Humility is a large part of Benedictine Rule because it allows monks to put others and God at the center of his life and not himself (White,ix). The rule on humility in the rule of St. Benedict is the largest filling five pages while other rules at most typically fill two pages. Benedict has twelve steps to help one to achieve humility and ultimately remove vices and make room for the cardinal virtues in their heart. Some of the steps are letting go of ones own desires, being content with having very little, obedience, and the final step is to display humility in ones attitude and behavior. Benedict also used manual labor as a way to inspire humility. The reason Benedict focused so much on humility as oppose to the other rules is because most
