lives make it impossible. for. the crypt underneath the abbey church is a special place one of the monks shows us around. my i'm father christoph heinzman one i teach religion at 4 state schools we want to be here in the monastery i am responsible for the orthodox ecumenism with a focus on the liturgy here in this beautiful church and to keep him.

from his just a human here i need to me this is have an instant in him and i call him as a window on have an equal when the saints gaze down at us through the icon i see above all the most holy mother of god the virgin mary but all other saints as well it's a visualize ation of the saints who are already made perfect for him to see and. he prays here every day for the deceased monks. that he will also be buried in this wall someday is a beautiful prospect for him. this. is not the right word what we

experience is the withering away from this world a process of being born into the fullness of life where christ the lord will meet us because that's something beautiful. should decide what we don't have anyone of rising to my right. up in the guest house god is handing over to brother patrick for the weekend. still there's a misprint in the newspaper it says mass is a 1015 from ft and if someone calls it's 9 o'clock there's no mass at 1015. my mom is father i'm brother patrick and i'm the porter at planck's that is cool so splunk stretton it was certainly thank you you too.

clanks said nattie brother patrick hello. the porter's job is to act as a communication channel between the monastery and the outside world. oh so. his family wish him happy birthday although monks don't celebrate their birthdays religious feasts are more important. also your does alyssa lawyer going on people think life must be perfect in a monastery that we stroll in silence through the cloisters all day of the fall while those times are over if they ever existed among many people think a monastery is an ideal world. but we are just ordinary human beings but different and so i'll put it this way. with any group of men there's always going to be friction. although there is

a lack of newcomers planks is investing in the future a crane towers over the abbey church and the green tarpaulin conceals a new guest house. for. our house of wood and straw is our greatest innovation. is from our own forest and the straw is a renewable raw material derived from our own organic agriculture that's how we came up with the idea for the new building. with straw you know it'll probably be the largest building using wooden straw in the whole of southern germany. no. like at home on my parents' farm the straw tasted just like this childhood memories it's been for i'm brother andreas here in the monastery i'm the seller

responsible for the finances. i'm the abbe's business manager and sort of close to the can be that. the estimated building costs are 6000000 euros although most of the raw materials are produced on the estate. every beam is a tree concept but all the temper comes from our own forest for the ticket brother richard had the trees felled and the temper cut and the sawmill. the great thing is that it is bound c o 2 which means that the c o 2 in this wood is taken out of the atmosphere for the next 100 years or even longer that's active climate protection. act for commercials. a guest house that also stores c o 2. brother under as his hobby is beekeeping which has a long tradition in monasteries. since i'm

a good beekeeper checks on his bees at least once a week from today i'm doing just a quick check to see if there are any irregularities around the entrance so seen since. to send it but this is a brood comb you can see the brood areas like this i hold it up to the light to see the fresh brewed that has not yet been kept that way i know that a queen is on a boar that is. to be in midst and get it in from the bees with the yellow feet are actually still finding pollen in

the pollen yet some did so they'll get through the winter shelf and into. the fire and work that earths us i think we benedictines don't take off that easily and i think that's a good spirituality. this is the 3rd myth it could also floyd there so it fills me with joy to know that for 25 years you are monastic community here in planck's that has been doing everything possible to protect the environment to live in harmony with god's creations its. income with. the bees are more than just a hobby as well as providing honey they pollinate the vegetable plants and the fruit trees the apple trees for instance where brother richard is working. to

456. the best apples are sold directly. and they're all the same. but most of the harvest is immediately processed the monks produce 60000 liters of apple juice annually all of it in organic quality for over 20 years now it was a tough decision organic farming is more expensive and more labor intensive. but climate change can't be ignored and the monks are committed to sustainable farming. is the core meaning of our poverty is that nothing belongs to us. i don't own a book heroes i don't own a tree so that is i don't own the car and i don't own the bike i don't be violent

to me for my uses so i take good care of them. all we also take care of the land which doesn't belong to brother reshad or brother 100 s. or to abbott beda this has been entrusted to the community and we take care of it you know. a hiking trail begins and ends at the monastery abbot beta and the local mayor came up with the idea. the town maintains the path advaita provides the spiritual input quotations from st benedict to stimulate the hikers thoughts. the wrong been hooked on through hiking has a lot to do with letting go of places starting out moving on starting out moving on a whole life's like that and leave. us

a little peace and quiet in the busy every day life of the monks. but there's a business concept here too. the path connects the abbey with the medieval town of bashing so it brings tourists from one place to the other the town and monastery are closely linked economically and spiritually the hiking trail isn't the only link between avid beta and mayor eyes and high heat. backing also supports the abbey financially for instance with renovation costs. to schools the abbey is the intellectual and spiritual center of the region not just the town but the whole region i like to say it's not just

a monastery it's our planks that nabby intercourse with long. at the thanksgiving service everything is a bit different this year. instead of holy water there's disinfectant spray at the entrance. usually the church is bursting at the seams but due to the coronavirus social distancing must be adhered to this year. if you stop by as a god is with us we trust in his presence knowing that eventually you will understand. and he will enlighten us on how to continue and it will be a new path to since it's it's already happened countless times we have to be open we should always make plans with this in mind i'll make

a plan but also leave room for god of mission was. the threat of corona has played havoc with the guest house business. but up on the farm this year's harvest has been good. one more reason to thank god on this day. all ok all a. whole. whole. a lot. o. . is

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