02629nam 22004815 450 991086101570332120240617203101.00-300-25227-710.12987/9780300252279(CKB)4100000010160565(MiAaPQ)EBC6034418(DE-B1597)546435(DE-B1597)9780300252279(OCoLC)1139892151(EXLCZ)99410000001016056520200424h20202020 fg engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Art of Solitude /Stephen BatchelorNew Haven, CT :Yale University Press,[2020]©20201 online resource (xvi, 181 pages) illustration0-300-25093-2 Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-174) and index.Frontmatter --Contents --Preamble --The Art of Solitude --Appendix: Four Eights --Glossary --Bibliography --Acknowledgments --IndexA moving and wide-ranging meditation on being alone with others in this world When world renowned Buddhist writer Stephen Batchelor turned sixty, he took a sabbatical from his teaching and turned his attention to solitude, a practice integral to the meditative traditions he has long studied and taught. He aimed to venture more deeply into solitude, discovering its full extent and depth.   This beautiful literary collage documents his multifaceted explorations. Spending time in remote places, appreciating and making art, practicing meditation and participating in retreats, drinking peyote and ayahuasca, and training himself to keep an open, questioning mind have all contributed to Batchelor’s ability to be simultaneously alone and at ease. Mixed in with his personal narrative are inspiring stories from solitude’s devoted practitioners, from the Buddha to Montaigne, and from Vermeer to Agnes Martin.   In a hyperconnected world that is at the same time plagued by social isolation, this book shows how to enjoy the inescapable solitude that is at the heart of human life.SolitudeSpiritualitySolitudeReligious aspectsSolitude.Spirituality.SolitudeReligious aspects.155.92Batchelor Stephenauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut320447DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910861015703321The Art of Solitude4167871UNINA