Tricycle, the Buddhist magazine, offers this excerpt by Pema Chodron from her 2005 book No Time to Lose. The excerpt is titled “Cutting Ties: The Fruits of Solitude.” The bylines tells all about the article: “Pema Chödrön walks us through Shantideva’s prescription for solitude, verse by verse.” Thanks to a friend of Hermitary for pointing out this excerpt.
URL: http://www.tricycle.com/dharma-talk/cutting-ties-the-fruits-solitude?