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The Art of Solitude

The challenges and rewards of being alone

Spring 2020

Not Alone During the Holidays

Buddhist teachings about how we’re all connected can be hard to access during an isolating winter season. One writer explains how she rediscovered her holiday cheer.

By Lauren Krauze

Dec 20, 2018

At Home with Yourself

Learning to be alone without being lonely

By Ezra Bayda

Winter 2018

How Buddhist Teachings Helped this Writer Embrace the Single Life

Sometimes being single hurts. Sara Eckel says that’s ok.

By Lakshmi Gandhi

Feb 14, 2018

Falling in Love and Feeling Lonely

As an intern at Tricycle, I am also a degree candidate at the New School University, where I am the cohost of a radio show called Sex, Lies & Radiowaves. My partner-in-crime is a gorgeous, free-spirited female with hair that enters the room before she does, and a laugh so infectious it reaches your blood […]

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Jul 28, 2009

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You Can’t Be Yourself By Yourself: Overcoming Structural Selfishness

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loneliness

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The Art of Solitude

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Not Alone During the Holidays

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At Home with Yourself

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How Buddhist Teachings Helped this Writer Embrace the Single Life

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Falling in Love and Feeling Lonely