You need to preserve the silence but alsorotect the silence – which to me sounds like it will come by not fearing that it will be broken but by owning the silence… 14 months ago

Well .. Am actually thinking bout my things on 43 things without the tv on- and the house is quiet – so doe sit make it quiet time? But I did meditation yesterday at yoga and there was quiet time then… Well let me see if I can get 15 min now…:) 14 months ago

I saw this BBc documentary a few months called “The Big Silence”. It was about some people who decided to investigate the effect silence would have on their lives. They spent two weeks at a monastery in silence for most of the day and when they returned home they made time for silence in their daily lives.

The effects on their lives were phenomenal! I have been attempting on and off (and rather poorly at that) to incorporate silence in my life. I am challenged by my former lack of self-discipline and by the fact that my neighbourhood isn’t “quiet” by any stretch of the imagination.

For the past 3 days I have been slowly easing my way in by having daily 15 minute stretches of silence. it is really profound. Things come to me that I would never have even thought about consciously when I am in silence. The few times I decided to eat without any distractions I realised I needed less than half of what I was eating to be full and I was fully aware of what items tasted good and which ones were not well done. 16 months ago