From Giving Tuesday Dec 2 to Year End: Our Once-A-Year 2025 Fundraising
Goal: $7K, all for our 2026 essentials.
Raised $5244 (74.9%) so far! THANK YOU !
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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
The Grace of Pausing
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Joanna Macy: Hidden Gem In Living Reciprocity? Rilke Rumi
“… reciprocity: a magic pulse of interspecies generosity quietly unfurling itself in the depths of the present moment, hidden at the heart of all our experience …” ~ David Abram
Unnoticed at First
“… this season arrives quietly … unnoticed at first …”
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 ! …
