I Went On A Four-Day Dark Retreat, Here’s Why I Did It, And What Happened…
<p>The toughest person to answer was a guy who had never meditated or fasted.</p>
<p>Unless you’ve done that or purposely gone without something for Lent, there’s really no way to relate. If you’ve never subtracted things from your life, whether for health, or simplicity, or spiritual growth, you’re just not going to get this at all. You’ll just view these as poverties. “Why would I want to not have good things?”</p>
<p>Well, first note that some monks take a vow of poverty, and this is for many reasons: to simplify their lives, to work to farm food (simple labor), to rely more on other people’s generosity, and to trust God, the universe, or people with supplying their needs. That teaches you to trust.</p>
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