--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > On 01/22/2014 12:21 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > > */But almost no one writes about the spiritual experiences they have > > on a daily basis. /* > > Perhaps because they aren't narcissistic enough to want to brag about them? > > Or do you really want to read a bunch of noise about silence? :-D
Interestingly, teachers in the past have never shirked from the basically impossible task of trying to express silence. Some have done it quite eloquently, like the Zen masters and poets of Japan, who managed to turn the subjective experience of silence into high art. > Perhaps those who are experiencing enlightenment would like to talk > about the application of that such as perceptions of global or local > political events. Or the weather. Or food. Or football.. Perhaps they'd rather not even try, out of fear of not being able to convey their experience in a way that could touch another human being and possibly inspire them.
