A Word to the Wise — Silence

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

Silence [sahy-luh ns] I’ve been listening to the audio version of Thich Nhat Hanh’s book Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise. I’m also watching too many Presidential Primary debates. As a result -- This week’s word is silence.[1] It Read more [...]

Life-Line

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: All persons* should strive to learn before they die what they are running from, and to, and why. ~ James Thurber * I have made this quote inclusive. Read more [...]

The Fear of Self-Exploration

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Daniel J. Miller

◊ Listening to Boredom (continued) "We cannot become ourselves unless we know ourselves." ~ Thomas Merton ~ First, there is the fear of self-exploration. The work meant by this hyphenated word goes by many names these days: inner work, the journey Read more [...]

Becoming Whole

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Daniel J. Miller

Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery that it is. In the boredom and pain of it no less than in the excitement and gladness: touch, taste, smell your way to the holy and hidden heart of it because in the last analysis all moments Read more [...]

Silence: An Experiment with Truth

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Daniel J. Miller

If we are to truly know ourselves, to accept ourselves, without fear of the darkness, and the turmoil within us, we need to cultivate the gift of silence. ~ Kenneth Leech Another image for silence is the milieu where we experiment with truth, to borrow Read more [...]

Practicing Silence as an Act of Resistance

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Daniel J. Miller

As an essential path of the mystical life and of mystical care, solitude and stillness are to the end of silence. In addition to the physical and mental benefits, silence is valuable for self-knowledge which is the first step to knowledge of God. Kenneth Read more [...]

Solitude: A Place to Confront Our Compulsions

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Daniel J. Miller

Recently I was siting with someone in spiritual direction and I offered that on either side of knowing ourselves as the beloved of God are two temptations and tendencies that in fact are two aspects of the same trap: (1) mistaking our true identities Read more [...]

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