Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise

Our awareness is the key to our protection.

That’s ruminating on the toxic food of our consciousness.

Even while sitting beside a clear, flowing stream, listening to beautiful music, or watching an excellent movie, don’t entrust yourself entirely to the stream, the music, or the film. Continue to be aware of yourself and your breathing.

When you sit quietly, you can observe how your thoughts rush in, and you can practice not ruminating on them and instead let them just come and go as you focus on your breath and on the silence inside.

When we know we are more than our thoughts, we can make the determination not to allow our thinking to take over and dominate us.

Just like everything else in the world, your thoughts are impermanent. If you don’t grasp a thought, it arises, stays for a while, and then fades away.

Anxiety, fear, and uncertainty about future events prevent us from hearing the call of happiness.

If there’s a full moon high in the sky and we’re busy thinking about something else, the moon disappears.

Our body is a wonder! Its functioning is the result of millions of processes.

The joy of true quiet becomes a daily healing food.