*cricket noises* In episode 75 of Overthink, Ellie and David discuss silence and its connection with awe, ecstasy, and the experience of the divine. They talk about David’s experience staying silent during a collegiate debate and Ellie’s practice of meditation as it relates to silence. How does being silent reveal the inner and outer noise that so often surrounds us? They talk about Christian mysticism, Dauenhauer's deep silence, and Heidegger’s call of conscience and explore the various forms of silence that shape our everyday lives.Works Discussed St. Thomas Aquinas, The Summa TheologicaJohn Cage, 4’33” Bernard Dauenhauer, Silence: The Phenomenon and its Ontological SignificanceRupert Gethin, The Foundations of BuddhismMartin Heidegger, Being and TimeRichard Kostelanetz, Conversing with John Cage Louis Pelletier, “Silence please! A brief history of silence at the theater”Ludwig Wittgenstein, The Tractatus Logico-PhilosophicusDōgen Zenji, ShōbōgenzōPatreon | patreon.com/overthinkpodcast Website | overthinkpodcast.comInstagram & Twitter | @overthink_podEmail |  Dearoverthink@gmail.comYouTube | Overthink podcastSupport the show