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Path of the Senses – Path of Silence (St. Gerold Meditation Path)

Bezirk Bludenz

Path of the Senses – Path of Silence (St. Gerold Meditation Path)

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Path of the Senses – Path of Silence (St. Gerold Meditation Path)

Name: Path of the Senses – Path of Silence (St. Gerold Meditation Path)
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Location: Sankt Gerold, Bezirk Bludenz, Bezirk Bludenz, Austria

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3. St. Gerold Monastery Courtyard – St. Gerold Priory loop from St. Gerold

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Paul

March 14, 2025

Path of the Senses – Path of Silence, St. Gerold (Meditation Path)
A meditation path with carefully landscaped paths, ponds, benches for relaxation, and a labyrinth.

Below the St. Gerold provost's house, the "Path of the Senses – Path of Silence" meditation path leads past lovingly landscaped ponds through the soothing forest. It leads past the Geroldsruh (Gerold's Rest), the monastery pond, and the labyrinth, inviting you to become still and to experience nature and creation. We are well acquainted with the visible world. But most people are unaware of the invisible world, even though it pervades everything and is more real than the visible world. Human life succeeds when we can connect the two worlds. The Path of the Senses and Silence aims to help us achieve this. Over the years, a wonderful nature reserve has emerged in the forest below the provost's house, with thirteen ponds, small paths leading over bridges, surrounded by flowers, shrubs, trees, and benches that invite one to linger and meditate. Numerous plaques with aphorisms and poetic sayings by mystics of various religions, which speak of the mystery of the invisible world, inspire this. When we look at a flower, a tree, or a plant and perceive its stillness, we ourselves become still. Silence is the dwelling place of God. God is a God of silence. If we want to encounter him, we must temporarily step away from the hustle and bustle and noise. This is the real reason why this place of silence was created in the provost's house.
Labyrinth
The path ultimately leads to the labyrinth – an ancient, fascinating symbol of the human path through life, which is designed to achieve one great goal, the center of our lives. Winding paths lead toward this center and repeatedly deviate from it, only to finally reach it. The idea that there should be a clear path for us in life is not promised to us. God can write straight even on crooked lines. We are led through ups and downs. But at the end of life, we reach the great goal, the center, which is God himself.
Text / Source: Vorarlberg Tourismus GmbH, Poststraße 11, Dornbirn
vorarlberg.travel/route/weg-der-sinne-weg-der-stille-st-gerold

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Path of the Senses – Path of Silence (St. Gerold Meditation Path)

1. St. Gerold Monastery Courtyard – St. Gerold Priory loop from St. Gerold

2. St. Gerold Priory – St. Martin Church, Götzis loop from Ludesch

3. St. Gerold Monastery Courtyard – St. Gerold Priory loop from St. Gerold

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