Welcome!
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
Thich Nhat Hanh: Gift Of Loving Speech? True Love
“… in order to love in a real way, we need to learn how to be fully present in our lives …” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Gift Of Unconditioned Listening? Ease Of Being: Jean Klein
“… unconditioned listening is our real nature … unconditioned listening is silence …” ~ Jean Klein
How To Embrace Gift Of Endings? Pause, Rest, & Be, Octavia Raheem
“… Imagine you are sitting before an ancient river. Listen, imagine you can hear the river song …” ~ Octavia Raheem
Notable Posts From Our Archives
When You Greet Me I Bow
“… simply being together with warmhearted kindness, dropping story lines, and appreciating each other’s profound human presence is the whole of the teaching …” ~ Norman Fischer
Our Being, I AM Meditation …& Self: Spira & Papaji
“… Our Being is the objectless, aware presence that lies behind and, at the same time, intimately pervades all experience …” ~ Rupert Spira
Forgiveness: A “Seed” of Awakening – Peter Russell (Part 6)
Forgiveness means “… “to let go”—as when we let go of a rope, or something else we are holding on to. We’re releasing our grip on something …” ~ Peter Russell
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 ! …
