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Maron's way was deeply monastic... 

with emphasis on the spiritual and ascetic aspects of living. 

For Maron, all was connected to God and God was connected to all. He did not separate the physical and spiritual world and actually used the physical world to deepen his faith and spiritual experience with God. 

He was able to free himself from the physical world... 

by his passion and fervour for prayer... 

and enter into a mystical relationship...

of love with God.

He lived his life in the open air...

next to a temple he had transformed to a church. 

He spent his time in prayer and meditation exposed to the forces of nature... 

such as sun, rain, hail and snow. 

Theodoret of Cyrrhus wrote that this was a new type of asceticism... 

that soon enjoyed wide acceptance in Syria and Lebanon. 

His 'Religious History', written about 440, mentions fifteen men... 

and three women... who followed this practice... 

many of them trained or guided by Maron.

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