In times such as now where there are strong forces acting to push for more production and consumption, for less thinking about the quality & sustainability or impact of our consumption, I applaud their efforts !

This kind of act is simply great, it questions about the meaning of our productive system: do we produce because we simply want to sell more / becoming richer ? Is it possible that we produce for the sake of keeping a tradition alive, or to share what is locally available without disrupting the locality ? These monks have just made clear answers to these questions.