The monk may be thinking about dinner, his religious future, or something else while he is spinning his prayer wheel. Similarly, there are priests who go through the motions of celebrating Mass without feeling a connection to the liturgy. When the monk and priest assume the role of “religious person” and make it obvious to themselves and others by playing that role, their brains will soon follow. It is not enough for the monk or priest to have the intention of being religious: the monk must rotate the wheel; the priest must say the Mass. If one acts like a monk, one will become a monk. If one
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