• Episode 138: Pico Iyer - What We Can Learn From Silence

  • Jan 17 2025
  • Durée: 58 min
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Episode 138: Pico Iyer - What We Can Learn From Silence

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  • Pico Iyer is a novelist, a travel writer, and the author of many books, including his most recent, "Aflame: Learning From Silence," which is the subject of this conversation.

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    (00:00) Intro

    (00:00) Intro

    (00:58) Santa Barbara, June 1990

    (04:25) The New Camaldoli Hermitage

    (07:30) Pico's life when he first went to New Camaldoli

    (11:08) Silence elicits gratitude, what's shared and what's essential

    (16:10) Intentionally turning off technology

    (22:39) Creating a wise amount of "cathedral time"

    (25:53) Embracing silence as a non-religious person

    (32:03) Leonard Cohen exploring his inner landscape in silence

    (36:05) How Pico has developed from his 100+ hermitage visits

    (41:35) Saying no in order to prioritize space for silence

    (47:07) How to begin a life with more silence and contemplation

    (50:41) Silence as an antidote to despair

    (54:36) What Pico has learned from the Dalai Lama

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