Every time I visit the Monastery I am overwhelmed by the peaceful surroundings. Yes it is within the city, not far from a metro line and not far from a well traveled road on which people make their way from Maryland to DC and vice versa, but the city is not within the Monastery gates. Within the confines of the gates of the Monastery, a stillness exists. It is not uncomfortable nor is it oppressive. It simply lulls each visitor into a quiet contemplation. What each person contemplates is for him or her to decide (my sneaking feeling is that it is whatever has been on his/her mind of late), but one can not help but to become more inwardly focused. I guess it is doing what a monastery is supposed to do...provide a secluded spot of meditation and simplicity.
~Toujours
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