“The oppressed without hope are mysteriously quiet. When the conception of change is beyond the limits of the possible, there are no words to articulate discontent so it is sometimes held not to exist. This mistaken belief arises because we can only grasp silence in the moment in which it is breaking.” SometimesMomentsBeliefSilenceQuietLimitsAriseOppressionConceptionOppressedMistakenDiscontentWithout Hope Author:Sheila Rowbotham
“We have to make the first move ourselves rather than expecting it to come from the phenomenal world or from other people. If we are meditating at home and we happen to live in the middle of the High Street, we cannot stop the traffic just because we want peace and quiet. But we can stop ourselves, we can accept the noise. The noise also contains silence. We must put ourselves into it and expect nothing from outside, just as Buddha did. And we must accept whatever situation arises.” PeopleIfsWorldWantFirstsHomeHappensMovingPeaceSilenceSituationAcceptingStreetsMiddleQuietRoseAriseNoiseExpectingTrafficPhenomenalMeditatingExpect NothingPeace And Quiet Author:Chogyam Trungpa
“When mind is quiet, all is Self. When mind moves the world arises. So be Still, throw away everything and be Free.” WorldMindStillsSelfMovingQuietArise Book:The Truth Is Source: The Truth Is