Chapter

 1 1|              The origin of the monastic life.~During the fourth
 2 1|    According to the first, the monastic life was a product of eastern
 3 1|   According to the second, the monastic life provided a way out
 4 1|   asceticism and the Christian monastic life. Moreover, if Christianity
 5 1| Christianity was born; yet the monastic life appeared well after
 6 1|    have here the first form of monastic life which developed within
 7 2|         The development of the monastic life. ~ During the middle
 8 2|        were called lavras, the monastic establishments near them
 9 4|   spread of monasticism~ Today monastic life has spread over the
10 4|      in Egypt, where important monastic centers, with thousands
11 4|     Karyes, the capital of the monastic commonwealth. He dealt only
12 4|  one-fourth of the seal of the monastic commonwealth. ~ Eleven of
13 4|      and it is still the chief monastic center of the Ecumenical
14 4|    which reduces the vigour of monastic life there. ~ During the
15 4|    Meteora became a celebrated monastic center. Impressive monasteries
16 4|     monks. ~ From the East the monastic life was brought to the
17 4|       Middle Ages, when strong monastic orders were organized. These
18 4|     other peoples. The Russian monastic leaders Antony and Sergios
19 5|              The ideals of the monastic life~ As the first ascetics
20 5|       is idle. The products of monastic art and handicraft have
21 5|      in copies which came from monastic workshops. ~ Connected with
22 5|  higher stage in the ladder of monastic perfection: contemplation (
23 5|      not predominate unduly in monastic thought, later received
24 5|      the social mission of the monastic life in the East, in contrast
25 5|      the reorganization of the monastic life on the older foundations,