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Hunter of Stories
A call for silence, please, from Eduardo Galeano.
The Art of Stillness
Pico Iyer on the delights that arise from stillness and going nowhere.
A Sense of Wonder
Pico Iyer on how spiritual retreat houses offer solace.
Mere Spirituality
An overview of Henri J. M. Nouwen's wisdom on encountering God and self in solitude.
Simply Merton
Linus Mundy on how Thomas Merton discovered how silence and solitude are essential for serious prayer and meditation.
Dancing on the Head of a Pen
Robert Benson on making the most out of silence and solitude for creative endeavors.
The Spiral Staircase
Karen Armstrong on silence as a strange and beautiful presence.
Sacred Dying
The spiritual practice of keeping silence in the presence of the dying.