| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Table of Contents | 第8-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-20页 |
| ·Brief Introduction to Doris Lessing and The Memoirs of A Survivor | 第9-14页 |
| ·Overall Introduction and Key Concepts of Sufism | 第14-20页 |
| Chapter Two Self Becoming Emptied | 第20-27页 |
| ·Struggling with the Chaos | 第20-23页 |
| ·Releasing Emily’s Childhood behind the Walls | 第23-27页 |
| Chapter Three Self Becoming Illuminated | 第27-33页 |
| ·Emily’s Efforts in Reality | 第27-30页 |
| ·The Narrator’s Travels in the Inner World | 第30-33页 |
| Chapter Four Self Becoming Adorned | 第33-40页 |
| ·Emily’s Awakening through Outer Efforts | 第33-36页 |
| ·The Narrator’s Achievement in Inner World | 第36-40页 |
| Chapter Five Self Having Passed Away | 第40-46页 |
| ·Final Achievement of Wholeness by Emily and the Narrator | 第40-43页 |
| ·Comparative Reflection on the Fourth Stage with The Golden Notebook | 第43-46页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第46-49页 |
| References | 第49-51页 |