In the mountain, stillness surges up
to explore its own height;
In the lake, movement stands still
to contemplate its own depths.
~ "Fireflies" by Rabindranath Tagore
Our being is silent, but our existence is noisy. Yet when our noisy actions stop, there is a ground of silence always there. Contemplatives must be in contact with that ground and communicate from that level to keep silence alive for other people.