Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise

Very calming to read this wonderful book by a Zen Master. It seems much like listening to him give a good Dharma talk. I will be reading this again and again.

This was a refreshing read to remind me that being comfortable in silence is also important, maybe more important than checking boxes in our goal oriented society. It also dawned on me anew that in silence we can actually hear ourselves and learn who we truly are without the verbiage given by others and in that we can start to truly embrace happiness. Because if you don't truly know yourself, how can you know what will make you happy.

I picked this book because silence was what I was looking for and I found it in this book. It is a book on the subject of mindfulness. To skip to the point, if you have a learning style that requires structure, you can find a better book. If you have a learning style where you pick up things in bursts of activity whenever you can devote time to the subject, you will like this book.I discovered mindfulness after watching a video on YouTube with Jon Kabat Zin hosting a session he held at Google. I picked up his book Full Catastrophe Living. It read to me like enthusiastic 8 week boot camp that you have to follow or you feel like your doing it wrong in spite of the authors best efforts to remind you that you cannot truly do it wrong. I don't see this necessary as wrong approach. I've seen there are 8 week classes out there and my suspicion this would work better as a class rather than self taught. This would be the structured approach I was referring too and as a result I recommend this book for those sorts of learners.Ultimately I wasn't really interested in meditation. I was looking for a way to quiet my world. They are many paths to achieve the quiet I was looking for, that I'm certain. So far none had seemed to work. Never has a book had a title so appropriately for what I was looking for. So naturally I snatched it up. I found Hanh's methods to be simpler to apply than Zinn's. They didn't feel like homework assignments. There was no suggested pacing to imply that after so many weeks you have everything you need. Rather than encouraging one to set aside 30 minutes a day, as you progress through the book you eventually learn enough to practice mindfulness all day so should you chose. Hanh trying to help you shut off the Non Stop Radio in your head and 30 minutes a day doesn't help. You need a method that you can use whenever you need to shut that radio off. This felt more natural and was more useful. It was more helpful as I could practice this not only when ever I wanted, but whenever I needed.

It reads like a calming meditation. I gave my copy away, so I have to buy a new one (it's that good!)

Silence is golden

Entender el silencio y su rol en la vida cotidiana es vital. Lo recomiendo totalmente, en especial cuando se busca alguna respuesta

This book came to me at a time when I needed silence the most. For anyone contemplating the absurdities of today's world, this book is a great tonic and a timely reminder to sit in silence for a while to reconnect to yourself.

The book was written for me. It helped me to see where I have come from on my path. It gave me peace beyond measure. Thank you Sat Nam

Un obligado en tu biblioteca si eres un amante de la paz y la introspección, vive la filosofía en ti.

This little book is the best one about mindfulness I have encountered so far. And I have read one or two about this topic.Jon Kabat-Zinn's "Wherever You Go, There You Are" is the second one, I really like.

silence is golden

Creo que puedo ponerlo en práctica y sé que el hábito de meditar en silencio cambia la vida.Gracias por esta enseñanza de paz, tan revolucionaria.

This book is so inspiring.It does not take long to read but touches one deeply.It will be reread by me many times and given as a gift many times. I have the eBook but will also purchase a copy for my treasured bookshelf. Our Becoming Aware of Awareness teacher included this book on a reading list at our last class.