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Soo's avatar

I read this outloud to my husband.

He walked with you , and was in the same moment as the spider.

Such words, that moment,brought tears to his eyes.

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Mike Stiler's avatar

Thank you Soo. That’s beautiful. ❤️

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Vieva Kendig's avatar

Devoid of human sound the stillness of the always moving earth allows connection to the beauty, and the quiet complexity of our surroundings. What better to teach us this than a garden spider patiently waiting in her masterpiece web. Thank you Mike for this reminder.

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Mike Stiler's avatar

Vieva,

Thanks for this. True, the absence of outer sound is helpful in finding the inner quiet, thus the venerable practice of silent meditation. But what is being pointed to here is our natural occurring and immutable inner silence that is free of mental construct and can be found, if one is tuned into it, in the middle of Times Square on New Year's.

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