The management of stress is now considered a required skill if one wishes to avoid chronic ill health, a broken marriage, or other forms of trauma. The available techniques and therapies are legion and their benefits variable. Of their exponents, the better ones disclaim the miraculous in favour of self-help and inner seeking; they postulate the need for mental stillness as a prerequisite bringing with it physical relaxation. Such stillness is the first step along the road towards an inner silence. But what is inner Silence? The question is posed in the Introduction to this unusual Anthology. In answer Charles Jessel quotes from William Johnston, the author of Silent Music, that it is 'the liberation of the true self.' There are 365 quotations - one for each day of the year - garnered from many different nations and cultures and spanning the centuries. Within this selection, from poets, writers, philosophers, saints and also discarnate teachers, each reader will find favourite passages for meditation and contemplation. These will become the individual and, in time, familiar landmarks along the personal road of liberation: a constant source of healing wisdom, an antidote for stress.
