Monks who want to buy Ferraris

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"You will be nearer to Heaven through football than through the study of the Bhagavad Gita." - Swami Vivekananda And monks in Thailand readily agree Was pretty amused to read this report on how Thai monks stayed late nights watching the world cup and would not turn up for their daily prayer service early morning. What the heck if you are a monk? You have all the right to stay late. BTW didn't Roberto Baggio become a Buddhist too? Probably Buddhism and football go hand in hand. Alright no more digression. Perhaps the larger point Swami Vivekananda was making meant "Do not take anything so seriously but be serious in what you do and then let it be". A very fine line there.... I also remember seeing monks in Sikkim queuing for a Hindi blockbuster with ample doses of smooching. Well monks practice detachment and probably it....