Application Questions: 1. What is the discipline of solitude? 2. How did Jesus exemplify the discipline of solitude? 3. Why do we need the stillness of solitude, if we want to be with others meaningfully? 4. How can a day filled with noise and voices be as a day of silence for us? 5. What does the dark night of the soul involve? 6. What is the purpose of the dark night of the soul? 7. Why do we need both solitude and community in order to function with spiritual success? 8. What keeps you from solitude?