Drawing on personal experience and centuries of tradition, McLaughlin explores the discipline of silence as a means of spiritual retreat -- a guide for incorporating silence into one's devotional life.
寂靜之書
Much of Molchanie is allegory, full of visions and imagination--it is an allegorical pilgrimage. "This is a book for all, but especially for very busy people. No special learning is required.
Molchanie: The Silence of God
"Presents the Quaker practice of silence and expectant listening"--Back cover.
An eloquent introduction to Quaker spirituality---for all who are seeking a fresh approach to God.
Eenvoudig en Stoutmoedig: De Kunst Van Het Symbolisch Denken Volgens Efrem de Syriër
The unnamed narrator and his partner, Irene, having decided to work together on a book about the history of silence, become frustrated by the impossibility of the topic, grow obsessed with the silences between them, betray each other with ...
Sacred life takes root in solitude, in the time we take to develop a relationship with our inner life--in the kind of setting a monastery would offer. This book speaks to the monk or mystic within us.