Silent Compassion

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Richard Rohr was chosen as one of a select group of experts on contemplative practice and compassion to speak at the "Sacred Silence: Pathway to Compassion" event in Louisville, KY, in May 2013, alongside His Holiness the Dalai Lama. As a Franciscan friar and founding director of the Center for Action and Contemplation, he served as the principal Christian voice among representatives of various faiths, addressing the quest for God through contemplation that inspires action for humanity. In Silent Compassion: Finding God in Contemplation, Rohr emphasizes discovering God within the depths of silence, which he describes as more than mere absence of sound. This divine silence possesses its own life, inviting us into a presence that embodies wholeness and peace. He explains that this silence can embrace life's paradoxes and challenges, linking us to the broader chain of existence. Rohr notes that while different faiths may articulate the divine differently, they all converge on the mystery of God as a dynamic flow of communion and relationships. Ultimately, he asserts that the peace found in contemplation is accessible to everyone—not just monks or mystics—encouraging all to quiet their minds and listen in the silence.