The Tone of Silence
Buddhist Boot Camp Podcast
Timber Hawkeye
4.8 • 907 Ratings
🗓️ 29 December 2025
⏱️ 6 minutes
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Summary
Imagine the inner-peace that comes from no longer trying to convince anyone of anything. What would happen if you choose NOT to argue? The mantra that keeps me silent 99% of the time is "The only thing I know for certain is that I don't know anything for certain, so I don't argue with anyone about anything, I just listen." Prioritizing inner-peace means diligently and consistently overriding the ego's desire to prove itself superior. As Wayne Dyer said, "Do you want to be kind, or do you want to be right?"
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Buddhist boot camp podcast. |
| 0:09.0 | Our intention is to awaken, enlighten, enrich, and inspire a simple and uncomplicated life. |
| 0:17.9 | Discover the benefits of mindful living with your host, Timber Hawkeye. |
| 0:27.2 | I was talking to a friend the other day about a city I had recently visited, and she immediately |
| 0:32.6 | interrupted me mid-sentence and said, you are mispronouncing the name of that city. And there was a split |
| 0:38.6 | second decision to be made. I could either argue with her, and believe me, part of me wanted to do |
| 0:44.0 | exactly that, or I could choose peace instead. Prioritizing inner peace means diligently and |
| 0:51.2 | consistently overriding the ego's desire to prove itself superior. |
| 0:55.8 | Just think of an argument you recently had with someone. |
| 0:58.7 | Would you have even argued with them if you had simply chosen to prioritize peace? |
| 1:03.9 | If your answer is, but they were wrong and I was right, |
| 1:07.0 | keep in mind that, according to the Buddha, there has never been and there never will be any person who is completely blameworthy nor praiseworthy, which is to say we are all flawed, we all make mistakes. |
| 1:18.6 | I still don't know which one of us pronounces the name of that city correctly, but I'm glad we didn't argue about it. |
| 1:25.6 | This method of prioritizing peace can be used to reduce or eliminate all arguments. |
| 1:31.6 | When I first moved to the United States, my first year of high school, and didn't speak a word of English, |
| 1:36.9 | I really appreciated all the help I could get with the pronunciation of words. |
| 1:40.7 | So I'm not talking about the role of a teacher at school or a parent at home of young |
| 1:45.9 | children who need direction and correction. I'm talking about every social conflict caused by |
| 1:51.7 | delusional individuals who believe they are right and therefore superior to anyone who disagrees with |
| 1:57.6 | them. So to steer clear of falling into that tempting delusion, my personal mantra |
| 2:03.0 | is a phrase that you have heard me say multiple times over the years. The only thing I know for certain |
| 2:09.0 | is that I don't know anything for certain, so I don't argue with anyone about anything. I just listen. |
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