Reading The Cistercian World: Monastic Writings of the Twelfth Century | Alexandria
Read The Cistercian World: Monastic Writings of the Twelfth Century by Cistercian Monks. Reimagining pleasure itself, Cistercian monks upended medieval philosophy by arguing that physical delights could lead to divine ecstasy - not through denial, but through careful cultivation. Their radical insight? True spirituality emerges from embracing the body's wisdom rather than transcending it.