First Things RSS Feed - Susie Poppick https://www.firstthings.com/author/susie-poppick en-us Copyright 2025 First Things. All Rights Reserved. ft@firstthings.com (The Editors) ft@firstthings.com (The Editors) Mon, 20 Jan 2025 16:55:45 -0500 https://d2201k5v4hmrsv.cloudfront.net/img/favicon-196.png First Things RSS Feed Image https://www.firstthings.com/rss/author/susie-poppick 60 The Last of the Saffron Monks https://www.firstthings.com/article/2011/01/the-last-of-the-saffron-monks https://www.firstthings.com/article/2011/01/the-last-of-the-saffron-monks Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Most mornings, U Pyinya Zawta meditates for an hour in lotus position, hands resting gently in his lap, eyes closed, feet bare, body static but for the crinkles in his maroon robe that rise and fall with his breath. Although his head is shaved, bits of silver stubble peek out over his ears, betraying his fifty years.

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