Speaking of hermits ... it's a great time to read the excellent book about the "North Pond Hermit" (in Maine, the US state)—The Stranger in the Woods[1].
I learnt about it when I was in Denver, CO, last year at an outstanding independent bookstore, Tattered Cover[2] (don't miss it when you're in Denver; it's a calm, spacious, and a gorgeous bookstore with an equally outstanding selection of books and a passionate staff). One of the staff members urged me to read the book; I'm glad she did!
I strongly recommend Thomas Merton’s translation and excerpts of Sayings of the Desert Fathers, as well.
“these were men who believed that to let oneself drift along, passively accepting the tenets and values of what they knew as society, was purely and simply a disaster.“
I learnt about it when I was in Denver, CO, last year at an outstanding independent bookstore, Tattered Cover[2] (don't miss it when you're in Denver; it's a calm, spacious, and a gorgeous bookstore with an equally outstanding selection of books and a passionate staff). One of the staff members urged me to read the book; I'm glad she did!
[1] https://www.michaelfinkel.com/the-stranger-in-the-woods/
[2] https://www.tatteredcover.com/detailed-history-tattered-cove...