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What the Hermit Teaches Us

By: Jean Bies

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Feb 07, 2026
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The Hermit in front of His Retreat - Digital Collection
Painting: Carl Spitzweg, 1844

The spiritual master who has naturally renounced his name, his possessions, his ties and his ego has thus gained in inner richness; the Spirit has taken him over, has extended him to its size, has made him a being of the here and now, of everywhere and always.

— Jean Bies

The hermit keeps a window open onto the sky, without which the world would perish from suffocation, ugliness and boredom.

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