TODAY is GivingTuesday: November 30, 2021
We fundraise ONLY ONCE per year from GivingTuesday to Year End.
Our 2021 goal is $6K, all of which goes towards our essential operating expenses.
We’ve raised $3080 (50.3%) so far! THANK YOU !
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 (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
Sharing Silence … & Thanksgiving – Gunilla Norris
“Nothing in all creation is so like God as silence.” ~ Meister Eckhart
Listening To The Body: Jean Klein & Billy Doyle
“… The body is thus a pointer to awareness. The purpose of all objects is to remind us of our real nature: awareness, consciousness …” ~ Billy Doyle
Refuge Prayer: Compassion & Kindness – Thay
“… the living source of understanding and compassion, to the Buddha I go for refuge …” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Notable Posts From Our Archives
Choiceless Choice: the story of “me” … Joan Tollifson
“… No wave can ever go off in a direction other than the one in which the whole ocean is moving. We are all a movement of the whole …” ~ Joan Tollifson
Meet Me Here Where Silence Roars … by Adyashanti
“… Meet me here where silence roars where stillness is dancing …” ~ Adyashanti
The Work of Byron Katie: Staying in Your Business
“Reality is God, because it rules.” ~ Byron Katie
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 ! …
