Adam Ford seeks silence wisely by searching the quiet spaces and pauses in life.  He draws upon the spiritual uses of solitude found in religious traditions from native American initiation  ceremonies to Christian hermitages. By examining the creative power of silence as a source of inner strength and self-knowledge. Adam shares frank revelations from his own quest for solitude, and his discovery that silence is the hidden gem hinted at in the Lotus sutra, the precious stone we all unknowingly possess within.

Through personal anecdote and daily meditations, this book shows how to find moments of soothing peace to nourish your spirits in an increasingly chaotic world.