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As Silence becomes more an ongoing aspect of our lives, our perception of things of the world, and of others, changes from one in which we perceive surfaces to one in which we perceive the soul qualities of what is…

When we lose the ability or willingness to be vulnerable, joy becomes something we approach with deep foreboding. . . . We’re always waiting for the other shoe to drop. . . . The concept of foreboding joy as a…

Contemplation is life itself, fully awake, fully active, fully aware that it is alive. It is spiritual wonder. It is spontaneous awe at the sacredness of life, of being. It is gratitude for life, for awareness, and for being. It…

Some who are tediously metaphysical might worry that all this talk of union with God blurs the distinction between Creator and creation. Far from blurring this distinction it sets it in sharper focus. John’s Gospel says we are the branches…

In attending to our relationships, we can also learn the ways that Silence enters, and we can cultivate its presence. . . . Speaking that takes the form of narration, which tells about experience rather than speaking from within it,…

Silence is a true phenomenon that consists of far more than stillness and quiet. . . . Silence is experienced bodily. . . . We feel the presence of Silence throughout the physical world as a kind of touch, like…

There are two ways we can look at the many distracting forces that keep us from Silence. One way is to see them as they have been seen in the spiritual tradition – as beings that intend to pull us…