On loneliness....

"....as I sat down to begin my meeting with the Dalai Lama, I suddenly decided to set aside my list of prepared questions and asked, " Do you ever get lonely?" "No," he said simply. I was unprepared for this response. I assumed that his response would be along the lines of, " Of course...every once in a while everyone feels some loneliness...." Then I was planning on asking him how he deals with loneliness. I never expected for confront anyone who never felt lonely."

How wonderful it would be to never feel lonely....

What is the most miraculous
of all miracles?
That I sit quietly by myself.
~ZEN MONDO