“I heard silence, silence infinite as the bottom of the ocean, a silence that sealed.”

“It's the silence I imagine in the rest of the world, the silence of an endless ocean and uninhabitable island, a silence that can be seen from space.”

“There is no endless silence of infinite space, for in reality there is no space, no silence and no void.”

“I had a day when I was busy in the world, where the activity created a turmoil on the surface of my consciousness like waves on the surface of the ocean, which made it difficult to see through the waves to the inner silence. It reminded me that we need to develop both the capacity to use the mind when engaged in activity and social relations, and to be able to let go of the activity and to come in contact with the deep inner silence. The relationship between being active in the world and in social relations and the inner silence is like the relationship between the waves on the surface of the ocean and the deep inner silence on the bottom of the ocean.”

“Le silence eternel des ces espaces infinis m'effraie - The eternal silence of these infinite spaces frightens me.”

“It was the most eloquent silence I ever heard.”