This morning, setting the intention to explore silence, I noticed that awareness of silence can be a gratifying place of refuge. Awareness of silence when set in contrast with objects that come from the pool of non-silence - whether it be sounds from nature, sounds from other humans and their voices and words, does become a place of refuge. As for my attention to the non-silence of my thoughts, my attention to the chatter generated by my thoughts, there is also joy in awareness of silence, in the awareness of silence as object of meditation. Thoughts and chatter become maybe less compelling - and I might be able to learn & accept this chatter as normal and undying, and the content - always transitory.
