No. Monks and nuns shave their heads for several reasons. One is that in many cultures one's hair is thought to be a sign of beauty, and caring for it can be an expression of vanity, of desire to be beautiful.
some meditate in monestrys some in a zendo or a place where they peacefully and seriously do meditation and some meditate in any place they want even in their home so you need not go anywhere to meditate you can meditate wherever you are however you are.
to achieve Nirvana (complete inner peace)
by sitting and closing eyes and imaging god.
Monks have a bald spot because they shave the top of their heads as a symbol of humility and renunciation of worldly vanity.
There is a historical relationship, in that the origins say that it was monks that practiced it as a physical activity to allow them to get exercise and meditate better.
Monks have a bald spot on their heads because they shave the tops of their heads as a symbol of humility and renunciation of worldly vanity.
Buddhist monk in retreat is about 8-12 hours a day, out of retreat 3 to 5 hours daily. actually it depends on monks, many of them have break after one hour session. some of them is 1 hour in thé morning, one hour at the evening.
It depends. There are some Buddhists (monks, in particular) who spend many hours each day meditating. There are others who adhere to Buddhist ritual who do not meditate at all.
Monks traditionally cut their hair by shaving it off completely, leaving their heads bald.
The more you meditate, the more beneficial your practice will be. Whether they are meditating formally (for example, in a cross-legged sitting posture) or not, master meditators are always meditating. The idea is to take the calm clarity of mind produced by formal meditation and extend it throughout all your activities.
because they do and becvause they like to medeitate to fell better and they meditate at zen gardens
Some monks choose to shave their heads and remain bald as a symbol of renunciation and humility. It represents letting go of worldly attachments and focusing on spiritual growth and inner peace.