Silence - Eckhart Tolle

Written on March 31, 2008 by Tom Stine


Every sound is born out of silence, dies back into silence, and during its life span is surrounded by silence. Silence enables the sound to be. It is an intrinsic but unmanifested part of every sound, every musical note, every song, every word. The Unmanifested is present in this world as silence. That is why it has been said that nothing in this world is so like God as silence. All you have to do is pay attention to it.

—Eckhart Tolle



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MarkNo Gravatar  said
on April 1st, 2008 at 4:04 am

I like that a lot. And I really like that picture. I’m right there on the beach see me sitting in the sand? I love it! :)

MarkNo Gravatar  said
on April 1st, 2008 at 6:39 am

Thanks for the Newsletter Tom. It is a must read for me.Thanks for sharing some of your life.I have one question! Why? And then I have one more. Why do mom’s and dads answer, “because”?

JEMi | Tips for Life, Love, YouNo Gravatar  said
on April 10th, 2008 at 5:44 pm

I love this quote so much. .I read it and was blown away

thank you for spotlighting this.

JEMi | Tips for Life, Love, You’s last blog post..Half-Assed: Becoming Half Your Size

Tom StineNo Gravatar  said
on April 10th, 2008 at 6:33 pm

You are welcome. I’ve been having a good time finding and posting these quotes.

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