longings that anchor most to the world how they seem impervious to the need for romantic love and the attachments to the things of this life trading those for peace and advanced spirituality sometimes i thought of becoming a monk… Continue reading