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1) According to Nouwen, solitude is a time that you shut everything else out, and focus on God. This is not always easy, but with practice, it will become easier.
2) He believes this because without your mind focused on God, you can't listen to him. It's like trying to talk to a person at whisper level in a crowd. He suggests that we set a time on our calendar to meet God, and focus on him to begin to quiet the crowd around you.
3) He defines the absurd as the life deaf of God's voice, but the Obedient one the one that listens to His voice. I find this useful because it helps me understand the importance of the solitary life, and what is consists of
Thank you, Daran. I'm not sure how the understanding of the absurd and obedient life helped you understand the importance of the solitary life. Can you expand?
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