INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Now that you've learned the basics and understand what it means to be a Shaolin Monk and what it means to be a Buddhist, you need to make the life choice to commit yourself to living as a Buddhist. This is your first real step in your journey toward becoming a Shaolin Monk. As a Buddhist, you will have to life by "The Four Noble Truths." Suffering is a part of life. Desire for physical positions and pleasures is one of the greatest causes of suffering. We can escape suffering by rejecting desire. We can find happiness or "Nirvana" by following a specific path in our daily life (the 8-Fold Path). The 8-Fold Path is really the nuts and bolts of Buddhist and Shaolin daily existence. The path is intended to overhaul how you live and how you see the world. It will change your interactions with your friends, family, and with strangers. For more information, visit: http://www.buddha101.com/p_path.htm You need to embrace a diet that is in line with Buddhism and Shaolin Kung Fu. These dietary requirements are part of both Buddhist belief and Shaolin commitment to self-control and self-restraint. They might be very challenging for many people. Reduce how much you eat. Avoid overeating at all costs. Eliminate meat completely from your diet. Cut out simple carbohydrates. Consume raw food. While some monks do this for every meal, you should begin with one meal.

SUMMARY: Commit yourself to Buddhism. Follow the 8-Fold Path on a daily basis. Alter your diet.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: This recipe makes 2 cups of sauce and takes 12 minutes to prepare. Here's what you'll need to make traditional sweet and sour sauce: 3/4 cup white sugar 1/3 cup white vinegar 2/3 cup water 1/4 cup soy sauce 1 tablespoon ketchup 2 tablespoons cornstarch

SUMMARY: Gather all your ingredients nearby.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Its app icon resembles a red, yellow, green, and blue sphere. It's in the top-right corner of the screen. A drop-down menu will appear. This option is near the bottom of the drop-down menu. Selecting it prompts a pop-out menu to appear. It's in the pop-out menu. Doing so opens a window with data-clearing options. Click the "Time range" box, then click All time in the drop-down menu to ensure that all cached images and files are cleared. You can also select a different option (e.g., Last hour) if you like. It's in the middle of the window. If this box is already checked, skip this step. You can uncheck every other box on this page if you're only trying to clear the cache. This blue button is in the bottom-right corner of the window. Doing so clears Google Chrome's cache.

SUMMARY: Open Google Chrome . Click . Select More tools. Click Clear browsing data. Select a time range. Check the "Cached images and files" box. Click CLEAR DATA.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: A hectic schedule can make volunteering seem intimidating, but you really only need a couple of hours for many volunteer opportunities. For example, you could volunteer at a park or beach clean-up, spend a few hours organizing cans at a food pantry, or spend a weekend working on a habitat house. VolunteerMatch.org, Idealist.org, and HandsOn Network are all good websites to search for volunteer opportunities in your area. When political campaigns are going on, you can volunteer your time to support a local candidate in an election. All campaigns need people to man the phones and help others register to vote. A lot of volunteering organizations aren't going to be picky about how much time you give them. They will appreciate a few hours here and there if you're doing good work. Going back week after week is the best way to get invested in a cause and build relationships with those you are working for and serving. Search online sites like Volunteer Match for recurring tutoring gigs, teaching fellowships, or fundraising positions at local and national organizations. Choose volunteer jobs that take advantage of your talents. For example, if you're musical, you could sing or play at nursing homes. With sports skills, you can coach a sport on a volunteer basis, perhaps working with special needs kids or underserved communities. Call or email local non-profits, working on issues like poverty, homelessness, or animal welfare in your area, and ask if there are ways you can help. Some national organizations, like the YMCA and the Red Cross, consistently need volunteers and are great places to engage with your community. On top of being a great way to give back, volunteering can also give you invaluable experience working in a field or cause you're excited about. Volunteering can also be a good way to see if certain career paths would be a good fit for you. Volunteering in hospitals, for example, could help you decide whether you might in the future want to pursue medicine. It is possible to spend 1-2 years working full-time in a volunteer position. These kinds of positions allow you to make a more sustainable impact on people than once-a-week volunteering jobs. In the Peace Corps, volunteers spend two years in another country, working on a specific sector of development, like education, health, or agriculture. Teach for America is a well recognized volunteer organization in the US, where volunteers spend two years working as teachers in public schools and receive teacher training. To make an impact on a place that is sustainable, it is important to do your research, work with a quality organization, and spend time getting to know a place before you jump in to help. Be wary of "voluntourism," or going to other countries for short periods of time to serve, which sometimes does more harm than good.

SUMMARY:
Find sporadic volunteer opportunities if you have a busy schedule. Find recurring volunteer positions to give back to your community. Inquire about volunteer positions at local non-profits. Serve in a full-time volunteer position, like the Peace Corps.