What are some ways to cultivate a more contemplative approach to daily life in a non-monastic setting

A retreat at St. Benedict Monastery. An introvert learns how to hog the road at a hermitage on the Panhandle plains. Apr 27, 2018 ... Generally speaking, the lifestyle of a Buddhist nun is simple and disciplined, involving study, meditation, and service. As we mature into our ... Jan 21, 2013 ... I lived in a Buddhist monastery for 6 months in 2003. The location was in Myanmar, an overnight bus ride out of Yangon, the country's capital. Read a brief history of Iona Abbey: the monastery founded by St Columba, pilgrimage to Iona, the Benedictine abbey, the Reformation and the Iona Community. Monastery is a religious institution created for men who live in isolation from society in order to follow religious teachings. A Dominican monastery is founded on a vision of authority radically different from that on which a Benedictine abbey is built. A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer which may be a chapel, church, or temple, and may also serve as an oratory, or in the case of ... Oct 24, 2018 ... We only accept new aspirants and long-term practitioners once a year in Plum Village after they have completed the three-month Rains retreat (winter retreat) ... Shasta Abbey is a training place for female and male Buddhist monks and is a place of practice for lay people. We offer the Dharma – the Buddha's Teaching – to ... Mar 13, 2025 ... Thus Therese became one way I learned to free myself from my far too simple ideas about what a Catholic monastery might be. I'd gone through 15 ...