
A Sunlit Absence: Silence, Awareness, and Contemplation

“This is the homeland to which every spiritual pilgrim is constantly being called, “called home,” as St. Augustine says, “from the noise that is around us to the joys that are silent. Why do we rush about… looking for God who is here at home with us, if all we want is to be with him?” 8 This joy that is silent is already within us. Its discovery is... See more
Silence is living, dynamic, and liberating. The practice of silence nourishes vigilance, self-knowledge, letting go, and the compassionate embrace of all whom we would otherwise be quick to condemn.
Martin Laird • Into the Silent Land: A Guide to the Christian Practice of Contemplation
Into the Silent Land: A Guide to the Christian Practice of Contemplation
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