into great silence

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I loved this particular film for many reasons. One that still resonates with me today is that I hadn’t noticed how short my attention span was. Although the film is beautiful, I found myself checking my phone every 5 minutes, or thinking about work, or anything else. It made me realize how difficult it would be to go into complete silence as these monks do and live a life dedicated to prayer. I now strive daily to devote more time to quiet and focused prayer.
 
“Into Great Silence” is a beautiful film. I loved when the monks had some recreation time and were sledding down the slope!

The time laspse photography depicting the rotation of the cosmos around the earth was also stunning. The film really makes you think about beauty and the nature of time.

God bless all monks and other consecrated men and women.
 
i would like to see this movie again but then at the cinema so i would have less distraction. it took me some days to watch the movie. i really liked how the brothers would lay themselves down on the floor instead of kneeling at Mass.
i couldn’t watch this movie without asking how he manage to take his video camera into a silent monastery with people who don’t ussualy have visitors.
One may also ask, if they live by themselve there is no one to contoll them if they are following the monastery rules or not so how do we know if the brothers are following the rules.
 
Wonderful film. The first time I watched it, I watched it the way through. Now when I watch it, I watch it in fifteen to thirty minutes segments. Or sometimes I just open a scene and watch it for a few minutes.

Good film for visio divina.
 
One of the greatest films made…

(The Carthusians are my favorite Order–St. Bruno Pray for us!)
 
I love this film and watch it often! I also have a few CDs of Carthusian chant that are great–slower and more dignified, in a way, than Gregorian chant. The monks also make a Carthusian tea that I buy whenever I get the chance, to help support their life.
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One may also ask, if they live by themselve there is no one to contoll them if they are following the monastery rules or not so how do we know if the brothers are following the rules.
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🙂 A valid question, but think for a minute about how large groups work and you will have your answer. One man might hide a secret, two, with difficulty, but if 30 are in on it, it is no longer a secret. All those monks joined the monastery in the first place because they believed in the Carthusian vocation and wanted to live that life. Such men, especially the young ones, would be the first to sound the alarm if the ideals of St. Bruno were being violated–and any newcomer interested in taking vows with them would run if the actual discipline were not being kept. Also, monks visit from other monasteries fairly regularly, so that any misbehaviour would quickly be known.

The real kicker, though, in my opinion, is to judge the tree by its fruits and take a look at some of the writings produced by these monks. For example, the Carthisian novice conferences published under the title The Way of Silent Love, in my opinion, equal the writings of a Doctor of the Church–though since they are published anonymously, only God will know the sanctity of their author.
 
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