“If the contemplative practices of meditation are ultimately for active life, then long-term monastic retreat from active life might not be the best way to deepen its effects, at least not always or for everyone.” MeditationActive LifeMonastic Retreat Book:Living Skillfully: Buddhist Philosophy of Life from the Vimalakirti Sutra Source: Living Skillfully: Buddhist Philosophy of Life from the Vimalakirti Sutra