LEADER 02629nam 22004815 450 001 9910861015703321 005 20240617203101.0 010 $a0-300-25227-7 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300252279 035 $a(CKB)4100000010160565 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6034418 035 $a(DE-B1597)546435 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300252279 035 $a(OCoLC)1139892151 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000010160565 100 $a20200424h20202020 fg 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Art of Solitude /$fStephen Batchelor 210 1$aNew Haven, CT :$cYale University Press,$d[2020] 210 4$dİ2020 215 $a1 online resource (xvi, 181 pages) $cillustration 311 $a0-300-25093-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 167-174) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter --$tContents --$tPreamble --$tThe Art of Solitude --$tAppendix: Four Eights --$tGlossary --$tBibliography --$tAcknowledgments --$tIndex 330 $aA 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. 606 $aSolitude 606 $aSpirituality 606 $aSolitude$xReligious aspects 615 0$aSolitude. 615 0$aSpirituality. 615 0$aSolitude$xReligious aspects. 676 $a155.92 700 $aBatchelor$b Stephen$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0320447 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910861015703321 996 $aThe Art of Solitude$94167871 997 $aUNINA