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202 Reminiscences about Sri Ramana Maharshi

Jul 12, 2016

"All that is required to realize the Self is to be still." ~ Ramana Maharshi During Sri Ramana Maharshi's life many people visited him and spent varying degrees of time at the ashram. Such first hand experiences of individuals are largely unrecorded, however, we...

Love Dervishes – Rumi

Jul 8, 2016

It takes the courage of inner majesty to stand in this doorway, where there’s no celebrating good fortune, where talk of luck is embarrassing. However your robe of patches fits is right. … Don’t pretend something other than truth. Measuring devices don’t work in this...

Jnani: The Silent Sage of Arunachala – Ramana Maharshi

Jul 4, 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVYv9ktilQw The only way out is within "Maharshi: Silence is the most potent form of work. However vast and emphatic the sastras may be, they fail in their effect. The Guru is quiet and peace prevails in all. His silence is more vast...

New Beginnings …

Jun 28, 2016

“Be still … and the Universe will be revealed.” ~ Ramana Maharshi

Welcome to the new Stillness Speaks!
… The long wait is indeed over …
… our renovated website launched today, June 28, 2016.

This launch is like a “beta” release, i.e., … it’s like a fully livable, newly renovated home that is still under construction but is ready enough for others to visit and enjoy while it is “finished.” … so, please come in and enjoy Stillness Speaks’ new “home” …

And, after enjoying the teachers and traditions … do explore the ongoing fresh content … and remember to not miss what’s ahead …

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“… Stillness is where creativity and solutions to problems are found.” ~ Eckhart Tolle

Rumi’s Poetry and Sufism …

Jun 28, 2016

"... Why look for God ? .... Look for the one looking for God ... but then Why look at all ? ... He is not lost ... He is right here ... Closer than your own breath!" ~Rumi “... The supreme vision of Sufism is to see God everywhere, to view every part of creation as a...

A Mini Introduction to Zen …

Jun 28, 2016

"...“Zen” simply means “meditation.” The word derives from “dhyana” in Hindi, which became “Chan” in Chinese, and “Zen” in Japanese. Zen is a form of Buddhist meditation - there is nothing to believe in, and nothing special to do or be - no special robes, no shaved...

NEWS UPDATE: What Has StillnessSpeaks been upto ? …

Oct 10, 2015

Dear friends and supporters, Posted on October 10, 2015 “There is one thing in this world which you must never forget to do. If you forget everything else and not this, there is nothing to worry about, but if you remember everything else and forget this, then you will...

Alan Watts: Zen Bones

Feb 9, 2015

"Once upon a time, there was a Zen student who quoted an old Buddhist poem to his teacher, which says: The voices of torrents are from one great tongue, the lions of the hills are the pure body of Buddha. 'Isn't that right?' he said to the teacher. 'It is,' said the...