Meditation is central in both Indian and Japanese hermit traditions, serving as a means to transcend ordinary consciousness ...

Willard Kitchener MacDonald’s entry into the hermit life wasn’t after a period of long reflection, but instead thanks to a spur-of-the-moment, very utilitarian decision. He was on a train to ...

Pleased with a taste of modernity, he remarked that post-hermit life suited him. “I’m happy and I have rediscovered the pleasure of living the good life and enjoying everyday comforts,” he ...

Consumer practices across the world have been altered significantly over the past few years — for obvious reasons and otherwise — in what economists have dubbed “the age of the hermit ...

Pleased with a taste of modernity, he remarked that post-hermit life suited him. “I’m happy and I have rediscovered the pleasure of living the good life and enjoying everyday comforts,” he told CNN.

Rome (CNN) — A man who made an art of living off the grid on a deserted Mediterranean island for more than 30 years has died at the age of 85, just three years after he returned to civilization.