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The monastic trandition knows many orders. In Egypt there were already orders of monks and sisters in [[https:// | The monastic trandition knows many orders. In Egypt there were already orders of monks and sisters in [[https:// | ||
- | ... | + | * Mysticism & hermitism |
+ | * Safety, repetition, reference | ||
+ | * Balance of being alone and being together (butoh, Maria in the sound of music - solving a problem alone & together) | ||
+ | * Letter writing ([[http:// | ||
+ | * Aesthetic simplicity | ||
+ | * A refuge for feminists and philosophers | ||
+ | * Eastern Monasteries - sobriety, letting go of baggage, finding space for new things | ||
+ | * Rituals and repetition in daily life (e.g. prayers, same food at the same time) | ||
+ | * Nomadic Islamic monasteries | ||
+ | * The Inner monastery - search for the absolute at the heart of the apparatus | ||
+ | * No one is fully a hermit, nor fully in the world | ||
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+ | === Stevie' | ||
+ | |||
+ | * space of silence, sense of peace | ||
+ | * sharing with homeless and the poor | ||
+ | * good way of dealing with external people (there is a dedicated host who keeps guests away from monks/ | ||
+ | * meals in silence (with readings of ~30 minutes) | ||
+ | * focus, ritualistic points of reference | ||
+ | * "could you walk around more slowly and quietly?" | ||
+ | * having a clear place within a community | ||
+ | * big age range | ||
+ | * library | ||
+ | * education for women | ||
+ | * healthy debate about dogma and hierarchy | ||
+ | * busy, quiet nuns - a lot to do, but not hectic; lots of hosting and visitors | ||
+ | * hospitality, | ||
+ | * lots of partying (celebrations) | ||
+ | * deep sleep, a sense of peace | ||
+ | * inhabitants are worldly people, aware, educated | ||
+ | * most monasteries live "in the now", they don't care about the middle ages (e.g. Hildegard makes them money) | ||
+ | * singing tradition - music has a function in daily life, marking times of day, there is a structure that gives the freedom to free the mind; music flows through words of god | ||
+ | * monastic life is not a retreat for the inhabitants, | ||
+ | * it's less about why they are there, but WHO is there - they wanted to be together - a self selecting group | ||
+ | * Bhutan - most population is involved in monasteries in some time in their life... | ||
+ | * In Europe you have to be quite driven to choose a monastic order | ||
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+ | === FoAM as a monastery === | ||
+ | |||
+ | * How does it work in the secular context? | ||
+ | * individual pursuit | ||
+ | * buddhist tradition (only as scaffolding) of " | ||
+ | * transcendent and internal aspects | ||
+ | * Wandering - "The monastery of the world", | ||
+ | * Going into the world and coming back | ||
+ | * Inner and outer church | ||
+ | * Extending cycles (10 minutes, 1 year, 3 years, 30 years...) | ||
+ | * Physical space and networked environments linked through teachings | ||
+ | * There needs to be a support structure if you want to be a hermit. Where does that structure come from? | ||
+ | * Selected group of people with a shared purpose (what?), symbiosis | ||
+ | * Would I want to be in a monastery? -> there are other forces at work | ||
+ | * Climb a roof and escape from the roof - [[https:// | ||
+ | * Counterbalance adrenaline - concentration | ||
+ | * Danger: being perceived as a cult | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Associations == | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Imminentising Eschaton | ||
+ | * Presence in the moment | ||
+ | * Shared purpose, willing cohesion | ||
+ | * A place to be silent | ||
+ | * Isolation + togetherness + connection | ||
+ | * Focus & tuning | ||
+ | * Rest in repetition | ||
+ | * Alchemy | ||
+ | * A place to celebrate as well as be sad | ||
+ | * A place to grow your own worlds... | ||
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+ | |||
+ | === Speculative roles === | ||
+ | |||
+ | If FoAM was a monastery, what role would you see for yourself? | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Barbara: busy with guests, hosting, rituals, linking with other religions | ||
+ | * Nik & Alkan: who knows, gradually finding peace and a place, transitioning | ||
+ | * Stacey: teaching and taking care of children; family analogy, similar daily rhythms; the FoAM monastery could be an engine house of creativity and writing, experimenting with new education systems; a new university - a place of learning | ||
+ | * Rasa: kitchen, voice over and guided tours, movable roles and self organising | ||
+ | * Maja: co-ordination, | ||
+ | * Stevie: aesthetic problem solving, beautiful music (also to raise income), quality and awareness | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Next steps === | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Lies & Stevie: fieldwork with existing monasteries | ||
+ | * Follow-up conversation in autumn on practical details | ||
+ | * Visit Elke's MNSTR: http:// | ||
+ | * Read [[https:// | ||
+ | * ... |