Scared of the Lightness

"I would say that the tendency to move out of silence is a reflex because up to now you know yourself only in perception, in connection to events and feelings. As long as you don’t really know what silence is you feel insecure in silence, because there is no place for an ego. The ego can exist only in connection to situations and so it is always eager to look for a hold. But if you are acquainted with letting go, if you stop producing and just let things come you will become completely free."

Jean Klein
The Ease of Being