Living with the monks
Subtitle: what turning off my phone taught me about happiness, gratitude, and focus
By: Jesse Itzler
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781478993421
Subjects: New Skete (Monastery : Cambridge, N.Y.); Orthodox Eastern Church; Contemplation; Spiritual retreats
Description: Entrepreneur and one-time rapper (under the name Jesse Jaymes) Jesse Itzler's life is bold and risky until he realizes he's ready for a major change. He decides to take up residence with the New Skete monks, a Russian Orthodox religious order in upstate New York. What he learns about the monks-- and himself-- is the focus of this memoir.
Table of contents: title: Part I. In the beginning; title: Part II. The diary; title: Part III. Ten real-world benefits; title: Part IV. The new beginning.