Silence
Today's reflection
Silence is treated in nearly every tradition not as the absence of something but as a presence in itself — a space in which clarity becomes possible. Many traditions suggest that wisdom cannot be heard over noise, and that the practice of silence is a form of attention.
From the sources
“Be still, and know that I am God.”
Psalm 46:10
Bible / Torah
“Speech is silver, silence is golden.”
Thomas Carlyle (drawing on earlier proverb)
Western wisdom tradition
“In your silence, find your soul.”
Rumi, Masnavi
Sufi tradition
“Silence is the language of God; all else is poor translation.”
Rumi
Sufi tradition
“Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know.”
Tao Te Ching, Chapter 56
Taoism
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“Be still, and know that I am God.”
Psalm 46:10
Bible / Torah
“Speech is silver, silence is golden.”
Thomas Carlyle (drawing on earlier proverb)
Western wisdom tradition
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