(keywords) (slightly edited version) Emphasising friendship, Kalyanamitta, Discourse on Great Auspiciousness, Mahamangala Sutta, the company we keep, developing and maintaining, Dhammapada 328, joyous company, emphasising solitude, Wat Pah Pong, unaddressed pain, side effects of affluence, distraction, social media, Dhammapada 160, be your own refuge, monastics, Venerable Anuruddha, milk and water, gym, characteristics, difficult feedback, trusting confidentiality, struggling, valuing friends, casual culture, 4 divine abidings, metta, karuna, mudita, upekkha, boundless heart, daring vulnerability, open-hearted state, aliveness, compassion, empathy, feel the sadness, banter, cynicism, closed down, equanimity, limitations, kamma, learning to listen.