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VitalWinds
post Jan 22 2011, 12:44 AM
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Does anyone know of anywhere that I can go in the Himalayas or India so that I can live life free from people? A monastery would be acceptable. Just somewhere that I can have food, clothes, shelter, and freedom from interaction with anyone. Preferably somewhere on a mountain or in a mountain range.

I am serious. It has been my dream to live quietly in the East, alone on a mountain, and now it's my only option to keep me from killing everyone I know.


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post Jan 22 2011, 10:00 PM
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Do you want to leave society, or find one more accommodating to your interests?

I'm only familiar with the US, but maybe the following will be of some help to you.

A temple or monastery will also have rules and (in its own way) socialization. There are also numerous cult compounds... I mean ... independent subsistence farms like Zendik Farm where you can go and enjoy a simple life of farm labor, mystical leisure, and herpes.

Retreats from mainstream society have the same wolf-pack mentalities and restrictive regulations that you are probably trying to escape in the first place. What is there to do, then? You can live like St. Simeon the Stylite and spend 40 years on top of a pillar begging alms. You can live under a tree like Sasquatch and eat fish and berries while your teeth gradually fall out.

Whatever you do choose, realize that your body comes with a whole box full of built-in rules and restrictions. You do need to eat, and (despite what the Orthodox monks will say) you do need to keep at least somewhat clean. You don't want to wipe your rear with leaves.

I've known several people who have lived for decades along the Pacific Coastal trails or the Appalachian Trail, and there are also Rainbow Tribes who wander on BLM land. Some of these folks shot walrus with bows of yew wood that they made themselves, and wore hides of animals like some prehistoric clan buckled down in a cavern. Whether to give their children a more broad experience of America, or to simply avoid the occasional cannibals among such nomads, many of these people have returned to "normal" society.

So you do have real options, and you can live without taxes and papers, or even shirts, but there are downsides to any of your options.


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VitalWinds   I Want To Leave Society   Jan 22 2011, 12:44 AM
Vagrant Dreamer   Does anyone know of anywhere that I can go in the...   Jan 22 2011, 09:07 AM
VitalWinds   Vagrant, you are indeed a font of knowledge. Wha...   Jan 22 2011, 09:20 PM
monkman418   ...you're so that you're ready to kill ev...   Jan 22 2011, 10:36 PM
☞Tomber☜   This might be a good movie to watch: http://www.im...   Jan 23 2011, 09:21 AM
fatherjhon   You might also try perfecting the art of being alo...   Jan 23 2011, 02:54 PM
Waterfall   Before you try running away from your demons I sug...   Jan 24 2011, 07:26 PM
Goibniu   You can perhaps find the monastery of your dreams,...   Jan 25 2011, 08:15 PM
Bb3   It's interesting, I was just talking with some...   Jan 27 2011, 01:22 AM
Lichdar   I believe that you may need to seek support and un...   Jan 27 2011, 04:59 AM
13-8-2   VitalWinds, if it isn't rude to ask - what is ...   Mar 29 2011, 07:39 AM
VitalWinds   Meh. At this point it doesn't even matter. I...   Mar 29 2011, 09:01 PM
13-8-2   Ah. Have you tried a temp agency?   Mar 30 2011, 08:15 AM
Vagrant Dreamer   Ah. Have you tried a temp agency? Or Magic? T...   Mar 30 2011, 10:04 AM
fatherjhon   I hate hearing about magicians with these sorts o...   Mar 30 2011, 05:58 PM
13-8-2   On the other hand, reaching for magical solutions ...   Apr 1 2011, 09:03 AM
Vagrant Dreamer   On the other hand, reaching for magical solutions...   Apr 1 2011, 05:32 PM

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