tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post9181122922184574899..comments2024-03-27T23:37:20.556-07:00Comments on dhamma musings: Journey To Mustang IIShravasti Dhammikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246408068143301108noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-11717889616405654262012-07-27T07:00:29.647-07:002012-07-27T07:00:29.647-07:00Hi Bhante, it seems like you had an enjoyable trip...Hi Bhante, it seems like you had an enjoyable trip. You mentioned that walking through the silent forest created the urge to shout.<br />I find it interesting that there can be different qualities of what we call silence. Apparently true silence is known as anechoic, eg when a room is truly sound proofed for musical recording etc so the "sound" of the room does not colour the recorded signal wether it be voice or acoustic instrument etc. I think it is defined as -25db and is apparently a little unsettling for the recordees after a while. I used to live in a fairly isolated house in the forest, quiet at the best of times, and I remember two instances something that may have been similar similar to what you experienced. The first was a foggy morning where there was very low visibility and all that I could hear was the sound of three currawongs (australian birds) calling to each other in an order that was always the same and initiated by the first one after a round of silence. The second was when I awoke in the middle of the night (same place) and it was actually the unusually hushed silence that I rcall that woke me up. It had just snowed and I had never experienced that before, curious! So glad you had a good adventure - so energetic- and thanks for posting those great photos.brahmaviharahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882669862432841797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-44148215444912385242012-07-26T21:36:32.719-07:002012-07-26T21:36:32.719-07:00Marvelous!Marvelous!Ken and Visakhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16713910044241151429noreply@blogger.com