There are things in life that do not arrive as great events, yet quietly change the way someone lives. A reaction that feels too large, politeness born from fear, distance that appears reasonable, or a life that keeps moving when meaning has not yet had time to arrive. Not everything like this can be explained immediately. Not everything also needs to be turned at once

A whole consciousness is not born from feeling that has been cast away. In The System of Silence, wounds and pain are not hurried toward completion, but faced with an honest presence. From the courage not to go anywhere, inner stability slowly begins to grow. The Center of Meaning Consciousness does not wait for feeling to disappear in order to remain present. In The System of Silence, feeling is dwelt with so it can be worked through,