A solitary is someone who chooses to live apart from the everyday values of society. Traditionally, this used to involve a religious belief or monastic calling of whatever faith, or simply living alone, self-sufficiently. 

Although we are social beings, interdependent, there can also be a deep longing for, or awakening to, that which abides in all of us and carries all of us – that is both universal and unique to each of us. When we make time to be alone, silent and still, when we let go of the clutter of our habitual thoughts and listen to the deep silence in our heart, this is solitude, an existential solitude which communes with the heart of humankind and all life on the planet.

The solitary is not necessarily one who withdraws from society, but one who can cast a cold eye upon society’s institutions.

Eve Baker

Many call this reality God. One Fellowship member said it better, referring to ‘The Mystery that some of us call God’. The Mystery, that what draws us, that which we recognize even though it is unknowable. For those with no religious belief, this calling might be described as At-One-ness with the Universe. A search for our true Self or Buddha nature. We search for our purpose in life, to understand the suffering in our lives and in our seemingly chaotic world with all its diversity. 

But how do we live inner solitude?

The Fellowship is a loosely knit, international group of people who reflect on questions like these; who try to find God, inner peace, inner silence and inner simplicity; who abide in it and who (try to) act from it in their day-to-day activities.

The Fellowship is open to all faiths and to those who have none. There are no group meetings or Fellowship retreats. Members and Associate member receive three digital newsletters each year.