Posts tagged with ‘silence’

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Thousands sit in silence

September 17, 2013 by Cindy Maybeck

Thich Nhat Hanh visited Copley Square in Boston. Thousands of people came to be in the presence of the great Zen Buddhist monk. They gathered, they sat down, they expectantly waited, and for 25 minutes there was as close to sheer silence as an urban center could be. I love this idea of silence as […]

Silence invites listening

September 5, 2013 by Cindy Maybeck

“How has your summer been?” she asked. The question on everyone’s lips this week after Labor Day. I told her about the great time I had on a 30-day silent retreat. “Wait, you were silent – for how long?” 30 days. She shook her head with a “better you then me, sister” smile. This happens […]