Eckhart Tolle explains why silence feels unbearable to most people: we're trapped in constant thinking instead of connected to our deeper self. He compares it to living in a building's loft while ignoring the ground floor. Sitting quietly is hard at first because it breaks the thinking habit, but it's how you find peace.
Why is it so difficult for humans to sit alone in a room quietly and feel comfortable about it? Most humans are disconnected from themselves, from the deeper level of their being. They're disconnected. If the human body is a building, most humans live in the loft because they are Totally identified with the continuous stream of thinking. So to sit quietly in a room is a practice that may initially be difficult, but can be extremely helpful.
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