From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishthe simple lifethe simple lifeSIMPLE/NOT COMPLICATEDlife without too many possessions or modern machines, usually in the countryside → simple
Examples from the Corpus
the simple life• He believed in the simple life and slept on a mattress on the floor.• Coming from a group whose aim is the simpler life, such an entry into the market place raises some intriguing questions. 