Gather Before A Storm

Only Happen When You Stop

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is the freedom of the mind just as movement is that of the body.

Movement is the freedom of the body; stillness, of the mind.

Stillness is our most intense mode of action. It is in our moments of deep quiet that is born every idea, emotion, and drive which we eventually honor with the name of action. We reach highest in meditation, and farthest in prayer. In stillness every human being is great.

is, along with silence, a legendary feature of Japan's traditional arts, from Noh theater to Buddhism, to Japanese gardens.

Silence and stillness are legendary features of Japan's traditional arts. In Noh theater, as Solomon points out, it may take an entire play for an actor to make it across the stage. Zen Buddhism emphasizes silence and stillness in meditation to a radical degree, and Japanese gardens are notable for their restraint and solemnity. Japanese rock gardens, of course, do not move at all, at least not visibly.

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