Thomas Moore ~ The Eloquence of Silence

[@JaneBrown-hd2jo]

James Hillman was briefly my friend when he taught us at Pacifica in the 90’s. I had such fun playing with him and his ideas. Thank you for bringing him back to life today in your final words. Jane Brown 1:16:45

[@peacelovejoy8786]

Jesus is a demonstration of God's Love and calls each of us to be a miracle - worker and teacher of God; to teach his Love by demonstration. That is the whole purpose of our experience on earth, to bear witness to the Truth of the Love and of the Light of God. You certainly check all the boxes Thomas Moore! Thank you for the lovely insights - both of you 🙏💞 Teach only Love for that is what you are. Blessings from Oregon

[@stornettabarroscolaco992]

Thank you Ross for bringing Thomas Moore and his wisdom to us. It was a beautifully conducted interview.

[@katnip198]

I also noticed the interviewer's wonderful calmness, listening, and pausing before commenting. HOW REFRESHING AND GENEROUS. Thomas noticed that and I surely did. What a gift.

[@davalenelivingston3352]

I felt calm too. Having had a job interview this week, it was the perfect message and pace for me to draw into my soul and mind.

[@davidwahler]

It’s so good to be reminded that it’s okay to be quiet and just be. Thanks for a wonderful interview.

[@lmansur1000]

I am deeply moved by the questions and points for discussion raised by the interviewer: Ross McKeachie . Excellent, sincere and authentic preparation. Thank you! That is so perfect to have Thomas Moore elaborate his thoughts and gems. Lovely two way street. So appreciative!

[@lynndavid1066]

Thank you❤ Intenionaly, practicing being quite and truly enjoyed the emptiness with joy🌷🌷

[@dani323]

Thank you Mr Moore for choosing to highlight beauty. Thank you both for a most beautiful interview.

[@christylblue]

I call it 'The Beauty Way'

[@louisealtit6211]

54:25 the most mind soothing and engrossing conversation I've listened to in many years. I am absolutely stunned at the depth of understanding the human condition. Thank you from my heart ♥️

[@vanessamay3689]

Got to climate change and I differ to think the earth came from mother. I have to say that the earth is the Lord’s and the Gllory thereof. Climate change can not be achieved by us as individuals as it’s huge and man has made some disastrous decisions along the way. The earth itself is huge and when He said go forth He said it with the promise of His care. Species come and go and He is in the business of doing this. However, many self serving entities have coveted other Nations wealth and mostly land. We can’t turn this around till there is Peace on earth 🌏 and goodwill to our fellow man. Imo

[@lindascanlan6317]

I'm enjoying it immensely

[@AraratGhazarian]

Much appreciation for sharing this wonderful conversation

[@constancewalsh3646]

Although only a third through, I am moved to write my deep appreciation for Thomas Moore. I "came of age" in consciousness during the period of the tremendous success of Care of the Soul. I can only imagine what a writer experiences when the dust settles, sales have dropped, yet he must continue to write. What a wise agent you have, Mr Moore! The subject of The Empty Plate is so very timely and important. Take heart! we are in depth if not the numbers of yore. I also want to thank the marvellous Banyen Books, with infinite gratitude for your stability, modesty, and the treasured writers you bring to us. My heart is very full.

[@robertmarrow]

Ttt and 😂tr😂 a new t and a tr t

[@0SiLe]

Thank you .. traces .. as it lives on in our hearts..Banyen Books thanks you for making this possible.. food for the soul .. 💗

[@jacynthegeorganas5599]

Yes, in my everyday life, I have this natural 'Elan Vital' to greet the one on my path as the one...I honor that simple moment ...I understand you Thomas. It is a respect to anyone ...of that precious living day of mine.

[@anne-mariehogue4903]

You do write beautiful books. I've taken to re-reading a couple of your books recently and just wish I had more time to re-read them from cover to cover. There is depth and wit in your books. You guide us through the life of the soul. Recently, I've found myself asking: What does my soul want? There are instances where I know I followed the inspiration of my soul and that changed my path in a very good way. I made the right choice. You also talk of pleasure rather than struggle to fix a problem, a sign that soul is involved. That is inspiring. In this talk, I especially liked your suggestion to write troublesome moments in one's life, grief, for instance, and to use beautiful words to describe what is going on,. You suggest beauty is very important in that process. I love that. "Enchantment of Everyday Life". What a beautiful title for a book and a book I treasure. Thank you, Thomas Moore. You're among my very favorite authors.

[@davalenelivingston3352]

The Re-Enchantment of Everyday Life is the title of the book you are referring to. Thanks for mentioning it.

[@leanmchungry4735]

'It's not a good idea to set goals' Ha, I love this guy! 'A goal keeps you moving, the purpose is not for a specific outcome', that sounds right.

[@taylorjanegreen1]

Oh my goodness, I wish you two could talk once a month. SERIOUSLY. IT IS VERY RICH BETWEEN YOU. Surely there are other formats than reviewing a book… that would be conducive … to plumbing the depths of the treasure of Thomas Moore's experience. It is the time for him to speak. We need him. Please facilitate that.

[@ellenshaw1341]

Outstanding. Leave something beautiful behind you wherever you go and whenever you go.

[@maryanndoerf]

May all your footprints become where flowers love to grow 🌹🪻🌸🌺🌷🌻🌼🪷👣💗

[@lindascanlan6317]

Bravo ! Much needed in this time.

[@celinacosta3072]

I read Caring of the Soul by T Moore more of forty years ago and till today it help me to live .Im a teacher/ artist and definetily images, pictures are alchemy to sublimate feelings. Thank U for helping me to enrich my life with your beautiful books.

[@tinahoran8850]

Really great to hear this podcast. Thankyou. Truly grateful for a kind interviewer who allows space and time. Two beautiful holy men. Grateful to have come across this interview . Thankyou to you both. Ill check out your book Tom. Love to ye from Ireland.❤

[@psyfiles7351]

What a beautiful thing to listen to the alchemical words of this lovely man. Thank you so much

[@kateseverein7650]

Beautiful, thank you

[@deborahjessop997]

Thank you Ross for hosting this important conversation with Thomas Moore. I appreciate his beauty and humour, in tandem with his wisdom and insight. May The Eloquence of Silence permeate our world.

[@wendyking7539]

Ross always seems to leave space for the interviewee to say more. Admirable conduct. Thank you.

[@christinehastie5241]

What a beautiful interview ❤

[@maryanndoerf]

I have such respect for him! Thank you 🙏

[@bv459]

Wholeheartedly AGREE!!! So encouraging to hear someone with wisdom confirm my convictions!

[@davalenelivingston3352]

The "sermon" about parents making their children copies of themselves was helpful. I spent a year writing my life story and I had so many revelations about my earlier life and how that influenced me as an adult and parent. While writing, I felt anger, guilt, sadness, relief, and resolution. Catharsis is a good result but getting through it can be tough!

[@alejandroguerrero5425]

This was so beautiful, loved and nurturing time ❤

[@barbara5051]

Great man..realisation that emptiness is fullness is life changing

[@lmansur1000]

beauty and humor- how lovely! Thanks Thomas!

[@lindascanlan6317]

Fantastic interview....enjoying this and learning ...

[@lylalamb1588]

Beautiful discussion 🙏

[@juneyang1400]

The last sentence dedicated to Jim is just beautiful. ❤

[@zennikuan1341]

Thank you ❤

[@victormessina4939]

Emptiness, genuine emptiness, is begging to be filled. Sit with it and watch the stream flow into the emptiness. There is nothing to do but to sit and gaze.

[@MatrixEdit]

So easy to listen to you two, I appreciate it

[@kathleenforbes3420]

What an amazing I review Must listen to more🎀

[@moyamacgregor6739]

thank you so very much Banyan Books for a truly soulful beautiful interview with Ross interviewing Thomas Moore: a certain silence and peace for the soul 🙏🏼 Moya MacGregor

[@freaksofnashville]

Beautiful. Thank you ❤

[@rivkaestherkletski4184]

What I so much appreciate from this presentation is that this idea so well reflects the idea of a goal being a direction a fantasy a dream to work towards, like Rahu the fantasy planet in Hindu Vedic astrology all so good to keep up the dynamic motion of life, every experience contributing to the alchemizing of the soul

[@noraking4070]

Magistral este señor que desconocía ... many thanks to you tube .... wonderful philosophy

[@eftsoulpath333]

Great interview. Wonderful and insightful Muchas Gracias.❤

[@paulaalinsangan6435]

This is the first time I listen to your podcast, and I'm looking forward to listening to more - a most meaningful way to spend some of my time. I used to be a language teacher, retired over 10 years ago. It was a pleasure listening to the both of you. And yes, i do like the idea of viewing earth and the environment within a higher level view - and i cant help thinking of St Francis addressing sister mother earth who nourishes us.

[@cristinamontalbini3452]

It´s been such a precious gift !

[@susanmcdonald9088]

Thank you so much! Wonderful interview, and so calm, as close to silence as it gets these days, lol. But Dr. Moore, when i read your Care of the Soul, decades ago, I was so profoundly moved, I wrote you a letter. And you wrote back! So thank you. Maybe you mentioned this in that book, its been awhile. But i was watching a video about the gnostics, and the nag hammadi discovery there, of the Book of Thomas, and when they recited one passage from it, the whole essence of that book, Care of the Soul, came flooding back! (It's as though all the noisy details of histories & philosophies, stop. And that small still whisper nudges)... When Thomas relays a saying of Jesus, " That which you have within you will save you, if you bring it forth ... "But if you do not bring forth what you have within you, what you do not bring forth, will destroy you." Thank you for your works of wisdom.

[@susanmcdonald9088]

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[@adelaideoliveira8663]

Excellent, loved it, thank you ❤

[@christylblue]

I have a Thomas Moore book on my desk...it's in my view as this video popped up....Care of the Soul.

[@christylblue]

ahhh...it's the same author....it was published by Harper Collins in 1992.

[@jacynthegeorganas5599]

Yes, Teilhard de Chardin inspired me too fifty years ago in my first year at the University. (Yakinthy Georganas)

[@ashokkohli1675]

Listening to Thomas one finds so much of commonality between the texts of Vedas containing the affirmations of oneness in the core teachings called Upinishads. Just as Dr . Radhakrishnan stated and saluted the ancients of India as being “ so remote in time but not in thought “

[@juncospollack6281]

Thank you for this program that I came across I subscribed and see you more in future.

[@knabbob]

Thankyou just this ____________ Sun wind ! Moon wind ! hot and cold do blow - By the voice of movement existence is assured - yet with the lips of stillness how certain is her kiss ____________

[@pranava9862]

Thank You for posting author and book name. Many hosts don't include the pertinent information..❤

[@taylorjanegreen1]

Thank you.

[@tayub3]

When something in your life is rotting or rotten, you need to have these stories in your life. In the zen story of "The Moon in the Bucket," the bucket was rotting, and when the bucket finally broke the water escaped. Along with the water escaping the rotten bucket, the beautiful reflection of the moon in the bucket also disappeared. In reality, the moon wasn't IN the bucket - it was just a beautiful reflection whereas the reflected light of the sun bouncing off the moon to cast sunlight on the earth is NOT an illusion. Moral of the story, when your bucket is rotting or rotten get a new bucket and realize what what is real vs what is illusion in your life. Quickly move on to living a life based on "the real real" not "the illusion of real." Getting closer and closer to true reality means we suffer from fewer and fewer illusions and thus have more chance of authentic happiness. Reality is often far simpler than our painful illusionary world.

[@bernardofitzpatrick5403]

Wonderful conversation , so needed 🙌🏽🌸none is plenty 🤙🏽. Love the story of the empty plate 😂

[@lindascanlan6317]

I too establish momentary friendships in stores...I've always smiled at strangers...sometimes complimenting them on their shoes or haircut or top i find a attractive ...it's always a wonderful fleeting, but no less significant, l moment..

[@peacelovejoy8786]

I as well Linda. The check out person usually gets an acknowledgement of some kind words of appreciation and love. Usually throws them off a little but their smile emulates everything ❤ Love & Light 😊

[@lollola2187]

Thousands of Years BCE The Sages of Ancient India knew the Importance of Absolute SILENCE. When the Mind is Empty then Starts the Search of The Divine.

[@tayub3]

59:40 Self worth vs emptiness. Connecting with others, being compassionate and giving to them intellgently, is the way to develop healthy self worth that is both strong and empty of ego/self-focus. Our self worth expands beyond the limits of my individual skin or selfish interests. Our self worth is interconnected to the world around us through a healthy sense of being that's friendly and sees the world through loving eyes that go beyond a focus on "me-me-I alone can fix it and i alone deserve to be your focus" type of self worth.

[@joycepearljones4907]

WOW 🌻🌹🌴🍍

[@davidmiller8615]

At 20:44, Thomas hints that some of his books might remain unread. If (like me) you've read them all, feel free to show your support with a "thumbs up.”

[@lindascanlan6317]

And Mary Oliver ...she was greatly in tuned with nature

[@starrsteele1340]

My husband feels rotten for a long time now..he wants to quit his job as an IT here in America and move to the Philippines but I do not want to...how can I support him and not❤ break up this 34 year marriage ❤

[@sanjaytrasy6705]

Hi, what is the difference between emptiness and silence. Thanks.

[@MariannMartin-b2r]

how do you deal with the fear of death

[@cliffjamesmusic]

It was the duality of the concept yin and yang which introduced me to an understanding of the silence I had always enjoyed. There are words in poetry and prose; there are notes in music but it is in the space between the notes and words where existence and feelings are to be enjoyed. This is perhaps more evident, for example, in the space after a piece of music has been played or a poem read. With regard to allowing time for silence instead of doing there is a wonderful scene by the German humourist Loriot. I don’t know if it’s available in English but here’s the German version: “Ich will hier nur sitzen” kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6bSk6OqmpmhmrM

[@marthaengel2224]

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[@marciabarry1551]

hi

[@janetginger8571]

do you have a living Master ?

[@lmansur1000]

Isn't emptiness, that part of every human being that does not die? has different names such as Holy Spirit; Buddha Nature; True Nature... etc??? vs all the conditioning and programming of this reality which creates the ego

[@soniahazy4880]

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