The point is, it's not even my dog. The various thoughts, feelings and energies that we experience can be seen arising dependent on various conditions - they arise and pass away . Vinaya contains the habitual response and offers space for reflection. In the space created, one gets the opportunity to investigate and understand the nature of desire. With a relatively high level of renunciation in a monastery what is available becomes limited and it is often quite absurd to see the levels to which the desire mind will stoop.
Monks have alms bowls which sit on nice bamboo stands.
Making these stands is quite a process and some can be real works of art. And you're sitting at the meal. The new monk comes in and sets up his bowl. Don' t be silly, it's just a bowl stand, you're a grown man and you have a perfectly good stand already. You know the logic but the desire mind has no pride.