"On the one hand, silence is like fertile soil, which, as it were, awaits our creative act, our seed. On the other hand, silence must be approached with a feeling of awe. And when we speak about silence, we must keep in mind that it has two different wings, so to speak. Silence can be both that which is outside of us and that which is inside a person. The silence of our soul, which isn't even affected by external distractions, is actually more crucial but more difficult to achieve."
-Arvo Part
Part, my favorite composer, has such a profound understanding of silence. You can hear the fruits of his contemplation in his work.
8 December 2015
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
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