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The Rulebook For The Monastic Life Sparknotes

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The rulebook for the monastic life was written by Benedict around 529- 530, as guidance of the abbot. The idea is the monks giving their life and be submissive to God. Benedict created the rules at a time when the Roman Empire had collapsed in the West, and Europe was being overrun by barbarian tribes, most of them pagans. Benedict sets the rule that the abbot and the monk are on the same level and have a high moral standard. The abbot and monks work together to come up with a tactic to fix the uncertain and unstable and to keep the faith alive and the monk are required to study to keep their culture alive. Monk submits their life to god and the rules gives the monk no personal life and personal time. Monk moderate life divided equally
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