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
Monica Khosla: Shared Not-Knowing: Presence Without Answers?
There is a kind of presence that … appears when the need to know loosens, and what remains is simply what is.
Joanna Macy Wild Love: When Grief Belongs — As Connection?
belonging to a larger body that feels through me?
What If We Never Left Belonging? Joanna Macy Wild Love
belonging: “We are already home” ~ Joanna Macy
Notable Posts From Our Archives
Thich Nhat Hanh: Gift Of Deep Listening? You Are Here
deep listening: “… Everything you are seeking, you should seek in the present moment …” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Peter Russell Letting Go: 3 Ways To Be Present, Tolle Edition
“… He who lives in the present lives in eternity …” ~ Ludwig Wittgenstein
Symeon the New Theologian: Turning of The Soul …
“… Now am I joined soul and spirit present in your Presence … your Presence all at once revealing your Paradise …” ~ ~ Symeon the New Theologian
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 ! …
