We do not have to get out of the stream of daily life; its undertows and eddies have no power to drown us. We need only look through the rushing waters to the stillness in its depth. This takes some practice, but it can be done. We can do it in the midst of rush-hour traffic or while waiting in the check-out line at the supermarket. In an elevator or at the Laundromat we can take a few seconds to re-adjust our inner gaze to greater depth. We can do this even in front of our computer screen.

David Steindl-Rast, Music of Silence by David Steindl-Rast, Sharon Lebell