in stillness and silence the world is restored...

"Through return to simple living comes control of desires.
In control of desires Stillness is attained.
In stillness the world is restored."
~Lao Tzu

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Silence is not merely the absence of sound, or noise, 

it is a state of being
at the edge of listening to nothing and something.
Silence is not an absence of words;

 it is a fullness of being.

 Health is not an absence of dis-ease,
It is a state of homeostasis.

~Samuel Avital

 ~~~

"Monet No. One" 
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by Louie Rochon-Photography, 2011, 
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"Monet No. One"

listen...

Listen to the wind, it talks.
Listen to the silence, it speaks.
Listen to your heart, it knows.
~Native American Proverb~

Wind...

 giclee print by fourch on etsy

Silence...

 an original watercolor by PaintBrushStudio on etsy

Heart...

 print available at 650Willowdale on etsy

silence...

Not the idea of silence, but silence itself. 

When the mind is in its natural state, it reverts to silence 

spontaneously after every experience, or, rather, 

every experience happens against the background of silence.

~ Nisargadatta Maharaj ~
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You can talk with someone for years, everyday,
and still,
 it won't mean as much as what you can have
when you sit in front of someone,
not saying a word,
yet you feel that person with your heart,
you feel like you have known the person for forever....
connections are made with the heart,
 not the tongue.

~ C. JoyBell C.

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stop lookin, listen...and find everything

"When you are willing to stop
looking for something in thought,
you find everything in silence."
~ Gangaji ~