Brad Warner
Zen values silence. Silent spaces. Silent meditation. A silent mind. But perfect silence is nowhere to be found. There’s the sound of the wind, of insects buzzing and chirping, distant sounds of human activity. Still, beneath even the loudest sounds, silence is always there. It’s the bedrock of every sound. When the noise of traffic, or people, or the chattering of my own mind become too much, I remember that silence is always there. These days even brief human contact is precious and I sometimes long to hear voices. Yet it’s also been a wonderful time to settle into silence.