THE MONASTIC CALL TO NOTHINGNESS: A REDUCTION OF THE MIND TO STILLNESS, AN OBJECTLESS REJECTION OF THE EXTERNAL, PHYSIOLOGICAL DISCIPLINE AND CULTIVATION, AN IRRATIONAL DEDICATION OF FOCUS TO HIGHER POWERS.

THE MONASTERY IS A MICROCOSM OF A FUTURE CITY: DENSE, COMPACT, INTER-CONNECTED, COMMUNITY AND IDENTITY DRIVEN. SCALES OF PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION OF RESOURCES ARE EMBEDDED IN HYPER-LOCAL, CIRCULAR SYSTEMS.

THIS STUDY OUTLINES A PATH TOWARD A NEW MONASTICISM.