隐士：透视孤独

1 (p1): 序：绽放于中国的黎明
1 (p2): 导言
1 (p3): 第一章 个体的出现
25 (p4): 第二章 沙漠圣父
66 (p5): 第三章 黑森林中的遁隐者：俄罗斯的“灵性导师”
106 (p6): 插曲：装饰性的隐士
111 (p7): 第四章 瓦尔登湖畔：亨利·梭罗
141 (p8): 第五章 来自东方的光：罗摩克里希纳
160 (p9): 第六章 撒哈拉沙漠中的隐士：夏尔·富科尔
200 (p10): 第七章 矛盾之水：托马斯.莫顿
237 (p11): 第八章 我们时代的隐士：罗伯特·拉克斯
260 (p12): 参考书目 In this lucid and inspirational book, Peter France provides engaging accounts of the lives of famous hermits and hermitic movements - from the Greek Cynics to the Desert Fathers to more modern seekers such as Thoreau, Thomas Merton, and the American poet Robert Lax. Viewed as possessing remarkable moral strength and mystical powers gained through an ascetic existence, hermits have been revered and scorned for their often odd behavior. Although the traditional life of a hermit has always been ascetic and antisocial, it has often been difficult for these truth-seekers to avoid people altogether. However, for the modern hermit, such as the writer Robert Lax, the pursuit of enlightenment involves finding a balance between interacting with society and finding solitude in which to work. Filled with the wisdom born of solitude, Hermits provides a body of spiritual knowledge that will inspire readers to meditate on the need we all 本书为我们细致地描述了那既令人神往, 又让人难以想象的隐士生活