The Eloquence of Silence

""The Eloquence of Silence is itself eloquent and quiets the restless mind. The stories and comments point to the spaciousness that is inside everything. This is the understanding that gives life joy. The thing is that Thomas Moore has a lovely, easy style; as you read the book, the world starts to slow down, the stories make a bridge, the silence goes straight into your own heart. This book is delicious. I ate it all in one sitting."" -- John Tarrant, author of The Light Inside the Dark: Zen, Soul, and the Spiritual Life ""This precious book is an extraordinary journey into silence and emptiness, one that touches all aspects of life and is revelatory."" -- Rev. Joan Jiko Halifax, abbot at Upaya Zen Center and author of Standing at the Edge ""I have one hand clapping (loudly) for Thomas Moore's eloquent and epicurean honoring of less, where even nothing can be plenty. This is not just a book but a crystalline conjuring of uncluttered consciousness, a compellingly lucid and often funny meditation on unsuspected portals to magic and freedom."" -- Bill Plotkin, author of Soulcraft and The Journey of Soul Initiation ""I read Thomas Moore's book on emptiness, and I found it very full. In The Eloquence of Silence, Moore shows us that emptiness doesn't mean nothing or that nothing matters; rather, it exposes the great expansive significance of everything. I like the effect the book has. It will surely benefit anyone who reads it and pays attention."" -- David Chadwick, author of Crooked Cucumber: The Life and Zen Teaching of Shunryu Suzuki