Philosophy of Language

Philosophy of Language

Share this post

Philosophy of Language
Philosophy of Language
Doing Nothing is Everything: The Creative Silence That Unlocks Your True Self

Doing Nothing is Everything: The Creative Silence That Unlocks Your True Self

“I am not with You because I am not with myself.” Augustine

Eugene Terekhin's avatar
Eugene Terekhin
Oct 16, 2024
∙ Paid
40

Share this post

Philosophy of Language
Philosophy of Language
Doing Nothing is Everything: The Creative Silence That Unlocks Your True Self
9
11
Share

The false self loves talking. It loves narratives. It feeds off them, constantly rehashing its own misery. It loves making others responsible for what’s going wrong in my life. It loves talking about what happened to me. As Richard Rohr says,

“The false self is always the loudest, because it is built on external, fragile things that can be taken from you…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Philosophy of Language to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Eugene Terekhin
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share