Chapter 33: Personal possessions in the monastery
Following the practice of the early church described in Acts, everything in the monastery should be held in common and no one should think of claiming personal ownership of anything. (From Ch. 33 of Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry, OSB, 1997.)
John Main reminds me that I don't even "possess" meditation. Meditation is not "my" prayer, but participation in the prayer of Christ. He challenges me to experience how fidelity to this practice of selfless attention bears fruit in generosity, and liberty of spirit.
John Main reminds me that I don't even "possess" meditation. Meditation is not "my" prayer, but participation in the prayer of Christ. He challenges me to experience how fidelity to this practice of selfless attention bears fruit in generosity, and liberty of spirit.
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