a few minutes ago, while reading the introduction to "A Time to Keep Silence" by Patrick Leigh Fermor, i thought of how in China's past, criminals would ask for sanctuary at the monastery, can the people in current prisons receive any peace of mind?
"A few moments later a door had shut out the noise of the Sunday visitors and a silent maze of white staircases and passages swallowed us up. The monk opened a door and said, "Here is your cell."
it is noisy, so how can we quiet the soul?
i want a slow walk along the edge of world, can i find it in -
