Tao Te Ching 42

Ordinary men hate solitude.

But the Master makes use of it, embracing his aloneness, realizing he is one with the whole universe.
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Unlike us ordinary folk, a Taoist Master is probably no longer able to feel lonely. S/he may be alone, like any of us, but s/he has learned to embrace it because in it s/he finds everyone and everything. The Master has embraced the interconnectedness, interdependence and essential harmony in life.

When all the presence of all people and things is realized, how could anyone feel lonely? Solitude loses its meaning, and the fear of solitude loses its power.