Readiness and quietness are prerequisites to hearing what the land teaches
Evidence
A teacher comes, they say, when you are ready. And if you ignore its presence, it will speak to you more loudly. But you have to be quiet to hear. — Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass, 803
Categorization
- XREF: Connects directly to the Soundscape course’s listening disciplines and to Kimmerer’s mindfulness-as-reciprocity claim in ch802. — connects to: Most park visitors regard natural quiet as essential to their well-being. — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology: Principles,…, 2253; People need natural quiet to access the stillness within themselves; Quiet sounds remain faintly audible if one learns to listen carefully — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 35 (+4 more)
- DEFINE: States the epistemic stance behind Indigenous listening pedagogy — knowledge must be received, not extracted.
Broader Connections
- People need natural quiet to access the stillness within themselves
#corroborates(0.85) - Natural quiet is a human necessity required to discover inner stillness
#corroborates(0.85) — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 1012 - Quiet sounds remain faintly audible if one learns to listen carefully
#expands(0.75) — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 35 - Background noise may prevent us from hearing an otherwise audible forest sound
#complicates(0.75) — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 1010