VIRTUES OF SOLITUDE:

[Guest guest]

prof laxmi narain (prof_narain)

 

Source and courtesy: Sri Ramana Kendram, Hyderabad

This article was published in Sri Ramana Jyothi,

monthly magazine of the Kendram.

 

VIRTUES OF SOLITUDE: There is something so very special about

solitude that it can't really be described. You have to experience

it, to realize what it is all about. Solitude sets you in an

introspective mood and takes you on a plane beyond the mundane. When

you are alone, only then you see a certain special perspective;

without any intruding voice throttling yours. For, in your aloneness

your constant companion, that inner voice, takes charge. And like

other supposed companions it doesn't let you down nor does it let go

of you. Just give importance to that inner voice and see the way it

guides you, nudges you, enriches you…Since ages men have moved away

from the madding crowd, into caves, islands, forests, and jungles to

seek respite from daily distractions, to be by themselves. No amount

of meetings and more meetings could have produced something as

valuable and insightful as what has emerged from reflections brought

on by confinements. Today we are in such a pitiable condition that

even if one wants to, one cannot afford to retreat for peace, quiet,

and solitude. Where is the inclination or time or the social sanction

to go into such phases? Even if you can't move physically away, then

do so at the mental level. It's all in the mind. It can take away

from the daily disappointments and hurl us into a world where there

is less friction and turmoil. Savour Solitude and be at peace within

and without. – Humra Quraishi