Friday, June 06, 2025
researching the sounds of silence
As I explore spiritual practice, I find that sounds are being magnified. This week, as I researched the social impact of the spiritual practice of silence, I recognised
• a heater whirring
• human voices making introductions
• the turn of paper, the scratch of pen on paper as survey forms are completed,
• a match being struck and a candle lit, calling us to silence
• a phone timer sounding to call us out of silence
• the exhale of a person’s breath as a lit candle is blown out
• the rustle of lolly wrappers as an ending treat
Such are the sounds of Cohort C experiencing the spiritual practice of shared silence. This is one of 5 cohorts I am researching with as part of my John Templeton funded 12 month research of the social impact of spiritual practices.
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