From #GivingTuesday (November 29) to Year End
We fundraise ONLY ONCE per year during this period
Our 2022 goal is $8K, all of which goes towards our essential operating expenses
We’ve raised $2910 (36.4%) so far! THANK YOU !
All donations are tax deductible
Welcome to Stillness Speaks
Stillness Speaks® is a resource for self inquiry and self exploration – the endless journey of self realization. We offer works of teachers and traditions, both historical and contemporary, Eastern and Western, indigenous and otherwise. Our approach is integral – all are welcome!
“Your own self realization is the greatest service you can give the world.” ~ Ramana Maharshi
Living Moments of Grace? Life Prayers Amidon, Roberts
“… EACH of us is blessed with moments of grace, moments when our soul becomes clear and quiet …” ~ William Stafford
Mind Training: How To Value Adversity? Heroic Heart Lojong Palmo
“lojong {mind training} is all about developing … the qualities that will help with whatever happens to us in our lives as our practice. ~ Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo
Zen and the West: Finding Peace in Troubled Times
Trailer of the documentary feature film Zen and the West: Finding Peace in Troubled Times – a Stillness Speaks production.
Notable Posts From Our Archives
Fulfillment & The Most Important Thing
“… Now …is always and ever the most important thing … there is only one place that fulfillment can happen: here and now.” ~ Henry Shukman
Love Religion: Sufism, Rumi & Ibn Arabi
“… There is a place where words are born of silence, A place where the whispers of the heart arise …” ~ Jonathan Star
Present Moment & Eternity Now – Francis Lucille
“… The now is the bridge between time and eternity …” ~ Francis Lucille
Teachers
The greatest mystery of all: as your journey progresses, you will discover that there truly is only one teacher and that teacher is ultimately found within. Until then, we have many sages that guide us along … or illuminate the way …. we are honored to offer a small sampling of these luminaries … a list that will grow with time.
Traditions
“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” ~ Aristotle
We offer explorations into the “many paths up the mountain:” from Christian to Sufi, from Zen to Hindu, Kabbalist to Kashmir Shaivism, Advaitic to Indigenous, from philosophical to atheist, from spiritual to scientific – an endless list, that will continue to grow ! …
