Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-166).
Contents
An out-of-the-way place: respite from a harried world -- A space of liberty: observing life inside the walls -- The less-traveled road: what it's like to become a monk -- Daily work: by the labor of their hands -- A gift of simplicity: the freedom to be -- Together in solitude: the experience of community -- Welcoming the stranger: social life -- Saying goodbye: fruits of the experience.