| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-22页 |
| 1.1 Doris Lessing and The Summer Before the Dark | 第12-14页 |
| 1.2 Idries Shah’s Sufism | 第14-18页 |
| 1.2.1 General Introduction | 第14-16页 |
| 1.2.2 The Four Important Concepts in Sufism | 第16-18页 |
| 1.3 Literature Review | 第18-21页 |
| 1.4 Research Significance and Research Methods | 第21-22页 |
| Chapter 2 Recollection: Knowing the Commanding Self | 第22-30页 |
| 2.1 The Commanding Self as a Girl | 第23-24页 |
| 2.2 The Commanding Self as a Wife | 第24-26页 |
| 2.3 The Commanding Self as a Mother | 第26-27页 |
| 2.4 The Commanding Self as Mrs. Brown in Society | 第27-30页 |
| Chapter 3 Practice: The Exploration of Self | 第30-36页 |
| 3.1 From Tolerance to Revenge in Marriage | 第31-32页 |
| 3.2 Marriage View Being Changed | 第32-33页 |
| 3.3 Being Totally Unrestrained and Being Totally Conforming | 第33-36页 |
| Chapter 4 Self-Cognition: The Understanding of the Real Self | 第36-46页 |
| 4.1 Realizing Her Real Needs | 第36-37页 |
| 4.2 Hints about Family and Marriage from Dreams | 第37-42页 |
| 4.3 Guidance to Self: The Dream Sequence of a Seal | 第42-46页 |
| Chapter 5 Intuition: Return | 第46-50页 |
| 5.1 The Inspiration from Mary Finchley’s Marriage | 第46-47页 |
| 5.2 Change in Parenting | 第47-49页 |
| 5.3 A Harmonious Coexistence of the Commanding Self and the Real Self | 第49-50页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第50-52页 |
| References | 第52-55页 |
