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Solitude and Loneliness: A Buddhist View

By Sarvananda
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By Sarvananda
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Fostering the capacity to be alone isn’t the same thing as self indulgence or self obsession. It’s learning to hold all that we do, and all that we think in awareness. This awareness is not a neutral, colourless thing. There is something about true awareness or mindfulness which is essentially kindly and compassionate, and loving ourselves in this way is not being weak or limp. With a kindly awareness we can’t go wrong.

Referencing contemporary cultural touchstones such as Into the Wild, the...

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