Solitude and Silence: Isaac of Nineveh on Silence and the Soul
Teaching on Solitude and Silence from Isaac of Nineveh: Isaac of Nineveh on Silence and the Soul
This is a spiritual discipline on deep silence and wonder, drawing on Psalm 62:1-2, Habakkuk 2:20 and Zephaniah 1:7.
Isaac of Nineveh (d. c. 700), also known as Isaac the Syrian, was one of the most profound mystical theologians on silence. He wrote: "Love silence above all things, because it brings you near to fruit that the tongue cannot express. First we force ourselves to be silent, and then from our silence something is born that leads us into silence itself.…
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