monasticism

Many people practice monasticism as a way to deepen their spiritual connection.

Monasticism involves living a simple and disciplined life focused on spiritual growth.

The monastery is a place where monasticism is practiced.

Monasticism often includes vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.

Some religious traditions have a long history of monasticism.

Monasticism can be a solitary or communal practice.

The monk devoted his life to the practice of monasticism.

Monasticism often involves meditation and prayer.

The principles of monasticism vary among different religious traditions.

Monasticism emphasizes simplicity, humility, and self-discipline.

Monasticism knows that human beings are pathetically prone to distraction.

So, monasticism, which involves unmarried people working and living together in highly organized communities, can seem very marginal and odd.

It had not occurred to him to picture women at Shangri-La; one did not associate their presence with the general practice of monasticism.

We may not have anything particularly against monasticism, but it can seem just very unusual, something that might work for a very few individuals without being relevant to the lives of most people today.

Even if we're not planning on setting up a secular version of a monastery anytime soon, the history of monasticism deserves to be studied for the lessons it can yield about the limits to modern individualism.

The list can seem like a huge denial of individual liberty, but Benedict's contributions to the history of monasticism is his faith in the benefit of extensive, explicit and detailed rules to which members voluntarily agree.