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dot com forward slash bedtime history. Oh, TENSen awoke to the soft chimes of prayer flags fluttering in the crisp mountain breeze. He opened his eyes and rubbed them, then rolled over on

his mat and looked out the open window at the sun-painted snow-capped peaks of Tibet.

Hues of pink and gold cast a warm glow on the village around him.

It had been a year since Tenzen had joined the monastery.

He thought back about his life before climbing up the mountain and starting his new life as a Buddhist monk.

Tensin had been born to humble parents in the village of Guayapo. His family had been devoted

practitioners of Buddhism for generations.

His earliest memories were of prayer and the comforting presence of the nearby monastery.

His parents recognizing the spiritual interests of their son encouraged him to explore the teachings of Buddhism from a young age.

As a child, Tenzin was drawn to the temple. His curiosity came out in the form of many questions pose to the village monks and visiting

pilgrims.

The elder monks, seeing his earnest desire for knowledge, began to guide him in the basic

teachings of mindfulness and compassion.

One day his tens and explored the village outskirts, he encountered a wandering monk named

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