Sit in your cell as in paradise; put the whole world behind you and forget it;
Like a skilled angler on the lookout for a catch keep a careful eye on your thoughts.
The path you follow is in the psalms -- don't leave it.
If you've come with a novice's enthusiasm and can't accomplish what you want, take every chance you can find to sing the psalms in your heart and to understand them with your head;If your mind wanders as you read don't give up but hurry back and try again.
Above all realize that you are in God's presence; hold your heart there in wonder as if before your sovereign.
Empty yourself completely; sit waiting, content with God's gift, like a little chick tasting and eating nothing but what its mother brings.
I reckon it'd be pretty cool to chill and have a few beers with Saint Romuald.
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The brief rule of Saint Romuald
Sit in your cell as in paradise; put the whole world behind you and forget it;
Like a skilled angler on the lookout for a catch keep a careful eye on your thoughts.
The path you follow is in the psalms -- don't leave it.
If you've come with a novice's enthusiasm and can't accomplish what you want, take every chance you can find to sing the psalms in your heart and to understand them with your head;If your mind wanders as you read don't give up but hurry back and try again.
Above all realize that you are in God's presence; hold your heart there in wonder as if before your sovereign.
Empty yourself completely; sit waiting, content with God's gift, like a little chick tasting and eating nothing but what its mother brings.