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Stephen Batchelor – Finding Ease in Aloneness

On Being with Krista Tippett

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The Art of Solitude

As a child in the UK, i felt there was a taboo part of our lives that, for all of us, was the one that mattered most. And education didn't go there. It was only when i got to india and met tavetan lamas that they were able to talk about these things without any embarrassment whatever. They offer not only insight into this fact, but also disciplines and trainings, meditations, exercises that actually allowed you to thrive in this inwardness. As the title of the book suggests, i think the art element is very, very crucial to this.

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