The Hermit's Two Skills

Creating rhythms that give purpose to each hour

• When to wake
• When to practice
• When to work
• When to eat
• When to rest

Without these rhythms, time becomes formless, and formless time becomes unbearable.

Directing awareness toward chosen objects

• Placing attention where you intend
• Keeping it there despite scattering
• Not being captured by what arises
• Generating order from within
• Remaining stable without external input

When this capacity is developed, solitude becomes workable.