“He [the Buddha] maintains what is called a noble silence. Sometimes later called the thunderous silence.. because this silence, this metaphysical silence, is NOT a void. It is very powerful. This silence is the open window through which yo
u can SEE; not concepts, not ideas, not beliefs, but the very goods. But if you say what it is that you see, you erect an image and an idol and you misdirect people. It is better to destroy people’s beliefs than to give them beliefs. I know it hurts, but it is The Way.”~ Alan Watts