SK on monasticism

The monastic movement itself was a colossal abstraction, monastic life itself a continued abstraction, a life spent in prayer and hymn-singing – instead of playing cards at the club – if there is nothing against caricaturing the one, one must surely be allowed to present the other as it has caricatured itself.

Concluding Unscientific Postscript

SK had lots of positive things to say about monasticism! Just saying.