The Real Silence

A man asks about abidance and allowing whatever is to be there, sharing that his senses are still ‘on’. Rupert suggests that it’s not necessary to turn off the movie in order to see the screen. It doesn’t matter if the movie playing. It’s not about objective experience, it’s about whether our peace is invested in objective experience. If we think that the silence that is the absence of sound and thought is the silence that we're aiming for, we'll always be pushing away experience, trying to stop our thoughts and mind. Being is equally present during the presence of thoughts and sounds. That’s the real silence.

From event 27 March - 03 April, 2022 Seven Day Retreat at Garrison Institute – 27th March to 3rd April

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