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Silence Quotes by Adyashanti
- Silence and stillness are not states and therefore cannot be produced or created. Silence is the non-state in which all states arise and subside. Silence,…
- In the end it’s all very simple. Either we give ourselves to Silence or we don’t.
- If we look at the world around us, we see that we are conditioned to not listen deeply. Because isn't that what silence is? It's…
- When you inquire 'Who am I?' if you are honest, you'll notice that it takes you right back to silence instantly. The brain doesn't have…
- In silence a question has great power, because in silence a question will always lead you deeper into your experience. If there is no grounding…
- We must leave the entire collection of conditioned thought behind and let ourselves be led by the inner thread of silence into the unknown, beyond…
- There's a great space in which this moment takes place. There's a great silence that is listening to the thoughts.
- Imagine trusting silence more than any thought you can come up with.
More Silence Quotes
- I like silence; I'm a gregarious loner and without the solitude, I lose my gregariousness. — Karen Armstrong
- A voice is a human gift; it should be cherished and used, to utter fully human speech as possible. Powerlessness and silence… — Margaret Atwood
- Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom. — Francis Bacon
- Silence is the virtue of fools. — Francis Bacon
- An inability to stay quiet is one of the conspicuous failings of mankind. — Walter Bagehot
- When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence. — Ansel Adams
- Death unites as well as separates; it silences all paltry feeling. — Honore de Balzac
- First and foremost, the monk should own nothing in this world, but he should have as his possessions solitude of the body,… — Saint Basil
- Every word is like an unnecessary stain on silence and nothingness. — Samuel Beckett
- Nothing matters but the writing. There has been nothing else worthwhile... a stain upon the silence. — Samuel Beckett
- My voice went recently, never happened before, off like a tap. I had to sit in silence for nine days, chalkboard around… — Adele
- Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing. — Robert Benchley