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Neruda, a poet, "seems... to capture a simple but profound truth about the human condition, suggesting that much of the alienation that seems to characterize modern life has its roots in frantic overactivity, and that such activity cuts us off from the essential experience of being alive, alive in a living world of beauty and suffering. We are increasingly lost in activity, lost to our friends, our families, and ourselves. We are more and more out of touch with the rhythms of life. The frantic pace of our lives means we hve little time for reflection, and no time to be still and reconnect with the underlying meaning of our lives."
-Paramananda, Buddhist Reflections on Daily Life