Category Archives: Silence

Ancient Longing

Posted on January 14, 2017 by Virgilio Gavia

There is a stillness that runs deep that strokes the soul and a luminous silence that unlocks an ancient longing that I still do not understand. I just walk, wondering, as I come to terms with the deeper truth of … Continue reading →

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More Than Enough

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Virgilio Gavia

Alone in this cold Grey November morning. In this moment, I deeply surrender to the pale sunlight, the silent leaves, the wet grass that is still green. There are no birds, no songs, only the fluency of silence, the knowing … Continue reading →

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Stills the Heart

Posted on November 25, 2016 by Virgilio Gavia

The snow silently came down last night. There is a certain kind of reverence to it. And then those warm tears just came out. Just like that. So beautiful yet so strange.

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What Truly Matters In Life

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Virgilio Gavia

Raining, cold, and dark. Autumn leaves. Silence. They all are not lies. They just made me realize what truly matters in life. And it goes deep.

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Reduced to Tears

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Virgilio Gavia

The nerve of silence quivers in the intense longing of the heart and everything is reduced to an expression of tears. And I rediscover compassion, intimacy, and serenity. It is, after all, a contemplative expedition in the depths of my … Continue reading →

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Lifting The World Without EvenTouching It

Posted on July 10, 2016 by Virgilio Gavia

The backyard, the shadow, the light, dried leaves, the dirt. All are engaged in silence and stillness, in an afternoon of destiny, at the same time, and for a few minutes, I, too, was silent and still, absorbing, internalizing, my … Continue reading →

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How To Behave In The Face Of Beauty, Silence and Grace

Posted on June 3, 2016 by Virgilio Gavia

The beautiful clarity of the early morning like a clear brook in ancient times. There is a quiet insistence in this that ties holiness with beauty. Then the yellow light silently and slowly spreads, glittering the leaves that help unfold … Continue reading →

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Part of a Great Dance

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Virgilio Gavia

The air of being alone can only be described in a few lines of words, spaced out, creating solitary gaps in between lines. They know they exist. They are quiet and patient. They live by that existential emptiness yet are … Continue reading →

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Silence Unto Silence

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Virgilio Gavia

The mind is clear. The mind is silent. And there is that other deep sense of silence. The mind surrenders to this vast and deep silence that is without borders and beyond everything. And rapture happens.