If you have never studied the Rule of St. Benedict (known as the Father of Western Monasticism) you are missing a rich lesson in Christian discipline and living a dedicated life. But Benedict's code is not the only example of rigid adherence to discipline in our great religion by any means. There are a plethora of applications we can find in daily living that demonstrate clearly how we are to live dedicated and structured lives before God. The modern Christian man living in America has a general lack of self control, and a raging appetite for anything but religious discipline.