Is Solitary Buddhist Practice Selfish? (The "Lone Buddha" Path)

What would the Buddha say about the modern tendency to pursue quiet practice alone in our homes? Are there drawbacks or pitfalls to lone practice? 🧡 If you find this material useful, check out my Patreon page and get fun benefits like exclusive videos, audio-only versions, and extensive show notes: https://www.patreon.com/dougsseculardharma 🧡 You can also make donations through: https://paypal.me/dougsdharma 📙 Check out my book, A Handbook of Early Buddhist Wisdom, with a Foreword by Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi: https://books2read.com/buddhisthandbook ☸️ Free mini-course at the Online Dharma Institute: onlinedharma.org. 🎙Check out my podcast with Jon Aaron, Diggin' the Dharma: https://digginthedharma.com/ ✅ Videos mentioned: The Early Ideal of the "Lone Buddha" or Paccekabuddha -- https://youtu.be/Wyaywrf014U What Does It Mean to Be a Stream-Enterer in Early Buddhism? -- https://youtu.be/_hCmTyYiLVk Should Buddhists Be Activists? (A 2,500-Year-Old Debate) -- https://youtu.be/9xpzIIu4Dpw Solitude: Its Advantages and Drawbacks in Buddhist Practice -- https://youtu.be/D_7vrCTHcz4 Superiority of Solitude in Early Buddhism: The Rhinoceros Sutta -- https://youtu.be/xeihmKj7cxY ✅ Suttas mentioned: https://suttacentral.net/mn122/en/sujato https://suttacentral.net/snp1.3/en/sujato Webpage: https://www.dougsdharma.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/onlinedharmainstitute/ Mastodon: https://mindly.social/@dougsdharma Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dougsdharma/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@dougsdharma Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/dougsdharma.bsky.social ❤️ Thanks to Patreon Patrons: Anonymous (6) Omar John Oborne Debbie Mattison Ron Peat Michael S. Kearns Anne Matthew Smith Shantha Wengappuli Karma_CAC Jorge Seguel Christopher Apostolof GailJM David Bell T Pham VCR Upayadhi Andi and Erik Michael Scherrer khobe schofield Alex Perdomo Benji Forsyth Sonny Flink Steve Marlor Joy L Lee Andrew Tom Anthony Tucker Karlee R Ethan M Billy in Singapore Olivia