The High Correlation Between Silence and Spiritual Growth – Ken D.
About This Speaker Tape
The stock market crashed, and Ken D. came home to take shooters—despite not owning a single share of stock. For Ken, the alcoholic life is a delusion, a state where reality is merely a "drive-by" that doesn't stick. He describes the disease as the only one where the patient is adamantly opposed to early detection, driven by a spiritual malady of selfishness.
To counter the "worldly clamors"—the continuous noise within—Ken advocates for the grit of silence. He speaks of silent retreats and the paradoxical "sound of silence," arguing that spiritual growth requires slowing down until the mind goes to sleep and the delusion vanishes. He views the 12 steps as a way to "die on purpose," shedding the old self to avoid the tragedy of a life lived as a series of ritual talking. From the bedside of a dying friend to the sand of a volleyball court, Ken finds the "pull" of a Higher Power in practical action and the quietness of the heart.
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