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Solitude: How Doing Nothing Can Change the World
How will three months living in a small wooden hut in the forests of a Buddhist Monastery in the South of France affect him? How about seeing his brother for the first time in two years, the brother who now happens to be a Monk?
See how one email from his brother led Sutter, a lost young man and vagabond, to fly across the world, and how that one email will change the direction of his life forever. It will be opposite to the days and nights he spent in bars drinking alcohol, taking drugs and chasing women. There will be no mobile phone, no laptop computer, no social media and no daily newspaper.
How will an arrogant young Australian carnivore handle a vegetarian diet for three months? Three months without sex, alcohol or drugs? Three months without friends? Three months without any distractions?
A raw exploration into Sutter’s time in Plum Village, see as he explores his new surroundings, shares a tiny hut with his Monk brother, meets new people from around the world and struggles with his own personal demons.
A new found appreciation of the present moment, finding enjoyment in doing nothing and an ability to forge a greater connection with his inner self lead Sutter to examine a whole range of relevant and contentious topics that every man and woman can relate to.
See how one email from his brother led Sutter, a lost young man and vagabond, to fly across the world, and how that one email will change the direction of his life forever. It will be opposite to the days and nights he spent in bars drinking alcohol, taking drugs and chasing women. There will be no mobile phone, no laptop computer, no social media and no daily newspaper.
How will an arrogant young Australian carnivore handle a vegetarian diet for three months? Three months without sex, alcohol or drugs? Three months without friends? Three months without any distractions?
A raw exploration into Sutter’s time in Plum Village, see as he explores his new surroundings, shares a tiny hut with his Monk brother, meets new people from around the world and struggles with his own personal demons.
A new found appreciation of the present moment, finding enjoyment in doing nothing and an ability to forge a greater connection with his inner self lead Sutter to examine a whole range of relevant and contentious topics that every man and woman can relate to.
242 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2015
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About the author
Evan Sutter
7 books1 followerAuthor of Solitude: How Doing Nothing Can Change the World published by Tenth Street Press
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Author of Scribbles on the Wall: Lessons Along the Way published and distributed by Tenth Street Press http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BHOGU20
“3 years ago a few bullets sailed past my head in the backstreets of New Orleans, and since that moment I have been determined to ask myself the question, ‘Why? Why am I doing this?’ It took three months living in a hut in the forests of a Buddhist Monastery to give me a better idea of ‘why,' and now I am determined to spread these experiences where it is needed most – the fast paced modern world.” Author, Evan Sutter.
Paperback and ebook available at link below
http://www.amazon.com/Solitude-Doing-...
Author of Scribbles on the Wall: Lessons Along the Way published and distributed by Tenth Street Press http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BHOGU20
“3 years ago a few bullets sailed past my head in the backstreets of New Orleans, and since that moment I have been determined to ask myself the question, ‘Why? Why am I doing this?’ It took three months living in a hut in the forests of a Buddhist Monastery to give me a better idea of ‘why,' and now I am determined to spread these experiences where it is needed most – the fast paced modern world.” Author, Evan Sutter.
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January 6, 2018
I wanted to get involved in this book; the title prejudiced me in favour of whatever wisdom this young author was going to share with me, as I am a person who benefits from solitude.
I appreciated his message of letting go of always having to be “doing”, of practising mindfulness and being aware of the fears and anxieties our choices are sometimes based on.
But by page 52 I had had enough of spelling errors, grammatical errors, typos, run-on sentences, and poor punctuation.
P. 23, “...we never spend anytime nurturing this relationship...” Okay, typos happen; I could see the intended words were "any time".
P. 50, “...we find ourselves in the tomorrow's and we miss out on the today's...”!!! Apostrophes misused.
P. 52, “...a lot of the times whilst we are still working in one project are mind is trying to work on another..." Really?! "Are"?! That was the last straw. If you are not wise enough to be precise and careful in your punctuation, word choice and sentence structure, I lose all faith in the possibility that you may have wisdom I want to hear.
I wish I remembered where I read a recommendation for this book. I am severely disappointed by the low quality of the writing, and will not be keeping this book in my book collection.
Instead, I will go downstairs and get my new copy of Present Moment Wonderful Moment by Thich Nhat Hanh, whom Sutter claims as a teacher, and hope to find there some wisdom expressed in clear and careful language.
I appreciated his message of letting go of always having to be “doing”, of practising mindfulness and being aware of the fears and anxieties our choices are sometimes based on.
But by page 52 I had had enough of spelling errors, grammatical errors, typos, run-on sentences, and poor punctuation.
P. 23, “...we never spend anytime nurturing this relationship...” Okay, typos happen; I could see the intended words were "any time".
P. 50, “...we find ourselves in the tomorrow's and we miss out on the today's...”!!! Apostrophes misused.
P. 52, “...a lot of the times whilst we are still working in one project are mind is trying to work on another..." Really?! "Are"?! That was the last straw. If you are not wise enough to be precise and careful in your punctuation, word choice and sentence structure, I lose all faith in the possibility that you may have wisdom I want to hear.
I wish I remembered where I read a recommendation for this book. I am severely disappointed by the low quality of the writing, and will not be keeping this book in my book collection.
Instead, I will go downstairs and get my new copy of Present Moment Wonderful Moment by Thich Nhat Hanh, whom Sutter claims as a teacher, and hope to find there some wisdom expressed in clear and careful language.
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April 9, 2017A book brimming with existential questions, yearning and self-discovery.
July 24, 2019
The idea and the message was great. What could have been a great book turned out as a disappointment. Many typos and wrongly used words (there/their, your/you’re) combined with, sometimes, awkward structure made me struggle on getting through the book. There were also some “solutions” to problems that weren’t supported by any research.
An alright book, but you could probably find a better one on the subject.
An alright book, but you could probably find a better one on the subject.
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