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INTRODUCTION

Linking the Carmelite charisma and ecology issues does not seem to be an easy task. And it is not indeed. The Carmelite charisma is essentially based on three elements: prayer, community, and service. They appear like vectors that guide the transforming spiritual journey of Carmelites. In mathematics, three basic vectors result into a three dimensional space, or geographical framework, in which physical reality happens. Hence the spiritual spatial dimension of Carmelite charisma resulting from these elements is Contemplation. Thus the space of contemplation is not merely one of the elements of our charisma, but the one that dynamically unifies them all (RIVC 23) because it is generated by them. Therefore, equilibrated activities in each constituent element build up actually the contemplation of reality.