People need natural quiet to access the stillness within themselves
Evidence
Natural quiet is not a luxury; it is a human necessity. There is quiet, a stillness in all of us. But we require natural quiet to discover it. — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 1012 (
#corroborates, via linked claim)
Categorization
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
- XREF: connects to: Natural quiet is a human necessity required to discover inner stillness — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 1012; Extreme urban noise can override a person’s own self-image and defenses — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 32; Mindfulness creates space to respond rather than react. — Dan Harris, 10 percent Happier, 570 (+4 more)
Related
- Natural quiet is a human necessity required to discover inner stillness (similarity 0.96)
- Inner silence is a portable reverence carried regardless of outer conditions (similarity 0.88)
- Most park visitors regard natural quiet as essential to their well-being. (similarity 0.83)
- Silence is an active presence that must be experienced, not imagined (similarity 0.81)
- Loss of silence fundamentally alters human nature itself (similarity 0.81)
- Natural silence is a positive presence felt in the body (similarity 0.81)
- Silence is a positive presence rather than mere absence (similarity 0.80)
- Loss of quiet erodes the very awareness needed to notice its loss (similarity 0.80)
- Readiness and quietness are prerequisites to hearing what the land teaches (similarity 0.80)
- Quiet sounds remain faintly audible if one learns to listen carefully (similarity 0.79)
- Darkness reliably predicts natural quiet on Earth (similarity 0.78)
Broader Connections
- Natural quiet is a human necessity required to discover inner stillness
#corroborates(0.95) — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 1012