Solitude and Loneliness
A Buddhist View
Charlie Chaplin observed, ‘Loneliness is the theme of everyone.’ Although true, it is equally true that we all very skilfully, and often unconsciously, organize our lives in such a way as to avoid loneliness.
Drawing on a wide range of sources – the poets Dickinson and Hafiz, the painter Edward Hopper, the sage Milarepa, the lives of Helen Keller and Chris McCandless, and of course the Buddha – Sarvananda explores the themes of isolation, loneliness and solitude from a Buddhist perspective and examines how and why our relationship to ourselves can be a source of both suffering and liberation.
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Sue Anderson –
A lovely mix of personal reflection, literary quotes and humour. A comforting and inspiring read illustrating our shared suffering in loneliness and the liberation in finding the courage to turn towards it. Ultimately, it is about finding a balance between solitude and engaging in relationships with others.