Quotes by Silence In a world where language and naming are power, silence is oppression, is violence. Adrienne Rich violence silence world All that is necessary to awaken to yourself as the radiant emptiness of spirit Adyashanti meditation-and-yoga meditation-practice silence Silence and stillness are not states and therefore cannot be produced or created. Silence is the non-state in which all states arise and subside. Silence, stillness and awareness are not states and can never be perceived in their totality as objects. Silence is itself the eternal witness without form or attributes. As you rest more profoundly as the witness, all objects take on their natural functionality, and awareness becomes free of the mind's compulsive contractions and identifications. It returns to its natural non-state of Presence. Adyashanti silence meditation mind In the end it’s all very simple. Either we give ourselves to Silence or we don’t. Adyashanti silence simple giving Imagine trusting silence more than any thought you can come up with. Adyashanti come-up imagine silence There's a great space in which this moment takes place. There's a great silence that is listening to the thoughts. Adyashanti space silence listening If we look at the world around us, we see that we are conditioned to not listen deeply. Because isn't that what silence is? It's a listening, a deep wordless listening. Adyashanti silence listening looks This awake silence is available to anyone in this moment. Adyashanti silence mind looks When you inquire 'Who am I?' if you are honest, you'll notice that it takes you right back to silence instantly. The brain doesn't have an answer, so all of a sudden there is silence. Adyashanti silence answers brain The silence inside of you is the sound of your knowledge collapsing. Remember, it is you who said, 'I want to be free.' Adyashanti silence sound want We must leave the entire collection of conditioned thought behind and let ourselves be led by the inner thread of silence into the unknown, beyond where all paths end, to that place where we go innocently or not at all, not once but continually. Adyashanti silence ends path In silence a question has great power, because in silence a question will always lead you deeper into your experience. If there is no grounding in silence, a spiritual question is going to lead you into your mind. Adyashanti silence spiritual mind To many mortals silence great gain brings. Aeschylus gains mortals silence Since long I've held silence a remedy for harm. Aeschylus harm silence long . . . it is yours women's to be silent and stay within doors. Aeschylus women silence doors I, schooled in misery, know many purifying rites, and I know where speech is proper and where silence. Aeschylus misery speech silence We can't stand silence, because silence induces thinking. And if we thought, we would have to face ourselves. Agnes de Mille silence faces thinking I love 'Breathless,' and 'Paris, Texas,' and 'Badlands.' I was obsessed with those films in my teens. I remember watching 'Badlands' and being amazed that there were these scenes in which nobody said anything and the silence told the whole story. Agyness Deyn paris texas silence Silence is full of the unspoken, of deeds undone, of confessions to secret love, and of wonders not expressed. Our truth is hidden in our silence, Yours and I. Ahmad Shamloo secret-love silence deeds I have to respect my life, and free expression is part of my life. I can never really silence myself. Ai Weiwei free-expression silence expression «1234567891011»