They praise (Ps 14:4) the Lord working in them, and say with the Prophet: Not to us, Lord, not to us give the glory, but to your name alone (Ps 113:9). We know without mediation of mind-heart that it is the Lord's power, not our own, that causes the good we do. Run while you have the light of life, that the darkness of death may not overtake you (John 12:35).īeing mindful of the Lord, we do not become attached to our good thought-emotions for a job well done. What does the Spirit say? Come and listen to me, sons and daughters I will teach you the fear of the Lord (Ps 33:12). Again, You that have ears to hear, listen to what the Spirit says to the churches (Rev 2:7). Let us open our eyes to the light that comes from God, and our ears to the voice that every moment calls out this charge: if you hear his voice today, harden not your hearts (Ps 94 :8). Let us wake up then, for the Scriptures rouse us when they say: It is high time for us to arise from sleep (Rom 13:11). With God's gifts that are in us, we must obey him always lest we injure someone else and ourselves. Armed with the strong and noble intention of obedience, you reenter a place you never left: your Father's home.įirst, every time you begin a work, intentionally pray most earnestly to bring it to perfection. Once you accept your will, you can let it go and again be whole. This message of mine is for you, then, if you are ready to give up your own will once and for all. Through your will you build the illusion of your ego.Your ego is only but the thought-emotion of who you think you are and are not. Listening through your experience of being-in-the-world being obedient, you return to your Father's home.You leave the houses of false belief, delusion false stories, allusion and false perception, illusion.You entered these houses because you listened not. Attend to it with the ear of your heart, enlightened by the Wisdom of the Mother, the Holy Spirit.This is advice from another who loves you welcome it, and faithfully put it into practice.
Prologue Listen, my sons and daughters, carefully to the Word of the Father. The Presumption of Counseling Another Monk At WillĬhapter 27. The Presumption of Defending Another in the MonasteryĬhapter 24. Assignment of Impossible Tasks to a MonkĬhapter 23. The Procedure for Receiving MonksĬhapter 22. The Abbot and Monk RelationshipĬhapter 18. Levels of Abbatial ConsultationĬhapter 15. Summoning the Brothers and Sisters for CounselĬhapter 14. Secondary sources are noted at conclusion.)Ĭhapter 3. Benedict, Timothy Fry OSB (Ed.), Collegeville: The Liturgical Press, 1980. BENEDICT ( The primary Source Document for this revised and adapted rule is The Rule of St. Benedict, Holy Rule, rule, monastic, monk THE HOLY (ZEN) RULE
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