In seinem Buch Das All-Sehende Auge empfiehlt David R. Hawkins, auf die lautlose Stille des Schweigens, den Hintergrund von Geräuschen, zu lauschen. Geräusche sind wie Kratzer auf einer weißen Leinwand.
Die Stille ist analog zum samtdunklen Nachthimmel, in den die Sterne eingestreut sind.

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1.1 Eine missglückte Stilleübung

Vier Mönche beschlossen, zwei Wochen lang in Stille zu meditieren.
In der Abenddämmerung des ersten Tages fing die Kerze an zu flackern
und schließlich verlöschte sie.

1.	Der erste Mönch sagte:	"Oh nein! Die Kerze ist erloschen."	Faktischer Hinweis
2.	Der zweite Mönch sagte:	"Hatten wir nicht beschlossen, nicht zu sprechen?"	Suggestivfrage
3.	Der dritte Mönch sagte:	"Warum habt ihr beide das Schweigen brechen müssen?"	Warum-Frage
4.	Der vierte Mönch lachte und sagte:	"Ha! Und ich bin der Einzige, der nicht gesprochen hat."	Hochmut stinkt.

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2. Zitate zum Thema Stille / Silence

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2.1 Zitate allgemein

Besser eine Hand voll Ruhe als beide Hände voll Mühe und Streben nach Wind. Kohelet (Prediger Salomo) 4, 6 (AT)

Jesus sprach: Das Reich ist in euch und außerhalb von euch. Wenn ihr euch erkennt, werdet ihr erkannt werden und werdet erkennen. [...] Wenn man euch fragt: Was ist das Zeichen eures Vaters an euch? Sagt ihnen: Bewegung ist es und Ruhe.
Seine Jünger fragten ihn: Wann wird die Ruhe eintreten und wann wird die neue Welt kommen?
Er antwortete: Die neue Welt ist schon gekommen. Doch ihr erkennt sie nicht.
Hebt einen Stein auf, und ich bin da. Spaltet ein Stück Holz, und ihr findet mich. Thomasevangelium, Logion 77

Stille ist das absolute Gleichgewicht von Körper, Geist und Seele. Stille ist der Eckpfeiler des Charakters. Ohiyesa, Santee Sioux

Stille und Schweigen muss sein, wo das Wort vernommen werden soll.
Man kann zu ihm nicht besser kommen als durch Stillesein und Schweigen;
da kann man es hören, da versteht man es Recht: im Unwissen!
Wenn man nichts mehr weiß, dann zeigt und offenbart es sich. Meister Eckhart(1260-1328) Predigten

Unser Leben endet an dem Tag, an dem wir über Dinge schweigen, die wichtig sind. Martin Luther King jr. (1929-1968)

Nur in der Stille kann die Wahrheit eines jeden Früchte ansetzen und Wurzeln schlagen. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Es ist nicht notwendig, dass du aus dem Haus gehst. Bleib bei deinem Tisch und horche. Horche nicht einmal, warte nur. Warte nicht einmal, sei völlig still und allein. Anbieten wird sich dir die Welt zur Entlarvung, sie kann nicht anders, verzückt wird sie sich vor dir winden. Franz Kafka

Jeder eigene Ausdruck führt zu einem Eindruck bei anderen und der erzeugt in ihnen einen neuen Ausdruck, der wiederum für einen selbst beeindruckend ist. Wer sich ständig ausdrückt, ist auch immer beeindruckt. So entstehen Ehekräche und Weltkriege. Irgendwann legt dieser ständige Druck jeden lahm. In der Stille herrscht kein Druck. Wenn ich nichts denke, nichts ausdrücke, bin ich aber trotzdem immer noch da. Auf dem Weg treffe ich eigentlich immer wieder nur auf eins: Auf mich.
Und was ich in Zukunft ausdrücke, werde ich mir noch genauer überlegen als bisher. Hape Kerkeling, Ich bin dann mal weg, S. 237

Schweigen

Cum tacent clamant. – Indem sie schweigen, stimmen sie zu.

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2.2 Zitate (engl.) allgemein

And behold, thou shalt be silent and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall come to pass,
because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season. Gospel of Luke 1, 20 (NT)

In ordinary states of consciousness, sound prevails over a background of silence and replaces it. In contrast, in the Presence, the opposite occurs. Although sound is perceptible, it is in the background. The Silence prevails so that the silence is actually not interrupted or displaced by the sound. Nothing disturbs the stillness or interferes with its peace. David R. Hawkins, The Eye of the I

The radiance of God is the light of awareness that reveals the divinity of all that exists. In the stillness of the Infinite Presence, the mind is silent as there is nothing that can be said; all speaks of itself with completeness and exactitude. With this realization one transcends the final duality of existence versus nonexistence because only existence is possible. The opposite of Truth does not exist because Reality excludes nonreality. In this realization resides the peace of God. David R. Hawkins, The Eye of the I, S. 118

The mind is still because, without a subject or an object and with no actor of a 'this' doing a 'that', there is no necessity for verbs. David R. Hawkins, Transcending the Levels of Consciousness

It is the Infinite silent field out of which thoughts are arising. […] The arisings then become occasions for the ego to latch on to in a 1/10,000th of a second and own them as "mine". Therefore the ego is nothing but a collection of an assortments of ownership over eons. Underneath this activity is the Totality of Absolute Silence. The difference between Enlightenment and non-enlightenment [...] this 1/10,000th of a second and catching the ego at its claims. [...] 1/10,000th of a second later that the ego jumps into a stake calm to the phenomena as "mine". In Reality there is no I, me or mine. David R. Hawkins, Sedona Seminar, Witnessing and Observing, part 5 of 6, October 2004

So in the middle of catastrophe, the planes are flying around and all hell is breaking loose, there is nothing but the infinite silence. So you just identify with that silence and just maintain awareness. You can go about your daily life and do all the things you need to do and still be aware of the Presence of that silence. David R. Hawkins, Sedona Seminar Reason vs. Truth, disc 3, August 2006

We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature – trees, flowers, grass – grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence. […] We need silence to be able to touch souls. Mother Teresa

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.

You do not need to do anything, just remain sitting at your table and listen. Do not even listen, just wait. Do not even wait, just be quiet, still and solitary, and the universe will expose itself to you. It has no choice. It will roll in ecstasy at your feet. Franz Kafka

Every so often you meet a person who is very different. You can't put your finger on what it is that attracts you to this individual, but he or she exudes a mystery and strength, radiating a silent power that is strange and beguiling. Stuart Wilde, Silent Power, chapter 1, Hay House, 1. April 1998

As an adult, you can not expect to meet God as a child. You must meet Him in the maturity of your personhood. You speak "Thou" on your lips. You wait patiently. In silence, you listen for the God who is. Out of the silence you hear a whisper, ever so softly: "I am who am." And you respond with the totality of your life. Person to person. God to man and man to God. John Barich, A Few Thoughts on Martin Buber's I and Thou

To break the silence of Tabu

I made a vow. I knew I was going to write to bear witness. I felt that I had to because not to bear witness to an event that one lived is a betrayal of that event. I did not know how. I was afraid of not finding the words. And I come from a mystical background. One can purify language through silence. And that's why I was waiting for ten years. And during the tenth year I wrote it [ The Night ]. Elie Wiesel, (*1928) Jewish writer, professor, political activist, Peace Nobel Laureate, Holocaust survivor, http://www.strimoo.com/video/5634994/One-on-One-Elie-Wiesel-04-Aug-07-Part-2-Youtube.html|One on One]], Part 2, presented by TV station CNN, host Riz Khan, YouTube film, minute 1:18 of 10:59 minutes duration, 4. August 2007

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3. Englische Texte – English section on Silence

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3.1 Study on marriage, [silenced] communication and death 1997-2007

The 10-year study on the effect of marital strain in relationship to the development of heart disease and death was published in the Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine, July/August edition 2007.
Source: Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent, Self-censoring linked to higher death risk, 27. August 2007

Results:

Anger building up can, like stress, damage the heart.

"The study also confirmed that marriage is good for men's health, but that unmarried men were twice as likely to die as married men." Dr. Elaine Eaker, study's author

"We don't really know why women self-silence. It may be some type of protection mechanism. Self-silencing women need to learn how to express themselves more constructively and put themselves in an environment where they feel safe to do so." Dr. Eaker, study's author

Women who don't express themselves during disagreements with their husbands are FOUR times more likely to die [of a heart disease] compared with women who express themselves freely.

"Girls learn more 'relational forms' of aggression. Boys contrary to girls are taught to express their anger openly." Dana Jack, psychologist, expert on self-silencing, Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies, Western Washington University

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3.2 Skipping one's commitment to silence for pride

Four monks decided to meditate silently without speaking for two weeks.
By nightfall on the first day, the candle began to flicker and then went out.

1.	The first monk said:	"Oh, no! The candle is out."	Fact based statement
2.	The second monk said:	"Aren't we supposed not to talk?"	Suggestive question
3.	The third monk said:	"Why must you two break the silence?"	Why question
4.	The fourth monk laughed and said:	"Ha! I'm the only one who didn't speak."	Pride sucks.