" The deepest sound is silence. This may seem paradoxical only if we regard silence as an absence of life and vibration. But for a meditator, silence is sound unified with all of its opposites. It is both sound and soundlessness, and it is in this confluence that the power of meditation emerges."
365 Tao: Daily Meditations
Deng Ming-Dao
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Just would like to say that I am enjoying your blog immensely. Your photos are so wonderful - thought provoking. They have had a wonderful calming affect for me and have encouraged me to take the time to look around my world more carefully and patiently. There is so much beauty and mystery all around us every day - your photos definitely show that. This also seems like a great idea for getting creative juices flowing again it one were in a slump :-)
Thanks for sharing...
What wit and fun, at the same time I can sense the focus within. I love the 'contradictions' of the Tao I Ching. I think that if I can be more silent and focused and 'in the presence' within, I will see the world--and thus my art--better with-out. A perfect photo for my inquiring state! Thanks yet again.
This one brings back a flood of memories. I was a little old to be a hippy, but remember the times well, even though I didn't completely understand them (all the pot and drugs). Simon and Garfunkel burst on the scene with the song The Sounds of Silence, a gift to all of us who were so stunned and numbed by the assissanation of John Kennedy. I was powerful then and still sends a powerful message. Hear it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhdGkZ6Fngw
This was not the silence of meditation, but the silence of fear.
lindad
I look at this site everyday. Thank you, Jane, for these thought provoking pictures, ideas and lessons. In "real" life I am a piano teacher, and one of the hardest concepts for kids is that the rests in music (the silence) are just as important as the notes. I think that ties in with this quote and is something I try to remember all the time. There's a lot to be learned in silence.
I love the stories in this photo.........
is it a restaurant? is it a family party in someone's kitchen?, what is the photo of? why is he reading (or making out to - his frown lines are going the wrong way for reading -- is he REALLY listening to the conversation?? and not finally ..
what beer is it???????????
A great story photo.... thanks Jane.
Fay
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