Contemplative Literature - A Simple Experiment

If there exists a source of psychological well being that does not depend upon merely gratifying one's desires, then it should be present even when all the usual sources of pleasure have been removed. Such happiness would be available to a person who has declined to marry her high school weetheart or renounced her career and material possessions. One clue to how daunting most people would find such a project is the fact that solitary confinement,. which is essentially what we're talking about, is considered a punish ment inside a maximum security prison. Most people still prefer the company of others to spending any significant time alone in a room.