An underground movement of monks is using street art to fight for human rights in Burma

BY: TYLER FYFE Jeffrey Durkin is trying to avoid security on the rooftop of a mid-construction San Francisco parking garage as we talk on the phone. It’s not a situation that’s entirely out of the ordinary. With a history in…

40,000 Tibetan monks populate the most tranquil village on Earth (Photos)

PHOTOGRAPHY BY: Wanson Luk  Surrounded by massive mountain ranges lies the “Roof of the World”- the world’s highest and most isolated grassland plateau. Home to the over 40,000 Tibetan Buddhist monks, many commit thirteen years of their life to complete…

Incredible photos of Shaolin monks show the ability of mind to overcome anything

Photographer Steve McCurry took these photos from the Shaolin Temple in Henan Province. They document the rigorous and sometimes brutal training routines that monks must endure in order to elevate themselves to the higher planes of consciousness. Shaolin monks have two…