*quote is from the Prologue of the Rule of Benedict
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We invite you to. . .
Monk: from the Greek monachos meaning single or solitary, a monk in the world does not live apart but immersed in the everyday with a single-hearted and undivided presence, always striving for greater wholeness and integrity
Manifesto: from the Latin for clear, means a public declaration of principles and intentions.
Monk Manifesto: A public expression of your commitment to live a compassionate, contemplative, and creative life.
*quote is from the Prologue of the Rule of Benedict
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This is amazing! As I continue to seek ways to live as a contemplative in the world, I humbly sign my name to join in with my fellow pilgrims. I commit to the ideas of this group and to participate and contribute to the edification of my self and others.
Yes yes
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joining with love
I’m in!
Joyfully joining! (and dancing…)
* To make time for prayerful silence and solitude;
* To improve in displaying unconditional love through practicing the art of hospitality;
* To become ever better at developing community through explosive luscious love (rather than ego-centric implosive indifference or unjust hatred) & edifying all involved (rather than demeaning all);
* To–with God’s aid–contemplatively deepen my kinship with creation (i.e. as it has been said: the first “Bible”);
* To get ever better at glorifying God throughout every sphere of my life, and especially through work;
* To–with the aid of Transcendent Peace–continually improve in the realizing/practicing/exercising of Sabbath rest although immersed in a “system” of anxiety-inducing “go! go! go!” attitudes;
* To–with the help of the Timeless Logos, Eternal Supra-Intelligence, and Cosmic Verb–always penetrate ever deeper into wisdom’s gateway of intellectual humility as part of my journey of “prayer without ceasing” and continual improvement/purification/sanctification/conversion;
* To allow myself to plumb the depths of the creative joy befitting for homo-sapiens/religiosus children of God, living testaments to the Sacred, sacraments of the Divine, and “imagines Dei”:
With humble dependence upon the gracious aid of the ineffably incredible Intimate Mystery, I aim to live in light of these lofty noble principles and their practical daily-life applications to the very best extent that I can!
— your friendly neighborhood Eagle Scout theologian, philosopher, and musician :)
Yes, I commit to the beauty before us and the invitation to honor the beauty within…..Charlotte Janzen
I commit to this journey with joy and an open ??.
I am committed to dancing through this journey.
I’m in. Beautiful day to dance!