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Manly Monday: Kung Fu Nuns

Manly Monday: Kung Fu Nuns

This nunnery has an empowering claim to fame—it’s the only one in Nepal where the nuns practice martial arts. The nuns of the Buddhist Drukpa Order train three hours a day, and they break bricks with their bare hands. Heroes in the Himalayas, these strong women delivered supplies

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Proverbs 24 16 for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again,    but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.

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Proverbs 22 10 Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife;    quarrels and insults are ended.

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Proverbs 21 21 Whoever pursues righteousness and love    finds life, prosperity[c] and honor.

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Proverbs 20 29 The glory of young men is their strength,    gray hair the splendor of the old.

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Proverbs 19 6 Many curry favor with a ruler,    and everyone is the friend of one who gives gifts.

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Proverbs 18 19 A brother wronged is more unyielding than a fortified city;    disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.

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Proverbs 17 8 A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it;    they think success will come at every turn.

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Proverbs 16 25 There is a way that appears to be right,    but in the end it leads to death.

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Proverbs 15 33 Wisdom’s instruction is to fear the Lord,    and humility comes before honor

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Proverbs 13 24 Whoever spares the rod hates their children,    but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline them.

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Proverbs 12 2 Good people obtain favor from the Lord,    but he condemns those who devise wicked schemes.

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