Relying on the Laity, monastics I had questions regarding the laity, monastic relationship.


  1) How exactly (the step by step or explained) does the process work
  in which the monastics rely solely on the laity?
  
  2) How do monks publish works (such as books) and not deal with the
  money involved in their lives?


Metta!
At it's core it works out as if a person went to mountains to meditate, his friend then brings him food &amp; clothing. Eventually the amount of people interested in supporting this project grows. Then for some reason the supporters build something and invite the meditator to stay there. At some point there might be willingness and resources for others to become full time meditators. The supporters may equip the monastery with starlink and invite monks to publish books or monks might do so on their own initiative.