[ryan]

must admit i have allways been a bit confused as to what constitutes inner silence. where do you draw the line between meditation and inner silence, is it the intent that makes it different? if i lay down and empty myself of everything, i can sustain absence of thought, and brief momments of not consciously registering the inventory i project onto the objects of my field of vision. and then i fall asleep. Ensonar i like the term you use "cognitive dissonance", do you think not-doing and internal silence are the same thing? or, Ensonar how do you think internal silence and not-doing differ.