Ich hörte auf die Stille

For seven months Henri Nouwen participated in the life of the monks at the Trappist monastery of Genesee Abbey in New York State. He submitted to the rules of silence, manual labor, contemplation and the spiritual guidance of the abbot. Diary entries from this time later served as the basis for his impressive and stirring account of his journey into another world. His book describes a path of mysticism and practice. Nouwen lives through the completely unfamiliar, he experiences an alternation of irritation and attraction. Disappointments and crises turn into moments of insight and fulfillment, and he traces his spiritual roots, which lie in silence, obedience, and contemplation. This account of his experiences, which offers surprising insights into a Trappist abbey, draws us in and is a contemporary spiritual classic. "Far Above.