Podcast appearances and mentions of noble silence

Ch. 4 - Noble Silence from Journey of Insight Meditation by Eric Lerner BENARES, THE SPIRITUAL CAPITAL of Hinduism, and the site of our next retreat, had been one of the most exciting places I'd visited in India or anywhere else in my travels around the world four years earlier. It's a city of death and rebirth. Pilgrims gather there to bathe away their sins in the holy Ganges River waters and then patiently await the end of this life in order to be cremated beside the Mother of Waters. Saddhus and holy men mingle freely with the poor and the well-to-do. Everyone is a beggar at the end. The fires of cremation along the river banks produce eerie, smoky sunsets while the holy chanting of “Hare Krishna,” “Hare Krishna” goes on night and day. by Eric Lerner 2025 30 minutes 25 seconds Listen to Streaming Audio Your browser does not support the audio element. Download Audio (14MB) Audio copyright, 2025 Pariyatti View the book, eBook and free PDF download. You can also find it at Amazon worldwide using this link: http://a-fwd.com/com=pariyatti-20&asin=B0CJL9SG5D. About Eric Lerner. View more books and audio resources available in the Pariyatti bookstore.

The third step of the Eightfold Path, Wise Speech, emphasises the importance of mindful, compassionate communication. It involves refraining from false speech, divisive speech, harsh words, and idle chatter, while cultivating truthful, meaningful, and purposeful communication. Wise Speech encourages us to speak with honesty, kindness, and empathy, promoting understanding and harmony.Active listening is also essential, allowing for deeper connection and skilful responses. The practice of mindful speech asks us to reflect on the impact of our words and ensure they are thoughtful, helpful, inspiring, necessary, and kind.In addition, we practice Noble Silence, which enhances concentration and mindfulness, reduces distractions, and creates space for reflection. During Noble Silence, we observe our internal dialogue, recognising the stories and reactions that arise. This practice trains the mind to be more present and connected to the body. Today, we'll use pranayama techniques like OM and Bhramari to deepen this connection and foster contentment and freedom.To read more and to practice with Zephyr Wildman, click here. To support Zephyr Yoga Podcast, donate here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

'Refraining from Laying & Noble Silence' - A Dhamma talk given by Bhikkhu Jacob on 22 Mar 2024, translated from Thai to English. To join Ajahn Anan and the Wat Marp Jan Community online for daily chanting, meditation, and a Dhamma talk, you can email wmjdhamma@gmail.com for the link. Daily live sessions at 7.15pm - 9pm, Indochina Time (Bangkok, GMT+7).

I recently travelled to India and participated in a 10-day Vipassana meditation course. In this episode I'm going to discuss what it involved, how it worked and the results that I observed after taking the course. Topics covered include:-Noble Silence, 10 days without speaking to another human-giving up all personal electronic devices-waking up at 4am every morning-meditating for 12 hours every day-being stuck with nothing but your thoughts all day, every dayUltimately, the course focused on the concepts of impermanence and constant change, but throughout the 10 days a lot more was learned about one's self and one's reality. Listen in to hear all about it.Get guest updates and submit your listener questions via Instagram: https://instagram.com/travellingscience/During this episode, a donation was made to the Vipassana Foundation.https://www.vridhamma.org/donate-onlineIf you'd like to support Vipassana, you certainly can using the link.Thank you for making a positive change in the world!

Welcome to this episode where we dive deep into the conversation on yoga as a tool for everything–or not..! We discuss the common saying "I bend so I don't break" that you might have heard in yoga spaces. Is there a part of us that never breaks? We discuss if our hearts can break even if we may not break. In this episode, we also discuss the concept of Noble Silence and how Noble Silence has revolutionized both Jack and Hanna's lives, as well as Happy Jack Yoga as a business. Somehow this conversation also will end up in some yogic toilet habit talk, so consider yourself warned

In order for us to practice well, we need to learn how to create and then dwell in a quality the Buddha called Noble Silence – something that is precious and multi-faceted, like a jewel, and not simply about being quiet. This talk explores all the many reasons why it's necessary and essential for us, along with offering practices that can help us to experience it more often, and slowly learn to live our lives from within this peaceful space of silence. It includes a meditation at the end.

In dharma practice, we are cultivating a deeper and deeper silence.  An external silence, free from the noise of the world.  And, ultimately, an internal silence, free from the noise in the mind.  In this dharma talk, Peter Doobinin explains how we learn to cultivate this quality of silence.  The talk was given at the Eight-Day Retreat in April 2023.

A brief review of my experience my first 7 day silent retreat with Refuge Recovery and Noah Levine. I encourage you to find a retreat and enjoy it. Go deep.

What arises for you when you attend a week-long retreat? Dharma friend Jared Heelis (Won JaeRyong) shares how his karmic struggles with "Noble Silence" helps to expose true nature. https://www.wonbuddhismnc.org/donations

Jody Hojin Kimmel, Sensei - Zen Mountain Monastery, New York, Wednesday 04/27/2022 - Why are we drawn to a retreat where silence is practiced? And why did the Buddha refer to this practice as "Noble Silence"? In this talk, Hojin Sensei opens the April Apple Blossom Sesshin by inquiring into the first sesshin precaution--to maintain inner and outer silence--and explores what silence and stillness have to offer us.

We lost a modern day bodhisattva this past week. Thich Nhat Hanh taught about the simplicity of mindfulness in everyday life, but also was an activist and global messenger for peace. In this episode, Diana speaks with Dr. Larry Ward, who was ordained as a lay minister and Dharma teacher by Thich Nhat Hanh and is the author of the book America's Racial Karma. Dr. Ward shares his experience of racial trauma, how the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh healed his nervous system and Dr. Ward's understanding of racial trauma at the biological, psychological, and systemic level.  About Dr. Larry WardLarry Ward (pronouns- he/him) is a senior teacher in Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh's Plum Village tradition and the author of the book https://bookshop.org/books/america-s-racial-karma-an-invitation-to-heal/9781946764744 (America's Racial Karma). Dr. Ward brings 25 years of international experience in organizational change and local community renewal to his work as Director of The Lotus Institute and as an advisor to the Executive Mind Leadership Institute at the Drucker School of Management. He holds a PhD in Religious Studies with an emphasis on Buddhism and the neuroscience of meditation. Key TakeawaysThich Nhat Hanh's teachings mirror modern day neuroscience, behaviorism and social activism We plant “seeds” with our daily actions, and it's up to us to plant and water wholesome seeds  America's racial karma is embedded in a context of biology, society, and repeated patterns over time Healing trauma involves healing a nervous system and body-based practices including Noble Silence, time in nature, movement, and recognizing that you are not your trauma Some of the body-based practices Larry uses include: walking in nature, gratitude in daily activities, laziness throughout the day, and evening and morning rituals As conscious human beings we must look into how our minds have been conditioned  The only way to break the cycle of hate is to look at our own humanity There is a difference between anger and ethics. Anger is energy, ethics is what you do with that energy Relevant Resources Mentionedhttps://drdianahill.com/extras/ (Download Your Daily Practice for Episode 8 Here) https://bookshop.org/books/america-s-racial-karma-an-invitation-to-heal/9781946764744 (America's Racial Karma: An Invitation to Heal by Larry Ward) https://www.thelotusinstitute.org/ (The Lotus Institute) Find Larry on https://www.facebook.com/dharmateacherlarryward (Facebook) and https://www.facebook.com/dharmateacherlarryward (Instagram) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZCTYlyAbIf/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link (Check out Diana's mom's painting of Plum Village ) A Poem by Larry Ward: https://www.thelotusinstitute.org/poem-for-thay (What can I Say About My Beloved Teacher?) Learn from Larry Ward at https://lotusinstitute.thinkific.com/courses/EarthGate (Earthgate: Larry Ward's Online Course) Learn more about https://plumvillage.org/ (Plum Village, France) Read https://bookshop.org/books/anger-wisdom-for-cooling-the-flames/9781573229371 (Anger by Thich Nhat Hanh) https://drdianahill.com/the-psychology-of-radical-healing-collective/ (Diana's interview with the Psychology of Radical Healing Collective) https://drdianahill.com/events/ (Diana's upcoming events with InsightLA, PESI and Praxis Continuing Education ) Thank you for listening to Your Life in Process! If you have any questions or feedback you can email me, send me a voice message at (805) 457-2776, or message me on http://instagram.com/drdianahill (Instagram). Remember when you become psychologically flexible, you become free. Subscribe for free on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-life-in-process/id1596820706 (Apple Podcasts), https://open.spotify.com/show/1Kpkt3xGpyZm5UQYMKu4Uo (Spotify), https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0veW91ci1saWZlLWluLXByb2Nlc3Mv (Google Podcasts) Follow Diana on https://www.youtube.com/drdianahill (YouTube)...

Happy New Year! Jen flies solo today, unedited, practicing what she preaches with an insightful Dharma chat for 2022! Listen to hear how to embrace the practices of  "Noble Silence"  "The Four Noble Truths"  The Eightfold Path"  and The "Eight Limbs of Yoga"

Take a seat in the wine dungeon and toss back your psychedelic smoothie of choice, it's time for the BLP x Nine Perfect Strangers Book Club episode! In this special ep, we violate our Noble Silence to discuss Liane Moriarty's novel, consider David E. Kelley's departures, and invoke your help in determining our next mini-episode. Fair warning...spoilers for the book and TV show abound! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/biglittlepodcast/support

In the Buddhist tradition we are asked to develop a quality called Noble Silence, which serves not only as a sacred vehicle for us, but is also in a very real way our destination. In essence, the more we can create the space of Noble Silence, and live and practice within it, eventually, it is what we BECOME. In this talk, Shell explores this multi-layered topic of silence, and how we can use it to become more joyful, awake, and at ease in our lives.

On this week’s episode of Stay Tuned, “Consciousness & COVID Ethics,” Preet answers listener questions about Republican-appointed judges, Dr. Fauci’s blocked testimony, and John Bolton’s inapropos tell-all book. Then, Preet is joined by Sam Harris, neuroscientist, author, and host of the Making Sense podcast, to explore the nature of consciousness and the awakened mind.  To listen to Stay Tuned bonus content, become a member of CAFE Insider.  Sign up to receive the CAFE Brief, a weekly newsletter featuring analysis of politically charged legal news and updates from Preet. And if you haven’t already, listen to a sample from this week’s episode of the CAFE Insider podcast for free at CAFE.com or in the Stay Tuned feed.  As always, tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at staytuned@cafe.com, or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS Vote for Stay Tuned with Preet to win a Webby for the best News & Politics podcast series THE Q&A: “Rules of Procedure United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary,” Senate Judiciary Committee Oral Arguments in Judiciary Committee v. Don McGahn, D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, En Banc, 4/28/2020 Paul Kane and Seung Min Kim, “Trump’s judicial nominee clashes with Democrats over his comments critical of health care law,” Washington Post, 5/6/2020 Quint Forgey, “Trump Says Fauci Will Testify Before Senate, Blasts ‘House’ Set-Up,” Politico, 5/5/2020 Preet’s Retweet of Michael Isikoff’s Bolton Book Update, Twitter, 5/4/2020 THE INTERVIEW: Sam Harris, the Making Sense Podcast Sam Harris, the Waking Up App Sam Harris, Waking Up: Spirituality Without Religion, Simon & Schuster, 2014  Andrew Anthony, “Sam Harris: The New Atheist With a Spiritual Side,” The Guardian, 2/16/2019  MEDITATION: Sam Harris, “Mindfulness Meditation,” YouTube, 2015 Caren Osten Gerszberg, “My Week of ‘Noble Silence’,” New York Times, 12/6/2019 “Sam Harris Explains Why There’s No Free Will,” Inside the Hive with Emily Jane Fox and Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 10/25/2019 COVID-19 Sam Harris and Paul Bloom, Making Sense Episode #198, 3/16/2020 Chris Conover, “How Economists Calculate The Costs And Benefits Of COVID-19 Lockdowns,” Forbes, 3/27/2020 Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Tweet on Price of Human Life, Twitter, 3/24/2020 Jennifer Merceciera, “When Trump says he was being ‘sarcastic,’ it’s just part of his gaslighting,” Washington Post, 4/25/2020 GENETICS: Charles Murray and Sam Harris, “Forbidden Knowledge,” Making Sense, 4/22/2017 Ezra Klein and Sam Harris, “The Sam Harris-Ezra Klein Debate,” Vox, 4/19/2018 Sam Harris, “Ezra Klein: Editor-at-Large,” SamHarris.org, 3/27/2018 THE BUTTON:  Heather Roney, Twitter, 4/4/2020 McKinley Corbley, “3D-Printing Teen Makes Hundreds of Ingenious Devices to Alleviate Ear Pain for Healthcare Workers,” Good News Network, 4/23/2020 Betty Nguyen, “Brooklyn teen making 3D-printed face shields for NYC hospitals amid COVID-19 crisis,” PIX11, 4/23/2020 Tameem Akhgar, “Ventilator from old car parts? Afghan girls pursue prototype,” AP News, 4/19/2020 Brent Crane, “The High Schooler Who Became a COVID-19 Watchdog,” The New Yorker, 3/20/2020

Ellen attended a 10-day Vipassana Meditation retreat in Twentynine Palms at the Southern California Vipassana Center from March 4 - 15, 2020 and lived to tell about it. For ten days, she woke up at 4am and meditated 11 hours a day while in isolation, adhering to Noble Silence, away from all distractions like devices, books, writing and exercise. But she didn't just survive – she transformed completely. Find out more about the 10-day Vipassana courses and silent retreats at Dhamma.org.

Noble Silence is a term attributed to the Buddha for his response to certain questions about reality. When it came to the big unanswerable questions, the Buddha was notably silent. In this podcast episode, I will discuss what Noble Silence is, how we can practice it, and what benefits we may see from such a practice.

“Noble silence”, or “functional speech” creates a standard to live up to. It is about control. You may go to a retreat and never get a chance to relate to others who are practicing. We are quiet when we sit down, hold still and look. When we get up off of the cushion, it is important for sangha to talk to each other. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seeM5uCYJQw

“Noble silence”, or “functional speech” creates a standard to live up to. It is about control. You may go to a retreat and never get a chance to relate to others who are practicing. We are quiet when we sit down, hold still and look. When we get up off of the cushion, it is important for sangha to talk to each other. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seeM5uCYJQw

Welcome back to part 2 of my interview with my husband, Mark, after his return from his silent retreat! If you haven’t listened to his original episode (episode 19!) on the podcast, be sure to, as Mark explains the reasoning behind taking this silent retreat. Today we all get to hear the result of the cliffhanger that Mark left us all on at the end of part 1 of his interview. I promise you that you won’t see this coming!   Resources: Check out: https://www.movementbylara.com/ (movementbylara.com) Instagram: @lara.heimann Facebook: facebook.com/movementbylara   Online LYT Daily yoga classes with Lara: https://movementbylara.vhx.tv/ (movementbylara.vhx.tv) Redefining Yoga is produced by Podcast Masters

Today I am joined by my husband, Mark, after his 2 weeks of total silence! If you haven’t listened to his original episode (episode 19!) on the podcast, be sure to, as Mark explains the reasoning behind taking this silent retreat. He has yet to speak, so today’s episode will be an exciting and emotional one as we hear all about his experience and what he learned while in silence!   To learn more, visit: http://laraheimann.com/ (http://laraheimann.com)   Resources: Read: Leadership In Turbulent Times by Doris Kearns Goodwin Try: Insight Timer Check out: https://www.movementbylara.com/ (movementbylara.com) Instagram: @lara.heimann Facebook: facebook.com/movementbylara Online LYT Daily yoga classes with Lara: https://movementbylara.vhx.tv/ (movementbylara.vhx.tv) Redefining Yoga is produced by Podcast Masters

During a recent "Noble Silence" night at Shell's meditation class, she was asked to record the metta (loving-kindness) meditation that she offers. This recording includes a brief explanation, followed by the meditation. Enjoy! 

The Sangha is gathered together at Magnolia Grove Monastery in Batesville, Mississippi during the 2011 US Teaching Tour with the theme Cultivating the Mind of Love. Both the audio and video are available in this post. In this 42-minute introduction, Thich Nhat Hanh begins with a teaching on Mindfulness, breathing, and the energy of mindfulness. It can be generated by our practice. And it is always mindfulness of something. We receive a teaching on breathing, sitting, and walking. How to arrive. https://youtu.be/dNjdhGZv2GE Sangha body. We are all a cell in the sangha body. And we can breathe together as one Sangha body. With just 3-seconds of breathing, we can make ourselves available to life and life is available to us. That is the miracle of mindfulness. We release the past and release the future. Do we have the time to get in touch with the miracle of mindfulness? When we bring our mind and body together, we have a chance to touch this miracle through the practice of mindfulness of breathing and mindfulness of walking. The cells in our body have the capacity to generate energy. And we can listen as one sangha body. And we can become a real and true sangha in that moment. And with this we can gain insight. Thay teaches how the practice of walking allow us to touch the wonders of life in the here and now. I have arrived. I am home. Every in breath and every out breath allow us to remain in the here and the now. And we are supported by many other practitioners. As with walking, sitting meditation is the same. We can enjoy in a relaxing manner. It can be a delight! We have our Sangha and our breathing. We don’t need to suffer. I have arrived. I am home. This is not a declaration! During this retreat, we will learn to practice and be the living Buddha, the living Dharma, and the living Sangha. At 23:45 into the recording, Thay invites Sister Pine and Br. Phap Dung to offer a few words on how to enjoy our practice more - how can we enjoy our life? One of the practices is called Noble Silence — what does this mean? How do we practice with noble silence? Another practice we offer and teach is Working Meditation — an opportunity and a training to come back to our body and our breathing. In a retreat, we can slow down and enjoy our capacity to stop, be present, and perhaps gain insight. Br. Phap Dung shares a story of eating salad without the dressing. We can remove the dressing in our lives. Cultivate the ability to generate your own bell of mindfulness. In our tradition, the practice and the non-practice are interweaved. It’s hard to tell where the meditation begins. Try to pay attention to the non-practice. The non-effort.

Short Retreat at Vana | November 3rd to 6th, 2017 | Venerable Paisal Visalo We offer our deepest gratitude and respect to Phra Paisal Visalo for his valuable teaching and time during the Short Retreat. His Teachings on ‘Body and Mind’ and ‘The Home’ encouraged us to contemplate and delve into the intricacies of our inner self. The Yoga sessions, Walking Meditation and Noble Silence aimed at giving new experience to our being.

Short Retreat at Vana | November 3rd to 6th, 2017 | Venerable Paisal Visalo We offer our deepest gratitude and respect to Phra Paisal Visalo for his valuable teaching and time during the Short Retreat. His Teachings on ‘Body and Mind’ and ‘The Home’ encouraged us to contemplate and delve into the intricacies of our inner self. The Yoga sessions, Walking Meditation and Noble Silence aimed at giving new experience to our being.

Short Retreat at Vana | November 3rd to 6th, 2017 | Venerable Paisal Visalo We offer our deepest gratitude and respect to Phra Paisal Visalo for his valuable teaching and time during the Short Retreat. His Teachings on ‘Body and Mind’ and ‘The Home’ encouraged us to contemplate and delve into the intricacies of our inner self. The Yoga sessions, Walking Meditation and Noble Silence aimed at giving new experience to our being.

Découvrez dans cet épisode pilote de Nipmédite - le podcast de la famille Nipcast qui vous parle de pleine conscience, de silence et de diligence - la voix de @LotharBielke guidant une méditation assise de 25 minutes environ. L'expérience s'est déroulée accompagnée par plus de 60 convives présentes lors de la Journée du (Noble) Silence, organisée le 12 décembre 2015. Après une courte introduction de @marco_nip, plongez dans le poème du mystique perse Rûmi, qui nous rappelle toute l'importance de l'intuition. Installez-vous ensuite confortablement pour une méditation assise et doucement assistée, agrémentée de reposants silences.

Dear friends,   Today, we share with you a small taste of retreat at Deer Park Monastery.  Sister Man Nghiem and Brother Phap Hai give a short introduction to life at the monastery for new retreatants. She shares about connecting with others while sharing rooms and connecting with ourselves during the practice of Noble Silence.  And our brother gives guidance to help us feel comfortable and relaxed during sitting meditation.   Registration is now open for this year's general retreat at Deer Park Monastery. Whether you have never been on retreat or been on many, the monastics and lay friends welcome you to take refuge at the practice center.  The retreat will be from September 10th to 14th with the theme, "I have enough".  More information can be found at deerparkmonastery.org.   Lastly, the Dharmacast team would like to invite you to participate in our new project, Summer Love Letters.  The monastics have dedicated their lives to sharing the Dharma with you and it nourishes their practice to hear how their dedication has touched your life.  If a sharing on the podcast has touched you deeply, please write a love letter, a love note, or even just a love sentence to the monastics at Deer Park.  Send it to the Dharmacast and throughout the summer, we hope to share your love letter on the air to nourish the monastics at Deer Park and inspire other listeners in the worldwide Dharmacast sangha.     Remember, you can always find the Deer Park Monastery at dpcast.net and on Facebook, iTunes, and Twitter.  We welcome dharma sharings from our worldwide listeners on any of our online homes or by email at dpcastlove(~at~)gmail.com.  Now, enjoy this moment to stop and look deeply.

Dear Friends Just in time for the holidays we have an opportunity to look deeply at Right Speech. The materials prepared for this talk are very useful and insightful. You can find them here: http://deerparkmonastery.org/teachings/moment-by-moment/course-material-week-4/view  Thich Phap Ho shares about ways to make our speech loving, kind, and using speech that grows our community in a harmonious direction.  Sister Quynh Nghiem shares about the important practice of Noble Silence.  We are sorry it took extra time to post this weeks class, we had a bit of technical difficulty but due to the great commitment of our dedicated dharma teacher Phap Ho, he has ensured that this class could manifest and we are very grateful. Please enjoy this deep and timely class.