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Monasteries began to appear throughout the European and Near Eastern world as a result of the crumbling of civilization, of the disgust with conditions in the world, and of the feeling that the only way to a modicum of happiness was through the inner life.

-- Notebooks Category 3: Relax and Retreat > Chapter 4 : Retreat Centres > # 117