Through transcribed talks and dialogues, essays and letters, Toni Packer presents her unique method of finding awareness. She shows us that when we let go of our habits, thoughts, feelings and actions openly and without judgment, and sit "in the stillness of not knowing", we are able to truly understand why we feel and act in the ways we do. In a loving and nonjudgmental manner, Toni explores the things of life - situations and feelings that are raw, messy, painful, and sometimes full of laughter - and provides fresh insights on using these experiences to open a way to compassion. The topics presented include meditation, being oneself, attachment in relationships, pain and illness, death, and waking up from suffering and delusion. These selections show us how we can transform our self-image, fear, anger or guilt through simple, direct awareness. Throughout "The Silent Question", Toni Packer encourages us to constantly question, or "live the wondering," rather than settle for spiritual "knowledge" that can close us rather than open us, bind us rather than free us. She shows us that life, energy and insight come from the questioning, the looking, the listening.