Meditation is a doorway to the timeless, unmanifest ground of being. Directly experiencing that primordial depth can become the foundation for a life of ceaseless transformation - Andrew Cohen
I played an empty CD on full blast and the mime next door went crazy - Anonymous
I am searching for that which every man seeks -- peace and rest - Dante Alghieri
Human beings have a vital need for time and inner quiet to ponder and examine life and its mysteries - Pope John Paul II
Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice - William Shakespeare
For a man who has let himself be drawn completely out of himself by his activity, nothing is more difficult than to sit still and rest, doing nothing at all. The very act of resting is the hardest and most courageous act he can perform - Thomas Merton
Better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt - Mark Twain
All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone - Blaise Pascal
Quietness can have its downside, if it heralds the long-feared "silent spring". The BBC broadcast documentary series in the previously largely unexplored rainforests of Guyana, but the fight to protect diversity should also take place in our local environments.