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What does it mean?
Objects serve a functional role of returning the world to silence and stillness.
In plain terms
Things in our world should bring quiet and calm.
What can you take from it?
Things should complement silence rather than disrupt it.

Where it applies

  • interior design
  • meditation
  • minimalist lifestyle

Putting it to work

  • de-cluttering
  • mindful design
  • silence practice

Questions to consider

  • What objects bring you peace?
  • Does your environment encourage silence?

Another view

Objects often create noise and demand attention.

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