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Stephen Batchelor – Finding Ease in Aloneness

On Being with Krista Tippett

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The Paradox of Solitude

Solitude is not to be found in a forest, says the author. It's to be found by learning to dwell in your body, he writes. Even the hermit living in the middle of nowhere is still acutely aware that he or she is a social being. The language that forms in our solitary mind is not ours - it's the language of our community and culture.

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