Silent Sanctuary Seekers Gifts

Noise Pollution

College kid rakes up his clothes on the floor in messy dorm room

James decided to stay in that night.

No cell phones, tv or internet for a week. It's creepy. What's that annoying sound? Silence? It's awful. I can hear myself think!

'Silent type, eh?'

"I said, the brewery has rather overdone the ambiance in here..."

'We've got truth, we've got enlightenment, and we've got serenity - what we NEED is media coverage.'

The idea of a wo-man cave was looking better and better.

'I don't like it... It's too quiet.'

'You know, it's kind of nice turning off the sound, turning on closed caption, and listening to piano music.'

"They're on a silent retreat."

Nervous Buddha

Busy thoughts of people at a silent retreat.

"People used to be more considerate."

Dead Silence: a restaurant for married people

St. Lukes Silent Order

'If a tree falls in a trappist monastery, does it make a sound.'

Large Print Librarian.

Bird Sanctuary

"Listen! Hear that? Nothing is beeping!"

Pray it Don't Spry it.

A musical instrument shop is positioned next to a silent treatment shop.

"I'd like the view better if I hadn't forgot my bleeper"

'I'm watching you.'

Silent Monk Holding Placard Saying LOL.

'Talk about quiet, I didn't even hear them move in last night.'

Office block moving to the suburbs.

"How come we never sleep at my place?"

'Cuckoo!' (Silent Cuckoo in Monastery).

'It's SUPPOSED to be quiet up here!'

Free Little Library

I found it's best not to talk while he's trying to hit the ball!

'I know I never play it. I only borrow it from next door to stop him playing the damn thing!'

Gregorian Monks: Please turn off your cell phones.

"Very good! Let's try it again. . . this time a little more assertively!"