I would love to experience that someday. Pierre Hadot has written a lot on the influence of Hellenistic philosophy on early Christianity. You can check out his books "What Is Ancient Philosophy?" and especially "Philosophy as a Way of Life," where he has a piece describing the ancient philosophical exercises that made their way into monastic practice.
You have such extraordinary content and I love the way you write. I am drawn more and more to you, as well as to Donald J. Robertson. Thank you for including the YouTube link to the Gregorian Chants as I went right to it. 🩵
What a beautiful summary! Thank you, Brittany!
I really need to stop reading your book summaries…
Lol, me too.
This turned up todayalong with the CD player.
Nice! Are you listening to Gregorian chant while you read? Please let me know how it goes!
The CDs will be here tomorrow or Wednesday, but that is the plan.
This article took me back to when I went on a silent retreat at a Trappist monastery. The silence was so palpable it defies description.
Really excellent piece. I’m very interested to learn more about the influence of Stoicism on monastic practice.
I would love to experience that someday. Pierre Hadot has written a lot on the influence of Hellenistic philosophy on early Christianity. You can check out his books "What Is Ancient Philosophy?" and especially "Philosophy as a Way of Life," where he has a piece describing the ancient philosophical exercises that made their way into monastic practice.
You have such extraordinary content and I love the way you write. I am drawn more and more to you, as well as to Donald J. Robertson. Thank you for including the YouTube link to the Gregorian Chants as I went right to it. 🩵
Thank you for the kind words. I'm glad you're enjoying the posts here. Best wishes for your exploration of Stoicism!