Seeing Clearly, Acting Wisely

The Art of Solitude

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Episode notes

Jake Dartington, an Insight Meditation teacher, talks to the Buddhist author Stephen Batchelor about his book The Art of Solitude. They discuss how Buddhist and philosophical ideas can helps us see solitude as a way of being. Stephen talks about his interest in Montaigne, his experiences with psychedelics, and why left the final structure of his book to chance.