Quotations Weblog

“That deep place of silence…”

It’s very rare for me to find that deep place of silence. I call them my Zen Moments. When it comes, I usually spend the entire time telling everyone around me how pretty everything is. I have experienced it at restaurants, in the car and just sitting.

It has NEVER come to me while in prayer or meditation.

I wish I could control it. I wish I could have enough mastery over my mind that I could move into that place of silence whenever I wanted. Instead, it attacks me like a vampire. I have filmed a couple of my Zen Moments. You can see them here:

• Pick Me! » Zen Moment at the Apple Store

• Pick Me! » Zen Moment at Tres Hombres

• Pick Me! » Zen Moment at Caesar’s Palace

• Pick Me! » Zen Moment at Noodles

I know that I can achieve that calm silence that makes the whole world look beautiful anywhere or anytime, but I can’t control it. I guess that’s the next step.