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Poets of Absence - Agha Shahid Ali | Akanksha Sharma | Ingenious Pictures

By Agha Shahid Ali — 2018

In this video, we have talked about Agha Shahid Ali who was a Kashmiri-American poet. Some of his notable works are A Walk Through the Yellow Pages, The Half-Inch Himalayas, A Nostalgist’s Map of America, The Country Without a Post Office, Rooms Are Never Finished.

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We’ve all felt lonely from time to time. But sometimes, things can get out of hand. Psychologist Guy Winch lays out some straightforward tips to deal with the pain of deep loneliness.

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Find Your Heart in Loneliness

Teaching on the Tibetan yogi Milarepa, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche describes the experience of desolateness. Like Milarepa when he meditated in his cave, when we are alone, we may begin a love affair with sadness.

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Yes, People Still Read, But Now It’s Social

“THE point of books is to combat loneliness,” David Foster Wallace observes near the beginning of “Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself,” David Lipsky’s recently published, book-length interview with him.

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Letters to a Young Poet

At the start of the twentieth century, Rainer Maria Rilke wrote a series of letters to a young officer cadet, advising him on writing, love, sex, suffering, and the nature of advice itself.

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Rainer Maria Rilke, Charlie Louth (translator)
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The Loneliness Companion: A Practical Guide for Improving Your Self-Esteem and Finding Comfort in Yourself

Find solace in solitude―a practical guide to overcoming loneliness. Being alone doesn’t have to be lonely. Consider taking time to reflect, regroup, and reconnect with the most important person in your life―you.

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