Silence

Silence.com

John Brown | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Rhetoricians, Hopkins, Silence, Politicians, Public Diplomacy, Target Audiences, Pascal, Talking Less, Comedy News

I hereby propose a new portal/site (call it whatever you want) dedicated to total silence. You would click on silence.com, no content/graphics/sound would appear on it.

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What 'The Artist' Can Teach Us About Prayer

Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: King David, David Denby, Silence, Prayer, The Artist, New Yorker, Risk, Prayer and Meditation, Judaism, Religion News

Prayer comes from the world of our ancestors, who both had less information and knowledge of the universe than we have today, and more time to focus on the inner workings of the soul and spirit.

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In Search Of Deserted Places

Catherine Meeks, Ph.D. | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Busyness, Prayer, Healing, Silence, Jesus, Noise, Deserted Places, Mysticism, Silent Prayer, Christian Mysticism, Christianity, Scripture Commentary, Religion News

When I think about Jesus and the power that his life embodied I am always amazed about how much he sought the deserted places where great solitude was possible.

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The Power Of Silence

Dennis Merritt Jones | Posted 04.07.2012

Read More: The Power of Silence, Drop the Rock, Silence, Inner Peace, Being Silent, Mindfulness in Practice, Practice Mindfulness, Mindfulness, Mindfulness Meditation, Power of Silence, Practice of Mindfulness, Mindfulness Practice, Mindful Living News

I have been a devoted fan of silence for many years. Silence plays such an important role in our lives and yet we take it for granted; that is to say, we seldom anchor ourselves in the present moment long enough to listen and appreciate what silence brings.

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Chatter Clutter: An Invitation to an Experiment

Misha Lyuve | Posted 02.11.2012

Read More: Silence, Talking Less, #Liveworkofart, Clutter, Mindful Tips, Mindful Living, Mindfulness, Healthy Living News

How much of what we say in a day is not needed to be said and not adding value to anything or anyone? The stream of unconscious blurbs is spurting out of our mouths -- no wonder we are so tired at the end of the day.

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Silence in the Occupation -- A Model for Others?

Patrick Groneman | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: Meditation, Politics, Silence, Mindfulness Meditation, Nyc, Occupy Wall Street, #Ows, Healthy Living News

Being silent is one thing, getting other people to be silent with you is another. It's relatively simple to ask people who already meditate to congregate and be in silence together, but how could one inspire silence in a large gathering of people with unknown backgrounds?

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Longing For Silence And Solitude

Elizabeth Cunningham | Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: Silence, W. B. Yeats, Contemplative Practice, Solitude, Meditation Retreats, Noise Pollution, Meditation, The Lake Isle of Innisfree, Finding Solitude, Mindfulness Meditation, Urban Noise, Mindful Living News

In most places in our industrialized world it is impossible to be out of range of machine noise. I am homesick for a place that may not exist any longer.

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Robbie Robertson On Working With Martin Scorsese

Rolling Stone | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Rolling Stone, Silence, The Last Waltz, Robbie Robertson, The Band, Autobiography, Martin Scorsese, Grammy Museum, Fifty News

Since they first teamed up on The Last Waltz 35 years ago, Robbie Robertson and Martin Scorsese have enjoyed a prolific working relataionship, collabo...

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8 Ways to Bring Stillness into Your Life

Rita Schiano | Posted 09.06.2011

Read More: Silence, Silence and Stress, Healthy Living Spirit, Practice Silence, Vow of Silence, Mindfulness, Commitment to Silence, Slidepollajax, Holiday-Stressbusters-Custom, Healthy Living News

Since 1992, Anne has practiced silence on the first and third Monday of each month. For 24 hours, she does not speak. Her commitment to silence did not come without challenges.

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The Life Out Loud: Sometimes You Need To Shut Up

MeiMei Fox | Posted 08.03.2011

Read More: Healthy Living, Meditate, Vipassana, Speech, Mindfulness, SN Goenka, Speaking, Web 2.0 Expo, Meditation, Talk, Silence, Enlightenment, Ignite, Healthy Living Spirit, Being in Silence, Healthy Living News

Think meditation is only for those "spiritual types"? The kind of people who chant "Hare Krishna" as they dance about in their orange robes? So did I. Until I really tried it, that is.

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Unplug And Recharge: Taking A Silence Siesta

Rev. Susan Sparks | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Noise Pollution, Silence, Unplug and Recharge, Muir Woods, Relationships, Health, Environment, National Park Service, Healthy Living News

Who knows? A little peace and quiet might bring a renewed sense of healing, growth and possibility in your life -- things, like those Spotted Owls, once believed lost.

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Toxic Venting: When To Stop Listening

Judith Acosta | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Art of Conversation, Talking, Listening, Relationships, Venting, Narcissism, Silence, Toxic Relationship, Listening Skills, Toxic Venting, Active Listening, Conversation, How to Listen, Narcissist, Good Listener, Toxic Friend, Toxic Friendship, Healthy Living News

Good listening seeks to understand, but it is not always silent, and it does not automatically dismiss accountability. As a result, it is decidedly not what some people are looking for: a toxic dump site.

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Silence of Spain's Tabernas Desert

Meg Pier | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tabernas Desert, Silence, Spain, Lucainena De La Torres, Sierra Nevada Mountains, Andalucia, Visit Spain, Spain Tourism Travel, Travel News

In a velvet black sky of the Spanish desert, the moon shone and millions and millions of stars dazzled.

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Saying It Without Words

Mark C. Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Silence, Words, Communication, Jamie Lee Curtis, Batman, Inlaws, Pope, Comedy News

Image courtesy of www.sharesale.com When the Vatican chooses a new pope, the traditional white smoke swirls out of the chimney of the Sistine Chape...

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ON THE 48TH ANNUAL NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL

Michael Vazquez | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Devil Wears Prada, Protect the Nation, Mysteries of Lisbon, Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, Henry Kissinger, Black Venus, The Tempest, Anti-Christ, Certified Copy, Cameraman: The Life & Work of Jack Cardiff, The Last of England, The Warning, Pinochet, Salvador Allenda, Sophie's Choice, Prisoner 13, Richard Nixon, Scenes From a Marriage, Medea, Roger & Me, Itt, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Pale Flower, The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu, Aurora, Boxing Gym, Police Incident, The Social Network, Nuremberg, Film Socialisme, Another Year, El Compadre Mendoza, Foreign Parts, Naked, Let's Go With Pancho Villa, Career Girls, Gatos Viejos, Inside Job, Julie Taymor, Silence, Hereafter, The Breakfast Club, Desperately Seeking Susan, Carlos, Smithereens, Revolucion, We-Are-What-We-Are, Arts News

by Michael Vazquez Two weeks after the close of the New York Film Festival, herewith, my first posting, by way of random notes on thirty-nine films: ...

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The Problem with Silence

Tom Matlack | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Fear of Loneliness, Loneliness, Silence, The Inner Life, Fear of Silence, Healthy Living News

The moment of silence always ends. I meet someone new. The impulse to move, to do, to strive, overcomes my body once again. The sun comes out. My world becomes busy and loud again. Until the next rain.

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Stephen Colbert Author Interview: Garret Keizer: 'Noise Is Indicative Of Power' (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Noise, Video, The Colbert Report, Authors, Garret Keizer, Stephen Colbert, Silence, Books, Sound, The Unwanted Sound of Everything We Want, Author Interview, Books News

Garret Keizer, author of the new book "The Unwanted Sound of Everything We Want: A Book About Noise," was on the "Colbert Report" last night to talk a...

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The Healing Power of Silence

Laura Trice | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Silence and the Mind, Quiet Time, Quiet Meditation, Silence and Meditation, Silence, Silence and Noise, Slience as Therapy, Silence and Cognition, The Inner Life, Wellness, Healthy Living News

Have you ever noticed how much background noise we experience? With a small amount of planning, we can unplug by stepping back from sound.

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The Power of Silence

Mike Downs | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Spring Break, Intimacy, Contemplation, Self-Awareness, Reflection, Spring, Silence, Wellness, Distractions, Happiness, Family, Healthy Living News

Turn all your electronic devices off and listen to the sound of your own thoughts. Turn your child's devices off as well.

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You Have the Right to Silence and New Underwear: Conservatives Play Their Miranda Canard

David Coleman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Right to Lawyer, John Lindh, Miranda v. Arizona, Silence, Umar Farouk Abdulmuttalab, Justice Department, Fbi, Obama Terrorism, Detroit, Politics News

The purpose of this article is to correct facts and legal misimpressions that have arisen concerning the application of Miranda when terrorist suspects are arrested.

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One Man's Quest To Save America's Vanishing Quiet Spaces (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sustainability, Quiet, Video, Audio Ecologist, Quiet Spaces, Gordon Hempton, Nature, Silence, Outdoors, Quiet-Places, Environment, Green News

America is losing its quiet spaces; or more specifically, it's losing the spaces where all you hear are the sounds of nature. In Julia Baird's Newswe...

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Meditation, Enlightenment, and Haiti

Steve Posner | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Religion, Haiti Earthquake, Spiritual, Meditation, Fulfillment, Silence, Enlightenment, Self Development, Spirituality, Spiritual Practice, Healthy Living News

What do enlightened people feel when they see the horror of Haitian bodies crushed and cursed by the earth's very own rock?

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Here's What I'd Like To Hear More of In 2010

Julia Moulden | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Creativity, New Radicals, Silence, John Cage, Contemplation, Snow, Julia Moulden, The Balanced Life, Healthy Living News

An American composer, Cage was one of the leading figures in post-war avant-garde, and is best known for his 1952 composition 4'3", in which not a single note is played.

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Silence is Golden

Mike Papantonio | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gop, Air America, Orly Taitz, President Obama, Mike Papantonio, Death Panel, Town Hall, Sarah Palin, Fox News, GoLeft TV, Viral Video, Health Care, Self Destruction, Birthers, Glenn Beck, Silence, Ring of Fire, Media News

Democrats have made progress with their leadership management skills. Here is what they have figured out: When your opposition is burning down, don't get involved.

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What It's Like to Spend Five Months in Silence

Jay Michaelson | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Meditation, Evolution, Silence, Buddhism, Spirituality, Silence Five Months, Healthy Living News

What, my friends have asked (at least the ones who didn't think I'd lost my mind), is it like to spend five months without talking, writing, or even updating my facebook status?

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