Welcome to Stillness Speaks
Stillness Speaks is a preeminent resource for self inquiry and self exploration – the endless journey of self realization. We offer works of teachers (luminaries), and wisdom traditions (paths), 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
Merton: Inward Stranger Whom I have Never Seen…
“… Now dawn commands the capture of the tallest fortune …” ~ Thomas Merton
Happiness: Seeking, Fleeting, or Here? – Hurley
“What you are looking for is WHO is looking” ~ Saint Francis of Assisi
Teachers & Right Way to Live – Francis Lucille
“… The truth {is} always … in plain sight, available to all …” ~ Francis Lucille
Notable Posts from our Archives
FILM: Zen and the West
“Zen is a practice of meditation and action designed to free us to live compassionate, healthy and energized lives” ~ Mountain Cloud Zen Center
Beyond 5 Sense Based Humanity?
“We are built out of very small stuff, and we are embedded in a very large cosmos, and the fact is that we are not very good at understanding reality at either of those scales.” ~ David Eagleman
Thich Nhat Hanh: Our True Heritage …
The cosmos is filled with precious gems.
I want to offer a handful of them to you this morning …
Teachers
“Devote yourself here and now to the search for the Truth that is ever within you.” ~ Ramana Maharshi
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 ! …
