Most men, the herd, have never tasted solitude. They leave father and mother, but only to crawl to a wife … More
Tag: Being alone
Life Is Better With Siblings? Nah, I’m Not So Sure, and This Goes for Cousins, Relatives and Friends Also. Better to be Alone
“Some of what shapes a child can’t be supplied by parents at all, no matter how attentive or well resourced. … More
“Oh what a tangled web we weave/When first we practice to deceive”
Here is an email I sent out to family (note that I am a bachelor) and friends: Shakespeare wrote, “Oh … More
Why I Have Gone Into Seclusion
In this candid reflection, Sam opens up about stepping away from social chatter and phone calls—not out of indifference, but as an act of quiet rebellion against the noise of life. He muses that most of our problems arise from the restless mind and its endless buzz, which we often mistake for living. Through this introspective note, he invites readers to pause, sip coffee at sunset, and ponder whether peace begins where the “I, Me, Mine” ends. Honest, humorous, and deeply meditative, Sam’s farewell is less a goodbye and more a gentle nudge toward inner stillness.
Why do you prefer to stay at home? | Carl Jung and the value of solitude
Solitude does not always mean emptiness. Carl Jung believed that moments of silence and being alone allow us to reconnect … More
Truly Alone
“You are truly alone when you are not even thinking.”
Living Alone, Companionship and the Truth
Questioner: Sir, why do we want to have a companion? KRISHNAMURTI: A girl asks why we want a companion. Why … More
Devoted to Being Alone
She happyI happyNo pointTogetherUnhappy.This secretFew knowAlonenessDevoteesBlessed.
The Sweetness of Being Alone
I am a trifle sick of relationships With my fellow beings Be it friendship Or some other relationship Putting up … More
Insha-Allah, Thoda Safar Akele Mein
I need to solve the mysteryOf this world of names-and-formsNeed to do it aloneIn meditative stillnessCall me not thenNor text … More