Loneliness: how to stop being afraid and live well

Main subjects

AVAlexander VolchekOSOlga StolyarovaLonelinessAnxiety, stress, and inner calmFearSpiritual development and the spiritual path

Main threads of the conversation

• 00:00What is loneliness, and where does it come from?
• 03:00Is being alone bad?
• 08:10Escaping into solitude: who truly needs seclusion?
• 11:27A world of dependencies: how it shapes loneliness
• 13:50Feeling good in any environment: is it possible?
• 19:44Living in harmony: loneliness and the spiritual world
• 25:35How to approach loneliness and move beyond it: four steps
• 30:00How to stop being a "robot" and return to living perception
• 35:50Money and loneliness: the connection
• 36:35How to restore your state
• 41:30Freedom and chaos or the comfort of a robot: what do you want?

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• 14:30

  That is the whole point: even when you refer to interacting with me, I don't perceive good as better or worse.

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• 14:38

  When we say better or worse, there are parameters for comparison.

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• 19:37

  So, basically, anyone can be knocked out of a certain stability at the level of the mind and body.

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• 28:18

  Someone says, "I feel lonely because I don't have a husband."

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• 28:53

  As a very simple action, on the other hand—on one hand, we are talking about broadening perception and working toward a state in which you feel calm and good.

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• 33:41

  It is a good, instructive, deeply instructive example of what people really want.

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• 35:17

  They kept asking, "Does your partner do spiritual practices too?" He kept saying, "What difference does it make?" People want spiritual practices, guidance, peace, knowledge about the world and how to act.

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• 38:22

  This is a quality you need to work on very seriously, really work, work incredibly hard, incredibly hard.

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• 38:44

  But knowing techniques doesn't resolve the issue, because a situation can always be worse, and no technique will help.

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• 39:43

  Text will do nothing to remove the situation in which you cannot see and truly perceive another person, because you have to work on this constantly, keep at it.

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