The purpose of silence
The purpose of silence is a directed stillness.
Our human compassion binds us the one to the other
– not in pity or
patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common
suffering into hope for the future.
Real silence is both supremely simple and yet not easy. It draws us into a dimension always open to those who will allow themselves to be centered. ... We enter into silence to let the holiness of mystery take possession of us.
If we allow silence to open up within, we shall see the gate and be free to open it. The gate that silence opens up within us leads to light. Light exposes us with an almost merciless radiance and, in the exposure, reveals the beauty of the real.
Silence is a directed stillness, which receives rather than acts.
Silence reminds us that we have only to be still and let the waters of grace refresh us and the sunlight of peace shine upon us.
The gate that silence opens up within us leads to light.