April 17, 2025
Yesterday I came across two quotes on silence that spoke strongly to me. And then Wisdom gave me an added reflection as well.
They are simple but profound definitions that each touch on qualities of Silence that go beyond our common ideas about silence.
Here they are. I used bold below to indicate the phrases that especially captured my attention:
Silence is something that comes from the heart not from the outside. Silence doesn’t mean not talking and not doing things. It means that you are not disturbed inside.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
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The American theologian and civil rights leader Howard Thurman writes: “There is something in every one of you that waits and listens for the sound of the genuine in yourself,” for “a deeper note which only the stillness of the heart makes clear.”
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Br. David Steindl-Rast describes silence “not only as [something] perceived by the ears, but also a quietness of the heart, a lucid stillness inside.”
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Reading these yesterday, Wisdom brought me this additional thought: “Sometimes silence is simply your daily sensory experiences… those moments you feel fully alive. The body knows itself to also be the silence.”
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There we have it. Short and sweet, nice to ponder in this moment, right?
See you there, dear one, in the lucid stillness inside where the the sound of the genuine in ourselves lends a lucid stillness that resonates with heightened senses and the feeling of being fully alive.
Lots of love coming your way,
Mayet Leilani
