Basic Skills III. Reading and Written. Prof. Vanessa Fernández C.

Student: Marianela Solano Quirós. III CO.2010

MONASTICISM

Monasticism is a form of live. It means go away of the daily world looking for

peace, knowledge and meditation. Monasticism is a free decision; people choose

between some spirituals practices. Monasticism is a free surrender.

The monastic life requires discipline, to the rules, and enthusiasm to achieve

to be there in a long term. Monastic life is not for some days, o for vacations.

Monastic life is for our self realization.

There are many monasteries and different practices in the East and the West

countries. Actually, many Orientals practices are in the West. For example, the

Vaisnava Asrama or “hare Krishna” temples, those are in the West since 1960.

Swami Prabhupada, according with the ancient Vedas, established the Asrama,

for the spiritual practices of student life (bharmacarya), married life(grshastra

asrama) and the life of retirement (vanaprastha and sanyasa asrama).

The “hare Krishna” monastery (for students or retired persons) establishes a

schedule that begins at 4:30 am for worship practices and meditation in the

“maha mantra” (chant of the names: Krishna, Hare and Rama). Those activities

can be in grope or individual. Their practices are developed for cook, eat and

distribute vegetarian food. Besides, the Vedic knowledge is very important in this

monastery. They also share Conferences and lectures that are develop at

morning and at the afternoon.

Those practices required discipline and enthusiasm (motivation). Are

develop for students, professionals or non professionals too; men and women;

young and old people. These people are looking for peace, meditation, spiritual

knowledge and self realization. There are , around the world, many monasteries

of many religions and cultures that present alternatives for the modern human

being.