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Author QuotedIrenee Hausherr
Title QuotedSolitude et vie contemplative d'après l'Hesychasme
Date (Year/Month/Day)1967/04/07
ImprintParis : Etude de Spiritualite Orientale. 1962
QuotationHausherr brings out the fact that Athonite Hesychasm precisely bears on solitude and anachoresis as essential for inner quiet: that the belief that one can preserve hesychia in crowds and action is reproved.
Quotation SourceLearning to love: exploring solitude and freedom. The Journals of Thomas Merton, Volume 6, 1966-1967.; Edited by Christine M. Bochen. / [San Francisco] : HarperCollins. 1997, p. 213
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