Quotes about Silence

Words and complex rituals almost get in the way at this point. All you can really do is return such Presence with your own presence.

For some few, the split is seemingly overcome in the person of Jesus; but for more and more people, union with the divine is first experienced through the Christ: in nature, in moments of pure love, silence, inner or outer music, with animals, a sense of awe, or some kind of "Brother Sun and Sister Moon" experience. Why? Because creation itself is the first incarnation of Christ, the primary and foundational "Bible" that revealed the path to God. The

It is as important to cultivate your silence power as your word power.

There is a form of communication that transcends the power of words.

Knowledge is power only as long as you keep your mouth shut.

A writer's tragedy: to know all the words and nothing else.

A man prayed, and at first he thought that prayer was talking. But he became more and more quiet until in the end he realized prayer is listening.

Prayer is an act of love. Words are not needed.

At the heart of silence is prayer. At the heart of prayer is faith. At the heart of faith is life. At the heart of life is service.

God speaks in the silence of the heart, and we listen. And then we speak to God from the fullness of our heart, and God listens. And this listening and this speaking is what prayer is meant to be.

Pray inwardly, even if you do not enjoy it. It does good, though you feel nothing. Yes, even though you think you are doing nothing.

To pray is to listen, to move through my own chattering to God, to that place where I can be silent and listen to what God may have to say.