June 10, 2022

Outline of the Eremitic Life

Vocation

1 The Hermit hears the Call
2 The Hermit is beyond Imitation
3 The Virtue of the Hermit is Silence
4 The Hermit is Separated in order to be Related

The Wilderness

5 The Hermit must abandon Opinions
6 The Hermit is reliving the Exodus
7 The Hermit refuses to Run Away
8 The Hermit is Full of Joy

The Community

9 The Hermit and Service
10 The Hermit is ready to break the Silence
11 The Hermit should have Ears not Answers
12 The Hermit meets Everyone with an Open Heart

The Garden

13 The Hermit Lives in the Presence of all Creation
14 The Hermit is not an Extremist
15 The Hermit must be Fearless
16 The Hermit doesn’t defend Himself
17 The Hermit is listening for the Small Breeze

1 The Hermit hears the Call