Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I. The Renunciant Horizon -- 1. The Practical Life -- 2. The Holy Life -- Part II. Confronting the Obstacles -- 3. The Varied Allures of Sensory Desire -- 4. The Sheer Madness of Anger and Ill Will -- 5. The Querulous Spirit of Sadness -- 6. The Maelstrom of Perfection: Restlessness-Remorse -- 7. Facing the Prospect of Emptiness: Acedia and Sloth-Torpor -- 8. Indecision, the Wasteland -- 9. Delusions of Spiritual Success: Vainglory and Pride -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary
This book compares the ""obstacles"" to prayer discussed by the 4th-century monk Evagrius of Pontus with similar ""hindrances"" found in the scriptures of Buddhist tradition. Offering a fresh approach to Buddhist-Christian dialogue, Geiman focuses on the difficulties faced, and tools used, by both communities in their forms of contemplative practice
