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Stephen Batchelor – Finding Ease in Aloneness

On Being with Krista Tippett

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Solitude and Loneliness in English

Solitude in french mainly means being lonely. In english, we have the great advantage of a word that's relatively value neutral. What i think our society is in enormous need of is a training in aloneness,. That goes right back to the beginning of one's education as a human person.

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