A mística não é um caminho exclusivo de pessoas com talentos religiosos especiais, mas uma possibilidade que a fé cristã oferece a todos nós para que, em tudo o que fizermos e vivenciarmos, saibamos que Deus nos conduz, e assim, em união com Ele, tudo em nossa vida possa tomar nova forma. É dentro de nossa alma que podemos encontrar conosco mesmos e com Deus.
Anselm Grün terminated his school years in 1964 with the A-level equivalent Abitur at the grammar school in Würzburg, Germany. In the same year he began as a novice at the nearby Benedictine Münsterschwarzach Abbey. From 1965 to 1971 he studied philosophy and theology at St. Ottilien Archabbey and in Rome. In 1974 he completed his PhD in theology on Karl Rahner. From 1974 to 1976 Anselm Grün studied Business in Nuremberg. Then he became the Cellerar of Münsterschwarzach Abbey and is thus responsible for the economic administration of the abbey with its over 280 employees and 20 businesses.