Stillness Iii.1 Apr 2026

: Awareness of stillness often starts with noticing the small gaps between your thoughts. As you focus on these gaps, they naturally widen, and the stillness becomes more palpable.

: Stillness is described as the "unmanifested" or the vertical dimension of life. While our daily activities (the horizontal dimension) are full of noise and movement, the vertical dimension is timeless and unchanging. Stillness III.1

: Most people are "imprisoned" by their thoughts and ego. Stillness arises when you stop identifying completely with these mental forms, allowing a sense of "inner space" or peace to emerge. Practical Insights for Deepening Stillness : Awareness of stillness often starts with noticing

: Stillness is not a state of sleep or "spacing out." It is a state of heightened alertness where you are fully present but not actively engaged in discursive thinking. Why Stillness Can Feel Challenging While our daily activities (the horizontal dimension) are

: Practice "looking" or "listening" without labeling. When you see a tree or hear a sound, try to perceive it for a few seconds without the mind's commentary.

"Stillness III.1" is likely a reference to the opening section of Chapter 3, "Stillness," from book Stillness Speaks . In this section, Tolle explores stillness not as an absence of noise, but as a deep, internal dimension of consciousness that exists beneath the surface of thought. Core Philosophy of Stillness III.1

: Tolle suggests that external silence is a gateway. When you notice the silence around you, you are forced to stop thinking to perceive it. This "not-thinking" is the arising of inner stillness.