Excerpt from The Silence of the Mind, by Ilie Cioara http://www.facebook.com/silencebook To read more quotes visit http://thesilencebook.blogspot.com/ Music by Snatam Kaur http://www.snatamkaur.com Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/Silence-Mind-Ilie-Cioara/dp/1846948290/ Book Depository (with free delivery anywhere in the world) http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/Silence-Mind-Ilie-Cioara/9781846948299 The Silence of the Mind Contents Introduction 1. Listening and Watching 2. The Power of Emptiness 3. Calm and Relaxed 4. The Importance of the Moment 5. Joy 6. No Possibility of Escape 7. The Listener 8. Knowing is Boundless 9. The Struggle of the "Ego" 10. Be Still for a Moment and Ask Yourself The Mystery of Silence 11. Pure Listening 12. A Burning Flame 13. The Movement of Creation 14. Do Not Resist Anything! 15. Eternal Youth 16. Mind Destroys the Body 17. The Realm of Happiness 18. Melting 19. The Fear of Aloneness 20. All Expectations are a Trap Practicing "Self-knowing" 21. Sadness 22. All the Senses are Awake 23. Fear 24. Happiness 25. The Escape from the Now 26. A Strange Phenomenon - The Sacred Sound 27. A Cry in the Desert 28. Optimism and Pessimism 29. Being, Consciousness, Sublime 30. How to Read and Listen to a Mirror-Poem About the Author - In His Own Words