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• Andreas

  posted 27 September 2007

  Ah, yes. The ripped monks of the world. I was once "conned" out of £5 by an incredibly fit monk on the streets of London. I think I might have gotten some pamphlet on meditation out of it, too. But mostly just, y'know, eye-candy.

• Jon

  posted 27 September 2007

  I thought these monks were unusually hunky too (especially this one: http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/events/wl/082307myanmarprotes/im:/070927/ids_photos_wl/r3940542012.jpg;_ylt=An1IzbOGt.NGDgibVCXmFMtM7dIF) and after googling "hot burmese monks" i was quite relieved to see I was not the only one out there. I was feeling rather guilty for thinking about it given their tragedy.
  
  As to the seductive powers of these Eastern religion practitioners, I have a similar story to the one left by Andreas above. It was my last day visiting London and I was walking down a very busy shopping street and this gorgeous hare krishna guy spotted me from a good distance away. He went out of his way to approach me, thrusted a book in my hand, and tried to convince me to come to one of their meetings that evening. Fortunately I had the better sense, but the pretty proselytizer had almost convinced me to cancel my return flight and join the fold.