An Opening Invitation to Behold
Introduction: Contemplative Beholding with the Art of Works of Art
I. Preparation
Chapter 1: Beginning—in Silence and Solitude
Chapter 2: Reconciliatory Longing—A Condition of Our Human Being
II. Setting Out
Chapter 3: Focused Attention and Open Awareness—Rembrandt van Rijn
Chapter 4: Embracing the Obverse—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Chapter 5: Measuring Contradiction—Piet Mondrian
Chapter 6: Breaking the Law of the Excluded Middle—Ai-no-ma
III. Heading Home
Chapter 7: Lust to Solitude—From Grasping to Acceptance
Chapter 8: Dream of Reason—Redeemed by Humility
Chapter 9: Circles of Affection—The Origin of Love
IV. Via Amoris
Chapter 10: Homecoming and Departure
Chapter 11: A Point of Renewal
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