“You really have to learn the art of listening

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“Diversity allows us to meet in depth… when both eyes look at a pot, they don’t see the same thing – only with both can you perceive depth. “

This hermitude and “brotherhood at the table” perhaps offers lessons for those who find themselves in social media echo chambers where everyone agrees with each other and asserts their belonging by condemning, or by canceling, anyone disagrees.

“When a person is sure of himself, he is not threatened by a different point of view,” says Father John.

“[But] not everyone can do this. It takes a special type.

There is a careful screening process for new members phone number library and Father John, who owns the property, notes that they must have already asked someone to leave.

“This person was not cooperating. To isolate oneself, to establish a separate existence, ”says Father John.

Kouroupidis agrees that their monastic lifestyle suits few people and points out that all residents have studied more than one “religious tradition”.

“We have to be very selective about who comes into the house,” he says.


“There is a difference between tolerating and accepting – [it requires] really trying to figure out the difference.