EKANTA! - THE PRACTICE OF SOLITUDE!
(By Om Swami)
The Sanskrit term for solitude is ekānta. It is the hallmark of a person who has turned inward — their love for solitude. An unmistakable sign of a restless mind is its inability to embrace solitude. For the quiescent mind nothing is as profound as solitude and for the restless, nothing is more terrifying. There are only two types of people who are comfortable in solitude: the lazy and the yogi. By solitude, I do not mean that you live in a remote place but have access to TV, books, internet and the rest of it.
