The importance of emptying the mind has been recognised for millennia across a variety of cultures. Meditation is a way of life for millions; at the end of a Hindu's life, he renounces all and becomes a wandering ascetic, seeking union with God; and the Japanese tea ceremony provides an interlude of spiritual relaxation within lives rooted in activity. Others find their creative inspiration in everyday activities such as gardening, walking, watching the sea, or listening to music. The Spirit of Silence is for those who wish to look beyond the speed and superficiality of our modern lifestyle to find depth and spiritual space. It is devoted to clearing the clutter from our minds, and to feeding the creative heart and soul.
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"In this gentle and inspiring book John Lane creates the silence he longs for with the beauty of his words and the weight and poise of his thoughts. He evokes several spiritual traditions and many remarkable writers and mystics for whom silence was not just golden, but platinum. He makes important connections between silence, which is necessary for our sanity and creativity, and enchantment, simplicity, and art. He is part of the soft, quiet, and reflective revolution that wants to replace the hysteria and violence of modern life with self-possession, contemplation, and deep pleasure. I am with him and thank him for this whispering manifesto."
—Thomas Moore, author of Care of the Soul
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John Lane is a painter, author and educator. He was Chairman of the Dartington Hall Trust, founding director of the Beaford Arts Centre, and instrumental in the creation of Schumacher College. His books include The Living Tree: Art and the Sacred, A Snake's Tail Full of Ants: Art, Ecology and Consciousness and Timeless Simplicity: Creative Living in a Consumer Society (all published by Green Books).
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Amazing book. Sent as a Christmas Gift to many friends. Still go back and read it over & over. Silence has never felt so golden.
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- The Silent Life by Thomas Merton on page 23, page 48, and Back Matter
- Remembrance of Things Past Volumes 1-3 Box Set by Marcel Proust on page 92, page 98, and Back Matter
- Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds by Charles Mackay on page 56, and Back Matter
- Extraordinary Popular Delusions by Charles Mackay on page 56, and Back Matter
- World of Silence by Max Picard on page 60, and Back Matter
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