Absolutely struck a chord with me this @holm as i am starting on a similar path right now, the path to learning to be alone. As you said 'I was not lonely because there were no people to talk to, I was lonely because I had not learned to be alone.'. This applies to so many of us as Dandapini teaches. It is the human conditioning to be around others and thus most of us spend a lifetime being distracted from ourselves and the world around us by the others we are in the company of. True happiness often comes from learning to be alone and do things that your subconscious really wants to do. My hat is off to you sir!