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X-WR-CALDESC:Obedience is a blessing to be shown by all\, not only to th
e prioress and abbot but also to one another\, since we know that it is by
this way of obedience that we go to God. Therefore\, although orders of t
he prioress and abbot or of the subprioress or prior appointed by them tak
e precedence\, and no unofficial order may supersede them\, in every other
instance younger members should obey their elders with all love and conce
rn. Anyone found objecting to this should be reproved.\n\nInto a democ
ratic country and a highly individualistic culture\, into a society where
personalism approaches the pathological and independence is raised to high
art\, the rule brings a chapter on listening and wisdom. The rule says th
at we are not our own teachers\, not our own guides\, not our own standard
setters\, not a law unto ourselves. In addition to the 'officials' in our
lives--the employers\, the supervisors\, the lawgivers and the police--we
have to learn to learn from those around us who have gone the path before
us and know the way. It is a chapter dedicated to making us see the elder
ly anew and our colleagues with awe and our companions with new respect. I
n a society that depends on reputation to such a degree that people build
themselves up by tearing other people down\, the chapter on mutual obedien
ce turns the world awry. Monastic spirituality says that we are to honor o
ne another. We are to listen to one another. We are to reach across bounda
ries and differences in this fragmented world and see in our differences d
istinctions of great merit that can mend a competitive\, uncaring and fool
ish world.
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DESCRIPTION:Obedience is a blessing to be shown by all\, not only to the
prioress and abbot but also to one another\, since we know that it is by
this way of obedience that we go to God. Therefore\, although orders of th
e prioress and abbot or of the subprioress or prior appointed by them take
precedence\, and no unofficial order may supersede them\, in every other
instance younger members should obey their elders with all love and concer
n. Anyone found objecting to this should be reproved.\n\nInto a democr
atic country and a highly individualistic culture\, into a society where p
ersonalism approaches the pathological and independence is raised to high
art\, the rule brings a chapter on listening and wisdom. The rule says tha
t we are not our own teachers\, not our own guides\, not our own standard
setters\, not a law unto ourselves. In addition to the 'officials' in our
lives--the employers\, the supervisors\, the lawgivers and the police--we
have to learn to learn from those around us who have gone the path before
us and know the way. It is a chapter dedicated to making us see the elderl
y anew and our colleagues with awe and our companions with new respect. In
a society that depends on reputation to such a degree that people build t
hemselves up by tearing other people down\, the chapter on mutual obedienc
e turns the world awry. Monastic spirituality says that we are to honor on
e another. We are to listen to one another. We are to reach across boundar
ies and differences in this fragmented world and see in our differences di
stinctions of great merit that can mend a competitive\, uncaring and fooli
sh world.
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SUMMARY:Mutual Obedience
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