Solitude and Loneliness

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, 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.