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Silver Lining Of Your Cloud
Life Quotes and Sayings
Silence (2)
Still music
Quiet sand
Deep water
Silent ground.
~C. Alexander/Annellen Simpkins
There is a way between voice and presence where information flows. In
disciplined silence it opens. With wandering talk it closes. ~Rumi
Saying nothing…
sometimes says the most.
~Emily Dickinson
If you don’t have to speak, don’t speak. ~Ashokananda
Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter. ~John Keats
The instant you speak about a thing, you miss the mark. ~Wu-Men
Go deeper and deeper in meditation
To reach the seabed of consciousness.
~Kabir
Unknowingly, you are constantly carrying expectations, hopes and desires of
what should happen to you, what you would like to experience and what you
would like life to give you. In those moments, when you are letting go of all
these different expectations, these are the moments of grace when you are
having a glimpse of wholeness, of a silent heart. ~Thyoar
When you are willing to stop looking for something in thought, you find
everything in silence. ~Gangaji
When one is perfectly still–mind and body, silent and alone–there is no
personality to speak of, thus personality is one’s unique way of expression, it
is what others see and know of us, nothing more or deeper than
that.~Bernadette Roberts
In the silence of listening, you can know yourself in everyone, the unseen
singing softly to itself and to you. ~Rachel Naomi Remen
Silence is our true teacher because it speaks the language of our soul.
~Michael Jeffreys
Real silence is explosive; it is not the dead state of mind that spiritual seekers
think. This is volcanic in its nature; it’s bubbling all the time—the energy, the
life—that is its quality. ~U. G. Krishnamurti
Silence dissolves all objects. It is not related to any counterpart which belongs
to the mind. Silence has nothing to do with the mind. It cannot be defined, but
it can be felt indirectly because it is our nearness. Silence is restriction. It is
feeling without a feeler. Silence needs no intermediary. Sound which comes
from silence is music. ~Jean Klein
A great silence overcomes me, and I wonder why I ever thought to use
language. ~Rumi
It speaks in silence,
In speech you hear its silence.
The great Way has opened and there are no obstacles.
~Yongjia Xuanjue
Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves together, that
at length they may emerge, full-formed and majestic, into the daylight of life,
which they are thenceforth to rule. ~Thomas Carlyle
When I am silent I fall into the place where everything is music. ~Rumi
It must be immense, this silence, in which sounds and movements have room,
the presence of the distant sea also resounds. ~Rainer Maria Rilke
In the depth of stillness
All words walk away
Clouds disperse and it
Vividly appears before you
~John Daido Loori
flowers are silent silence is silent the mind is a silent flower the silent flower
of the world opens. ~Ikkyū Sōjun
There was complete silence everywhere. I felt that all mankind had rejected
me and I took refuge with inanimate things. I was conscious of a relationship
between me and the pulsation of nature, between me and the profound night
which had descended upon my spirit. This silence is a language which we do
not understand. ~Sadegh Hedayat
In meditation you see your inner landscape that activates almost all of your
actions. ~Jack Kornfeld
Why are you so afraid of silence? Silence is the root of everything. If you
spiral into its void, a hundred voices will thunder messages you long to hear.
~Rumi
True art has nothing to do with proclamations and is created in silence.
~Marcel Proust
Silence is like a cradle holding our endeavors and our will; a silent
spaciousness sustains us in our work and at the same time connects us to larger
worlds that, in the busyness of our daily struggle to achieve, we have not yet
investigated. Silence is the soul’s break for freedom. ~David Whyte
In silence we can feel it, eternity sleeping in us. ~Catherine Ingram
Man goes into the noisy crowd to drown his own clamor of silence.
~Rabindranath Tagore
A great silent space holds all of nature in its embrace. It also holds you.
~Eckhart Tolle
Move outside the tangle of fear-thinking. Live in silence. ~Rumi
May we all grow in grace and peace, and not neglect the silence that is printed
in the center of our being. It will not fail us. ~Thomas Merton
Indeed, sometimes silence holds within it the essence of eloquence. ~Ibn
Juzayy al-Kalbi
All this talk and turmoil and noise and movement and desire is outside of the
veil; within the veil is silence and calm and rest. ~Bayazid Al-Ristami
From silence you come, to silence you go. Enter your inner space and know
where you come from. The eternal silence awaits you with endless patience.
~unknown
We never truly meet other than in silence. We never truly meet other than in
the present moment. ~Leonard Jacobson
Silence is understanding there is no mind to quiet. ~Robert Adams
You are most powerful when you are most silent. People never expect silence.
They expect words, motion, defense, offense, back and forth. They expect to
leap into the fray. They are ready, fists up, words hanging leaping from their
mouths. Silence? No. ~Alice McGhee
Things that are real, are always given and received in silence. ~Meher Baba
Only in deep silent awareness, beyond the last trace of subtle thought, is truth
fully revealed. And that sublime silence is given by the grace of God.
~Maitreya Ishwara
Discovering that one has nothing to say, one seeks a way to say that. ~Susan
Sontag
Speak little. Learn the words of eternity. ~Rumi
No particular thought can be mind’s natural state, only silence. Not the idea of
silence, but silence itself. When the mind is in its natural state, it reverts to
silence spontaneously after every experience, or, rather, every experience
happens against the background of silence. ~Nisargadatta Maharaj
No, my soul is not asleep.
It is awake, wide awake.
It neither sleeps nor dreams, but watches,
its eyes wide open
far off things, and listens
at the shores of the great silence.
~Antonio Machado
The silent gap between your thoughts is your window to the cosmic mind.
~Deepak Chopra
When we are truly silent—within and without—we surrender the ego’s need to
be right. ~Anne D. LeClaire
Listen to the silence as it echoes around you. Ancient spirits dance to it.
~Amber Coverdalle Sumrall
To listen to the silence, wherever you are, is an easy and direct way of
becoming present. ~Eckhart Tolle
True Meditation is the space in which everything gets revealed, everything
gets seen, everything gets experienced. And as such, it lets go of itself. We
don’t even let go. It lets go of itself. ~Adyashanti
The spirit world is able to get through to you easily when your mind is still
and clear. Meditation is often referred to as ‘sitting in the silence.’ Whenever
you want to reach Spirit from this side of life, start by sitting in the silence.
~James Van Praagh
Of all the sounds that touch my soul these days, the most beautiful one of all is
silence. ~Guy de la Valdene
Enlightenment is the Journey from the head back to the heart, from words
back to silence. ~Jock Brocas
There is a presence, a silence, a stillness which is here by itself. There is no
doer of it, no creator of this stillness. It is simply here in you, with you. It is
the fragrance of your own self. There is nothing to do about this, it is naturally
present. This fragrance of peace, this spaciousness, it is the fragrance of your
own being. ~Mooji
In the sweet territory of silence we touch the mystery. It’s the place of
reflection and contemplation, and it’s the place where we can connect with the
deep knowing, to the deep wisdom way. ~Angeles Arrien
Let me rest in Your will and be silent. Then the light of Your joy will warm my
life. Its fire will burn in my heart and shine for Your glory. This is what I live
for. Amen, amen. ~Thomas Merton
Within each of us there is
a silence as vast as the universe.
We long for it.
We can return to it.
~Jack Kornfield
Silence is the shaft we descend to the depths of contemplation. Silence is the
vehicle that takes us to the innermost centre of our being which is the place for
all authentic practice. ~Elaine MacInnes
Silence is God’s first language; everything else is a poor translation. In order
to hear that language, we must learn to be still and to rest in God. ~Thomas
Keating
The friend of silence comes close to God. In secret he converses with him and
receives his light. ~John Climacus
What could be more natural than silence? What could be more sacred? What
could be more simple? Silence is the universal language of the soul. True inner
silence is unpolluted by anxieties, habitual preoccupations and refrains, noisy
internal static, innuendos, or agendas. Inner silence speaks directly to inner
peace, which is beyond the dualism of noise and quiet. ~Lama Surya Das
You are most powerful when you are most silent. People never expect silence.
They expect words, motion, defense, offense, back and forth. They expect to
leap into the fray. They are ready, fists up, words hanging leaping from their
mouths. Silence? No. ~Alice McGhee
Things that are real, are always given and received in silence. ~Meher Baba
Only in deep silent awareness, beyond the last trace of subtle thought, is truth
fully revealed. And that sublime silence is given by the grace of God.
~Maitreya Ishwara
Discovering that one has nothing to say, one seeks a way to say that. ~Susan
Sontag
Speak little. Learn the words of eternity. ~Rumi
No particular thought can be mind’s natural state, only silence. Not the idea of
silence, but silence itself. When the mind is in its natural state, it reverts to
silence spontaneously after every experience, or, rather, every experience
happens against the background of silence. ~Nisargadatta Maharaj
No, my soul is not asleep.
It is awake, wide awake.
It neither sleeps nor dreams, but watches,
its eyes wide open
far off things, and listens
at the shores of the great silence.
~Antonio Machado
The silent gap between your thoughts is your window to the cosmic mind.
~Deepak Chopra
When we are truly silent—within and without—we surrender the ego’s need to
be right. ~Anne D. LeClaire
Listen to the silence as it echoes around you. Ancient spirits dance to it.
~Amber Coverdalle Sumrall
To listen to the silence, wherever you are, is an easy and direct way of
becoming present. ~Eckhart Tolle
The spirit world is able to get through to you easily when your mind is still
and clear. Meditation is often referred to as ‘sitting in the silence.’ Whenever
you want to reach Spirit from this side of life, start by sitting in the silence.
~James Van Praagh
Of all the sounds that touch my soul these days, the most beautiful one of all is
silence. ~Guy de la Valdene
Enlightenment is the Journey from the head back to the heart, from words
back to silence. ~Jock Brocas
There is a presence, a silence, a stillness which is here by itself. There is no
doer of it, no creator of this stillness. It is simply here in you, with you. It is
the fragrance of your own self. There is nothing to do about this, it is naturally
present. This fragrance of peace, this spaciousness, it is the fragrance of your
own being. ~Mooji
In the sweet territory of silence we touch the mystery. It’s the place of
reflection and contemplation, and it’s the place where we can connect with the
deep knowing, to the deep wisdom way. ~Angeles Arrien
Let me rest in Your will and be silent. Then the light of Your joy will warm my
life. Its fire will burn in my heart and shine for Your glory. This is what I live
for. Amen, amen. ~Thomas Merton
Within each of us there is
a silence as vast as the universe.
We long for it.
We can return to it.
~Jack Kornfield
Silence is the shaft we descend to the depths of contemplation. Silence is the
vehicle that takes us to the innermost centre of our being which is the place for
all authentic practice. ~Elaine MacInnes
Silence is God’s first language; everything else is a poor translation. In order
to hear that language, we must learn to be still and to rest in God. ~Thomas
Keating
The friend of silence comes close to God. In secret he converses with him and
receives his light. ~John Climacus
What could be more natural than silence? What could be more sacred? What
could be more simple? Silence is the universal language of the soul. True inner
silence is unpolluted by anxieties, habitual preoccupations and refrains, noisy
internal static, innuendos, or agendas. Inner silence speaks directly to inner
peace, which is beyond the dualism of noise and quiet. ~Lama Surya Das
If words carry my silence,
if words carry my wordless message to you,
only then is something being said.
~Osho
Allow your heart
to be drawn ever deeper
into this self-luminous
unbearably beautiful jewel
of Silence.
Something glows here
softer than any touch,
more enticing
than any lover.
Playful and birthless,
a joy without cause,
this Light makes us free.
Silence is the mother.
~Fred LaMotte
The quieter we are, the more patient and open we are in our sadnesses, the
more deeply and serenely the new presence can enter us, and the more we can
make it our own, the more it becomes our fate. ~Rainer Maria Rilke
That deep silence has a melody of its own… ~Paul Brunton
