Sometimes the most meaningful pause comes just before we move forward. Breathing. Listening. Letting the day unfold.

A quiet start can change the tone of the whole day. Nothing to fix. Nothing to reach. Just this moment, as it is.

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Winter quiet reveals something deeper — an openness at the heart of experience. Jean Klein calls it our “real nature.” Explore the new excerpt from Transmission of the Flame: ↓ https://t.co/MbSkAu96uT

What is the living gift of openness and silence? Jean Klein points to a stillness that holds every moment effortlessly. Part 2 of our Transmission of the Flame series is now live: ↓ https://t.co/MbSkAu96uT

“That under this agitated mind there is another mind … quieter, deeper.” — Tracy Cochran A small reminder for this season. https://t.co/7qCDVlzPuS

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Night gathers differently — not as an ending, but as a quiet opening. In the soft wash of moonlight, the mind settles on its own. May the week ahead unfold from this stillness.

Dawn has a way of reminding us: nothing needs to be forced. In the quiet light, clarity appears on its own — just as giving does, when the heart is ready. May this weekend open softly for you. — Stillness Speaks

Sometimes gratitude begins quietly — a small light held in both hands. A moment of warmth in the middle of strong weather. A reminder that even the simplest presence can be enough. Happy Thanksgiving!

“This background, this silence” is not emptiness — but presence itself. — Jean Klein 👇 https://t.co/OTeqUFjHCD

Clear seeing softens the struggle — a moment where awareness unclenches the knot. READ more from Larry Rosenberg @ Stillness Speaks: https://t.co/VTFQMUo0PK #StillnessSpeaks #Stillness #Zen #ClearSeeing #LarryRosenberg #Awareness #MindfulnessWithoutHype

“… unconditioned listening is our real nature … unconditioned listening is silence …” ~ Jean Klein READ Gift Of Unconditioned Listening ” @ Stillness Speaks: excerpts from his book: https://t.co/VxsImTMF9c The Ease of Being #StillnessSpeaks #Stillness #Nonduality

This aliveness is always here. We don’t have to work to get it. It is ever-present ~ Joan Tollifson SEE Can We Embrace “Yes Buts?” @ Stillness Speaks: https://t.co/qRCC12F5px xcerpts: Painting the Sidewalk with Water #StillnessSpeaks #Stillness #Awareness #Presence

With this clarity & stillness, we are more able to see that in every moment there is a choice for us to not perpetuate the habit of suffering ~ Rebecca Li READ Power Of Seeing Clearly? @ Stillness Speaks: https://t.co/59IyzafCmr #StillnessSpeaks #Stillness #SilentIllumination

“… The radiance of consciousness-bliss, in the form of one awareness ... is the supreme & blissful primal reality. Its form is silence …” ~ Ramana Maharshi READ Passion for God... @ Stillness Speaks: https://t.co/P3CwxySFgu #StillnessSpeaks #Stillness #Rumi #Poetry #Sufism

“… Mindfulness is the only way to be free …” ~ Godwin Samararatne READ Fear, Habitual Thoughts To Freedom? Mindfulness By Oren Jay Sofer @ Stillness Speaks: https://t.co/Y2tUxfI6Xa #StillnessSpeaks #Stillness #Mindfulness #Buddhism #Zen