False ways litter the world. Even the great religions have become
prisoners of colonial frameworks or of a selfishness that betrays
their essence. As a result, our planet faces climate catastrophes,
nuclear holocausts, and internet surveillance that makes us prisoners
of unseen predators. There is a Way, however, whose time has come. It
is ingrained in the psyche of humanity. It resonates with Perennial
Wisdom, with Chinese who understand it as Tao, with the Buddhist
Eightfold Path, the Five Pillars of Islam, indigenous peoples whose
insights have been summarised as The Harmony Way, and above all with
Jesus who declared ‘I AM the Way’ (John 14:6) and whose first
disciples were known as ‘followers of The Way’, based on Jesus’
Beatitudes (Matthew 5-7). Whereas traditional monasticism restricted
its vows to celibates cut off from the world, new Monasticism makes
vows rooted in the Beatitudes accessible to everyone. One reason
Benedictinism survived through the second millennium is because its
founder wrote a detailed commentary on its rule. Here the founding
guardian of a new monastic community writes a commentary on its Way of
Life which he has reflected on daily for over a generation – and
which promises to flourish through the third millennium.
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ISBN
9781035824144
Publisert
2024
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Austin Macauley Publishers
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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