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Why do people in the 21st century leave everything and go to a monastery? What do they find in monasticism? What illusions exist about monasticism? How is monastic life fundamentally different from secular life? Are there any real monks left today? The heroes of the new episode of the #District Council podcast sorted this out: Feoktist (Igumnov), Bishop of Pereslavl and Uglich Hieromonk Feodorit (Senchukov), anesthesiologist-resuscitator at the A.S. Puchkov ambulance and emergency medical care station in Moscow Hieromonk Irenaeus (Pikovsky), teacher at the Sretensky Theological Seminary, head of the Sretensky Monastery. Host - Konstantin Matsan Timestamps: 00:00 - intro 2:17 - what is harder - monasticism or family life? 8:27 - what is the essence of monasticism? 12:30 - are there any real monks today? 17:34 - the stages of monasticism 21:36 - what does the Gospel say about monks? 32:34 - "give everything and follow Me"? 42:49 - why become a monk? 48:45 - who becomes a monk? 51:35 - how do monks live without sex? 58:57 - what is the hardest thing about monasticism? 1:04:00 - how many hours a day do monks pray? 1:09:40 - "I am a monk because..." Whose view on this topic resonates with you the most? Tell us about it in the COMMENTS SUBSCRIBE and turn on NOTIFICATION about publications so as not to miss new videos "Foma" http://www.foma.ru in social networks: Yandex. Zen: https://zen.yandex.ru/foma.ru VKontakte: https://vk.com/foma_magazine Telegram: https://t.me/foma_ru_glavnoe #District Council #monks #monasticism #Orthodoxy #Foma