The power of silence
Subtitle: the riches that lie within
By: Graham Turner
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9781620401026
Subjects: Social aspects; Religious aspects; Silence; Psychological aspects
Description: Many people find the very notion of silence uncomfortable, even alarming or embarrassing. They are gripped by a kind of agoraphobia of the spirit. Many try to obliterate silence by turning up the volume control of music or television, or the volume of their days. The Power of Silence explores the world of silence--a mysterious and unfathomable realm, perhaps the most underused of all resources--and those who recognize its value. It is based on extensive interviews with those whose business is silence and who understand its creative and therapeutic uses.
Notes: Originally published in Great Britain in 2012.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Silence? : no thanks!; title: India : silence in the genes; title: Holy men, and women; title: Playing with silence; title: No words, please; title: A chance to hear yourself; title: Silences which speak; title: Opting for the quiet life; title: Letting go; title: The silence of the mountains; title: A shared silence; title: Better than bullets; title: The rigours of Zen; title: The prisoner's tale; title: Desert fathers; title: The power in silence.