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Loneliness and solitude: SOS, Caring for your soul, by Mansukh Patel
It was like a revelation to me to discover that there was a difference between loneliness and solitude, which I realised for the first time when I read the book, SOS, Caring for your soul, by Mansukh Patel. The important thing in understanding this insight is that what we describe as loneliness is really a painful emotion in which there’s no direction, no outcome. It arises when you feel alone. In contrast, Mansukh Patel describes in the book how solitude is actually an activity. You choose it to regenerate your spirit, to rejuvenate your mind. You choose times of solitude as a way of using your time to its best potential; resting and recharging so that you can then use the rest of your time to its best capacity. Both require being on your own, yet one is painful while the other is a vital part of healthy living. What an important conclusion! I’ve often found that people I’m counselling can make big strides forward in their lives with this insight. If they find themselves in a period when they are spending time on their own, a great way to turn the experience into tremendous positivity, is to describe it just like that. Rather than labelling yourself as ‘lonely’, change your internal dialogue to re-label your time as ‘on my own’, or even better, ‘solitude’. Mansukh’s helpful text enables you to make this simple shift, which in turn enables you to make this time by yourself into a useful, positive activity. It becomes a great thing! I’m sure that if you looked in the dictionary, you’d find that the origin of the word ‘lonely’ would be something like ‘isolating’. Whereas I wouldn’t be surprised if ‘solitude’ originated from a word like the Solar: energising and life giving. Thanks to Mansukh’s text on the difference between Solitude and Aloneness! (Review by Kamala Wood)
Information: SOS, Caring for your soul, by Mansukh Patel
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| SOS Caring for Your Soul: Loneliness and Solitude |
| It was like a revelation to me to discover that there was a difference between loneliness and solitude, which I realised for the first time when I read the book, SOS, Caring for your soul, by Mansukh Patel. The important thing in understanding this insight is that what we describe as loneliness is really a painful emotion in which there’s no direction, no outcome. In contrast, solitude is active choice you make when you want to regenerate your spirit. | |
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| SOS Caring for Your Soul |
| The Chinese word for crisis invoves two characters: the first translates as danger; and the second as opportunity. Mansukh Patel’s S.O.S. Caring for Your Soul is the kind of pocket sized book that allows your soul not just to shine but to radiate. It takes you on a journey through 18 qualities of the soul - silence, sincerity, service, simplicity, singing, solitude, and many more - gaining on the way a wealth of stories, yogic techniques, visualizations and introspection so you can develop the essence of the quality. | |
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| Secret Power of Light - Golden Eagle Breath |
| The Golden Eagle is a very powerful technique for creating a much deeper sense of connection with yourself and where you want to go in your life. In Mansukh Patel’s book, The Secret Power of Light the technique is described in very easy-to-use detail. | |
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