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quitting the world to argue with yourself in silence, on purpose, forever.
means a religious lifestyle of withdrawal, discipline, and devotion, usually involving vows, robes, and a suspicious amount of bell-ringing.
from from greek monos, meaning alone — first practiced by desert hermits in 3rd-century egypt fleeing roman cities, then organized into communities by saint benedict, who figured solitude was easier with a schedule.
benedict's rulebasically the first hr manual, written around 530 ce
vow of silencetrappists talk mostly with hand signs instead
beer economymonks brewed beer to fund monasteries and survive lent
tibetan parallelbuddhist monasticism predates christian version by centuries