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“It is easy for desire to be caught like a bird in a net, its wings fouled and twisted, no longer free to cross back and forth between silence and word. Desire may also find itself so amputated by tradition and community that it wanders in a void with nothing to orient it, to shape or discipline it. Desire must find ways to navigate its bitter and sweet paradox: it moves toward but also always through and beyond every object.”

Way May Moving Desire Easy Community Silence Objects Sweet Discipline Shapes Bird Tradition Crosses Wings Caught Bitter Wander Paradox Void Twisted Back And Forth Navigate

Author:Wendy Farley

“In a world of noise, confusion and conflict it is necessary that there be places of silence, inner discipline and peace. In such places love can blossom.”

World Silence Discipline Conflict Noise Confusion

Author:Thomas Merton

“The disciplines of prayer, silence, and contemplation as practiced by the monastics and mystics are precisely that - stopping the noise, slowing down, and becoming still so that God can break through all our activity and noise to speak to us. Prayer serves to put all parts of our lives in God's presence, reminding us how holy our humanity really is.”

Stills Humanity Speak Prayer Silence Break Our Lives Becoming Discipline Holy Activity Down And Noise Contemplation Stopping Slow Down Reminding Break Through Slowing God's Presence

Author:Jim Wallis

“EPITAPH Now I'm not the brightest knife in the drawer, but I know a couple things about this life: poverty silence, impermanence discipline and mystery The world is not illusory, we are From crimson thread to toe tag If you are not disturbed there is something seriously wrong with you, I'm sorry And I know who I am I'll be a voice coming from nowhere, inside-- be glad for me.”

Source: Walking to Martha's Vineyard

“I have naturally formed the habit of restraining my thoughts. A thoughtless word hardly ever escaped my tongue or pen. Experience has taught me that silence is part of the spiritual discipline of a votary of truth. We find so many people impatient to talk. All this talking can hardly be said to be of any benefit to the world. It is so much waste of time. My shyness has been in reality my shield and buckler. It has allowed me to grow. It has helped me in my discernment of truth.”

“I believe in the discipline of silence, and could talk for hours about it.”

Inspirational Believe Funny I Believe Hours Silence Discipline I Believe In Funny Inspirational

Author:George Bernard Shaw

“Discipline must come through liberty. . . . We do not consider an individual disciplined only when he has been rendered as artificially silent as a mute and as immovable as a paralytic. He is an individual annihilated, not disciplined.”

Has Beens Individual Silence Liberty Discipline Silent Individuality Self Discipline Mute Montessori Disciplined Life

Book:The Montessori Method

Source: The Montessori Method

“Build your inner environment. Practice Silence! I remember the wonderful discipline of the Great Ones. When we used to talk and chatter, they would say: "Go back into your inner castle." It was very hard to comprehend then, but now I understand the way of peace”

Way Hard Remember Used Peace Silence Practice Environment Wonderful Discipline Castles Great Ones Chatter

Author:Paramahansa Yogananda