Have you ever observed that at the peak of every emotion there is silence? Something that is very stunning takes your breath away for a moment—it makes you silent. Similarly, a painful and shocking experience can also lead you to silence. Yet, many of us have never known what may be called a conscious happy …
To achieve anything in the material world, you make an effort. To make money, you put effort; to stay fit, you put in the muscle work; to get into the Ivy League, you study hard; and even to do something as simple as eat, you need to pick up the fork and put the food …
When I started becoming interested in meditation at 16, I was eager and young, with no experience in silence. I wanted to find inner peace, and so I found some books in the local library to start my journey and quickly began experimenting (I owe some gratitude to my patient mother who put up with …
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Recently, in the midst of a Silent Retreat at our Retreat Center, I sat down with John Osborne to talk about the practice of silence and what value it adds to our lives. John shares from his practice and his years on the road leading silent retreats in North America and abroad. As a meditation …
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