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žena:\zhay'na\ means woman in czech moon:\moon\ honors the power, cycles and light reflected throughout our lives |
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honoring silence |
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About This Candle I try to spend some time in silence every day. Whether it's 15 minutes first thing in the morning, sitting outside midday, or in the tub after everyone's asleep. By disengaging the attention of our senses from stimulation, we're better able to hear our own inner voice, our truest sense of being. —Carla Blazek, creator, zena moon |
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Our Recommended Books, Music & Movies for Honoring Silence zena moon sells books, CDs and DVDs in association with Amazon.com. To order, click on the item's title or image, then add it to your Amazon shopping cart. Orders are then filled and shipped by Amazon. Send us your recommendations for this page--we may post them here.
Last updated 4/3/2005
1. Silent Fire : Bringing the Spirituality of Silence to Everyday Life
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From Amazon.com:
Silent Fire is one of the most
beautifully written and insightful spiritual memoirs to appear in years. One
day James A. Connor, a former Jesuit priest, began a hospital rotation by
encountering a young couple who had just lost their newborn baby in a freak
car accident. Sadly, Connor found no words of spiritual comfort. Instead he
struggled in awkward silence, wondering what kind of sick God could let this
happen. Soon after, he fled the priesthood and drove to a lakeside cabin where
he began a silent retreat. "Silence thickened, and I fidgeted--nothing stood
between me and my own feelings ... I came to the lake not to speak, then, but
to listen--to the loons, to the wind, to the birds, and to the growing fear
that nothing made sense anyway." In his silent exile Connor eventually finds
meaning in the making of coffee, the streak of the Milky Way, an encounter
with a drunken neighbor. This contemplation on silence (with bursts of humor)
will make you yearn for an unplugged life, or at least a more examined one.
Take it on a retreat and turn down the volume so you can listen for what longs
to be heard. Or read it in morsels, evening by evening, before you drift into
the hush of sleep. Over time it will surely merit the bookshelf companionship
of Merton, Thoreau, and Whitman.
2. Small Graces : The Quiet Gifts of Everyday Life
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From Amazon.com: Kent Nerburn writes graciously and gracefully about life's smallest and most-taken-for granted joys. As he says, "We dream our lives in grand gestures, but we live our lives in small moments." In this beautifully eloquent book, Nerburn shares brief stories that illuminate those moments, showing us the true joy available in our ordinary, everyday lives. A worthy companion piece to the author's widely praised Simple Truths : Clear & Gentle Guidance on the Big Issues of Life and full of gentle wisdom, Small Graces show us how to look again at the gifts that abound in our world - from the magic of clouds to the eloquence of silence. "We do not all live holy lives," Nerburn writes. "But we live in a world alive with holy moments." Small Graces is a book to keep nearby, to read and re-read, and to give away. This small book is itself one of life's small graces.
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From Amazon.com: In her lovingly crafted and deeply perceptive autobiography, Keller's joyous spirit is most vividly expressed in her connection to nature: "Indeed, everything that could hum, or buzz, or sing, or bloom, had a part in my education.... Few know what joy it is to feel the roses pressing softly into the hand, or the beautiful motion of the lilies as they sway in the morning breeze. Sometimes I caught an insect in the flower I was plucking, and I felt the faint noise of a pair of wings rubbed together in a sudden terror...." The idea of feeling rather than hearing a sound, or of admiring a flower's motion rather than its color, evokes a strong visceral sensation in the reader, giving The Story of My Life a subtle power and beauty. Keller's celebration of discovery becomes our own. In the end, this blind and deaf woman succeeds in sharpening our eyes and ears to the beauty of the world.
1. Silent Pool
Original Release Date: 1997
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From Amazon.com: Pure silk. As a listener of Piano Jazz, I am always delighted to hear the guests Marian brings to the audience. It is wonderful to hear solos and duets with her guests. Silent Pool combines Marian's classic piano with an orchestra of strings. Others have used "lush" in the titles of songs and albums, but this CD is lush personified. If you're beginning a collection of piano music, start with Silent Pool and use it as a measurement for all others.
2. Tranquility/Silence Follows Rain
Original Release Date: 1998
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From Amazon.com: Whether it's a moment of meditation, a quiet bath, or a serene Sunday morning, Tranquility will set a peaceful mood for true relaxation.
3. Sounds of Silence [Bonus Tracks] [EXTRA TRACKS]
Original Release Date: 2001
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From Amazon.com: One suspects that Paul Simon cringes a bit when he listens to Simon & Garfunkel's 1966 breakthrough release. Lines from "I Am a Rock" ("For a rock feels no pain / And an island never cries") and the title track ("Fools, said I, you do not know / Silence like a cancer grows") are the essence of sophomoric poetry. And who but a couple of self-serious young men would sequence the suicide odes "Richard Cory" and "A Most Peculiar Man" back to back? That said, every callow couplet found here is counterbalanced by words that are disarmingly guileless. The unabashed romanticism of "Kathy's Song" is truly poignant; it ranks with "For Emily" and "The Only Living Boy in New York" among the duo's most resplendent performances. "April Come She Will" has a similar innocent appeal, while the title track, despite its overwrought moments and Tom Wilson's tacked-on production, is a folk-rock landmark. It's not hard to find fault with Sounds of Silence, but it's easier still to bask in its inchoate splendor. (The 2001 reissue adds the bonus track "The Blues Run the Game" plus three unreleased 1970 demos.)
1. The Wind
(1928) ~ VHS ~ This title is not available on DVD
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From Amazon.com: One of the best movies ever--silent or otherwise. Amazon doesn't currently stock this movie itself (which is sheer madness), but you can purchase it from an Amazon Marketplace seller by clicking the title or image.
2. The Piano
(1993) ~ DVD
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From Amazon.com: Jane Campion's The Piano struck a deep chord (if you'll excuse the expression) with audiences in 1993, who were mesmerized by the film's rich, dreamlike imagery. It is the story of a Scottish woman named Ada (Holly Hunter), who has been mute since age 6 because she simply chose not to speak. Ada travels with her daughter Flora (Anna Paquin) and her beloved piano to a remote spot on the coast of New Zealand for an arranged marriage to a farmer (Sam Neill). She gives piano lessons to a gruff neighbor (Harvey Keitel) who has Maori tattoos on his face, and, well, things develop from there. The picture takes on a powerful dream logic that simply defies synopsis. It's a breathtakingly beautiful and original achievement from Campion, a unique stylist. The Piano won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and Oscars for Hunter, Paquin, and Campion's screenplay.
(1986) ~ DVD
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From Amazon.com: Mark Medoff's tough play about deafness is sweetened and softened in this 1986 film adaptation directed by Randa Haines (Wrestling Ernest Hemingway). William Hurt plays a teacher newly hired at a school for deaf children, and Marlee Matlin is the deaf and withdrawn janitor who captures his attention. Romantic and heartfelt, the film makes its audience care very much about its two leading characters, and wince when Hurt's well-meaning instructor allows Matlin's handicap to become a problem. Haines develops some interesting visual ideas to underscore the isolation of Matlin's world, particularly a lovely refrain that finds Matlin swimming alone at night. The drama is cut somewhat by the bouncy energy and good humor of Hurt's students. Piper Laurie is very good in a supporting role as Matlin's mother. | ||||||||||
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