The Power of Voice
About speaking & communications
The Power of Voice
We often think of language as a means to an end, but rarely take the time to consider whether language in itself is influencing our thoughts, not just enabling the sharing of them.
Steph Smith • Gaining Perspective Through Untranslatable Words
Allow me to try convincing you that although language is likely not deterministic, it can have an impact on the way you think, the way you learn, the habits you pick up, and the decisions you make﹣especially if we don’t actively try to expand our horizons past that which we’ve been served.
Steph Smith • Gaining Perspective Through Untranslatable Words
Rumi, the thirteenth-century Sufi poet and mystic who often wrote about the spiritual journey, said that silence is the language of God. Truth is found in silence. Inspiration, understanding, rest, renewal, healing, and peace all emanate from silence. The ability to transcend whatever keeps us blocked or limited is found in silence through the stil
... See moreJennie Lee • True Yoga: Practicing With the Yoga Sutras for Happiness & Spiritual Fulfillment
Become verbally disciplined; don’t show off. Don’t boast. Don’t exaggerate. Just stay inside what you know is true and real.
Stuart Wilde • Infinite Self: 33 Steps to Reclaiming Your Inner Power
“Restraint is the key: think less, speak less, do less. Be more, meditate more. Practise silence and serve others.”
Satish Kumar • You are Therefore I am: A Declaration of Dependence
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