An invitation into Silence

"Silence is prior to sound, not the cessation of sound. It is already present. If we drop into quietness for just a moment, we feel the presence of Silence as an invitation. The center of our bodily being is the organ for receiving this invitation from the Silence. As we enter the mystery of Silence, its presence resonates throughout the fibers of our flesh, while extending beyond the flesh to the soul inwardly and to the cosmos ourwardly"
Robert Sardello, Silence. The Mystery of Wholness
Silence Cloister of the Lorvão Monastery, by João Mendes Ribeiro