The shrine The shrine is a new online space, connected to the physical space of my shrine, created in service to those requesting or needing prayers to be said on their behalf. I am here for this — the door of my heart is always open to your prayer requests. Right now, please submit your prayer request here , and I will add your request to my prayer list. If you have any questions, please get in…
Silence for beginners | a one hour retreat Date : Saturday 8 June 2024. Time : 16:00 to 17:00 London/UTC+1 (Zoom opens at 15:45, door is closed at 16:00) Location : Online via Zoom. Details : The peace that you are seeking is already here. Discover it through this exploration of interior silence. This one hour retreat offers an opportunity to explore the nature and benefits of meditative silence.…
Hidden Today, I’m happy to share a collaboration I was invited to by Lora of RNR Creative . She invited me to curate a playlist of ten tracks, on the theme of silence and stillness, to which she would add ten more. I named the playlist Hidden, after the poem above. Listen to Hidden: music to contemplate, create, and sip tea to . Lora also asked me to answer a couple of questions on the theme of…
In this space, I host The Silence on Sundays. I sit in Quiet Sessions with clients one to one, on other days. And in the spaces in between, late in the evenings, early in the mornings, it becomes my tiny ambient studio, and here, I make meditative ambient, and drone music. Even my iPhone is a part of this tiny studio, a bed for instruments. It goes everywhere with me, along with a pair of in ear…
My heart and door are open to your prayer requests. Please share them here . Prayer requests.
The Silence A brief reminder that I will be hosting two silent sittings tomorrow, at 12:00 and 16:00 GMT/UTC, as I do each Sunday. Doors open at 11:45 and 15:45. The Silence is a small, but growing interfaith community gathering for silent sitting, meditation, contemplation, prayer, and self-inquiry. Bring your own silent practice to the shared space of The Silence. All are welcome, I hope to see…
The cure for the pain is in the pain. — Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī. My life’s work is to invite a sense of presence and stillness through silence and words. A contemplative, and mentor, I am a passionate practitioner of these healing arts. As a mentor, life coach and spiritual director, I will support you on your spiritual and creative life path. I also offer one to one coaching in the silent arts…
Prayer without words is the prayer I know best. Actually, it is prayer that cannot be known at all, just as in The Cloud of Unknowing , when silence becomes prayer. I’ve been quietly incubating a simple new offering, an online space for silence, an online meeting in silence, for silence, stillness, just sitting, meditation, contemplation, and prayer. Non-prescriptive silence, for those of all…
The hermitage. My place of rest and work.
Spiritual direction, contemplative coaching, and silence coaching with Andō. Lost souls and peace seekers, you're welcome here. I offer you an open, sacred space of silence and listening, to support your life's journey, as the spirit wakes up in you. Working at the intersection of Zen and Christian mysticism, I am a lay ordained Zen Buddhist with a passion for silence, meditation, contemplation…
Alms round Every so often, I do an alms round. If you benefit from what I share here, on Silentium and elsewhere, and are not yet a patron or subscriber, I invite you to support my work through donation via the PayPal link below. I'd appreciate your support. Donations enable me to write more, to share more widely and freely, and to develop new offerings in the field of silence, contemplation,…
Be silent Love said to me: There is nothing that is not me. Be silent. — Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī . It’s Sunday, keep quiet and rest in silence. Read more…
On clarity We don't need clear ideas, we need clarity. Be silent and still for a while, and notice what moves. On a regular basis. In doing this, we become naturally more clear, able to discern the real and true from the unreal, the dreamed. The central aspect of my work is silence facilitation, both one to one, and in groups. This is the ground on which clarity is born.
Contemplative poetry as meditation An online retreat with Zenju Earthlyn Manuel and myself in late 2022. Read more and register for the retreat at the Barre Center .
Let the silence have you Let the silence have you. Be one with it. There’s nothing you need to do. Simply to let go of any belief that you are separate, an entity. You are not an entity. Of any description. You are beyond all description. You are not even a you. Let the silence have you. It can’t be any other way. You are the silence, listening. For more like this, subscribe at Silentium.
Settling into stillness Coming to silence, we come to stillness. Coming to stillness, we become increasingly aware, not only of that which is still, but also of all that is not still. Paying attention to that which is still, that which is not still fades. Noise, movement, thoughts, memories, imaginations, fears, worries, senses, all settle and disappear into the backdrop of stillness, just as…
The Snows Winter Solstice has arrived. In this time of cold, dark days, lies an opportunity to consider giving yourself the gift of retreat. The Snows winter retreat is a self-paced online retreat in four parts, that you can offer yourself. Discover more…
Quiet sessions If you're seeking someone to trust, someone to talk things over with, meet me in a quiet session. Whether to discuss the first delicate steps of your fledgling project, life transition, or for spiritual companionship, you can call on me. I offer spiritual direction, spiritual companionship, mentoring, and contemplative coaching. Read more…
For more short reflections on silence, read Silentium . True silence
If you do not cross the meadow thickly covered in weeds, you will never reach the village dusted with falling blossoms. — Gatha by Zen Master So Sahn Ph. Dustin Heerkens. Keep going