The One Thing Needful

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“Silence is as dangerous as speech, if you are attached to it, for silence is likewise only a sign, and the ‘one thing’ (needful) is beyond silence.”

– Abhishiktananda (Fr. Henri Le Saux)

The Recreating Silence

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“If we hope to move beyond the superficialities of our culture – including our religious culture – we must be willing to go down into the recreating silence, into the inner world of contemplation.” – Richard Foster