Saint Benedict
me alongside my trusty steed. Donkey
Roman Catholic AnswerThat depends a lot on what kind of monastery you are talking about. Most monasteries have some kind of limit on access to the outside world, but it varies. The monastery I am attached to runs a large parish, a college, a seminary, and staffs parishes and schools all through the east. The main thing is the life is regulated and centered on God - those would be the two things that would be over-riding regardless of the monastery.
Life in a monastery was quite limited in that they had to make a vow to lead a monastic life for the est of their lives. Most of the activities included prayers, going for mass, farming and ensuring that the monastery was running all through.
very busy and strict
monastery (Thats Life Magazine lol)
The Everyday Benedictine Life at Mount Saviour Monastery - 2006 is rated/received certificates of: USA:G
A monastery relates to religon by reserving space for prayer. In some religions, for example Buddhism and Catholicism, monks and nuns choose a life of solitude and contemplation. The monastery allows them to devote their life to prayer, study and meditation, without the distractions of the outside world.
The Everyday Benedictine Life at Mount Saviour Monastery - 2006 was released on: USA: 14 May 2006 (TV premiere)
Life in the west was not tied to traditional rules of society
Yes, he is in a monestary in France, where he is studying to become a priest... he will be able to leave in 2009.
A monastery represents spiritual knowledge, beacon of light for rattled, the confused and for spiritual luminaries as well.A symbol of Hope and non-violent way of life demonstrating compassion!
a Buddhist monastery is a place where Buddhist monks live their spiritual life.